soft rock
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of soft rock
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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The quartet, who won in 2018 for second album Visions of a Life, have claimed their fourth nomination for The Clearing, an album rooted in the sounds of 1970s soft rock.
From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025
But the film’s musical touchstone, a soft rock number that “Euphoria” breakout star Hunter Schafer sings onscreen, didn’t come together until years later.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2024
So I would make my list for "Daisy,' and then here's my more soft rock '70s for "Are You There?
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2024
Eric Carmen, the rock singer who led the 1970s power-pop pioneers the Raspberries before reinventing himself as a soft rock crooner who became a mainstay of 1980s music, has died.
From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2024
For hard rock the cutting edge should be rather thicker and blunter, and therefore stronger, than for soft rock.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
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