whats the difference between rock and metal?

Question

gen i wanna know.well i found that metal songs have very depressing lyrics. rock can b cheerful at time full of enthu.

can yu differentiate between these two if yu hear any unnamed rockmetal song??if yes, how do yu do it?n i also believe 'screaming' is not the only thg to differentiate.

Answer 1

Metal music root is rock music. If there is no rock music then the metal is never exist. After rock music then we known Hard rock music, after hard rock the Metal born.

So if we hear one song, so we can decide it's belong to rock or metal, if we listen like : ( generally )
1. Metal music mostly rougher, speedy, brutal then the rock music. I mean with the tempo or beat of the music.
2. Mostly metal music is sounded have much more "scream" then rock music.
3. Rock music can be easier to listen than metal music.

But if we want to differentiate detailly, so it's belong to our feeling. Cause everyone's description of metal or rock music is always different.

Answer 2

There is a big difference, specially in the way you perceive the music. Metal is heavier and it pays more attention and detail to the music, and most of the times it is faster too. Yes, there is this lyric difference too, more depressin songs in metal, but you can also find kinda cheerful and lively metal songs. Rock has come to a point where it still talks about things that matter but lately it's mostly about love...The way the singer sings is a difference too. And there are millions other differences that have to do with the kinds, as there are many kinds of metal and many kinds of rock. But generally it just is that rock sounds lighter.

Answer 3

Rock - Can be classified in to diff. categories/group. Such as Grunge rock, pop-rock , alternative rock

Juz think rock is a lighter version of metal, lets juz called it plastic in the mean time

Metal - Which is harder than 'Plastic', again, can be classified into a few categories as well, such as Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Black metal, juz like the first answerer says, you can sense it once you hear it.

Answer 4

Metal is like that hard banging music and Rock is kinda upbeat and a lot easier on the ears, lol

Answer 5

You may want to read "Heavy Metal" by Deena Weinstein. It explains the difference in detail.

Answer 6

Yeah, this is somewhat hard to explain.

Metal is more heavy and hardcore. Rock is lighter and upbeat.

You can just sense it when you listen.