Do you think the term "Rock band" is completely overused?

Question

And most bands with electric guitar and drums etc..are generally dumped in this class.

or does it just say more about the imagination of the bands that are "Rock" these days.

Or
Get your funny missing finger symbols out and your lighters, if you disagree.

Typical! this section is Rock and Pop

Isn't it one or the other or something different even? maybe?? Which isn't listed.

Answer 1

I guess you could make the case for it being overused. The fact remains what else are you supposed to call a group of individuals who play loud music?

Answer 2

I don't know. I think the word rock is so broad that it isn't terribly descriptive, but it's been that way for a long time. I would more so say that I think people think too much for their own good these days. Not to say that it isn't good to be discerning, quite to the contrary, but I think that everyone feels some strange need to put everything in little boxes and get incredibly protective about it. I think there is too much librarianism in music these days I suppose. Think of it like your coffee order, if you need to go off the board and add 12 words to get your cup of coffee you're too particular.

So, I guess in a nutshell I would say no, but I admit that the rock umbrella is quite a big one. I disagree that there was a time where it wasn't a catch all, at least not in the last 40 years. Rock has always been diverse, a big range of sounds. The things that differentiated bands out of the rock category haven't gone anywhere. Maybe there are more sounds now, it's expanded, but it's expanded in formula. What else are you going to call it. All the wacky rock genres are still rock derivative.

I'm actually kind of, but in a way not really, suprised that there is so little support for a "no" answer. What's your definition? Where is the line? What specific criteria are you going to use (because if you're going to break apart something so broad you're going to need to be specific)? Are you sure you're not just taking a legitimate subsection of rock and roll (i.e. metal or punk)and deciding it isn't rock anymore; because a lot of the things that aren't rock according to the posts actually are.

If it ain't broken...

Answer 3

yes..tossed around way too much.


For instance. Joe Elliot , lead singer for Def Leppard said " We are not a fu**ing metal band. We're a pop rock band."
They are the top selling "Metal Band" of the 80's.

In the 80's lots of bands were called "hair metal". Some of those bands had shaved heads, short hair...and were much heaver than the Pop Metal glam bands.

Another example, I was given the HEAVY METAL Encyclopedia for Christmas. It had bands it that we're NOT metal...like Nine Inch Nails. I dont care if you like them or not. they are NOT metal. Yet a band Like SEVENDUST, which could be considered by some Metal but more on the Rock side was no where to be seen in the book.

Answer 4

alright
ur just rude and insulting.
it's not called the misiing finger symbols, and holding up lighters is an ode to the eighties when rock bands were actually rock bands!
okay, so the term is over used.
i get pissed when they call someone like miley cyrus or kelly clarkson a rockstar
even madonna.
rock is divided up into alot of dif genres
the terms rockband and rockstar should be restricted to the best of the best.
to the bands including, but not limited to those who have lead singers dying by choking on their own vomit in the back seat.


okay so i mostly agree with you it's over used.

Answer 5

Yes just like Rock Star these days

Answer 6

option Rock died out interior the ninety's whilst the full Nirvana/Grunge component went mainstream, rather the song that grow to be usually basically heard on speicialist stations like college radio grow to be now cropping up on MTV and advertisement radio. presently any band with ripped denims and in simple terms somewhat distortion is categorized as 'option'. they're rather clinging to days long exceeded by applying.

Answer 7

They should make Rock band into different categories.

Answer 8

Mole, didn't it start with Rock and Roll music and go from there? maybe no one like to roll anymore, just Rock. Of course it is overused, but what are we gonna call 'em. Roll bands. to me it implies that they are trying to be the next led zep. i prefer rock and roll.

Answer 9

Yes ... I do agree with that. These days all band call themselves "Rock Bands" when they not even fit in th rock category!

Answer 10

I always thought they called them rock bands because they got stoned a lot.