Soft rock

Soft rock, also referred to as lite rock, easy rock, and formally mellow rock, is a style of music which uses the techniques of rock and roll to compose a softer, supposedly more ear-pleasing sound for listening, often at work. Soft rock mostly focuses on lyrics and vocals. Instruments can also sometimes play an important role in soft rock, especially the piano. The appropriation of the term "soft" for music which some consider the very antithesis of rock and roll infuriates many of rock music's fans, leading to the following observation:

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"Soft rock music isn't rock, and it ain't music. It's just soft." - George Carlin

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Some bands/singers who have recorded a considerable number of songs considered soft rock: America, Phil Collins, Carole King, James Taylor, Bread, Wilson Phillips, Meat Loaf, Gloria Estefan, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Carly Simon, Gordon Lightfoot, Bette Midler, Eric Clapton, Whitney Houston, Steve Perry, C?line Dion, and Seals & Crofts.

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See also: Adult contemporary music

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Music: Music is a natural intuitive phenomenon operating in the three worlds of time, pitch, energy, and under the three distinct and interrelated organization structures of rhythm, harmony, and melody....

Rock and roll: :For other uses of "Rock and roll", see Rock and roll (disambiguation)....

Piano: This article is about the modern musical instrument. For other meanings, see piano (disambiguation)....

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