🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

hard rock

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hard rock

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hard-Rock/hɑrd rɒk/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le concert de hard rock a attiré des milliers de fans."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A genre of rock music that emphasizes loud, aggressive sounds and heavy use of electric guitars.

    "The concert featured several popular hard-rock bands that energized the crowd."
  2. 2

    A style of music that often includes themes of rebellion and personal struggle.

    "Many hard-rock songs explore themes of love, loss, and defiance."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'hard rock' originated in the 1960s as a descriptor for a style of rock music characterized by aggressive vocals, distorted electric guitars, and a strong rhythm. It evolved from earlier rock genres, incorporating elements of blues and psychedelic rock.

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