Soft rock
| Orígens estilístics | Pop rock,Folk rock, Folk,Psychedelic Rock |
|---|---|
| Orígens culturals | Late 1960s |
| Instruments típics | Guitarra elèctricaiGuitarra acústica-Baix elèctric-Veu-Bateria-Sintetitzador-Saxòfon- entre d'altres instruments |
| Popularitat alMainstream | Molt alta als Estats Units, Europa i el Japó durant el final dels anys setanta i primera meitat dels vuitanta. Moderada, posteriorment. |
| Origen | Estats Units d'AmèricaiEuropa |
| Creació | dècada del 1960 |
| Part de | pop-rock |
| Altres temes | |
| Rock neoprogressiu | |
Elsoft rock('rocksuau') és un estil musical, que es distingeix d'altres tipus de rock per l'ús dedistorsionspoc saturades en lesguitarres,melodiesfàcilment assimilables i lletres poc controvertides. Altres denominacions, comAOR(adult oriented rock:‘rock orientat a adults'), es refereixen bàsicament al mateix fenomen.
Artistes i temes
[modifica]A manera d'indicació, i com a exemples de temes i/o artistes considerats usualment dintre el soft rock, tot i que provenen d'estils molt diferents, s'inclou la següent llista:
- 10ccI’m not in love,The Things We do for Love.
- ABBA:Fernando,The winner takes it all,Eagle.
- Ace:How Long,1975
- Association:Never My Love,Windy.
- Barry Manilow:Mandy, I write the songs,Looks like we made it,The old songs.
- The Beatles:Penny Lane,Hellow Goodbye
- The Beach Boys:God Only Knows,Surf's Up
- Bee Gees:To Love Somebody,I Started a Joke(1960s)
- Bonnie Tyler:It’s a heartache,Total eclipse of the heart.
- Bruce Hornsby:The way it is,Mandolin Rain.
- Carly Simon:You’re so vain,Nobody does it better.
- Carole King:It’s too late,So Far Away.
- Chicago:Just You and Me,Saturday in the Park,If you leave me now,Hard to say I’m sorry.
- Christopher Cross:Artur's Theme,1981
- The Cyrkle:Red Rubber Ball
- Dave Clark Five:Because,1964
- Don McLean:American pie,Vincent,Crying,Castle in the Air
- Edison Lighthouse:Love Grows.
- Elton John:Daniel,Your song,Tiny dancer,Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.
- Flying Machine:Smile a Little Smaile for me
- Fleetwood Mac:Dreams,You Make Loving Fun,1977
- Foreigner:Waiting for a girl like you.
- Gerry Rafferty:Baker Street,1978
- Albert Hammond:It Never Rains in Southern California,1973
- Harpers Bizarre:The 59th Bridge Song(Feelin' Groovy)
- Harry Chapin:Cat’s in the Cradle,1974
- Kim Carnes:More Love,1980
- Leo Sayer:"More than I can say,When I need you.
- Mike & the Mechanics:Sirent Running,Living years.
- Neil Diamond:Song sung blue,Sweet Caroline,Cracklin Rosie.
- Gilbert O'Sullivan:Alone Again,1972
- Paul Simon:Kodachrome,Slip slidin' away,American Tune,Mama and Child Reunion.
- Phil Collins:Against all odds (Take a look at me now),One more night.
- Savage Garden:Truly madly deeply.
- Sheena Easton:For your eyes only,We’ve got tonight.
- Stealers Wheel:Stuck in the middle with you,1973
- The Carpenters:We’ve only just begun,Close to you.
- The Eagles:Desperado,I can't tell you why.
- The Naked Brothers Band:If that’s not love,Proof of my love,(USA)
- Tommy James & the Shondells:Climson and Clover.
- Todd Rundgren:Hello, it’s me,I Saw the Right.
- Wings:My Love,With a Little Luck.
- Paul Williams:We’ve only just begun.
- The Zombies:Time of the Season,Tell Her No.
- Auryn,(Espanya)