classic rock
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2.9
- noun
- /ˈklæsɪk rɑk/
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rock clásico
- You represent classic rock, and you come out here and own it every time.
- classic rock station
- classic rock radio
- classic rock song
I think the answer to that is that there are plenty of artists just like the answer to that question, who's going to replace the the classic rock artists when they stop?
- I think the answer to that is that there are plenty of artists just like the answer to that question, who's going to replace the the classic rock artists when they stop?
- Also, I was so woefully unaware of of popular music because my dad raised me on classic rock.
- And in the middle of classic rock's most sacred month, Zep Timber.
Examples
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Before Dave, it was Z93, a classic rock format until 2004.
Blog text (13) -
LUCKY 108-FM, THE TRISTATE HOME OF CLASSIC ROCK FROM THE SIXTIES, SEVENTIES, AND EIGHTIES.
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The music I used to listen to growing up is now considered classic rock.
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The station also keeps playing more songs deep into the classic rock library it has never played before.
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As the driver rolls down his window, classic rock and roll music can be heard from inside.
Fiction book (1996) -
Kim has an amazing voice and is the lead singer in our classic rock band.
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I grew up listening to a lot of classic rock, reggae, jazz, and soul.
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Cornett's father raised him on music, mostly classic rock like Pink Floyd and Golden Earring.
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Lady Starlight has performed with classic rock legends like Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy, and Iron Maiden.
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The radio station plays classic rock hits from the '70s and '80s every Saturday morning.
How Experimental
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'classic' simply qualifies 'rock' as rock music regarded as a standard, enduring, or traditional form; a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it refers to rock music that is considered 'classic' or from an earlier/traditional period. This compositional ADJ+N pattern is cross-linguistically common (e.g. Spanish 'rock clásico'), so the meaning is predictable from the constituents.
Etymology
Classic rock comes from radio shows that played older rock songs people still loved. Hosts called those tracks classic because they were well-loved for a long time and rock because of the music style, so classic rock now means the older rock songs from the 1960s to the 1980s that people still enjoy.