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Pop rock

Music genre
NamePop rock
Stylistic originsPop, rock
Cultural origins1960s, United Kingdom and United States
Typical instrumentsElectric guitar, bass guitar, drums, vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
Mainstream popularityMainstream worldwide since 1960s
SubgenresBritish Invasion - Manila Sound - glam metal - glam rock - power pop - soft rock
Other topicsPop culture - Power pop

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Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its (typically) guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music. Scholars have noted that pop and rock are usually depicted as opposites; the detractors of pop often deride it as a slick, commercial product, less authentic than rock music.


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