Definition of «butt rock»
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"Butt rock" is a dismissive slang label for a polished, accessible style of hard rock associated with radio-friendly songs, big choruses, and a softened heavy sound. Rock listeners often use it informally to distinguish that style from music they consider more distinctive, aggressive, or artistically adventurous. The phrase is usually mildly insulting, although fans may use it jokingly or as a shorthand genre description. Its meaning depends on the speaker’s taste, so it can express criticism of a sound rather than identify a strict musical category.
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— Why did you skip the guitar solo? — It turned into butt rock wearing sunglasses indoors.
The haunted rehearsal studio slowly replaced every breakdown with a power ballad, completing its transformation into butt rock headquarters.
I was afraid when people said that this song is softer because in this genre it usually means butt rock. This song still carries the whole Spiritbox DNA just toned down to portray the feelings. Totally slaps!
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