rock music -
a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western; "rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll."
heavy metal music,
heavy metal loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery
art rock,
progressive rock a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms; intended for listening and not dancing
acid rock,
psychedelic rock a musical style that emerged in the 1960s; rock music inspired by or related to drug-induced experience
punk rock,
punk rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock
