- a rhythmically simple and usually highly amplified style of rock and roll
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hard′ rock′,
hard′ rock′er.
hard-rock (härd′rok′),USA pronunciation adj.
- Music, Music and Dancethe original form of rock-'n'-roll, basically dependent on a consistently loud and strong beat. Cf. soft rock.
- 1965–70
hard-rock (härd′rok′),USA pronunciation adj.
- Mining, Rocks(loosely) of or pertaining to igneous or metamorphic rocks, as in mining (hard′-rock min′ing) and geology (hard′-rock geol′ogy.) Cf. soft-rock geology.
- 1920–25
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