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Dadrock, n. Chiefly Brit. (freq. mildly depreciative).
Brit. |ˈdadrɒk|, U.S. |ˈdædˌrɑk|
Forms: also with lower-case initial.
[‹ dad n.1 + rock n.3]
Rock music that appeals to an older generation, or is heavily influenced by that of an earlier era, esp. the 1960s. Also: rock music performed or recorded by male musicians who have had a relatively long career.
1994Glasgow Herald (Nexis) 4 Nov. 16 But isn't the Later roster a bit too worthy? A bit too thoughtful dad-rock? Us techno kids deserve our deep-bleep-jungle-handbag-garage grooves, too. 1997J-17 Oct. 12/3 A few weeks later, Oasis played their first official gig of '97, when they supported dad-rock dinosaurs U2 in San Francisco. 2001C. Glazebrook Madolescents 11, I creep on to the landing, listening, but they're playing dadrock music and all I can hear is them laughing now and again. |