Soft rock - Index

Soft rock (or lite rock) is a development of pop rock. Originating in the early 1970s in southern California, the style smoothed over the edges of singer-songwriter and pop, relying on simple, melodic songs with big, lush productions. Soft rock dominated radio throughout the 1970s and eventually metamorphosed into the synthesized music of adult contemporary in the 1980s.

The nostalgia term "yacht rock" appeared in the 2000s as a catch-all term for songs that were "soft" and reminiscent of the 1970s.

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