Can soft rock also rock hard? These classics by Gerry Rafferty, Fleetwood Mac, and others offer a definitive and rocking ...

Building on the folk-singer-songwriter phase of the ’60s, the 1970s rock scene began to take on a softer edge. This would, rather uninventively, become known as “soft rock.” The ’70s would be rife ...

When the 1970s rolled around, music fans craved something smoother than the hard-hitting rock dominating the airwaves. Soft rock bands delivered the perfect remedy with their mellow melodies, ...

The 1970s brought us quite a few genres that are listeners’ favorites up to these days - from prog and hard rock (with all the variations included) to power pop, punk, and new wave. Yet, one broad ...

The thing about soft rock is that it was never an exclusive genre. Cross-pollinating among pop, rock, country rock and, especially, adult contemporary music of the day, the best soft rock records ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. (L-R) Michael McDonald and Christopher Cross from 'Yacht Rock: A ...

The 1970s gave us some incredible music and with this list we're going to take a look at the best of the best where rock is concerned. These are the songs you'd considered "god-tier" out of everything ...

Punk rock rose from the underground in the 1970s, with bands like the Ramones and the Clash playing short, aggressive songs that punched up the musical establishment. These types of rock music—along ...

Soft rock often transcends its designated genre. Like the best popular music, soft rock encompasses a range of styles within its parameters, including pop, jazz, soul and more. As outlined in the list ...