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Every time you pick up your guitar to play, play as if it's the last time.
Eric Clapton
A Brief History of Soft Rock
In the 60s, Rock was divided into soft and hard rock. Soft Rock was a genre that came from folk rock; they used acoustic instruments and gave a lot of importance to the melody and the vocal harmonies.
Soft Rock is not so focused on social and political issues, like Hard Rock; but on daily topics and problems among the themes of love, breakups…
It reached its climax during the mid and late 70s with artists like Elton John or Billy Joel. In the 80s, radios played a lot of Soft Rock, with bands like Journey.
Influence on Society
Soft Rock is often considered the ‘adult rock’ due to its lack of revolutionary ideas and rebel attitude. It hasn't had much influence on society itself, it has influenced as a part of the rock genre.
Photography credits:
Most important artists: enriquesantos.com
Brief history of SoftRock: weheartit.com
Influence on society: avclub.com