The Adjectives of Rock: A Handy Guide for the Aspiring Critic

As anyone who's read their fair share of rock criticism knows, there are specific words that get used on a suspiciously regular basis to describe music , many of which don't get much use outside of the world of rock criticism. After years of noticing, and about two weeks of compiling these words from various reviews and from memory, I present this alphabetical list to you, the aspiring rock critic, free of charge. Feel free to add any missing adjectives to this list as it’s being made.

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Part 5 (making up for lost time)


31. Droning
32. Druggy
33. Earnest
34. Earthy
35. Eerie
36. Elaborate
37. Elastic
38. Elegant
39. Epic
40. Exuberant
41. Fierce
42. Fiery
43. Fractured
44. Fragile
45. Fuzzy
46. Gentle
47. Ghostly
48. Gloomy
49. Glowing
50. Gritty
51. Grooving
52. Harsh
53. Hazy
54. Indulgent
55. Insistent
56. Insular
57. Intimate
58. Introspective
59. Inviting
60. Irreverant
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