Arena Rock
A polished, crowd-sized strain of hard rock that came into focus in the mid-1970s, arena rock is less about raw grit than about lift, sheen, and the instant communal charge of a giant chorus. Its center of gravity sits with bands that learned how to make FM-ready songs feel stadium-sized.
History
A polished, crowd-sized strain of hard rock that came into focus in the mid-1970s, arena rock is less about raw grit than about lift, sheen, and the instant communal charge of a giant chorus. Its center of gravity sits with bands that learned how to make FM-ready songs feel stadium-sized.