dinosaur rock (1976)

Benjamin Zimmer bgzimmer at BABEL.LING.UPENN.EDU
Mon Dec 5 18:58:23 UTC 2005


"dinosaur rock" = plodding hard rock/heavy metal, associated with
older guitar-driven bands of the '60s and '70s

1976 _Sounds_ 9 Oct. (rocksbackpages.com) In a word, it's
dinosaur-rock, a non-stop barrage of riffs and cliches that have been
floating around for the last 15 years.
http://www.rocksbackpages.com/article.html?ArticleID=8336

1977 _Los Angeles Times_ 18 May IV11/1 Corky Laing might be expected
to trot out some dinosaur-rock of the most painful, ponderous variety.
http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?RQT=309&VName=HNP&644987372

1978 _Sounds_ 2 Sep. (rocksbackpages.com) The new album's 'Godzilla',
dinosaur rock over a basic 'Wild Thing'-type line plus screeching
triple guitar bashes, a drum solo of the simplistic thump variety (the
elaborate stuff comes next, accompanied by some quite spectacular use
of lasers and mirrorballs), screams and oinks.
http://www.rocksbackpages.com/article.html?ArticleID=2068

1978 _Los Angeles Times_ 15 Nov. IV16/1 (heading) The dinosaur rock of
Jethro Tull.
http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?RQT=309&VName=HNP&650808022


--Ben Zimmer



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