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Rockism vs Rockish - What's the difference?

rockism | rockish |

As a noun rockism

is a kind of music snobbery that views rock music as normative and values music with "authentic" production values over modern "manufactured" and electronic forms.

As an adjective rockish is

that has the characteristics of rock.

rockism

Noun

(-)
  • (derogatory) A kind of music snobbery that views rock music as normative and values music with "authentic" production values over modern "manufactured" and electronic forms.
  • * 2005 , J. T. LeRoy, Paul Bresnick, Da Capo best music writing 2005 (page 133)
  • You literally can't fight rockism', because the language of righteous struggle is the language of ' rockism itself.
  • * 2008 , Philip Auslander, Liveness: performance in a mediatized culture (page 126)
  • Broadly speaking, rockism is the belief that rock is the most important form of popular music

    rockish

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (music) That has the characteristics of rock.