Country music - "Rock Out"

[Cal Sharp]

Rock out: to jam on a repetitive 4-bar segment with a rock beat

They had several hundred guitar players gathered in Riverfront Park in Nashville one time playing "Louie, Louie" until they got tired and dropped out.

[Rick Campbell]

Rock out: to jam on a repetitive 4-bar segment with a rock beat, often at the end of a song ("take it out"). Most professional musicians do know how to rock out, regardless of what kind of music is their bread and butter.

b0b,

What's the source of your definiation? I've played a lot of professional music and I've never been called on to "rock out", and I hope I never do. Country or bluegrass bands might, in rare cases, play a repetitive 4 bar jam, but I've never heard it referred to as "rocking out".

My definition is based on experience. You must have a very narrow vocabulary if you've never heard the term "rock out". Then you say "I hope I never do" which leads me to believe that you know exactly what rocking out means, and that your question is a disingenuous put-down of rock musicians.

When you hear it, you'll know it!

Theresa, are you a rock musician? I was curious from a musician's point of view. Non-musicians often confuse musicial terms. I've heard and played some pretty weird stuff in my time, but I never heard a real country band say anything about "rocking out". If you're not a real country band, then I suppose you could do that. I'm not a rock player, so I wouldn't be familiar with their terms.

It's such a common phrase that it is used by fans as well as by musicians. But of course you know that. Your only purpose in starting this topic is to mock the musical traditions of people who play or enjoy rock music.

No intention of putting down rock musicians or anyone else. It's my belief that everyone has the right to play and listen to anything they want to. I'm the first to admit that my knowledge of rock music terms and players is very limited. If you feel the thread is inapproporate I won't be offended if you choose to close the thread, or delete the whole thing.

[Rick Campbell]

Atleast, you'll admit when your lost!

"Lost" is the best word I could think of. Saying I'm a poor player on that stuff is really a better description, but it's too harsh to even say about myself. To be completely honest, I'm just as lost on Rolling In My Sweet Baby's Arms on steel. I'd like to be able to do that with ease, but at this point in my life, it don't get too high in the priority list. I waited too long learn steel. I was too busy with other things, and now I don't have the time. Rock On! (not out)

[Charles Davidson]

Theresa I was never a hippy,Was too old, I was a Beatnik. Maynard G Krebs was one cool cat. YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.