i think of just about anything that isn't pop or hip-hop, reggae, etc., as rock. i agree with the fact that when i hear the words "rockn'roll" i think of the old "she loves you" era beatles and elvis, but i think at the root of it sonic youth is a rockn'roll band as well. maybe not the 'n'roll part, but rock none the less. anything with heavy guitars can qualify for me. i could care less about all the subgenres. grunge is rock. most indie is rock, except the whiny stuff (is that what this "emo" i keep hearing about is? i haven't a clue)
if i had to qualify who i am as either rockn'roll or rock, my subgenre would be the "i fucking rock" subgenre.
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