Campbell also cited Robert Christgau, who described dance-oriented rock (or DOR) as an umbrella term used by various DJs in the 1980s.

Throughout his book on the Soviet rock movement, Back in the USSR, he describes rock as a virus invading a host body.

He also gives accounts of Soviet leadership and bureaucrats describing rock as a form of infection or a virus, supporting his virus metaphor.

Their sound has been described as, "good old rock 'n' roll fun that transcends eras and sub-genres, with immediate choruses plus energy and melodic hooks to spare."

Their style combines glam rock, punk rock and hard rock into a style the band describes as "deathpunk".

Putting dollar signs on Mr. French's walls and fireplaces is as elusive as describing rock.

The aesthetic term, to describe picturesque exposed rock and steepness rather than altitude, was also in common use in other European languages, including the French term "Suisse".

Frank Sinatra once described rock 'n roll as the most brutal, ugly, desperate, vicious form of expression it had been his misfortune to hear.