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Originally Posted by Zeke.
I plan on learning music theory, have for a while but have so many creative projects to get finished before I dive into studying music theory but thank you for explaining. I have heard classic rock songs much less "heavy" than Ayu's music and it was never classified as pop although these bands are quite popular. So it never made any sense to me.
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The definition of what is Pop and what is Rock has shifted and blurred some over time, Pop has gotten closer to Rock and Rock has gotten closer to Hard Rock and Metal. Rock used to be very simplistic especially in the 60s(not all Rock, but much of the popular Rock), so it's close to today's definition of Pop, but in the 70s and 80s a shift to far more complex and heavy compositions started affecting Rock and has shaped what Rock is today. That's the main reason we use the term "Classic Rock" - because it's not the same as 90s, 00s or 10s rock.
Everything has gotten heavier, really.