Easy Listening was almost entirely about great sweeping washes of melody. The 'Great American Songbook' genre of postwar pop is also often confused with Easy Listening, but one grew naturally from the other as the Greatest Generation grew older in suburbia, the brash and jazzy swing of pop naturally gave way to something just as melodic but decidedly less rhythmic. Lot of 29 Early Pressing Made in West Germany Classic Rock and Pop Etc CDs. Lot of 100+ Hard Rock Classic Rock Country CDs in Cases 70s 80s pop alt more. It's sometimes referred to as 'elevator music,' but this actually does a disservice to easy listening, since such canned music often came produced and recorded as cheaply as possible. Mixed Lot of 5 CDs Rock Pop Soft Jazz Elton John Liberace Kenny G Tested Working. By contrast, Easy Listening was strictly European in nature traditional Italian, German, French and Polish songs often featured prominently. Garage rock, psych, space rock, and all-out-fuzzed jams. A blend best described as 'new wave high rent pop' - suggested by Joe, an AccuRadio listener in. House Blend: A Flock of '80s + Rock the Yacht.

The style is often confused with 'exotica,' a brand of album-centered instrumental pop that featured more bizarre arrangements, and, as the title implies, based in a Western approximation of more exotic native music, usually that of South America, Africa, or the Caribbean Islands. Lighter classic rock ideal for the office or background listening. Differences Between Easy Listening and Similar Genres

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