Lots of Ghits but no defs. Can anyone describe this phenom

And would I be understood if I omitted the "rock"

Thanks guys

Where do you get this stuff?

With or without the "rock" I have no idea what you are talking about.

Bob: The band [TOTO] experiments with world beats, ~ and a generally more progressive imprint--The Week in Music, Weekender Mag, Victorville, CA Daily Press/Desert Dispatch Fri June 9

Ah, in that case I'd say it sounds like a straightforward metaphor. A blowtorch is hot, their rock is hot hence "blowtorch rock". The writer might just as easily have said "atomic rock" or "blast furnace rock" or "flame thrower rock" or any other metaphorical description indicating that the band have a powerful and "scorching" sound.

All of the above examples get some ghits used in this metaphorical sense as do "scorched earth rock", "thermo nuclear rock" and "blazing rock".

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quote: Lots of Ghits

Not really: only 41 distinct, of which many are for "Betty Blowtorch, rock & roll". Eliminate betty and you're down to 7 distinct (6 relevant).

Tnaksnks guys, points well taken. It would appear that a ~ isn't really a specific, recognized kind of rock

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Originally posted by dalehileman:
Tnaksnks guys, points well taken. It would appear that a ~ isn't really a specific, recognized kind of rock

Igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic? Gotta be one of the three, unless it's just amorphous dirt.

On the other hand, given the namby-pamby nature of Toto's rock I'd say it's a peculiarly inapt metaphor.

Asa: Obviously igneous