that's because rock as a term doesn't mean anything specific and even then, The Hold Steady.

I don't know it just seems to me that in interviews when people are asked to describe themselves it's always well we play rock slash something slash something slash et cetera well really we have a lot of influences so we can't really pin our unique sound down hahah.  Fans describe music the same way.  Also, when you go to MySpace Music pages every fucking band descrives themselves as indie slash alternative slash something slash eyeliner.

I don't know it just seems to me that in interviews when people are asked to describe themselves it's always well we play rock slash something slash something slash et cetera well really we have a lot of influences so we can't really pin our unique sound down hahah.  Fans describe music the same way.  Also, when you go to MySpace Music pages every fucking band descrives themselves as indie slash alternative slash something slash eyeliner.

that's because myspace gives you three descriptors and very few people like putting the same thing three times.

rock as a qualifier means about as much as jazz or pop. it only means you have a guitar/drums/bass focus and you have a singer and you like to "rock out" basically. not accurate wholely but honestly rock is pretty meaningless as an overarching term. it's like saying Xenakis and Stravinsky are both classical musicians. they are but they couldn't be more different.

what hasn't been done?

southern gospelcore