Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Arena rock" in English language version.
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Arena rock—a label initially used by the popular press to describe bombastic rock bands such as Journey and Chicago—includes rock bands that write excessively sentimental songs about love and angst. The fact that Mariah Carey covered Journey's song 'Open Arms' illustrates the compatibility between these two melodramatic genres. More evidence to support this link is [Canadian cultural critic Carl] Wilson's observation that 'Celine [Dion]'s main form, the power ballad, was the 1970s' arena-rock invention that did most to recover the schmaltz impulse after its 1960s exile' (2007: 66). More recent arena rock acts such as Nickelback have adopted a more contempt-laden, rather than romantic, look at love. Nevertheless, songs such as 'This Is How You Remind Me' reveal a comparable preoccupation with heartbreak, are consistent with arena rock's anthemic tradition, and are similarly critiqued for poetic triteness.
