Simon Frith's analysis of the history of popular music from the 1950s to the 1980s has been criticized by B. J. Moore-Gilbert, who argues that Frith and other scholars have over-emphasized the role of "rock" in the history of popular music by naming every new genre using the "rock" suffix.
A análise da historia da música popular entre os anos 50 e 80 de Simon Frith ten sido criticada por B. J. Moore-Gilbert, que argumenta que Frith e outros expertos sobreenfatizaron o papel do rock na historia da música popular ao nomear cada xénero novo usando o sufixo "rock".