1.   Beck Hansen, the songwriter who as Beck mixes folk, rock and hip-hop, won awards for alternative rock album and male rock vocal.

2.   But I still consider this a rock album.

3.   But it did provide ample evidence that the Smashing Pumpkins could have continued making exceptional and important rock albums if it felt enough people were still listening.

4.   Detractors accuse him of using the pseudonym because he is too chicken to risk failure with a rock album under his own name.

5.   Earlier this year, St. James received a Dove nomination for female vocalist of the year, as well as a Grammy nomination for best rock gospel album.

6.   Even the TV idol William Shatner crooned for Priceline, sending up the ill-advised spoken-word rock album of his younger days.

7.   He has also completed a rock album for release next year.

8.   In another hotly contested rock category, Sheryl Crow won best rock album for her self-titled album.

9.   In America, people throng to stores for signings of books, sports memorabilia and rock albums almost every day.

10.   In the background, a rock album was playing.