Almost entirely acoustic, it was a marked departure from the raucous hard rock of The Almighty.

Wunderbar is a top spot to see NZ's more interesting acts, from raucous rock to late-night/early-morning dub.

Echoes of soulful jazz, raucous rock, wistful folk song and Coplandesque Americana emerge.

At the reception, guests gathered on the lawn while the Hampton Quartet played, not Vivaldi or Bach, but raucous rock by the Who and Jimi Hendrix.

The unstated reason was that they just didn't like raucous rock 'n' roll.

Q called it "raucous modern rock, spiked with infectious guitar motifs and powered with driving bass and drums," and said it "may well be the face of the 90's metal."

"Lady Madonna" is a raucous rock and roll song.

The song is a frantic, energetic, raucous hard rock song.

Molotov headlines the Watcha Tour, a package of raucous rock en espanol bands, which comes to the Tunnel in Chelsea on Wednesday.

It's easy to walk straight past the small black door entrance, but once inside, be prepared for live bands pumping out raucous French rock or Goth heavy metal.