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I found the title of a 1965 album by the Yardbirds called Having a Rave Up quite funny when I first saw it. dictionary.com defines "rave-up" as "a party, especially a wild one," and notes that this is an informal, British term. The reason it seems funny to me is because, although I have heard the term "rave" often, I have never heard "rave up" used. Is this phrase still in use today or is it something of a relic from the 60s-70s? |
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I'd suggest that it is - but not as frequently in the context of "rave-up", as you describe. There is a genre of music, which I guess also exists outside of the UK, known as "rave music". This is an up-beat, electronic dance genre and people who listen to this music often attend "rave parties". Historically, these parties were underground and due to the attendees' drug use often organised illegally. Over time, however, rave parties have become more mainstream. In modern parlance you are likely to hear people say they "attended a rave" rather than "attended a rave-up", although if you said to me the latter, I would probably assume a boisterous party not necessarily linked to the rave genre. All that said, if you said to someone today that you were at a "rave-up", they'd know what you meant. |
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