Kurt_Cobain

I love classic rock, just for the fact that most of the great guitarists were in 'classic rock' bands. They may be old, some even a bit...stiff, but who can do what they did? Hendrix, I mean no one can play like him, or write songs like Stairway, just for the fact that it's plain wierd.
Ever generation needs their mummy's and daddy's heros to look up to in music, and compare to. Or how would music evolve?
I like the fact that no band tried to copy the other, all unique, and most were good at what they did. What bands now day are going to be around aslong as Clapton, or Status Quo?
Im not going to bother naming a bunch of bands I like, just think of all the ones with a cool guitarist.

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TheBig3

Thats because you're a little grude holding bitch. Man up and realise you're not arguing anything real anymore, you're just made and want to trash everyones threads now.

You yourself are an *******, and were that way when ya showed up.

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judas_priest

Lol- yeah that song cracks me up too. The lyrics and the way Halford sings them- funny

free_2_skank

About 95% of what I listen to is classic rock. I can't get enough of it. Personally, I think it's better than the **** we have out now. Back in the days, those guys (and girls) knew how to play; especially guitar. They ripped out great leads and riffs that just amazed the hell out of you. It was true music like that that kept everything going. Now, most bands just do it for the money. It's sad really. I'd definately have to say that my favorite band is The Beatles. I say The Beatles because I absolute love them. They were the first band I ever heard when I was younger. I saw Ringo five times and Paul twice. The Beatles had true talent. They started off simple and got more complex as time went on. Their leads blow my mind sometimes. Such as "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", is truly amazing. I don't think that George Harrison gets enough credit as a lead guitarist. Sometimes John gets too much. And my next favorite band is The Daveclark Five. I love all British Invasion music on top of oldies. I do think that classic rock is a genre in itself. You can't not deny it's there. Blocking it out is so pointless.

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JohnnyK

I love classic rock, but I also like tons of stuff out today. You shouldn't be close minded about newer music, not all of it is the stuff you see on MTV.

Agreed.

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judas_priest

Yeah I love classic rock too and tend to agree with free 2 shank that the majority of it is much better than music today.
I like to think I'm open minded and have given newer music a fair chance but I can't think of any bands which started in the last couple of years which I like.
What new bands do you listen to?

musicvideohistoryfan

What about:

Pushin' Too Hard by The Seeds

&

Vanilla Fudge's version of "You Keep Me Hangin' On"

Those two from, 1966 & 1967, respectively show how much the 60's were starting to head into a harder rock/heavy metal sound.

I have to admit my favorite type of Classic Rock is the psychedelic rock of the late-1960's & the later electrical type of progressive rock of the 1970's.

My favorite Classic Rock artists, in no particular order:

1. The Rolling Stones
2. The Beatles (including most of John, George, Paul & Ringo solo work)
3. Led Zeppelin
4. The Yardbirds/Eric Clapton/Cream
5. Heart from the 1970's
6. The Kinks
7. Blue Oyster Cult
8. Deep Purple
9. The Doors
10. Electric Light Orchestra
11. Bad Company
12. Queen
13. Jimi Hendrix

(Although this might change).

I also love these three ladies of Classic Rock 'n' Roll (one dead, the other two still living):

Janis Joplin
Joan Jett
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Some of my favorite tunes of Classic Rock (not covered by my favorite artists):

1. Manfred Mann's Earth Band's lp version of The Boss' "Blinded By The Light"
2. Lynyrd Skynyrd's live version of "Freebird"
3. Electric Prunes' "I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night"
4. Nick Lowe's "Cruel To Be Kind"
5. Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street"
6. The Eagles' "Hotel California"
7. The Byrds' "Eight Miles High"
8. Tom Petty's "Runnin' Down A Dream"
9. Asia's "Heat Of The Moment"
10. Yes' "The Owner Of A Lonely Heart"
11. The Guess Who's "Laughing", "Undun", "These Eyes" & "American Woman"
12. Foghat's "Slow Ride"
13. Cheap Trick's "I Want You To Want Me"
14. Fleetwood Mac's "You Make Lovin' Fun"
15. Heart's "Magic Man" & "Barracuda"
16. The Pretenders' "Middle Of The Road"
17. Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer"
18. Molly Hatchet's "Flirtin' With Disaster"

Three from the 1990's into this decade:

19. Foo Fighter's "Learn To Fly"
20. The Hives' "Tick Tick Boom"
21. Oasis' "Champagne Supernova"


The only artist I dread listening too: Stevie Nicks, including when she was the lead singer of Fleetwood Mac (thankfully and mercifully Nicks wasn't always the lead singer on Fleetwood Mac's tunes) (Sorry to any Nicks fan, but she wasn't a great singer, I think she was a country singer in a Rock 'n' Roll band, her singing voice gives me a headache!)

I'm not a really great fan of too much heavy metal. Although, there are some artists in the subgenre's some songs that I like, including with Blue Oyster Cult, Motley Crue, Deep Purple and Ozzy Osbourne, etc.

The Monkey

That a term like "classic rock" exists shows what poor imagination music journalists have. Same thing goes for alternative rock and indie rock.

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musicvideohistoryfan

That or radio station executives.

WeeLittleHobbit

So are Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the like NOT classic rock?

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