Definition of classic rock?

Trollheart · 07-21-2017, 02:14 PM

I honestly don't know where to put this, but I just read this and I had to ask....

Last week, MVM saw some brilliant new classic rock.

"New" classic rock? Is that not a contradiction in terms? How can something be classic if it's new?

**Frownland** · 07-21-2017, 02:15 PM

They likely mean in the style of 60s and 70s rock bands. As per your original question, classic rock is what they play on classic rock radio stations.

Trollheart · 07-21-2017, 03:04 PM

Yeah, I got that. But it just seems wrong. New classic rock? I suppose a lot of bands want to be tagged as classic rock, but I feel you have to earn your stripes to be considered classic rock - Cream, Clapton, Zep, Free etc. Guess anything can be classed as anything if you want it to be. Threshold, one of my favourite bands (you'd hate them of course) say on their website "We're a good old classic rock band" (though I think they mean more in the idea of we're a rock band in the classic mould, rather than we're classic rock per se) but I definitely class them as progressive metal, a tag they seem to dislike. Shrug, I guess.

**Frownland** · 07-21-2017, 03:05 PM

They might share my philosophy that you shouldn't call yourself progressive if you're just playing in the style of early progressive groups.

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 07-22-2017, 10:30 PM

Yeah I agree, calling something "classic" when it's brand new is pretty ridiculous. Whoever wrote or said that should be fired!

Chula Vista · 07-22-2017, 10:34 PM

How about "in the style of classic rock"?

Do you think these wee young lads have listened to a little bit of Led Zeppelin? Check out the drummer at 3:45.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 07-23-2017, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

How about "in the style of classic rock"?

Do you think these wee young lads have listened to a little bit of Led Zeppelin? Check out the drummer at 3:45.

oh god make it stop please

OccultHawk · 07-23-2017, 11:10 AM

With a much better singer they could be a sorry imitation of the White Stripes.

Blue Hawk · 07-23-2017, 11:13 AM

Definition of classic rock.

Chula Vista · 08-28-2017, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue Hawk

Definition of classic rock.

When this came out in 1973 it blew everyone away. Rock Candy was the first song I ever played in public. Was a 1975-76 graduation party at some dudes house. Guy's dad was rich and they had this HUGE rec room downstairs. Had to have been 50-60 totally stoned, and working their way towards drunk, teens there.

That was also the day I realized that having long hair and playing rock guitar was a gateway to easy female "attention".

Another awesome track from Montrose's debut.

The guy who engineered this was Ted Templeton, who 5 years later would engineer Van Halen's debut album.

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	They likely mean in the style of 60s and 70s rock bands. As per your original question, classic rock is what they play on classic rock radio stations. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Yeah, I got that. But it just seems wrong. New classic rock? I suppose a lot of bands want to be tagged as classic rock, but I feel you have to earn your stripes to be considered classic rock - Cream, Clapton, Zep, Free etc. Guess anything can be classed as anything if you want it to be. Threshold, one of my favourite bands (you'd hate them of course) say on their website "We're a good old classic rock band" (though I think they mean more in the idea of we're a rock band in the classic mould, rather than we're classic rock per se) but I definitely class them as progressive metal, a tag they seem to dislike. Shrug, I guess. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	They might share my philosophy that you shouldn't call yourself progressive if you're just playing in the style of early progressive groups. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Blue Hawk Rude gentleman Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 685	Definition of classic rock. __________________ Eliminate the right, eliminate the wrong, eliminate the weak, eliminate the strong.