[QUOTE=B0nz0]well duh, who didn't. THat is such a hot cd though. i mean Baba O'reilly, Won't Get Foolled Again, Behind Blue Eyes, and Bargain, and more. geeeeeeeeez it's my new favorite cd.

is anyone here seeing eric clapton in the summer??[/QUOTE]
Why yes, yes I am going to see him (july 7th in toronto) :D.

[QUOTE=Jimmy Page Fan]Led Zeppelin are my favourite band even thugh they broke up 9 years before I was born. I only need one more album to there original collection and that's "presence".
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your missing "presence"!!!! good lord son, that cd is a must! haha, i suggest picking it up soon! and i prefer to say that the band didnt break up, but were brough to a sudden hault!!

*happy 7,000 post Frail :D *

[QUOTE=Jimmy Page Fan]Led Zeppelin are my favourite band even thugh they broke up 9 years before I was born. I only need one more album to there original collection and that's "presence".

I haven't really heard any of The Who and it's a shame because people say they're really good.

I love the darkness i reckon there hilarious. They have brung classic rock back in even though they don't fit right into the classic rock scene if you get what i'm saying.

I've got a band at school and we do a lot of Zeppelin covers even Stairway To Heaven and Moby Dick (including the drum solo).

Classic Rock is back in fashion trust me i should know i'm 15 i've told everyone at school listen to Zeppelin, listen to Zeppelin, but their all caught up in the rap scene aand it's irritating me.

I also love Queen, AC/DC, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton and of course Dire Straits.


Zeppelin rule!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rock On!!!![/QUOTE]

;) That deserves a big ROCK ON! But please only use one exclamation mark next time :(

[QUOTE=rock not roll]Dangit I forgot cream an Eric Clapton on my list. Oh well, if people call it classic rock I like it :thumb:.[/QUOTE]


dude, eric clapton and cream are one and the same, you are a classic rock poser my friend

and dude, why has no one mentioned styx, the ramones, the dead kennedys, the knack, cheap trick, S & G, fear factort, cars, the buggles, oingo boingo, or LYNYRD SKYNYRD!!!



(keep in mind these are not the only bands i like i still like all of the b4 mentioned just, wat about these??)

[QUOTE]dude, eric clapton and cream are one and the same, you are a classic rock poser my friend [/QUOTE]

Excuse me, my friend, you believe that The Dead Kennedys are Classic Rock. I think we all know who the poser is.

the ramones, the dead kennedys, the knack, oingo boingo he said CLASSIC ROCK all those bands are 80s punk or new wave bands

[QUOTE=nrapyrodrumr]dude, eric clapton and cream are one and the same, you are a classic rock poser my friend[/QUOTE]

Cream was a band that Eric Clapton was in. Eric Clapton later went solo and had completely different songs.

N00b.

[QUOTE=nrapyrodrumr]and dude, why has no one mentioned styx, the ramones, the dead kennedys, the knack, cheap trick, S & G, fear factort, cars, the buggles, oingo boingo, or LYNYRD SKYNYRD!!!



(keep in mind these are not the only bands i like i still like all of the b4 mentioned just, wat about these??)[/QUOTE]


Alot of those are punk and we have talked about lynyrd skynyrd alot. You didn't read the whole thread so how could you know? You also replyed to a post of mine on the first page. Wtf man just go away.

Classic rock days till the eighties is when the best musicians were. Now all modern music sux, especially emo posers like good charlet and simple plan, rap and heavy metal crap. Jimmy Page from Led Zepplin, Angus Young from Ac Dc, John Bonmon, Jimmy HEndrix Clapton, and NEil PEart were some of the best musicians. In my opinion, teh only good bands these days are the ones that started in the 80s like Chilli Peppers, Aerosmith, Rush, and AcDc. i listened to the "best" songs on the radio, none of them required any talent. Death to good charlette!!!

[QUOTE=poopasarock]Classic rock days till the eighties is when the best musicians were. Now all modern music sux, especially emo posers like good charlet and simple plan, rap and heavy metal crap. Jimmy Page from Led Zepplin, Angus Young from Ac Dc, John Bonmon, Jimmy HEndrix Clapton, and NEil PEart were some of the best musicians. In my opinion, teh only good bands these days are the ones that started in the 80s like Chilli Peppers, Aerosmith, Rush, and AcDc. i listened to the "best" songs on the radio, none of them required any talent. Death to good charlette!!![/QUOTE]

Umm. Umm. Wow... Learn to spell alright? And yes that is all true. ROCK ON! :thumb:

[QUOTE]Aerosmith, Rush, and AcDc[/QUOTE]

Each of those started in the 70's.

And there's still good music, other than them, and what you named. That are here now that is. Like The Flaming Lips, Phish, ect...

^^ mind you poopas, I still like some metal, Melodic Metal to be exact, some of their music can be really beautiful. But the rest of the stuff you said is about right =)

DVG.

^ That is why I added the "Ect...", so the rest can be left up to your imagination.

Cream showed Clapton at the height of his guitar playing, when he got into solo albums he focused to much on the vocals and his playing lost alot of luster, though many good tracks came out of his solo works, he had some unforgetable licks when he was focusing on just being a guitar revolutionary instead of a singer/songwriter. thats how i see it.

^ You should buy John Mayall with Eric Clapton - Bluebreakers

It's an amazing album, especially for Clapton.

ill look into that one :thumh:

I don't think I've seen any mention of Wishbone Ash anywhere here. I can't be the only one who likes them, can I?

If you like 70's rock, this is a band you have to listen to. Not very heavy, more progressive, and is really great. Dual guitar leads, excellent bass work, just all round great rock. I recommend checking out 'Argus', (widely considered to be their best album). And the remaster contains a great live version of 'Phoenix'.

Alot of people are stating how they don't feel Kiss were very imporant in classic rock. Kiss brought the fun back into rock and roll - an alteration of a Gene Simmons Quote. Classic Rock is not only about the music its about the performance. Kiss brought rock closer to being mainstream with its catchy riffs. You can forget Kiss, i ask people if they have heard of people like led zeppelin. They say no, i say what about kiss. They say something along the lines of "The guys with the funny makeup". I mean, how can you forget Kiss? That wasn't too biast, even if im seeing Kiss on the 8th of May :D

Anyway, as you could probably of guessed I LOVE classic rock. For school we have to do a speech, so I'm doing it on Classic Rock, more pacifically Led Zeppelin and Kiss (Stupid Time limit, should of seen my lists of bands i wanted to do :D).

Anyone a fan of Eric Claptons solo stuff? I consider it Classic Rock/Blues, A bit softer then most classic rock though.

I expect the kiss concert to be awesome, i bought a Kiss top and im getting my face painted like Ace Frehley :D (Although it will be Tommy Thayer at the concert). I was so ecstatic about going, not many bands come to Australia, and when they do not many travel to Perth, they all go to the eastern states :(

To finish my post off, Anyone own any cool Classic Rock music dvds?

P.S: Has anyone mentioned Guns' n' Roses? I consider them on the Heavier side of Classic rock, even though they have some soft stuff.

Heh, you got a point, kiss did have an awsome fun side to them. But i dono, i dont dig there music. And a kiss concert... That should be a Blast!!

Gn'r are a bit hard to really say... some say there a hair metal band, other say rock, classic or not, no idea. But i LOVE their music, so ill concider them classic just to have them in my avatar :P

DVG.

[QUOTE=sillydave]Alot of people are stating how they don't feel Kiss were very imporant in classic rock. Kiss brought the fun back into rock and roll - an alteration of a Gene Simmons Quote. Classic Rock is not only about the music its about the performance. Kiss brought rock closer to being mainstream with its catchy riffs. You can forget Kiss, i ask people if they have heard of people like led zeppelin. They say no, i say what about kiss. They say something along the lines of "The guys with the funny makeup". I mean, how can you forget Kiss? That wasn't too biast, even if im seeing Kiss on the 8th of May :D
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I really dislike their attitudes, they had a few big hits and put on a show and all of a sudden they start talking like they own the world, like they "saved rock and roll". Come on they weren't even the first to do the whole stage show thing, and their music itself is mediocre at best. If it weren't for their attitudes i might be able to stand them. Anyways thats my opinion, enjoy the concert though.

In one post you have posted more than I have in this whole thread :(. Well anyway you have a point. I however find their music to be average and in some cases annoying. I'd still go to a concert though.

Edit:To sillydave

Kiss are absoutly wonderful in terms of listening to their music, but Paul and Gene i dislike for how they have handled the band. Both Ace and Peter are good genuine people who happened to both get out when it started getting bad and came back for the fans and realized that Paul and Gene had already turned so many fans away. Its useless to look at Kiss in that way, their music is still great and their live shows are fantastic...get over the fact that Paul and Gene are a bunch of money hungry fools...at least they admit it, when some performers im sure are the same way but keep it under the hood.

Who do you all think is the most recent Classic Rock type band.

My votes go to The Black Crowes and Phish.

The Darkness!

No, not really. I'd say I'd have to agree, the Black Crowes and Phish have a very classic rock type sound and attitude to their music. I also think Oasis had a classic rock type thing going on too.

Some are still going. But a new classic rock band... I don't know when any bands started so i'll have to go with Kenny Wayne Sheperd band. 1995 ;).

[QUOTE=badmoon349]Who do you all think is the most recent Classic Rock type band.

My votes go to The Black Crowes and Phish.[/QUOTE]

The Black Crowes were a huge suprise in 1990. Sounding like a early 70's hard rock act, with modern technology, and a unique sound that was completly against what was big at the moment (glam rock, thrash metal, grunge). The Black Crowes were musically one of the most important bands of the last decade.

Badmoon, I gotta disagree with you on the "Phish is kind of Classic Rock" thing. They did get the torch passed on to from the Grateful Dead (classic rock) to keep the jam band genre going, but they are not a classic rock type of band. They are a sort of jazz oriented jam band but still combing tons of genres. They are a band that belong in the now. Do you get what I'm saying? Maybe I explained it bad? Basically they are not a classic rock type band, it's hard to explain. I agree with the Black Crowes though, they are a really good band who feature all the classic rock elements.

^ I am not saying they are, but if you compare them to other groups now, that is one of the few that you can slightly say that (Even if you barely can).

Phish is probably the most Classic Rock like band nowadays.

In regards to people nowadays only listening to the the likes of rap i think that they "aren't ready" for classic rock. We can't just shove Classic Rock in there faces and expect them all to love it. It should be more of an easing in process. Introduce them to a Rock band whos singer raps over rocking guitar riffs, with a thudding bass line. Ok, its not what we would consider Classic Rock but it helps them become one step closer to liking rock.

On to another topic, has anyone heard of the band Live? I quite like them, not really Classic Rock, but better then most bands at the moment. I suggest you check out All over you and heaven. Both pretty good songs. Kiss may not have the right thoughts in mind for some aspects, but you have to admit, there catchy songs and there ability to STILL be touring after so long is amazing. Ace Frehley is one of my favourite guitarists, and i loved Eric Carr and Peter Criss's drumming.

Another pretty cool band that you guys might like is Midnight Oil. Admitably the singer doesn't have the greatest voice but there music is pretty Classic Rock sounding to me, atleast some of there songs. I'll Reccomend 2 songs by them, Sometimes and My country.

Regards, Dave

^ Nice post :thumb:


Moonie's prediction
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I believe soon enough laws will be getting tighter and tighter in the USA, and there will be a lot of controlling going on. Through this, Hip-hop, and other genres that occasionally use dirty language and visuals (As of now), will be frowned upon, and they will lose popularity, because they will be shown and heard uncommonly.

Soon, rock bands will be popping out of coffee house scenes, combining genres and making timeless music. Those band will speak of rebellion for peace, because of the on going war, and the goverment controlling others. And then rebellion for peace will begin. Through that other bands will come out trying to imiate the early bands, and so forth bands arise that have meaning, and much more to offer.

^ In very little detail


Speakeasies will be comon. You can relate these soon times to the 60's or maybe the early 20th century.

Heh thanks, sorry bout the long reads. I to believe rock will get more popular. I know alot of adults hate rap and such, and probably that wont effect their kids. I think the main reason kids like rap is because it comes across as cool. I think though they need to be more open to new music- maybe reading up on the 70's- when rock was cool and why it was cool.

Your comment about combining genres is what i believe will change the music scene. At first a combination of rap and rock like i stated in my previous post. But then i think there will be some other combinations, like techno and rock. Basically rock which can be danced to easier then some of the rock we have experienced (well some rock you can dance to).

I was, well not exactly "touched" but moved a bit by and event that happened recently. My friends little sister (she's 11) was having a party, so my friend invited me round. About half way through there was this little guy crying. We ask him whats wrong, he replies there not playing any good music. Only Britney Spears and stuff, and no good old music like the Beatles and Led Zeppelin. (Ok he was crying about it, which was quite weird but you get my point). There is hope for the coming generation!. So we went to the DJ and asked for some AC/DC. He played a techno remix of Highway to Hell. Well the kid was sort of satisfied heh.

I think also kids need to go to rock concerts, to experience the atmosphere. I'm sure it is much better (and different) to a rap concert. I think this could change A LOT of views about rock music.

Edit: And another band reccomendation. Im not sure if you guys will of heard of them but check out the John Butler Trio. They blend rock, blues, and reggae quite nicely (not so much blues tho) and are worth checking out. They had a hit over here (Australia) called "Zebra". Worth checking out definetly.

^I've heard about them from a frined of mine... Australian band right? She says there pretty good, but their old songs are better. Aparenty they use a cool effect on their guitars sometimes by sliding a solid round abject over their strings and producing a really cool sound as well... I really must check them out, But from what ive heard...would you really concider them calssic rock?

And yea, ive heard live, good, solid rock, but i dono... a bit bland?

DVG

A big reason why classic rock was less popular a few years ago was because it was the "rebel againsted your parents time". If a person's parents listened to a band it was "soooooooo uncooooooooool lolz". That is where the whole Limp Bizkit, Korn, Slipknot junk came from. Now that that is slowing down bands like The Darkness are trying to bring back classic rock (not like the darkness is half as good as Led Zeppelin, The Who, Ac/dc etc...).

Classic rock will havre a comeback and the guitar solo will once again become a must for any popular band.

would you say the band WEEN is sort of phish-like?

sorry that was totally off topic...

I'll check ween out morbid, they were in a guitar world magazine i have. Yeh DVG, the guitarist slides around with an object on his finger, gets a good sound. They aren't really classic rock, but you might consider them it- They sound like there influenced alot by reggae and blues, but they keep the whole rock feeling with it. Plus the lead singer has cool dreads :D. Anyway I think although the Darkness may not be classic rock, or atleast not "good" classic rock, they are supporting the cause of the likes of us trying to bring back Classic Rock.

Anyway DVG, worth checking out, not exactly Classic Rock but it sounds like it is heavily influenced by some Classic Rock.

Edit: Shortest post yet :D

at my high school everyone loves classic rock. the doors, zeppelin all of them. its so wonderful.

[QUOTE=6Stringer]at my high school everyone loves classic rock. the doors, zeppelin all of them. its so wonderful.[/QUOTE]

Sounds good. At my school everybody are "hxc" and like Blink182 and Good Charlotte and material rap. You=lucky kid ;)

Okay, here I'm going to list bands that are lesser known in today's Classic Rock craze. Everyone who's favorite Classic Rock bands are The Beatles, The Who, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Deep Purple, Kiss, Pink Floyd, and Aerosmith, should read this. I'm not going against them, I'm just trying to add introduce some more fabulous Classic Rok bands to widen horizons. Rock Not Roll, Rock n Roll, Frailed, Voodoo, DVG, and B0nzo can add on to these.

[B]The Grateful Dead[/B] - A band that is famous for adding many genres to a mellow saphisticated arragment including intertwining guitars, dual drumming, and so forth. In each album you can sense a different influence, though they usually stick to Country, Bluegrass, and Psychedelia. A good portion of their songs are old covers, or written with references involving old literature and stories. They have been known to do long jams, with fantastic improvisation. Time period = Mid 60's - Mid 90's.

[B]The MC5[/B] - A band based on the ideas of a man named John Sinclair, who used the Detroit band as his voice. Their main purpose other than music was to preach the idea to rebel for peace. They music is fast, edgey, and sharp edged. The greatest portion of their albums are live, which they are known for. They supposibly greatest album [I]Kick out the Jams[/I] shows influence of R&B. The album titled song also opens up with the famous "Kick out the jams mother*****r!!". Time period = Late 60's - Early 70's.