[QUOTE=rock not roll]Wow. This thread is almost a year old.

Classic rock truely is awesome. I remember bumping this thread from the 6th page back when it only had 1000 posts. So many memories.[/QUOTE]
I remember how many people that it was dying a loooooooong time ago. I remeber frailed and voodoo, and when i thought I'd missed out on fathers of time. It's an old thread indeed.

hey RockandRoll, just incase no one else has informed you, your avatar is messed up.

wow to think i started this thread a year ago and it's still alive...

*takes moment of silence*

thanks guys for keeping this one going so long.
RIP the originals who helped make it great:
frailed and bedazzled
Voodoo

and to bandmoon, rockandroll, rocknotroll, and DVG, you guys kick @$$

Well done on starting a hell of a thread Bonzo.

[QUOTE=leppermessiah]Well done on starting a hell of a thread Bonzo.[/QUOTE]
thank you... i'm pretty sure this is the only thread i ever started on r&m. i had been a member for a while, and would occasionally venture out of the drums and percussion section into here. but everytime i would see nothing but metallica and death metal threads. so i began this, expecting it to be knocked off the front page in half an hour. thank you guys so much for keeping alive a place for us to discuss the good old rock, a thread that is an island in a sea of death metal threads.

lets keep it going another year!

[QUOTE=leppermessiah]hey RockandRoll, just incase no one else has informed you, your avatar is messed up.[/QUOTE]
show some respect, that messed up gif is the last remaining mx fathers of time avatar, the threads original mx clan.

not that u had any way of knowing that. rockandroll, what happened to our avatars anyway?

[QUOTE=B0nz0]show some respect, that messed up gif is the last remaining mx fathers of time avatar, the threads original mx clan.

not that u had any way of knowing that. rockandroll, what happened to our avatars anyway?[/QUOTE]

:confused: ....so he already knows that his avatar is malfunctioning?...

[QUOTE=leppermessiah]:confused: ....so he already knows that his avatar is malfunctioning?...[/QUOTE]
yes, when i came back my avatar was malfunctioning too and he got confused between my posts and his.

ahh ok, i was confused beyond belief there for a minute.

[QUOTE=leppermessiah]ahh ok, i was confused beyond belief there for a minute.[/QUOTE]

you are forgiven my child... at the moment it seems to be just us here... so i don't know you very well, what classic rock bands would you consider your favorites?

Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Supertramp (who i'm currently listening to), Neil Young, Rush, Tragically Hip, the Who, Jimi Hendrix..

It's hard to single many out as there are so many great classic rock artists, but these are the ones that immediately stand out as my favourites.

[QUOTE=leppermessiah]Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Supertramp (who i'm currently listening to), Neil Young, Rush, Tragically Hip, the Who, Jimi Hendrix..

It's hard to single many out as there are so many great classic rock artists, but these are the ones that immediately stand out as my favourites.[/QUOTE]

sweet you have my approval. my top 5 would be

1. the beatles
2. the doors
3. the who
4. led zeppelin
5. pink floyd

immediate runners up include:
Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, The Band, The Beach Boys, CCR, Queen, and CSNY

but what about lesser known groups?

I myself am a huge fan of The Traveling Wilburys, Emerson Lake & Palmer, King Krimson, Yes, and the Moody Blues to name a few.

stellar line-up, Queen and the Doors would also definitely fit into my immediate favourites list.

omg i left out the allman brothers. amazing considering they were my favorite rock concert ever.

[QUOTE=B0nz0]

but what about lesser known groups?

I myself am a huge fan of The Traveling Wilburys, Emerson Lake & Palmer, King Krimson, Yes, and the Moody Blues to name a few.[/QUOTE]

hmm lesser known groups..i agree with Yes ( :lol: ) some others are Chilliwack, Big Sugar, Simon and Garfunkel, April Wine...not sure how well-known chilliwack, big sugar, and april wine are outside of canada..oh, Harlequin also.

[QUOTE=leppermessiah]hmm lesser known groups..i agree with Yes ( :lol: ) some others are Chilliwack, Big Sugar, Simon and Garfunkel, April Wine...not sure how well-known chilliwack, big sugar, and april wine are outside of canada.[/QUOTE]
obviously not that well known, cuz i don't know any of them... but simon and garfunkel aren't exactly obscure...

my favorite canadian band ever is easily the band, with neil young in second place (he is canadian right? are all of csny canadian, cuz then that would be my # 2) and then comes rush (being a drummer, i have no choice but to love rush)

[QUOTE=B0nz0]obviously not that well known, cuz i don't know any of them... but simon and garfunkel aren't exactly obscure...

my favorite canadian band ever is easily the band, with neil young in second place (he is canadian right? are all of csny canadian, cuz then that would be my # 2) and then comes rush (being a drummer, i have no choice but to love rush)[/QUOTE]

Ya they're not really obscure at all, but no one really talks about them so i wasn't sure how well known they were on mx.

He sure is, in fact he's from my hometown, Winnipeg. I think he's the only Canadian member of CSNY but im not 100% sure. It's funny that you mention the band as your favourite Canadian band, as they're probably not even in the top 5 most popular canadian bands..in canada.

but the band's music is sooooo good and timeless. it ages ridiculously well. what are your thoughts on the band?

Ahh im actually not that familiar with them. I know i've heard songs by them in the past but i couldn't name one off the top of my head.

I would suggest you check them out... start with the live album The Last Waltz or the studio album Music From Big Pink... they were after all favorites of people like Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton.
Specific Songs to check out:
The Weight
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
I Shall Be Released
King Harvest
Up On Cripple Creek

those are some of the best known. if u like more i'd be happy to give you a few.

oh yeah, the headstones are another one of my somewhat obscure favourites.

[QUOTE=B0nz0]I would suggest you check them out... start with the live album The Last Waltz or the studio album Music From Big Pink... they were after all favorites of people like Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton.
Specific Songs to check out:
The Weight
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
I Shall Be Released
King Harvest
Up On Cripple Creek

those are some of the best known. if u like more i'd be happy to give you a few.[/QUOTE]

Aha i knew once you mentioned some song names it would ring a bell, i've definitely heard Up on Cripple Creek. Pretty good song, very unique sound to it.

well as enlightening as this conversation has been, im afraid i must turn in to get some sleep.

i actually don't know much by your obscure favorites (but then again that's why they're obscure... i'm sure i can come up with some you've never heard of too lol, i really just asked that to see if you knew your classic rock or were just a casual fan and you clearly know your classic rock)

but anyways some obscure artists to check out, with a song they did next to them (by no means the only song, just one of the better ones)(i starred the particularly good artists):
*Dr. John - Such a Night
Arlo Guthrie - City of New Orleans
Quick Silver Messenger Service - What about me
The Flying Burrito Brothers - Lazy Day
Sha Na Na - Rock and Roll is Here to Stay
*Paul Butterfield - Mystery Train
Canned Heat - Going up the Country
Country Joe and the Fish - The Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die In a Rag
*The Byrds - 8 Miles Heigh
The Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today
*Procol Harem - Whiter Shade of Pale
*JJ Cale - Cocain
*Lovin' Spoonful - What a Day for a Daydream
*Harry Chapin - Cat's in the Cradle
Blind Faith - Presence of the Lord

and that's it for me tonight

Blind Faith, Procol Harum, The Byrds, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Lovin' Spoonful are some personal favourites out of that list but I am finding it hard to access Country Joe and the Fish material. Blind Faith is a great album and Homburg and Other Hats from Procol Harum as some great tracks on it as does Mr. Tamborine Man from the Byrds.

[QUOTE]The Flying Burrito Brothers - Lazy Day
Sha Na Na - Rock and Roll is Here to Stay[/QUOTE]

Those artists performed those on Festival Express.

[QUOTE=Badmoon]Those artists performed those on Festival Express.[/QUOTE]

yea great documentary... i actually met one of the singers of sha na na, he saw the movie at the same theatre i did...

he's now a professor of swahili at a local university lol

B0nz0 have I ever thanked you for making this thread? 1 third of all my posts have been in this thread.

[QUOTE=thickasabrick]B0nz0 have I ever thanked you for making this thread? 1 third of all my posts have been in this thread.[/QUOTE]

your welcome my fine friend. thank you for posting in it!

I suppose I started posting after you left. So you probably don't know me. I come in here quite often now.

Is Procol Harem the band that did that song Conquistador? Or am I thinking of someone else? That's a pretty cool song.