The Classic Rock Appreciation Thread

[returntovoid]

This thread is for those who like any of these artists below.

Led Zeppelin
The Beatles
Pink Floyd
The Doors
The Who
The Rolling Stones
Black Sabbath
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Thin Lizzy
Deep Purple
Cream
AC/DC
Kiss (70's material with Ace Frehley, not the 80's piece of s**t)
Steppenwolf
The Guess Who
Boston
Hawkwind
King Crimson
Bad Company
Free
Yes
The Ramones
The Sex Pistols
The Clash
Queen
Foghat
Blue Cheer
Jefferson Airplane
Santana
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Moby Grape
John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers
Budgie
UFO
The Kinks

 

[Motown Marvel]

1955-1975 were the golden years of rock and roll. the stuff that came out in those 20 years is so overwhelmingly remarkable its almost impossible to comprehend.....but i do try.

 

[ttotheusher]

1955-1975 were the golden years of rock and roll. the stuff that came out in those 20 years is so overwhelmingly remarkable its almost impossible to comprehend.....but i do try.

Well, being a Punk fan myself, which was predominantly active during 1975 - 1980, I'd like to, respectfully of course, disagree with that sentence. I sort of see what you mean though. There was some truly great stuff during those decades.

 

[Raiden]

How about the Sex Pistols?

 

[ttotheusher]

How about the Sex Pistols?

Funnily enough, The Sex Pistols are the one punk band I find hard to listen too. I can, of course, appreciate "Anarchy in the UK" though.

 

[Motown Marvel]

Well, being a Punk fan myself, which was predominantly active during 1975 - 1980, I'd like to, respectfully of course, disagree with that sentence. I sort of see what you mean though. There was some truly great stuff during those decades.

if you're more into punk (god love it), then yeah, you're gonna want to push my timeline up a few years. probably more like 65-85. early proto-punk found in bands like the velvet underground and the sonics. with the first recognized punk band in the stooges, which was around 68, whose inspiration lead to the NY punk scene with patti smith, NY dolls, the ramones, dead boys, and the cramps...which lead to the UK punk scene, and the rest is history...

as for the sex pistols, good band, but pretty over rated, in my opinion. to be honest, they were nothing more than a manufactured boy band who were formed to ape the NY punks in an attempt to sell a fashion trend. they're kind of like a punk rock version of the monkees. but that said, i still cant deny they had some good tunes. same with the monkees.

 

[Max J Power]

as for the sex pistols, good band, but pretty over rated, in my opinion. to be honest, they were nothing more than a manufactured boy band who were formed to ape the NY punks in an attempt to sell a fashion trend. they're kind of like a punk rock version of the monkees. but that said, i still cant deny they had some good tunes. same with the monkees.

Agreed. I mean, they didn't even all play their own instruments on recordings. And not only did they only serve to commercialize an image, they're ****ing horrible songwriters. I'd say they're easily the worst band ever to be widely considered important.

Interestingly enough, users of punk fan sites either like The Sex Pistols for their influence or hate them for one of the above reasons.

 

[ttotheusher]

as for the sex pistols, good band, but pretty over rated, in my opinion. to be honest, they were nothing more than a manufactured boy band who were formed to ape the NY punks in an attempt to sell a fashion trend. they're kind of like a punk rock version of the monkees. but that said, i still cant deny they had some good tunes. same with the monkees.

Yea I agree. I was watching a documentary on the subject, and a commentator hit the nail on the head when he said that the Pistols basically sang "these are the problems!", whereas the Clash sang about "these are the issues, but what are you gonna do about it?"

 

[Paroxysm]

Hawkwind
King Crimson
Yes

 

[Jake Cassidy]

Kansas - 'Carry On Wayward Son' is awesome.

Boston - Come on. Who doesn't like 'More Than A Feeling'? t:

Free/Bad Company - Paul Rodgers is a God.

Nazareth - I know they're not as well known but 'Hair Of The Dog' rocks.

 

[Mr.Webs]

To those who love punk, have you guys ever heard of The Monks? They only released one or two LPs, but I personally believe they were the true flash bang start of punk music. Sick and tired of the artsy bright pop of The Beatles, the four members of The Monks cut their hair off, dressed up as their namesake, and tied nooses around their necks.

If that's not punk, I don't know what is.

 

[DarkReflections]

Now this is my kindof thread.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

edit

 

[Jake Cassidy]

Yeah. Real music. t:

2 more for the list:

Steppenwolf

The Guess Who

 

[The_Vision]

Ronnie James Dio Diagnosed With Cancer

Ronnie James Dio is suffering from cancer – but fortunately, this seems to have been caught in time for treatment to be successful.
An official statement from his management says:
‘Ronnie has been diagnosed with the early stages of stomach cancer. We are starting treatment immediately at the Mayo Clinic. After he kills this dragon, Ronnie will be back on stage, where he belongs, doing what he loves best, performing for his fans.
‘Thanks to all the friends and fans around the world that have sent well wishes. This has really helped to keep his spirit up.
‘Long Live Rock And Roll, Long Live Ronnie James Dio.’
It goes without saying that our best wishes go out to Ronnie Dio.
For further updates, go to www.ronniejamesdio.com.


http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/ronnie-dio-diagnosed-with-cancer/


This is truely some of the worst news i've heard in a while, i hope he recovers from this.

 

[[A]]

No QUEEN? Ok, bye.

 

[Motown Marvel]

To those who love punk, have you guys ever heard of The Monks? They only released one or two LPs, but I personally believe they were the true flash bang start of punk music. Sick and tired of the artsy bright pop of The Beatles, the four members of The Monks cut their hair off, dressed up as their namesake, and tied nooses around their necks.

If that's not punk, I don't know what is.

gotta love an electric banjo.

but i'd disagree with them being the beginning of punk. The Sonics were doing their thing before the monks.

 

[TinkTonks]

No QUEEN? Ok, bye.

I just now stumbled upon this thread, and I was going to bring them up if no one else had. In my opinion, Queen's work is underrated. Sure, sure, they had their share of *massive* hits, but if you only listen to the greatest hits stuff, you are really missing a lot!

 

[TinkTonks]

And not to knock your taste or anything, but I rather like some of the 80's Kiss stuff. Personally, I prefer Eric Carr to Peter Criss. And Bruce Kulick wasn't a *terrible* guitarist. He may not have been Ace, but I rather liked his sound.

 

[Mr.Webs]

Hmmm, true 'dat Motown. I am not TOO familiar with The Sonics' work, and I wasn't aware of when they came about. Hat's off to you.

And Tonk, that is truth. Innuendo, the last album they released before Freddie died, didn't have any of their arena rock classics, but is EASILY one of their best albums. Probably one of the best albums, period. If I were to be honest.

 

[TinkTonks]

And Tonk, that is truth. Innuendo, the last album they released before Freddie died, didn't have any of their arena rock classics, but is EASILY one of their best albums. Probably one of the best albums, period. If I were to be honest.

I totally agree with that. 'Innuendo', to me, was reminiscent of their earlier epic albums (think something like 'A Night at the Opera'). But at the same time sounded completely different. Course I have a reputation for liking the songs and albums that most fans seem to hate. Like 'The Miracle' for instance. I even rather liked 'Hot Space'

 

[Mr.Webs]

Well, I can't attest to Hot Space (even though I heard it was pretty atrocious), The Miracle is a little slice of awesome. Not as good as the two previous works we mentioned, nor does it reign over my other two personal faves 'The Game' and 'A Day At The Races', it's still a fine rock album.

 

[TinkTonks]

Well, I can't attest to Hot Space (even though I heard it was pretty atrocious),

Haha, it kind of is! But there are several songs from it that I am fond of. Like 'Las Palabras de Amor'.

The Miracle is a little slice of awesome. Not as good as the two previous works we mentioned, nor does it reign over my other two personal faves 'The Game' and 'A Day At The Races', it's still a fine rock album.

Yay! I found someone else who likes 'The Miracle'! It's true that it's not quite as epic as some of Queen's other albums, but I do truly enjoy it. I really can't name a favorite album, though. It just depends on my mood. I was in a 'Queen/Queen II' phase earlier on the month, but now I am more into 'A Kind of Magic/The Miracle'. And that's the great thing about the band....their music styles are so varied. No two albums sound the same. There may be elements that carry over from album to album, but there's always something new.

 

[Mr.Webs]

There may be elements that carry over from album to album, but there's always something new.

And that's exactly what a great band should be. They should have a signature sound, but one should be able to listen to each and every album and tell the difference.

The Beatles did it. The Kinks did it. Led Zeppelin did it. And Queen, they definitely did it.

 

[Oddzball]

The Golden age, as it were ran from 1967 to about '75. What haopened. The guys who scouted for talent became irrelevant. Acts they signed died at #228 or so on billboard and slush pile submitted bands became superstars.

Musicians and engineers made the decisions and the record companies got wealthy.

Then the acts discovered the profitability of founding their own labels, cutting the money from the big Recording Comapanies.

Punk and Disco suddenly got big pushes by the record companies startig in 1974. These acts didn't know the buisnes side of things, Did their studio and tour time and put the recrd executives back in power. Mid sized Arean bands got the shaft as their contracts came up for renewal. The Bigger Bands broke up for 'creative differences' ie money or one band member got caught sleeping with the wife of another band member.

The big shots leet them go so that there were only a few big money makers still running around and calling their own shots by the mid 1980s. Punk was discarded, Disco was discarded new crap took their places.

Suggestions for the list; Moby Grape, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, Roy Harper, Foghat, Camel, Blue Cheer, Quicksilver messenger Service, Budgie, the Warlocks, Santana, Mike Bloomfiled/Electric Flag, UFO, bluesman extraordinaire Walter Trout, PFM, Jefferson Airplane, and Giles, Giles & Fripp for starters.

Challenge Time: Name the bands that grew out of the Warlocks and Giles, Giles & Fripp. The two answers DEFINITELY belong on the list.