Classic Rock
Classic Rock is a genre of rock that appeared in the 60's and ran into the late 80's, with a few artists still cranking out great rock tunes in the 90's. Classic Rock is known for catchy melodies, anti-war messages, and generally just awesome music. Here's a good "organizer" of the most prominent rock bands ever:
Really Good SongsSome view classic rock (or rock in general) as just idiots banging on guitars *cough* FLUTTERSHY 2.0, GOT HIS ACCOUNT DELETED IN A CLASSIC ROCK THREAD FOR FLAMING THE GENRE *cough*! This, however, is far from true. Here's a list of songs that have a
real meaning to them and include a great rythym.
Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet RideCream - White RoomThe Police - Synchronicity IIPink Floyd - Wish You Were HereJohn Lennon - ImagineRush - Tom SawyerLed Zeppelin - The OceanRock Instrumental SongsThese songs have no vocals, and are just long instrumental solos. They rock.
Van Halen - EruptionEric Johnson - Cliffs of DoverEdgar Winter Group - FrankensteinFocus - Hocus Pocus Okay, so this one has very brief vocals. But it's yodelling, so it doesn't count!
Really Good AlbumsMany people don't really listen to albums in their entirety anymore, but they're still cool. Here are some great ones.
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
Boston - Boston (Debut album)
The Doors - The Doors (Debut album)
Billy Idol - Vital Idol
AC/DC - Back in Black
Duran Duran - Decade
U2 - The Joshua Tree
The Rolling Stones - Hot Rocks 1964-1971
Styx - The Grand Illusion
Supertramp - Breakfast in America
User FavoritesIf you list your top five bands and I see it, I'll post it here. Sorry, no solo artists.
Mega Bear:
1. Pink Floyd. I love this band so loving much, All their songs have a beautiful meaning, and many of said songs are amazingly catchy in tune. Their albums "The Wall" and "Wish You Were Here" are simply masterpieces.
2. Led Zeppelin - Quite possibly the best rock band to ever ever ever exist.
3. The Rolling Stones - What can I say? This band is a classic, with a ton of hits under their belt.
4. The Who - Also a great band, they wrote the rock opera "Tommy" and have a good amount of awesome songs like "Eminence Front."
5. The Police - Not a stereotypical 80's rock band. Thanks to their innovative nature, this band became popular and wrote insanely good songs like "Roxanne" and "Every Breath You Take." Not to mention Synchronicity II, which made the awesome song list.
SlayerZ99:
Led Zeppelin
Boston
Styx
U2
Vegetarian Zombie:
5. KISS: A little creepy for me, but still epic.
4. Europe: These guys are win. That is all.
3. Bon Jovi
2. Queen: Famous, through and through, and always deliver with songs that have sweet beats and a strong meaning.
1. Van Halen: Some of the best songs I have heard, and the band that really brought me to Classic Rock.
Dorkdotdan:
Supertramp
Moody Blues
JH Experience
Boston
Styx