View Full Version : What happened to all the classic rock?
cereal
05-02-2005, 04:28 AM
Come on guys, why do less and less people respect classic rock! I mean The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Queen, Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, CCR, etc etc etc (theres hundreds more, and I missed plenty of the big ones)
Everything seems dominated by hip hop,rap, pop, and new rock
It makes me depressed...
So who's with me!?
I listen to Floyd, Zep, some Queen, Hendrix, and AC/DC. Not a ton of it (save Pink), but I still love the music to death. Never been a fan of The Beatles or Stones, though.
PoeticRocker
05-02-2005, 05:00 AM
I love most of the classic rock bands still. Im a big fan of beatles, queen, hendrix, ccr, and doors. All those other genres of music you listed can goto hell!
$pazmatazz
05-02-2005, 09:25 AM
Dark side of the moon is great.
f|uke
05-02-2005, 10:57 AM
Beatles, Floyd, Simon and Garfunkle. :thumbs:
Ok, S&G is maybe a bit more folk then rock.
SupremePain
05-02-2005, 10:57 AM
i listen to all of the above too :)
MuToiD_MaN
05-02-2005, 11:03 AM
What happened to classic rock? It's in the process of being cheapened by car commercials.
Seppo
05-02-2005, 02:41 PM
What happened to classic rock? It's in the process of being cheapened by car commercials.
Hehe yeah, well I think Cadillac sales were multiplied by 9999
Anyway, I listen to Led Zeppelin, but not so much as I used to. I was a real fanatic, but now I listen to 80's "wank metal".
Before I disovered Led Zeppelin, I was totally into by Black Sabbath. Black Sabbath got me into classic rock and REAL heavy metal, and I'm glad it did, I can't stand the shit "music" of today. I'm glad I have two of my dad's old Black Sabbath vinyls, I love them.
Before I disovered Led Zeppelin, I was totally into by Black Sabbath. Black Sabbath got me into classic rock and REAL heavy metal, and I'm glad it did, I can't stand the shit "music" of today. I'm glad I have two of my dad's old Black Sabbath vinyls, I love them.Yes, I've recently started listening to a shitload of Sabbath for unexplained reasons. After all, they're just so good for all the wrong reasons - they're total stoners, not very talented, and Ozzy is totally batshit insane. Surely there was no way in Hell that they could have ever succeeded...and yet, they did. And I can see why.
Oh, and as for Pink, Dark Side of the Moon is overrated and overplayed.
Ennui
05-02-2005, 04:20 PM
i still listen to all sorts of classic rock... zeppelin, hendrix, what have you.
StardogChampion
05-02-2005, 05:06 PM
I listen to CCR a lot. Totally awesome.
The problem is that mainstream tv shows don't show any decent rock (channels 1-5 in the UK). All they can really show is what's in the charts now, which is hip-hop/rap/crap rock/crap punk/pop.
We need some new bands to emerge that actually play decent music.
Direwolf
05-02-2005, 11:24 PM
I would never say Dark Side of the Moon is overrated. Its just impossible. :D
I still have a good deal of reverence for the classics, and listen to something at least 20 years old daily.
taeil234
06-02-2005, 08:39 AM
Most of what is considered "classic" suck serious ass for me. As far as I am concerned alot of the stuff those classic bands get recognized for is horrible piece of work.
Led Zeppelin's second side to the fourth album isn't too bad.
Black Sabbath's Paranoid is one bad ass ****ing album.
I love the hits by Queen. Everyone should have a copy of News Of the World.
THe Rolling Stones should have been killed by 1969. I liked or loved everything they did before then. Especially Between the Buttons and Their Satanic Majesties Request.
Hendrix might not have been a great song writer as much as he was an exceptionally revolutionary guitarist. He deserves every once of credit in pushing music forward. Not to mention the energy he gave in a live performance.
Pink Floyd kinda suck. Besides their first album when Syd Barret was the true focal point of the band. It's a great album called the Piper at the Gates of Dawn.
The Beatles. THe most overrated band of all time. Not saying they made good music. But shit. I'm here to say they are NOT the greatest band in the world.
The Velvet Underground. Now that is a great band to come out of the 60's. Simply the best.
The Byrds aren't too bad. Same with the Beach Boys.
You know Marc Bolan (T. Rex). That dude is the shit. The best man of the glitter rock era.
Led Zeppelin's second side to the fourth album isn't too bad.I don't know why you wouldn't like Black Dog and Rock And Roll, but okay.
Black Sabbath's Paranoid is one bad ass ****ing album.That it is, though I prefer Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and Master of Reality to it.
THe Rolling Stones should have been killed by 1969.Truer words never spoken.
Hendrix might not have been a great song writer as much as he was an exceptionally revolutionary guitarist. He deserves every once of credit in pushing music forward. Not to mention the energy he gave in a live performance.Same goes for that.
Pink Floyd kinda suck. Besides their first album when Syd Barret was the true focal point of the band. It's a great album called the Piper at the Gates of Dawn.Floyd may not be the absolutely best rock band ever, but they're certainly the best progressive rock band ever. What they communicate in just one of their albums is what most others can't even begin to do in their entire careers. It's not just about how it sounds.
Mechagodzilla
07-02-2005, 06:19 AM
It's not that there's less classic rock, it's that there's a lot more of everything else.
Back when classic rock wasn't classic yet, they were 60% of mainstream music. a couple hundred subgenres later, and they're only maybe 10%.
Although having listened to classic rock radio non-stop for a year, I can safely say I am now totally sick of it. :P
MilkMan12
07-02-2005, 07:41 AM
Most of what is considered "classic" suck serious ass for me. As far as I am concerned alot of the stuff those classic bands get recognized for is horrible piece of work.
Led Zeppelin's second side to the fourth album isn't too bad.
Black Sabbath's Paranoid is one bad ass ****ing album.
I love the hits by Queen. Everyone should have a copy of News Of the World.
THe Rolling Stones should have been killed by 1969. I liked or loved everything they did before then. Especially Between the Buttons and Their Satanic Majesties Request.
Hendrix might not have been a great song writer as much as he was an exceptionally revolutionary guitarist. He deserves every once of credit in pushing music forward. Not to mention the energy he gave in a live performance.
Pink Floyd kinda suck. Besides their first album when Syd Barret was the true focal point of the band. It's a great album called the Piper at the Gates of Dawn.
The Beatles. THe most overrated band of all time. Not saying they made good music. But shit. I'm here to say they are NOT the greatest band in the world.
The Velvet Underground. Now that is a great band to come out of the 60's. Simply the best.
The Byrds aren't too bad. Same with the Beach Boys.
You know Marc Bolan (T. Rex). That dude is the shit. The best man of the glitter rock era.
Ok your comment about Floyd means you will die in the near future. But then again maybe the fact that Pink Floyd is my favorite band of all time and David Gilmour my favorite guitarist of all time affects my opinion. However you cant say they sucked, that is a disgrace to humanity and just wrong, you can say you just couldnt encompass how far fetched they were compared to every other 'normal' 'stereotypical' classic rock band out there but you cant say they sucked. Also David Gilmour helped the band if anything, he was part of the soul, his guitar will make you cry its so good. He knows what notes to play that will bring more emotion then just simple ear pleasure. Comfortably Numb is the greatest guitar solo of all time in my opinion.
I just ****ing love floyd lol. But I love everyone else to ACDC, Hendrix, Doors, Queen, Aerosmith* (that because they are one of my favorites too) Led Zepplin, Stones. Its all great, not just good, but great. Oh yah and Van Halen (during Eddie).
taeil234
07-02-2005, 08:12 AM
Yeah the state of music is a travesty right now. But I can live with it. It's funny how people become aghast with disbelief when I shoot their idols down.
"Oh how can you say such a thing?"
Cause I can mother ****er. I refuse to understand why you don't love music I listen to so why should I for whatever you listen to.
P.S. Van Halen might have skill but the dude has no style. Along with that one fag, Steve Vai. Guys like Brian May and Frank Zappa did it before and better at it too. Actaully I really hate music soley based on how good a dude can create a guitar solo when it isn't even that great to listen to it anyway. Besides Hendrix. But guys should work on writing great songs instead relying solely on technical skill. I'd rather listen to a Beach Boys tune than one by Randy Rhodes any day. That's what I liked about punk rock of the 1970's era.
As for the comment about Led Zeppelin. Yeah Black Dog and Rock and Roll are real good songs, but songs like Kashmir and Stairway to Heaven should have ended by the 3 minute mark.
SenorDingDong
07-02-2005, 07:27 PM
are you nuts? Randy Rhodes was an amazing guitarist its a tragedy that he died so early so his full potential could never be seen or realized. And Stairway To Heaven never would have been the amazing song it is if it was only 3 minutes long.
Seppo
07-02-2005, 08:32 PM
Yeah, not only was Randy a good guitarist, he was also a brilliant songwriter. He had good knowledge on music theory, and chord harmonies. Randy had a lot more feeling in his playing than Eddie Van Halen for instance
He probably wouldn't have continued with Ozzy much longer though, maybe one or two albums. He wanted to concentrate fully on classical guitar.
And Stairway To Heaven never would have been the amazing song it is if it was only 3 minutes long.Great? The song only really gets started around the four minute mark, and it's seven or so minutes long. The intro is good, but unnecessarly extravegant.
Deacon_
07-02-2005, 09:18 PM
All those bands were severely overrated except for CCR and Led Zep.
Only good musicians in those bands, groundbreaking...
Besides, in 30 years or so, people will call Linkin Park and all your random angsty suicidal teen bullshit classic rock. Or something like that. Because it's in the past, and alot of people liked it. Wow.
Direwolf
07-02-2005, 11:29 PM
They'll probably only really be considered classic if they're seen as having pushed the art style forward or in a new direction. Probably not that likely.
taeil234
07-02-2005, 11:37 PM
are you nuts? Randy Rhodes was an amazing guitarist its a tragedy that he died so early so his full potential could never be seen or realized. And Stairway To Heaven never would have been the amazing song it is if it was only 3 minutes long.
Yes I must be crazy.
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