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garciap77

06-09-2009, 07:01 AM

Originally posted by I. B. Watching
What defines classic rock? 25 years or older?

To me it is music from the 70s, but I was curious so I had to look it up!

Perhaps the best answer to the question lies in the word classic. Virtually every available dictionary definition of classic includes a key test. The most telling aspect of the adjective is that it describes something about which the same opinion has stood over a long period of time. People listen to it, and feel the same way about it today as they did when it was first recorded.

Put It To the Test
If you aren’t sure whether a particular song or album should be considered classic rock, subject it to this test:

When was it recorded? If it was within the past 15-20 years, it hasn’t been around long enough to be considered classic, no matter how big a hit it was or who recorded it. On the other hand, the mere fact that it was recorded 30 years ago doesn’t automatically mean it’s considered classic.

How big a hit was it? It may have been a personal favorite of yours, but in order to qualify as classic, it has to have been the personal favorite of a few million of your closest friends, too.

Who recorded it? This will no doubt be a factor in how big a hit it was, but if only one or two songs from a particular album were widely accepted, it isn’t likely the artist or group falls into the classic category.

Can you still hear it on the radio and find it in the record store? Purple People Eater may have been a huge hit in 1958, but you won't hear it on a classic rock station today. As with automobiles, there’s a big difference between classic and antique.

Just as classic rock radio stations don’t agree universally on what exact time period encompasses classic rock, there isn’t a hard and fast dictionary definition for us to apply. Through the process of listening to it, learning about it, and discussing it with others, you’ll eventually be able to know it when you hear it.

waterboy

06-09-2009, 07:27 AM

I'll listen to practically anything BUT rap. I wish rap would go out like disco did. To me disco music was MUCH better than rap ever was.........but that's just me.:D

Farmersfan

06-09-2009, 08:44 AM

I like almost all music. I listen to very little rap but some hip hop is ok. Although my high school days were the late 70's I think the 80's were the best decade for rock & roll. Disco gets a bad rap from ROCK enthusists but in it's time Disco was a mega hit and the disco culture enfluenced the entire world. I still get sentimental and reflect with nostalgia when a Big disco hit like a Donna Summer song comes on the radio.

(Imagine Farmersfan busting a move)
:eek: :eek: :eek:

"She works hard for the money
So hard for it, honey
She works hard for the money
So you better treat her right

She works hard for the money
So hard for it, honey
She works hard for the money
So you better treat her right"

waterboy

06-09-2009, 08:52 AM

Originally posted by Farmersfan
I like almost all music. I listen to very little rap but some hip hop is ok. Although my high school days were the late 70's I think the 80's were the best decade for rock & roll. Disco gets a bad rap from ROCK enthusists but in it's time Disco was a mega hit and the disco culture enfluenced the entire world. I still get sentimental and reflect with nostalgia when a Big disco hit like a Donna Summer song comes on the radio.

(Imagine Farmersfan busting a move)
:eek: :eek: :eek:

"She works hard for the money
So hard for it, honey
She works hard for the money
So you better treat her right

She works hard for the money
So hard for it, honey
She works hard for the money
So you better treat her right"
I, too, grew up in the late '70s and I still like disco......but don't tell anybody.:D Did they really have rock and roll in the '80s? To me, the BEST rock and roll was made in the late '60s and all through the '70s. There were a few songs in the '80s that were good, but overall the '70s were the best years for rock and roll.

Ranger Mom

06-09-2009, 08:56 AM

Originally posted by waterboy
I, too, grew up in the late '70s and I still like disco......but don't tell anybody.:D Did they really have rock and roll in the '80s? To me, the BEST rock and roll was made in the late '60s and all through the '70s. There were a few songs in the '80s that were good, but overall the '70s were the best years for rock and roll.

I agree for the most part! I DO NOT like disco. I think Classic rock is pre 80's....but I LOVED the 80 hair bands!!!!

Farmersfan

06-09-2009, 08:58 AM

75% of the music on any "Best Rock & Roll of all time" list will come from the 80's.

The Hair bands and the 70's greats produced their best stuff during this era. The 60's and 70's music was great but it still had a lot of disco and hippy influence. I like Hendricks, Joplin, Dylan and others but they can't touch the icons of the late 70's and the 80's.

Farmersfan

06-09-2009, 09:03 AM

waterboy

06-09-2009, 09:12 AM

Dang, Farmersfan! Nearly all the Classic Rock stations I've ever listened to played more '70s rock than music from any other decade. I can think of hundreds of rock bands off the top of my head that made their best music in the '70s, while I can only think of a dozen or so bands that made their mark in the '80s. The majority of the rock and roll from the '80s was more of a pseudo, no soul, electronic rock to me........but to each his own.;)

waterboy

06-09-2009, 09:15 AM

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
I DO NOT like disco.
:eek: What? You must not have been able to dance!:D You were a wallflower at all those discos, weren't you?;) To be honest, I can take or leave most of it, but there is still a lot of it I like.:smoker:

Farmersfan

06-09-2009, 09:16 AM

Originally posted by waterboy
Dang, Farmersfan! Nearly all the Classic Rock stations I've ever listened to played more '70s rock than music from any other decade. I can think of hundreds of rock bands off the top of my head that made their best music in the '70s, while I can only think of a dozen or so bands that made their mark in the '80s. The majority of the rock and roll from the '80s was more of a pseudo, no soul, electronic rock to me........but to each his own.;)

You are right! I looked at about half a dozen top lists and they all pick the 60's and 70's most of the time. I don't know what I was thinking. I just really like the 80's rock. Hair bands and the invention of music videos seems to make that decade more important in music but maybe not.

Ranger Mom

06-09-2009, 09:27 AM

Originally posted by waterboy
:eek: What? You must not have been able to dance!:D You were a wallflower at all those discos, weren't you?;) To be honest, I can take or leave most of it, but there is still a lot of it I like.:smoker:

Oh....I could dance. I have just always been a "head banger!!"

If I hadn't had such strict parents, I probably would have been a groupie!!:D :D

My husband has XM set up in his "man cave" and all it is ever on is "Hair Nation!!"

Maroon87

06-09-2009, 10:44 AM

Originally posted by I. B. Watching
What defines classic rock? 25 years or older?

Pearl Jam, Chili Peppers, and Alice in Chains get played on classic rock radio now...:eek:

turbostud

06-09-2009, 10:54 AM

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
Oh....I could dance. I have just always been a "head banger!!"

If I hadn't had such strict parents, I probably would have been a groupie!!:D :D

My husband has XM set up in his "man cave" and all it is ever on is "Hair Nation!!"

HaHa "man cave". I call mine "Command and Control".

TexasHSFB

06-09-2009, 10:56 AM

Lol. Ya'll listen to the same crap my parents do. :doh:

Ranger Mom

06-09-2009, 10:57 AM

Originally posted by turbostud
HaHa "man cave". I call mine "Command and Control".

First of all it was simply the dog house....then he added another room and they started calling it the "he-man woman hater club."

A friend came in from Virgina to visit and called it his "man cave"....and that stuck!!

CHS_CG

06-09-2009, 10:58 AM

I listen to mostly Country.. Texas Country/Red Dirt is my favorite. I dont mind listening to Classic Rock and a lil bit of rap but I cant take much.

Ranger Mom

06-09-2009, 10:59 AM

Originally posted by CHS_CG
I listen to mostly Country.. Texas Country/Red Dirt is my favorite. I dont mind listening to Classic Rock and a lil bit of rap but I cant take much.

Maybe a visit back to W. Texas wouldn't work out now......Classic rock is ALL we listen to these days!!

To get your Texas Country, you would need to stay with Ashton!:D

CHS_CG

06-09-2009, 11:03 AM

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
Maybe a visit back to W. Texas wouldn't work out now......Classic rock is ALL we listen to these days!!

To get your Texas Country, you would need to stay with Ashton!:D

Classic Rock doesnt bother me.. its the Rap music that i get annoyed with

pirate4state

06-09-2009, 11:10 AM

I will give almost anything a chance. I recently watched Notorious and am now a B.I.G. fan :cool: :D

I think everyone knows The Doors are my favorite band, followed closely by Rush, Led Zepplin, Metallica, Van Halen, Tool, GNR, NIN, etc...

garciap77

06-09-2009, 11:52 AM

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
Oh....I could dance. I have just always been a "head banger!!"

If I hadn't had such strict parents, I probably would have been a groupie!!:D :D

My husband has XM set up in his "man cave" and all it is ever on is "Hair Nation!!"

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f341/jameseaton/headbanger.jpg

CHS_CG

06-09-2009, 11:59 AM

Originally posted by garciap77
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f341/jameseaton/headbanger.jpg

that should me RM's new avatar.

garciap77

06-09-2009, 12:01 PM

Originally posted by CHS_CG
that should me RM's new avatar.

http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-fc/idea.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org)

GreenGobbla

06-09-2009, 12:11 PM

Originally posted by TexasHSFB

"The Feel Good Drag" - Anberlin

that song is really good

here are a few that i like:

"I've got Friends" Manchester Orchestra
"Electric Feel" MGMT
"Lark on My Go-Cart" Asher Roth

TexasHSFB

06-09-2009, 12:33 PM

Originally posted by GreenGobbla
"Lark on My Go-Cart" Asher Roth I listened to it, and I'm not into it.

This kid is too "white" to be a rapper.:doh: :eek:

I. B. Watching

06-09-2009, 12:45 PM

I listen to plastic soul.

SintonFan

06-09-2009, 10:10 PM

Originally posted by TexasHSFB
I already know you guys are going to say it's crap...

I only listen to Rap and Rock so...
.
Now THAT THERE is your problem...
Oh Crap!:eek:

SintonFan

06-09-2009, 10:11 PM

Originally posted by TexasHSFB
This kid is too "white" to be a rapper.:doh: :eek:
.
Crap!
:eek: :eek: :D

LH Panther Mom

06-09-2009, 10:14 PM

Originally posted by TexasHSFB
Lol. Ya'll listen to the same crap my parents do. :doh:
So do my kids. :) (They're smart like that. :D )

SintonFan

06-09-2009, 10:17 PM

Originally posted by LH Panther Mom
So do my kids. :) (They're smart like that. :D )
.
My kids like 80's music and modern stuff. I hate it when they ask me, "Who sang this song?" from the 80's.
Too many one hit wonders! Ack Ack!
:D

LH Panther Mom

06-09-2009, 10:19 PM

Originally posted by SintonFan
.
My kids like 80's music and modern stuff. I hate it when they ask me, "Who sang this song?" from the 80's.
Too many one hit wonders! Ack Ack!
:D
That's what mine like....and 70's. The kids are always scamming AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, etc from the cd's.

SintonFan

06-09-2009, 10:20 PM

Originally posted by LH Panther Mom
That's what mine like....and 70's. The kids are always scamming AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, etc from the cd's.
.
Two words!
Awe Some!
:clap: :clap: :D

TexasHSFB

06-10-2009, 07:44 AM

Originally posted by LH Panther Mom
That's what mine like....and 70's. The kids are always scamming AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, etc from the cd's. Your kids pretend to like that when you're around to be nice. :cool:

garciap77

06-10-2009, 07:47 AM

Originally posted by TexasHSFB
Your kids pretend to like that when you're around to be nice. :cool:

http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-fc/noway.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org)

;)

Ranger Mom

06-10-2009, 09:08 AM

Originally posted by TexasHSFB
Your kids pretend to like that when you're around to be nice. :cool:

My kids burn their own CD's with all the classic rock on it...for themselves.

My youngest son found a CD case full of CD's in a parking lot a couple of weeks ago. I was going through the CD's and came across a Foreigner's Greatest Hits CD....he won't let me have it!!:(

pirate4state

06-10-2009, 09:11 AM

waterboy

06-10-2009, 09:12 AM

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
My kids burn their own CD's with all the classic rock on it...for themselves.

My youngest son found a CD case full of CD's in a parking lot a couple of weeks ago. I was going through the CD's and came across a Foreigner's Greatest Hits CD....he won't let me have it!!:(
Do what I do.......download it onto the computer and give it back. You can then burn your own CD. It'll be on your computer from now on if you choose.....just in case the CD gets scratched and/or won't play anymore. Then you can burn it again.:kiss:

Ranger Mom

06-10-2009, 09:14 AM

Originally posted by waterboy
Do what I do.......download it onto the computer and give it back. You can then burn your own CD. It'll be on your computer from now on if you choose.....just in case the CD gets scratched and/or won't play anymore. Then you can burn it again.:kiss:

He said he would.....but he hasn't done it yet!!

Two of the songs are messed up anyway, so I might be better off just buying myself a new one....or illegally downloading one...:eek:

pirate4state

06-10-2009, 09:15 AM

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
He said he would.....but he hasn't done it yet!!

Two of the songs are messed up anyway, so I might be better off just buying myself a new one....or illegally downloading one...:eek:

:eek: :eek: HORRORS!

What's your favorite Foreigner song?

Ranger Mom

06-10-2009, 09:19 AM

Originally posted by pirate4state
:eek: :eek: HORRORS!

What's your favorite Foreigner song?

Probably Jukebox Hero.....I don't know, there are lots that I like!

pirate4state

06-10-2009, 09:20 AM

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
Probably Jukebox Hero.....I don't know, there are lots that I like! I'd have to go with Feels Like the First Time, but you're right there are lots that I like too!

waterboy

06-10-2009, 09:21 AM

"Star Rider" is a good one. It was on their first album. Foreigner's instrumentals are some of the best I've ever heard. I can kinda get lost in their music, or used to.:smoker: :D But to tell the truth, I don't think they ever made a song I didn't like.:)

Ranger Mom

06-10-2009, 09:26 AM

I remember when I was living at home, my mother forbade (wow...it's been a long time since I have used that word) us to listen to "Urgent!"

:eek:

LH Panther Mom

06-10-2009, 06:07 PM

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
I remember when I was living at home, my mother forbade (wow...it's been a long time since I have used that word) us to listen to "Urgent!"

:eek:
If that's not my favorite, it's up there! :)

BreckTxLonghorn

06-10-2009, 06:11 PM

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
I remember when I was living at home, my mother forbade (wow...it's been a long time since I have used that word) us to listen to "Urgent!"

:eek:

That's WHY you call me in the middle of the night

That's a friend's ringtone - it's so awesome.

SintonFan

06-10-2009, 06:16 PM

Originally posted by pirate4state
I'd have to go with Feels Like the First Time, but you're right there are lots that I like too!
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:clap: :clap:
Great song!

Farmersfan

06-10-2009, 06:24 PM

Stranger in my own house.
That was Yesterday.
Girl on the moon.
Long, long way from home.

Cats Fan

06-10-2009, 10:20 PM

did not know anyone else that liked anberlin!

high five to you!!

cameron91

06-10-2009, 11:55 PM

all I need is some good old blues..
ZZ HILL, JOHNNY TAYLOR, marvin cease,bobby blue bland, and sir charles.

I always keep a old school SCREW GREY TAPE.

trojan37

06-11-2009, 12:20 AM

Anybody ever heard of this woman? She can sing.

Susan Tedeschi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88LNk-_Tfr8)

Old Green

06-11-2009, 07:11 AM

Originally posted by trojan37
Anybody ever heard of this woman? She can sing.

Susan Tedeschi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88LNk-_Tfr8) I have a couple of her CD's. She's pretty good.

I like Blues the best and soul music from the 60's to pre-85.

I like 70's rock also.

TexasHSFB

06-11-2009, 11:30 AM

Originally posted by Cats Fan
did not know anyone else that liked anberlin!

high five to you!! Yea, mainly just that one song.

I also like "Pretender" byt the Foo Fighters.

garciap77

06-11-2009, 07:32 PM

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Maroon87

06-11-2009, 07:37 PM

Originally posted by pirate4state
:eek: :eek: HORRORS!

What's your favorite Foreigner song?

Waiting For A Girl Like You....ahhh the "couples skate" at Skateland!:devil:

SintonFan

06-11-2009, 08:47 PM

Originally posted by Maroon87
Waiting For A Girl Like You....ahhh the "couples skate" at Skateland!:devil:
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Yes. That song snagged a lot of us in the early 80's. The are no bad Foreigner Songs imho.
lol
"couples skate at Skateland"! :D
I don't want to say what happened after some of those in the 80's.:eek: :inlove: ;)

garciap77

06-11-2009, 08:50 PM

Originally posted by SintonFan
.
Yes. That song snagged a lot of us in the early 80's. The are no bad Foreigner Songs imho.
lol
"couples skate at Skateland"! :D
I don't want to say what happened after some of those in the 80's.:eek: :inlove: ;)

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TexasHSFB

06-17-2009, 10:17 PM

My whole entire current playlist (Other than the songs at the top of this thread):

Yo Gotti ft. Slim Thug and Lil Keke - "Lean on me"
UGK - "The game been good to me"

Lil Wayne and/or Drake -

1. "Ready for the world"
2. "I told y'all"
3. "Ransom"
4. "Stuntin"
5. "I'm going in"
6. "Fix my hat"
7. "I run this"

Shinedown - Second Chance (This song was playing when I met my dad for the first time (At my grandma's- who I never met- funeral.)) One of the most emotional moments of my life. I will never forget that day or this song. :(

Emerson1

06-20-2009, 09:14 PM

Originally posted by pirate4state
Tool
Tool >>>>>>> Metallica

piratebg

06-20-2009, 09:37 PM

I love all rock.

Nirvana
Foo Fighters
Green Day
Oasis
Deftones
Rage Against the Machine
Tool
A Perfect Circle
Metallica
Slipknot
Killswitch Engage
Queen
The Who
The Beatles
The Eagles
Kansas
Lynyrd Skynyrd
CCR (and that is Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Chevelle
Van Halen
Tom Petty
Blink 182
The Ataris

These are the first one to come to mind. There is much more than this. :D

wimbo_pro

06-20-2009, 11:33 PM

Originally posted by Farmersfan
75% of the music on any "Best Rock & Roll of all time" list will come from the 80's.

The Hair bands and the 70's greats produced their best stuff during this era. The 60's and 70's music was great but it still had a lot of disco and hippy influence. I like Hendricks, Joplin, Dylan and others but they can't touch the icons of the late 70's and the 80's.

Music is such a subjective topic, so I hope I dont step on toes with this comment....but here it goes.

In comparison, the 80's was a great void when it comes to classic rock...a dry period. Not to say a lot of good stuff didnt come from that era (so dont bother listing all the greats who came about in the 80's, I already know them and probably play a lot of their stuff)...but to say 75% is a joke.

As far as musicians go, they will commonly use the terms First Generation Classic Rock (60's-70's) and 2nd Generation Classic Rock (80's - 90's). The greats of the 80's (and yes, there are a few) didnt plow much new territory like the 60's and 70's did. Please spare me the SRV and Van Halen stories...they got their mojo in the 60's and 70's.

On the shoulders of giants do we build.

griff

06-21-2009, 10:38 AM

Agree with you 100%, wimbo. BTW, I had the pleasure of seeing Eddie Money, Lou Gramm (of Foreigner fame), REO Speedwagon, .38 Special, and Styx in the last two weeks. What a treat...what memories...and what a load of great R&R. I'm glad plenty of the old timers are still making the rounds with concert dates so I can see some of the greats I missed in my younger days. One of the benefits of living in the big city.