Classic Rock Request

[metalmmaniac]

Get the Greatest Hits of Journey, Foreigner, and Queen. you will be set for life

 

[Little Duck]

If you're into metal look into Anvil.

Barely anyone knows about them and they used to tour as a headlining band with people like Status Quo, Def Leapoard and the like.

I've never heard them before, what songs would you recommend?

Their most popular song is probably metal on metal.

But I quite like blackwaxed.

 

[SmartIdiot]

I'm disturbed by the minimal mention of LED FUCKING ZEPPELIN!

They're the greatest rock band of all time!!

 

[Rock 'n' Soul]

Before you say anything, yes, I realize not all of this totally qualifies as classic rock.

AC/DC
Aerosmith
Alice Cooper
Allman Brothers
Bad Company
Bachman Turner Overdrive
The Band
The Beatles
Black Sabbath
Blood, Sweat, and Tears
Blue Oyster Cult
Bob Seager
Bon Jovi
Boston
Bruce Hornsby
Canned Heat
Carlos Santana
Chuck Berry
Crazy Horse/Neil Young
Cream
CCR
CSNY
Danzig
David Bowie
David Essex
Don Mclean
Donovan
The Doors
Dr. Hook
The Eagles
Eddie Money
ELO
Elton John
Elvis Costello
Elvis Presley
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Eric Clapton
Foghat
Foreigner
Four Seasons
George Thorogood
Grand Funk Railroad
Grateful Dead
The Guess Who
The Hollies
Humble Pie (check them out) - 30 Days In The Hole, Hot & Nasty are good songs....
Jethro Tull
Jim Croce
Jimi Hendrix
Joe Cocker
John Denver
Johnny Winter
Johnny Lang
Kansas
The Kinks
Kiss
Kool & The Gang
Led Zeppelin
Little Feat
Manfred Mann
Marshall Tucker Band
Nazareth
Neil Young
Norman Greenbaum
Otis Redding
Ozark Mountain Daredevils
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Pink Floyd
The Police
Pure Prairie League
Queen
Rare Earth
Robert Johnson
Robert Palmer
Rolling Stones
Savoy Brown
Slade
The Spencer Davis Group
Steely Dan
T. Rex
Tom Petty
Traffic
The Troggs
The Turtles
Van Morrison
Warren Zevon
The Yardbirds
ZZ Top

But I'm sure somewhere in here you can find some badass jams.

 

[Rock 'n' Soul]

Alright members of the Escapist. I am always on the look out for more music for my iPod. I've done a few requests before for this, and everytime I get a flood of good suggestions. I now come to you for a request of classic rock.

Now, my playlist for classic rock already consists of 70 songs, but I still want more. So please members of the Escapist, point me in the direction of some new material and some new bands that would suit this desire.

Just start torrenting albums like it's your job.

High Voltage - AC/DC is a must have
Skeletons From The Closet- Grateful Dead (You can't go wrong with that one)
Astral Weeks - Van Morrison
Paranoid - Black Sabbath

Oh, and load up on Booker T. And The MG's.

If only you could discover my ipod... I've got about 5000 songs for you to choose from.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

I bet most of you don't know Emmerson, Lake and Palmer (ELP). They are kind of like Pink Floyd in a way.

Fanfare for the Common man is one of my favourite tracks ever.

Dark Side of the Moon, The Eagles "Journey of The Sorceror", Sergeant Peppers (Where it all began, allegedly), Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Moody Blues, Cream, Van \o/ Halen, Journey, Yahtzee's fave - The Kinks, Queen, Creedence Clearwater Revival...

That should fill the 'pod.

And now you have left me no choice but to ask which GnR songs your talking about, if don't say November Rain then you fail miserably as a human being.

Sorry man, November Rain was a suckfest.

 

[Liam1390]

Gimme Shelter by the rolling stones. Anything off their High Tide and Green Grass album is good. Can't go wrong with Neil Young, Tom Petty or Crosby, Stills and Nash. Obviously listen to more Led Zeppelin. CCR, Lynyrd Skynyrd, AC/DC, Alice Cooper, Allman Brothers, Aerosmith, The Who, The Doors, The Black Crowes, and George Thorogood are all good artists. Use Pandora Radio to find songs and artists that you like.

 

[Toaster Hunter]

Rolling Stones
Eagles (as well as solo work, Joe Walsh is a guitar god)
Led Zeppelin
Aerosmith
Jimi Hendrix
CSNY
Tom Petty

 

[Sexual Harassment Panda]

Buddy Guy is a stone cold badass.

 

[Yumi_and_Erea]

Doctor Teeth And The Electric Mayhem.
The Blues Brothers.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
Santana.
ZZ Top.
The Ramones.
Ozzy Osbourne.
Jeff Buckley.
Van Halen.
Oasis.
Radiohead.
Cream.
Alice Cooper.
Aerosmith.
Guns N' Roses.

 

[Ganthrinor]

Animals
Beach Boys
The Beatles
BeeGees
Billy Joel
Black Sabbath
Blondie
The Cars
Cream
Credence Clearwater Revival
Danzig
Deep Purple
Dick Dale And His Deltones
Don Maclean
The Doors
The Eagles
Eric Clapton
George Thoroughgood
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Buffett
Joe Walsh
John Cougar Mellencamp
Jonh Hiatt
Kool And The Gang
Led Zeppelin
Little Feat
The Lively Ones
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
Pink Floyd
Pixies
Procol Harum
Queen
The Rolling Stones
Ronny & The Daytonas
Steppenwolf
Steve Miller Band
Stevie Nicks
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Sting
Tom Petty
Twisted Sister
U2
UB40
Warren Zevon
The Who


There's also some more recent bands that have a classic sound to them, such as Wolfmother (The Joker and The Thief) and Airbourne (Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast).

 

[Vet2501]

Whiskey in the the Jar - Thin Lizzy
Ace of Spades - Motorhead
Damage Case - Motorhead
School's Out - Alice Cooper
Welcome to my Nightmare - Alice Cooper
Poison - Alice Cooper
It's Electric - Diamond Head
Am I Evil? - Diamond Head
747 (Strangers in the Night) - Saxon
Wheels of Steel - Saxon
Here I Go Again - White Snake

Pretty much anything by Iron Maiden!

And if you want a bit of a laugh try "So What" by Anti-Nowhere League

 

[Rock 'n' Soul]

Buddy Guy is a stone cold badass.

Your fucking right he is. I saw him in concert with B.B. King back in February, and there is no doubt that that concert will never be topped.

 

[Sexual Harassment Panda]

You saw him and BB?...that's a cream dream. You lucky son of a gun.

 

[countrysteaksauce]

It's better to recommend actual songs than a whole list of bands
Anyway, Here's some of Black Sabbath's that aren't the usual War Pigs, Paranoid and Ironman:
N.I.B.
Supernaut
Heaven and Hell
Into the Void
The Wizard
Symptom of the Universe
Electric Funeral
Faeries Wear Boots
Wicked World
Spiral Architect
After All (The Dead)
Zero the Hero
Hard Road
Snowblind
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Sweet Leaf
Tomorrow's Dream
Evil Woman

 

[scotth266]

Grand Funk Railroad
Foghat

What else would you need?

 

[AndyVale]

Thank you for spelling AC*LIGHTENING BOLT*DC correctly

They've never pretended to be musically excellent, they just play dirty blues and have done for years. No cover ups, it's just what they do and even if it is simple it still sounds good!

Reminds me of the chats I used to have with music students who'd try say that so&so was bad and we should all listen to this&that. To which I pointed out that most people don't care about treble clefs, parallel fifths and chord progression, they just want something that sounds nice and keeps them entertained between birth and death.

Well i do care about Treble Clefs and Parallel Fifths and chord progression since i play guitar and i want to teach it lol.

Fair enough. But MOST people don't and never will. A lot of music students and lovers (sometimes myself included) forget that for most people music is just a bit of fun. No amount of showing them it's only 2 chords, 12 bars or a Beatles rip-off will change that. If they like it, they like it. Crazy and outlandish as that may sound

 

[Nazulu]

Get some Cold Chisel!

And i'm assuming you're fully stocked on GnR and ACDC.

Not really fully stocked. I have 4 from ACDC, Thunderstruck, Highway to Hell, Hells Bells, and TNT, and GnR I have 4 also, Sweet Child of Mine, Paradise City, Welcome to the Jungle, and Knockin' On Heaven's Door. Also saw GnR in concert a few years back.

OMG your missing out on so much! You need to get some more.

AC/DC - Back in Black, It's a Long Way to the Top, Whole Lotta Rosie, You Shook Me All Night Long and For Those About to Rock.

Guns N' Roses - November Rain (their most famous song), Civil War, Estranged, Mr. Brownstone, Coma and My Michelle.

You can have the fun of finding the rest yourself.

Hes not missing out. GnR isn't that good an neither is AC/DC at least form a musical point of view.

Well thats your incredably poor opinion. Last I checked, they both kicked the crap out of Journey.

Journey is a .....joke. All Classic rock lovers have 1-2 Journey songs lol. But GnR and AC(lightning Bolt)DC Were huge but when you pay attention to the music itself its not that good. And i stick by saying GnR only have 4 songs worth listening to.

Sorry, I just never understood Journey, their songs are just so weak. ACaDaCa at least wrote some great riffs and pop songs. Also I know they wrote great songs, shit loads better compared to crap bands these days so don't tell me they aren't.

And now you have left me no choice but to ask which GnR songs your talking about, if don't say November Rain then you fail miserably as a human being.

thats one. Sweet Child Of mine paradise City and there was another but don't remember it lol. Not Knocking on heavens door. They ruined that for me. Also i have 2 Journey Songs lol. Hold on to that feeling or whatever it is and Wheel in the sky....Got that off a Sound Track though lol.

Yeah I prefer the original Knocking on Heavens Door a lot more and maybe your last choice was Estranged or Civil War I reckon.

I'm curious, which band/bands is/are your favourite?