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Post by NORTHCOAST on Aug 25, 2004 20:50:05 GMT -5
Ok, need your recommendations, please. I want to start picking up at the library some "classic" rock albums of the 70s & 80s. Which ones would you recommend and why? Also, if you can mention any current bands that you think have been influenced by the classic rock band. Thanks!
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Post by m0rph3us on Aug 25, 2004 21:11:38 GMT -5
Led Zeppelin IV is a good one to start with (since it was 1971). Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy is also a classic. Led Zep have influenced so many bands, rock and alternative, its not funny.
Black Sabbath - Paranoid. Sabbath are often credited as being the forefathers of modern metal.
The Who - Who's Next. Again from the early 1970's, the Who were a big influence on a lot of 1990's bands such as Pearl Jam, and Smashing Pumpkins. They were also one of the first bands to really effectively start using synthesisers in their music which had a big impact.
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Post by thedualityofman on Aug 25, 2004 22:10:23 GMT -5
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of the Moon, The Wall, Wish You Were Here
About any Jimi Hendrix that you can get your hands on.
Same goes for AC/DC.
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Post by mst3k on Aug 25, 2004 22:13:57 GMT -5
Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight
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Post by strong4PMB! on Aug 25, 2004 23:17:22 GMT -5
Carly Hennessy's Ultimate High is very 80's rock.
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Post by Matt4319 on Aug 26, 2004 0:01:39 GMT -5
One that comes to mind immediately is Aerosmith - Toys In the Attic.
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Post by Ragin on Aug 26, 2004 7:48:52 GMT -5
Led Zeppelin IV is a good one to start with (since it was 1971). Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy is also a classic. Led Zep have influenced so many bands, rock and alternative, its not funny. Black Sabbath - Paranoid. Sabbath are often credited as being the forefathers of modern metal. The Who - Who's Next. Again from the early 1970's, the Who were a big influence on a lot of 1990's bands such as Pearl Jam, and Smashing Pumpkins. They were also one of the first bands to really effectively start using synthesisers in their music which had a big impact. I agree with these. This is the place to start. I'd like to recommend a Rolling Stones album, but they never were to great at putting together a great album, they are more of a singles band. Other bands you might want to check out: Blackfoot Deep Purple Steppenwolf Greatest hits would suffice on those three if you can find them just to figure out if you like them.
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Post by thedualityofman on Aug 26, 2004 19:11:36 GMT -5
I'd also say old Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, and I'm surprised no one's said Alice Cooper yet.
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Post by reception on Aug 26, 2004 20:50:55 GMT -5
Doobie Brothers, The Cars, Journey, Foreigner.
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Post by jimmy74747 on Aug 26, 2004 21:54:11 GMT -5
Boston - "Boston" AC/DC - "Back In Black" Van Halen - "Van Halen"
For the poppietgroups like Journey, Foreigner & Styx, I'd check out their greatest hits CD's.
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Aug 27, 2004 5:56:34 GMT -5
CCR's Greatest Hits!
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Post by stevie nice on Aug 27, 2004 11:03:46 GMT -5
Billy Squier - Don't Say No Foreigner - 4 Bruce Springsteen - The River AC / DC - Back In Black Dire Straits - Making Movies or Brothers In Arms Journey - Escape Styx - The Grand Illusion Pretenders - Pretenders Genesis - Abacab Boston - Boston Ramones - Rocket To Russia Elvis Costello - This Years Model Bob Seger - Night Moves Joe Jackson - Look Sharp! Steely Dan - Aja Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks... Jackson Browne - Ruinning On Empty Devo - Are We Not Men? We Are Devo
I would also recommend the FM soundtrack, which has a great collection of late 70s AOR on it, and I'm currently waiting for it from Amazon. But... buyer beware, IIRC, on the vinyl release, several of the tracks were singles edits -More Than A Feeling- by Boston, for instance, and that's not healthy for AOR which is album tracks. Tho it has the full 8 minute version of Joe Walsh's classic, "Life's Been Good" and thats a good thing, as is the sax intrumental version of the theme song performed by Steely Dan.
Lots of these artists have nice greatest hits comps, as was already mentioned, much as I loved Steely Dan, pretty much each one of their releases has several great tracks that are classic rock staples, so you may wanna pick up one of their GHs to see if they're your thing. same with Bob Seger for that matter or Jackson Browne.
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Post by Miguelín on Aug 27, 2004 13:13:25 GMT -5
The Clash - London Calling Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The moon R.E.M. - Document Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising The Eagles - Hotel California Scorpions - Love at First Sting Led Zeppelin - IV Metallica - Ride the Lightning Def Lepperd - Hysteria
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Post by Ragin on Aug 27, 2004 13:22:08 GMT -5
I just now saw the and 80's part. If we are going into the 80's I also recommend
AC/DC Back in Black AC/DC Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (better than BiB in my opinion) AC/DC Highway to Hell
Def Leppard Pyromania Def Leppard High N Dry Def Leppard Hysteria
Aerosmith Permanent Vacation Aerosmith Pump
Rolling Stones Tattoo You
Henry Lee Summer-self titled
to name a few
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Post by NORTHCOAST on Oct 24, 2004 19:57:24 GMT -5
I just picked up Houses of the Holy by Led Zeppelin at my library. As I read the song names I didn't think I knew any of the songs on the CD. But I recognize three of them - "Over the Hills and Far Away", "D'yer Mak'er" and "The Ocean". I seem to recognize the guitar riff of The Ocean more than the actual vocal. I'm assuming the first two were singles that I must have heard on the radio as a kid. They throw you off because the song titles are not in the song lyrics. I guess I'm kind of surprised at how tame the album is. Almost orchestral at times. Led Zeppelin has such a rep of being rockers that I expected more heavy metal. I'll try to get Led Zeppelin IV next.
Thanks for all your advice on albums. Gonna look for AC/DC and Def Leppard next. I'm pretty familiar with The Who and Boston. Very familiar with the singles of a lot of these bands, but it is interesting to hear them all in the context of a whole album.
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Post by j on Oct 25, 2004 8:36:22 GMT -5
Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell!!!!!
(I really do love this album).
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Post by jaxxalude on Oct 25, 2004 16:22:19 GMT -5
I'd like to recommend a Rolling Stones album, but they never were to great at putting together a great album, they are more of a singles band. ??? ??? ??? "Sticky Fingers"? "Exile On Main Street"? "Some Girls"? And these are just the 70s albums. Are you sure you listened to the same Rolling Stones anyone did? ;) I wouldn't even recommend a Greatest Hits album for such a footnote band like that. ;)
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Post by jaxxalude on Oct 25, 2004 16:27:18 GMT -5
Well, when we think of "classic rock", we usually think of the days of Album Rock Radio. So for a sort of guide to it, I would recommend a visit to this page: LinkGood luck. :) Link shortened.
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Post by Ragin on Oct 25, 2004 17:34:17 GMT -5
??? ??? ??? "Sticky Fingers"? "Exile On Main Street"? "Some Girls"? And these are just the 70s albums. Are you sure you listened to the same Rolling Stones anyone did? ;) Apparently not. I have all those albums and I don't consider ANY of them to be a great complete album, to me, lots of filler. Actually to be fair, Sticky Fingers was pretty good, and when I responded there, I didn't see the 80's part, Tattoo You is a GREAT album.
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Post by NORTHCOAST on Oct 25, 2004 19:57:01 GMT -5
I took the Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street out of the library a few months back because Rolling Stone Mag. had it as #7 on the Top 500 album list. It really surprised me how much it sounded like very early rock n roll. I really did not like it. Too bluesy or something. It sounded like it had been made in the early 60s, not 1972. I plan on taking out the other Rolling Stone albums as I find them in the library.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2004 20:01:26 GMT -5
I think "Sticky Fingers" is probably my favorite Rolling Stones album.
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Post by NORTHCOAST on Nov 11, 2004 18:36:16 GMT -5
Just picked up AC/DC's Back in Black at the library. Love the rock, but the vocal is pretty irritating after a while. So high pitched! LOL! I noticed the same thing with the Led Zepellin album. Anyone know any history on this band? I know they were just inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame within the last few years. Didn't they have a lead singer change along the way?
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Post by Ragin on Nov 12, 2004 11:51:29 GMT -5
Just picked up AC/DC's Back in Black at the library. Love the rock, but the vocal is pretty irritating after a while. So high pitched! LOL! I noticed the same thing with the Led Zepellin album. Anyone know any history on this band? I know they were just inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame within the last few years. Didn't they have a lead singer change along the way? Robert Plant has always been the lead singer of Led Zeppelin. They broke up in 1980 following the death of drummer John Bonham. Robert Plant went on to a mediocre at best solo career, Jimmy Page (lead guitarist and founder of the group) struggled to find collaborations that worked doing albums with Robert Plant twice, David Coverdale (lead singer of Whitesnake), the Black Crowes (really was just a one off kind of thing from the get go) all in the 90's. Bassist John Paul Jones recently did some solo work. As a group, they got most of their inspiration from drug induced stupors, but had a clearly unique sound, that along with their musicianship and outstanding live presence in concert, led to them to being the "Nirvana" of their generation, although with a lot more music in their catalog. They are often credited with starting heavy metal. As to AC/DC I highly recommend Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. Back In Black got all the press and has sold 20 million albums, but in my opinion there are really only a few good songs on it. The huge staying power of Back in Black and You Shook Me All Night Long, is largely responsible for the album's success. I'll take a Bon Scott album over a Brian Johnson album any day. Highway to Hell is another great album. Overall, though, AC/DC is not a great album band. The only other good album from them top to bottom in my opinion is Razor's Edge. I'm still recommending The Who and Black Sabbath by the way.
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Post by NORTHCOAST on Nov 12, 2004 12:09:02 GMT -5
Thanks Ragin. You rock! ;) Always appreciate your feedback. I pick up albums as I find them at my local library. I definitely want to try out The Who, Black Sabbath, Def Leppard, Aerosmith. Even Frank Zappa. I also want to check out Elvis Costello & Tom Petty too. So much music, so little time! Ain't it great!
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Post by ƒony (Les taches faibles™) on Nov 12, 2004 13:40:40 GMT -5
Led Zeppelin "Physical Grafitti" Love "Forever Changes" The Band "The Band"
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Post by Miguelín on Nov 12, 2004 14:17:29 GMT -5
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Post by ƒony (Les taches faibles™) on Nov 18, 2004 16:58:20 GMT -5
Yeah I know.
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Post by singingsparrow on Nov 18, 2004 17:38:54 GMT -5
I'd recommend the following.
(Anything Led Zeppelin) Beatles: "White Album" Beatles: "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club" Beatles: "Revolver" Bob Dylan: "Blood On The Tracks" Pink Floyd: "Wish You Were Here" Grateful Dead: "American Beauty" Grateful Dead: "Anthem Of The Sun" The Doors: "Strange Days" Jimi Hendrix Experience: "Are You Experienced?" Jefferson Airplane: "Surrealistic Pillow" Jefferson Airplane: "Crown of Creation" Joni Mitchell: "Blue" U2: "The Joshua Tree" B-52's "The B-52's"
Sincerely, Noah Eaton
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Post by irock on Dec 4, 2004 22:16:29 GMT -5
Jimi Hendrix Experience: "Are You Experienced?" Jefferson Airplane: "Surrealistic Pillow" I agree with many of your picks but especially these. I disagree with the poster who said that the Rolling Stones were always a singles-oriented band. They were very much album-oriented in the early days. Check out 'Beggar's Banquet' or 'Let It Bleed' for excellent examples. Fleetwood Mac is another 60s group who's music had a strong influence on heavy metal. Peter Green was the leader of the band at that time; I'd highly recommend that you get some of this early material if you want to fully appreciate the better-known rock of the 70s and 80s. Look especially for the tracks Oh, Well and The Green Manalishi.
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Post by Ragin on Dec 5, 2004 6:41:55 GMT -5
I agree with many of your picks but especially these. I disagree with the poster who said that the Rolling Stones were always a singles-oriented band. They were very much album-oriented in the early days. Check out 'Beggar's Banquet' or 'Let It Bleed' for excellent examples. Fleetwood Mac is another 60s group who's music had a strong influence on heavy metal. Peter Green was the leader of the band at that time; I'd highly recommend that you get some of this early material if you want to fully appreciate the better-known rock of the 70s and 80s. Look especially for the tracks Oh, Well and The Green Manalishi. I would say I stand corrected in the fact that both those Rolling Stones albums, are excellent albums. However, those two are quite the exception. The Rolling Stones have probably more overlap and cutesy little collections than any other band, and these always focus on the singles. EVen if you add in Sticky Fingers and Tattoo You, you are talking four albums from a band that's been around for 40 years! Having said that you have to think about what the music industry was like when they started. Every band focused on the singles back then, even the Beatles. Both the Rolling Stones and the Beatles focused more on the complete album in the late 60's, but the Rolling Stones must not have been too comfortable with it, either that or they just didn't have enough good material after that, I don't know.
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