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I was thinking about how when we listen to a classic rock radio channel or whatever and we hear bands from the 70's. All these bands are pretty much all considered great. I honestly love a lot of classic rock, but there's a couple of bands i'm really not to fond of.

1.Aerosmith- I dunno, I don't mind many of their songs, but I can't listen to more than like 3 in a row.

2.Kiss-I kind of think of them as a gimmick band who really never made any music to gorundbreaking. They spawned things Slipknot, ICP, and GWAR (but I kind of like GWAR for some reason)

3.George Thorogood- I don't really have a good reason not to like him and I understand why people do, but I just don't really like his music.

Posted: Jun 20 2009 11:32 pm

I Smell a flame war.......

*Cough*

Posted: Jun 20 2009 11:38 pm

SpraCoalee wrote:

I Smell a flame war.......

*Cough*

I agree.

Also, outside of some classic tracks, I could never really get into the Rolling Stones...I tried.

Joined: May 13 2009 Location: lowell, ma Posts: 289

Was this a bad idea?

Posted: Jun 20 2009 11:39 pm

blkplaguelmc wrote:

(but I kind of like GWAR for some reason)

Because GWAR kicks ass.
As for the topic itself, I'll say Pink Floyd. Yes, they were vastly influential, but they always bored the hell out of me. And while I wouldn't go as far as to say I dislike them, I don't enjoy KISS as much as I used to. Also, again, while I don't dislike them, I never really enjoyed The Who, The Doors, or the Rolling Stones, certainly not to the degree that I enjoy Rush, Thin Lizzy, Lynyrd Skynyrd, etc.

Posted: Jun 20 2009 11:49 pm

Yes. Cannot stand Yes.

Posted: Jun 20 2009 11:49 pm

enshinkarateman wrote:

blkplaguelmc wrote:

(but I kind of like GWAR for some reason)

Because GWAR kicks ass.
As for the topic itself, I'll say Pink Floyd. Yes, they were vastly influential, but they always bored the hell out of me. And while I wouldn't go as far as to say I dislike them, I don't enjoy KISS as much as I used to. Also, again, while I don't dislike them, I never really enjoyed The Who, The Doors, or the Rolling Stones, certainly not to the degree that I enjoy Rush, Thin Lizzy, Lynyrd Skynyrd, etc.

Haha, I am from Richmond, VA. Home of GWAR.

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The Doors and Aerosmith.

I'll never forgive the latter for a horrendous MTV half-time show which was a desperate attempt to be seen as still "relevant."

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Plenty, but then again I'm very picky when it comes to music.

I can't think of any "classic" bands I like.

Posted: Jun 21 2009 09:06 am

Beatles. Though I respect them for their utmost relevance, I'm not that fond of their music.
I also don't like Genesis, most of the Woodstock generation music (like Janis Joplin and Jefferson Airplane) and KISS.

Posted: Jun 21 2009 09:21 am

Lynyrd Skynyrd. Their music is alright however the local rock station DJs and most of the general populace love that band a little too much. It sound stereotypical, but it's true. Their music was actually pretty good and I liked their style, however I've heard enough Skynyrd for one lifetime. All of their songs have been overplayed so much around here. The sad thing is that the only time that the rock station doesn't play Skynyrd they play AC/DC. They are both good bands, but damn...I can only hear the same bands play the same songs so many times before I get burnt out. The only decent time to listen to classic rock is whenever "Late Nights with Alice Cooper" is on. He plays some decent stuff usually. That's a bit extreme though. They are both good bands, I just don't care for them because they are so overplayed around here.

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While this is not a part of the formal definition of classic rock, I believe that a band must no longer be putting out music before they can be classified as a classic rock band. This doesn't mean that they can't have classic rock songs. Identifying the two separately is important because some bands play for several decades and have music in multiple genres.

Aerosmith has had two albums released this decade with the promise of a third to come. The majority of their albums may be classic, but the band itself is not. I would argue the same is true for the Rolling Stones.

I don't really have a strong distaste for most classic rock though as time goes on and I find myself getting older, the music I used to consider just "hard rock" is now classified as classic.

When Nickelback tunes become classic rock I'll begin to bitch about the genre.

Joined: May 13 2009 Location: lowell, ma Posts: 289

Neutral-bob wrote:

Lynyrd Skynyrd. Their music is alright however the local rock station DJs and most of the general populace love that band a little too much. It sound stereotypical, but it's true. Their music was actually pretty good and I liked their style, however I've heard enough Skynyrd for one lifetime. All of their songs have been overplayed so much around here. The sad thing is that the only time that the rock station doesn't play Skynyrd they play AC/DC. They are both good bands, but damn...I can only hear the same bands play the same songs so many times before I get burnt out. The only decent time to listen to classic rock is whenever "Late Nights with Alice Cooper" is on. He plays some decent stuff usually. That's a bit extreme though. They are both good bands, I just don't care for them because they are so overplayed around here.

I feel the same way about Skynyrd, I like them but they are overplayed. I don't even live in the South either, i'm guessing thats where you live if all they play is Skynyrd and AC/DC. Another one I was thinking of is Jethro Tull. not really to big a fan of that flute.

And GP, don't you dare talk about the apocalypse.

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I always thought "classic rock" was exclusive to the 60's and 70's.

Posted: Jun 21 2009 02:53 pm

Lynyrd Skynyrd, most bluesy Rolling Stones songs, most bluesy Led Zeppelin songs, Bruce Springsteen, some AC/DC, Elvis (not really classic rock, I suppose, but it has to be mentioned), some KISS, cheesy, early Beatles songs, most Hendrix gets old to me after a while due to pentatonic blunt trauma, most of The Who, George Thoroughbad or anything as straight blues as he is, some Motley Crue, Quiet Riot, most Twisted Sister, Def Leppard, some ZZ Top, and that's all I can think of right now.

Posted: Jun 21 2009 03:12 pm

Yes, Aerosmith (outside of "Walk This Way"), Beatles pre- "Sgt. Pepper".

Never got Lynyrd Skynyrd either. I thought they were only liked by rednecks.

Posted: Jun 21 2009 03:18 pm

The Beatles, enough said. I don't even believe they need my respect, when you know....I dislike their music...

Posted: Jun 21 2009 03:30 pm

JRA wrote:

I always thought "classic rock" was exclusive to the 60's and 70's.

To an extent, 80's I believe can be defined as classic rock.

But hell, the classic rock station around me will occasionally play shit like Smashing Pumpkins and Nirvana.

Posted: Jun 21 2009 03:55 pm

Yeah, they play Nirvana and Pearl Jam on the local classic rock station, which pisses me off. And when they play the kinda rarer cuts by bands, they play them over and over.

Remaining on topic, Bruce Springsteen. Fucking hate him. I think it might be the production above all else that makes his potentially alright songs sound hollow. And U2. They can die.

Posted: Jun 21 2009 04:09 pm

I hate U2 as well, it makes me loathe how they're considered "classic".

Posted: Jun 21 2009 04:26 pm

Ba'al wrote:

I hate U2 as well [...].

Agreed. I can't believe I forgot them in my list.

Posted: Jun 21 2009 05:40 pm

Rycona wrote:

Ba'al wrote:

I hate U2 as well [...].

Agreed. I can't believe I forgot them in my list.

True story, they are miserable. Uggh.

Posted: Jun 21 2009 05:47 pm

U2, Rolling Stones, ZZTop, and dear god the pathetic overrated cult of personality that is the Doors.

Posted: Jun 21 2009 06:55 pm

Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Aerosmith.

Posted: Jun 21 2009 07:03 pm

MOGHARR wrote:

Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Aerosmith.

EPIC FAIL. Why not just throw Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath on there too? I'm thinking you just don't like classic rock in general, if you don't like four of its most important acts.

I'll second U2, with a caveat: some of their earlier stuff like "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "Mysterious Ways" are cool.