Classic Rock (Phil Collins lives, run for the hills)

blueparrot said:
Probably not, but then I’m not 16 anymore where everything is fresh and new, maybe for young people those bands do,and the newer bands show their influences which are my influences.
There is also a question a obout emotional attachments to a band or album, even a bands members, when we were young, no internet, you tube itunes, we’d get the bus to get album read the cover on the way home play it over and over, meet friends to talk get tickets go to gigs. We ‘d know the running order lyrics, have stories attached to certain songs and albums they would become part of who we were as people.
Now I’m 58 and enjoying discovering and listening to new music, but no I don’t have that attachment and excitement that I had scouring Sounds and vinyl racks taking a punt on bands based on the cover to discover great new music.
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Nicely put.
There is so much brilliant original stuff from the 60s, 70s that I do return to the music of my youth by choice. Occasionally I find something new that I quite like but to be honest it’s the exception.
 
OB1 said:
That's a good summing up of where my head is at and newer bands do count in my mind as exponents of music that fits the style; they wouldn't if we were looking for an US Classic Rock station playlist but that wasn't the purpose of starting this thread. It's meant to be a broad church and is more about somewhere for like minded individuals to discuss a shared love of music without, hopefully, the dismissive intrusions of NME readers and Elvis Costello fans (look up the David Lee Roth quote). This one is for Sounds readers ;-)

I've got an A-Z (ok no X) of 50 acts that I especially like and count as Classic Rock. I can also produce one of several hundred but wondered if to do that a letter at a time to maybe stimulate debates. Anyway, here's a bunch of my favourites:

ac/dc
aerosmith
angel
beck, jeff
black sabbath
blue oyster cult
boston
bowie, david
cheap trick
cooper, alice
deep purple
drive by truckers
elp
fleetwood mac
genesis
heart
idol, billy
jethro tull
journey
judas priest
kid rock
kiss
led zeppelin
lynyrd skynyrd
mellencamp, john
motley crue
mott the hoople
nugent, ted
osbourne, ozzy
petty, tom & the heartbreakers
pink floyd
queen
rainbow
reo speedwagon
rolling stones
roth, david lee

rush
springsteen, bruce
starcastle
starz
steely dan
styx
supertramp
thin lizzy
ufo
van halen
walsh, joe
who, the
yes
zon
zz top
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Nice list there. I only really got into music at age 17 and the stuff I listened to for most of the first few years was Bon Jovi, ZZ Top, Europe, Boston, Journey etc.

However, I quickly got into Heartland/Americana and this is what I mostly listen to these days. I love Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen (my #1 all-time artist) but my #1 undisputed all-time favourite album is by a guy also in your list: John Mellencamp. The Lonesome Jubilee is such a towering combination of songwriting, performance, lyrics, arrangement and overall, choice of instrumentation, that I can't see it ever shifting from that spot.
 
blueparrot said:
Probably not, but then I’m not 16 anymore where everything is fresh and new, maybe for young people those bands do,and the newer bands show their influences which are my influences.
There is also a question a obout emotional attachments to a band or album, even a bands members, when we were young, no internet, you tube itunes, we’d get the bus to get album read the cover on the way home play it over and over, meet friends to talk get tickets go to gigs. We ‘d know the running order lyrics, have stories attached to certain songs and albums they would become part of who we were as people.
Now I’m 58 and enjoying discovering and listening to new music, but no I don’t have that attachment and excitement that I had scouring Sounds and vinyl racks taking a punt on bands based on the cover to discover great new music.
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That’s me to a tee.
 
RobMCFC said:
Nice list there. I only really got into music at age 17 and the stuff I listened to for most of the first few years was Bon Jovi, ZZ Top, Europe, Boston, Journey etc.

However, I quickly got into Heartland/Americana and this is what I mostly listen to these days. I love Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen (my #1 all-time artist) but my #1 undisputed all-time favourite album is by a guy also in your list: John Mellencamp. The Lonesome Jubilee is such a towering combination of songwriting, performance, lyrics, arrangement and overall, choice of instrumentation, that I can't see it ever shifting from that spot.
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Gotta be one of my top albums too,big fan of John Mellencamp one part of my holy trinity of Bruce Springsteen and Steve Earle
 
Bill Walker said:
Hi mate Yes I was aware but to me Yes aren't Yes anymore sadly.
Tribute band.
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In name they are but I can only agree with you.
When they drafted in Benoit David and Oliver Wakeman I was still on board. I did not like the way they were ousted at all.
Oliver recently released four tracks from the sessions prior to Fly from here and “To the Moment” was good.
The name should have been retired after Squires passing. I will still buy the new album but as you say they do feel like a band doing an impersonation of Yes.
 
RobMCFC said:
Nice list there. I only really got into music at age 17 and the stuff I listened to for most of the first few years was Bon Jovi, ZZ Top, Europe, Boston, Journey etc.

However, I quickly got into Heartland/Americana and this is what I mostly listen to these days. I love Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen (my #1 all-time artist) but my #1 undisputed all-time favourite album is by a guy also in your list: John Mellencamp. The Lonesome Jubilee is such a towering combination of songwriting, performance, lyrics, arrangement and overall, choice of instrumentation, that I can't see it ever shifting from that spot.
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I really like Bruce. I actually like his Americana stuff better than some of his louder stuff. Far prefer The Ghost of Tom Joab and Nebraska to Born in the USA. I haven’t listened to much of John Mellencamp but will certainly try the album you mention. Thanks for the recommendation.
 
OB1 said:
I am now almost exactly a 50 years of being a music fan, so it's a very different game now but old and new I am still discovering music. Nothing has quite the same impact as for instance putting on the headphones on Xmas day and hearing Rush for the first time by playing an import copy of All The World's A Stage and the following it up with One More From The Road. Or seeing black and white film of women dancing on OGWT as Trampled Underfoot plays and going: I had better listen to this Led Zep mob and then buying Physical Graffiti and hearing Kashmir etc. Hearing Bohemian Rhapsody for the first time.

New bands have no hope of doing that but some of them are making great music. Among the new guys, I'd pick Dream Theater, Drive-by-Truckers and Kid Rock (you may laugh at the latter but he is one talented clever boy).
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OB1 said:
I am now almost exactly a 50 years of being a music fan, so it's a very different game now but old and new I am still discovering music. Nothing has quite the same impact as for instance putting on the headphones on Xmas day and hearing Rush for the first time by playing an import copy of All The World's A Stage and the following it up with One More From The Road. Or seeing black and white film of women dancing on OGWT as Trampled Underfoot plays and going: I had better listen to this Led Zep mob and then buying Physical Graffiti and hearing Kashmir etc. Hearing Bohemian Rhapsody for the first time.

New bands have no hope of doing that but some of them are making great music. Among the new guys, I'd pick Dream Theater, Drive-by-Truckers and Kid Rock (you may laugh at the latter but he is one talented clever boy).
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I’ve seen Drive by Truckers several times, Kid Rock has been in the crowd for several of the shows (he lives up the road). You might like Tedeschi Trucks too, similar vein of music
 
Saddleworth2 said:
I really like Bruce. I actually like his Americana stuff better than some of his louder stuff. Far prefer The Ghost of Tom Joab and Nebraska to Born in the USA. I haven’t listened to much of John Mellencamp but will certainly try the album you mention. Thanks for the recommendation.
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It's a pleasure to recommend The Lonesome Jubilee to anybody. Enjoy.

I like the Bruce albums you mention, but despite my love of all things acoustic, my favourite albums of his are Darkness on the Edge of Town and Born In The USA.
 
RobMCFC said:
It's a pleasure to recommend The Lonesome Jubilee to anybody. Enjoy.

I like the Bruce albums you mention, but despite my love of all things acoustic, my favourite albums of his are Darkness on the Edge of Town and Born In The USA.
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With you on the first, not so much the second. I liked his first couple of albums very much. His latter stuff is excellent too. Have listened to just about everything he has ever done and still prefer the more introspective work.
I see he is back to doing his Broadway shows this year.
 
blueparrot said:
Forgot Drive by Truckers, some excellent albums, Dream Theater are new to me, but been catching up with them and some great albums. Only heard bits of Kid Rock and like what I’ve heard, but some of his political comments put him in the Nugent Trump camp, which is off putting, but can only judge them on their music really. Although I like Spocks Beard, and Neil Morse in Flying Colours and Transatlantic but get put off listening to his solo stuff because of its very Christian slant. Which is a bit odd as I’m happy to listen to lyrics about wizards and elves ,or aliens and beings from other worlds hello Ronnie James Dio, but not Jesus and god. It always,steered me away from Stryper too who were also otherwise a decent band, still are apparemtly. Hard to explain.
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I know what you mean about Morse. I quite like Spock's Beard but only have a bit of their stuff. Last year I bought a triple cd of covers by Morse / Portnoy / George, which I thought was really good so I decided to try a couple of Morse's solo albums and didn't focus on the lyrics although you can't completely ignore them. Not played them much but there's som good music on there: he is undoubtedly talented as well as prolific.

Never listened to Transatlantic; do have one Flying Colours album - thought it was OK but no more.

Not got everything by Dream Theater and lost interest when Portnoy left but will no doubt buy again at some point. Enjoyed them live when I saw them.
 
OB1 said:
I know what you mean about Morse. I quite like Spock's Beard but only have a bit of their stuff. Last year I bought a triple cd of covers by Morse / Portnoy / George, which I thought was really good so I decided to try a couple of Morse's solo albums and didn't focus on the lyrics although you can't completely ignore them. Not played them much but there's som good music on there: he is undoubtedly talented as well as prolific.

Never listened to Transatlantic; do have one Flying Colours album - thought it was OK but no more.

Not got everything by Dream Theater and lost interest when Portnoy left but will no doubt buy again at some point. Enjoyed them live when I saw them..
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Patchy after Portnoy left, the Astonishing is awful,Dramatic turn of events, just okay but the self titled Dream Theater and Distance over time are both good albums.
Of all the Portnoy and Morse collaborations think the Transatlantic albums are the best, I’d try Kaleidoscope or Bridge across forever if you are giving them a try.
 
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RobMCFC said:
It's a pleasure to recommend The Lonesome Jubilee to anybody. Enjoy.

I like the Bruce albums you mention, but despite my love of all things acoustic, my favourite albums of his are Darkness on the Edge of Town and Born In The USA.
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I like all Springsteens albums but for the first four are the best, I’d recommend
John Mellecamps Scarecrow and Big Daddy albums after Lonesome Jubilee,
ive seen him live quite a few times, the last time was at the Apollo.
imho the best singer songwriter now is Jason Isbell
 
Saddleworth2 said:
I really like Bruce. I actually like his Americana stuff better than some of his louder stuff. Far prefer The Ghost of Tom Joab and Nebraska to Born in the USA. I haven’t listened to much of John Mellencamp but will certainly try the album you mention. Thanks for the recommendation.
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I saw Springsteen perform Ghost of Tom Joad at the Apollo, brilliant show,
if you’ve not already listened to Jason Isbell you’ll like him
 
OB1 said:
Hillage counts - I bought Moitvation Radio recently.
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"Hello Dawn" reminds me of the day my son was born.

I was in the hospital and I'd woke up in a chair and my heavily pregnant wife was asleep. I looked outside at this glorious dawn and realised that day my life would change forever. For some reason the lyrics from that song came to mind and wverytine I hear it, it takes me back to that room in the hospital!

I love Rainbow Done Musick by Steve Hillage. It's not what I'd call classic rock but shows how much musicians of that era could experiment and adapt. Didn't Hillage end up making dance music with System 7 in the 90s?

Great musician and reading the album name brought back great memories!
 
FogBlueInSanFran said:
Not your fault mate, you gave yourself an impossible task.

You do have Joe Walsh but no Eagles though :)
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I know but it was a quick A-Z of some of my favourite CR acts not a pure top 50 favourites :-)

The Eagles are much loved in my household. We should have been seeing them live at Wembley Stadium at the end of this month but they have cancelled. Hoping they will do an arena tour here next year instead.
 
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