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The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on November 20, 2010, 09:55:42 AM
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I have here, in my hand, a list.
These are, in my opinion, the iconic bands of modern Rock 'n Roll. This isn't an estimation of talent. Admittedly, some of the bands are rather lacking in talent but they speak to the overall sound of rock 'n roll. The genre was not only built by them but it would have been diminished by their absence.
The Eagles
George Thoroughgood and the Destroyers
Joan Jett
Metallica
The Doors
Led Zepplin
Pink Floyd
AC/DC
Van Halen
Janis Joplin
Who else belongs here?
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Lynnard Synnard (sp?)
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Lynnard Synnard (sp?)
Yes
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The Who, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd.
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Chicago....
Yes.....
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All the above +
Queen, Steve Miller band, Black Sabbath, Cheap Trick, White Snake
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Um,
(http://musically.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Kiss_21.jpg)
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Um,
(http://musically.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Kiss_21.jpg)
The strange thing is, my local classic rock station rarely plays any Kiss.
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All the above +
Queen, Steve Miller band, Black Sabbath, Cheap Trick, White Snake
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Deep Purple. Judas Priest. Iron Maiden. Rush. Jethro Tull.
For newer groups, I might throw in Megadeth and Pantera.
It was hard to come up with any others, as you guys all did a fine job.
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For newer groups, I might throw in Megadeth and Pantera.
How old are you?
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ELO, Bowie (two of my major 70's influences)
And while we're at it...The Beatles.
They started it all. All of the bands mentioned above thanked The Beatles for their success. NONE of them would exist without THE BEATLES!
Revolver and Rubber Soul were the first breakthrough. Then came Sgt. Pepper which turned the entire music industry upside down.
It IS the GREATEST Rock album of all time!
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The strange thing is, my local classic rock station rarely plays any Kiss.
I know, but, they do fit all your criteria:
iconic bands of modern Rock 'n Roll. This isn't an estimation of talent. Admittedly, some of the bands are rather lacking in talent but they speak to the overall sound of rock 'n roll. The genre was not only built by them but it would have been diminished by their absence.
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Jimi Hendrix. Charlie Daniels, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet band. Springsteen and whatever his band was called. Dr. Hook and the Medicine show. Jefferson Airplane/Starship. Moody Blues. Ray Stevens, Guns and Roses, John Cougar Mellencamp.
Just to name a few. :cheersmate:
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Aerosmith.. Ted Nugent Poison Motley Crue Quite Riot Guns and Roses AC DC Ratt Def Leppard Bullet Boys Tesla
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Aerosmith..
Forgot them! :naughty: [youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgyQugqoscY&feature=related[/youtube]
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CCR
The Beach Boys
Moody Blues
Van Halen
Black Sabbath
ZZ Top
Chuck Barry
Buddy Holly
The Police
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Blue Oyster Cult
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Cars
Roxette
The Go Go's
Duran Duran
The Eurythmics
Heart
Fleetwood Mac
CCR
Bon Jovi
Kool and the Gang
The Motels
Blondie
Supertramp
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
I cheated and looked through some of my CD collection. :-)
Plus, agree with everyone else's lists
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How old are you?
42. Is that bad or is that good? :naughty:
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Blue Oyster Cult
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Cars
Roxette
The Go Go's
Duran Duran
The Eurythmics
Heart
Fleetwood Mac
CCR
Bon Jovi
Kool and the Gang
The Motels
Blondie
Supertramp
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Some thesedon't iconic.
They're enjoyable and many of them are talented but they don't strike me as iconic. They're more products of the icons.
Roxette?
:hammer:
You know Megadeth and Pantera have been around since the 80's, right?
42. Is that bad or is that good? :naughty:
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You know Megadeth and Pantera have been around since the 80's, right?
42. Is that bad or is that good?
As I graduated from HS with most of Pantera, I like to think of them as "not old." I saw them perform in a garage. Can I cling to that little bit of youth?
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Blue Oyster Cult
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Cars
Roxette
The Go Go's
Duran Duran
The Eurythmics
Heart
Fleetwood Mac
CCR
Bon Jovi
Kool and the Gang
The Motels
Blondie
Supertramp
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
I cheated and looked through some of my CD collection. :-)
Plus, agree with everyone else's lists
I forgot Heart . Saw them in concert
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Frack!
Grand Funk Railroad!
14 gold (500,000 sold) and 10 platinum (1million+ sold) albums! The critics hated them, they SOLD OUT Shea Stadium in less than one day - The Beatles sold our Shea in over one week!
WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND!
Deep Purple
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer - like Pink Floyd, possessed a very distinct iconic individual sound.
Steppenwolf, seriously? Take a listen:
Get your motor runnin'
Head out on the highway
Lookin' for adventure
And whatever comes our way
Yeah Darlin' go make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once
And explode into space
I like smoke and lightning
Heavy metal thunder
Racin' with the wind
And the feelin' that I'm under
Yeah Darlin' go make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once
And explode into space
Like a true nature's child
We were born, born to be wild
We can climb so high
I never wanna die
Born to be wild
Born to be wild
[youtube=425,350]rMbATaj7Il8[/youtube]
While they originated in the 60's (Easy Rider), they transitioned into the 70's very well. The FIRST time EVER, EVER the phrase "Heavy Metal" was coined then uttered! That is where it came from - Heavy Metal - and many AFTERWORDS adopted it. Is that NOT iconic?
What the hell happened to Foghat?
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I forgot Heart . Saw them in concert
Me too, along with Boston and other bands, Cotton Bowl Jam, New Year's 1980. Got a huge contact high from all the dope being smoked.
Heart was the last act, and they were great.
Forgot to mention ABBA. Love their music, even though maybe it's not all rock and roll.
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As I graduated from HS with most of Pantera, I like to think of them as "not old." I saw them perform in a garage. Can I cling to that little bit of youth?
I saw Pantera at the Star Theatre in Downtown Denison back in Jan of 86........
come to think of it, Tots, that should have been the year you graduated HS....... :fuelfire:
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Lessee . . . the Stones, the Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, KISS, Springsteen & the E Street Band, Traffic, ABBA, Genesis, Heart, . . . and I should be able to think of more.
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I saw Pantera at the Star Theatre in Downtown Denison back in Jan of 86........
come to think of it, Tots, that should have been the year you graduated HS....... :fuelfire:
They graduated a year before me, That timing is about right.
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While they may have been a one hit wonder, their influence on rock was pretty strong:
Iron Butterfly....
I can't believe that nobody's mentioned them yet.
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The 'long form' version was awesome. Best. Drum. Solo.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGmkM4v9AaY&playnext=1&list=PL98D01C3AA57B2ED7&index=7[/youtube]
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The 'long form' version was awesome. Best. Drum. Solo.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGmkM4v9AaY&playnext=1&list=PL98D01C3AA57B2ED7&index=7[/youtube]
That's NOT the "long " version..... The long version is like some 17 minutes.....
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That's only the first half :wink:
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That's NOT the "long " version..... The long version is like some 17 minutes.....
When I worked at my campus radio station, when we needed to hit the bathroom for a "throne sit," we put that on.
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The only radio station around here at the time that was popular was KZEW.... They used to play half an LP at a time, NO commercial interruptions....
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Well if we're onto iconic songs....
Arlo Guthrie's Alice's Restaurant
Don Mclean's American Pie
:-)
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Some thesedon't iconic.
They're enjoyable and many of them are talented but they don't strike me as iconic. They're more products of the icons.
Roxette?
:hammer:
Hey, the ballads from Roxette are among my favorites. Theme song from Pretty Woman wasn't even their best work. :hammer:yourself :rotf:
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That's NOT the "long " version..... The long version is like some 17 minutes.....
Yup!
When I was a young chitlen, I owned a copy of the actual album...
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Yup!
When I was a young chitlen, I owned a copy of the actual album...
I THINK I may STILL have that LP........ :old:
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The Doors "The End" is about 10-11 minuts long and the entire album "Heaven and Hell" by Vangelis has one side thats over 21 minutes long even though it list several songs on that side it goes non stop.
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No mention of Ten Years After? Alvin Lee is one of the greatest guitarist of all time and ck out these lyrics.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzrUqAtUcpU[/youtube]
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I don't know whether or not I'd consider Ten Years After "iconic".......
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I have here, in my hand, a list.
These are, in my opinion, the iconic bands of modern Rock 'n Roll. This isn't an estimation of talent. Admittedly, some of the bands are rather lacking in talent but they speak to the overall sound of rock 'n roll. The genre was not only built by them but it would have been diminished by their absence.
The Eagles
George Thoroughgood and the Destroyers
Joan Jett
Metallica
The Doors
Led Zepplin
Pink Floyd
AC/DC
Van Halen
Janis Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Co. James Gurley (lead for the band) invented acid guitar. The band put her on the "map". (fixed)
Who else belongs here?
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I don't know whether or not I'd consider Ten Years After "iconic".......
Iconic in the terms of rock and roll? I would say Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and guys like that. Maybe Elvis You know the guys that broke the ice of rhythm and blues and made rock and roll. I know you said modern rock and for me that started at Woodstock and and from that point on for me was defined by talent. I grew up in Woodstock NY and had close contact with all the local talent. I partied at Dylan's house on Ohayo MT, got drunk with Joplin in the Sled Hill Cafe and sung around the campfire with John Sebastian so I know a little bit about talent. Alvin Lee rocked the house at Woodstock and plays the most awesome guitar in all of music history. I call him Iconic in the terms of modern day rock and roll. I would call Metallica, AC/DC, Black sabbath heavy Metal.
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Uh hello now, don't forget these lads from Liverpool England. I heard they were pretty good. :)
Rickenbacher guitar sound
Sitar guitar sound
Excellent songwriting
Superb harmonies
groundbreaking music studio techniques
To me, there is no question that the Beatles are the greatest rock band and there will never be another group as talented as them.
(http://www.sobelmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/the-beatles.jpg)
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Actually if you want to go all the way back.....Little Richard,Bill Haley and The Comets......
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I'd like to add...
The Band
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Iron Maiden
AC/DC
Megadeth
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I'd like to add...
The Band
Yeah! I forgot Garth Hudson and Levon Helm are neighbors and customers of mine. Levon is for sure an American treasure and super talent. Had his problems with drugs and alcohol as did Garth. Icons? well they' sure did have something and still do. I loved The Band!
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Yeah! I forgot Garth Hudson and Levon Helm are neighbors and customers of mine. Levon is for sure an American treasure and super talent. Had his problems with drugs and alcohol as did Garth. Icons? well they' sure did have something and still do. I loved The Band!
I'm jealous! I saw Levon play in Philly at the Electric Factory a couple of years ago. It was an amazing show! To think the guy survived throat cancer and can still sing like that.