Sunday Couch Potatoe Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 (edited) I'd have stuck with Us And Them because you're right. And added Comfortably Numb. From the age when blacks made excellent powerful meaningful music instead of the no-talent dross that is rap, how about Edwin Starr's War and Sly And The Family Stone's Dance To The Music? Was just gonna say Comfortably Numb one of my favs for sure! 15 year old 11 year old and 2 year old all growing up on the classics and love it Don't know if it is quite 50 year old music but anything by Skynyrd is classic to me! Gimme some free bird or simple man any day of the week!! Kids have been to 10 Skynyrd concerts with me over the years and loved every minute of everyone of them. Red White and Blue baby yaaa! Edited May 12, 2010 by Sunday Couch Potatoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Was just gonna say Comfortably Numb one of my favs for sure! 15 year old 11 year old and 2 year old all growing up on the classics and love it Don't know if it is quite 50 year old music but anything by Skynyrd is classic to me! Gimme some free bird or simple man any day of the week!! Kids have been to 10 Skynyrd concerts with me over the years and loved every minute of everyone of them. Red White and Blue baby yaaa! Was gonna suggest Skynard as as well. They're hughly overplayed here, but great stuff nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 (edited) Doobie Brothers - Black Water Some Crosby, Stills & Nash as well if it hasn't been mentioned yet. Edited May 12, 2010 by rajncajn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby's Hubby Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 When dealing with classic rock, you have to look at the albums as a whole. That is what seperates that music from today's. Today, all you need is a single plus iPod and downloads allow you to just buy one song, so the rest of the album is insignificant. Today;s artists do not have to have an entire album to make a million. So that being said, why don't you come up with album rankings rather than one song. One song is impossible to rank b/c there are so many good ones. Not in any order but I would say that the White Album, Dark Side of the Moon or The Wall (too disco), American Beauty, Any early Led Zep album, Van Halen I, Back in Black, there are so many complete albums where 90% of the songs are really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Buffalo Springfield - For What it's Worth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'canes2004 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 There are a ton of great suggestions here and everyone seems to have their favorite Floyd, Zep, Stones etc. songs listed. I think it's just personal taste for determining what to choose. You ask 10 Zep fans to name the bands best song, and you're gonna get 10 different answers(for me it's "Ten Years Gone"). Same goes for almost all the other major bands listed. Now the one thing I really think you should consider to add, not to replace your list but maybe another little project all together, is the one thing that I really think shined during this time period. That is the Live Album. There are so many great live albums recorded during the 70's. These albums were actually recorded live with mikes just hanging from the rigging and placed in front of the PA's. You truly get a feel for the music and how it connects to the audience. I used to put on my headphones(you have to use headphones for live albums IMO) and listen to hours and hours of great concert memories when I was young. I would stare at the back of the album that usually had a picture of the band onstage, and almost feel like I was there. I think if you could select some nuggets from these albums it would really give your kids an idea on how the music was meant to be played, not on video or glossy highly produced product, but raw and emotional. Get some songs from: The Who "Live at Leeds" Cheap Trick "Live at Budakon" The Allman Brothers "Live at Filmore East" Peter Frampton "Frampton Comes Alive" Thin Lizzy "Live and Dangerous" Crazy Horse "Live Rust" Lynrd Skynrd "One More From The Road" AC/DC "If You Want Blood" Humble Pie "Rockin' The Filmore" Deep Purple "Made In Japan" Zep "Song Remains The Same" UFO "Strangers In The Night" Judas Priest "Unleashed in The East" The Ramones "It's Alive" Aerosmith "Live Bootleg" There are more but my brain isn't full booted yet this morning. I'll add later but in this list there are some truly great moments in Rock n Roll history that should be heard by any music lover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby's Hubby Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 One of my favorite live albums is Greatful Dead, Live at Knickerbocker Arena 3 disc set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby's Hubby Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Don't forget the first album to have 3 #1's, Eagles Hotel California. Good point on the black bands, I always like Funkadelic and War. They had some really good albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted May 12, 2010 Author Share Posted May 12, 2010 ummmmmmmNeil Young didn't do Ohio. If yer referring to 4 dead in Ohio. That's CSN&Y Is it? Well I had Layla as Clapton instead of D&tD at first too, so I'm a little off sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBalata Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 ummmmmmmNeil Young didn't do Ohio. If yer referring to 4 dead in Ohio. That's CSN&Y Actually, Neil Young did originally write Ohio and then first recorded it with Crosby Stills and Nash. Along the years Neil also has had several solo recordings of the song Ohio as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 I chose the most iconic (to me) songs from Doors, Beatles, Stones and Steppenwolf. Yesterday is not really rock but only their later stuff is on the classic rock channel anyways. The rest are on the oldies station. Because they were arguably the best boy band ever. I believe that Yesterday's been covered more times than any other pop/rock song out there. Born To Be Wild was the first hard rock song I can remember to hit mainstream. And the first time that the phrase "heavy metal" was uttered in song. I like Cid's picks but he goes to the fringe too often. I get the feeling you're making a classic rock "primer" and some of his picks aren't what I considered the ABCs of Classic Rock. I also wouldn't put Aretha, Sly or Marley on this mix. While their accomplishments are legendary, I just don't consider them Classic Rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Actually, Neil Young did originally write Ohio and then first recorded it with Crosby Stills and Nash. Along the years Neil also has had several solo recordings of the song Ohio as well. I know it's his song but the version we all know and love is with his group. Just to be technical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Hall & Oates - Your Kiss is on my List Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 These are great, but are they legendary?ccr - fortunate son maybe not, but bad moon rising certainly is. also just thought of another good addition to this list, joe cocker singing a little help from my friends. or instead of re-inventing the wheel, you could just forget this whole project and pick up a used copy of "freedom rock". hey man, is that freedom rock? yeah man. well TURN IT UP, MAN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 I chose the most iconic (to me) songs from Doors, Beatles, Stones and Steppenwolf.Yesterday is not really rock but only their later stuff is on the classic rock channel anyways. The rest are on the oldies station. Because they were arguably the best boy band ever. I believe that Yesterday's been covered more times than any other pop/rock song out there. Born To Be Wild was the first hard rock song I can remember to hit mainstream. And the first time that the phrase "heavy metal" was uttered in song. I like Cid's picks but he goes to the fringe too often. I get the feeling you're making a classic rock "primer" and some of his picks aren't what I considered the ABCs of Classic Rock. I also wouldn't put Aretha, Sly or Marley on this mix. While their accomplishments are legendary, I just don't consider them Classic Rock. Yeah, but I stated what my criteria was and noted that it differed from Atomic's. Besides, I'm just not a mainstream kind of guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Yeah, but I stated what my criteria was and noted that it differed from Atomic's. Besides, I'm just not a mainstream kind of guy. my only problem with your list is that you left OFF a lot of people who "really defined or redirected the musical landscape in some fashion or other" far more than many you included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman_Nick Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 I sense an infomercial in the future... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 back in black ac-dc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE SIX KINGS Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Jefferson Airplane The Moody Blues Fleetwood Mac Def Leppard The Byrds Blood Sweat and Tears ZZ Top Genesis Traffic Jethro Tull The Kinks Deep Purple The Guess Who Rush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBalata Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Outlaws...Green Grass and High Tides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Def Leppard Def Leppard's first album released in 1980, they wouldn't qualify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 I saw Van Halen on someones list, but didn't see Boston mentioned anywhere in this thread yet. Just bringing them up so that you aren't unintentionally missing something. ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 All Right Now by Free is a classic rock staple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Buffalo Springfield - For What it's Worth I was just coming to post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 And you got to go with Paint it Black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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