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DP is constantly fighting for his own opinion to be the ONE TRUE FACT for everything
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DandelionPowderman
"In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on commercially successful hard rock popularized in the 1970s".
That last line is essential here. Blues-based bands and Beatles has nothing to do with the musical definition of classic rock, no matter how many hits they had or if americans choose to melt-pot hits of other genres into the mix here and call everything classic rock.
Pink Floyd???
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Bastion
DP is constantly fighting for his own opinion to be the ONE TRUE FACT for everything
You, Sir, are not very good with words.
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DandelionPowderman
"In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on commercially successful hard rock popularized in the 1970s".
That last line is essential here. Blues-based bands and Beatles has nothing to do with the musical definition of classic rock, no matter how many hits they had or if americans choose to melt-pot hits of other genres into the mix here and call everything classic rock.
Pink Floyd???
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DandelionPowderman
Apparently americans go by radio play alone, whilst many other countries don't define pop bands, prog bands, blues bands and heavy metal bands as classic rock.
70s hard rock is classic rock here (not metal). Led Zep could have been there, but the band is way too complex to fit the category musically, as they are blues-based and moved on towards prog.
So, yes, this definitely looks like an american definition based on record sales alone. Kinks and Beatles? Just think it over one more time.
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DandelionPowderman
Apparently americans go by radio play alone, whilst many other countries don't define pop bands, prog bands, blues bands and heavy metal bands as classic rock.
70s hard rock is classic rock here (not metal). Led Zep could have been there, but the band is way too complex to fit the category musically, as they are blues-based and moved on towards prog.
So, yes, this definitely looks like an american definition based on record sales alone. Kinks and Beatles? Just think it over one more time.
i don't think the american definition has anything to do with record sales. it has to do with time period - rock music that was played in a certain era. i don't even think of it as a genre, but more as an era.
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DandelionPowderman
Apparently americans go by radio play alone, whilst many other countries don't define pop bands, prog bands, blues bands and heavy metal bands as classic rock.
70s hard rock is classic rock here (not metal). Led Zep could have been there, but the band is way too complex to fit the category musically, as they are blues-based and moved on towards prog.
So, yes, this definitely looks like an american definition based on record sales alone. Kinks and Beatles? Just think it over one more time.
i don't think the american definition has anything to do with record sales. it has to do with time period - rock music that was played in a certain era. i don't even think of it as a genre, but more as an era.
First rotation, then sales?
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DandelionPowderman
Apparently americans go by radio play alone, whilst many other countries don't define pop bands, prog bands, blues bands and heavy metal bands as classic rock.
70s hard rock is classic rock here (not metal). Led Zep could have been there, but the band is way too complex to fit the category musically, as they are blues-based and moved on towards prog.
So, yes, this definitely looks like an american definition based on record sales alone. Kinks and Beatles? Just think it over one more time.
i don't think the american definition has anything to do with record sales. it has to do with time period - rock music that was played in a certain era. i don't even think of it as a genre, but more as an era.
First rotation, then sales?
i don't see it as being related to either (assuming you mean rotation on the radio... )
let me try a different tact. "classic rock" is a term like "Modern art". to a true fan, both terms are hopelessly vague. but most people in the world know what is meant by both. the beatles are classic rock, picasso paints modern art, da vinci is not modern art, and the cure is not classic rock.
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I have always referred to classic rock, the sound. But I stand corrected on the majority using the term without any musical substans, merely the radio format for popular music within that time frame.
It's on iTunes in Australia.Quote
Sway65
Can't buy this here in Australia...
If anyone can help I would be most grateful. My email is:
robphilpott14@outlook.com
Thanks.
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bonddmIt's on iTunes in Australia.Quote
Sway65
Can't buy this here in Australia...
If anyone can help I would be most grateful. My email is:
robphilpott14@outlook.com
Thanks.
I bought it a few days ago for $11.99.
I agree ... I had the hampton show on vinyl before Still Life was ever released and it was/is awesome. It sounds fantastic. Still Life was a terrible disappointment to me, after having heard the bootleg.Quote
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Still Life sounded, and still does to me, the worst live record I have ever heard ANYONE officially release....
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Testify
I'm going crazy, I was able to listen to previews, but I can not download the entire album, I may have a problem on credit card...
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bonddmIt's on iTunes in Australia.Quote
Sway65
Can't buy this here in Australia...
If anyone can help I would be most grateful. My email is:
robphilpott14@outlook.com
Thanks.
I bought it a few days ago for $11.99.
Ah, when I got the email from rolling stones.com this morning and followed the link in the email to the iTunes Store it said 'not available in iTunes Australia store'.
Thanks for letting me know, bonddm!
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DandelionPowderman
"In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on commercially successful hard rock popularized in the 1970s".
That last line is essential here. Blues-based bands and Beatles has nothing to do with the musical definition of classic rock, no matter how many hits they had or if americans choose to melt-pot hits of other genres into the mix here and call everything classic rock.
Pink Floyd???
Classic rock is rock that started with the Beatles and ended with Punk/New wave.
To say that Led Zeppelin is not classic rock is... um.. new.
The Who -> classic rock
Elvis Costello -> not
The Kinks -> classic rock
The Clash -> not
Jimi Hendrix ->classic rock
Motley Crue -> not
Aerosmith -> classic rock
Joy Division -> not
etc.
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LeonidPI agree ... I had the hampton show on vinyl before Still Life was ever released and it was/is awesome. It sounds fantastic. Still Life was a terrible disappointment to me, after having heard the bootleg.Quote
bitusa2012
Still Life sounded, and still does to me, the worst live record I have ever heard ANYONE officially release....
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Lien
Rolling Stones Radio Hour/Sticky Fingers Live
from Rolling Stones Radio HourLength: 1:00:43
A complete listen to the 10 tracks from Sticky Fingers recoded live at the Fonda Theater during the Stones' warm up gig in LA prior to the start of the Zip Code Tour in May 2015. Bernard Fowler's cover of Can't You Hear Me Knocking (with Chuck D) from his new release The Bura is also included.
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Bastion
DP is constantly fighting for his own opinion to be the ONE TRUE FACT for everything
You, Sir, are not very good with words.
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2000man
If we're talking American radio formats,'Satisfaction' & 'You Really Got Me' are 'classic rock', yet Beatles songs of that vintage are 'Oldies'. Only later period Beatles would fit into the 'classic rock' category.