I hope this thread lands up being as interesting as I intend it to be. I actually put in a lot of time thinking about how to do this thread.....
Classic Rock has always fascinated me because it is always changing in a sense....Classic Rock radio stations play Nirvana now, but I remember in 1993 when Nirvana was not considered relative to classic rock. The definition of Classic Rock and the time period in which the music is considered is always expanding because it seems that as long as something is aged, it eventually becomes classic rock....
But I'm not sure that classic rock is merely time-based......I think some people would agree that classic rock, more than anything to do with how old a rock song is, is more determined by the sound and meaning of a song.
So my poll is determine where Head-fi is at in terms of considering the end of the era of true classic rock. I picked albums which I feel all separately can be considered milestones for rock, but it is up to you to determine where the end of the thread of classic rock is.....
The last real milestone of Classic Rock is......which opinion do you choose?
A) 1979 - Pink Floyd's The wall - While I feel alll the other albums below have their merits and are true classics in a way, the end of the Classic Rock era really can be felt with Pink Floyd's The Wall. After this, the MTV generation begins and Classic Rock artists are not the same.
B) 1980 - AC/DC's Back In Black - This is a monster of an album and is definitely to be bracketed in what is real Classic Rock. AC/DC is always to me a Classic Rock band! The others below are less-so classic rock to me.
C) 1987 - U2's The Joshua Tree - Everyone knows this is Classic Rock so the real decision is, "is this really the last hoorah for the genre." While U2 would go on to create Achtung Baby, I really see that as a break from the old and a try at the new sound of the age (an end of classic rock)........the other albums below are more "Contemporary Rock" or "Alternative Rock" to me.....The Joshua tree is Classic Rock's last masterwork.
D) 1987 - Guns N Roses' Appetite For Destruction - Not only is this Classic Rock, but it's some of the best Classic Rock ever recorded. But when Grunge hits a few years later that truly signals the prominence of Alternative Rock in contrast to Classic Rock.......so my vote is Appetite For Destruction is the last milestone in the chain of great Classic Rock records
E) 1991 - Nirvana's Nevermind - Maybe it wasn't considered Classic Rock at the time, but neither were the Stones or The Who or Zeppelin when they were around.....Classic is a term which can only apply to something that is aged and is quality. So this is clearly Classic Rock....... I don't feel that Radiohead really falls into this category.
F) 1997 - Radiohead's OK Computer - This album is a total piece of Classic Rock despite it's disclusion from classic rock radio. In my mind this is the last classic of the genre considering that Radiohead's next album was a break from rock almost entirely.
G) I think there is a different definitive final milestone and I will specify below....
H) I believe there is no final milestone, as long as quality rock ages it will too be bracketed under the Classic Rock category. In other words......Classic Rock is not a sound, but a time restriction.
Classic Rock has always fascinated me because it is always changing in a sense....Classic Rock radio stations play Nirvana now, but I remember in 1993 when Nirvana was not considered relative to classic rock. The definition of Classic Rock and the time period in which the music is considered is always expanding because it seems that as long as something is aged, it eventually becomes classic rock....
But I'm not sure that classic rock is merely time-based......I think some people would agree that classic rock, more than anything to do with how old a rock song is, is more determined by the sound and meaning of a song.
So my poll is determine where Head-fi is at in terms of considering the end of the era of true classic rock. I picked albums which I feel all separately can be considered milestones for rock, but it is up to you to determine where the end of the thread of classic rock is.....
The last real milestone of Classic Rock is......which opinion do you choose?
A) 1979 - Pink Floyd's The wall - While I feel alll the other albums below have their merits and are true classics in a way, the end of the Classic Rock era really can be felt with Pink Floyd's The Wall. After this, the MTV generation begins and Classic Rock artists are not the same.
B) 1980 - AC/DC's Back In Black - This is a monster of an album and is definitely to be bracketed in what is real Classic Rock. AC/DC is always to me a Classic Rock band! The others below are less-so classic rock to me.
C) 1987 - U2's The Joshua Tree - Everyone knows this is Classic Rock so the real decision is, "is this really the last hoorah for the genre." While U2 would go on to create Achtung Baby, I really see that as a break from the old and a try at the new sound of the age (an end of classic rock)........the other albums below are more "Contemporary Rock" or "Alternative Rock" to me.....The Joshua tree is Classic Rock's last masterwork.
D) 1987 - Guns N Roses' Appetite For Destruction - Not only is this Classic Rock, but it's some of the best Classic Rock ever recorded. But when Grunge hits a few years later that truly signals the prominence of Alternative Rock in contrast to Classic Rock.......so my vote is Appetite For Destruction is the last milestone in the chain of great Classic Rock records
E) 1991 - Nirvana's Nevermind - Maybe it wasn't considered Classic Rock at the time, but neither were the Stones or The Who or Zeppelin when they were around.....Classic is a term which can only apply to something that is aged and is quality. So this is clearly Classic Rock....... I don't feel that Radiohead really falls into this category.
F) 1997 - Radiohead's OK Computer - This album is a total piece of Classic Rock despite it's disclusion from classic rock radio. In my mind this is the last classic of the genre considering that Radiohead's next album was a break from rock almost entirely.
G) I think there is a different definitive final milestone and I will specify below....
H) I believe there is no final milestone, as long as quality rock ages it will too be bracketed under the Classic Rock category. In other words......Classic Rock is not a sound, but a time restriction.
