[Happy Camper]

bump for a good time

There is just so much music that came from that era. When I think on the time, I like the Temptations, Johnny Rivers and Tommy James and the Shondells as much as any other classic rock group.

Guess that era was really a creative time in music development. You couldn't really pigeonhole yourself to one genre exclusively.

Long live rock and roll.

 

[boomana]

Thinking of Michigan during those days: The Stooges, Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, and the MC5 (Kick out the Jams!).

 

[DavidMahler]

Classic Rock is a HUGE category and it's debated what truly is classic rock....

anyway, here is a dozen essentials of the genre...sort of genre defining, you probably own these 12, but if there's any you're missing, don't hesitate...

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
2. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV (Zoso)
3. The Who - Who's Next
4. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
5. The Beatles - Abbey Road
6. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
7. The Doors - The Doors
8. AC/DC - Back In Black
9. Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced
10. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
11. The Eagles - Hotel California
12. U2 - The Joshua Tree

any of those albums are essentials of the genre

Another dozen albums which rank very highly are

1. The Beatles - The White Album
2. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
3. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
4. Billy Joel - The Stranger
5. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
6. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde
7. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
8. Queen - A Night At The Opera
9. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
10. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
11. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
12. Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland


Then there's the artists which aren't really classic rock, but they are of the same time period.............

1. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico
2. Love - Forever Changes
3. Television - Marquee Moon
4. The Clash - London Calling
5. Patti Smith - Horses
6. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
7. Joy Division - Closer
8. Can - Ege bamiyasi
9. Genesis - Selling England By The Pound
10. The Zombies - Odyssey & Oracle
11. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
12. The Replacements - Let It Be

 

[peterpaul057]

Dust-Dust (Kama Sutra Records, 1971)
Dust-Hard Attack (Kama Sutra, 1972)
thies are two of my favorite albums i do belive they are out of print on cd but can still find them on amazon used

 

[Happy Camper]

Dust-Dust

Have had this cd for ages. Love it.

Journey's first two releases are worth the buy if you're a prog. rock fan.

 

[Happy Camper]

Do I dare mention getting Greatest Hits to get the taste of an artist? For a few artists, this is the value buy since most of the rest is mediocre.

 

[davepc61]

The Cult-Electric-Sonic Temple
Metalica-Metalica
King Crimson-In the Court of the Crimson King
Peter Frampton-Frampton Comes Alive!
Slade-Sladest
Aerosmith-

 

[John2e]

Looks like most of my choices have been mentioned but I'll add

Supertramp - Breakfast in America
Toto - IV
Bob Seager- Night Moves

 

[adiZero]

No one has mentioned Todd Rundgren yet. Hmmm.

Todd Rundgren - A Wizard A True Star

 

[Happy Camper]

The Klassics List

Nice list to work with.

 

[Todd]

Here are a few I like that I do not believe have been mentioned...

Guess Who - American Woman
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True, Armed Forces
Warren Zevon - Warren Zevon
Simon and Garfunkle - Bridge Over Troubled Water
McCartney and Wings - Band On The Run
Golden Earring - Moontan
Robert Gordon and Link Wray - Fresh Fish Special
Edgar Winter - They Only Come Out At Night
Roxy Music - Manifesto, and the best romance album Avalon
Moon Martin - Escape From Domination
Foreigner - IV
Peter Gabriel - So
The Cars - Cars, Candy-O, Heartbeat City
Foghat - Fool For The City
Fleetwood Mac - Mystery To Me
Nick Lowe - Jesus Of Cool
Lovin Spoonful - a greatest hits album serves them well
UFO - Lights Out
Tubes - Completion Backwards Principle
Toto - Toto , iV
Gerry Rafferty - City To City
Nils Lofgren - Cry Tough
Pete Towensend and Ronnie Lane - Rough Mix
Kraftwerk - Autobaun
Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
Talking Heads - 77, Songs About Buildings and Food, Little Creatures
Graham Parker - Squeezing Out Sparks, The Mona Lisa's Sister
Moody Blues - Days of Future Past, Long Distance Voyager and everything in between
10CC - Deceptive Bends
Nazareth - Hair of the Dog
Joe Walsh - But Seriously Folks
The Rascals - Timepeace
Nillson - Nillson Schmillson
Ted Nugent - Ted Nugent
Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story (one of the best album sides EVER!)
Robert Palmer - Sneaking Sally Through The Alley
Outlaws - Outlaws
Billy Joel - The Stranger
Doobie Brothers - The Captain And Me, What were Once Vices
The Band - Big Pink
Russ Ballard - Barnett Dogs, Voices
Kansas - Leftoverture
Tom Petty - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, Your Gonna Get It, Damn The Torpedoes
Poco - Legend
Sweet - Desolation Boulavard
Styx - Paradise Theater
Supertramp - Crime of the Century, Even In The Quietest Moments
King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
Pretenders - All of them!
Mott The Hoople - Mott, Mott The Hoople
Ten Years After - A Space In Time
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
Boomtown Rats - A Tonic For The Troops, The Fine Art Of Surfacing
The Blues Brothers - Briefcase Full Of Blues
Blue Oyster Cult - Agents of Fortune, Blue Oyster Cult, Fire Of Unknown Origin
Robert Palmer - Sneaking Sally Through The Alley
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - totally an awesome album!
Phil Manzanera - Listen Now (very Floyd like)
David Werner - David Werner

There are a zillion great albums - these were some I don't think I saw on the list - there are some odd ball albums listed here. A complete list would take me a long time to do.

And of course there are the bands that make such great albums that you could get just about any one of them and walk away a winner..

Beatles, Stones, Who, Eagles, Steely Dan, Dire Straits, Little Feat, Traffic, Elton John(at least his 70's stuff), Beach Boys, Doors, Pink Floyd, Bowie and Led Zeppelin and the Kinks.

 

[ronnielee54]

Quote:

Originally Posted by boomana /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thinking of Michigan during those days: The Stooges, Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, and the MC5 (Kick out the Jams!).

Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels played at my cousins high school prom in Ponca City, OK back in the mid to late 60's. Continental Oil Company (now known as CONOCO) had their corporate headquarters in Ponca City and they footed the bill.

One must have album
Steppenwolf - Monster

 

[adiZero]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Todd /img/forum/go_quote.gif Here are a few I like that I do not believe have been mentioned... Guess Who - American Woman Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True, Armed Forces Warren Zevon - Warren Zevon Simon and Garfunkle - Bridge Over Troubled Water McCartney and Wings - Band On The Run Golden Earring - Moontan Robert Gordon and Link Wray - Fresh Fish Special Edgar Winter - They Only Come Out At Night Roxy Music - Manifesto, and the best romance album Avalon Moon Martin - Escape From Domination Foreigner - IV Peter Gabriel - So The Cars - Cars, Candy-O, Heartbeat City Foghat - Fool For The City Fleetwood Mac - Mystery To Me Nick Lowe - Jesus Of Cool Lovin Spoonful - a greatest hits album serves them well UFO - Lights Out Tubes - Completion Backwards Principle Toto - Toto , iV Gerry Rafferty - City To City Nils Lofgren - Cry Tough Pete Towensend and Ronnie Lane - Rough Mix Kraftwerk - Autobaun Donald Fagen - The Nightfly Talking Heads - 77, Songs About Buildings and Food, Little Creatures Graham Parker - Squeezing Out Sparks, The Mona Lisa's Sister Moody Blues - Days of Future Past, Long Distance Voyager and everything in between 10CC - Deceptive Bends Nazareth - Hair of the Dog Joe Walsh - But Seriously Folks The Rascals - Timepeace Nillson - Nillson Schmillson Ted Nugent - Ted Nugent Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story (one of the best album sides EVER!) Robert Palmer - Sneaking Sally Through The Alley Outlaws - Outlaws Billy Joel - The Stranger Doobie Brothers - The Captain And Me, What were Once Vices The Band - Big Pink Russ Ballard - Barnett Dogs, Voices Kansas - Leftoverture Tom Petty - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, Your Gonna Get It, Damn The Torpedoes Poco - Legend Sweet - Desolation Boulavard Styx - Paradise Theater Supertramp - Crime of the Century, Even In The Quietest Moments King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King Pretenders - All of them! Mott The Hoople - Mott, Mott The Hoople Ten Years After - A Space In Time Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak Boomtown Rats - A Tonic For The Troops, The Fine Art Of Surfacing The Blues Brothers - Briefcase Full Of Blues Blue Oyster Cult - Agents of Fortune, Blue Oyster Cult, Fire Of Unknown Origin Robert Palmer - Sneaking Sally Through The Alley Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - totally an awesome album! Phil Manzanera - Listen Now (very Floyd like) David Werner - David Werner There are a zillion great albums - these were some I don't think I saw on the list - there are some odd ball albums listed here. A complete list would take me a long time to do. And of course there are the bands that make such great albums that you could get just about any one of them and walk away a winner.. Beatles, Stones, Who, Eagles, Steely Dan, Dire Straits, Little Feat, Traffic, Elton John(at least his 70's stuff), Beach Boys, Doors, Pink Floyd, Bowie and Led Zeppelin and the Kinks.

A really nice list of classic rock albums. Not all of them are very well known, so thanks for reminding me of buying some of these (like Poco, Traffic++)

 

[Cole-Gauthier]

REO Speedwagon - The Hits
Van Halen - Best of Volume 1
The Police - Gratest Hits

 

[falis]

Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale, A Salty Dog.

- Ed