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When I was 10, my Dad had partys and they played the dark side, zep4, Allmans eat a peach, Alice..zipper catches skin.

I am 35 now and when i listened to the classic radio , Poison was on, skid row, seldom heard metallica, and ratt. Wow....Now that my son listens to Papa Roach, Saliava, and God smack; my generation has become classic. Yet i still feel zep , floyd, CCR, and others in that era are classic. What has the music industry come to?

Davi Bowie said it best with Changes.. I think

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In the Twin Cities, our classic rock station plays mostly 70's with some later 60's and a hint of early early 80's (primarily bands that came out in the 70's and kept releasing albums into the 80's). We have a separate "hard rock/heavy metal" station that plays the 80's hair bands along with all the newer stuff.

In my honest opinion, classic rock occurred during a time where form, fit, and function meant absolutely nothing.

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In a recent poll on New York's classic rock station, these songs were the topp 99 voted by listeners. The list included 1043 songs:

with these Top 1,043 Classic Rock Song "Fast Facts":

There are two bands that each have 3 songs in the top 20 (and Led Zeppelin is not one of the bands).

The Beatles have the most spots on the countdown. 21 songs ahead of the #2 band. In fact, if you add their solo work into the total, The Beatles are represented 95 times or over 9% of the entire countdown.

After The Beatles, Led Zeppelin has the most (49) entries!

The Rolling Stones, The Who and Bruce Springsteen follow to make up the countdown?s top 5 artists.

Pink Floyd and Crosby, Stills, Nash (& Young) are tied as the 6th most popular artists, with 25 songs represented, each.

Bar for Bar, Note for Note, Neil Young rocks! If you include all his collaborations with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills and Nash, Young can get in on that 6th action with over 20 songs on the list.

Eric Clapton is the 7th most popular artist. In fact, if you add in his work with Cream, Blind Faith, The Yardbirds and Derek & The Dominoes, Clapton has 24 songs on the countdown.

As popular as all the British supergroups continue to be, 53% of the music on the countdown is American-made! Hoo Haa!

The solo artist with the most songs on the countdown is Bruce Springsteen, with 29! Bruce is also the only solo artist in the top 10!

Van Halen is the 8th biggest artist on the countdown, with 23 titles.

Billy Joel is the 10th most popular artist on the countdown (surprised, right?), with 22 songs represented!

Who is the top charting female solo artist? Janis Joplin.

1 - 99

1 :: Stairway To Heaven :: Led Zeppelin

2 :: Freebird :: Lynyrd Skynyrd

3 :: Layla :: Derek And The Dominos

4 :: Baba O'Riley :: The Who

5 :: Hey Jude :: The Beatles

6 :: Hotel California :: The Eagles

7 :: Born To Run :: Bruce Springsteen

8 :: Won?t Get Fooled Again :: The Who

9 :: Comfortably Numb :: Pink Floyd

10 :: Sympathy For The Devil :: Rolling Stones

11 :: Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise)/A Day In The Life :: The Beatles

12 :: Kashmir :: Led Zeppelin

13 :: Let It Be :: The Beatles

14 :: Wish You Were Here :: Pink Floyd

15 :: Thunder Road :: Bruce Springsteen

16 :: Gimme Shelter :: Rolling Stones

17 :: Satisfaction :: Rolling Stones

18 :: Imagine :: John Lennon

19 :: Bohemian Rhapsody :: Queen

20 :: Light My Fire :: The Doors

21 :: American Pie :: Don McLean

22 :: Piano Man :: Billy Joel

23 :: Like A Rolling Stone :: Bob Dylan

24 :: L. A. Woman :: The Doors

25 :: Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding :: Elton John

26 :: Rosalita :: Bruce Springsteen

27 :: Another Brick In The Wall :: Pink Floyd

28 :: Shine On You Crazy Diamond :: Pink Floyd

29 :: All Along The Watchtower :: Jimi Hendrix

30 :: Dream On :: Aerosmith

31 :: Who Are You :: The Who

32 :: Whole Lotta Love :: Led Zeppelin

33 :: Purple Haze :: Jimi Hendrix

34 :: While My Guitar Gently Weeps :: The Beatles

35 :: Sunshine Of Your Love :: Cream

36 :: Aqualung :: Jethro Tull

37 :: Pinball Wizard :: The Who

38 :: Brain Damage/Eclipse :: Pink Floyd

39 :: You Shook Me All Night :: AC/DC

40 :: More Than A Feeling :: Boston

41 :: Jungle Land :: Bruce Springsteen

42 :: Scenes From And Italian Restaurant :: Billy Joel

43 :: Behind Blue Eyes :: The Who

44 :: Paradise By The Dashboard Light :: Meat Loaf

45 :: Sweet Child O? Mine :: Guns N' Roses

46 :: Knights In White Satin :: Moody Blues

47 :: You Can?t Always Get What You Want :: Rolling Stones

48 :: White Room :: Cream

49 :: Crossroads :: Cream

50 :: Something :: The Beatles

51 :: Black Dog :: Led Zeppelin

52 :: Rock And Roll :: Led Zeppelin

53 :: The Weight :: The Band

54 :: Time :: Pink Floyd

55 :: Walk This Way :: Aerosmith

56 :: Sweet Home Alabama :: Lynyrd Skynyrd

57 :: Angie :: Rolling Stones

58 :: My Generation :: The Who

59 :: Smoke On The Water :: Deep Purple

60 :: Help! :: The Beatles

61 :: The End :: The Doors

62 :: Over The Hills And Far Away :: Led Zeppelin

63 :: Tiny Dancer :: Elton John

64 :: Jessica :: Allman Brothers Band

65 :: Back In Black :: AC/DC

66 :: Iron Man :: Black Sabbath

67 :: (Don?t Fear) The Reaper :: Blue Oyster Cult

68 :: Yesterday :: The Beatles

69 :: Roundabout :: Yes

70 :: Green Grass And High Tides :: Outlaws

71 :: Midnight Rider :: Allman Brothers Band

72 :: Sultans Of Swing :: Dire Straits

73 :: In My Life :: The Beatles

74 :: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes :: Crosby Stills Nash

75 :: Karn Evil #9 1st Impression Pt. 2 :: Emerson Lake & Palmer

76 :: 25 Or 6 To 4 :: Chicago

77 :: Wild Horses :: Rolling Stones

78 :: Me And Bobby McGee :: Janis Joplin

79 :: In A Gadda Da Vida :: Iron Butterfly

80 :: Going To California :: Led Zeppelin

81 :: Melissa :: Allman Brothers Band

82 :: Love Reign O?er Me :: The Who

83 :: Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band/With A Little Help From My Friends :: The Beatles

84 :: Roadhouse Blues :: The Doors

85 :: It's Only Rock And Roll :: Rolling Stones

86 :: Werewolves Of London :: Warren Zevon

87 :: Ten Years Gone :: Led Zeppelin

88 :: Wonderful Tonight :: Eric Clapton

89 :: Sugar Magnolia :: Grateful Dead

90 :: Here Comes The Sun :: The Beatles

91 :: Money :: Pink Floyd

92 :: Brown Sugar :: Rolling Stones

93 :: Sweet Emotion :: Aerosmith

94 :: Bad To The Bone :: George Thorogood

95 :: Jump :: Van Halen

96 :: Losing My Religion :: R.E.M.

97 :: I Want To Hold Your Hand :: The Beatles

98 :: Truckin? :: Grateful Dead

99 :: Locomotive Breath :: Jethro Tull

This isn't a bad "definition" of classic rock...but feel free to disagree.

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In a recent poll on New York's classic rock station, these songs were the topp 99 voted by listeners. The list included 1043 songs:

with these Top 1,043 Classic Rock Song "Fast Facts":

There are two bands that each have 3 songs in the top 20 (and Led Zeppelin is not one of the bands).

The Beatles have the most spots on the countdown. 21 songs ahead of the #2 band. In fact, if you add their solo work into the total, The Beatles are represented 95 times or over 9% of the entire countdown.

After The Beatles, Led Zeppelin has the most (49) entries!

The Rolling Stones, The Who and Bruce Springsteen follow to make up the countdown?s top 5 artists.

Pink Floyd and Crosby, Stills, Nash (& Young) are tied as the 6th most popular artists, with 25 songs represented, each.

Bar for Bar, Note for Note, Neil Young rocks! If you include all his collaborations with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills and Nash, Young can get in on that 6th action with over 20 songs on the list.

Eric Clapton is the 7th most popular artist. In fact, if you add in his work with Cream, Blind Faith, The Yardbirds and Derek & The Dominoes, Clapton has 24 songs on the countdown.

As popular as all the British supergroups continue to be, 53% of the music on the countdown is American-made! Hoo Haa!

The solo artist with the most songs on the countdown is Bruce Springsteen, with 29! Bruce is also the only solo artist in the top 10!

Van Halen is the 8th biggest artist on the countdown, with 23 titles.

Billy Joel is the 10th most popular artist on the countdown (surprised, right?), with 22 songs represented!

Who is the top charting female solo artist? Janis Joplin.

1 - 99

1 :: Stairway To Heaven :: Led Zeppelin

2 :: Freebird :: Lynyrd Skynyrd

3 :: Layla :: Derek And The Dominos

4 :: Baba O'Riley :: The Who

5 :: Hey Jude :: The Beatles

6 :: Hotel California :: The Eagles

7 :: Born To Run :: Bruce Springsteen

8 :: Won?t Get Fooled Again :: The Who

9 :: Comfortably Numb :: Pink Floyd

10 :: Sympathy For The Devil :: Rolling Stones

11 :: Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise)/A Day In The Life :: The Beatles

12 :: Kashmir :: Led Zeppelin

13 :: Let It Be :: The Beatles

14 :: Wish You Were Here :: Pink Floyd

15 :: Thunder Road :: Bruce Springsteen

16 :: Gimme Shelter :: Rolling Stones

17 :: Satisfaction :: Rolling Stones

18 :: Imagine :: John Lennon

19 :: Bohemian Rhapsody :: Queen

20 :: Light My Fire :: The Doors

21 :: American Pie :: Don McLean

22 :: Piano Man :: Billy Joel

23 :: Like A Rolling Stone :: Bob Dylan

24 :: L. A. Woman :: The Doors

25 :: Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding :: Elton John

26 :: Rosalita :: Bruce Springsteen

27 :: Another Brick In The Wall :: Pink Floyd

28 :: Shine On You Crazy Diamond :: Pink Floyd

29 :: All Along The Watchtower :: Jimi Hendrix

30 :: Dream On :: Aerosmith

31 :: Who Are You :: The Who

32 :: Whole Lotta Love :: Led Zeppelin

33 :: Purple Haze :: Jimi Hendrix

34 :: While My Guitar Gently Weeps :: The Beatles

35 :: Sunshine Of Your Love :: Cream

36 :: Aqualung :: Jethro Tull

37 :: Pinball Wizard :: The Who

38 :: Brain Damage/Eclipse :: Pink Floyd

39 :: You Shook Me All Night :: AC/DC

40 :: More Than A Feeling :: Boston

41 :: Jungle Land :: Bruce Springsteen

42 :: Scenes From And Italian Restaurant :: Billy Joel

43 :: Behind Blue Eyes :: The Who

44 :: Paradise By The Dashboard Light :: Meat Loaf

45 :: Sweet Child O? Mine :: Guns N' Roses

46 :: Knights In White Satin :: Moody Blues

47 :: You Can?t Always Get What You Want :: Rolling Stones

48 :: White Room :: Cream

49 :: Crossroads :: Cream

50 :: Something :: The Beatles

51 :: Black Dog :: Led Zeppelin

52 :: Rock And Roll :: Led Zeppelin

53 :: The Weight :: The Band

54 :: Time :: Pink Floyd

55 :: Walk This Way :: Aerosmith

56 :: Sweet Home Alabama :: Lynyrd Skynyrd

57 :: Angie :: Rolling Stones

58 :: My Generation :: The Who

59 :: Smoke On The Water :: Deep Purple

60 :: Help! :: The Beatles

61 :: The End :: The Doors

62 :: Over The Hills And Far Away :: Led Zeppelin

63 :: Tiny Dancer :: Elton John

64 :: Jessica :: Allman Brothers Band

65 :: Back In Black :: AC/DC

66 :: Iron Man :: Black Sabbath

67 :: (Don?t Fear) The Reaper :: Blue Oyster Cult

68 :: Yesterday :: The Beatles

69 :: Roundabout :: Yes

70 :: Green Grass And High Tides :: Outlaws

71 :: Midnight Rider :: Allman Brothers Band

72 :: Sultans Of Swing :: Dire Straits

73 :: In My Life :: The Beatles

74 :: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes :: Crosby Stills Nash

75 :: Karn Evil #9 1st Impression Pt. 2 :: Emerson Lake & Palmer

76 :: 25 Or 6 To 4 :: Chicago

77 :: Wild Horses :: Rolling Stones

78 :: Me And Bobby McGee :: Janis Joplin

79 :: In A Gadda Da Vida :: Iron Butterfly

80 :: Going To California :: Led Zeppelin

81 :: Melissa :: Allman Brothers Band

82 :: Love Reign O?er Me :: The Who

83 :: Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band/With A Little Help From My Friends :: The Beatles

84 :: Roadhouse Blues :: The Doors

85 :: It's Only Rock And Roll :: Rolling Stones

86 :: Werewolves Of London :: Warren Zevon

87 :: Ten Years Gone :: Led Zeppelin

88 :: Wonderful Tonight :: Eric Clapton

89 :: Sugar Magnolia :: Grateful Dead

90 :: Here Comes The Sun :: The Beatles

91 :: Money :: Pink Floyd

92 :: Brown Sugar :: Rolling Stones

93 :: Sweet Emotion :: Aerosmith

94 :: Bad To The Bone :: George Thorogood

95 :: Jump :: Van Halen

96 :: Losing My Religion :: R.E.M.

97 :: I Want To Hold Your Hand :: The Beatles

98 :: Truckin? :: Grateful Dead

99 :: Locomotive Breath :: Jethro Tull

This isn't a bad "definition" of classic rock...but feel free to disagree.

I listen to that radio station all the time and i found it interesting that some older rock songs that are considered top ten in rock are so far down on that list. Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry isn't even in the top 100, same with some other older songs. Yet JUmp by Van Halen is in the top 100.

I think classic rock is simply what the name is, old rock music, I consider anything from the early 80's, 70's and 60's classic rock.

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I miss the old concept of WABC-AM in New York. They were the powerhouse station for the 60's in NY and could be heard up and down the east coast. they played anything from Top 100 to Motown to bubble gum to rock to psychedelic.etc.

Classic rock has excluded much of that particular brand of music. You never hear, say, The Supremes, hardly any Stevie Wonder, Grass Roots, Beach Boys..etc. They now fall under "Oldies" but they are classic to me.

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Classic Rock is simply my life. from birth(1956)until I turned 25(1981). every song from that time period I consider classic rock. These were the songs that define me.

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That's a fine approach. I usually use the time period from the onset of the British Invasion until the onset of Disco to define Classic Rock.

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So...you look at that list....Wheres all the Grateful Dead? My classic rock station, they are the same way, they dont play hardly ANY grateful dead. In the list, i saw ONE song...ONE SONG by Grateful Dead, thats why i asked.

Theres 2 in the list as far as I can see...I don't think thats too bad out of 100.

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To me, classic rock is a standard sample of the history behind the genre. Certain songs, that are still listenable today. Most of what is considered "Classic" wasn't a chart-topper, but had a lot more staying power. Stairway to Heaven, for example, never reached #1 on the charts, while Macho Macho Man by the Village People did. Today, Stairway is still considered to be a masterpiece, while the other is a simple joke.

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