Need some suggestions...

[jr_rocker]

Hi, I'm a new member here, I'm im high school. I've always loved older rock from the 60-70s such as the Ramones, Rush, America, and The Rolling Stones, I even like somem heavy metal such as Metallica.

I was hoping I could get some suggestion from some of you guys for bands or albums I could check out. I recently bought an mp3 player and already transferred about 60 songs from the artists above.

Oh, and also, I'm downloading music using iTunes...they have no Metallica, no AC/DC, no Led Zepellin! Anyone know what's up with that?!

Thanks,

-Daniel

[bluesboy]

Welcome jr rocker,

for starters, there's 3 must have albums by the Rolling Stones -

Beggars Banquet

Let It Bleed

and

Sticky Fingers

[katie_sane]

Hello jr rocker!

iTunes has no Led Zeppelin, Metallica or AC/DC? That sucks! You've come to the right place for recommendations though!

Bluesboy's suggestions for The Rolling Stones are definitely worth your while

For the Ramones, I'd recommend the first four albums; Ramones, Leave Home, Rocket To Russia and Road To Ruin.

[edna]

Welcome, jr rocker!! Bluesboy and Katie already gave you great advice!!

Don´t forget: Sticky Fingers is a must!!

Edited December 4, 2005 by Guest

[_Laurie_]

I have so many favorites, and the essential ones have been mentioned ....a couple more I like are

Rumours...Fleetwood Mac

Eagles...Greatest Hits

Creedence Clearwater Revival

The Who

Led Zep

Pink Floyd...Dark Side Of The Moon

[callmeanimal]

For the Ramones, I'd recommend the first four albums; Ramones, Leave Home, Rocket To Russia and Road To Ruin.

And I would add "Mondo Bizarro" to the list. Great album!

[daslied]

Oh, and also, I'm downloading music using iTunes...they have no Metallica, no AC/DC, no Led Zepellin! Anyone know what's up with that?!

It's dependent upon the artist granting permission/license for iTunes to have them. There's also no Beatles, though I think Yoko finally whored John's solo stuff out. The funny thing about Metallica - they were the biggest a-holes about Napster/free downloading, and then a great, legal alternative comes up and they back out. They said that people should experience their music in album form only. B*stards. Remember when they were actually cool and rebellious?

[miamisammy29]

Metallica - Remember when they were actually cool and rebellious?

No. They play good music, but my most glaring memory of Metallica is of Lars Ulrich whining like a little girl about 13-year-olds ripping off his music..."I'm sure their mothers have 16 dollars to give them to buy an album....wah, wah, wah...My mother paid for my albums all during high school and even through my year and a half at Hick Mountain Junior College, where I studied Extortion By Humiliation, with a minor in Public Whining....wah, wah wah..." I'm paraphrasing, of course.

[daslied]

Yes, he is quite a bastard. He was a tennis prodigy or something, but apparently found something at which he sucked harder.

[jr_rocker]

It's dependent upon the artist granting permission/license for iTunes to have them. There's also no Beatles, though I think Yoko finally whored John's solo stuff out. The funny thing about Metallica - they were the biggest a-holes about Napster/free downloading, and then a great, legal alternative comes up and they back out. They said that people should experience their music in album form only. B*stards. Remember when they were actually cool and rebellious?

Oh. Thanks for the explanation. That sucks, I hope they change their mind some day.

And everyone thanks for the suggestions.

[CanAm]

Welcome, jr Rocker!

Great suggestions, so far!! Here are a few others.

Lonesome Jubilee - John Mellencamp

Full Moon Fever - Tom Petty

Making Movies - Dire Straits

Night Moves - Bob Seger

Goodbye Yellowbrick Road - Elton John

Fleetwood Mac - their self-titled debut album (the debut of the band with Nicks and Buckingham in the lineup).

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping

[EagleEye0]

this is har jr rocker.

I remember when I was a freshman in high school two years ago. I did not know who The Doors, Queen, The Who, Deep Purple, Mahanishvu Orchestra, The Police, ect...

Howver, at the end of freshman year I did not have a lot of music, and I thought to myself, I have it all, i was sadly mistaken, I had nothing, there was so much more to listen to.

At the begining of junior year, present, I own

[Batman]

Here are my 7 favorite bands. You should listen to all of them, because I have the best musical taste in the world.

Jimi Hendrix Experience

Pink Floyd

Queen

Led Zeppelin

Black Sabbath

Funkadelic

Yes

[jman14141414]

LA Woman-The Doors

The Doors-The Doors

Bringing It All Back Home-Bob Dylan

Exile On Mainstreet-The Rolling Stones

Axis: Bold As Love-Jimi Hendrix

Band Of Gypsies-Jimi Hendrix

Are You Experienced-Jimi Hendrix

Abbey Road-The Beatles

[Heard It On The XM]

Other bands and artists from that era I would check out (if you haven't already done so):

• Aerosmith (their '70s stuff blows the doors off of anything they've done since Permanent Vacation)
  
• Dire Straits (all their albums)
  
• Electric Light Orchestra
  
• Joe Walsh (both solo and with the James Gang)
  
• Genesis (1971-77, when Steve Hackett was their lead guitarist; this period overlaps both the Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins eras of the band)
  
• Jethro Tull
  
• Rush
  

Edited December 19, 2005 by Guest

[ryenzio1]

check out these albums:

Abbey Road-The Beatles

Rubber Soul-The Beatles

Rocks-Aerosmith

Led Zeppelin III

Pink Floyd-Dark Side of the Moon

Truth-Jeff Beck

Every Picture Tells A Story-Rod Stewart

[ryenzio1]

Also Aqualung and Thick as a Brick by Jethro Tull

[Jimmy1104]

Welcome to Songfacts Jr. Rocker. Nothing gives me more joy than seeing today's youth listening to Classic Rock. I wish my kids did. As you probably know, alot of classic rock and pop is used commercially today. I doubt you will have the same recurrence with today's music 20 or 30 years from now.

There are some great rock albums out there and I can sit here all day and create a huge list. To get you started I would recommend the following albums:

Quadrophenia - The Who

We're An American Band - Grand Funk Railroad

Toys In The Attic - Aerosmith

Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin

[moneypenny131]

Here's a few that I like that haven't been mentioned yet:

David Bowie - Hunky Dory

The Band - Music From Big Pink

The Velvet Underground - I like both Loaded and The Velvet Underground and Nico the best

Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Van Morrison - Moondance and also, Astral Weeks

And check out Neil Young, The Allman Brothers, Steely Dan, and Cream.

[usernameddr]

Get every The Eagles And The Who songs you can. (Also does anyone know if it is Eagles or The Eagles?)

[NewYorkMets9]

I can't believe nobody has mentioned:

Eat a Peach - Allman Brothers

Slowhand - Eric Clapton

Boston - Boston

Paranoid - Black Sabbath

[lonelyday]

Also does anyone know if it is Eagles or The Eagles?

As Far as I know it's kind of both, they're usually The Eagles, like on the daily top 10 list right now, but on the Hell Freezes Over dvd cover, it just says eagles. It just depends.

[daslied]

Billboard has them as just "Eagles", and Joel Whitburn is always right.

[rtstuff]

Any Woodstock collection and All Things Must Pass George Harrison.

rtstuff

Marshall University, 1971

[Snakebite05]

IF you're getting into progressive:

Yes

Emerson, Lake, and Palmer

Jethro Tull

Rush

Genesis (Gabriel-era, noe of that phil collins sh!t)

Kansas

Pink Floyd (DSOTM = LEGENDARY)

You'll either love or hate prog, though, so be careful with it.

Edited January 11, 2006 by Guest