Top 100 classic rock artists

[snapping turtle]

Wrong... all wrong.
1. Led Zeppelin
2. The Eagles
3. Pink Floyd.

I hate the ****in eagles man.
Signed the dude

 

[snapping turtle]

The very first question in a personality quiz should be.
The Beatles or The Rolling Stones.

It says a lot right in that statement.

 

[Expat]

Pfft, talk about overrated, Neil young at 11…really 8-11 belong on the list but slide them down about 20 places

 

[marvin02]

The only lists that count for music, movies or books are the ones you keep in your head. Those change with your mood and as you are exposed to new things.

These published lists just serve to create discussion and sell ads for the source of the list.

 

[yote hunter]

My #1 band that most hate is NICKELBACK.

 

[Hardscrable]

89?? I've got 30 years on you ya whippersnapper...

Hold my beer…I got you by a few more…

To me “classic rock” was pretty much mid 60’s - mid/late 70’s and not near 100 bands involved. After that, IMHO, were but a few good rock bands. Much of what many consider rock, I do not. Attended a bunch of concerts, saw a lot of early bands until hair bands took over.

One of the “best” early concerts I attended was Ted Nugent and The Amboy Dukes in a very small venue with maybe 100 in attendance. No light show, pyrotechnics, etc...only hard core rock and roll. Just an open room with a small “stage” about 1’ high. No chairs or seats, low ceiling, poor acoustics . Everyone just standing, sitting on floor, mingling. Spent most of the night within a few feet of Uncle Ted.

 

[Usmccookie]

Hold my beer…I got you by a few more…

Oh boy here comes the Mozart and Bach...

Actually, I do listen to classical on occasion. It's good for the mind.

 

[Hardscrable]

Oh boy here comes the Mozart and Bach...

Actually, I do listen to classical on occasion. It's good for the mind.

Doesn’t count as classic rock and absolutely not my cup of tea ( see edited post ).

 

[Hardscrable]

Hate to even list any of my faves from back in the day cause know I will miss a bunch. A few : Beatles from Sgt. Pepper era and later, any band with Clapton, Grand Funk, Skynyrd, Stones, Who, Eagles, Tom Petty till the day he died, etc., etc., etc.,…

 

[Hardscrable]

I just got so tired of classic rock. It's the same 20 songs playing on repeat unless you go out of your way to listen to something.

I will agree with that. I have about 6 XM/Sirius preset stations in my vehicles. Find myself continuously switching between them to find something I want to hear. My previous pick up and previous fun car still had CD players so I listened to more CD s than radio. In the house or shop it is Sirius, CDs, cassettes ( yes it is true ). Sold all my vinyl ( mistake ). Guess I should find a youngster and teach about these play list, ApplePlay stuff

 

[Usmccookie]

I will agree with that. I have about 6 XM/Sirius preset stations in my vehicles. Find myself continuously switching between them to find something I want to hear. My previous pick up and previous fun car still had CD players so I listened to more CD s than radio. In the house or shop it is Sirius, CDs, cassettes ( yes it is true ). Sold all my vinyl ( mistake ). Guess I should find a youngster and teach about these play list, ApplePlay stuff

I use Spotify. I remember paying $12-20/cd. I pay $9/month now, but I can listen to anything and everything I want. I drive 35k miles a year for commuting. I can not stand the radio.

There is a free version, but then you get ads like you do on the radio...

 

[daddyusmaximus]

I hate the ****in eagles man.
Signed the dude

I'd kick him outta my cab too... while it was still moving.

 

[semperfi211]

Surprised not to see a few I have enjoyed over the years.
Meat Loaf
Bread
America
Outlaws
Marshall Tucker Band

 

[JCSR]

Surprised not to see a few I have enjoyed over the years.
Meat Loaf
Bread
America
Outlaws
Marshall Tucker Band

All top 100 in my mind.

 

[Thor]

The first time I saw Ac/Dc live was on the back in black tour, I wasn’t a fan of theirs until the moment they hit the stage. I saw them numerous times during the 80s and 90s, and they were always, ALWAYS absolutely amazing! Never an off night with those guys, and always just sheer musical brutality that was nothing like the overly compressed radio versions of their songs.

I’ve seen a lot of bands in my life, and none compared to Ac/Dc back then.

The first time I saw them was at Zeppelinfeld for the Nuremberg Open Air Festival. It was the last tour with their original vocalist Bonn Scott. Some of the other bands playing that day were:
The Scorpions
Molly Hatchet
Cheap Trick
Nils Lofgren
The Steve Gibbons band
and a few more.

The concert was closed out by The Who, The Kids Are Alright tour. They did live up their motto of LOUDEST BAND EVER!!!

 

[Thor]

The very first question in a personality quiz should be.
The Beatles or The Rolling Stones.

It says a lot right in that statement.

My answer to that question would be Black Sabbath.

 

[littletommy]

The first time I saw them was at Zeppelinfeld for the Nuremberg Open Air Festival. It was the last tour with their original vocalist Bonn Scott. Some of the other bands playing that day were:
The Scorpions
Molly Hatchet
Cheap Trick
Nils Lofgren
The Steve Gibbons band
and a few more.

The concert was closed out by The Who, The Kids Are Alright tour. They did live up their motto of LOUDEST BAND EVER!!!

If I could choose any person through history to spend a day with, Bon Scott would probably be the one!

 

[HoughMade]

Any list that has The Beatles #1 and AC/DC not in the top 5 is bogus!

Top 100 Classic Rock Artists

Ultimate Classic Rock counts down the very best classic rock artists.

ultimateclassicrock.com

I can be on board with that.

Personal opinion: Beatles and the Rolling Stones- good, but overrated.

 

[Basher]

Queen not making at LEAST the top 10 is whack.

I can’t necessarily put them all in order, but Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Queen should all be top 5. I’d have to think about it to really put a top 10 in order, but yeah. That list did Freddy dirty.

 

[daddyusmaximus]

Seriously? Number 3? Are we talking about the same Pink Floyd??? Over the eagles???

I probably listen to them more, just because Dark Side of the Moon is the Single most perfect album ever recorded... but overall... Zep, and the Eagles have more songs I like better.