Your top 10 favorite classic rock bands/artists

[JakeK]

This will be tough for a lot of us, I know, but they don't have to be in any order.

Here are my top 10 (in no order). They define who I am, I couldn't spend a day without listening to a song from any of them, and I probably wouldn't be the man I am without these bands/artists:

The Rolling Stones
The Who
The Beatles
Tom Petty
The Kinks
The Yardbirds
Bob Dylan
The Byrds
Roy Orbison
Eric Clapton

[jps]

In no particular order:

Renaissance
Yes
Early Genesis
Pink Floyd
King Crimson
Early Led Zeppelin
Rush
Glass Harp
The Beatles
The Who

[sloop_john_b]

In no particular order:

Renaissance
Yes
Early Genesis
Pink Floyd
King Crimson
Early Led Zeppelin
Rush
Glass Harp
The Beatles
The Who

And here's where the lines start to blur: does classic rock = prog? How does one even define "classic rock"? What's the cutoff? Can a new band be called classic rock? Is Chuck Berry classic rock? Do I ask enoough questions?

[jps]

Do I ask enoough questions?

No.

To me, all those bands are classic. I think the term "classic rock" has been distorted over the years to mean only a small segment of music, unfortunately.

[Scastles]

Yeah, the term 'classic rock' is broad and defined differently by everyone. Unfortunately for me, all of my classic rock faves fall under, most members of the band are dead, many of the solo acts are dead and the rest are near death.

Mine in no particular order.

Beatles
Stones
Who
N. Young
Dylan
Byrds
Hendrix
Allman's
Love
Moby Grape

[lennon211]

This will be tough for a lot of us, I know, but they don't have to be in any order.

Here are my top 10 (in no order). They define who I am, I couldn't spend a day without listening to a song from any of them, and I probably wouldn't be the man I am without these bands/artists:

The Rolling Stones
The Who
The Beatles
Tom Petty
The Kinks
The Yardbirds
Bob Dylan
The Byrds
Roy Orbison
Eric Clapton

You must have gotten really into the Yardbirds quickly for them to "define" who you are as you were just asking about them little more than a week ago...

[JakeK]

I've heard a few other tracks via Facebook's "iLike" section.

[winston]

Jake is a quick learner................ Good topic btw Jake. Perhaps you need to provide a broad definition of classic rock for this thread though.

[paologregorio]

That fave band list reads as if you're a person who grew up in the 60s, died and was reincarnated, Jake; A lot of people your age don't even know who any of those bands are!

Then again, a lot of people your age don't know what a Rickenbacker is either!!

[rickenbrother]

No particular order:

The Beatles
Yes
Rush (until Grace Under Pressure)
Led Zeppelin (early stuff)
Aerosmith
Deep Purple
Pink Floyd
Kiss
Cream
ELP

[sowhat]

Yep, definition of "what is classic rock and what isn't" is perhaps needed. Meanwhile.
Dire Straits
The Ramones
Simon & Garfunkel
Carl Perkins
The Ventures
The Searchers
Elvis Presley
The Swinging Blue Jeans
The Sex Pistols
Creedence Clearwater Revival

[ajish4]

Yes
Moody Blues
ELP
RUSH
Aerosmith
Wings
Dave Clark Five
Genesis (Peter Gabriel Years) Especially
Nektar
Who

[beatlefreak]

The Beatles (obviously)
Pink Floyd
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Grand Funk Railroad
Badfinger
Alice Cooper (original band)
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Aerosmith
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Queen

[JakeK]

That fave band list reads as if you're a person who grew up in the 60s, died and was reincarnated, Jake; A lot of people your age don't even know who any of those bands are!

Then again, a lot of people your age don't know what a Rickenbacker is either!!

I kinda believe I am a reincarnation of Brian Jones. I'm always willing to experiment with something new, I try to get as many new guitars as I can and I play a damn good rhythm guitar as well as harmonica.

[antipodean]

Great topic Jake...

- The Beatles
- The Who
- The Rolling Stones
- The Kinks
- David Bowie (early '70s)
- Jimi
- King Crimson (with John Wetton)
- (The) Cream
- ZZ Top (again, early career)
- Deep Purple

I love Dylan but I'm not sure if he fits the "category".... I'm not really sure if The Beatles do either...