Classic rock

pj_zombie

Basically I've really been into anything that resembles classic rock and amazing lead guitarists. I've just started building my collection of Led Zeppelin (have I, II, and IV) so I'm going to work my way up through that. What I was wondering is where should I go next? As I said, I'm looking for stuff with some amazing guitar work in some form or another. Where should I go next exactly? Oh, and another thing I really like is when the vocalist has a lot of passion in his voice like Robert Plant or Eddie Vedder. I'm still relatively new to music and I've only begun to build my CD collection. I've seemingly gone through waves of liking a music genre and right now I'm kind of in this classic rock phase. I'll be writing down the bands you guys list and checking them out so let loose.

JPS79

You are off to a good start imo, but what about Led Zep 3 (my personal fave) or houses of the holy? Pink Floyd darkside,wish you were here,the wall, then I skip all the way to momentary lapse of reason and the division bell. So many artists spring to mind, my corner stones are Led Zep,Pink Floyd,Tom Petty.The Beatles (Just recently got into them and I'm 26!). Dad's fave group and always heard the stuff growing up but you know rebel kid doesn't want to like parents music till they grow up and realize what they've been missing. Oh well better now than never.

pj_zombie

JPS79 wrote:

You are off to a good start imo, but what about Led Zep 3 (my personal fave) or houses of the holy? Pink Floyd darkside,wish you were here,the wall, then I skip all the way to momentary lapse of reason and the division bell. So many artists spring to mind, my corner stones are Led Zep,Pink Floyd,Tom Petty.The Beatles (Just recently got into them and I'm 26!). Dad's fave group and always heard the stuff growing up but you know rebel kid doesn't want to like parents music till they grow up and realize what they've been missing. Oh well better now than never.

That's pretty much me right there, haha. Led Zep is my dad's favorite band and I made fun of them for a long time. Just recently I gave in and bought those three CD's I mentioned. I'm going to pick up III next and then probably go in order from there. Their first CD is probably my favorite so far. Next up I was going to check out Pink Floyd because that's my dad's other favorite band and again, I love guitars. After that is where I'm at a loss.

El_Kabong

Pink Floyd!!!!

Echoes

Frank Zappa

Ebizzie

Can't go wrong with Floyd, but some other options may include other staples, like:

The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Allman Brothers Band
Black Sabbath
as mentioned before, The Beatles (Rubber Soul and later)

a cool blues album from the early '60s that's easy to get into would be The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (self-titled). some nice guitar work on there, overall killah vibe if you're looking for that 60's feeling

If you dig Floyd you could start checking out other psychedelic bands like Iron Butterfly or King Crimson. Grateful Dead had some great music but I don't know if they'd fit the heaviness that you seem to be looking for.

Jesus man, there was so much great music made in the 60's and 70's, it's impossible to really tell you what to get.

eddievedder1977

The Who
Pink Floyd
the Doors
Beatles
Hendrix

JasonVaritek

Physical Graffiti will blow you away!

pj_zombie

Yeah, I missed out on a lot in those eras of music. Heavy music isn't a necessity really. I also have found that recently I've kind of enjoyed some of the more blues-y like songs from Led Zep. I'll be checking a few of these bands/artists out that were mentioned.

lumpyfred

Some albums I would suggest are

Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard
The Doors - The Doors
Dire Straits - Dire Straits
Frank Zappa - Zoot Allures
AC/DC - Powerage
Rush - 2112
The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed
Judas Priest - British Steel
Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Aerosmith - Get Your Wings
Beatles - The White Album

I think these albums are good starting places for building your collection. I know I forgot some but maybe these will help.

El_Kabong

lumpyfred wrote:

Some albums I would suggest are

Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard
The Doors - The Doors
Dire Straits - Dire Straits
Frank Zappa - Zoot Allures
AC/DC - Powerage
Rush - 2112
The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed
Judas Priest - British Steel
Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Aerosmith - Get Your Wings
Beatles - The White Album

I think these albums are good starting places for building your collection. I know I forgot some but maybe these will help.

i'd recommend the doors 'in concert' over their studio albums...their studio albums sound flat (imo) compared to the live stuff.

WhatWouldWellstoneDo

simon and garfunkel
the velvet underground
Grateful Dead
MC5
Bob Dylan!!!!!!!!!
Bob Marley
Toots and the Maytals
Jimmy Cliff
The Stones!!!!!!!!
Talking Heads
R.E.M.
The Replacements
The Jayhawks
Thin Lizzy
The Who
The Kinks
Deep Purple
Dio
Husker Du
Rush
Tom Waits
The Pogues
Nick Cave
Allman Bros.
Cream
The Beach Boys (yes, the beach boys)

lumpyfred

El_Kabong wrote:

i'd recommend the doors 'in concert' over their studio albums...their studio albums sound flat (imo) compared to the live stuff.

I'm embarassed to admit I havent actually heard any of their live stuff, but I'll definitely check it out.

Other great albums that I forgot, pj_zombie, are any and all of these:
Bob Dylan - Bringing it all Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde

WhatWouldWellstoneDo

lumpyfred wrote:

I'm embarassed to admit I havent actually heard any of their live stuff, but I'll definitely check it out.

Other great albums that I forgot, pj_zombie, are any and all of these:
Bob Dylan - Bringing it all Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde

Don't forget "Blood on the Tracks"

Virgil Caine

pj_zombie wrote:

I love guitars. quote]


Here are a few great "Guitar" albums:

Cream : Disreali Gears
Jimi Hendrix : Band of Gypsys
Rolling Stones : Sticky Fingers
Free : Fire and Water (If you dig Zeppelin, you'll dig Free)
Jeff Beck : Truth (Led Zeppelin I's bastard cousin)


Check those out for starters.

blackngold

The Who - Who's Next and Quadrophenia

sj.brodie

you need quadrophenia by The Who, its a great guitar album and a big infuence on pj's sound.

fada

Get Rory gallagher's IRish tour. You won't be disapointed.
Thin Lizzy's night life is another good one.
LEaf hounds first ablum is good.
Morrison hotel the doors
AC/DC Highway to hell

sj.brodie

if you like passionate vocalists, go for Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Long as i can see the light" is a great ballad.

lumpyfred

WhatWouldWellstoneDo wrote:

Don't forget "Blood on the Tracks"

Good Call!

*given*to*fly*

eddievedder1977 wrote:

The Who
Pink Floyd
the Doors
Beatles
Hendrix

those are my favorites
good list
throw a little guess who in there maybe some stones too

olderman

aside from some of the more obvious answers, this band came to mind..

Mountain

this group featured a very heavy (as in weighed alot) guitarist named Leslie West..

some may have heard the hit song Mississippi Queen

also, even though he was an ass, Alvin Lee with Ten Years After

awesome rock n roll blues..

Manstis1604

If you're interested in moving out of the 60s and 70s, it sounds to me like you'd really dig Guns N' Roses. They're heavy, classic rock, melodic, energetic, passionate, and there's constant great guitar. Pick up Appetite for Destruction.

Some good 60s/70s bands...I'm a bit of a 60s novice, my liking music really starts with Zeppelin because they're the best band of all time and almost every group I enjoy has some Zeppelin influence. Check out The Who's Live at Leeds, Meddle by Pink Floyd, Sabbath's self titled, The Yes Album by...Yes, Electric Ladyland by Hendrix, and make for damn sure you pick up Physical Graffiti and Houses of the Holy by Zeppelin, those two albums were the band at their peak. And, even though its not rock, do yourself and favor and check out some Miles Davis.

Thumbing My Way

I didn't see this one posted yet.....

Boston - Boston

It's a must have!!

voodoopug

you must add some stones, pick Sticky Fingers if you want an album or pick Hot Rocks if you want a greatest hits collection.

Also get a Faces CD

pj_zombie

Thanks a bunch for the responses. Looks like I got some research to do. I know I'll definately finish my Led Zeppelin collection in time so no worries there. It doesn't have to be from the 60's/70's but I know that's the era that those classic rock bands came from.

Pearl Juli

pj_zombie wrote:

Basically I've really been into anything that resembles classic rock and amazing lead guitarists. I've just started building my collection of Led Zeppelin (have I, II, and IV) so I'm going to work my way up through that. What I was wondering is where should I go next? As I said, I'm looking for stuff with some amazing guitar work in some form or another. Where should I go next exactly? Oh, and another thing I really like is when the vocalist has a lot of passion in his voice like Robert Plant or Eddie Vedder. I'm still relatively new to music and I've only begun to build my CD collection. I've seemingly gone through waves of liking a music genre and right now I'm kind of in this classic rock phase. I'll be writing down the bands you guys list and checking them out so let loose.

haha that's awesome! I'm on the same boat as you I'm building my Led Zep collection. So far I have II, IV, Houses of the Holy, and In Through the Out Door. The next one I'm getting is Physical Grafitti, then I, III, Presence and CODA.

Pearl Juli

did anybody mention KISS yet?

pj_zombie

Pearl_Juli wrote:

haha that's awesome! I'm on the same boat as you I'm building my Led Zep collection. So far I have II, IV, Houses of the Holy, and In Through the Out Door. The next one I'm getting is Physical Grafitti, then I, III, Presence and CODA.

So far Led Zeppelin I is my favorite album of theirs followed by IV then II. How Many More Times is definately my favorite Zep song at the moment as well.

Today I borrowed that GnR album Appetite for Destruction as well as Jimi Hendrix 'Band of Gypsies' from someone at college. I think I'm going to get some of Hendrix's stuff but the GnR album was a bit meh. I love the music and guitars but the lyrics are pretty bad to me. It was worth a shot though.

tybird

JasonVaritek wrote:

Physical Graffiti will blow you away!

Agreed.....IMHO the best Zep album

You might also want to consider the following material:

Blind Faith "Blind Faith...the deluxe edition"-Eric Clapton and Stevie Winwood. "nuff said"

Who "Who's Next....the deluxe edition"-lots of bonus material

King Crimson "Red"-heavy stuff, masterful guitar..besides I must mention KC every chance that I get

Dire Straits-"Making Movies"

Ledbetterman10

pj_zombie wrote:

Basically I've really been into anything that resembles classic rock and amazing lead guitarists. I've just started building my collection of Led Zeppelin (have I, II, and IV) so I'm going to work my way up What I was wondering is where should I go next?

get Zep's houses of the holy and physical graffiti, STAT!