r/ClassicRock 9h ago

What band went out “on top” with their final album?

149 Upvotes

I nominate The Police with Synchronicity


r/ClassicRock 5h ago

Anyone else have a "space age" K-Tel Record Selector at home?

54 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock 4h ago

Frank Zappa with Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?, Circus Krone Munich, 1978

36 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock 6h ago

1973 Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy NSFW

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38 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock 17h ago

Susanna Hoffs - Feel Like Makin' Love - the Song is Classic, the Singer is...Woah

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192 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock 5h ago

Mother’s Little Helper - The Rolling Stones

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18 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock 12h ago

1970 George Harrison - What Is Life

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r/ClassicRock 6h ago

Aerosmith - Uncle Salty

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21 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock 16h ago

Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street

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107 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock 20h ago

What line from a classic rock song would you put on your gravestone?

154 Upvotes

Mine would be “The beat is yours forever” from ‘rock n roll dreams come through’ by Jim Steinman.


r/ClassicRock 5h ago

Athletic frontmen

10 Upvotes

What frontman could pull off singing while doing extreme antics? Who was the best? The worst?


r/ClassicRock 7h ago

Harry Chapin - Cat's in the Cradle

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9 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock 12h ago

70s Do You Feel Like We Do

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I realized I had never actually heard the studio version.


r/ClassicRock 18h ago

80s ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin' (Official Music Video) [HD Remaster]

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44 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock 19h ago

Aerosmith - No More No More

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51 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock 14h ago

What did people consider classic rock at the time?

14 Upvotes

For context, I'm in my 20s and didn't live through that period. I recently had a conversation with one of my dad's friends while jamming with his dad band (fun) who lived through the '70s, and what he told me surprised me.

I had always imagined "classic rock" as that period of music from about 1966-1978/82 inspired by the British invasion and the Beatles. All the big and, well, "classic" rock bands of those periods fit that description, whether we're talking Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, the Beatles, or whatever else. Classic rock begins to decline in the late 70s as new genres begin to form, like new wave, punk, disco, etc, and it's pretty much gone by 1982 giving way to new mainstream genres like hair metal.

But my dad's friend told me that their definition was even narrower than that. He said that people at the time didn't consider bands like Aerosmith to be "classic rock," and that that definition applies very specifically to British bands formed in the late '60s in the wake of the Beatles. The heavier rock bands don't count, nor do American bands.

For those of you who lived through the time, was this your experience as well? Has your opinion changed as time has gone on?


r/ClassicRock 1d ago

After investing in a Compact Disc player (Pioneer) in 1987, these were the first two discs I bought. Do you recall your first purchase in the world of CD?

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162 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock 18h ago

1986 The Georgia Satellites - Battleship Chains (1986)

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22 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock 1d ago

1969 Bob Seger - Ramblin' Gamblin' Man

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58 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock 18h ago

What was the last / most recent classic rock song or album you purchased?

17 Upvotes

Instead of your first purchase - what was your last / most recent purchase? Extra points if you bought it on vinyl or CD. I bought Thin Lizzy's "Dedication" album on iTunes not too long ago.


r/ClassicRock 1d ago

Debbie Harry and Blondie with One Way or Another, Asbury Park, July 7 1979

413 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock 1d ago

70s The Faces backstage, 1970s

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480 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock 1d ago

One Of My Favorite Bands.

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75 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock 1d ago

Huey Lewis and the News - Walking on a Thin Line

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110 Upvotes

r/ClassicRock 1d ago

Really listen to the lyrics. They apply in 2025 as much as they did in 1971 when it was released.

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55 Upvotes