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As in the best at the time and which has stood the test of time.

I give you:

Led Zep
AC / DC

Your thoughts?

In reply to Skyfall:

Pink Floyd
Led Zep

In reply to Sl@te Head:

Yes, how could I omit the Floyd ?!

Just listening to some Led Zep, simply ground breaking / superb.

Ac /Dc were great at the time, back in black hasn't aged, tracks used all the time.

Maybe those are the big three, until the next addition

Oh yes, the Beetles....

In reply to Skyfall:


Not meaning to throw a spanner in the works, but I think you need to narow your criteria, and/or define "Rock and Roll".

I wouldn't consider Floyd "Rock and Roll", and The Beetles were a pop band.

In reply to stroppygob:

I agree. The Floyd were prog rock. The Beetles, hmmm.

Hence my original choices.

I'm was just trying to be inclusive. Though I love them all.

In reply to stroppygob:

Your choices from my original criteria?

In reply to Skyfall:
AC/DC have certainly stood the test of time, though I'm not a fan.

Led Zep are ancient history now.

Sabbath are still kicking the can about.

"Yes" will be playing here soon, or at least 3/5 of what I consider Yes will be.

Purple are still touring, or 3/5 of them are.

Are you asking which band, or which band's music?


ETA:

Zep at Knebworth 79

youtube.com/watch?v=KV7i7eaQtmU&

1.04 - 1.05 mins, kid with blonde hair and a black waistcoat? A young me. Last ever gig with Bonzo on drums

In reply to Skyfall:

Who're the Beetles you and stroppygob are talking about?

In reply to aln:

I'm not whoring any beetles?

In reply to Skyfall:
My criteria is brilliant at the time, still listen to them now, would go to see them live again if poss, and kick-ass rock and roll. Fave album in brackets.

Led Zep (physical graffiti)
AC/DC (back in black, powerage, if you want blood)
Deep Purple (made in Japan)
Who (live at Leeds)
Nirvana (nevermind)
Sabbath (heaven and hell)
Dr Feelgood (Stupidity Live)
Aerosmith (pump, permanent vacation, live bootleg, nine lives)
Rainbow (on stage)
Motörhead (ace of spades, no sleep till Hammersmith)
Scorpions (Tokyo tapes)

How's that for a good playlist?
PS the best is Zeppelin obvs.

In reply to Skyfall:

And another thing.......

That whole Foo Fighters, Them Crooked Vultures, Eagles of Death Metal, Queens of the Stone Age thing with Dave Grohl and Josh Homme, totally rock and roll!

In reply to stroppygob:


No it wasn't. This suggests it was Berlin's Eissporthalle on 7 July 1980. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_Over_Europe_1980

In reply to Skyfall:

Dio

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+1

In reply to felt:

My bad, it was his last UK gig though.

In reply to stroppygob:

Must have been a great occasion, although not as good as the 4 Aug gig, by all accounts, to which I went. Lousy support acts, mind.

In reply to felt:

Agreed. Utter sh!te.

In reply to Skyfall:

Joy Division

Killing Joke

The Birthday Party

In reply to Skyfall:
Van Halen - Van Halen 1 was released in 1978 and it still sounds totally current. Awesome album.

Metallica - Ride The Lightning was released 30 years ago (Master of Puppets 28 years ago) and Glastonbury a few weeks ago suggests they are still rocking good (imo)

Rush - Still going after 46 years

Whitesnake - Fool for your Lovin appeared on Ready an Willing in 1980. Great tune played only yesterday in my car. 1987 still kicks ass with John Sykes on guitar (ok some bad tunes for American charts, but otherwise solid)

That's off the top of my head, will give it some more thought


How could I forget Scorpions - In Trance 1975...brilliant album (and album cover) as a good example...still going. Ulri Roth is a bit of a hero of mine

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Rock and Roll? The Stones.

In reply to Skyfall:

Surely the only answer to the question as framed is indeed The Rolling Stones?

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It would have been The Ramones if they hadn't started doing MTV songs in the 80s.

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I'd vote for Shawaddywaddy or Shakin' Stevens.

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UFO in my opinoin relesed the best double live album of them all with Strangers In The Night. Narrowly pipping The Song Remains The Same by my all time faves LZ.

Rush
Thin Lizzy
Bruce Springsteen.

regularly appear on my ipod

In reply to Skyfall:

What about the Kinks!!!!!?????

Or Hendrix???