classic+rock



__**History**__: Classic Rock is a word that was popularized more by Classic Rock radio stations than the era of music it is condoned by; mainly Rock’n Roll. The Classic Rock era itself has many subsets within it, Folk Rock, Arena Rock, Southern Rock, Progressive Rock and Hard Rock. Folk Rock began with the likes of Pete Seeger and in the 1940s, however it was greatly popularized by singer songwriters Bob Dylan and early Neil Young. It was the Beatles and the Rolling Stones however that swept across the UK and the US and revitalized Rock’n Roll and utilized the full potential of what folk rock essentially was, powerfully written, deeply effecting and masterfully played music. The British Invasion had begun and Rock’n Roll was born, or reborn, depending on your point of view. Rock’n Roll had indeed begun in Bluesy music and notable artists such as Check Berry and ofcourse, the King, Elvis Presley. This music as it was being popularized by the infectious British invasion, was again being redefined by Progressive Rock such as the legendary Pink Floyd and Jefferson Airplane, and of course Hard Rock, with the birth of bands like Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple. These bands had a harder sound and approached the guitar in a different way, using power chords and had a grittier sound. These bands spawned the Heavy Metal genre, and were themselves often included in this. As the 70s ended and the 80s were beginning it was an era of hair-bands, which were exemplified by cheeky outfits and resulted in very few bands that were considered part of the Classic Rock cannon. AC/DC, Guns ’n Roses and Van Halen were some of the more prominent 80s Classic Rock bands. The fact that they are considered Classic Rock makes it clearer the distinction between Classic Rock, and the many other sub-genres, reiterating the idea that Classic Rock is a type of music the certain Classic Rock radio stations play, such as the Q 107 in Toronto. It included the aforementioned genres resulting in a wide array of music that spans several decades of musical intellect.

__**The Bands:**__ The Beatles Led Zeppelin Deep Purple The Kinks The Rolling Stones The Who Jethro Tull Pink Floyd Aerosmith Alice Cooper The Doors Neil Young Bob Dylan



__**Led Zeppelin**__



__**Neil Young**__

The Canadian Rock legend is initially famous for being a part of several great bands that never lasted. CSN & Y and Buffalo Springfield, two of the late 60s, early 70s most promising bands, centered around Young’s enigmatic song writing both bands received rave reviews and were touted greatly however due to internal tensions neither survived. However, Neil Young went on to have an illustrious career as an ever-changing and dynamic singer songwriter folk rocker. He often contradicted himself, having hits that were slow acoustic numbers about life and social ideas and then had various hits that were grittier, heavier and darker. He is well known for his work with his session band Crazy Horse, oft considered to be one of Rock’ n Roll’s underappreciated and underrated outfits of their time, on the album Everybody Knows This is Nowhere. Two songs off of that album, “Down by the River” and “Cowgirl in the Sand” still live on to this day and continue to captivate new audiences thanks to their incredible amount of dynamic guitar playing between Neil Young and Crazy Horse. It was reported that he wrote the two songs along with another of his hits “Cinnamon Girl” in one day while lying in bed with 103 degree fever. It was stories like these and songs like these that made Neil Young’s songs become very personal and have an immense amount of character to them, reiterating Young’s creative writing, resulting in some of rock’s most heartfelt and evocative melodies.

__**Bob Dylan**__

The revolutionary singer-songwriter was a man who epitomized the idea of articulately written, imaginatively sung and powerfully influencing music. Starting off as a sort of small folk hero, Bob Dylan had become known for colourful scenery to dark foreboding melodies. He was masterful with his acoustic guitar and had a knack for writing that eclipsed some of the better poetry of his day. He was famous for writing several revolutionary songs, and was hailed as a rebel himself. However, this was not the Bob Dylan that would spark a revolution and dynamically change the way music was played. One day, at the Newport Folk Festival, Bob Dylan shocked his fans and critics and picked up an electric guitar. From that point on Bob Dylan changed the face of rock’ n roll of his era, pushing the limits of his musical genre and inventing a powerful folk rock sound. His various songs have lived on forever, such as “Like A Rolling Stone”, voted best song of all time by Rolling Stone magazine, and “Desolation Row”, one of the most prolifically written songs, and of course his many hits such as “Highway 61 revisited”, reaffirming his stature as a rock’ n roll revolutionary.

__**Pink Floyd**__

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 * __Analysis and Reflection__**

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