Prepare to raise your fists: These are the 28 essential classic rock songs.
They’re classic, but they’re not classic rock, no matter what your radio station reckons. Yes, you’ll find the likes of Talking Heads, The Police, The Clash and Blondie on classic-rock stations, but you won’t find them here. While rock-adjacent genres like punk, new wave, psychedelic, garage and pop are indeed classic, here we’re defining ‘classic’ as arena-ready, guitar-driven, thunderous compositions from the late ’60s through the pre-hair metal early ‘80s. Together, the two deliver memorable rhymes on the monster that is Shabba. In a way, assembling our list of classic rock’s greatest hits was an exercise in exclusion. ASAP Rocky - 'Shabba' (2013) ASAP Ferg’s style was a nice counter to rhyme partner ASAP Rocky. All while making you want to knock back a cold one.
Even as the ’ 60s and ’70s fade further into history, classic rock’s greatest contributions still have the power to get your fist pumping and your feet stomping. To paraphrase one of its great practitioners, classic rock songs will never die. Cutting his teeth in the scene around Galax, Va, Ken Landreth delivers a three-finger banjo style that weaves perfectly around Joseph's fiddle.
It’s an era, a lifestyle and a sound all of its own. 44 groups discussing allen keys Claire Richards, Lisa Scott Lee, Faye Tozer, Michelle Heaton, Kelly Brook, Kat Shoob, Rosamund Pike. The Rocky Creek Ramblers conjure up a delicious throwback soundearthy fiddle, percolating three-finger banjo, spanking mandolin chops, and tasty guitar and bass runs. Classic rock isn’t just a throwaway term for guitar music of a certain vintage.