Foo Fighters - Everlong (1997; Official HD Video) (www.youtube.com)
TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 11/01/1894
WE’RE GOING WAAAAAAY BACK TODAY:...
Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London (1978) (m.youtube.com)
Junior Murvin - Police and Thieves (1976) (www.youtube.com)
Ozzy Osbourne - Bark At The Moon (1983) (m.youtube.com)
Alice Cooper - Welcome To My Nightmare (1975) (youtu.be)
Desmond Dekker and The Aces - "Israelites" (1968) (www.youtube.com)
Jericho Jones - Black Magic (1959) (m.youtube.com)
Ramones - Pet Sematary (1986) (m.youtube.com)
TODAY IN ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY - 10/31/1975 (youtu.be)
Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” was released as a single. It would stay on the chart for seventeen weeks, nine of them at number one and would eventually go Platinum. The song would be re-released in December, 1991 after being featured in the movie Wayne’s World and became a hit all over again.
Curved Air - Back Street Luv (1971) (www.youtube.com)
This was a fixture on the jukebox of the biker’s pub in which I mis-spent my teenage years....
Oct 30, 1971 -- Release of Pink Floyd's sixth album 'Meddle' (www.youtube.com)
The album makes it to #3 in the UK … but stalls at #70 in the US. Never heard it? Maybe today’s a good day to give it a listen. Still trippy! (Holland: #2)
Harry Belafonte - Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) (1956) (m.youtube.com)
Donovan - Season Of The Witch (1966) (m.youtube.com)
David Bowie - Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980) (m.youtube.com)
Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash (1962) (m.youtube.com)
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - I Hate Myself for Loving You (1988; Official Video) (www.youtube.com)
Genesis - I Can't Dance (1991) (m.youtube.com)
Pearl Jam - Yellow Ledbetter (1992) (m.youtube.com)
The Police - Message In A Bottle (1979) (www.youtube.com)
Deep Purple - Highway Star (1972) Video HQ (www.youtube.com)
Free - Wishing Well (1979) (m.youtube.com)
"Classic rock" isn't timeless. Most of it is dated, cheesy, lame, unintelligent, and don't forget sexist. Also, it used to be the 60s. Now it's the 80s. Because it's all about old people nostalgia.
Wow, the sheer density of illogic, ad hominem, and goalpost-moving in the comments section....