OFF: What is Classic Rock??? Was: Never any BOC news!

[nick at THECOMPLETESHEET.COM]

My wife is getting really tired of me saying, "In the '80s, I was listening to classic rock INSTEAD OF this". . . whenever one of those songs, or something similar, comes on the radio.

I guess my definition of classic rock is pretty much stuff from the mid-'60s through the '70s.  But the definition gets fuzzy, because if a classic rock station wanted to play some Deep Purple or BOC from the '80s, that counts for me, too.

On the other hand, guys like Phil Collins, Steve Winwood and Don Henley totally DON'T count, because their '80s output was top 40 pop CRAP.  But that's just my opinion.

So how DO we define classic rock?  I'm curious what everybody else thinks.


--Nick

>----- ------- Original Message ------- -----
>From: Tim <ma-paharper at IOPENER.NET>
>To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET
>Sent: Sun, 22 May 2005 18:47:35
>
>Speaking of which...when did classic rock decide to
>encompass the 80s??? Isn't classic rock supposed to
>be the era when rock was...oh I don't
>know...CLASSIC!!
>tim  8>)...
>nick at THECOMPLETESHEET.COM wrote:
> >
> > My local "classic rock" station plays "Boys of
>Summer" and "Invisible Touch"
> > without irony or apology.  Shameful.
> >
> >
> > --Nick
> > >----- ------- Original Message ------- -----
> > >From: JLoehr4299 at AOL.COM
> > >To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET
> > >Sent: Sat, 21 May 2005  17:47:53
> > >
> > >In a message dated 5/21/2005 1:23:24 PM US
>Eastern
> > >Standard Time,
> > >blackblade at BHALLIGAN.COM writes:
> > >
> > >Yeah,  I'd like to request a song that I love
>which
> > >hasn't been played in the
> > >past,  yet there's a decent chance they would
>play
> > >it now. If they
> > >can't/won't play  Summer of Love I know there's
>no
> > >use even requesting something like
> > >The Red  & The Black, let alone Devil's Hang
>Nail.
> > >
> > >By extending their music  library, I have a
> > >suspicion they might just be
> > >playing 5 Led Zep songs over  and over in their
>
> > >rotation instead of 2. We'll see.
> > >I did hear "30 Days in the  Hole" while in my
>car
> > >the other day. That's
> > >different for this station--and  promising.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >That's why I got a CD player for my car! Got
>tired
> > >of the ". . . somebody
> > >else's favorite song. . ." crap on my local
>classic
> > >rock station.
> > >
> > >Joe