I was born in the early 1980s, so I missed the really great music from the 60s and 70s. That's quite all right, though, because most of the music that I really enjoy from those decades found its way to compact disc and/or MP3 download.
My parents introduced me to classic rock even before I was born. The genre grew on me, as I was growing, and still makes me happy now, twenty-seven years later.
Uriah Heep's "Demons and Wizards" is one of the best classic-rock albums out there. Why? I'm not entirely sure. I like the vocals, and the drum work. The lyrics aren't bad, either. Overall, that's one of those rare albums that you can play straight through without being annoyed or bored.
I really like most of The Eagles' catalog as well. Their new double album isn't bad, by the way. Well worth checking out even though the band's not quite what they were during the "Hotel California" or even "Hell Freezes Over" years. Different, but not in a bad way.
Janis Joplin was awesome. She didn't have the usual, smooth, feminine voice at all, and that worked in her favor considering the lyrics that she and her band tended to prefer. "Cry Baby" wouldn't sound right if, say, Mariah Carey, sang it.
Moody Blues, Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Billy Joel, The Doors, Kansas, Journey, Eric Clapton...I could go on and on. A lot of the classic-rock songs that survived to make their way into my ears are just good music. Too bad I can't say the same about later decades.
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