Does anyone listen to classic rock anymore?

[iNorris]

Growing up my musical tastes had been heavily influenced by my parents, who lived through the golden days of rock ('60s, '70s, '80s, golden in their opinion). I'm talking about guys like The Doors, Pink Floyd, Supertramp, Boston, and U2, with a little heavier stuff like Guns 'n Roses and Led Zeppelin.

 

Today, it seems to me like metal is taking over, and I was just wondering if anyone still listens to classic rock. I would be really sad for some really great artists to fade into oblivion.

[psycore]

i love classic rock

[zapper]

alot of todays rockers like classic rock

[2 Dwarves, 1 Coat]

Classic rock is the shit; with Queen ruling as it's almighty, well, queen. It's pop that is taking over by the way. All these morons think crazy costumes = good music. Unfortunately for them, you also have to be talented.

[Bad Dog]

I pride myself on my love for rock, most kinds of it, and being that Pink Floyd and The Doors are my two favorite all time bands I just have this to say: While Metal may be what is "dominating" the rock scene today, you have to also look at Alternative. There are some great fuckin Alterna bands, such as the newish band Them Crooked Vultures with John Paul Jones Dave Grohl and Josh Homme.

 

Now, you say that metal has taken over where I just say, as a metal fan also, ney. Metal, real metal, like real rock n roll, is dead. These shit bands today for the most part suck, and bands like Slipknot have all but taken metal and strangled it to death.

 

I wont even go into what a monstrocity pop has become, somehow we went from The Beatles to fuckin Hannah Montana and Lady Penis GaGa, but I gave up on pop long ago.

 

So basically if your a fan of classic rock, turn to classic metal like Black Sabbath or J. Priest. Or give Alternative a try, there are some awsome bands out there you can discover for free by using like last.fm and I guarantee you will find some damn good bands.