50 Years and Counting

50 whole years! How amazing. Recently, the Rolling Stones celebrated their 50th year anniversary.

Thanks for 50 years of greatness.

Also, they had a special on HBO. I suggest you watch it. It's very interesting.
Oh, and it's called Crossfire Hurricane.

Space Truckin' with Deep Purple

If there's one album I'd have to choose with the best story behind it, I'd have to choose Machine Head by Deep Purple. This album is best known for it's song "Smoke on the Water" which is actually a true story about how this album was made. The album was recorded in Montreux after the casino (the one they wrote the song about) was burned to the ground by an audience member who fired a flare during a Frank Zappa concert. Deep Purple had to relocate to a different place to record their album.

I think every band needs a guy with a mustache in it. Even if he doesn't play anything.
I'm probably going to write a blog post about that in the future. Take note.

Machine Head is an awesome album. It's also got a really neat background to it. (Look it up if you want to learn more about that.) Not only does the album look cool and have a cool back story, it also has a bunch of amazing songs on it.

Just saying, but the album has pictures of the burning casino on it. It's pretty cool.

For example, one really awesome song (which I'd have to say is my favorite) on the album would have to be "Space Truckin'". (Hence the title.) 

You should go buy the album. NOW.

Awesome

I think I described it well enough. Oh, and this is Queen by the way if you didn't know.

This is the album "Dragon Attack" is on. You can also find "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "Another One Bites the Dust" on it.

Rock N' Roll High School!!

Here's some Ramones for all of you interweb peoples out there because The Ramones are pretty awesome.
Anyway here's their music video for their song "Rock N' Roll High School".

KISS Live in Concert! Motley Crue Live in Concert!

Recently I went to a Motley Crue KISS concert. It was awesome! No. More than awesome!

First, there was Motley Crue. They were awesome. The guitars sounded awesome. In fact, one of the guys had a flamethrower guitar which was really really cool. I really want one too. Anyway, the drummer was also super awesome; especially during the solo. The drummer was in a small circle for the whole time and during the solo the drummer started to go upside down in the circle. He was playing upside-down during his drum solo. Awesome.
Well, I could go on and on about how awesome Motley Crue was, but then I won't have room for KISS! You get my point anyway.

Ah yeah! Fireworks!

Then, KISS came on. They were awesome as well. Their songs were awesome too. In the middle of the show, Paul Stanley had, wait for it, a fireworks bazooka! Then he zip-lined to the middle of the crowd and sang a song from there. It was really awesome. The guitar solos were amazing too. They sang some new songs which were also really cool sounding.

There was also Gene Simmons being Gene Simmons.

All in all, it was really amazing. I don't think I can stress that enough.

I know I haven't posted anything in a while, but this is why.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

Recently, I was at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. It's a great place to visit and I highly recommend it to people who like all kinds of rock music. I also brought my camera to take a ton of pictures to show, but they don't allow cameras in the exhibit areas. Darn. I do have some pictures though.

This is the entrance. Their special temporary exhibit that week was the Grateful Dead. It was really cool. I didn't take this picture.

This is the sign outside the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I also did not take this picture. I did take a picture of the sign myself though. It just didn't come out as well as this one did.

They had giant guitars outside too.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a great place to visit. I got to see stuff about Elvis, Bruce Springsteen, and even ZZ Top's car! They also had an exhibit about the history of rock and roll going back into decades like the 40's and 50's. I gotta tell you, they cover everything. It was a ton of fun!

If you would like to learn even more about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, you can visit their website at http://rockhall.com/. Seriously, it is very worth it.

Over 2,000 Views! Woo-hoo!

My blog has finally made it to 2,000 views! This is a big accomplishment for me.
This calls for a fitting picture of Freddie Mercury.

Victory. Yes.

Closing The Olympics- British Style

I'm glad that I watched the London Olympics Closing Ceremony yesterday because it was pretty cool.  I was glad to see that Freddie Mercury made yet another appearance in the closing ceremony as well as an epic guitar solo from Brian May himself.

Brian May with his awesome guitar solo.

After the solo, Brian May and Roger Taylor went into one of Queen's most famous songs, We Will Rock You. Sadly, instead of Adam Lambert or the Freddie Mercury hologram playing, pop singer Jessie J sang instead and my reaction to that was much like this:

I used a sensor bleep for the sake of keeping this stuff family friendly.

Here's what Freddie looked like at the closing ceremony.

Here's a video of the song. I couldn't find the solo or a better version because of copyright reasons.

I was sad to hear the song ruined by Jessie J, but it was still cool.

At the end, there was another performance from The Who. They played Baba O' Reilly and My Generation. It was really cool to watch and summed up the closing ceremony nicely.

I mean, who's more British than The Who? I'll tell you who. The Who of course!

Now I could go on and on about all the other cool stuff like John Lennon and David Bowie and stuff, but that will make it very long so I'm going to end right here with this octopus.

Oh, and before I forget, for all of you Monty Python fans out there, there was a little segment with Monty Python stuff. It was pretty fun to watch.

There was also a giant octopus.

Nice Pants!!

Freddie always wore eccentric clothing.

All Aboard The Crazy Train!

I'm actually quite surprised that I haven't covered the excellence of the song Crazy Train yet. Well, it's a song by Ozzy Osbourne from the 1980 album Blizzard of Ozz. It's probably one of Ozzy Osbourne's most popular songs. It was definitely one of his hits though. Another hit (or technically a single) from this album was Mr. Crowley.

Personally, I don't like the album cover. I think it's scary or creepy in a way.

This album was released shortly before Randy Rhoads death. He was the guitarist for Ozzy and his band. He was a really great guitarist too.

I have a live performance of Crazy Train which is performed by (obviously) Ozzy Osbourne and his band which includes Randy Rhoads. Check it out below.

It's pretty cool seeing Randy Rhoads playing that awesome solo. I hope you guys liked it!

The London Olympics- The Opening

I know the opening to the Olympics was quite a while ago, but I haven't thought to write about it until now. I feel great that a lot of great classic rock songs were featured in the Opening Ceremony in London including Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, She Loves You by The Beatles and My Generation by The Who (Of course they were all British songs because the ceremony was in London). I loved all the fireworks too. The end was also cool because Paul McCartney (who was part of The Beatles) sang and performed the ending to two songs, Hey Jude and The End. All in all, it was a great Opening Ceremony.

During the fireworks, they also played Pink Floyd's Eclipse.

And here's Paul McCartney for all of you guys who didn't believe me.

We also have Queen here because they are my favorite band and  my favorite song by them was played in the Opening Ceremony. This is a 70's photo of them because they wrote the song Bohemian Rhapsody in the 70's.

Weird Wednesday 3

Recently, I watched the Weird Al movie UHF. I thought that instead of posting one of Weird Al's music videos I could talk about this instead. The movie is basically a huge parody of many different movies such as Rambo and Gone With The Wind. The basis is about George Newman (played by Weird Al himself) who gets his own rundown TV station. There are plenty of cheesy moments and funny commercials that will make you laugh real hard. I couldn't stop laughing when I first watched it. What I liked about the movie was that, like his music, Weird Al wrote the movie himself (probably with some help of course though, but who wouldn't need help making a movie?).
I have a small scene from the movie below so you guys who haven't seen it can get a small taste of what the movie is like.

Time To Vote!

Robert Plant had to be on there.

As you can see, I have added a poll to the side of  the blog. I'm taking votes right now for a future project so it is important that all you guys out there vote. I know that there are a bunch of famous singers missing, but I just want you all to choose from what I got there. There will be more polls like this in the future so be warned.
Awesome! Lots and lots of pictures!

I have Bob Seger

Don't forget Ann.

I made sure to add Freddie too.

Weird Wednesday Returns! (Cue Dramatic Music)

As always, "Weird Al" Yankovic is amazing and deserves to be shown on this blog. He has made an appearance on this blog before. Today I feature his music video of "Eat It". It's a great song which is the parody of the song "Beat It" by Michael Jackson. Personally, this song makes me very hungry.

Bohemian Rhapsody- What Does It Really Mean?

A lot of people know about the song Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, but do they know what it's really about? A lot of people would say it's about a guy who killed a man and tells his mom.  Some people think it's about a guy's mom who frames his son for killing a man (what an evil mom). Freddie Mercury is the one who knows for sure, but he never told anyone and now he's gone. Part of the greatness of the song though is that no one really knows what it means. Queen has sworn to never tell the meaning of any of their songs. We may never know what it really means, but the not-knowing makes the song 20% cooler.
Brian May said in an interview that if everyone knew what the song Bohemian Rhapsody meant, it would lose some of its meaning and wouldn't be as good. (Paraphrase)

Or as I always say, "If I actually listened to the lyrics of this song closely, it might have some sort of deeper meaning to it."

This is the 1975 album that the song Bohemian Rhapsody appeared on.

If you want to take a look at the song yourself, I have the lyrics below to help you figure out the meaning.

If you think you know what it means, please comment below. I want to see what other people think.

Rock of Ages- The Song not The Blog

Today I'm going to be talking about the song Rock of Ages by Def Leppard. The song is from Def Leppard's album Pyromania in 1983. It's a great song which has a great sounding guitar and also great sounding drums. (The drums are what I like most about Def Leppard's songs.) I have the music video below. It is ridiculous!

It's a really cool sounding song. I really like the beginning where the singer says the sort-of-German-but-more-nonsense phrase "Gunter glieben glauben globen". This phrase has no meaning, but sometimes when people would ask the band what it means, they would make up stuff.

I said to myself, "How can I make this post longer and better?"
I answered, "Just add a picture!"
Brilliant.

I'm Back!

I'm back you guys so here's a good song that fits the mood. (At least to a degree) It's by Aerosmith!

Also, there is some comments at the end by the band because this video clip is from a DVD, but that's nothing to worry about.

The song Back In the Saddle by Aerosmith (the song being played above) is found on their 1976 album Rocks

Shown below:

Be sure to come back because I'll have better posts up sometime this week and very interesting ones at that.

See you all later!

About Updates!

I like dogs. That's why I have a picture of a dog.

I am going on vacation!  Woo-hoo!














But sadly, that means that I cannot post anything for a long while. Don't worry though! I'll be posting stuff before you know it!

So keep reading and I'll see you guys some other time!

Check It Out!

I decided to change the blog banner a bit. Don't ask why because I just felt like it. Please be sure to check out the other posts and keep reading!

Some More Freddie

More Freddie!

A lot of people seem to be looking at the Freddie Mercury Post that I posted a couple weeks ago, so I thought that I would show some more stuff. Like this:

This is just so random. There's an explanation at the Colleen Coover's website. I have the link in the other Freddie post which has it's link up above.

What next... how about a video! I know just the one...

Perfect! I think that the song "Somebody To Love" doubles in greatness when it's live. Plus, I love the ending!

Have a great week everyone!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day everyone!
Check this out:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2098596/Photos-1970s-rock-stars-parents-reveal-humble-roots-childhood-homes.html

Don't Stop Me Now!

If you look on Youtube, you see tons of song covers by many different people on their guitar or piano. I found something more unique. I found a cover of the song "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen by a guy playing a violin. A violin cover of a classic rock song! It's amazing! I have the video right here:

500 Views!!

I am proud to say that this blog has made it to over 500 views (For me, it's a lot) and I hope that all you web guys out there will keep reading so that we can try to make it to a thousand and beyond!

A quick sum up of my feelings towards this:

Have an awesome day you guys!

Freddie Mercury: Rock-star and Meme

Freddie Mercury is an amazing man. He was a very talented singer for the band Queen. Queen is my favorite band. (It's a really long list) What I really love about Freddie Mercury though (Besides his beautiful singing) is his fans that have made him into a meme. You can learn more about them at: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/freddie-mercury

Also, a really cool place you can visit is http://www.colleencoover.net/?p=3102 to find some other cool Freddie Mercury stuff.(There's not much, but what's there is really awesome.)

I also have another picture. It's right here:

I like Freddie Mercury best with his mustache.

I don't really have much else to say so I'm just going to leave you now with this information in your head.

Have an awesome day!

Slow Computers = Not As Many Posts

Sorry for the HUGE gap of good posts lately, but I really need to get a new computer. (Mine's just not working right) I'll try to get in as many posts in as I can next week. I will be away this weekend so I won't be able to post anything. Enjoy your weekend!

New Name Time!

I got a temporary new name today. I'm hoping all you guys like it. If you don't, you can always comment and suggest a better name.
I got the new name because are so many other things already with the title Classic Rock. Plus, I love the Rock of Ages song by Def Leppard. If you really think about it, the name really fits the blog. I write about rock from the the 70's and 80's and so on. Anyway, enjoy!

Where's the Posts?

Posts? Where did you all go?
No need to worry. Next week there will be plenty of posts about all the things about classic rock you need and want to know.

We Will Miss You Donald Dunn

Bass player, Donald "Duck" Dunn, died in Tokyo in his sleep last night. He was 70 years old. This article will say the rest of what I want to say.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/bassist-donald-duck-dunn-dead-70-article-1.1077320?localLinksEnabled=false

Donald will always be remembered.

Come Sail Away with Styx

I meant Styx, not Sticks! Sorry, I just had to do that joke.

Personally, I'm not a huge Styx fan, but if I had tickets to go to a concert, I would definitely go. In fact, Styx is probably one of those bands who are better to listen to if you see them in concert. My favorite song by Styx is not Come Sail Away, but Renegade. (Come Sail Away is second on the list) Renegade is a great song by Styx on their 1978 album, Pieces of Eight. I couldn't find any good live videos of this song, but I do have a video of the song for you.

Below, I have Renegade by Styx.

I agree. Pianos make great chairs.

Ted Nugent on Life

He's also into camouflage and Gibson guitars.

Ted Nugent is a famous guitarist and singer. He's known for hard rock, but also has very important views on life. Even though he's known for doing rock songs like Cat Scratch Fever and Stranglehold, he has a well formed opinion about politics and other matters. He's also a big hunter with his hunting dogs. He may not be as popular as Aerosmith is today, but he still performs live in concert today and will probably continue to do that for quite a while.

Above here I have a nice video from a recent Ted Nugent concert. It's just a video that a person from the crowd recorded, but the audio sounds really good like the music. Here, Ted Nugent is performing Cat Scratch Fever.

Also, don't forget to check out his website where you can find out where he's performing next, win an autographed deer skull, buy ammo, and more!

http://www.tednugent.com/

Update: New Post Coming

I am currently working on a big post that should be done by tomorrow at the latest. I've been working on it all weekend and I hope to show you it today or tomorrow. Anyway, keep reading!

Lord of the Zeppelin

Today, I have Ramble On by Led Zeppelin.

This a truly beautiful song by Led Zeppelin. It's one of their softer songs that appeared on their album Led Zeppelin II. Also, a quick fun fact: this song's lyrics were inspired by J. R. R. Tolkein's The Lord of the Rings.

If you want to see for yourself, go ahead and look up the lyrics and see for yourself.

I must be obsessed with this album.

Sorry About the Lack of Posts

I've been quite busy and my slow computer isn't helping much, so I haven't had much time to do any real thorough work on my blog. As a result, I'm giving you this George Thorogood song to listen to. Everyone likes George Thorogood!

Weird Wednesdays

Guess what. Today is Weird Wednesday! I'm showing you my favorite parody song writer. His name is Weird Al Yankovic. (Hence the Weird Wednesday) Here you can see my favorite song of his, Fat.

Weird Al Yankovic is an accordion playing parody song writer. His music videos have been quite popular in the 80's on MTV, and he is still making new parodies today.

Usually, he has a crazy look on his face. Or a  "weird" look if you prefer.

Well, I hope you enjoy your Wednesday today! And remember, we're half way through the week.

The Beatles- Inventors of Heavy Metal

It's about time I wrote a post about The Beatles. Almost everyone knows The Beatles. It's because they were great. But does everyone know that it was The Beatles who invented the genre Heavy Metal? See for yourself. The song appeared on the White Album (or The Beatles album).

And yes. He does yell "I've got blisters on my fingers!" at the end of the song.

It's kinda hard to imagine these people playing heavy metal music.

Going to Kansas.

Kansas is a very awesome band with amazing music. Their songs are still listened to often every day. The band's nice mixture of various instruments and vocal harmonies makes for each great song.
     Kansas was a band that originated in Boston. No. I was just kidding. The band originated in Kansas. Topeka, Kansas. Their first album was released in 1974.

This was not their most popular album though. It was their 6th album that was really popular. This album is one of their most famous albums. It is called "Leftoverture". This album featured my favorite song of theirs. Carry On My Wayward Son is my favorite song on the album. It is also one of the Kansas's greatest hits besides Dust In The Wind. Kansas is a great band to see live in concert which is why I got a live concert  video of Kansas playing Carry On My Wayward Son. You can see it below.

That's all I have to say for today. So, see you tomorrow!