60's - Stones
70's - Zeppelin
80's - Van Halen
90's - Metallica
2000's - Foo Fighters
Other opinions?
70's - Zeppelin
80's - Van Halen
90's - Metallica
2000's - Foo Fighters
Other opinions?
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Best hard rock band by decade
- Thread starter scoopscallahan
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60's- Zeppelin
70's- Alvin Lee & Ten Years After
80's- Rush
90's & 2000's- Primus
2000's- Black Country Communion (and, depending on how you define "Hard Rock"), Joe Bonnamassa
70's- Alvin Lee & Ten Years After
80's- Rush
90's & 2000's- Primus
2000's- Black Country Communion (and, depending on how you define "Hard Rock"), Joe Bonnamassa
60's Stones
70's Black Sabbath or Deep Purple
80's Metallica or solo Ozzy
90's Alice in Chains
00's The Black Keys
10's So far Rush and the BK's are off to good starts
70's Black Sabbath or Deep Purple
80's Metallica or solo Ozzy
90's Alice in Chains
00's The Black Keys
10's So far Rush and the BK's are off to good starts
60's CREAM
70's Sabbath or Purple (Zep were rock certainly, but hard rock?)
80's Metallica
90's Alice is close, but nothing really stands out and equals the above
20"s Hard rock is dead. Foo Fighters are rock, not hard rock. Nothing much out there and nothing interesting.
The interesting point from a dinosaurs perspective, mine, is that really good acts bust through the controlled music industry. While there are absolutely a few very good bands out there, they don't come at you like a Cream, Zep, Hendrix, Purple, Who, Sabbath did. Considering their age and the lack of technology as we know it today, they were rather special.
Remember what wasn't invented yet:
Guitar Stands
Long Guitar chords
Foldback Monitors
Bass amps that were able to be heard or sound clear
Road cases
Decent Mic's
Sound Boards
Lighting
"Clothes"
FOH sound mixing
Guitar tuners - a very big advance
EQ
And, we still got more gigs and more chics then too.
Long Live the baby boomers, Rock Music was our time.........
70's Sabbath or Purple (Zep were rock certainly, but hard rock?)
80's Metallica
90's Alice is close, but nothing really stands out and equals the above
20"s Hard rock is dead. Foo Fighters are rock, not hard rock. Nothing much out there and nothing interesting.
The interesting point from a dinosaurs perspective, mine, is that really good acts bust through the controlled music industry. While there are absolutely a few very good bands out there, they don't come at you like a Cream, Zep, Hendrix, Purple, Who, Sabbath did. Considering their age and the lack of technology as we know it today, they were rather special.
Remember what wasn't invented yet:
Guitar Stands
Long Guitar chords
Foldback Monitors
Bass amps that were able to be heard or sound clear
Road cases
Decent Mic's
Sound Boards
Lighting
"Clothes"
FOH sound mixing
Guitar tuners - a very big advance
EQ
And, we still got more gigs and more chics then too.
Long Live the baby boomers, Rock Music was our time.........
60's: Stones (surprise)
70's: Sabbath - Zeppelin if you can count them
80's: Early GnR
90's: Kyuss
00's: Queens of the Stone Age- Like Aussie Player said Hard rock is no more so i suppose this counts?
Heard the Black Keys thrown around, whilst I love'em surely its too blues rock?
70's: Sabbath - Zeppelin if you can count them
80's: Early GnR
90's: Kyuss
00's: Queens of the Stone Age- Like Aussie Player said Hard rock is no more so i suppose this counts?
Heard the Black Keys thrown around, whilst I love'em surely its too blues rock?
Hard choices...
60's, Jeff Beck Group or Cream
70's Zep
80's ZZ Top, or any of a number of "hair bands."
90's and later AC/DC
60's, Jeff Beck Group or Cream
70's Zep
80's ZZ Top, or any of a number of "hair bands."
90's and later AC/DC
60's Steppenwolf
70's Led Zeppelin
80's Van Halen(both singers)
90's Nirvana
00's Lost Interest
10's Van Halen(A Different Kind of Truth)
70's Led Zeppelin
80's Van Halen(both singers)
90's Nirvana
00's Lost Interest
10's Van Halen(A Different Kind of Truth)
60s - Cream, Steppenwolf, Deep Purple, Hendrix, Traffic, Humble Pie, I could go for an hour
70s - Grand Funk Railroad, Triumph, Blood Rock, Uriah Heep, ZZ Top, I could go on for an hour
80s - Rush
90s - none
2000s - none
CRIPES!!!!! Forgot...
Add:
60s - The Who
70s - The Who
80s - The Who- Kansas
90s- None
2000s - None
70s - Grand Funk Railroad, Triumph, Blood Rock, Uriah Heep, ZZ Top, I could go on for an hour
80s - Rush
90s - none
2000s - none
CRIPES!!!!! Forgot...
Add:
60s - The Who
70s - The Who
80s - The Who- Kansas
90s- None
2000s - None
The Beatles? The Police? hehe, some not so hard names being dropped here. oh well. When I think hard rock I think AC/DC, Zep, Soundgarden, QOTSA.. Who knows who is the best by decade. I dont.
A lot of nominations are rock, but definitely not heavy rock. Don 't forget the boomers invented it so have a mortgage on the definition. True.
There can only be one list, mine:
60's: Beatles
70's: Led Zeppelin
80's: Guns and Roses
90's: Nirvana
Moderators you can close the thread now.
60's: Beatles
70's: Led Zeppelin
80's: Guns and Roses
90's: Nirvana
Moderators you can close the thread now.
