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Lists of the best classic rock songs, albums, CDs, DVDs, books, box sets and gifts.
What are your favorite Santana songs?
Reader picks for the best songs from the Santana catalog
Top 10 classic rock love songs
These classic rock love songs are perfect for Valentine's Day (and the other 364, too!)
Top 10 Santana Songs
Ten of the songs that made and maintained Santana's career
Your favorite classic rock workout songs
Pick a playlist for your preferred exercise routine
Your favorite classic rock love songs
Your picks for the best classic rock love songs
Top 5 Must-Have Classic Rock DVDs
These new and recent classic rock DVDs are well worth your time and money
Top 10 New Classic Rock Releases in 2011
It was a very good year for new releases from classic rock artists
Classic Rock Holiday Gift Guide
If it's tie-dyed or has a peace symbol attached, it's a good bet for a present for the ex-hippies on your holiday gift list.
2011 - Year of the Comeback
Several classic rock bands and artists made triumphant returns in 2001
2011 - Year of the Catalog Reissue
2011 has seen the reissue of the back catalogs of several of the most significant classic rock artists
Top 10 non-traditional Christmas songs
Some of these non-traditional Christmas songs have become modern day holiday standards
Anti-war protest songs of the '60s and '70s
The 2011 Occupy protest movement has been likened to the anti-war protests in the '60s and '70s, a movement that came with its own music catalog
Reader picks for best Vietnam war protest songs
We asked for your picks for best Vietnam war protest songs, and you didn't disappoint!
Your choices for best Vietnam era anti war songs
Which songs best captured the spirit of the Vietnam era anti war protests?
Reader-submitted concert reviews
About.com Classic Rock readers write about their concert experiences
Top 10 Songs About Touring
Spring and summer are "peak season" for rock bands on live performance tours. Over the years, the often grueling life on the road has been the subject of songs by the artists who live it. Here are some of the best examples of the world comprised of hotel rooms, rowdy crowds, and endless days of travel and nights of performing.
Your Classic Rock Concert Reviews
About.com Classic Rock readers review concerts See submissions
Top 10 Movie Soundtracks Featuring Classic Rock Music
Even when you eliminate the obvious - biopics and documentaries about rock stars and events - you'll find that classic rock is a key part of today's feature films. Hollywood has employed rock from the '60s and '70s to enhance films about everything from motorcycles to drugs to high school angst. Here are ten of the best examples of feature films...
Classic Rock New Releases January 2010
The first month after the year-end holidays is historically one of the lightest for new releases. Accordingly, there are only a couple that qualify as new, but several others that might be considered to be new again.
Biggest News in Classic Rock in 2009
One of the year's biggest events revolved around an event that happened 40 years ago. Another had to do with state-of-the-art digital technology. The biggest stories of the year mirrored the best and worst aspects of classic rock: diversity, controversy, technical innovation, and longevity (which is equal parts good and bad.) Here's 2009, one...
Best and worst of classic rock in 2009
Reader opinions about the best and worst of classic rock in 2009
Best and Worst of Classic Rock in 2009
At the outset, let me make it clear that any list of this kind is, by definition, strictly a matter of opinion (in this case, mine) which may or may not be generally held. Accordingly, for the price of admission (slogging through mine) I invite you to chime in with your thoughts on the best and worst of classic rock in 2009.
November 2009 Releases
Live performance DVDs and gift-ready box sets dominate the November new release schedule.
Memorable Classic Rock Guitar Licks - Part 1
It was the invention of the electric guitar that provided the basis for the development of rock music, and it was innovative use of the electric guitar that has provided some of the most memorable songs. To be sure, classic rock gave birth to thousands of hot electric licks. This list is Part 1 of a sampling (in alphabetical order) of some of...
Best Songs You Won't Hear on Classic Rock Radio
Classic rock began life as album, played on what were called underground or alternative radio stations that were among the first to populate the FM dial when that medium was young. It was there that you would hear things like Pink Floyd's The Wall in its entirety, or an hour of songs based on a central theme. Since today's typical classic radio playlist consists of the songs that got mai…
Classic Rock Leads Vinyl LP Boom
2008 was a boom year for vinyl LP sales. Sales totaled 1,880,00 units -- nearly double the 2007 numbers, and more than in any year since Nielsen SoundScan started compiling data in 1991. Rock dominated the Top 10 vinyl albums sold, led by classics from The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Metallica. In keeping with the classic rock culture, nearly 7 out of 10 vinyl LPs were purchased in independent record…
Classic Rockers' Favorite Christmas Songs
Most of the classic rock artists who have recorded Christmas albums have included some original tunes, but they have also turned to some of the traditional favorites, usually with their own unique interpretations. Here are some of the holiday tunes that are most popular among classic rock artists at Christmastime.
Albums: Essential Top 10
Albums that should be part of your classic rock collection
Bands: Top 50
List of 50 of the most influential classic rock bands
Chicago: If You Like Them, Try These
If you like the rock band Chicago, you may want to check out these other bands that fuse horns with traditional rock instruments.
Classic Rock Christmas Albums
Holiday music classic rock style
Dads Who Rock
A look at classic rock artists who have passed musical talent on to their children.
Solo Artists: Top 25
List of the 25 most important classic rock solo artists
Songs for a Cold and Snowy Day
Classic rock songs featuring ice, snow, winter cold themes.
Classic Rock New Release Calendar
New this month - Tom Petty the Heartbreakers, Steve Miller Band, Foghat, Lynyrd Skynyrd ... and that's just for starters!
The Songs of War
For as long as there has been classic rock, there has been bare-fisted treatment of what Crosby, Stills and Nash immortalized as "the cost of freedom" -- the cost of securing and maintaining the freedom we celebrate each year on Independence Day. Here are some of the best of the many of the genre's songs of war.
New Release Calendar
There's some pretty simple, intuitive logic at work here. The high season for concert tours and outdoor music festivals is the off-season for recorded releases. That's not necessarily a bad thing, though, as it draws more attention to some interesting new stuff and relative rarities than those releases would normally receive.
New Release Calendar
As we arrive at the middle of summer, the pace of new releases begins to pick up slightly, heralding the approach of the holiday season -- prime time for new music.
Classic Rock New Release Calendar
If autumn is the season of the harvest for new releases and interesting reissues, then we're looking at a bumper crop this season. This October is rich in new and refurbished music in various audio and video formats.
We'll be giving you more details on the individual releases throughout the month, but to get your appetite properly whetted,...
New Release Calendar
By far the most popular category for November 2010 releases is box sets, with packages from Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, The Who, Paul McCartney and Rolling Stones topping the list. There are quite a few remastered reissues coming, a lesser number of new video and live releases. The smallest category of all this month: new studio releases.
a dozen classic rock love songs for valentine's day
Part of the magic of music is its ability to evoke feelings - happiness, sadness, laughter, tears, fears, and, of course, love. Valentine's Day is our annual opportunity to puiblicly celebrate that most complex of emotions.
Classic rock may not have written the book on the subject, but virtually every style it encompasses (even the head...
Who's on your list of underrated classic rock bands?
Your picks for classic rock's most underappreciated bands
The Music of 9/11
The music of 9/11 - songs by classic rock artists in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Best classic rock workout songs
Whether your pace is high, medium, or bunny slope, there's a classic rock playlist for every workout.