Seriously? Three pages and no one's mentioned the band of all bands, the Beatles?

I taught myself guitar because of the Beatles. Had it not been for the Fab Four, I might have wound up listening to country-western, or German polka bands.

Since they were my intro to 60s music, I have a lot of vinyl LPs in my collection from

• Jefferson Airplane
• Quicksilver Messenger Service
• Yardbirds
• John Mayall
• Spirit
• Steve Miller (his first five albums, not his later junk)
• Frank Zappa & Mothers

I have plenty more. Some have been previously listed.

For a bunch of gun nuts you guys have really good taste in music! Thanks for the input and keep them coming please. Here's a hillbilly rock band (Outlaws) that I listened to in college:




Link to original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg_VoNba8Sg




Link to original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5ptavYnUBM

Ok so I know many of you probably won’t like these guys but when I was in my 20’s this was one of THE songs that got me more amped than anything. We rocked this song hundreds of times while heading to Croatan and the VA Beach 1st Street Jetty to surf and get our boards dinged. This obscure Hampton VA based band recorded this song in the same Virginia studio as my brother when he recorded his album. It’s the only reason I know of them. Years went by and I forgot about them until someone finally posted their song on YouTube and a friend of mine who also loved the band sent me the link.





Link to original video: https://youtu.be/yaThz3hYmMo

.38 Special
Night Ranger
Journey
Styx
REO Speedwagon
Boston
Cheap Trick
Van Halen
AC/DC
Chicago
Hall & Oates (yeah, I can admit it)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Aerosmith
The Who
Tears for Fears
Robert Palmer
Led Zeppelin
...and others.

I had an '81 Cutlass Supreme Brougham, Sandstone Beige, with a Pioneer stereo and Alpine 4x10 speakers ('cause the 6x9's wouldn't fit without major modifications to the rear panels, and I wanted it to look stock). Man, for about a summer there I was invincible. Time has indeed marched on.

Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Dire Straits

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Originally posted by stickman428:
Ok so I know many of you probably won’t like these guys but when I was in my 20’s this was one of THE songs that got me more amped than anything. We rocked this song hundreds of times while heading to Croatan and the VA Beach 1st Street Jetty to surf and get our boards dinged. This obscure Hampton VA based band recorded this song in the same Virginia studio as my brother when he recorded his album. It’s the only reason I know of them. Years went by and I forgot about them until someone finally posted their song on YouTube and a friend of mine who also loved the band sent me the link.





Link to original video: https://youtu.be/yaThz3hYmMo

another local to you band that you may not have heard of that was excellent was the X Raves,


saw them at a dive called Hard Times near VCU in the early 80's

Umm. How about

Bad Mayonaise

So, so many great bands listed in the previous pages. Brings back so many great memories.

Some names mentioned that I have never heard of but that’s ok too. I probably won’t go back and look them up because of so much great music from the ones that I recognize.

Keep naming them ladies and gentlemen!!!!

Dave Grohl is a badass. From his time in Nirvana, to Foo Fighters.





Jack White is worth a listen too...

Uriah Heep
Jethro Tull
Black Sabbath
Deep Purple
Alice Cooper
CCR
The Doors
The Who

I graduated high school in 1973. So, I may be old but I saw all the good bands.

My senior year in high school I drove a Triumph Spitfire, it was not pristine. I took out the panel behind the seats and replaced it with a panel that held four speakers. Mounted an 8 track and I was ready to rock.

Fast forward to 1983. I am now driving an 1983 Ford pickup. I picked up my date and we went to the truck, we were/are both outdoor people so the truck was good with her. I turned the key in the ignition and the "stereo" blasted. She turned to me with a look that dripped with disdain and said, "How immature". She was a pianist with a focus on classics.

I am still immature. Still listen to music. Still play it a bit too loud.

Lynyrd Skynrd is my favorite.
Jimi Hendrix not mentioned yet.

Lots of greats from 60/70/80's already listed, but some others not mentioned:
Animals
Aretha Franklin
BB King
Bad Company
Blind Faith
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Boz Scaggs
Bread
Charlie Daniels
Chuck Berry
Dion
Elvin Bishop
Eric Burdon
Evanesence
Everly Brothers
Four Seasons
Four Tops
Grass Roots
Greg Kihn
Guess Who
Iron Butterfly
It's A Beautiful Day
J. Geils
James Taylor
Jan & Dean
Janis Joplin
Jeff Beck
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jim Croce
Joe Satriani
Kingsmen
Little Richard
Lovin' Spoonful
Mama's and Papa's
Marvin Gaye
Otis Reading
Queen (early)
Ray Charles
Righteous Brothers
Rossington-Collins
Roy Buchanan
Sam the Sham
Shangri-La's
Smokey Robinson
Steely Dan
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Styx
Supertramp
Surf Raiders
Surfari's
Temptations
Ten Years After
Thin Lizzy
Three Dog Night
Tommy James and The Shondells
Turtles
Wilson Pickett
Yes
Zombies
ZZ Top

Avoiding listing obvious bands, some of my all time favorites not listed yet.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UhgeMQXXWY


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp3zaeOyL7Q


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDXnbuUKEaA