My guy, those weren’t called classic rock when they were still new. They were just called rock back then.
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Telorand@reddthat.com 4 months ago
I take umbrage at them being called “classic rock.” Classic rock is, to me, a specific genre of rock music from the 60s–80s, and it has a particular style and sound.
Throwing Green Day and Linkin Park in with the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac just makes the word “classic” meaningless.
Perfide@reddthat.com 4 months ago
mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Because different subgenres emerged, and “rock & roll” needed clarification. The new subgenres already had adjectives. Those same adjectives apply, to-day, and they will never become original-flavor rock & roll.
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Old enough to remember when the first ‘classic rock’ stations started replacing ‘oldies’ stations. In those days, the ‘classic’ stations would play new music from old bands, and even brand new stuff from new bands. These days, a “1980’s” station would never play a record from 1979 or 1990.
dudinax@programming.dev 4 months ago
I’ve got some bad news: in the '80s we had classic rock and it didn’t include '80s music.
JokklMaster@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Yeah to me Classic Rock is 60’s and 70’s. Classic Rock is a genre not classic rock, rock which is classic, classic meaning it has stood the test of time. Linkin Park may be classic at this point, but they’re not Classic Rock.
Telorand@reddthat.com 4 months ago
I guess I just mean that it has a particular sound. 80s is maybe too late, I agree, but there was some overlap.