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Your favorite '70's & '80's Rock Bands
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#1
07-19-2009, 08:00 PM
Okay, this should be fun. I hope there are a few "old" rock fans here on BGR. Everyone name their favorites.

Here are my personal favorites:

Led Zeppelin
Steve Miller Band
AC/DC
The Eagles
ZZ Top
Lynyrd Skynyrd
38 Special
Bad Company
The Beatles (early '70's)
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
The Marshall Tucker Band
Pink Floyd
Steppenwolf
Van Halen
The Who
Aerosmith
Sting & The Police
U2
Bon Jovi
Journey
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#2
07-19-2009, 08:03 PM
No particular order...

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Aerosmith
The Marshall Tucker Band
The Beatles (early '70's)
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Led Zeppelin
Steve Miller Band
AC/DC
The Eagles
ZZ Top
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07-19-2009, 08:19 PM
Kiss
Alice Cooper
Journey
The Partridge Family
Eagles
ACDC
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#4
07-19-2009, 08:44 PM
70s-
Free
The Faces
Bad Company
AC/DC
Led Zep
Grand Funk Railroad
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Al Green
The Band
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Marshall Tucker Band
Allman Brothers
The James Gang
Steve Miller Band
The Who
Bob Seger
Aerosmith
Steppenwolf
Jeff Beck Group
The Outlaws
JJ Cale
Elvin Bishop
Eric Clapton
Black Sabbath
Boston
Charlie Daniels Band

80s-
Tesla
Metallica
Motorhead
Bryan Adams
John Cougar Mellencamp
Bon Jovi
Poison
Prince
Bruce Springsteen (70s thru, but I like his 80s stuff best)
Dokken
Guns N Roses
Motley Crue
Def Leppard
Van Halen
U2
Whitesnake
Great White
INXS
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#5
07-19-2009, 11:17 PM
This is an easy one for me.....

Guns N Roses......

They were always one step above the "hairbands" however, I love them all...I am an 80s groupie!!!!! lol
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#6
07-20-2009, 12:02 AM
There isnt a thing at all wrong with loving GnR, lol..I like em too..definitely one of, if not THE best band of the 80s..
badbunton Wrote:This is an easy one for me.....

Guns N Roses......

They were always one step above the "hairbands" however, I love them all...I am an 80s groupie!!!!! lol
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07-20-2009, 01:06 AM
kiss
ac/dc
def leppard
alice cooper
guns n roses
aerosmith
poison
metallica
motley crue
zz top
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#8
07-20-2009, 08:53 AM
70's Kiss
80's Kiss
90's Kiss
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07-20-2009, 10:07 AM
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07-20-2009, 10:29 AM
Def Leppard
Bon Jovi
Journey
Collective Soul
Aerosmith
Poison
Guns N Roses
Beach Boys
Heart
Eagles
Foreigner
REO Speedwagon
Warrant
Sonny & Cher
KISS
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07-21-2009, 04:05 AM
70's
Led Zeppelin
Black Sabbath
Aerosmith
The Who
Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Allman Brothers Band
KISS
AC/DC

'80s
Metallica
Van Halen
GnR
Motley Crue
Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble
Def Leppard
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07-24-2009, 04:11 AM
HAIL PIKEVILLE! Wrote:70's
Led Zeppelin
Black Sabbath
Aerosmith
The Who
Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Allman Brothers Band
KISS
AC/DC

'80s
Metallica
Van Halen
GnR
Motley Crue
Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble
Def Leppard

Very good list.

I accidentally left Metallica off of mine.
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07-27-2009, 01:35 AM
Prince & The Revolution
Loverboy
The Cars
INXS
J. Geils Band
Huey Lewis & The News
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07-27-2009, 05:58 PM
Bad Company
Black Sabbath
Dire Straits
The Cars
Blue Oyster Cult
Eagles
Fleetwood Mac
Journey
KISS
Nazareth
Pat Benatar
Queen
Rolling Stones
RUSH
Tom Petty
The Who
Van Halen
ZZ Top
Ted Nugent
Styx
Steve Miller Band
REO SpeedWagon
Pink Floyd
LYNYRD SKYNYRD
Led Zepplin
Deep Purple
Bob Segar
Blondie
AC/DC
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07-28-2009, 03:59 PM
I can't believe no one has mentioned "Boston".
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07-28-2009, 04:12 PM
Any of the Old Time metal heads remember "Angel". If so, they will remember their appearance????
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#17
07-28-2009, 05:39 PM
Wise Cracker Wrote:I can't believe no one has mentioned "Boston".

I agree. No one has mentioned Kansas either, classic rock band.
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07-29-2009, 08:53 AM
outdoorsman43 Wrote:I agree. No one has mentioned Kansas either, classic rock band.

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07-29-2009, 10:04 AM
I mentioned Boston Big Grin Not much of a Kansas fan though..
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07-29-2009, 03:30 PM
TidesHoss32 Wrote:I mentioned Boston Big Grin Not much of a Kansas fan though..


I guess I was just too busy singing the lyrics of "Don't Look Back" in my head and didn't notice that you had mentioned Boston. Please accept my humble apology.
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#21
07-30-2009, 03:37 AM
Lynyrd Skynyrd
CCR
The Steve Miller Band
Boston
The Allman Brothers
Bob Seger
Aerosmith
Eric Clapton
Black Sabbath
John Cougar Mellencamp
Bon Jovi
Poison
Prince
Bruce Springsteen
Guns N Roses
Motley Crue
Whitesnake
Queen
Bob Dylan
Fleetwood Mac
Three Dog Night
Doobie Brothers

Some may be a little soft to be considered 'rock' but all of those came to mind. I won't get started on music, so those are some of my favorites.
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#22
07-30-2009, 04:22 AM
CCR, great band.

Classic songs like "Fortunate Son" and "Bad Moon Rising" are my favorites.
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07-30-2009, 11:31 AM
thetribe Wrote:Lynyrd Skynyrd
CCR
The Steve Miller Band
Boston
The Allman Brothers
Bob Seger
Aerosmith
Eric Clapton
Black Sabbath
John Cougar Mellencamp
Bon Jovi
Poison
Prince
Bruce Springsteen
Guns N Roses
Motley Crue
Whitesnake
Queen
Bob Dylan
Fleetwood Mac
Three Dog Night
Doobie Brothers

Some may be a little soft to be considered 'rock' but all of those came to mind. I won't get started on music, so those are some of my favorites.

Great list
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08-05-2009, 01:09 PM
Seeing Bob Seger in Charleston last year, he has hardly missed a step. It was awesome.
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#25
08-05-2009, 02:55 PM
CCR
Dokken
Scorpions--don't think it has been mentioned??
Motley Crew
ACDC
Poison
Eddie Money (single not a group)
Bob Seger
Guns n Roses
Prince
Journey (coming to the EXPO in Sept)
Night Ranger
Eagles



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08-05-2009, 06:07 PM
Journey
Reo Speedwagon
Survivor
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#27
08-05-2009, 08:48 PM
TidesHoss32 Wrote:70s-
Free
The Faces
Bad Company
AC/DC
Led Zep
Grand Funk Railroad
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Al Green
The Band
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Marshall Tucker Band
Allman Brothers
The James Gang
Steve Miller Band
The Who
Bob Seger
Aerosmith
Steppenwolf
Jeff Beck Group
The Outlaws
JJ Cale
Elvin Bishop
Eric Clapton
Black Sabbath
Boston
Charlie Daniels Band

80s-
Tesla
Metallica
Motorhead
Bryan Adams
John Cougar Mellencamp
Bon Jovi
Poison
Prince
Bruce Springsteen (70s thru, but I like his 80s stuff best)
Dokken
Guns N Roses
Motley Crue
Def Leppard
Van Halen
U2
Whitesnake
Great White
INXS




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