Classic rock

2008Anna-Liisa Kuslap

British hard rock & progressive British hard rock & progressive rockrock

• Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin– Heavy guitar sound– Artistic achivements– 300 million albums

• The WhoThe Who– The greatest live

band ever– Instrument

destruction– “the Godfathers of

punk”

American 60s rockAmerican 60s rock

• The DoorsThe Doors– Controversial band– Jim Morrison

American-bred 70s rock actsAmerican-bred 70s rock acts

• The Eagles, Styx

• AerosmithAerosmith– “Americas greatest

Rock and Roll band”– Unique style– 150 million albums

Hard-rock/heavy metal bands of Hard-rock/heavy metal bands of thethe

1980s1980s• Van HalenVan Halen

– 80 million albums– The drama

• Guns ‘n’ RosesGuns ‘n’ Roses– 90 million albums– Traditional rock

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