imperialscum said:

ray_afraid said:

imperialscum said:

ray_afraid said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

Trooperman said:

I think classic rock is any album that came out in the 60s or 70s.

I wonder why '50s rock isn't considered classic rock.

Because "rock" and "Rock n' Roll" aren't the same thing.

And what is the difference? Please explain technically, as I won't take an explanation along the lines of "Chuck Berry is rock n' roll, Rolling Stones are rock".

Well, it may be semantics to you. Look into it for yourself if you're really interested. There's all kinds of rock music, but it's not all rock n' roll.

Here's a wiki link- Rock Music

I'd say it's mostly down to the beat. Rock n Roll is dance music, where as you can't dance to all rock music.

"Rock n' Roll" by Led Zeppelin is a good example of a rock band playing a rock n' roll song.

I am very disappointed. That is exactly the kind of explanation I find useless. Whether one can dance to some music is completely subjective. And I said I didn't want "this band/song is rock n' roll, and this one is not".

I want an explanation along the lines "Blues is the music that follows the defined 12-bar scheme". If there isn't one along those lines, then you simply cannot objectively categorise it, which translates in my world to; you cannot categorise it at all.

Classic Rock is defined by the era as much as the style of music. That's why, dummy. There is no technical explanation, and just because it doesn't satisfy you, that doesn't invalidate it.