Here, we’ve separated the biggest gems from the large pile of rock’n’roll antiquities to create a list of the most classic of classic rock tracks – the ones that kids just picking up guitars will forever be trying to learn…as long as guitars still exist. Just because something’s from the ‘60s or ‘70s and gets played on the radio doesn’t mean it endures as an all-time jam. Hard rockers, synth-poppers and soul singers all released ballads and meditations that accompanied their deep feelings with dramatic musical gesturessparkling pianos, weepy guitar solos, slick saxophones, vocals that went the extra octave. Not all classic rock is created equal, though. The ‘80s maximalist ideal helped make its softer songs a little more grandiose. It’s the music your parents listened to that you probably spent much of your youth attempting to reject, before giving in and admitting that it’s awesome. But for the time being, when we use the phrase ‘classic rock’, it conjures a few distinct images. Given its waning cultural profile, all rock’n’roll is rapidly becoming classic – as in, an antique.
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