Top Classic Rock Songs Motivate And Inspire You To Higher Levels!Top classic rock songs are the ones that uplift your spirit and inspire you to get excited about life, to appreciate life, and to motivate you to a higher level. There are so many great classic rock songs. The Doors, Pink Floyd, Moody Blues, Led Zeppelin, Allman Brothers, Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and many other great rock bands poured out so many great songs that were great motivators. Great songs that motivated you to dance, enlightened your mind, made you feel good, and even inspired you to try to learn how to play some of the songs. To be able to play some of these top classic rock songs, I had to get the necessary equipment like accessories, amplifiers, brass, computer hardware and software, DJ & Lighting equipment, a guitar, home audio and video equipment, keyboards, live sound effects, percussion equipment, recording equipment, sheet music and guitar tablature, other stringed instruments, and woodwinds to create and simulate the desired ultimate band sound. I found great deals and quality music equipment for my classic rock songs at this cool web site - Top classic rock songs, musical equipment, and free shipping at Music123 on web purchases over $49! One of my all time favorite top classic rock songs is Led Zeppelin's, "Stairway To Heaven". KZPS 92.5 FM, the classic rock station in Dallas, Texas, used to do the top 500 classic rock songs of all time for Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor Day holidays. "Stairway To Heaven" won the #1 position about 10 times in a row. "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd would usually end up #2 or #3 (or at least in the top 5). I first heard "Stairway To Heaven" in the summertime of 1971. Or was it 1972? Anyway, I was at the Jack-in-the-Box drive thru when STH came on the radio on KFJZ 1270 AM, a popular rock station from Fort Worth competing with KLIF 1190 AM from Dallas. I was driving my parent's 1954 Ford Victoria Crestline at the time. The signal was a little weaker from Fort Worth, but the song was coming in fairly clear. I honestly didn't know who the band was at first, but as the song went along, I was getting a sneaking suspicion of who it was, but not until these excerpts from this classic rock song... "There's a feel that I get...when I look to the west...and my spirit is crying for leaving...(Robert Plant's voice starting to register in my mind at this point, and Jimmy Page switches to an electric guitar instead of acoustic)...oooooh, it makes me wonder.. Some great classic rock songs have always inspired me to imagine that I was the lead guitar player on stage directing and orchestrating the flow of the song. At other times I would be inspired enough to play and the rock songs on my electric guitar and jam to the song playing on the stereo. "Your head is humming in case you don't know...the piper will lead us to reason...and the forest will echo with laughter...oh woe, woe, woe...(drums finally enter into the song)...if there's a bustle in your hedgerow...don't be alarmed now...it's just a sprinkling for the May queen...there's still time to change the road you're on...you're head is humming and it won't go in case you don't know...your stairway lies on the whispering wind..." (time to jam!!!) I had the excellent fortune of seeing Led Zeppelin in May of 1973 on their "Stairway To Heaven" tour. The cost of the ticket was a staggering $5.50 (ha-ha!). That was a great concert! They were supposed to start at 8:00 PM, but they didn't start until about 8:30. They did make it worthwhile, however, by jamming until 11:30 or so. They opened up with "Rock and Roll" and played mostly from their 4th album, but they also did some great songs from their earlier albums including "Whole Lotta' Love", "Communication Breakdown", and "Moby Dick" (with an extended drum solo). I was on the 7th row on Jimmy Page's side of the stage. Wow, what a concert! So in July of 1973, I took up guitar lessons, and I was able to get my teacher to show me how to play "Stairway To Heaven". He also gave me some of the guitar tablature to practice on (chords mainly - since a lot of these chords at the time were very foreign and alien to me). Chords like Fmaj7, D/F#, E+G#, etc. I did learn how to play these chords after a lot of practice and effort. And, when the song builds up toward the end, Jimmy Page really let's it go and jams out on the lead big time. I didn't have the rock tabs for the lead at the time, but I was able to figure out the first part of the lead. And now, the sad part comes out...I got blown away by the rest of the lead!!! :-( Even with guitar tabs, one can only do so much. I'm not saying it can't be done - I'm just saying you have be on the top of your music game to replicate the entire lead. For most of us though, it is probably better to learn as much of the lead as possible and then improvise on the rest. Well, that was before I found the guitar tabs to the song so I'm giving it another shot! Click on the Stairway To Heaven link below for more information!
Top classic rock songs usually have a distinguishable format: An introduction, a couple of stanzas, a chorus, piano/keyboard improvisation, saxophone/horns improvisation, guitar lead improvisation, another stanza, another chorus, and then the finale. There are a lot of different varieties and mixtures of this format and different sequences, but this format basically covers it all. Classic rock songs usually follow this format, but not always. Stairway To Heaven varies from this format, but you could say that Stairway just has a longer than normal introduction (like Elton John's, "Funeral For A Friend") before the whole band kicks in. Look at the other bands we have lined up for further review...I hope the Internet has enough space...hehe... "Peace of Mind" by Boston, "Free Bird" by "Lynrd Skynrd", "25 or 6 to 4" by Chicago Transit Authority (now Chicago), Eagles, Beatles, Doors, Santana, Jethro Tull, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ted Nugent, Pink Floyd, Molly Hatchet, Allman Brothers, Moody Blues, Elton John, and lots more. I've always liked songs that have a good rhythmic beat with great lead. Notice that all of these bands have their distinct style. Mellower bands like Steely Dan, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, are great too. "Brothers In Arms" by Dire Straits is a great memorial song for all of our military veterans - past, present, and future. I agree with President Bush to topple Saddam Hussein's regime even though I would have preferred peace. I think our young GI's are doing a great job, and their efforts will never be forgotten. Click here for information about The Byrds tabs! Click here for Santana tabs! How How How How! Click on this! (ZZ Top) Click here to challenge your knowledge of guitar tabs with the Allman Brothers Band Click here for Stevie Ray Vaughan tabs! |
