Mar 13

Where’s the classic rock barrier?

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So I’m sitting at work listening to Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream, which I believe came out in ‘93 (Its called a break, beat it). It occurred to me that it may not be that far off until this is considered classic rock and its playback on the radio (not that I listen to radio) is sandwiched between some Bro Jake style blow hard making jokes about Lindsay Lohan.

That got me wondering when it is exactly rock turns into classic rock. It seems right now that the line is somewhere around 1980. I don’t think anyone considers Joy Division to be classic rock, but Led Zeppelin sure as hell is. But then when I look back to 1993, I’m pretty sure the line was in the same place; 70’s was classic rock, 80’s wasn’t. Maybe I’ve just got the genre wrong? Are Bon Jovi or U2 classic rock?

And most of all, why do I care? I guess I’m just thinking about getting older and when the music I grew up with becomes “classic,” then so too do I become “classic.”

Next up on the Bro Jake show, we’re going wayyyyyy back with a hit from Bloc Party, followed by the Arctic Monkeys!

14 Comments so far

  1. Paulo March 13th, 2007 5:16 pm

    you were classic back at BCIT :)

  2. stone March 15th, 2007 11:19 am

    I think the dividing line is creeping frightening close to the 90s man… My guy at the lake store listens to classic rock stations all day… which now unfortunately include “classics” like Bad Company and Whitesnake… better off skipping that era all together imo.

  3. atomic March 21st, 2007 4:54 pm

    classic is totally on the road to the 90’s.

    I can tell Im becoming classic with it, because whenever I hear Lightning Crashes it brings a tear to my eye.

    oh I feeeeeeeel it coming back again

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