Any older hard rockers out there?

[Sally Stone]

At the ripe old age of 62, so many of my friends and family think my taste in music is just plain weird.  I am a die-hard hard rock fan.  I love modern hard rock; what can I say; it moves me.  Clearly, I'm not in step with my age group when it comes to music, but you should listen to what moves you most, right?  Actually, I have an extremely diverse set of music tastes, and like those my age, I do like classic rock, but modern hard rock is my go-to genre. 

 

I don't live everything mind you.  I'm not a fan of "cookie monster" vocals or screaming lyrics, and the music still needs to be melodic and complex. My favorite bands (not ranked in order) are: Chevelle, Breaking Benjamin, Tool, Within Temptation, Shinedown, to name a few.

 

Any other older hard rockers out there?  Come on, you can admit it; no one will judge.

[Dinaki]

I am a fan of the 80's and I do enjoy some classic rock ballads as well.

[Ellora]

My music range bounces around from Depeche Mode to Korn, from Def Leppard to Cheap Trick, from Van Halen, to Eurythmics, Scorpions to INXS. From Daft Punk to System of a Down.  I have been to 9 Aerosmith concerts, two U2 concerts, several Kiss concerts, Sting, Wang Chung, Flock of Seagulls, Def Leppard, Joan Jett, Cheap Trick, Depeche Mode, Seal, Dave Mathews Band, Oingo Boingo, and more,  (Lol I got a bit carried away)

[Tori M]

5 hours ago, Sally Stone said:

I'm not a fan of "cookie monster" vocals or screaming lyrics, and the music still needs to be melodic and complex.

 

That's a great way to put it.  I just called it growling, but Cookie Monster describes it better.  I've been a metal fan since it was called hard rock (the 70's).  The first tune I remember was Frankenstein (Edgar Winter) on my pocket AM radio.  I went nuts over it.  Then a friend introduced me to BTO (Bachman, Turner, Overdrive), then I discovered Led Zeppelin, then finally found my real calling in Black Sabbath.  Bought every album.  UFO, Frank Marino, Ronnie Montrose, and others came soon after that from a Columbia House record club membership.  Loved independent Ozzy partly because he kept discovering these incredible guitarists (R.I.P. Randy Rhodes).  Indy Ronnie James Dio was amazing but with Sabbath not as much.  Accept blew me away!  Then, just when I thought metal was dead, along came Metallica.  I credit them with resurrecting the genre, as well as renaming it among the new generation.  Hair bands were a fun intermission, but the only one I really loved was Whitesnake.  As you said @Sally Stone, I need it melodic and complex.  I seldom like the same songs as most people; I tend toward the more obscure songs on most albums.  If it sounded "fluffy" like it was made for radio, it probably wasn't a hit for me.  I like some songs by some of the modern bands but they have that radio sound.  Shinedown is a fav.  I'm sure I'm missing a bunch of stuff because I don't delve into it full time like when I was younger.  Now-a-days, I'm VERY diverse with metal only being one part.

 

Yea, I'm name-dropping a bit here, on purpose for the younger listeners to know some of the roots of the genre.

 

@Ellora, Kiss concert.... LOL.... I bought tickets at the window 10 minutes before the show in the 6th row... didn't understand that.  By halfway through the show the first 10 rows were empty, everyone having moved to the back balcony!  TOO LOUD!!!!!!!  LOL

[Ellora]

3 hours ago, Tori M said:

TOO LOUD!!!!!!! 

Always bring ear plugs, some play louder than others, but loud or not, I always put them on, after a while it will take a toll. 

[Kelsey Brooke]

I love all types of music. It depends on the mood I am in. Right now I am listening to top 40 music. My favorite modern rock bands are: Thirty Seconds to Mars, Breaking Benjamin, Shinedown, and Godsmack (all I have seen in concert). I also own every album by Ozzy, KISS, and Iron Maiden. Loved the Hair Band era, as well as 90’s alternative.

 

On a side note, my wife and I listen to Big Band and early Jazz music almost every Sunday morning while making breakfast.

 

K

 

[Cyndee]

i do like lot's of musical styles, but since this thread is focusing on the "hard rock". I'll focus on the period late 80's to early 90's

 

 Sound Garden

 Stone Temple Pilots

 Living Colour

 

[Jani]

Yes back in the 70's bands like Led Zeppelin might have been thought of as hard rock, but I considered them "Hard Blues."   In the 60's we had Blue Cheer and Iron Butterfly that were pretty hard sounding.  Then there is Neil Young's alter-side that was electric.  

 

I tend to focus on multiple musical styles from Classical (the rock of it's day) to Folk, Rock, Prog, Jazz...

[Tori M]

2 hours ago, Jani said:

Yes back in the 70's bands like Led Zeppelin might have been thought of as hard rock, but I considered them "Hard Blues."   In the 60's we had Blue Cheer and Iron Butterfly that were pretty hard sounding.  Then there is Neil Young's alter-side that was electric.  

 

I tend to focus on multiple musical styles from Classical (the rock of it's day) to Folk, Rock, Prog, Jazz...

 

You're right, Jani... looking back, Hard Blues would be a better description for Led Zep.  They led me TO the Blues.  Likewise, before Prog Rock I didn't like Classical; after Prog Rock I re-discovered Classical as a Rock sound.  Prog Rock was not Hard Rock by my definition until Rush.  Then the lines started to blur.  By today's definitions, my first Rock would have been from my parent's Johnny Cash albums which I called Country back then.  Now we have, what, 3,000 genres?  I stopped paying attention, lol.

[Teri Anne]

I like a lot of different genres of music.

I grew up in the 60s so Beatles ,Stones etc .

Come 1970 and seeing Black Sabbath on their first US tour I became a lover of metal music.

All thru the 80s it was metal  glam ,thrash all of it was really good.

Once the 90s came metal pretty much died off but I was still a die hard metal fan.

After I retired from my 9to 5 career I went into guitar tech work and being a roadie for several touring bands.

At 67 years old I am still a metal head. I even like melodic metal like Mercenary and Evergrey for example.

If the music doesn't hit me in the chest hard its not metal enough for me.

 

[QuoraQ]

I am also a big metalhead. Old or new, If it rocks, I dig it. My favorite part of the weekend is my 45 minute commute to work and blasting the power chords in my car at max volume! Its a great psych up and motivator.

❤️ - K

[Sara_Leighanne]

I love music in general and that does include metal (pre 2010). Even today I was listening to Dir en grey. Not sure if you have heard of them bout I have been a fan for a long while.

 

If you would like to check out what I was listening to. Link below.

 

 

[Lexi C]

Is Jimmy Hendrix, Rolling Stone heavy metal. My first concert was ZZTop, Oh you i did go the Black and Blue concert in 80's. oh i used live block down from CBJ'bs and my friend was the bartender their use to see and hear all kinds of heavy and punk. However, i love all music even cookie stuff. If my feet start shaking then i am awaken.  

[Sara_Leighanne]

I would consider those artists Classic Rock 

[Jennifer T]

 

[Sara_Leighanne]

I love this song!! I always wanted to be her.

[Jennifer T]

28 minutes ago, Sara_Leighanne said:

I love this song!! I always wanted to be her.

 

Me too. I wish I could sing like her. 

[Sara_Leighanne]

Same. Or Kelly Clarkson, or Elize Ryd, Dang there are so many!!