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"The Hard Rock Park was a unique project that intended to marry the thrill of theme parks with the rebellious spirit of rock music."
"It's where Aerosmith really began to achieve iconic or legendary rock status."
"They wrote really powerful great rock and roll songs and they had great lyrics in there. They said something that related to our lives."
"Rock will never die, but it puts things into perspective."
"Led by his deep voice, the group's debut album 'Ten' became an unforgettable 90s rock experience."
"Janis Joplin is renowned as the queen of rock."
"Dimebag is easily one of the most influential and important guitar players who have ever graced Rock and metal."
"Neil wrote 'Limelight' in the late 70s to express his discomfort with the constant attention that came with Rush's megastardom."
"Experience into one of the most distinctive and heart-stopping vocals in the history of rock."
"David Bowie was the biggest superstar, pop star, rock star in the world."
"They are from the Beatles, so a collector of rock memorabilia would love to have it."
"The Beatles: Abbey Road Medley - A collection of songs that has to be one of the most integral moments in rock and roll history."
"Rock is not the devil's work, it's magical and rad."
"This rock singer found top 10 success with a cover of The Crickets 'I Fought the Law'. The single was released in late 1965."
"At one point or another, you've heard the iconic song from Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, 'I Love Rock and Roll,' but have you heard the Weird Al rendition?"
"Some Girls provided the shot in the arm that the Stones' career so desperately needed."
"Blending the power and energy of rock music with the dramatic narratives of the operatic tradition."
"His enduring influence on rock music continues to resonate with audiences worldwide."
"Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard have constantly made music that's much bigger than even the state they came from."
"It's hard not to stop everything and sing along with this impressive opening starting a rock and roll Suite like no other."
"Even in her short life the artist achieved a mythical status as one of the greatest rock vocalists of the Woodstock generation."
"In utero essentially is a, you know, is a flip middle finger to everybody who accuse them of being, you know, pop sellouts."
"As the years ticked by, Smile became the most legendary unreleased album in music."
"Progressive music is cool and it certainly adds a lot of fun, interesting stuff to the palette of what rock can be."
"Eddie Van Halen actually invented rock guitar in many respects."
"How can rock music be white people music when black people were the ones who invented it?"
"More dangerous than Elvis, prettier than Mick Jagger."
"He is selling millions and millions of albums and has arguably done more to put rock in the mainstream than any other artist of his generation."
"His success is good for the genre because it's making rock relevant in the mainstream in a way that it really just hadn't been for years."
"It's a striking change, and it marks the point where this song really starts to become something truly unique in the rock canon."
"So the Rolling Stone in all of their infinites rock wisdom compiled a list in 2015."
"Rock music would be so perfect for that sort of group where you kind of have like the Goths and that sort of thing."
"Eddie Cochran was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, and his musical legacy endures to this day."
"Often considered the greatest drummer of any rock band, John Bonham earns his title with every single track in Led Zeppelin's history."
"I've been watching rocks since I was a kid... there's not too many that came in the game that made me feel threatened, made me feel worried."
"I have too much dignity for myself and my morals to wear something that was stolen."
"I thought it was the best piece of rock theater I had ever seen."
"Their impact on music goes much deeper, boiling down rock to its Essence."
"Black Album: Metallica hitting an artistic peak."
"One of the greatest solos in fucking metal history."
"Rock and roll is about belief. You just believe. What are you doing here in this world?"
"The spirit of rock-'n'-roll has called out to me!"
"My Morning Jacket being the most famous band to come out of Kentucky."
"When he hit the stage, he unleashed a guitar-shattering fury."
"The screams in 'Won't Get Fooled Again' are considered to be among the most powerful moments in the recorded history of the entire rock era."
"Half a century later, I really think people are starting to realize the genius of the 60s rock and roll hall of fame group."
"If you ever see Roger Waters or David Gilmour, it's basically the same."
"The Zombies were the first rock band to use an electric piano as a lead instrument on a hit song."
"Every track is a brilliant song on 'Highway to Hell'."
"He's considered by many to be one of the greatest rock voices of all time."
"Listening to 93 [__] hard rock radio. Nothing but hard rock, hard dudes playing hard rock and they are rock hard."
"A fire-breathing, speaker-blowing, multi-guitar rumbling Hard Rock extraordinaire."
"Linkin Park: maybe the number one biggest Gateway band for anybody who grew up listening to rock in the 2000s."
"Subscribe to new rockstars if you haven't done so already, they are the best."
"You're probably not going to hear another rock record like this this year."
"They were a huge Gateway into rock and metal for millions and millions of kids."
"Thunderstruck epitomizes AC DC's riff-driven prowess."
"The show was a satisfyingly odd blend of rock music, comedic characters, and off-the-wall skits."
"The Wall by Pink Floyd...possibly the greatest rock opera ever recorded."
"Queens of the Stone Age are without a doubt one of the greatest rock groups to emerge primarily in the 21st century."
"Guns and Roses. Welcome to the jungle, sweet child of mine, paradise city."
"They are some of the absolute best musicians in all of rock."
"AC/DC epitomizes the rebellious spirit of rock and roll—a spirit we can all use right now."
"AC/DC: The energy, the seismic sing-along rock and roll chants that raise their epic anthems to a level of superiority."
"This is definitely one of the very first rock bands I ever truly fell in love with; their music just kind of spoke to me in a way that other bands just hadn't." - Personal connection to Nine Inch Nails' music.
"Rock music is not always about wild abandon."
"The music world was shocked when Jimmy Hendrix, one of rock's most towering icons, died suddenly on September 18th at the age of 27."
"Imagine the metal storm of skull rattling Rock you could summon from the gods of thrash if you could wield this axe."
"1966 is a definite contender for the greatest year in the history of the rocky era."
"Rock and roll's not dead, and some guy Billy Joel said it's all rock and roll to me."
"Van Halen 2 is one of the best sophomore albums of the rock era, a worthy successor to their flawless debut record."
"Sweet Child of Mine wasn't just a song for that moment in history, it was destined to become one of the biggest rockers ever."
"It's one of the funniest Rock stories I've ever heard."
"Grace Slick emerged as the quintessential nonconformist who rebelled against all those Norms."
"Joan Jett and the Blackhearts were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."
"Not super deep as far as any of these Styles go, nothing here is Reinventing the wheel but uh, you know, a much more solid rock record than most."
"Rock is the devil's music. Iron Maiden wants to summon the beast, and Ozzy bit the head off a bat."
"There's no question that Led Zeppelin's fourth album released in 1971 was the one that took the band beyond rock god status, turning them into social icons."
"I think cherub rock might be one of the best songs of the 90s."
"Jimi Hendrix is undoubtedly one of the most eminent instrumentalists in rock music's history."
"He called himself the last true rock and roll rebel."
"That's a good way to get started another one would be you know vintage rock shirts"
"One of the most influential songs in rock history."
"Judas Priest proved they still know how to kick the door down."
"Known to so many as hard and heavy rockers, Led Zeppelin has written some of the greatest pulse-pounding soul-ravaging classics of the past half-century, no doubt."
"One of the majestic songs from Pyromania has the most appropriate title because what Def Leppard is and will always be is the Rock of Ages."
"Phil lynott was one of those brilliant rock stars that struggled to control the urge to live in excessive Rock and Roll Lifestyle."
"He's regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music."
"They are one of the most versatile bands that rock has ever had."
"I've been to a lot of rock shows, coolest rock show I've ever been to."
"He was known as the Caruso of rock and the big O."
"They were the last dangerous rock and roll band in my opinion."
"In 1991, Guns and Roses... released two albums that would change the face of rock music."
"Let It Be was a massively influential entry in the rockumentary genre."
"After 11 years of hard rocking and hard living, Black Sabbath had become one of the biggest names in rock."
"Every decade they say it's over, it'll never be over."
"Chris Cornell: often cited as one of the greatest rock singers of all time."
"Shout out to Iggy Pop, man. I'm a rock star to the death of me."
"Kurt Cobain forever altered the landscape of rock music with his raw talent and unique Artistry."
"That's what rock is about, aggressive attitude."
"I will go a healthy four and a half out of five for this one so it's a really really good rock record."
"Who would you say rock is, like, the best vocalist?"
"No Vacancy? Boo! Rock isn't about getting wasted. It's about sticking it to the man."
"Anyway, bad rock flies out to Los Angeles to sign the contract for all this, and on the plane, he loudly sings 'Act Naturally' because aging country singers were all the rage with 17-year-olds in the mid-90s."
"If you want to rock, you got to break the rules. You got to get mad at the man."
"Robert Johnson's influence on the creation of rock music is absolutely undeniable."
"You've got one of Rock's best vocalists here, you've got one of the best rhythm sections here, you've got one of the best guitarists here, and they're all given the chance to show that."
"One of the most unique bands ever in the history of rock music."
"Trailblazing female rocker status."
"My mom, a teacher who did not believe in rock, didn't believe it should even be in the house."
"There's hope for rock, I mean, there is anyway, because there's a lot of awesome artists out there, but The Warning is legendary."
"It just makes you think Rock lives."
"A fresh albeit familiar brand of rock music was surfacing."
"Keep on rockin' in the free world."
"We just didn't care if we had a hit record or if we died, we didn't care which one happened."
"Rock opened up a way for people to express themselves at a high level, and progressive rock is one of the many genres where you can do that."
"Guns N' Roses broke down a lot of barriers in rock and roll for honest rock and roll."
"Probably influenced more singers than any other rock singer I can think of of all-time."
"If the rock music industry hadn't completely fallen apart by around 2010 or so, like it did, I guarantee you that fans like Asking Alexandria and Of Mice and Men would have been headlining arenas."
"It's nice to see rock music that has message and meaning and purpose or whatever, it's not just a vibe."
"...rock got a microphone in his hand and you could feel it, you could feel the energy in the crowd just shift."
"We love you all. Thanks for watching and listening. Thanks for the support and rock on."
"If you're a fan of rock music and you kind of want to see a little bit of like you know how the sausage is made so to speak like the good and bad and the conversations that are had."
"Looks like he's on a Highway to Hell now."
"Gothic metal is metal that has the overtones of gothic rock."
"People always want to proclaim that rock music is dead, and I never think that it is."
"Rock stars don't cancel the tour. They show up and they get it done. It doesn't matter whether you're sick, doesn't matter if you're thirsty, or whether you're tired. But nothing, none of that matters, you know, that's a part of it."
"Rock and roll, to me, like when you guys were at the peak of these times, man, rock and roll stars were like gods almost, you know, it was just something you couldn't just become a rock and roll star back then."
"There's less mystery. And you look at who has the most mystery, and it's Axl Rose, right? Who's got the biggest tour in town, like who's not on the Internet? Yeah, who's got mystery still? Who sells out every time he plays? That guy does."
"We've lasted so long in rock and roll through the good and the bad and the ugly."
"Van Halen's impact on the rock music world is unsurpassed"
"Rock and roll keeps you young and I think it's true."
"Stranglehold right, it's got to be on this list, Ted Nugent it's just such a amazing song."
"All rock musicians and fans worship Led Zeppelin. If they don't, they should."
"Without a doubt, the most influential rock band that ever was, ever."
"Living after midnight, there it is, man."
"No features, no Swedish songwriters, no trap beats, 100% pure uncut rock."
"We roll tonight to the guitar bite, and for those about to rock, I salute you."
"Have you tried doing a vocal rock scream without losing your voice? That is hard."
"It's not the Beatles; we're talking about the most influential rock band of all time."
"Forget the hearse because I never die. I got nine lives, cat's eyes, abusing every one of them and running wild."
"In the 80s Van Halen famously requested M&Ms with all the brown candies removed backstage at their shows."
"Back in the 1950s and 60s when rock combos had taken a firm foothold in the music scene, all of the main instruments—guitar, bass, and drums—had one common character: their sound. They all had a sharp attack."
"You don't go to a rock gig to see a recital; you want to see the mistakes."
"It's actually the one thing that separates a really good rock and roll show from a really boring one."
"When you're actually standing there with a microphone or a guitar in your hand, and you're rocking out, all you're thinking about is the rocking out."
"Their debut album 'Shake Your Money Maker' selling 5 million copies and sort of saving rock and roll at the time."
"Rock has always been a genre for breaking down barriers and being against the current."
"His spectacular vocal range was a kind of magic sent by the gods of rock to grace us with their presence."
"The famous bass solo John Entwistle played is one of the reasons I got so interested in bass playing."
"It's easily one of the best rock projects of the Year."
"This is his kind of like real rock album; it's big, it's bold, it's energetic."
"It's definitely been one of rock and roll's biggest mystery images on any album cover."
"Love eruption, love Jamie's cryin', feel your love tonight, just so many good songs on it."
"It rocks like [__] Priest and Maiden at times."
"What a great, great kind of Deep Purple/Uriah Heep inspired guitar and organ riff rocker that is."
"AC DC's Back in Black... the best selling rock album ever worldwide."
"Led Zeppelin IV... features some of the biggest rock songs ever."
"Cities on flame with rock and roll, as the title suggests, is another Pearlman piece about the destructive power of rock and roll."
"I heard the Beatles when I was three and that was the only thing that I wanted to hear was Rock."
"This is the Rolling Stones. They are a rock and roll band that plays rock and roll music."
"It's the mythology of rock and roll, like where has that been?"
"Priest and Queen have the greatest run of sheer genius of all time across all rock and roll."
"There's some good quality rock-and-roll that Aerosmith put out, and I was never a huge Aerosmith fan."
"You can't have claimed to have listened to rock music until you've listened to The Rolling Stones."
"I discovered Emerson, Lake and Palmer and realized that there was all this power to be had with using rock as the medium to get it out there."
"Everybody in the band could play and deliver a sonic explosion like the new messengers of rock and roll."
"It's great Foo Fighters have become one of the biggest rock bands of recent times."
"40 years of great hard rock and metal, celebrating their 40th anniversary this year."
"Formed during the early part of the hairband era of rock music, they would dominate the '80s, selling millions of records while hitting hedonistic heights and tragic lows."
"Holy smokes, how is David Coverdale not considered more to be one of the greatest rock vocalists of all time?"
"Heavy metal rock and roll is always going to be with us. It's death has been spelled out day after day, year after year, and it's never going to die because it's such a free wonderful thing."
"Rock is human beings playing music from their most lively vital core."
"After more than a decade of paying their dues on the road... this classic rock band was way overdue for their big break."
"Every song on this album is a rock and roll, a punk rock and roll treasure."
"Rest in peace, Jeff Hyman, aka Joey Ramone, rock and roller."
"Chester was one of the greatest rock singers of all time."
"He's got perhaps the widest vocal range in rock history and is so incredibly expressive and emotionally evocative."
"How can Rock be dead when Annie Clark is alive?"
"I Love Rock and Roll by Joan Jett... everybody knows this one."
"Detroit Rock City, one of the most ultimate KISS anthems ever."
"Crazy Train you live and you learn."
"Daniel is the bloody epitome of chivalry with a dash of rock and roll flare."
"What's more rock and roll than a picture of a Marshall stack and a Les Paul?"
"I never was much of a talker like my daddy, but I rock."
"It explores life in the 70s in a rock band and all that means for people with substance and drug abuse."
"We were not a guy's soap opera back then; we were the goddamn Rolling Stones."
"Take me home to the paradise city where the grass is green and the girls are pretty."
"I love rock music; it's just great. The adrenaline rush is amazing."
"Whether or not rock music is refreshing or is pushing the envelope is dependent wholly on whether or not the artist is willing to take it there."
"Appetite for Destruction rose like an angry phoenix from the ashes of a dirty hotel room somewhere in 1980s LA."
"Marquee Moon is lauded as one of the most important rock releases of all time thanks to the band's consistent ingenuity."
"The echoes of Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Fats Domino provided a soundtrack to his youth."
"I'm a sucker for music anime, especially when it comes to rock music."
"All great rock and roll has to have something stupid."
"Good gimmick-free rock and roll, that's what they were about, good times, blistering chords, and just everyone having a bloody good time."
"The story of one band's determination to become rock and roll legends."
"Rock and roll was directly influenced by the blues, a style of music that originated on plantations in the Deep South."
"The resultant album, Highway to Hell, quickly emerged as one of the cornerstones of rock music."
"I don't know about you, but I think that's kind of rocking along pretty hard."