Welcome to Brian's nonstoppin' hardrockin' Rockpage! This site contains a list of my favorite bands, a brief description of each one, and some of my favorite songs played by the bands. There are also some cool rock links too! If you don't appreciate music anywhere from the late 60s to 80s, go back to Brian's Homey Homepage! Rock on!!!
Led Zeppelin- "The Band That Started It All." Zeppelin grew to fame instantly after their release of their first explosive album, Led Zeppelin 1. Their music was the beginning of classic rock, and was a mix of rock and roll, metal, celtic, and Indian music. This blend was a unique style only performed by Zeppelin. They're concerts were filled with fanatics who were intrigued with this style of music, and their concerts began to become notorious involving all sorts of drugs. I currently own Led Zeppelin 1, 4 (ZOSO), and Physical Graffiti (the 2CD set).
Lynyrd Skynyrd- "Southern Bayou Rock." After I first heard "Free Bird" by Skynyrd, I was like 'man those hicks sure can play!' The riffs were mad incredible! Then I heard Saturday Night Special and I was an immediate Skynyrd fan. Plus the fact that 105.9 WHCN seems to broadcast Skynyrd on the radio all the time, I've really got into their music. Free Bird will always soar high... Rock on hicks!
The Doors- "Best Band in 1969." The Doors could have easily released their music during the 80s, and still have been just as successful and popular. The always stoned Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, and Ray Manzarek created a bold step into the happy go lucky oldies music, and created mildly aggressive tunes and riffs.
KISS- "Scary hags." Hey, you gotta appreciate the whole gang wearing that scary makeup and lipstick shit to every concert for twenty years. Hats off to Gene Simmons, Ace Frehely, Paul Stanley, and Peter Kriss. Although KISS is considered heavy metal, the music is pretty light. Most of you saw them play "Rock and Roll all Nite," at the Super Bowl pregame show. Well, that's how most of their music is, very good riffs and tunes, but they can never seem to finish their songs off. Basically KISS, like Led Zeppelin, earned their reputation off their concerts. Unlike Led Zeppelin, their concerts were mostly positive, except for the occasional distribution of LSD :) The pyrotechnics at their concerts are incredible, and they do stunts with the stage crew which are really cool. During the Psycho Circus tour, Peter Criss (the drummer) was elevated like 30 feet in the air on a platform while he drummed out his solo. Paul Stanley ran across the catwalk while playing, and then jumped down into the pits. Finally, the fireworks and great pyrotechnics incited the entire concert atmosphere up. KISS puts up some damn fine concerts. I only own two CDs: Hotter than Hell, and Dynasty (thanks boyce!) I'm deciding if I should buy some more.
Indirect 7 - "A Stupid Punk Pawp Band from West Hartford." That's all I have to say. I don't know what the hell they play, but you can visit their website by clicking here. Band members are: Andrew Almeida (a.k.a. Andy the Mexican), Dan Jacobson, Josh Gomby, and Jedis A. Homosexual. Um.. they've played with MXPX at a concert so I have to give them some respect.
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