The first time you heard Nirvana on a "classic rock" radio station, your heart probably hit your feet. But have no fear, because "classic rock" doesn't just mean all the rock music that existed up to about 30 years ago. As expected, classic rock does include guitar, drum, bass, and singer, but otherwise refers less to genre and more to time, roughly from 1964 to 1982, at least by The Guardian's parameters, which work well for our purposes. This overlaps neatly, but not perfectly, with the Civil Rights Act through Ronald Reagan's inauguration as president. This was an era of immense social change and artistic experiment; one that produced some profound music that deserves to be blasted till death.

Out of our entire field of irreplaceable, monumental classic rock outfits – The Beatles, Ly

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