Originally posted by The Frozen FiendI guess the closest would be The White Stripes, but thats arguable.
...No. Not that they are a bad band (I enjoy them myself sometimes [Though not because of Meg White, she is just terrible, but Jack White is awesome]), but definitely not classic rock.
Jimi Hendrix Experience <- Good, but slightly overrated
AC/DC <- God-awful. They've only ever written
four chord songs. (Actually, 4 is being kinda generous, generally 2 or 3)
Guns N' Roses <- Pretty good as long as you only listen to "Appetite for destruction". They had a few ok songs after that, but anything after Izzy Stradlin left was just "meh".
Led Zeppelin <- Jimmy Paige is my hero. Easily my second favorite guitarist of all time. John Paul Jones and Bonzo are also both very impressive. I can take or leave Robert Plant, he was kinda boring to be honest.
Bon Jovi <- All but maybe 2 of his songs were extremely boring and repetitive. Those two songs are actually pretty good though.
Nirvana <- Why are they on this list? Seattle grunge doesn't belong here.
Rolling Stones <- Never used to like them, but they've recently started to grow on me. Not their most popular songs like "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" or "You Can't Always Get What You Want", but (slightly) less popular ones, like "Paint it Black" or "Sympathy for the Devil".
Kiss <- Garbage. Refer to AC/DC
Survivor <- Torn. On the one hand, I recognize how boring and totally cheesy they are, yet, on the other, I will always remember "Eye of the Tiger", just like everybody else. It's a part of my childhood.
A few important additions:
Queen <- Easily my favorite band of all time, and proof that pop music doesn't necessarily mean it's bad. I mentioned earlier that Jimmy Paige is my second favorite guitarist, Brian May takes first. Just listen to his amazing layering in songs like "Jesus" or "Some Day One Day", or the ridiculous sounds he gets from his guitar in songs like "Good Company" or "Good ol' Fashion Lover Boy" if you want to see why. Not to belittle any of the other band members. John Daecon and Freddy Mercury were both equally amazing. Roger Taylor... Eh, good drummer, bad songwriter.
The Doors <- Poor Robby Krieger doesn't get nearly as much recognition as he should. "Spanish Caravan" and "Light my Fire" had two of the best guitar parts I've heard (especially live), yet if I hadn't put him in this category, I doubt anyone here would be able to tell me who he played for. Ray Manzarek is nothing to sneeze at either. Again I mention "Light my Fire", which basically solidifies him as the best keyboardist in all time by my scale. Plus he played as the bassist and the Keyboardist by using 2 keyboards simultaneously. Neat. Who's Jim Morrison again?
King Crimson <- I was surprised to hear something so abstract actually survive the test of time as they have, but you know, there you go. Neat band.
The Beatles <- Don't care for them myself, but boy were they popular... (I like to refer to them as the Backstreet Boys of the 60's/70's)
Aerosmith, Dire Straits, and Procol Harum as well.