ELO's "Out Of The Blue" and "Time" will forever be in my Top 10 favorite albums.

"The Thrill of It All" is fantastic. The whole first half of "Country Life" is great -- never was able to get into the second half as much, but it's been a while so it may strike me differently now.

Okay, recommended me some stuff, guys. Outside of teen standards like Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Pink Floyd, I was never interested in much classic rock. But after recently falling in love with Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac, and Steely Dan, I'm hungry for more. Where should I go from here? I'm thinking about checking out Yes and Peter Gabriel next, but guidance would be appreciated.

Sounds like you are leaning towards prog rock and / or glam rock? If so, some early Genesis may be good for you to check out. Yes would be a little more accessible I think. Genesis gets flat out weird in the early days. Some Rush could even work. Honestly, I'm not that into prog rock. I only know the basics.

If it's glam you are looking for, the band KD and I are chatting about, Roxy Music may fit the bill. That along with some solo Lou Reed, David Bowie, Brian Eno, and even some Kinks will all work.

If you are looking from some early alt rock, check out Television, and some of the bands that played the early days at CBGB's.

Roxy Music would probably be right up your alley, LV. especially knowing how you feel about Bowie. Check out "For Your Pleasure."

Haha, oddly prog rock is exactly what I DON'T really want, despite my interest in Yes. I'm mildly familiar with Roxy Music and Rush, but it's been a while. Very familiar with Bowie and Reed already.

What I really want is some more classic soft rock with a dose of weirdness or complexity, like Fleetwood Mac or Steely Dan.

I definitely will check out Genesis, though. That seems like a good call. And I've never heard any Television, so I'll try them too.

Here is "Friction" from Television's 1977 debut:

Yeah, that sounds killer. Right up my alley. Clearly influenced a lot of the noise rock I like. It's not quite what I'm looking for at the moment, but definitely sounds good.

I'll second Television (Marquee Moon, specifically). It's not what you're looking for, but it's some of the best the era has to offer.

Suicide might make for a neat connection between 77 punk and Kanye's Yeezus album.

And Lewis's L'Amour is pretty great soft rock: https://www.amazon.com/LAmour-Lewis/dp/ ... +l%27amour

Marquee Moon is as close to heroin as I've come. Except for that time I did heroin.

lol

i could have loved you girl like a planet
i could have scraped your name in the sky (i doubt those are the words tho)

Thanks for this. Really liking the album, and it lead me down exactly the kind of rabbit hole I was looking for, leading to the likes of Chris Rea, John Martyn, and Ned Doheny. Exactly what I'm looking for!

Dream On was playing at the bar during happy hour.

Cant help but love that tune.

God fuck I hate that song. Plus Steven Tyler doesn't even sound like himself on that song.

I hate the fucking Aerosmiths.

It's a good song wease

It is.

I recognize the status it holds. I still hate it.

I think he sounds like Steven Tyler sounds. Its everything past that where the drugs and partying starts taking its toll then he turns into his version of Eddie Vedder.

Aaaaand i just spent way too fucking long talking about steven tyler

I can understand the hatred for their 90's onward tunes, but they rocked in the 70's. You don't like any of it?