Classic Rock & Metal: Opinion Survey

This is a distillation of several drunken discussions/arguments I've had in my living room with friends. The following list of questions came from it.

Note: If you hate classic rock and metal, don't bother. I know some people do (and I feel for them), this survey is for people who like it and have opinions on it. Also, please refrain from posts like " blank should have been listed under X question.

"___________ are the definitive 60s band."

A: The Beatles B: The Stones

"____________ made the best glam-rock."

A: Queen B: David Bowie

"____________ invented heavy metal."

A: Black Sabbath B: Led Zeppelin

"_____________ defined 80s metal."

A: Metallica B: Iron Maiden

"_____________ was the best Van Halen singer."

A: David Lee Roth B: Sammy Hagar

because no one cares about Gary Cherone.

"______________ was the best Black Sabbath singer."

A: Ozzy Osbourne B: Ronnie James Dio

"______________ is better at blues-rock than the other guy."

A: Jimi Hendrix B: Eric Clapton

"_______________ is the definitive Sunset Strip band."

A: Guns N' Roses B: Poison C: Motley Crue

1. The Rolling Stones.
2. Queen.
3. Black Sabbath.
4. Iron Maiden.
5. David Lee Roth.
6. Ronnie James Dio.
7. Jimi Hendrix.
8. Guns N Roses.

edited 3rd Nov '10 3:19:02 PM by KitsuneInferno

1-The Beatles

2-Queen

3-Black Sabbath (I like Zeppelin more though)

4-Judas Priest

5-David Lee Roth (To my limited knowledge, I've never heard Hagar)

6-Ozzy Osbourne (He fits better to Sabbath's sound, but Dio is a much better vocalist in general)

7-Jimi Hendrix

8-Motley Crue

edited 6th Nov '11 7:26:21 PM by NULLcHiLD27

1. The Beatles (I love both, but come on... it's The Beatles)

2. Queen

3. Black Sabbath (^ditto on preferring Zeppelin)

4. Metallica

5. David Lee Roth (though I admit I'm not picky. Less into metal than rock)

6. Ozzy Osbourne

7. Eric Clapton (this one was really tough, but I like Clapton just a little more)

8. Motley Crue

edited 3rd Nov '10 5:14:25 PM by SeventySeven

1. The Beatles, no question.
2. It's close, but I'd say Queen
3. Sabbath. Personally I prefer Zep, but Sabbath was more genuinely metal
4. Metallica for me. It's arguable, though.
5. DLR
6. Depends. I think RJD was a better singer, but I identify Ozzy more closely with Sabbath.
7. Hendrix.
8. No real opinion, but GnR are the most listenable of those to me.

1. The Beatles

2. David Bowie (I don't really consider Queen glam rock)

3. Black Sabbath

4. Iron Maiden

5. David Lee Roth

6. Ronnie James Dio (Ozzy is more definitive, but Dio has a better voice)

7. Eric Clapton

8. Guns N' Roses

edited 3rd Nov '10 7:49:05 PM by YonTroper

1. The Beatles (it's the only one anyone ever talks about. =P)

2. David Bowie (it was a hard pick)

3. Black Sabbath

4. Metallica

5. Sammy Hagar

6. Ozzy Osbourne

7. Jimi Hendrix

8. Guns n Roses

1. The Beatles
2. Bowie
3. Zep
4. Maiden
5. David Lee Roth
6. Dio(Although Ozzy-era had better music)
7. Hendrix
8. Gn R

edited 3rd Nov '10 8:12:10 PM by iamathousandapples

1. The Beatles.
2. Bowie.
3. Led Zeppelin.
4. Iron Maiden.
5. Don't care, I've never liked Van Halen much regardless of the singer.
6. Dio.
7. Hendrix.
8. Guns N' Roses

1. The Stones

2. Queen

3. Black Sabbath

4. Iron Maiden

5. David Lee Roth

6. N/A

7. Jimi Hendrix

8. Guns N' Roses

edited 4th Nov '10 2:47:29 AM by MadassAlex

1. The Beatles.
2. Queen.
3. Black Sabbath.
4. Iron Maiden.
5. I've hardly listened to Van Halen, so I can't decide.
6. Ronnie James Dio. (I prefer Ozzy-era Sabbath, but since this question is purely about who the better singer is, I'm going with Dio.)
7. Jimi Hendrix.
8. Motley Crue. (I dislike them, but consider them the definitive Sunset Strip band regardless.)

1 The Beatles

2 Queen

3 Black Sabbath

4 Iron Maiden

5 David Lee Roth

6 Ozzy Osbourne

7 Jimi Hendrix

8 Motley Crue (Gn R is the better band, but I don't really associate them with the sunset strip)

edited 4th Nov '10 11:12:56 AM by delta534

I like classic rock, but when I realized a lot pertained to metal I didn't bother to do it. Will agree on the Beatles though.

edited 5th Nov '11 10:12:27 AM by Erock

"The Beatles are the definitive 60s band".
Naturally.

"David Bowie made the best glam-rock".
I genuinely believe this. If Queen ever made glam, it must not have been one of their better ventures (also, Bowie influenced them).

"Black Sabbath invented heavy metal".
Zep hinted at it, in my mind.

"Iron Maiden defined 80s metal".
They laid the the ground-work for the kind of music that 'Tallica capitalized on.

"Sammy Hagar was the best Van Halen singer".
Not big into Halen, but I kind of like that one Chickenfoot song. Sometimes the lesser singer is better suited (see below).

"Ozzy Osbourne was the best Black Sabbath singer".
In line with the question, Ozzy was the better Black Sabbath singer while Dio was the better singer.

"Eric Clapton is better at blues-rock than the other guy".
Hendrix is Psychedelic to me.

"Motley Crue is the definitive Sunset Strip band".
Crue defined L.A. sleaze metal, while GNR rose (heh) above it.\

edited 5th Nov '10 1:56:45 AM by Alucard

1) The Stones

2) David Bowie

3) Black Sabbath

4) Metallica (gah tough choice though!)

5) David Lee Roth

6) Ozzy Osbourne

7) Jimi Hendrix

8) Guns N' Roses

edited 5th Nov '10 5:36:46 AM by Xandriel

1. The Beatles (Just better, IMO) 2. Queen 3. Sabbath 4. Metallica (I prefer Maiden musically, but 'tallica is pure 80s) 5. David Lee Roth 6. Dio 7. Jimi Hendrix 8. The Crue (I had no idea GNR was from the strip...)

1.A: The Beatles

2.B: David Bowie

3.A: Black Sabbath

4.A: Metallica

5.B: Sammy Hagar

6.A: Ozzy Osbourne

7.A: Jimi Hendrix

8.C: Motley Crue

edited 10th Nov '10 10:21:24 AM by aspc

A,A,A,A,A,A,B,A.

Is this for real life, is this just fantasy...

edited 4th Nov '11 9:00:47 PM by Joesolo

Just in time for this thread's first anniversary.

A (I like the Stones better, but the Beatles defined the 60s)

B

A

B

B

B (although Sabbath made better music with Ozzy, Dio was the better singer)

B

C

edited 5th Nov '11 12:38:14 AM by dxman

• 1. The Beatles
• 2. I'd like to say Marc Bolan. I'll say David Bowie, though, even though Queen is my favourite band.
• 3. Black Sabbath.
• 4. Iron Maiden (although "eighties metal" was really defined by the hair bands; that's just what metal was at the time).
• 5. David Lee Roth (though Sammy Hagar is good as well).
• 6. Dio.
• 7. Clapton (but Hendrix is probably just about a better guitarist).
• 8. Guns N' Roses, probably.

1. The Beatles
2. David Bowie
3. Black Sabbath
4. Metallica
5. Sammy Hagar
6. Ozzy Osbourne
7. Oh god...flips coin, comes up Eric Clapton
8. Guns n' Roses

1. B—The Stones were more "definitive," The Beatles more "important." *shrug*
2. A—Neither really defined the genre, and in general I prefer Bowie, but...
3. A—Still like Led Zeppelin better, though.
4. A—Not sure about "defining the genre," but I would rather listen to Metallica.
5. A—Which doesn't mean I really care.
6. A—Dio was a technically superior vocalist, but an inferior Sabbath headman.
7. B—As a blues guitarist, I'd argue Clapton was stronger; in general, it's all screwed.
8. A—Because I can tolerate them.

I should do this know, it's been a year. (Holy shit)

"___________ are the definitive 60s band."

A: The Beatles: No contest.

"____________ made the best glam-rock."

A: Queen: I don't really care.

"____________ invented heavy metal."

B: Led Zeppelin, though they didn't do it solely.

"_____________ defined 80s metal."

A: Metallica B: Iron Maiden

"_____________ was the best Van Halen singer."

I don't care.

"______________ was the best Black Sabbath singer."

Again, don't care.

"______________ is better at blues-rock than the other guy."

A: Jimi Hendrix, though Cream was pretty good.

"_______________ is the definitive Sunset Strip band."

lol I don't give a shit.

edited 5th Nov '11 10:12:45 AM by Erock

1. The Beatles

2. Queen

3. Black Sabbath

4. Iron Maiden

5.-

6.Dio

7.Jimi Hendrix

8. Guns n Roses