RSD '23 Genres: GENERAL ROCK

BEHOLD! The BIG ONE. The genre of genres. We’re breaking down our Record Store Day list by their respective musical categorization, and lord knows rock ‘n’ roll is often spelled with a capital ‘R’. No time to waste! Here are the artists we’ve sorted into general rock.

GENERAL ROCK

Elton John - “Don’t Shoot Me, I’m Only The Piano Player”

rock and roll, soft rock, glam rock, traditional pop

 

Stevie Nicks -“Bella Donna Live 1981”

pop rock, soft rock, country rock

 

Ringo Starr - “Stop and Smell the Roses”

rock

 

Soul Asylum - “MTV Unplugged”

live recording - alternative rock, grunge, country rock

 

Tori Amos - “Little Earthquakes - The B-Sides”

alternative rock, soft rock

I don’t know a soul who can’t name more than one rock band. Or five. Or ten. Take a glance at other rock stars that will be in the shop for Record Store Day!

Allman Brothers Band - “Syria Mosque - Pittsburgh, PA 1-17-71”

live recording - southern rock, jam band, blues rock, country rock, jazz-rock

B.B. King - “Blues is King”

live performance -  R&B, rock and roll, soul, gospel

Billy Joel - “Live at the Great American Music Hall - 1975”

live performance - rock, pop rock, soft rock

The Black Keys - “Live at Beachland Tavern March 31, 2002”

live recording - garage rock, blues rock, punk blues

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - “Live at Levitation”

live performance - garage rock, psychedelic, blues

Elvis Presley - “Burning Love - The RCA Rehearsals”

rock and roll, pop, rockabilly, country, gospel, R&B, blues

Fleetwood Mac - “Albatross”/”Jigsaw Puzzle”

classic rock, blues

Frankie and the Witch Fingers - “ZAM”

psychedelic garage rock

Fraternity - “Flaming Galah”

boogie, funk, blues, progressive rock

Grateful Dead - “Boston Garden, Boston, MA 5/7/77”

live recording - jam band, rock

Jerry Garcia Band - “How Sweet it is: Live at Warfield Theater, San Francisco

live recording - jam band, rock

Jerry Lee Lewis - “Live at the Palomino Club”

live performance - rock and roll, rockabilly, honky-tonk

John Lennon - “Gimme Some Truth”

rock

The Rolling Stones - “Beggars Banquet”

R&B, hard rock, blues rock, roots rock

Suzi Quatro - “Quatro”

glam rock, pop rock

U2 - “Two Hearts Beat as One/Sunday Bloody Sunday - War & Surrender Mixes”

pop rock, post-punk, Christian rock

Complete with pictures and album snippets, take a look at our full catalogue here!