Hard
Rock is just classic
rock that's often a little too hard and rocking for the ladies who prefer more mellow stuff which is cool.Classic
rock includes any
rock from the 60's and 70's such as psychedelic
rock,acid
rock,hard
rock,progressive
rock,progressive hard
rock and maybe some metal before it became such a trendy fad and before
Mtv fagged it up beyond repair and the underground dicks didn't help either with the possible exception of "some" thrash metal.Classic rock was more blues influenced and soulful than today's metal which is too stiff and stupid and dark and
goth and evil to be enjoyable.
Let's do this right with no faggy hair metal or grunge tards...
Led Zeppelin
Rush (started out as hard rock and hard progressive rock)
Ted Nugent
Aerosmith
AC/DC
Nazareth
Heart
BTO (listen to songs like "Not Fragile" and "Welcome Home")
BOC
Thin Lizzy
UFO
Scorpions (old stuff before the dark times,before metal)
Cream
Black Sabbath
Alice Cooper
Queen (if you don't think so it's because you haven't listened closely enough)
Deep Purple
Ozzy with Randy
Jimi
Van Halen (the original Van Halen only)
Pat Travers
April Wine
Triumph
Hard Rock is very closely associated with rock,classic rock,progressive rock and progressive hard rock,as well as with psychedelic or "acid" rock and "Southern Rock" as well.
If your
girlfriend likes it then it might be rock or classic rock or pop rock or maybe Southern Rock.But if your
girlfriend says "can we listen to something else?" then it's probably too hard for her ears,too long,too progressive and has too many solos for her.Hence, "Hard Rock."
All rock is good as long as we're talking about classic rock which really is what all of this is.Classic being pre-
Mtv rock and hard rock and southern rock and prog rock and prog hard rock and acid rock or psychedelic rock,but not really metal except for maybe barely a litle bit.Bands that were rock or hard rock or metal before
Mtv could still pass as classic rock.If I had to list all classic rock bands then I would be here for fucking ever.
Hard
Rock was meant to be played loud without shame or embarassment.Something that just doesn't hold true to most of today's
rock and metal.Hard Rock played loud sounded good and was a true
test of the quality of a good stereo.Back then stereo had equalizers unlike today's piece of shit stereos which are almost always devoid of a good EQ and usually come with a stupid fucking "bass boost" button.