Big four of Hard Rock?

Submitted by Hungry_Action_2317 t3_124kq14 in Music

Basically what the title says, since there is a big four for metal and thrash I was wondering what the big four would be for it’s neighbor and counterpart…which is HARDROCK

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Notinyourbushes t1_jdzmucu wrote

That gets hard because there's so much overlap between hard rock and heavy metal and a bit of debate to which bands belong in which categories.

Heavy metal: Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Motorhead
Hard rock: Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, AC/DC, Scorpions, Aerosmith or Deep Purple

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SniffCheck t1_jdzozlu wrote

For me… Ozzy, Alice In Chains, GNR, and Iron Maiden

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Patersonski t1_je0h9wp wrote

Interesting exercise. I think two are no brainers: Led Zep and AC/DC, but it’s a dogfight for the other two slots between Deep Purple, Van Halen, Guns n Roses, Kiss and Aerosmith. You could even throw Def Leppard in there.

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Aside_Dish t1_je0inrl wrote

Automatics are AC/DC and Zeppelin. From there, it's all personal preference. Could easily make arguments for VH, Thin Lizzy, Deep Purple, Sabbath, Queen, or tons of hair metal bands.

Personally, I'd say Thin Lizzy and VH.

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SteveCake t1_je0oy9z wrote

AC/DC and Guns N Roses are enough by themselves frankly. A lot of people will want to auto-include Led Zeppelin, but to me they're really more just hippies on the heavier end of blues rock than poster boys for hard rock.

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Nagunagunagu t1_je0smth wrote

I think this needs to further distinguish between Classic Rock and Hard Rock.

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jmac6404 t1_je1uh93 wrote

Stones, Metallica,Van Halen and Guns and Roses

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FunintheSunn-O- t1_je1wufp wrote

Hall and Oates, Hall and Oates, Hall and Oates and also Hall and Oates.

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SteveCake t1_je4ij6t wrote

Replying to Hungry_Action_2317 (#2,429,770)

Sure, they're great. I'd probably file them under garage rock more, but they're still solid picks. If I had to round out the top four ultimate hard rock bands myself I'd think about acts like The Cult, Motorhead, Def Leppard, Rose Tattoo, maybe ZZ Top.

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