Jarvig

This thread is primalily not about current bands who play classic rock music. Though suggestions will be very welcomed.

This thread is about the thoughts about whether it is possible to make good modern music based around classic rock...and an idea of mine what I would like to hear from some bands today.

Classic rock died around 1975. Punk arrived in US and UK. Krautrock got big in Germany. The children of punk and krautrock in the 80's were post-punk, new wave, electronica and NWOBHM. Since then what made up classic have come back.

The genre I love more than everything is classic rock. I love Pink Floyd, Doors, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Beatles, The Who, Bruce Springsteen and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Now I have no problem with either music after 1975 (many (most) of my favorit artists and bands are from after 1975) or that a modern band playing and sounding like classic rock are both strange, wrong and dated. Moderne music should sound like the times its produced in.

So what Im thinking of is a new genre - neo classic rock.

What I mean?
I mean that I a lot miss some aspekt af the old classic rock. I like the melodic guitars. The long emotional guitar solos. The songs thats progress to 7-10 minuts songs played live. The fun making good melodies and strong riffs. The lovely sounding analog synths. The interplay and impro between the musicians in the band. The phsycedelic sound. The connection between band and crowd.

But the sound and style of classic rock should not be played. Its the spirit and musicianship of the classic rock era that should be played again in these days.

So what to do? Classic rock were basicly played around the blues. The blues with distorted guitars and analog synths/organs. Though we have bands like The Black Keys around today who actually have succes with playing old school blues rock then its not a path to future. Its a path from the past.

So what Im thinking of is more like Porcupine Tree. My favorite modern rock band. To me Porcupine Tree play something like classic rock though the elements their music is made of is modern rock, pop, alt rock, electronica, prog and metal. They do not at all sound like classic rock....but their vision and spirit is much like classic rock.

So I have some questions:
1. Could any "old" classic rock lovers find interest in my idea about neo classic rock - sounding and using modern styles and gear but jamming, impro, soloing, rocking like good old days?

2. Could any "younger" classic rock lovers find interest in my idea about neo classic rock - sounding and using modern styles and gear but jamming, impro, soloing, rocking like good old days?

3. If so why are there really no bands there today?

My concept band
I miss Pink Floyd. I would love some band who would play in the spirit of Pink Floud but without trying to copy their style. Pink Floyd (beside their lyrics) is all in all just pshycedelic blues rock with spacy rock synths and insane good lead and rythm guitar playing from David Gilmour.

A modern neo classic rock band should'nt be based around blues. It should be based around modern rock, modern alt rock, modern indie, modern electronica, modern prog and modern metal.

Much like Porcupine Tree. But with more soloing guitar. With more epic songs. With a more relaxed spacy, drome like, pshycedelic sound and feel.

Would anybody like a band like that? Or will even old classic rock lovers say that classic rock could never again be played with meaning and sense?