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Last update: February 13, 2001
Last news: February 7, 2001

Table Of Contents

I. Auxiliary Stuff

1. A brief list of all reviewed artists in alphabetic order

2. General information and various goodies:

2.1. Technical stuff:

II. Essential stuff: Music reviews

(click here for an expanded version with complete album listing)

[Note: numbers from one to five denote the corresponding band/artist rating; "?" stands for Odds & Sods or Late Odds & Sods pages, i.e. the band/artist has no general rating as of yet; "A" ("ants"), "L" ("locusts"), and "R" ("roaches") stand for respective band/artist categories on the MP3 reviews page. Check these links for further technical information on how the odds page and the MP3 page are structured].

1. Introduction: The Proto-Rock Heroes Page

  • Bill Haley
  • Buddy Holly
  • Carl Perkins
  • Chuck Berry
  • Elvis Presley
  • Fats Domino
  • Jerry Lee Lewis
  • Little Richard
  • Muddy Waters

    • 2. The Fearless Pioneers (British Invaders and American Folkies - first wave of rock music):

  • The Beatles [5]
  • Bob Dylan [5]
  • The Rolling Stones [5]
  • The Who [5]
  • The Byrds [4]
  • The Kinks [4]
  • The Animals [3]
  • The Beach Boys [3]
  • The Hollies [3]
  • The Dave Clark 5 [1]
  • The Pretty Things [?]
  • The Zombies [?]

    • 3. The Audacious Alchemists (British & American Psychedelia of the mid- to late Sixties):

  • Cream [4]
  • The Doors [4]
  • Jimi Hendrix [4]
  • Crosby, Stills & Nash [3]
  • The Grateful Dead [2]
  • Janis Joplin [2]
  • Jefferson Airplane [2]
  • Blind Faith [1]
  • Iron Butterfly [1]
  • Quicksilver Messenger Service [?]
  • Spirit [?]

    • 4. The Innovative Philosophers (Moderate Art-Rock of the late Sixties/Seventies):

  • Pink Floyd [4]
  • Moody Blues [3]
  • Procol Harum [3]
  • Roy Wood [3]
  • Andrew Lloyd Webber [2]
  • Argent [2]
  • Family [2]
  • Traffic [1]
  • Nazz [?]
  • Steely Dan [?]
  • Todd Rundgren [?]
  • Electric Light Orchestra [A]
  • Supertramp [A]
  • Kate Bush [A]
  • Mike Oldfield [L]
  • Santana [L]

    • 5. The Enlightened Pseudo-Prophets (Progressive Rock):

  • Genesis [3]
  • Jethro Tull [3]
  • King Crimson [3]
  • Renaissance [3]
  • Emerson, Lake & Palmer [2]
  • Gentle Giant [2]
  • The Nice [2]
  • Steve Hackett [2]
  • Van Der Graaf Generator [2]
  • Yes [2]
  • Camel [A]
  • Rush [A]
  • Eloy [L]
  • Rick Wakeman [L]
  • Kansas [R]
  • Styx [R]

    • 6. The Introspective Dudes (The whole singer-songwriting mishmash of the 60s/70s thrown in one large pot):

  • John Lennon [4]
  • Stevie Wonder [4]
  • George Harrison [3]
  • Lou Reed [2]
  • Neil Young [2]
  • Simon & Garfunkel [2]
  • Pete Townshend [1]
  • Syd Barrett [1]
  • Dire Straits [?]
  • Bruce Springsteen [A]
  • Iggy Pop [A]
  • Joe Cocker [A]
  • Leonard Cohen [A]
  • Paul Simon [A]

    • 7. The Unpretentious Popsters (High /or not so high/ quality pop music from late Sixties to Seventies):

  • Paul McCartney [4]
  • Fleetwood Mac [3]
  • ABBA [2]
  • Badfinger [2]
  • The Bee Gees [2]
  • Elton John [2]
  • The Monkees [2]
  • Ringo Starr [1]
  • The Mamas & Papas [?]
  • 10CC [A]
  • The Carpenters [R]

    • 8. The Gritty Axemen (Vintage hard'n'heavy):

  • Led Zeppelin [3]
  • Black Sabbath [2]
  • Deep Purple [2]
  • Jeff Beck [2]
  • Mountain [2]
  • Thin Lizzy [2]
  • Blue Cheer [?]
  • AC/DC [A]
  • Rainbow [A]
  • Motorhead [L]
  • Nazareth [L]
  • Aerosmith [R]
  • Grand Funk Railroad [R]
  • Uriah Heep [R]

    • 9. Dig That Country Blues Sound (American roots-rock):

  • Creedence Clearwater Revival [4]
  • The Allman Brothers Band [2]
  • Eagles [1]
  • John Fogerty [1]
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd [1]
  • ZZ Top [A]

    • 10. Dig That Dirty Blues Sound (British roots-rock):

  • Eric Clapton [3]
  • Rod Stewart [2]
  • Ten Years After [2]
  • Free [1]
  • Robin Trower [1]
  • Taste [1]
  • Traveling Wilburys [1]
  • The Faces [?]
  • Humble Pie [?]
  • Ronnie Lane [?]
  • Ronnie Wood [?]
  • Rory Gallagher [A]

    • 11. The Ardent Folksters (Anglo-Saxon and Celtic folk-rock):

  • Fairport Convention [?]
  • Steeleye Span [?]
  • Clannad [A]

    • 12. The Experimental Weirdos (classic avantgarde and 'shocking' stuff):

  • Frank Zappa [3]
  • The Velvet Underground [3]
  • Captain Beefheart [2]
  • The Residents [2]
  • Soft Machine [1]
  • The Stooges [?]

    • 13. The Glittering Idols (glam-rock, its best... and worst):

  • David Bowie [3]
  • T. Rex [3]
  • Queen [2]
  • Mott The Hoople [1]
  • Slade [A]
  • Alice Cooper [L]
  • Kiss [R]
  • The Sweet [R]

    • 14. The Ever Restless Pursuers ("Europeanized" pop/rock of the Seventies - Krautrock and its disciples):

  • Brian Eno [4]
  • Can [3]
  • Peter Gabriel [3]
  • Roxy Music [3]
  • Amon Düül II [2]
  • Kraftwerk [A]
  • Vangelis [L]

    • 15. The Lost Generation (Punk rock):

  • The Clash [?]
  • Patti Smith [A]
  • The Ramones [A]
  • Television [A]
  • The Sex Pistols [R]

    • 16. The Found Generation (New Wave and its whereabouts):

  • The Cars [?]
  • Elvis Costello [?]
  • The Police [?]
  • The Talking Heads [?]
  • U2 [?]