Classic Rock Is Now A Young Band’s Game

Wall Street Journal ^ | 10/26/2017 | By Neil Shah

[Red Badger]

Some of the music industry’s biggest players are betting that a new sound is ready to catch on. It’s called classic rock.

The genre is being reinvented by young musicians, some of whom are barely out of high school, who are channeling bands their mothers and fathers grew up with.

Greta Van Fleet is a rarity in today’s music business: An old-fashioned rock band that could, some music executives say, break into the pop world.

The Frankenmuth, Mich., group is made up of 21-year-old twins Jake Kiszka, the band’s guitarist, and Josh Kiszka, its singer; their brother and bassist Sam Kiszka, 18; and drummer Danny Wagner, 18. Greta Van Fleet’s debut EP, “Black Smoke Rising,” which features Josh’s Robert Plant-like howl and Jake’s guitar hooks, opened at No. 1 on Apple’s iTunes rock chart. “Highway Tune,” their single, recently topped Billboard’s mainstream rock radio chart for five weeks. Despite having just four songs, Greta Van Fleet is selling out clubs like New York City’s Bowery Ballroom.

[Red Badger]

Note:

Greta Van Fleet is name of band, not person, similar to Alice Cooper............

[Hotlanta Mike]

Or Pink Floyd - “Which one’s Pink?”

[Hot Tabasco]

Alice Cooper............

Funny, I always thought his name WAS Alice Cooper and never gave it a thought.....LOL!

[Texas Eagle]

Not bad. Sounds a little Led Zeppeliny. With some Nirvana undertones.Greta Van Fleet - Black Smoke Rising

[GnuThere]

Me too.
(Not to be confused with #metoo)

[WeWaWes]

It’s either:

RAP

or

TRACTOR RAP

[Red Badger]

It was originally the band’s name, but eventually it became his own moniker by default.............

[bigbob]

Listen to this one and you’ll drop the “little”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLMU908NrX8

[bigbob]

But then they really don’t hold a candle to Zepparella with Anna Kristina at the helm:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH-_9cwdLug

And Gretchen Menn plays Paige better than Paige...

[Big Red Clay]

Checked out the bands listed in this article on Youtube. Agreed Greta Van Fleet sounds like Zeppelin. As an old hard rock fan I really liked Tyler Bryant and the Shakedown. Sounds a little like the stuff from the 80’s that I love.

[dfwgator]

Everything comes back around.

[rochester_veteran]

I just checked them out on youtube and listened to "Highway Tune". They're pretty good!

[lodi90]

Everything comes back around.

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Yep. Nothing new under the sun.

[bitt]

just learned how PF got their name.. eeew..

[bitt]

that would be nice ping..

[Red Badger]

Everything comes back around.

I hope not...........

[circlecity]

There will always be a place for a good energetic garage rock band that can play their instruments and, most importantly, write good songs.

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[Tax-chick]

Despite having just four songs, Greta Van Fleet is selling out clubs like New York City’s Bowery Ballroom.

Do they just play the four songs and then leave? Play the four songs over and over? Play covers?

[Hotlanta Mike]

How about Steely Dan?