Was heavy rock born 50 years ago? The Kinks' You Really Got Me was released on August 4, 1964.

Telegraph UK ^ | 11:35AM BST 04 Aug 2014 | By Neil McCormick, Rock Critic

[Texan5]

My first husband really liked “Mississippi Queen” by a group called Mountain back in the day-we used to go sit in the car in the driveway late on Saturday nights so as not to wake up the kid playing tapes and doing other stuff...

[Clint N. Suhks]

Mississippi Queen is on my iPod. You just have to change the song when it gets to the crappy middle part.

[yellowdoghunter]

I know Mississippi Queen....good song and story...LOL!

[IronJack]

The best opening guitar riff EVER is from Sweet Child O’ Mine.

It's certainly up there with the greats. Although "Sweet Home Alabama's" is pretty sweet. And "Smoke on the Water." And "Goin' Up Around the Bend." And ...

[faithhopecharity]

Does Mr. Rock at least have a legitimate birth certificate? (they only cost $10)

[D Rider]

Yep, Leo

[Inyo-Mono]

I’m not so sure. I thought the Rolling Stones “Satisfaction” was the first song that used a fuzz box. Strangely enough Richards only used one on one other song and otherwise plays straight.

The first use of a fuzz guitar was Marty Robbins "Don't Worry" from 1961, produced by an accident in the studio when a tube in the amp blew during the recording. Marty liked it so much he kept it in the song.

[Texan5]

I have it on one of the CD’s I take in the 4Runner to listen to on the way to and from jobsites.

[Texan5]

Good times-young, just out of college with new jobs, first house and a little cub-about 8 years later, when we moved to a new house, we were unpacking and arranging our stereo stuff, tapes and records and we found a doobie in the bottom of a box of tapes. When the kid went to a slumber party the next weekend, we bought a bottle of wine, turned on a blacklight in the living room, cranked up the stereo and lit up-it was much improved with age, or maybe we were just out of practice...

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Does Mr. Rock at least have a legitimate birth certificate?

Why yes...yes I do.

[yellowdoghunter]

You mean there was a time when parents would be discreet when they wanted to occasionally have a little fun?....LOL!

[faithhopecharity]

Oh heck! I guess that means you can’t run for President ....

[longhorn too]

“Peter & Gordon’s cover of “I Go To Pieces””

The best Peter and Gordon song ever, I think I was a sophomore or junior in high school. The period from 1964 thru the early 70’s was the best music of all time>

[ops33]

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