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Like many people born well after the 60s ended, I love the music of that era. It sounds much fresher to my ears than does most of the music recorded today. These seven bands are my most favorite.

(#1) The Beatles – Surprising pick, right? Sometimes conventional wisdom is on target. Yes, The Beatles really are the greatest band of all time (and thus, obviously, the best band of the 1960s.) Considering they recorded their final album, Abbey Road, in 1969 they are really a “purely 60s” band (unlike most on this list which went on to record more music into the 70s (and in some cases beyond.)

My favorite Beatles album is 1968′s self titled double album which is most well known as The White Album.

(#2) The Rolling Stones – Much of The Stones best music was recorded in the ’70s, not the ’60s but that being said they definitely recorded a huge amount of stone cold classics in the ’60s too.

(#3) The Who – Like The Stones, they recorded a lot of their best stuff in the ’70s. But then again they did recorded Tommy and a lot of their most famous singles (including “My Generation” of course) in the ’60s. The musicianship of this band always blows me away and I think they were the best live band of the decade. I definitely recommend getting the Live at Leeds CD, I think it’s the best live album ever.

(#4) The Jimi Hendrix Experience – They only released three albums (all of them in 1967 and 1968) but all three albums are absolute must have classics. I think my personal favorite is the final of the three: Electric Ladyland which is a real sprawling psychedelic double album that includes many different styles of music.

(#5) The Beach Boys – This selection isn’t entirely on the strength of Pet Sounds. They did release a lot of other great music that sometimes gets overshadowed by Pet Sounds. All of this being stated, this selection was made mostly because of the greatness of Pet Sounds (and the mystical Smile which was finally realized by Brian Wilson almost 40 years later.)

(#6) Pink Floyd – The ’60s Floyd of Syd Barrett was a different beast than the ’70s Floyd lead by David Gilmour & Roger Waters. 1967′s Piper at the Gates of Dawn is one of my all time favorite albums. I also highly recommend Syd Barrett’s two solo albums (they were both released in 1970) if you are into this sort of psychedelic pop music.

Don’t get me wrong, I love the 1970s Pink Floyd too especially Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and Animals but I don’t think the ’60s Barrett lead Floyd should be as overlooked as they are!

(#7) Led Zeppelin – Most people think of Zep as a ’70s band but they did release their first two albums in the ’60s and I actually prefer those ’60s albums over their ’70s work (although of course that was great stuff too.)

Author Bio: Mike Jensy recommends Jamorama Guitar Lessons for anyone who wants to learn how to play guitar like these 60s legends. He also recommends the Beatles Remastered Box Sets for all Beatles fans, they sound fantastic. Beatles Mono Box Set is truly amazing.

For some people purchasing tickets for a concert seems like a very easy thing to do. However, it’s not always that straight forward. There are a number of bad ways to go about purchasing concert tickets.

One year I was desperately keen to see Led Zeppelin playing live. I’d read about a one-off gig that they were playing in my local area and I really had to go. Led Zeppelin had been my favorite band for years and years but I’d never had the chance to see them live since I first saw them on their original tour years before. I checked the venues which would be selling tickets and made a note of the time they were going on sale.

The next day I hurried down to the nearby ticket office ? just 10 minutes away from where I lived. Knowing that it was so close by I wasn’t too worried about getting up really early that morning. So I stepped out of my front door with a little more than two hours to spare, getting really excited about the prospect of seeing my all-time favorite band performing live. I was absolutely buzzing with excitement. In the end I ran up to the ticket office, not because I was worrying about queues, but because I was just that full of adrenalin I simply had to let off some steam!

All was well. I got to the ticket office with plenty of time to spare ? two hours in fact. As I stepped inside I could almost feel the ticket in my hand. Wandering up the narrow staircase I could feel my heart racing until I turned the corner and saw the inside of the building had been turned into one giant queue. My heart sank; I thought I’d never be able to get a ticket with so many people in front of me. It took me 2 hours to find out that I was correct ? waiting in line to find out that there weren’t enough tickets left me feeling really down. If you’ve ever got so excited about something that ends up not happening, you’ll know what it feels like.

Then it occurred to me. Although the tickets had sold out, I’d almost certainly be able to pick up a few from the ticket touts. I decided to keep an ear out for any tickets being sold on, but as the concert date neared I still hadn’t heard of any tickets being sold. Finally the day of the concert came. I thought my best bet would be to turn up at the stadium where the gig was being held and look for touts hanging around outside. After waiting around in the chilly air for almost an hour I finally found someone willing to sell me a ticket. It came at a price though; it was six times as much as the original selling price! When I finally got to the door, the bouncer told me my ticket was a fake and I was turned away empty handed and out of pocket!

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