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Classic rock has played a major role in slot games in recent years. The soundtrack to your slot play is perhaps more important than it might at first seem. It sets up the entire ambiance, and can affect your enjoyment and desire to go on playing. A weak playlist might just bore its players, or take them out of the zone, while a good, upbeat song can keep you moving and get your luck going.
Much of the recent preference for classic rock in slot games started with Guns N’ Roses. Not long before the band appeared at the Troubadour to unofficially launch their reunion tour, a slot game using their music and likenesses emerged. The NetEnt Rocks games launched this Roses’ tribute. Now, you can play countless slot games with a Guns N’ Roses theme, which will keep you hyped and entertained, while you play those numbers.
There are now many musically themed slot games, and even an Ozzy Osbourne slot reel, which may just be the best of the bunch. This game is most prominently featured within the extensive and varied collection of slots on Gala Casino, and turns Ozzy material into an eye-catching and high-octane reel.
Of course, this opens the door for more of the iconic rock groups we write about at The Strange Brew to license their likenesses and sounds to games.
The Who
This British classic rock outfit don’t appear to have licensed their music to slot machines. But wouldn’t it be fun to hit those slots to the sound of Pinball Wizard? You certainly Won’t Get Fooled Again, when you collect those winnings. And if they ask Who Are You, you just reply that you’re Baba O’Riley: the best slots player of all time.
The Eagles
If you’re feeling a little Desperado for a win, then it’d be great to have a Eagles slot game. You could win it all on a dark, desert high way in a New York Minute. The band are one of the biggest classic rock groups in history, and certainly deserving of their own slot games, whether that be in the mythical Hotel California, or any number of casinos.
Grateful Dead
I woke up feelin’ mean
Went down to play the slot machine
The iconic rock band, the Grateful Dead, seem to be courting the attention of the slot machine makers in the lyrics of this song, Tennessee Jed. And yet, there aren’t any well-known games featuring their image and music. They developed such a huge and unique following over the decades (oddly enough, The Daily Beast even ran an article on why so many of them are getting murdered), that we imagine fans might be lining up around the block to get their hands on these slots.
Jefferson Airplane
Although you might not find any slot games with the group’s theme, there is indeed a White Rabbit game with Megaways. Whether it was inspired by the rock band’s huge hit, or the original Alice in Wonderland book on which the song was based, we’ll never know. But it makes for a fun and thrilling trip all the same.
