Impossible to answer of course, but if it is Rolling Stones, I would say Sway. Mick Jones is just amazing on that song, and the whole band was just very together at that time, even though I'm not a big fan. |
ADDING TO THE LIST (can’t believe I forgot these):
The Ramones:
Blitzkrieg Bop
I Wanna Be Sedated
And can't believe I forgot:
Led Zeppelin: WHOLE LOTTA LOVE |
You could have a thousand suggestions and still get a thousand more from members here.
It's way too personal a thing to classify. |
I like Cream's "Badge" or Blind Faith's "Sea of Joy". They both speak to me. |
ADDING TO THE LIST (can’t believe I forgot these):
The Ramones:
Blitzkrieg Bop
I Wanna Be Sedated
I can't believe you added them, You said Rock Right..LOL
The best? and the Ramones? Kinda seems like an Oxymoron. I saw them, when they were a still playing in garages, around the Bay area..
Iggy Pop, same crazy stuff with the Stooges, I think..
The Tubes, Quaalude, (What a crazy show they put on)..
+ Led Zeppelin, Whole lot of Love.. I saw their last state side concert. The year before, Mr. Plants, son was hurt or worse, and they honored the tickets the following year. That was a while back..
Stones, Little Red Rooster
Elvis, Blue Suede Shoes
Little Richard, Lucille
Steppenwolf, Born to be Wild
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Nominations:
Moody’s Nights in White Satin
King Crimson: 21st Century Schizoid Man
The Who: Won’t Get Fooled again or Baba O’reilly
Blind Faith is a good call: Can’t Find My Way home.
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Sorry Hey Jude.....Stones ...Let it Bleed....Doors ...Light My Fire....But come on this is impossible.... |
Anything but Hotel California? |
Lou Reed's Walk On The Wild Side. Mott The Hooples' All The Young Dudes |
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Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress The Hollies
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From the album The Song Remains the Same.
NO QUARTER live.........LED ZEPP!
Matt
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Boston-More than a Feeling
Survivor-Eye of the Tiger
Black Sabbath-Ironman, War Pigs, Paranoid
ZZTop-Tres Hombres
Ted Nugent-Stranglehold
I have more!
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best song EMERSON LAKE & PALMER Karn Evil 9 |
More Than a Feeling would count, if you knew it was best, and not lumped in with five others nowhere near as good. Come on guys, I put up Jump Into The Fire! At least give me a run for my money.
Which, admittedly, is none. But still....
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It's fun to see the various styles you guys are attracted to. Some like it snappy & quick in the style of the Ramones. Some like it at a medium tempo with some sincere guy wailing above it all, and with a big guitar solo during the break. Some want it to be based on runt-a-tunt-a blues triplets.
As for me, I just can't make up my mind. Is history's top rock song "Maid in Heaven" by Be Bop Deluxe? "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis? "God Save the Queen" by the Sex Pistols? David Bowie's "Cracked Actor?" "Sheena is a Punk Rocker" or "I Wanted Everything" by the Ramones? "Friction" by Television? "Under my Thumb" or "Satisfaction" by the Stones? "Tutti Fruiti" by Little Richard?
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Creedence Clearwater Revival: Up Around The Bend
Righteous...
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Maybe...... Traffic- Low spark of the high heeled boys....or Blind Faith- Do What U Like. Or Santana -Taboo (3rd album) Or a SRV song or Allman Bros- Whipping post ...Its too hard of a question!!!!
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EVERY radio station in the USA does the SAME Top 500 Rock songs every July 4th.weekend & EVERY year for the past 30 years the #1 has been the EXACT SAME SONG,Stairway To Heaven...Even Rolling Stone mag.agrees... |
Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
Losing My Religion - R.E.M.
Creep - Radiohead
Heroes - David Bowie
Paint it Black - Rolling Stones
Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
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so so maybe y songs, to pick just 1.
really
humble pie 30 days in the hole
or drugstore cowboy?
+ 100 more!
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Sugar,Sugar by the Archies. Everything else is just posing. |
I believe the Stones guitarists on Sway was Mick Taylor.
Best song Righteous Brothers You're Lost that louvin' feelin' for vocals and production. |
Mr. MC fiesty as usual.
Yes, Stairway to Heaven. Led Zep is hard to beat.
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Won’t get fooled again. The Who |
johnto,
You're right of course; it was Mick Taylor. I have no idea of why I said Mick Jones...wasn't he in The Clash?
Mick is certainly on my list of great rock/blues guitarists. |
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"Time Has Come Today" by George Gobel and The Chambers Brothers.
DeKay
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youtu.be/ynFNt4tgBJ0
https://youtu.be/ynFNt4tgBJ0
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Nobody has ever heard of Johnny B. Goode? |
Allman Brothers Band - You Don’t Love Me from Live at the Fillmore. I saw it live at the Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, Duane Allman killed it. Listen about 6 minutes in on the album. His solo was so soulful it almost moved me to tears.
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Aerosmith ' Walk this way'
Bunch of zepplin
No Beatles please
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Let me make a special mention. I was a boy in the 80's and I was dancing to Van Halen's JUMP with my mom. That song is still one of my favorites. The music video is great too. |
Thought of a good one...
Roll with Me - Johnny Winter And Live |
Tough selection...impossible, but oldhvymec........you da man....and I'm not worthy!
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I bet I could guess the years most of these responders graduated high school.
BTW-
It's Kashmir. |
Great discussion for the #2 spot!!! As for #1, it has to be "Thick as a Brick"... |
ACDC - Thunderstruck
(Heck yeah I'm biased, I have to show some patriotism even if I am living Stateside :-P)
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eganmedia, "I bet I could guess the years most of these responders graduated high school." Give it a shot, or two. |
Comfortably numb, 'Floyd . ,
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"The Riverboat Song" Ocean Colour Scene
"Love Removal Machine" and "She Sells Sanctuary" The Cult
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"Satin Doll", from Duke Ellington’s, "70th Birthday Concert" album. |
RUSH -La Villa Strangiato
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ACDC
The long way from the top if you want to rock and roll
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Any thing live from Yankee Stadium Grand Funk 1971 |
I always feel Free's "Fire and Water" has it all. Certainly the best rock male vocalist. And great, primal drumming.
But Hendrix's "Voodoo Chile, Slight Return" guitar work took rock to a new place for me. |
Tons of great tunes for me but the 2 that make me smile and laugh are:
Common People - Pulp
Lola - Kinks
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Fun thread! You guys have unlocked the door to my memory. Voodoo Chile, Slight Return. Dazed and Confused. Won't Get Fooled Again. Stairway to Heaven, of course. Lou Reed's Walk on the Wild Side, featuring one of the most evocative sax solos ever.
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