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As the weather is pants and people may be stuck in the house or at work, lets see your submisisons, I'd like to see some hidden gems.
I'll start the ball rolling with the predictable Stairway to Heaven by Led Zep. A long slow steady build-up to crescendo with a rocking tune, preceded by a great guitar solo. It also has the linkages to folklore as well just to give it the additional layer of quality.
I also quite like Echoes by Pink Floyd, simply for its incredibly drawn out nature but with a fantastic finish.
Eddie Cochrane. Summertime Blues.
The Who's version, probably.
Stone Dead Forever by Motorhead.
Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits would be my nomination. Its one of the few songs for me that makes my dust allergy come out.
It's entirely subjective this, but something by Zeppelin. Not Stairway here though. Maybe When the Levee Breaks, so in that case by Zeppelin and Memphis Mini? Or maybe Kashmir?
Too many to choose from
Somewhere on the list is Kashmir, Run To The Hills, Ace of Spades, Back in Black, War Pigs, November Rain...
Something from AC/DC, Whole Lotta Rosie maybe.
For something not from the 60s/70s I'd nominate Jeff Buckley - Eternal Life.
For something a bit older I'm going to say Neil Young - Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)
Led Zep - Rock n Roll...the live version
This is an impossible question to answer.
Oh go on, you know you want to mention Thunder....
Ok, how about the best rock song of the last decade?
No it isn't, CFH, look above your post. There are loads of answers!
Back in black is my answer.
Irrestistable, driving rhythm, world class blues licks, shouting.
Not quite impossible Flashy.... there is a tribute to best song...
Glasgow megasnake!
There are loads of answers!
But none of them are exactly [i]right[/i], are they? They may well be right for an instant, but then you'll think of something else and say, "Oooh, actually, what about this?" and so it will continue.
🙂
Back in black is my answer.Irrestistable, driving rhythm, world class blues licks, shouting.
A great tune. Sadly, or maybe not, for me, every time I hear it, I keep wanting it to be this instead;
Oh, and Thunder? Donnington 1990. Blew the place apart. 🙂
This is an impossible question to answer.
+ 1
Today's nomination, though I hate to admit it - Gun's 'n' Roses - Paradise City.
Tomorrow's could be Rush - The Spirit Of Radio
Can we define 'rock' please?
Must include lots of guitar, drums and a bit of singing could be good.
Needs to make you want to tap your feet, headbang etc. etc.
Needs to be energising in a positive or negative way.
I used to love this back in my rock club dayz
The second half of Freebird by the Skynyrds.
cg - No, we can't.
For the best, really.
😀
machine gun - Jimi Hendrix
I'm having another go:
Nice trousers Sammy.
Oh, alright Flashy, I'll do it.
She's So Fine. Described by Kerrang at the time as the first step to global domination.
Though, to be honest, I can think of 2-3 tracks of Appetite for Destruction that are probably better.
Don't you hate it when CFH is right?
Don't "do" RAWWWWK, as such but for something, erm, "rocky" how about -
Keith Can't Read by Green on Red
Stargazer from the superb Rainbow album "Rising"
Blackmore's guitar, Dio's vocals and great drum intro from Cozy
Don't you hate it when CFH is right?
*Smug mode*
Gotta be Back in Black, or Ace of Spades, or Jump, or Come Together, or Black Sabbath, or............
Its xmas. The definitive answer* will be given on some 'Top 40' type programme on Channel 4 etc in the next 5 days most probably.
* and it'll be wrong. Because it won't be Rockin In The Free World by Neil Young.
Smashing Pumpkins (I know) - Disarm
Guns 'n' Roses - Live & Let Die (I know, again)
Thunderstruck/November Rain etc etc.
Ahem...
Rock n Roll train, ad/dc?
At this particular moment in time:
Won't get fooled again from The Who Live at Leeds album 8)
Ask me again in 5 minutes and it could be anything; Mississippi Queen, Mountain; White Room, Cream; Under my Wheels, Alice Cooper; the list is endless.
I don't believe the answer is anything by The Who.
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I don't believe the answer is anything by The Who.
Then you've probably never seen them live 8)
Rock song? Who said Brothers in Arms? Honestly.
There can be only one song. ACDC whole lotta Rosie
No idea what the greatest song is, but this should be somewhere near the top:
Iron Maiden - Phantom of the Opera
oh my god....
My head is going to explode.
How, how, how can I suggest my greatest rock song of all time...
Too many sub-genres and decades to choose from...
😯
OK, I'll have a try...
Queen - Stone Cold Crazy
or
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
or
Metallica - Master of Puppets
or
The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
or
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole
or
Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion
or
Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart
But Should I ignore Bohemian Rhapsody, Immigrant Song, Thunderstruck,Smoke on the Water, Dragula??
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Behind blue eyes - The Who
Black dog - Led Zep
A National Acrobat - Sabbath
Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
This may change but i cant pick out a single song
Edit : Time by Pink Floyd? If this was the greatest guitar solo of all time, 'Time' would definately be it
I completely forgot
Guns and Roses - Paradise City
Rolling Stones - Paint it Black
Black Betty - Spidebait
Pink Floyd? I like them but a bit too far away from rock on the music spectrum to be allowed on this thread
Nobody going back to the 60's?
thunderstruck acdc gives me goosebumps if its loud enough gotta be 11 though
llama - but what is rock? Queen are Rock, as are Slayer, as are Pink Floyd, as are Sex Pistols. What is allowed on this thread?
@CG Rolling Stones Paint It Black ('66) is one of my suggestions..
ABBA the greatest rock band in the world.
Everyone sounds the same after ABBA ...
There's been alot of 10 and a halfs, a good few 10 and three quarters and even a couple of 10 63/64...
but there is only one 11
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Whats with all the Very Metal stuff? Iron Maiden? Are you 13? 😉
llama - but what is rock? Queen are Rock, as are Slayer, as are Pink Floyd, as are Sex Pistols. What is allowed on this thread?
Just think that Pink Floyd (and I do like Pink Floyd) is closer to prog rock than rawwwwk rock
But you nominate what you want, it's only my opinion.
Radar Love got to be on this album of greats
Smoke on the Water is getting my vote today (but what about Ace of Spades, and what about....)
Categorising music is, like, for squares man.
Sheesh, there's enough rules out there without making your own up.
Dude.
thats why its so hard to pick one, 'rock' covers such a huge area of music. i see where you're coming from though.
Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones?
cinnamon_girl - Member
Nobody going back to [s]the 60's?[/s] the beginning of the thread
I'd say, erm, what did I say last time this thread came up..?
60s?
Hendrix - Voodoo Child
Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
The Beatles - Helter Skelter
According to Wiki there are a few "Rock" genres..
2 Origins
2.1 Rock and roll
2.2 "In-between years"
2.3 Surf music
3 Golden age
3.1 British Invasion
3.2 Garage rock
3.3 Pop rock
3.4 Blues rock
3.5 Folk rock
3.6 Psychedelic rock
4 Progression
4.1 Roots rock
4.2 Progressive rock
4.3 Jazz rock
4.4 Glam rock
4.5 Soft rock, hard rock and early heavy metal
4.6 Christian rock
5 Punk
5.1 Punk rock
5.2 New wave
5.3 Post-punk
5.4 New waves and genres in heavy metal
5.5 Heartland rock
5.6 Emergence of alternative rock
6 Alternative
6.1 Grunge
6.2 Britpop
6.3 Post-grunge
6.4 Pop punk
6.5 Indie rock
6.6 Alternative metal, rap rock and nu metal
6.7 Post-Britpop
7 2000s
7.1 Post-hardcore and emo
7.2 Garage rock/post-punk revival
7.3 Contemporary heavy metal, metalcore and retro-metal
7.4 Digital electronic rock
ok I'll shut up then
Just nobody post any Christian Rock ffs
😆
Smashing Pumpkins Stand inside your love
Faith No More From out of nowhere
Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne simply due to the genius of Randy Rhoads
Ninja edit 😆
[i]...is good[/i]
Surely to be the GREATEST ROCK SONG EVAH! It should be FARKIN AMAZING!! not just good.
oh god, this is such a bad bad bad thread.
Faith No More, how could I forget them - Falling to Pieces..
@trout - Radar Love - Golden Earring or White Lion? 🙂
Just nobody post any Christian Rock ffs
I used to quite like Eden Burning 🙂
Did someone say Christian rock?
My God, their music has aged. 😕
(pun semi-intended)
got to be this one for me
Bo Rap.
Why did this thread even get onto 2 pages?
Definitely Barbie girl by aqua
Phantom in the Valley by Howlin' Rain.
Judas Priest , Painkiller. Nightranger, Sister Christian. UFO, Profession of Violence. Define Rock genre, To many to mention.
Can't believe that we've got to page 3 and no one has suggested Radiohead's The Bends. Crank it up and it is absolutely sublime.
Another as yet unsuggested contender is Humble Pie's version of I Don't Need No Doctor.
CFH is still right though.
+1 for Led Zep's Rock and Roll with AC/DC's Whole Lotta Rosie not far behind
I can't believe the thread has got this far without the correct answer.
For the next 5 minutes anyway 😀
you think i aint worth a dollar but i feel a million bucks, qotsa 😀
edit; this week!
Some great suggestions.
As an all rounder, I'd maybe suggest My Sharona- The Knack, or More than a feeling - Boston?
My personal favourite is Blackwater Park - Opeth though. It has everything.
Now there's a contrasting offering!