Re: The best rock song of all time is.....
 

Foo Fighters - "Everlong"

** Again disclaimer 20-year-old who cannot stand a majority of "classic rock" **

Re: The best rock song of all time is.....
 

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Dear Sir,
I am a big Nolan fan myself. I have enjoyed many of your posts.
I will, however, never read another, as I am exteremely dismayed by the above-referenced quote.
Man, I, well, I'm speechless.

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Hmm. Not a Who fan? Given the amount of inflammatory comments posted on this site, I certainly hope I wasn't the first person to post something meriting this response from you!

I guess the lyrics could be offensive...I apologize if that's the case. Didn't mean anything by it.

On the other hand, if you're merely offended by my musical tastes, well, I never claimed to have any in the first place!

Other favorites of Nolanfan:

- Break on Through, The Doors
- Sympathy for the Devil, The Rolling Stones
- Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen

I do like The Who as well.

Re: The best rock song of all time is.....
 

It's gotta be one of the following:

Layla (Derek and The Dominos)
Time Has Come Today (The Chambers Brothers)
When The Levee Breaks (Led Zeppelin)
War Pigs (Black Sabbath)
Mouth For War (Pantera)
Gimme Shelter (The Rolling Stones)
Helter Skelter (The Beatles)
Looking At You (The MC5)
Raw Power (Iggy and The Stooges)


There are more, but I gotta go now.

Re: The best rock song of all time is.....
 

OK, you are reinstated, just for knowing that it's the inane lyrics and the involvement with a "Rock Opera" which stupefied me.

Re: The best rock song of all time is.....
 

That's a great selection from the modern rock catalogue, whether you're 20 or 10 or 50.

No need to apologize for that for which most would kill.

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OK, you are reinstated, just for knowing that it's the inane lyrics and the involvement with a "Rock Opera" which stupefied me.

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*whew*

I forgot about the rock opera part. Being 28 I wasn't exactly around when it came out. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] I guess this leaves Styx off the list too, right?

I was going to mention Gimme Shelter, but wasn't 100 percent sure I had the title right - didn't want to risk further wrath from the collective forum.

Re: The best rock song of all time is.....
 

Among the contenders-
Gimme Shelter
Paint It Black
Stairway To Heaven
You've Got Another Thing Comin' (Heavy Metal division)
Don't Fear The Reaper
Baba O'Riley
Behind Blue Eyes
Train In Vain
Under Pressure (does this qualify as rock?)
Paradise By The Dashboard Lights (operatic rock division)

I am sure I have left off any number of good tunes, but those are in the running for sure.

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"Jesus Built My Hotrod" is a novelty song, a gimmick, and is therefore disqualified.

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Novelty song! Says who? The rock gestapo?

That song is a great modern rock tune that also gives a nod to artists of the past like Jerry Lee Lewis who paved the way for artists that came after.

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You might be able to squeeze "Just One Fix" past the committee, though.

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While I love "Just One Fix and just about every other song Alain Jorgensen has cranked out, I wouldn't classify this as one of the greats of all time. The main riff, while cool, is kind of cliche.

This is kind of why I prefaced my nomination by saying how subjective this whole thing is.

Anyways, 'Jesus Built My Hotrod' is my nomination and I'm sticking to it. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Cheers,

Bubbagump

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Here's a few

* Dazed and Confused
* When the Levee Breaks
* Nobody's Fault But Mine
* Paranoid
* See Me, Feel Me (From Woodstock)
* I'd Love to Change the World (From Woodstock)
* Vodoo Child

* Take my Breath Away.

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From this old geezer………….

……..No bullchit, raw, unabashed, “you GOTTA move when-U-hear-‘em” Rock & Roll tunes??………….

Face to Face – Pete Townshend
Pinball Wizard – The Who
Radar Love – Golden Earring
Stairway to Heaven – Led Zepplin
White Punks on Dope – Tubes
You Can’t Always Get What You Want – Rolling Stones
I Can See for Miles – The Who
The Sandman – America
Paradise by the Dashboard Lights – Meat Loaf
Devil with the Blue Dress/Good Golly Miss Molly – Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels
When the Bullet Hits the Bone – Golden Earring
Cosmic Debris – Frank Zappa (Damn…....the WHOLE effin Album is pure genius!!)
Locomotive Breath – Jethro Tull
Freedom Rider – Traffic
Shining Star – Earth, Wind & Fire
LA Woman – The Doors
Take me to the River – Talking Heads
Knife Edge – Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Bodhisattva – Steely Dan
Bringing Home the Bacon – Procol Harum

For chits & giggles…….Let’s throw in some classic Pop-Rock to boot………

Papa was a Rolling Stone – Temptations
Timothy Leary’s Dead –Moody Blues
Happy Together – The Turtles
Inner City Blues - Marvin Gaye
Still, You Turn me On – Emerson Lake & Palmer
God Bless the Child – Blood, Sweat & Tears
Aquamarine - Carlos Santana

………Man…..THIS IS TOO MUCH FUN!!

No Poker tonight…..gonna be rippin tunes for the rest of the night!