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Post by beth on Mar 25, 2011 13:47:20 GMT -5
A few months ago, LiberalJoe started a thread devoted to best Rock Song - Ever. That went pretty well, and this is a kind of second stage. It's for nominations and, next Friday, we'll set up a poll to find a winner . You can nominate up to 3 songs (please add a video or a link to an audio at the very least). It isn't easy to narrow such a huge field down to so few, but ... let's try. I'll start, since I know this will be one of my three. The reason I think it ranks as one of the greatest rock songs of all time is because it is a showcase piece for every instrument in the band ... including vox. Not subtle .. flashy, a little trashy but always classy (imo). The Cut Runs Deep - Deep Purple
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Post by annaj26 on Mar 25, 2011 20:30:01 GMT -5
A great rock song and a great rock group
my choice
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Post by iamjumbo on Mar 26, 2011 12:37:18 GMT -5
the best rock song of all time, by the best rock band of all time
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Post by talisman on Mar 26, 2011 12:49:13 GMT -5
the best rock song of all time, by the best rock band of all time Great band in its time. Streets ahead of the Beatles. That track's far from their best, though. You like the tacky synthetic accent?
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Post by beth on Mar 26, 2011 14:31:35 GMT -5
the best rock song of all time, by the best rock band of all time Great band in its time. Streets ahead of the Beatles. That track's far from their best, though. You like the tacky synthetic accent? T, I thought the TSA was deliberate ... a part of the whole intent on that one. Am I wrong?
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Post by talisman on Mar 26, 2011 14:40:03 GMT -5
Great band in its time. Streets ahead of the Beatles. That track's far from their best, though. You like the tacky synthetic accent? T, I thought the TSA was deliberate ... a part of the whole intent on that one. Am I wrong? I hafta admit that I'd never heard it before today, and one line was more than enough. Perhaps I should be more patient. (But it's not the first time Mick's tried tacky American.)
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Post by annaj26 on Mar 26, 2011 16:32:14 GMT -5
Let me put up my second one, too.
My dad's favorite. Just good.
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Post by beth on Mar 26, 2011 22:55:54 GMT -5
That is a fine one, Annie. I've always been a stadium rock kid, but sometimes the more subtle ones catch you by surprise and keep you.
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Post by sadie on Mar 26, 2011 23:10:45 GMT -5
I would have to go with another Kansas one that I love.....chosen a video that features scenes from Supernatural.....(love that show....and just btw....both actors, Sam and Dean, are from Texas)
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Post by sadie on Mar 26, 2011 23:14:58 GMT -5
also have to throw BonJovi in there
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Post by pipsqueak on Mar 27, 2011 6:34:08 GMT -5
thanks Beth, but oh, what a tall order.
and since liberaljoe nominated his choice i've been really hard pressed to find a better song than Chuck Berry's 'you never can tell'. this is what joe said about it and i couldn't agree more
"Why Chuch Berry's 'You Never Can Tell' is the best rock and roll song ever
This song flows like a mississippi steam-boat. It is simple unaffected, joyful, with masters of the genre coming together in superb sympathy.
It tells a story where the word fit in so well with the music that the effect is astonishing; just listen to these lines
'He had a Hi-fi phono and boy did he let it blast' 'He bought a souped up chimney was a cherry-red fifty three'
Note how the final word in each of these lines slides downward meeting superbly the next line- see how perfectlty they fit with the music!
Poetry! Sheer demotic poetry from the US of A!
I cannot think of any other rock song that has such a perfect intermarriage of words and music And the music swings and you want to dance, and the initial guitar introduction sets the scene of relaxed but driving rock'n'roll, and then the piano comes in driving the rhythm along. Note how Bery segues his words letting his voice fall at just the right pitch to make the impact with the next pitched word. There is simply no artificiality about this record - these are professionals enjoying themselves, disciplined but letting it all rip and swing Here you will find no self-conscious poncy Pink-Floyd type guitar riffs, no playing for effect, no pretentiousness. The tune comes across all those years with a startling originality and freshness. No heavy-metal nonsense here, no androgynous middle-aged druggies playing the guitar with their teeth in clouds of ice smoke. No, This music is sheer joy Even 'Stairway To Heaven' is pretentious guff in comparison, contrived, artificial Rock-God stuff. The Stones? They were the singularly most impressive group of my youth.. I will never foreht the first time I heard 'Satisfaction' in the sweltering heat of Aden. But they learned their trade from the likes of Berry - a master musician playing here at his best.
Come on admit it, you swayed as you listened! You just loved it!"
great for a sunday too - best plug connecting jacks into your amp and crank it up
jumbo's 'dead flowers' an excellent choice and early Stones were a great band but they borrowed heavily from the blues greats and gave them little credit. and yes of course the faux accent was deliberate hamming up - 'dear doctor' being a perfect example. but imo, 'factory girl', 'moonlight mile ''fade away' 'going home' 'sweet black angel' trump jumbo's. and yet none (imo) able to top Chuck's 'you never can tell' so i'm holding off for my other two choices for now while i have a really hard think about it.
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Post by talisman on Mar 27, 2011 7:30:04 GMT -5
thanks Beth, but oh, what a tall order. and since liberaljoe nominated his choice i've been really hard pressed to find a better song than Chuck Berry's 'you never can tell'. this is what joe said about it and i couldn't agree more ... Lovely piece of descriptive writing, and a truly great song by a truly great performer. In fact they don't come any greater than Chuck Berry. If anyone did, it was Chuck Berry who invented Rock'n'Roll. But You Never Can Tell is not really a Rock'n'Roll song, in the sense that Johnny B. Goode is. My choice? I'm still pondering. It might well be yet another Chuck Berry number.
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Post by Jessiealan on Mar 27, 2011 9:12:34 GMT -5
This is very hard to do. I'll think about it and come back later.
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Post by beth on Mar 27, 2011 9:40:17 GMT -5
It IS hard, Jessie ... especially if you stop to think about it.
The one I'm pretty sure will be my 3rd is one of those you mention in your post, Pip. Going to let it simmer a little bit more, though.
BTW, the embed for You Never Can Tell was dead, but it's Ok, now.
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Post by iamjumbo on Mar 27, 2011 16:23:35 GMT -5
the best rock song of all time, by the best rock band of all time Great band in its time. Streets ahead of the Beatles. That track's far from their best, though. You like the tacky synthetic accent? it got little to no airplay. i heard it twice on an underground fm station. otherwise, no one heard it except those who got the let it bleed album. there are very few stones songs that i don't like, but, this is the best all around. the music, coupled with the lyrics, the in your face, make it a truly great f..k off song
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