5 favorite ROCK songs ever!!

Mojopin
Mojopin Posts: 216
edited February 2007 in Other Music
This is going to be tough. I want honesty. I want contemplation. I want you all to think about it. A lot...

I'll start this off. Here are the rules:

This can go back to the beginnings of rock. This can go until NOW.

Here are mine.

1. Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven. This to me is THE most perfect, epic, beautiful piece of r'n'r there ever has been. It is the song that every band is judged upon. In my opinion. Fuck you if you don't think so.

2. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen. Beatnik, Operatic, splendorous. It just about doesn't get better than this.

3. Hotel California - The Eagles. Again, fuck you if you don't think so. My choice. Longevity. Epic, and the epitomy of south-western life to me in 1976. It is still as relevant as it ever was. Don really did blow his wad when they recorded this.

4. Dream On - Aerosmith. When Aerosmith were relevant. Magical song.

5. Xanadu - Rush. The best. fucking. prog-rock song. ever. recorded. If you disagree, get a fucking hearing-aid.

Sorry for being an ass, but this is how I feel, and I've stood by these 5 being my favorite for a very long time. For each of them. They are my top 5 ever.

I've heard some really fucking amazing stuff since these have came out. And I could list my second half of the top 10, but alas, that is for another thread...

I would be very interested in hearing your favorite top 5. Please put some thought into it.

Thank you,

Mojo
"A consistently good band works all the different elements well. A song has to appeal sentimentally, intellectually, physically, viscerally, and dig deep down into your soul and suck you into it. And after that, of course, it'd be a matter of taste." ~ Kim Thayil from Soundgarden
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  • DCGARDEN
    DCGARDEN Posts: 515
    1. Sweet Child Of Mine - Gnr - Incredible Riff Still Sounds Fresh Today And Axl's Trademark Voice - Great Energy -period

    2. Achilles Last Stand - The Mighty Zep - The Most Intense Drumming Throughout A Song That I've Ever Heard, And Mesmorizing Guitar

    3. Comfortably Numb - Floyd - Powerful Shit

    4. Gimme Shelter - Stones - Just A Cool Sound To It, Start To Finish, Great Beat

    5. Black - Pearl Jam - Intense & Beautiful - Does'nt Get Much Better
    I'll keep taking punches
    Untill their will grows tired
  • DCGARDEN
    DCGARDEN Posts: 515
    1. Sweet Child Of Mine - Gnr - Incredible Riff Still Sounds Fresh Today And Axl's Trademark Voice - Great Energy -period

    2. Achilles Last Stand - The Mighty Zep - The Most Intense Drumming Throughout A Song That I've Ever Heard, And Mesmorizing Guitar

    3. Comfortably Numb - Floyd - Powerful Shit

    4. Dream On - Aerosmith - Read First Post Above

    5. Black - Pearl Jam - Intense & Beautiful - Does'nt Get Much Better
    I'll keep taking punches
    Untill their will grows tired
  • scratched vinyl
    scratched vinyl Posts: 742
    This sounds like fun, I'll give it a go, I've been xontemplating it lately anyways, for whatever reason.

    hmmm, tough, but here goes:

    1. Aenima - Tool (love the crazy moods and places this song goes, if I could bring one song to a desert island, this is the one....sorry PJ...)

    2. Do the Evolution - Pearl Jam (sooo creative, great lyrics, punky punch!)

    3. Could have lied - RHCP (John's my fave guitarist, and this song showcases all his best attributes, and good lyrics from Anthony for a change)

    4. Life like Weeds - Modest Mouse (the song can make me cry, best song on the album IMO, and one of my favorite albums)

    5. The gentle art of making enemies - Faith No More (Best chorus ever written, crazy song, best representation of one of my favorite bands..RIP)

    If it wasn't all rock this list would be different, but I can honestly say this is very close to my list, although it's painful to leave off the amount of good song I have to leave off......five songs?!?!?!?! Shit man, very, very hard.
  • Mojopin
    Mojopin Posts: 216
    scratched vinyl wrote:
    This sounds like fun, I'll give it a go, I've been xontemplating it lately anyways, for whatever reason.

    hmmm, tough, but here goes:

    1. Aenima - Tool (love the crazy moods and places this song goes, if I could bring one song to a desert island, this is the one....sorry PJ...)

    2. Do the Evolution - Pearl Jam (sooo creative, great lyrics, punky punch!)

    3. Could have lied - RHCP (John's my fave guitarist, and this song showcases all his best attributes, and good lyrics from Anthony for a change)

    4. Life like Weeds - Modest Mouse (the song can make me cry, best song on the album IMO, and one of my favorite albums)

    5. The gentle art of making enemies - Faith No More (Best chorus ever written, crazy song, best representation of one of my favorite bands..RIP)

    If it wasn't all rock this list would be different, but I can honestly say this is very close to my list, although it's painful to leave off the amount of good song I have to leave off......five songs?!?!?!?! Shit man, very, very hard.

    :)

    Agreed. I think we will get some concise opinions with this tho. I'm looking forward to hearing people's opinons :)

    Mojo
    "A consistently good band works all the different elements well. A song has to appeal sentimentally, intellectually, physically, viscerally, and dig deep down into your soul and suck you into it. And after that, of course, it'd be a matter of taste." ~ Kim Thayil from Soundgarden
  • karma defect
    karma defect Posts: 5,483
    Strawberry fields forever ~ The Beatles
    Superstooge ~ Motorpsycho
    Five to one ~ The Doors
    Whatever happend to my rock & roll ~ Black rebel motorcycle club
    Negasonic teenage warhead ~ Monster magnet
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • Drifting Away
    Drifting Away Posts: 270
    Led Zeppelin- Stairway to Heaven - In my opinion the greatest rock song ever created, and the greatest guitar solo of all time.

    Pink Floyd : Comfortably Numb - i live the guitar towards the end, how it winds on, great music, great words, great song live.

    Pearl Jam : Alive - my Fav PJ song, powerful song

    Guns n roses : Estranged - probably one of their songs that is over looked by many people, its awesome.

    Soundgarden : Superunknown - alive in the super unknown!
    Run to the hills
    run for your life
  • Drifting Away
    Drifting Away Posts: 270
    Led Zeppelin- Stairway to Heaven - In my opinion the greatest rock song ever created, and the greatest guitar solo of all time.

    Pink Floyd : Comfortably Numb - i live the guitar towards the end, how it winds on, great music, great words, great song live.

    Pearl Jam : Alive - my Fav PJ song, powerful song

    Guns n roses : Estranged - probably one of their songs that is over looked by many people, its awesome.

    Soundgarden : Superunknown - alive in the super unknown!
    Run to the hills
    run for your life
  • LeaderOfMen
    LeaderOfMen Posts: 110
    Rock and Roll aint Noise Pollution - AC/DC

    For whom the Bell Tolls - Metallica

    Stardog Champion - Mother Love Bone

    Animal - Pearl Jam

    Hooker with a Penis - Tool


    Wow, that was hard. But thats my 5
    I will make the world a better place...with my own, two hands.
  • pdh1978
    pdh1978 Posts: 211
    Cinnamon Girl - Neil Young
    Do The Evolution - Pearl Jam
    Outtathaway - The Vines
    Rockin' in the Free World - Neil Young
    Whatever Happened to my Rock & Roll - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
    If you all stop hitting refresh for just two minutes, I can buy my tickets...
  • LBC1076
    LBC1076 Posts: 224
    Aenima - Tool
    Black - PJ
    Stairway to Heaven - Led Zepplin
    Hotel California - The Eagles
    Baba O'Rielly - The Who
  • pjfan020
    pjfan020 Posts: 426
    1.) Pearl Jam-Immortality. This song just oozes classic rock to me. Everything from the arpeggiated acoustic part to the cool mellow solo always does it for me. The live version just magnifies it by a thousand

    2.) Led Zeppelin-Misty Mountain Hop. The bad ass guitar lick sounds like Jimmy Paige's guitar is gonna come kick your ass. Robert Plant's voice is too amazing to describe in words.

    3.) The Who-We Don't Get Fooled Again. I love how the very first notes of the guitar grabs your attention and it has your attention until the final seconds of a seven minute anthem of pure rock and roll.

    4.)CCR-Around the Bend. I can't describe why, but that opening guitar part always hooked me in.

    5.)AC/DC-Riff Raff. By far the greatest AC/DC tune. The song is chaotic from start to finish and whenever it done I can't help but think "Fuck! What a great fucking song."
    "Tonight we're just gonna play you some good old American Rock and Roll." tom petty-7-15-05
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    1. tomorrow never knows - the beatles.
    this song basically encaspulates in 3 minutes everything that has been done in rock'n'roll in 40 years. i can listen to it over and over.

    2. cant you see - marshall tucker band.
    i love it. let's face it, 90% of rock is about love problems and this is the most simple yet beautiful example of it. great vocals and a beautifully mournful solo.

    3. gimme shelter - the rolling stones.
    the dark, menacing side of rock. it always makes me think of the dangerous side of rock'n'roll, the barely contained rage and frustration that seems to drive it.

    4. do you feel like we do - peter frampton.
    hate him all you like, this song is a perfect rallying cry for "sex drugs and rock." the haze of a late night party and the comaraderie that goes with it.

    5. alive - pearl jam.
    that great solo at the end, the fucked up mess of a story of a world turned upside down, and the rebellious and triumphant determination to keep going despite doubt and adversity.
  • Oh, Jimmy
    Oh, Jimmy Posts: 957
    Zeppelin-Over the Hills and Far Away- like Stairway its quintessential Zeppelin, light/shade, unlike Stairway, I havent heard it 3 billion times

    Pink Floyd-Echoes- Their masterpiece. It covers the entire Pink Floyd cannon in 23 minutes

    Tool-Lateralus- I love it, its so intense The Grudge, Pushit, and 46&2 get honorable mention, and with time Wings For Marie(1 & 2) may surpass it.

    Pearl Jam- Black- see live version, some stuff off the new cd has the potential to overcome a song that has been my favorite PJ since day one.

    Skynyrd- All I Can Do Is Write About It- Just a simple song about growing up in Dixie. It takes me there, and livin out in the boonies I can relate to alot of the stuff.
  • Brain of D
    Brain of D Posts: 94
    ATM:

    1.Tool - The Pot
    2.Tool - The Pot
    3.Tool - The Pot
    4.Tool - The Pot
    5.Tool - The Pot
    The sun sets forever over Blackwater Park.
  • ajedigecko
    ajedigecko \m/deplorable af \m/ Posts: 2,431
    1. man of the hour
    2. dust in the wind
    3. oceans
    4. i can see clearly now
    5. lose yourself*

    *subject to change
    live and let live...unless it violates the pearligious doctrine.
  • Mojopin
    Mojopin Posts: 216
    Keep em coming guys, some great choices so far :)

    Mojo
    "A consistently good band works all the different elements well. A song has to appeal sentimentally, intellectually, physically, viscerally, and dig deep down into your soul and suck you into it. And after that, of course, it'd be a matter of taste." ~ Kim Thayil from Soundgarden
  • surferdude
    surferdude Posts: 2,057
    U2 - One. Just an utterly amazing song. I can't say enough about this song.

    Rolling Stone - Sweet Black Angel. A mess of a song, but what a glorious mess.

    Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand. The hardest song I know but without being redundantly heavy. Unrelenting. A masterpiece.

    Aerosmith - Sick As A Dog. The sound of drugs working. This is how a two guitar band is supposed to sound.

    Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven. This song is perfect and timeless.

    Honorable Mention. U2 - Running To Standstill. Gets to the heart of the matter. Elegant and remourseful all at once.
    “One good thing about music,
    when it hits you, you feel to pain.
    So brutalize me with music.”
    ~ Bob Marley
  • lumpyfred
    lumpyfred Posts: 243
    1.Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone (especially the "Royal Albert Hall" version): Beautiful and powerful, a classic Dylan fuck-you to the haters.

    2.Frank Zappa - Dancin' Fool: Not my favorite or best Zappa track by far, but it makes fun of Disco and I laugh out loud every time I hear it. I put it here because its the one that got me into FZ.

    3.Pixies - Debaser: God, the first time I popped in Doolittle this track had me immediately and hopelessly hooked. The album only got better from here. I love the dramatic, dynamic contrasts and melodic intensity.

    4.Pearl Jam - Faithfull: Really, is there anything to say?

    5.Bad Religion - No Control: This band/song is responsible for me actually starting to give a damn about lyrics. Before I heard this amazing group, I was more concerned about the superficial aspects of music such as catchy melodies and listening to what might make me look cool than anything else. This changed the way I look at music in general, as an art form rather than background noise to life.
    Her?
  • mwgirl
    mwgirl Posts: 6
    1. Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan

    2. How Soon is Now? - The Smiths

    3. State of Love and Trust - PJ - my favorite PJ song too.

    4. Monkey Gone to Heaven - Pixies

    5. Hardly Getting Over It - Husker Du
  • DCGARDEN
    DCGARDEN Posts: 515
    Drifting Away wrote:
    Led Zeppelin- Stairway to Heaven - In my opinion the greatest rock song ever created, and the greatest guitar solo of all time.

    Pink Floyd : Comfortably Numb - i live the guitar towards the end, how it winds on, great music, great words, great song live.

    Pearl Jam : Alive - my Fav PJ song, powerful song

    Guns n roses : Estranged - probably one of their songs that is over looked by many people, its awesome.

    Soundgarden : Superunknown - alive in the super unknown!


    Great call on Estranged, dude. Insane melodies, Piano & Guitar working together beautifully
    I'll keep taking punches
    Untill their will grows tired

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