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Connecting => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: dubalbal on June 23, 2005, 12:36:46 PM
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Hello Friends ,
I'm trying to set up a list of the 20 most popular rock songs ever...songs that you snap after 2 or 3 chords ...This could be a great set list for cover bands . So , as someone needs to start , i go first ( 5 songs per entry ) :
1) smoke on the water : deep purple
2) you really got me : the kinks
3) hells bells : ac/dc
4) crosstown traffic : jimmy Hendr.
5) jumping jack flash : rolling stones
So , after 10 entry ( of 5 songs ) , a first point will be made with the songs that have been most voted for !
On your marks , ready : go !
ALAIN
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Hi - there used to be a notice threatening a ?5 fine at a music shop by me if you played smoke on the water.You really got me is definately a popular classic,as are numbers 4 and 5.I've never heard of hells bells.What about Hey Joe by Hendrix and Knocking on heavens door aways seems to be popular (The guns and roses version ).
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Hi Kevin ,
No problem , i note : hey joe + knocking on heaven's door !
Thank's
ALAIN
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Hi Alain,
Very cool thread idea! It's hard for me to choose only 5, but here goes:
1)Layla - Derek & the Dominos
2)Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group
3)Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
4)Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
5)Reelin' in the Years - Steely Dan
I hope the Dan qualifies as 'Rock.' I was very tempted to put Smoke on the Water on my list too, but it didn't quite make the cut :-).
Adam
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Cool Adam ,
Great to hear your best votes !
ALAIN
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Hi Alain:
How about:
Get Back - The Beatles
Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who
I'm A Man - The Yarbirds
Turn Turn Turn - The Byrds
Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
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what about FREEBIRD !!!!!!!
damn I hate that song
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For popular how about:
1) Whippin Post - Allman Bros. Band
2) Walk This Way - Aerosmith
3) Pump It Up - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
4) China Grove - The Doobie Bros.
5) Burning Down the House - Talking Heads
Not so popular:
1)Teaser - Tommy Bolin
2) Hold On - Crack the Sky
3) Spanish Moon - Little Feet
4) Ships in the Night - Bebop Deluxe
5) I'm the Man - Joe Jackson
Special Mention:
1) Road Expense - The Dixie Dregs
2) Breathe/Time - Pink Floyd
There are numerous newer bands I would consider for a cover band but you stated most popular ever which implies a certain amount of aging.
Keith
(Message edited by keith_h on June 23, 2005)
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Hello Charles (1 ) , charles ( 2 ) and keith ,
Thank's for your participation . I take note of every suggestion and the final results will be posted the 5 th of july at...my birthday !!!!!!!
Btw , in most popular ever , you can also put songs or bands not that old that you find really terrific ( ex: u2, the clash ( a bit old indeed ) , police , nirvana...for example ) .
Thank's friends !
ALAIN
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Alain,
I hate to break it to you but your examples are a bit long in the tooth. :-)
When I was thinking of newer rock groups it was the likes of, Nickel Back, Incubus, System of a Down, Linkin Park, Saliva, etc... All have good songs in my mind but they have'nt met the test of time to see if they hold up.
Keith
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Most easily recognisable by opening few notes:
1. Smoke on the water - Deep Purple
2. Iron Man - Sabbath
3. Hey Joe - Hendrix
4. Sunshine of Your Love - Cream
5. Back in Black - AC/DC
6. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
7. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
8. Heart of Gold - Neil Young
9. You Really Got Me - Kinks
10. China Grove - Doobies
David B.
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Keith - if the test is songs frequently played by teenagers in guitar shops, the most recent entrant that I am aware of is Smells Like Teen Spirit.
David B.
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I'll throw in a few of my favorites:
1. Can't Get Enough: Bad Company
2. I Saw Her Standing There: The Beatles
3. Honky Tonk women: Stones
4. Livin In The USA: Steve Miller Band
5. Going Down: Jeff Beck Group
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Keith, you are right. Some of our faves are as long in the tooth as we are.
Not in any order, they are:
1) Get Ready (the full 21 1/2 minutes)-Rare Earth
2) Toussaint L'Overture - Santana
3) White Room - Cream
4) Karn Evil #9 - ELP
5) Hot 'lanta - Allman Bros
Rich
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Oh Boy!
Talk about long in the tooth...
1. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
2. Mary Jane's Last Dance - Tom Petty
3. Inna Gadda Da Vida - Iron Butterfly
4. Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
5. Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
Did we date ourselves as children of the 60's?
Mike
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Alrighty, rolling up my sleaves and going to work:
1. Dixie Chicken - Little Feat
2. I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock n Roll Band) - Moody Blues
3. Dazed and Confused - Led Zeppelin
4. Black Magic Woman - Santana
5. Roundabout - Yes
Feet firmly planted in the past...
Reid
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I'm in, how about these........................... 1. Rice Pudding, Jeff Beck, 2.Crossroads, Cream, 3. Green Eyed Lady, Sugarloaf, 4. Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo, Johnny Winter,Rick Derringer, 5. I'm Your Captain, Grand Funk, also a fun one was Inside Lookin Out, Grand Funk. There are so many more, but I will stop for now. No I must go on, Boris The Spider, Magic Bus, Young Man Blues, The Real Me, so many other Who tunes, I will stop now ,......... for real.... Tom
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Here are a few in no particular order.
- Louie Louie - Lots of great versions of this Richard Berry song: Kingsmen, Kinks, Grateful Dead . . .
- Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry (many great versions)
- All Allong the Watchtower - Bob Dylan, Jimi (many great versions)
- Satisfaction - Rolling Stones (others)
- Revolution - Beatles (others)
Too many great songs and too many of my own personal favorites - I'd wouldn't stop typing for days.
BTW - I think it's natural to have older songs come to mind - they have stood the test of time and still hold up - it's part of what makes them great.
Tom
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Lots of good songs already mentioned.
I would like to add Hotel California.
Harald
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First chords recognizable
My choice:
I Fooled around and fell in love - Alvin Bishop
The wind whispers Mary - Jimmy Hendrix
I wish those days - Stevie Wonder
My colleagues choice:
Bohemian Raphsody - Queen
Bridge over troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
Rest follows
Paul TOBO
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How about this:
1.- The Eagles : Hotel California
2.- The Police : Every breath you take
3.- The Doors : Roadhouse Blues
4.- ? : Play That Fuky Music
5.- The Beatles : Help !!!
...There too many....
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Those were the Days
Outside Woman Blues
White Room
World of Pain
Sweet Wine
SWLABR
I Feel Free
etc,
Sam
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excellent subject Alain. Here's my list
Brown Sugar - rolling stones
More than a feeling - boston
Rocks - Primal Scream
Purple haze - Hendrix
Johny B Goode - chuck berry
graeme
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Whiter Shade of Pale
Jumpin' Jack Flash
I Saw Her Standing There
Won't Get Fooled Again
Born To Run
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I suppose it's a bit late to ask, From what perspective, band or audience? Anyway....
The Real Me - The Who
Love Shack - B-52's
Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane
Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
Footstompin' Music - Grand Funk
Brickhouse - The Commodes
JP
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Hello Friends ,
What a great participation , you're all great , thank you !
The list is slowly taking shape and remember , i'll post the final results the 5 of july !
Every suggestion will be placed - no songs will be forgotten ...
Read you soon
ALAIN
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How can you forget...
Rock And Roll - Led Zepplin
Taxman - The Beatles
Limelight - Rush
Jailbreak - Thin Lizzie
Keep Yourself Alive - Queen
Ken (TEO)
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Penny Lane - Beatles
Owner of a Lonely Heart - YES
I'm Your Captain - Grand Funk
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane (I know - it should go on the list below as well)
Ohio - CSNY
-or the Alembified list-
Tarkus - ELP (and performed live on an Alembic 8)
School Days - Stan the Man
Pinball Wizard - The Who (Alembic live)
Truckin' - The Grateful Dead
Strawberry Letter 23 - The Brothers Johnson
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Hey, who is this Jimmy Hendrix guy?
It's Jimi :-P
Anyway, you can't leave Leslie West and Felix Pappalardi out of this.
Nantucket Sleighride
Travelin' in the Dark
Mississippi Queen
Then there's also Blue Oyster Cult.
Then Came the Last Days of May
(Message edited by son_of_magni on June 26, 2005)
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All Along the Watchtower - Hendrix
Black Dog - Zeppelin
The Real Me - The Who
Freewill - Rush
Lines in the Sand - Dream Theater
Metal Fatigue - Alan Holdsworth
Dreams of Milk and Honey - Mountain (live version)
Karn Evil #9 - ELP
Take Me Away - BOC
and the list can go on...........................
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What about
Roundabout- Yes
China Cat Sunflower-Grateful Dead
What is and What Should Never Be- Led Zep
In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed-Allman Bros
just to add a few.....
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what about
London Calling - The Clash
Easter - Marillion
Sheena is a Punk Rocker - The Ramones
And anything by Iggy and the Stooges
Dave
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Dave,
Another Marillion Fan!!! And a Hogarth song to boot! (my band sneaks in Alone Again in the Lap of Luxury occasionally)
Sorry...back to your regularly scheduled thread...
Ken
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You know Ken if I would just stop flying around the world to see Marillon live I just might be able to aford a new Alembic..LOL
Fish is great but H is really on to something Marbles is just fantastic
Dave
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Dave,
(last off-topic post, really!!)
Had to turn off Ocean Cloud to come into work...maybe I should have stayed in the car...
Everyone Go Buy Marbles!!!
Ken
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from beelee's post: Lines in the Sand - Dream Theater....Myung's bass sounds soooo good on this track.
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Hi Friends ,
Final results to come this next tuesday : 5 th of july .
I just can tell that i also received several e-mails on my personal mail with many songs...surprises to come !
ALAIN
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Can I add one to my list? Believe it or not it isn't even Cream related. This is either the most underappreciated rock song ever or I just have odd taste,
Hot Smoke and Sassafras - Bubble Puppy
Sam
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Sam, You hit the nail on the head, and I thought I was the only Bubble puppy fan around here, my band back in the 70s use to play Hot smoke and sassafras and it's still on the top of my list of fun songs to play!!!!!!!!
how do you think I got the name The Loud One
David T TLO
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I think I may have converted our moder Dave. I snuck it into some Edgar Meyer files emailed to him some months back. Usually when I mention Bubble Puppy all I get back are blank stares.
I always though The Loud One came from that million watt Little Manhattan rig of yours!
Sam
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Here in Houston, Bubble Puppy was a mainstay at Love Street Light Circus in the old Market Square area in the downtown warehouse district. This was a club with strobe lights and light shows and the usual 60's ambiance. If you liked the record, Hot Smoke and Sassafras seeing them live was a total trip. These guys were tighter that just about any band, with the possible exception of the Allman Bros. THEY ROCKED
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Sam, I had to use that amp back in my big hair days, back when Marshalls ruled and I was the loud one
Long live BUBBLE PUPPY
DAvid T
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http://bubblepuppy.com/
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Brother David ...I always thought you got that name when you blew the clothes off the female dansers on the stage?
Paul the bad one???
Hehehehehehe
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brother Paul
it's to bad they won't let me post the pictures of that gig
back in thoes days, I was so damn cute the girls just came out of their cloths and jumped up on stage with me!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA
David T TLO
(Message edited by alembic76407 on July 01, 2005)
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Sam; I just played that MP3 again, it is a really neat tune. Thanks again. I also just went to the website and read the The Tale of The Puppy, an entertaining little story.