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  • thall
    thall Posts: 25
    edited March 2010
    Born To Run would be my first choice. Followed by Mr. Soul as
    a very close second.
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  • holt
    holt Posts: 131
    edited March 2010
    MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
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  • dfranks
    dfranks Posts: 207
    edited March 2010
    AC/DC, Who made who.
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  • blakeh
    blakeh Posts: 491
    edited March 2010
    Back In Black - AC/DC
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  • Toolfan66
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    edited March 2010
    Poison talk dirty to me..
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  • tonyr1
    tonyr1 Posts: 103
    edited March 2010
    wz2p7j wrote: »
    The Cult - Firewoman

    Montrose - Good Rockin' Tonight

    All great songs mentioned earlier by the way. Saw Mick play Sympathy for the Devil from the 10th row once. Still etched in my mind.

    Chris

    +1 on the Montrose:D
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  • philr168
    philr168 Posts: 91
    edited March 2010
    The Who - Won't get fooled again
    Red Rider - Lunitic fringe
    Rush - 2112 (the whole album)
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  • Tower Boss
    Tower Boss Posts: 52
    edited March 2010
    Some great picks folks. I listened to a few more favorites tonight so I'll ad another deserving of the list,

    April Wine - I Like To Rock

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  • wz2p7j
    wz2p7j Posts: 840
    edited March 2010
    holt wrote: »
    MC5 - Kick Out The Jams


    MC5 = Awesome :cool::cool:

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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited March 2010
    Norm Apter wrote: »
    Curt, if you haven't listened to it yet, be sure to check out the live version of "Bring it on Home", the last song on Disc 3 of HTWWW. There's a great section of interplay between Plant on harmonica, Bonzo on drums and Page on guitar where they are kind of dueling with one another in a completely improvisational and very bluesy and jazzy manner (from the 3min 50sec mark to the 7min mark) Probably one of my favorite rock moments (alongside that funky jam that comprises the last 4 minutes of "Echoes (Part I)" on Pink Floyd's Live at Pompeii DVD.

    I'm hoping Led Zeppelin will eventually release the counterpart of the '72 LA and Long Beach shows captured on HTWWW with a live CD entitled "How the East is Won," covering the Oosaka and Tokyo shows from Sept. 1971 one day.

    No, I haven't checked out all of HTWWW yet...I might have to throw it in the cue for tonight. I'll have to check out Bring it on Home...That's an excellent song.

    Agreed on Echoes as well. The Pompeii version is the best version I've ever heard...and I've got just about every recorded version of that song you can have. Echoes is by a wide margin my favorite Floyd song...and is definitely one of my favorite songs of all time. Despite that though...DSOTM is my favorite Floyd album. Followed closely by Meddle.
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Usually when the radio stations do their Memorial Day count down to the greatest all time Rock song, Stairway to Heaven is most times the winner. It is a great song but ssssssssssssoooooooooooooooooooo played out that I have trouble listening to even on my 200 gm Classic Records pressing of LZ IV.

    Agreed. I love Zeppelin...but I can't even listen to Stairway. I've heard that freakin song so many times...that I just skip over it most times. There are MUCH MUCH better Zeppelin songs than Stairway. Good song...but extremely over rated IMO.
    bluecomet wrote: »
    If we are breaking down rock bands by decades I will vote for Godsmack for the 2000's. That is one kick **** band. Even the marines use their songs on there commercials.

    If by "kick ****", you mean "the band who tried too hard to sound like Alice In Chains", then yes, I agree. All of their songs sound the same to me. My $.02

    If we're going be decade, Tool gets my vote for the 2000's...and by a very wide margin.
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited March 2010
    You guys are not even in the Rock and Roll ballpark.

    Local talent:

    Brenda Lee Sweet Nothings
    James Brown I Feel Good
    Ray Charles What'd I Say
    Little Richard Good Golly Miss Molly
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  • simm
    simm Posts: 570
    edited March 2010
    Back in Black- AC/DC
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited March 2010
    Polkersince85 wrote: »
    You guys are not even in the Rock and Roll ballpark.

    Local talent:

    Brenda Lee Sweet Nothings
    James Brown I Feel Good
    Ray Charles What'd I Say
    Little Richard Good Golly Miss Molly

    You preach it brother!
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited March 2010
    how cool would it be if someone here complied about 20 to 25 of the top songs listed here and made a burned CD of all those songs.. and gave away say.. 20 of them? that would be incredible if someone wanted to do something nice for the group. ;)
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,329
    edited March 2010
    xcapri79 wrote: »
    BTW I don't think any Elvis songs were mentioned. Isn't he the King of Rock 'n Roll?.


    Not in my book, Buddy Holly is;)
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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited March 2010
    Everybody knows Chuck Berry is!:)
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  • JPSmario
    JPSmario Posts: 142
    edited March 2010
    Magic Carpet Ride (Jstas beat me to it :) )
    Hush- Deep Purple
    Soul Sacrifice- Santana at Woodstock
    Tarkus- ELP (whole 1st side)
    How Many More Times- Led Zeppelin
    Make Me Smile- Chicago

    Any of these cranked to ear bleed:D

    How can you pick just one?
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited March 2010
    xcapri79 wrote: »
    That would probably break a copy right rule and which version of Helter Skelter would you use?

    BTW I don't think any Elvis songs were mentioned. Isn't he the King of Rock 'n Roll?
    He is playing on my system right now and just finished Hound Dog.
    So what about Jail House Rock? Just love it.

    Nope...Contrary to popular belief, Elvis isn't really the King of Rock 'n Roll.;)

    Midnite Mick wrote: »
    Everybody knows Chuck Berry is!:)



    Exactly!!!!:D
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited March 2010
    I dispute it. There are only one or two songs he's done that I can sit through.
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  • JimKellyfan
    JimKellyfan Posts: 696
    edited March 2010
    Dark Side Of The Moon
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited March 2010
    xcapri79 wrote: »
    Not exactly hard rock, but Love me Tender is still awesome.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZBUb0ElnNY&feature=related

    Always on my Mind
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9sRJ-eOHnc&feature=related

    Suspicious Minds
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q04_ClDxRsk&feature=fvw

    Don't be Cruel
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUWMSVDPdGQ&feature=related

    Heartbreak Hotel
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1Qo1eaWF8c&feature=related

    Only the King can sing like that!

    I stand corrected there are more than a couple!:D
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  • flyfisher
    flyfisher Posts: 220
    edited March 2010
    midnite mick wrote: »
    everybody knows chuck berry is!:)

    +1:)
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited March 2010
    Show Me The Way - Peter Frampton

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  • Roy Munson
    Roy Munson Posts: 886
    edited March 2010
    xcapri79 wrote: »
    Not exactly hard rock, but Love me Tender is still awesome.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZBUb0ElnNY&feature=related

    Always on my Mind
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9sRJ-eOHnc&feature=related

    Suspicious Minds
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q04_ClDxRsk&feature=fvw

    Don't be Cruel
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUWMSVDPdGQ&feature=related

    Heartbreak Hotel
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1Qo1eaWF8c&feature=related

    Only the King can sing like that!

    Early Elvis like "Good Rockin Tonight" is tough to beat!
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited March 2010
    Yeah, Elvis' Sun Sessions stuff is by far my favorite. Mystery Train, Blue Moon of Kentucky and Blue Moon come to mind immediately. Although Blue Moon is not rockin' it is definately a "moody" song and excellent.

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  • jgido759
    jgido759 Posts: 572
    edited March 2010
    George Grand wrote: »
    Wipeout
    Louie Louie
    96 Tears
    Summertime Blues (Blue Cheer)
    If You Wanna Be Happy For The Rest of Your Life (Jimmy Soul)
    Good Lovin'
    Get Of of My Cloud
    19th Nervous Breakdown
    Dance to the Music

    Why does GG always seem to come up with the best lists?

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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited March 2010
    George Grand wrote: »
    Wipeout
    Louie Louie
    96 Tears
    Summertime Blues (Blue Cheer)
    If You Wanna Be Happy For The Rest of Your Life (Jimmy Soul)
    Good Lovin'
    Get Of of My Cloud
    19th Nervous Breakdown
    Dance to the Music

    Great list George! I would like to add to that;

    Tommy James and the Shondells

    "Hanky Panky" (1966),
    "Mony Mony" (1968),
    "Crimson and Clover" (1969), A little out there but one I used to listen to over and over, no pun intended.
    "Crystal Blue Persuasion" (1969).

    Tommy James solo "Draggin' The Line" (1971)
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited March 2010
    This thread made me realize what a kick **** record collection I've got. I have 90% of the songs mentioned on vinyl. Woo hoo!!!!
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited March 2010
    Fongolio wrote: »
    This thread made me realize what a kick **** record collection I've got. I have 90% of the songs mentioned on vinyl. Woo hoo!!!!

    I'm right there with you Brother! I forget from time to time what I have on vinyl.
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  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,185
    edited March 2010
    As Your Mind Flies By - Rare Bird-1970
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