Classic Rock appreciation thread

[The Chairman]

I had a friend who knew this insane amount of stuff about the whole "Paul Is Dead" thing. He told me everything. And I forgot all of it.

 

[JLBats]

I ha da friend who knew this insane amount of stuff about the whole "Paul Is Dead" thing. He told me everything. And I forgot all of it.

I'm vaguely obsessed with it. If I posted about it every time I thought about it, people would think of me like they think of SumofGod.

 

[Green Lantern]

You mean The Complete Recordings, the 10 cd boxed set? That was released 13 years ago. The sound quality is great, but times have changed and it could be improved upon.



The Outlaws are so underrated that I don't think I've even heard of them.

I recommend: Green Grass & High Tides, Hurry Sundown, Cold & Lonesome, A Wish, Song In The Breeze, If Follows From the Heart and my favorite by them (and the one that the rest of my band used against me to make me start singing...) There Goes Another Love Song.

 

[The Chairman]

I recommend: Green Grass & High Tides, Hurry Sundown, Cold & Lonesome, A Wish, Song In The Breeze, If Follows From the Heart and my favorite by them (and the one that the rest of my band used against me to make me start singing...) There Goes Another Love Song.

Thanks, I'll check them out sooner or later.

There's a lot of bands whose stuff I still seriously need to get into.

 

[CameraObscura]

Yeah, I heard about that. Wasn't too familliar with him, but it was ad to hear nonetheless.

Shame about Syd Barrett, too.

Yeah, they were both great songwriters.
I take it you haven't heard any Love albums? If not do so asap.

 

[The Chairman]

I take it you haven't heard any Love albums? If not do so asap.

Yet another band who I need to get some stuff by. The list keeps growing.

 

[Dwarf lord]

Okay, here's a pretty standard classic rock questions, but what do you think are the top 10 albums in classic rock? The 10 essential albums everyone should have. I'll post mine later.

 

[The Chairman]

1) Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin
2) Abbey Road – The Beatles
3) Dark Side Of The Moon – Pink Floyd
4) Who’s Next – The Who
5) Pet Sounds – The Beach Boys
6) Physical Graffiti – Led Zeppelin
7) Highway 61 Revisited – Bob Dylan
8) Back In Black – AC / DC
9) London Calling - The Clash
10) The White Album – The Beatles

 

[Dwarf lord]

Damn... that's practically mine...

1) Revolver- The Beatles
2) Who's Next- The Who
3) Led Zeppelin IV- Led Zeppelin
4) Pet Sounds – The Beach Boys
5) Highway 61 Revisited- Bob Dylan
6) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band- The Beatles
7) Johnny Cash: Live at Folsom Prison- Johnny Cash
8) Dark Side of the Moon- Pink Floyd
9) Tommy- The Who
10) Leftoverture- Kansas

 

[Green Lantern]

1) Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd - Lynyrd Skynyrd
2) Van Halen - Van Halen
3) Layla and other Assored Love Songs - Derek & The Dominoes
4) Abbey Road - The Beatles
5) "Untitled Fourth Album" - Led Zeppelin
6) Led Zeppelin II– Led Zeppelin
7) The Wall - Pink Floyd
8) Facelift - Alice In Chains (yeah not as classic as some of this stuff, but I'm in a HUGE AiC kick right now)
9) 1984 - Van Halen
10) Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones

 

[The Dude]

I'm vaguely obsessed with it. If I posted about it every time I thought about it, people would think of me like they think of SumofGod.

True, but "Paul is Dead" is more interesting

 

[Dwarf lord]

I'm vaguely obsessed with it. If I posted about it every time I thought about it, people would think of me like they think of SumofGod.

There's a vague difference.

 

[The Chairman]

I myself find the "Paul Is Dead" thing quite creepy.

For a change of topic, since we already did albums, what would you guys say are the All Time Greatest Songs In Rock And Roll? I had a thread on my own personal Top 100 ahwile ago, and I will repost it again a little later, but for you guys, what are they.

 

[Dwarf lord]

I was meaning to do that in the other thread, but I decided not to. I'll post my choices later (after lunch)

 

[Dwarf lord]

1) Won't Get Fooled Again- The Who
2) Kashmir- Led Zeppelin
3) Fortunate Son- Creedence Clearwater Revival
4) Let it Be- The Beatles
5) God Only Knows- The Beach Boys
6) Highway 61 Revisited- Bob Dylan
7) Suite: Judy Blue Eyes- Crosby, Stills and Nash
8) Hotel California- The Eagles
9) Free Bird- Lynyrd Skynyrd
10) Johnny B. Goode- Chuck Berry
11) That'll Be the Day- Buddy Holly
12) My Generation- The Who
13) Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen
14) Can't You See- The Marshall Tucker Band
15) Baba O'Riley- The Who
16) Summer in the City- The Lovin' Spoonful
17) Walk this Way- Aerosmith
18) Proud Mary- Creedence Clearwater Revival
19) Carry On Wayward Son- Kansas
20) Jailhouse Rock- Elvis Presley
21) Oh, Pretty Woman- Roy Orbison
22) Blue Suade Shoes- Carl Perkins
23) I Can't Get No Satisfaction- The Rolling Stones
24) Great Balls of Fire- Jerry Lee Lewis
25) All Along The Watchtower- Jimi Hendrix
26) Smells Like Teen Spirit- Nirvana
27) Rhiannon- Fleetwood Mac
28) Runaround Sue- Dion
29) American Pie- Don McClean
30) Dazed and Confused- Led Zeppelin
31) Light My Fire- The Doors
32) Riders on the Storm- The Doors
33) Iron Man- Black Sabbath
34) Sunshine of Your Love- Cream
35) A Day in the Life- The Beatles
36) Imagine- John Lennon
37) Mrs. Robinson- Simon and Garfunkle
38) You Shook Me All Night Long– AC/DC
39) Subterranean Homesick Blues– Bob Dylan
40) Dream On– Aerosmith
41) Behind Blue Eyes– The Who
42) Rock and Roll- Led Zeppelin
43) Ohio- Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
44) Break on Through- The Doors
45) Brown Eyed Girl- Van Morrison
46) Don't Stop- Fleetwood Mac
47) Stairway to Heaven- Led Zeppelin
48) Something- The Beatles
49) Start Me Up- The Rolling Stones
50) Peggy Sue- Buddy Holly
51) Hound Dog- Elvis Presley
52) Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On- Jerry Lee Lewis
53) Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel
54) We Are The Champions – Queen
55) Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
56) La Bamba – Richie Valens
57) Earth Angel- The Penguins
58) Dancin' in the Dark- Bruce Springsteen
59) Good Vibrations - Beach Boys
60) Layla- Derek and the Dominos
61) More Than a Feeling- Boston
62) Heat of the Moment- Asia
63) Louie, Louie- The Kingsman
64) You Really Got Me- The Kinks
65) Brown Eyed Handsome Man- Chuck Berry
66) The Twist- Chubby Checker
67) Ain't That a Shame- Fats Domino
68) Yesterday- The Beatles
69) All Those Years Ago- George Harrison
70) Dust in the Wind- Kansas
71) For What It's Worth- Buffalo Springfield
70) Look Through Any Window- The Hollies
72) Turn, Turn, Turn- The Byrds
73) Magic Carpet Ride- Steppenwolf
74) California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas
75) Twist And Shout - The Beatles
76) She Loves You- The Beatles
77) Piano Man- Billy Joel
78) You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet- Bachman Turner Overdrive
79) Wooden Ships- Crosby, Stills, and Nash
80) London Calling - The Clash
81) While My Guitar Gently Weeps- The Beatles
82) Band on the Run- Paul McCartney and The Wings
83) Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
84) Hey Jude - The Beatles
85) Born to Run- Bruce Springsteen
86) Houses of the Holy- Led Zeppelin
87) House of the Rising Sun- The Animals
88) Blowin' in the Wind
89) I Can See For Miles- The Who
90) Join Together- The Who
91) Gimme Three Steps- Lynyrd Skynyrd
92) Sunday Bloody Sunday- U2
93) When The Levee Breaks- Led Zeppelin
94) All My Loving- The Beatles
95) Wish You Were Here- Pink Floyd
96) Smoke on the Water- Deep Purple
97) Born in the USA- Bruce Springsteen
98) Times, They Are A-Changin'- Bob Dylan
99) Day Tripper- The Beatles
100) New York State of Mind- Billy Joel

 

[The Chairman]

1) Won't Get Fooled Again- The Who
2) Kashmir- Led Zeppelin
3) Fortunate Son- Creedence Clearwater Revival
4) Let it Be- The Beatles
5) God Only Knows- The Beach Boys
6) Highway 61 Revisited- Bob Dylan
7) Suite: Judy Blue Eyes- Crosby, Stills and Nash
8) Hotel California- The Eagles
9) Free Bird- Lynyrd Skynyrd
10) Johnny B. Goode- Chuck Berry
11) That'll Be the Day- Buddy Holly
12) My Generation- The Who
13) Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen
14) Can't You See- The Marshall Tucker Band
15) Baba O'Riley- The Who
16) Summer in the City- The Lovin' Spoonful
17) Walk this Way- Aerosmith
18) Proud Mary- Creedence Clearwater Revival
19) Carry On Wayward Son- Kansas
20) Jailhouse Rock- Elvis Presley
21) Oh, Pretty Woman- Roy Orbison
22) Blue Suade Shoes- Carl Perkins
23) I Can't Get No Satisfaction- The Rolling Stones
24) Great Balls of Fire- Jerry Lee Lewis
25) All Along The Watchtower- Jimi Hendrix
26) Smells Like Teen Spirit- Nirvana
27) Rhiannon- Fleetwood Mac
28) Runaround Sue- Dion
29) American Pie- Don McClean
30) Dazed and Confused- Led Zeppelin
31) Light My Fire- The Doors
32) Riders on the Storm- The Doors
33) Iron Man- Black Sabbath
34) Sunshine of Your Love- Cream
35) A Day in the Life- The Beatles
36) Imagine- John Lennon
37) Mrs. Robinson- Simon and Garfunkle
38) You Shook Me All Night Long– AC/DC
39) Subterranean Homesick Blues– Bob Dylan
40) Dream On– Aerosmith
41) Behind Blue Eyes– The Who
42) Rock and Roll- Led Zeppelin
43) Ohio- Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
44) Break on Through- The Doors
45) Brown Eyed Girl- Van Morrison
46) Don't Stop- Fleetwood Mac
47) Stairway to Heaven- Led Zeppelin
48) Something- The Beatles
49) Start Me Up- The Rolling Stones
50) Peggy Sue- Buddy Holly
51) Hound Dog- Elvis Presley
52) Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On- Jerry Lee Lewis
53) Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel
54) We Are The Champions – Queen
55) Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
56) La Bamba – Richie Valens
57) Earth Angel- The Penguins
58) Dancin' in the Dark- Bruce Springsteen
59) Good Vibrations - Beach Boys
60) Layla- Derek and the Dominos
61) More Than a Feeling- Boston
62) Heat of the Moment- Asia
63) Louie, Louie- The Kingsman
64) You Really Got Me- The Kinks
65) Brown Eyed Handsome Man- Chuck Berry
66) The Twist- Chubby Checker
67) Ain't That a Shame- Fats Domino
68) Yesterday- The Beatles
69) All Those Years Ago- George Harrison
70) Dust in the Wind- Kansas
71) For What It's Worth- Buffalo Springfield
70) Look Through Any Window- The Hollies
72) Turn, Turn, Turn- The Byrds
73) Magic Carpet Ride- Steppenwolf
74) California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas
75) Twist And Shout - The Beatles
76) She Loves You- The Beatles
77) Piano Man- Billy Joel
78) You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet- Bachman Turner Overdrive
79) Wooden Ships- Crosby, Stills, and Nash
80) London Calling - The Clash
81) While My Guitar Gently Weeps- The Beatles
82) Band on the Run- Paul McCartney and The Wings
83) Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
84) Hey Jude - The Beatles
85) Born to Run- Bruce Springsteen
86) Houses of the Holy- Led Zeppelin
87) House of the Rising Sun- The Animals
88) Blowin' in the Wind
89) I Can See For Miles- The Who
90) Join Together- The Who
91) Gimme Three Steps- Lynyrd Skynyrd
92) Sunday Bloody Sunday- U2
93) When The Levee Breaks- Led Zeppelin
94) All My Loving- The Beatles
95) Wish You Were Here- Pink Floyd
96) Smoke on the Water- Deep Purple
97) Born in the USA- Bruce Springsteen
98) Times, They Are A-Changin'- Bob Dylan
99) Day Tripper- The Beatles
100) New York State of Mind- Billy Joel

Excellent list.

Here's mine:

1) Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
2) The Hurricane - Bob Dylan
3) Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who
4) Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
5) Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
6) God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
7) A Day In The Life - The Beatles
8) Paradise By The Dashboard Light - Meat Loaf
9) Old Friends / Bookends - Simon & Garfunkel
10) Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding - Elton John
11) Layla - Derek And The Dominoes
12) Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
13) Iron Man - Black Sabbath
14) Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
15) Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
16) (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
17) Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
18) Piano Man - Billy Joel
19) Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
20) Hey Jude - The Beatles
21) Mrs. Robinson – Simon & Garfunkel
22) Free Bird – Lynyrd Skynyrd
23) Smoke On The Water – Deep Purple
24) Imagine – John Lennon
25) Riders On The Storm – The Doors
26) Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
27) Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright – Bob Dylan
28) Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys
29) Lola – The Kinks
30) Baba O’Reilly – The Who
31) The Show Must Go On – Queen
32) Hotel California – The Eagles
33) The End – The Doors
34) Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns ‘N’ Roses
35) Eruption – Van Halen
36) You Shook Me All Night Long – AC / DC
37) Paranoid – Black Sabbath
38) Enter Sandman – Metallica
39) Born To Run – Bruce Springsteen
40) Dream On – Aerosmith
41) Behind Blue Eyes – The Who
42) Light My Fire – The Doors
43) Louie, Louie – The Kingsmen
44) Dazed And Confused – Led Zeppelin
45) Once In A Lifetime – Talking Heads
46) Yesterday – The Beatles
47) More Than A Feeling – Boston
48) American Pie – Don McLean
49) Nights In White Satin – The Moody Blues
50) I Want To Hold Your Hand – The Beatles
51) Sympathy For The Devil – The Rolling Stones
52) (Oh) Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison
53) Hound Dog – Elvis Presley
54) Walk This Way – Aerosmith
55) Every Breath You Take – The Police
56) California Dreamin’ – The Mamas And The Papas
57) Rockin’ In The Free World – Neil Young
58) Space Oddity – David Bowie
59) Rock And Roll – Led Zeppelin
60) Superstition – Stevie Wonder
61) Sunshine Of Your Love – Cream
62) What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
63) Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel
64) The Chain – Fleetwood Mac
65) Photograph – Def Leppard
66) Gloria – Van Morrison
67) We Are The Champions – Queen
68) Stand By Me – Ben E. King
69) Jump – Van Halen
70) What I’d Say – Ray Charles
71) Start Me Up – The Rolling Stones
72) Tangerine – Led Zeppelin
73) Tangled Up In Blue – Bob Dylan
74) Ripple – The Grateful Dead
75) Piece Of My Heart – Big Brother And The Holding Company
76) Barracuda – Heart
77) All Along The Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix
78) La Bamba – Richie Valens
79) Jeremy – Pearl Jam
80) Gimme Some Lovin’ – Spencer Davis Group
81) The Rain Song – Led Zeppelin
82) Papa Was A Rolling Stone – The Temptations
83) Subterranean Homesick Blues – Bob Dylan
84) New York State Of Mind – Billy Joel
85) Lyin’ Eyes – The Eagles
86) London Calling – The Clash
87) Nobody Told Me – John Lennon
88) Roundabout – Yes
89) In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed (Live) – The Allman Brothers Band
90) # 9 Dream – John Lennon
91) My Sweet Lord – George Harrison
92) White Room – Cream
93) Ten Years Gone – Led Zeppelin
94) Suite: Judy Blue Eyes – Crosby, Stills And Nash
95) When Doves Cry – Prince And The Revolution
96) Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters – Elton John
97) My Generation – The Who
98) For What It’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield
99) The Times They Are A – Changin’ – Bob Dylan
100) I Wanna Be Sedated – The Ramones

 

[Dwarf lord]

You have an awesome list too. In fact when I first read your list, it made me listen to the song Kashmir for the first time, now it's one of my favorites (as you can see from my list).

 

[The Chairman]

You have an awesome list too. In fact when I first read your list, it made me listen to the song Kashmir for the first time, now it's one of my favorites (as you can see from my list).

It's always good to know to that I've turned a person on to the wonders of "Kashmir".

 

[Dwarf lord]

It really is a great song. Hypnotic in a sense.

 

[The Chairman]

It really is a great song. Hypnotic in a sense.

It's a very intense, hypnotic song. It's a very atmospheric piece of music. Page's masterpiece.

 

[Dwarf lord]

It's a very intense, hypnotic song. It's a very atmospheric piece of music. Page's masterpiece.

I thought Plant was the main writer of that one?

 

[The Chairman]

I thought Plant was the main writer of that one?

Plant came up with the song itself but it's Page's shining moment as a musican. The riff is just...WOW.

 

[JLBats]

I see.

 

[Dwarf lord]

Plant came up with the song itself but it's Page's shining moment as a musican. The riff is just...WOW.

Ah. Thanks. I just wish I could get inspiration like these people. I'd do anything to get song writing lessons from someone like Bob Dylan or Pete Townshend.

 

[Sensi]

both of those list are amazing (dwarf lord and anthonynasti)