Sunday, April 28, 2013

What are some really good classic rock songs?

Q. Like dream on, paint it black, bohemian rhapsody. For example. Thankss.

A. 1.Won't Get Fooled Again... Who
2.Hotel California.......Eagles
3.Riders On The Storm.......Doors
4.Barracuda......Heart
5.La Grange.....ZZ Top
6.You Really Got Me........Van Halen
7.More Than A Feeling......Boston
8.Sultans Of Swing........Dire Straits
9.You Shook Me All Night Long....AC/DC
10.Lola.....Kinks
11.Tiny Dancer......Elton John
12.Locomotive Breath........Jethro Tull
13.Magic Carpet Ride.......Steppenwolf
14.Tom Sawyer.......Rush
15.Baba O'Riley........The Who
16.The Joker.........Steve Miller Band
17.Roxanne......The Police
18.My Sweet Lord.........George Harrison
19.Just What I Needed.....Cars
20.Don't Fear The Reaper........Blue Oyster Cult
21.Do It Again..........Steely Dan
22.That Was Only Yesterday.....Spooky Tooth
23.Melvin Laid An Egg.......Bloodrock
24.Who Do You Love.........George Thorogood
25.Life's Been Good.........Joe Walsh
26.I'd Love To Change The World........Ten Years After
27. Brown Eyed Girl......Van Morrison
28.The Devil Came From Kansas.......The Box Tops
29.Not Fade Away.......Rolling Stones
30.All Right Now........Free
31.Black Coffee.......Humble Pie
32.Creedence Clearwater Revival.......Graveyard Train
33.Me And Bobby McGee.......Janis Joplin
34.Ohio..........CSN&Y
35.The Wind Cries Mary............Jimi Hendrix
37. St. James Infirmary ...Eric Burdon & The Animals
38.Jessica..........Allman Brothers Band
39.Long Train Running ..........Doobie Brothers
40 Journey To The Center Of The Mind.....Amboy Dukes
41.You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet........BTO
42.Mandrake Root........Deep Purple
43.Night Moves........Bob Seger
44.Born To Run........Bruce Springsteen
45.Oye Como Va......Santana
46.Frankenstein............Edgar Winter Group
47.Jailhouse Rock......Jeff Beck Group
48.White Rabbit...........Jefferson Airplane
49.Cold As Ice..........Foreigner
50.Hellbound Train.....Savoy Brown
51.Rock And Roll Fantasy.........Bad Company
52.Walk Away........James Gang
53.Blister On The Moon........Taste
54.Slow Ride.........Foghar
55.Badge...........Cream
56.Whiskey Train.....Procol Harum
57.Lady.........Styx
58.Take The Long Way Home........Supertramp
59.Don't Do Me Like That........Tom Petty
60.Breakdown.........Alan Parsons Project
61.Cocaine .......Jackson Browne
62.Werewolves Of London........Warren Zevon
63.In Your Eyes.......Peter Gabriel
64.Felling Alright.........Joe Cocker
65.Bits And Pieces ......Dave Clark Five
66.Hold The Line.........Toto
67.The Boys Are Back In Town.....Thin Lizzy
68.Paranoid.......Black Sabbath
69.Question...........Moody Blues
70.We're An American Band......Grand Funk Railroad
71.Hold Your Head Up.........Argent
72.Abacab........Genesis
73.Jane.......Jefferson Starship
74.Get Together......Youngbloods
75.25 or 6 To 4...........Chicago
76.Devil Withe The Blue Dress On....Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
77.Hand On Sloopy.........The McCoys
78.Poison.......Alice Cooper
79.Rock And Roll Hoochie Koo.........Rick Derringer
80.Kicks..........Paul Revere & The Raiders
81.Midnight Confession ......Grass Roots
82.Mississippi Queen........Mountain
83.You Keep Me Hanging On......Vanilla Fudge
84.A Child Of A Few Hours Is Burning......West Cost Pop Art Experimental Band
85. Who Am I......Country Joe & The Fish
86.Whiskey Man........Molly Hatchet
87.Wild Thing.........The Troggs
88.Sweet City Woman........The Stampeders
89.Roll With The Changes........REO Speedwagon
90.Rock On.......David Essex
91.Oh, What A Feeling.......Crowbar
92.Train Train.......Blackfoot
93.All The Young Dudes......Mott The Hoople
94.Rock & Roll Gypsy.........Saxon
95.So Into You........Atlanta Rhythm Section
96.Little Willy.........Sweat
97.Brother Louie........The Stories
98. Come And Get It........Bad Finger
99.Get Ready........Rare Earth
100.Jackie Blue...........Ozark Mountain Bluedevils.

take care
dave

Who are your favourite guitarists and why?
Q. Who are your favourite guitarists of all time? and why? Doesn't matter what style..

I'd say mine is Rory Gallagher because of his killer riffs and tones to start you off...

A. Eddie Van Halen- Hot For Teacher, Panama, Euruption
Pete Townsend- Baba ORiley, Won't Get Fooled Again, Pinball Wizard
Tony Iommi- War Pigs, Iron Man, Paranoid
Billy Gibbons- Gimme All your Lovin, La Grange, Sharp Dressed Man
Joe Perry- Walk this Way, Train Kept a Rollin, Dude Looks Like a Lady
Ace Frehley- Strutter, Detroit Rock City, Rock and Roll All Night
Angus Young- Thunderstruck, You Shook Me All Night Long, Let There Be Rock
Keith Richards Satisfaction, Sympathy for the Devil, Paint it Black
Joe Walsh- Hotel California, Life's Been Good, Life in the Fast Lane
Jimi Hendrix- Purple Haze, All Along the Watch Tower, Voodoo Child
Steve Miller- Rockin Me, The Joker, FLy Like an Eagle
Randy Rhoads- Mr. Crowley, Flying High Again, Crazy Train
Carlos Santana- Black Magic Woman, Just Feel Better, Smooth
Ted Nugent- Cat Scratch Fever, Free for All, Stranglehold
Slash- November Rain, Paradise City, Sweet Child O'Mine
Alex Lifeson- Tom Sawyer, Fly By Night, The Spirit of Radio
Ritchie Blackmore- Highway Star, Space Truckin, Smoke on the Water
Tom Scholz- Peace of Mind, Foreplay (Long Time), More Than a Feelin
C.C. Deville- Every Rose Has it's Thorn, Talk Dirty To Me, Nothin but a Good Time
Jimmy Page- Communication Breakdown, Stairway to Heaven, Kashmir
John Frusciante- Californication, Snow, Dani California
Mick Marrs- Girls, Girls, Girls, Kickstart My Heart, Saints of Los Angeles
Eric Clapton- White Room, Sunshine of Your Love, Crossroads
George Harrison- While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Here Comes The Sun, Revolution

Keep in mind that these are in no particular order and each one has made many more great songs than the ones listed.

Can you think of any good classic rock songs?
Q. preferably music between the 70's and 90's, and i prefer the mainstream/popular songs. can be rock or alternative. i have a small start, but i'm getting a brain block. the more suggestions, the better! and please list the song name with the artist, if you would. thanks!

A. I promise not to get esoteric on you and just stick to what gets played to death on classic rock radio:

Eagles - Hotel California
Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) the Reaper
Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
Bad Company - Silver Blue and Gold
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
Jefferson Starship - Jane
Mott the Hoople- All the Young Dudes
The Doobie Brothers - China Grove
Boston - More Than a Feeling
The Firm - Radioactive
Queen - Killer Queen
Foreigner - Hot Blooded
Velvet Underground - Rock and Roll
Wings - Jet
.38 Special - Hold On Loosely
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
Billy Squire - The Stroke
Peter gabriel - Games Without Frontiers
David Bowie - Rebel Rebel
ZZ Top - La Grange
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Guns 'n Roses - Paradise City
U2 - New Year's Day
Eddie Money - Two Tickets to Paradise
The Allman Brothers - Blue Sky
Grateful Dead - Casey Jones
The Band - Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - The Waiting
Yes - Roundabout
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Lucky Man
Black Sabbath - War Pigs

If ya wanna get a *little* esoteric, throw some of these in for spice:

Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
Tom Waits - Clap Hands
Al Stewart - Love Chronicles
Budgie - Breadfan
Bloodrock - D.O.A.
Uriah Heep - The Wizard
The Call - Let The day Begin
Lone Justice - Sweet Sweet Baby (I'm Falling)
Television - Marquee Moon
Patti Smith Group - Gloria
Lou Reed- Kill Your Sons
Jefferson Airplane - Law Man
School of Fish - Three Strange Days
Badfinger - In the Meantime/Some Other Time




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