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Best Rock Song Ever
Fred Cole (@fredcole) thinks the best rock song is “White Room” by Cream for some reason. Jon Gabriel (@jon) said he’d only ever heard The KLF song titled “White Room.” I listened to both and now I want to go BASE jumping without a parachute.
I say “Unforgiven” by Metallica is much better, although it’s not even necessarily my favorite Metallica song (“Whiskey in the Jar” is high on my list). You see, Fred and I obviously have a difference in opinion when it comes to music. He seems like easy listening soft rock, while I prefer to listen to good music.
What do you think is the best rock song ever? Or, at least, share one of your favorites. And don’t forget to casually insult anyone who disagrees with you. That’s the fun part of asserting one’s own subjective preferences as being objectively true.
“White Room” by Cream (😴):
“Unforgiven” by Metallica:
Another favorite of mine is “Cochise” by Audioslave:
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Or “Tom Sawyer” by you know who…
I’ve found Twain’s guitar work to be lacking.
What about “Punk Rock Girl” by The Dead Milkmen? I mean, after all, it does have the best guitar solo of all time on it, as well as the very rock-n-roll lyric:
“We got into her car
away we started rollin’
I said ‘how much ya pay for this’
she said ‘nothing, man, it’s stolen.'”
Of course. The one and only Mindless Self Indulgence:
Uh, it’s a cover of a song, but “I Fought the Law” is definitely a rock song. My guess is that you’re thinking of “I Shot the Sheriff”, Judge.
We are way too woke for that.
I’d never heard of ’em. ty.
I would debate it, but not with any heat: its a great album, and a fine choice.
You bet. I’m not a big fan of MSI’s original stuff*, but this is fun, and their cover of Method Man’s “Bring the Pain” is great:
*Uh, I mean, except for “Tom Sawyer”, which MSI totally originated.
Oh this takes me back. They are one of the more uh, unique, groups to see live.
I forgot about that one (shame on me).
I’ve always really liked People Who Died by Jim Carroll:
I’m coming in at way at the end of the steam, here’s how I rate ’em:
My fav is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUi_S6YWjZw
If you keep doing that with your brain, it’s gonna get stuck like that.
Anyone mentioned Southern Cross?
Seems like an odd choice.
I know it’s kind of fashionable to trash Jimmy Buffett, but he does a great cover of that.
Are we good with second choices now? C’mon, you gotta love the “video.”
Definitely the best air drumming song.
Let’s not forget Chrissie!
Led Zeppelin is the greatest rock band of all time, you silly rabbits.
I love Margaritaville.
The only other song of his I remember is Cheeseburger in Paradise (meh).
Gun to my head, I’d probably have to agree. One could make the case for The Who or the Stones, but neither had a guitar genius like Page.
He occupies a strange space in rknrl. He reminds me of the Spinal Tap bassist who was ‘an intermediary, like luke-warm water’.
In the spirit of the OP’s request “And don’t forget to casually insult anyone who disagrees with you. That’s the fun part of asserting one’s own subjective preferences as being objectively true” I’ll jump in.
I’ll indulge a little noblesse oblige and leave a few breadcrumbs to help guide these unwashed masses in the direction of music that’s at least from this millennium (seriously folks, turn off the damn classic rock station every once in a while & try something different. There’s this new thing called the interwebs that will make all sorts of suggestions for you… sure some of them them suck – but unlike the days of radio, you now have a “Skip” button).
While there’s certainly great mainstream rock and roll from Jet & The Black Keys I wouldn’t be doing you all any favors by just linking well known songs. This is about ME bettering YOU, isn’t it?
So how about Silversun Pickups…. either Panic Switch or Lazy Eye?
Like Cream, The Airborne Toxic Event has well crafted music although the lyrics are often an emotional punch in the gut – don’t ever drink whisky & clean your rifle while listening to All I Ever Wanted or All At Once Try to limit firearms maintenance to fun songs like Gasoline
For those still listening to Southern bands with NO surviving members…. try a little Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats instead – You Worry Me
And while they’re primarily known for their self-made innovative videos, the music of OK Go isn’t too shabby either. Try Do What You Want or the song/homemade video that put them on the map Here It Goes Again (seriously – their newer, more elaborate videos are worth investigating on their own and then you can waste many more hours watching the making-of videos)
Come on, geezers – if you want old hard rock, you only need to roll the clock back to the days when Billy Corgan still had hair
YOU’RE WELCOME. ;)
If any Rolling Stones Song is on the list other than “Paint It Black” or “Sympathy For The Devil” then the thread should be executed, burned and the ashes dumped in the ocean.
That was a blast from the past. Sadly, Zipperhead closed years ago, the dilapidated Eastern State Penitentiary (where the bulk of the video was filmed) was cleaned up & is now a tourist attraction, the surrounding neighborhood is gentrified with $750K 800 square foot homes, the mall they wander around is closed, and the Milkmen are soon collecting Social Security.
I did have a couple of friends that took advantage of the “Free Ear Piercing” neon sign shown in Zipperhead’s window.
The antibiotics required later weren’t equally free.
Or if you’re in a more laid back mood, slow things down with The Butthole Surfer’s Pepper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO8vBVUaKvk