Best Rock & Roll Song Ever?

[Hoofbite]

What do you think?

I once had a Psychology professor tell me that it was Layla by Eric Clapton, absolutely not the acoustic version.

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Personally, I don't know. There are so many good songs that I have heard and probably so many that I haven't heard that I don't think its possible to make a clear cut choice.

[Heisenberg]

I don't even think it's possible to name the best rock & roll song ever, but I'll just post one of my favorites:

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[daschoo]

two of my favourites at the moment

firstly although i would class the band as rock and roll i think the songs more pop but that might just because it has permeated popular culture so much, well in this country i don't know about the states. either way i don't think its possible to listen to this song and not be cheered up.
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and for some reason i've found myself absolutely loving this song the last few weeks.
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both songs from long before i was born by the way.

might as well throw in a classic from my generation
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such a hard thread to restrict yourself this. theres so many songs you could post.

[burmafrd]

Can't Get No Satisfaction

[Yeagermeister]

What do you think?

I once had a Psychology professor tell me that it was Layla by Eric Clapton, absolutely not the acoustic version.

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Personally, I don't know. There are so many good songs that I have heard and probably so many that I haven't heard that I don't think its possible to make a clear cut choice.

I prefer the acoustic version

[CowboyWay]

Can't Get No Satisfaction

Have to agree with burm on this one. If not, its definitely something else by the Stones.

[ROMOSAPIEN9]

I prefer the acoustic version

+1...

[ROMOSAPIEN9]

Have to agree with burm on this one. If not, its definitely something else by the Stones.

Gimme Shelter is the only Stones song that I really like.

[bbgun]

More Than a Feeling -- Boston

[ninja]

1) Satisfaction by the Stones is THE rock n' roll song of all-time.

Keith Richards tells about the night he first played the legendary chords to open the song. He was tired/stoned/drunk one night and was playing around on the guitar and played those chords. It was a good thing he recorded the practice because he fell asleep/passed out and didn't remember a thing the next morning. He listened to the recording and remembered.

Keith also talked about how he thought he would be sued for plagiarizing the chords from the song Dancing in the Streets (I think).

2) Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Good.

3) Bad Company's Shooting Star

[Sarge]

Won't Get Fooled Again.

[trickblue]

More Than a Feeling -- Boston

^^^ This ^^^

[big dog cowboy]

Enter Sandman

[jem88]

Gimme Shelter is the only Stones song that I really like. I love the Stones and I'd have to put that as their best song. But as far as best 'rock' song (so in another words, the song that I feel sums up rock more than any other) I'd have to go with Jumping Jack Flash.

[jackrussell]

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[MC KAos]

It's not necesarily my favorite song but I'd have to say stairway to heaven by led zepplin

[da_whiz_kid]

Queen -Bohemian Rhapsody

[ChldsPlay]

Enter Sandman

no no no...One.

[ROMOSAPIEN9]

I've been sitting here thinking about all the great rock music that has come out over the past 60 years, and there's just absolutely no way I can come up with one that I can say is definitely the best rock song ever.


And I think that's a good thing.

[Danny White]

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[CATCH17]

Anything by Zeppelin.

[Cowboysfan22]

If you include metal holy wars by Megadeth.:bow:

[AmarilloCowboyFan]

no no no...One.

no no no...Fade to Black

[BrAinPaiNt]

Just so many great songs that it is hard to narrow it down to one.

I mean the idea of just the Beatles and Stones songs alone makes it hard to narrow it down to one among them.

With that said I will pick one from each and although arguments can be made for others, I just happen to like these two for whatever reason.

Strawberry Fields Forever

Sympathy for the Devil.

[ABQCOWBOY]

Oh man. That is so hard to say one is the best. Too many great, great tunes. I don`t know, I think this one would be on the short list.

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[BrAinPaiNt]

Oh man. That is so hard to say one is the best. Too many great, great tunes. I don`t know, I think this one would be on the short list.

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[ethiostar]

There are so many i don't know how to choose but here are a couple IMO

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[Yeagermeister]

Oh man. That is so hard to say one is the best. Too many great, great tunes. I don`t know, I think this one would be on the short list.

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and the fact it bugs BP makes it even better :laugh2:

[ABQCOWBOY]

NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

It's a great tune Brain. Can't take that away.

Personally, I like BOC and Don't Fear the Reaper, Eruption by Van Halen, Stairway, Thunderstruck by AC/DC and Crazytrain. Heck, any of those would be good choices by me.

:)

[Sam I Am]

Lets throw a monkey wrench in the mix. :laugh2:

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[Sam I Am]

no no no...One.

I like One, but it's way down the list of Metallica songs alone.

Enter Sandman Sad But True Damage Inc Master of Puppets Battery King Nothing Harvester of Sorrow Fade to Black Creeping Death Ride The Lightning Four Horsemen

I could continue, but you get the point.

[ChldsPlay]

I like One, but it's way down the list of Metallica songs alone.

Enter Sandman - nope Sad But True - nope Damage Inc - nope Master of Puppets - debatable Battery- nope King Nothing - ***?!? Harvester of Sorrow - nope Fade to Black - nope Creeping Death- nope Ride The Lightning - nope Four Horsemen - nope

I could continue, but you get the point.

I'll give you Master of Puppets (definitely best album) as a possibility, and maybe throw in And Justice For All as another debatable one, but not the others, and throwing anything post the black album on there is just crazy talk.

[ABQCOWBOY]

Nobody will probably agree with me but I think this is as good a song as I've ever heard.

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[Sam I Am]

Nobody will probably agree with me but I think this is as good a song as I've ever heard.

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Thats a great song. It's is the first song in my Satch playlist.

[morieeel]

Let there be Rock!!!!!

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[Yeagermeister]

Let there be Rock!!!!!

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Damn Angus looked young (no pun intended) in that video :laugh2:

[AmarilloCowboyFan]

Let there be Rock!!!!!

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Damn fine choice. Doesn't get much better than that.

[jackrussell]

I've been sitting here thinking about all the great rock music that has come out over the past 60 years, and there's just absolutely no way I can come up with one that I can say is definitely the best rock song ever.


And I think that's a good thing.

Yes it's all but impossible.

[morieeel]

Damn Angus looked young (no pun intended) in that video :laugh2:

Yea, he kinda reminds me of the kid in "what's eating Gilbert Grape." LOL

What really cracks me up is that they look like they are just winging/improvising as they go along, yet there are a bunch of credits rolling at the end of the video.:laugh2:

[ninja]

Nobody will probably agree with me but I think this is as good a song as I've ever heard.

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Where are the lyrics? While it is a good song with good guitar playing, there are no lyrics. Rock songs must have lyrics, especially to be considered one of the greatest.

[BrAinPaiNt]

Where are the lyrics? While it is a good song with good guitar playing, there are no lyrics. Rock songs must have lyrics, especially to be considered one of the greatest.

No they don't.

Frankenstein by Edgar Winters group is one of the greats.

Eruption by Van Halen is one of the greats.

Some of the great surfing from dickie dale, venturas and other bands of that ilk...songs are instrumentals.

Star Spangled Banner played by Jimi Hendrix

Green Onions by Booker T and the MGs

XYZ and La Villa Strangiato by Rush

Dee By Randy Rhodes

Jessica by the Allman Brothers band


A number of songs from Jeff Beck




Personally I think Joe Satriani is better known for Surfing with the Alien and I also like a few of his other songs better than the one posted...but to each his own.


But thing again I am a guitar nut so I probably listen to more of that ilk than you.

[big dog cowboy]

Damn Angus looked young (no pun intended) in that video :laugh2:
We all did in 1977.

[Yeagermeister]

We all did in 1977.

I was only 8 so yeah :laugh2:

[AmarilloCowboyFan]

No they don't.

Frankenstein by Edgar Winters group is one of the greats.

Eruption by Van Halen is one of the greats.

Some of the great surfing from dickie dale, venturas and other bands of that ilk...songs are instrumentals.

Star Spangled Banner played by Jimi Hendrix

Green Onions by Booker T and the MGs

XYZ and La Villa Strangiato by Rush

Dee By Randy Rhodes

Jessica by the Allman Brothers band


A number of songs from Jeff Beck




Personally I think Joe Satriani is better known for Surfing with the Alien and I also like a few of his other songs better than the one posted...but to each his own.


But thing again I am a guitar nut so I probably listen to more of that ilk than you.


Don't forget Eric Johnson. Lot's of great instrumental rock.

[yesfan]

Rock songs: Won't Get Fooled Again
Schools Out
Midnite Rambler

Progressive Close To The Edge
Jeff Beck The whole Blow By Blow album and Wired

[ABQCOWBOY]

No they don't.

Frankenstein by Edgar Winters group is one of the greats.

Eruption by Van Halen is one of the greats.

Some of the great surfing from dickie dale, venturas and other bands of that ilk...songs are instrumentals.

Star Spangled Banner played by Jimi Hendrix

Green Onions by Booker T and the MGs

XYZ and La Villa Strangiato by Rush

Dee By Randy Rhodes

Jessica by the Allman Brothers band


A number of songs from Jeff Beck




Personally I think Joe Satriani is better known for Surfing with the Alien and I also like a few of his other songs better than the one posted...but to each his own.


But thing again I am a guitar nut so I probably listen to more of that ilk than you.


I too like Surfing With The Alien. From the perspective of Satriani and his ability to just play, that's probably a better piece. I like the arangement with the acoustic guitar and the keyboards better in Always With Me, Always With You. It flows better for me and I just like it. However, I don't play so I probably don't have the same kind of appriciation for the technically harder pieces the way you probably do Brain.

Here's Surfing With The Alien for those who may not know it.

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[Chief]

More Than a Feeling -- Boston

Weird.

I was gonna say that when I saw the title of this thread. I'm not a huge Boston fan, but that's just a real strong, well-put-together rock song.

It was the first song that popped into my head.

[ABQCOWBOY]

Boston is one of my all time favorites. I love just about anything they did in there early works. I do like More Then A Feeling but I don't know, I might like Foreplay Longtime better. Heck, I like Don't Look Back, Peace of Mind, Smoking, I like a lot of there stuff. When I was young, I listened to a lot of Boston, which is probably what's wrong with me today.

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[BrAinPaiNt]

Boston is one of my all time favorites. I love just about anything they did in there early works. I do like More Then A Feeling but I don't know, I might like Foreplay Longtime better. Heck, I like Don't Look Back, Peace of Mind, Smoking, I like a lot of there stuff. When I was young, I listened to a lot of Boston, which is probably what's wrong with me today.

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Love Boston's Rock and Roll Band song.

The part where he hits those high notes singning...Sign a record company contract.

That part always gets my hyped up and a case of the goosebumps.

[Chief]

Love Boston's Rock and Roll Band song.

The part where he hits those high notes singning...Sign a record company contract.

That part always gets my hyped up and a case of the goosebumps.

That's my favorite Boston song.

[Zaxor]

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[TheCount]

I've got no idea what the best ever is, I can't pretend to know enough rock to know, but one of my favorite songs ever is Ænema by Tool.

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Of course, when I think Rock & Roll, I'm usually thinking 40's, 50's and 60's, so you gotta think Chuck Berry:

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[bbgun]

Weird.

I was gonna say that when I saw the title of this thread. I'm not a huge Boston fan, but that's just a real strong, well-put-together rock song.

It was the first song that popped into my head.

Sorry, WG, but Chief is my new soul mate. ;)

[ABQCOWBOY]

Love Boston's Rock and Roll Band song.

The part where he hits those high notes singning...Sign a record company contract.

That part always gets my hyped up and a case of the goosebumps.

That's a great tune Brain. I agree, they had a really distinct sound. A vocalist in Brad Delp, a great drummer with Sib Hashian but what really made that band go was Sholz, the lead Guitarist. He had a sound in mind that he perfected using Rockman and multiple guitar riffs combined into a unique sound. Great band to me. Really like Boston.

[bbgun]

That's a great tune Brain. I agree, they had a really distinct sound. A vocalist in Brad Delp, a great drummer with Sib Hashian but what really made that band go was Sholz, the lead Guitarist. He had a sound in mind that he perfected using Rockman and multiple guitar riffs combined into a unique sound. Great band to me. Really like Boston.

Pity about the lead singer. You don't see too many people who commit suicide with charcoal fumes.

[ABQCOWBOY]

Pity about the lead singer. You don't see too many people who commit suicide with charcoal fumes.

What can I tell ya, he was a canuck I think.

[ArmyCowboy]

This song probably inspired more kids to pick up the guitar than any other.

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[lewpac]

Jeff Beck - People Get Ready
The Who - We Don't Get Fooled Again
Dire Straits - Tunnel of Love
Bob Seger - Roll Me Away
REO (old) - 157 Riverside Avenue
Jackson Browne - Running on Empty
Prince (uh-oh!!) - Purple Rain (say whatever, but he lays down some wicked licks in this song)

[ninja]

Of course, when I think Rock & Roll, I'm usually thinking 40's, 50's and 60's, so you gotta think Chuck Berry:

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I would have loved to have seen Chuck Berry and Jimi Hendrix work on some music together. That would have been awesome.

[jimmy40]

This song never even makes any lists of top rock songs but I'll vote for it.

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[ABQCOWBOY]

Jeff Beck - People Get Ready


People Get Ready is one of my all time favorite songs. I like the R&B version much better but just a great tune. I enjoy Jeff Beck's instrumental version as well. Sam Cooke sings this song and it's poetry. Great, great song.

[lewpac]

People Get Ready is one of my all time favorite songs. I like the R&B version much better but just a great tune. I enjoy Jeff Beck's instrumental version as well. Sam Cooke sings this song and it's poetry. Great, great song.

Yeah................I've heard, I believe, every version of this song ever recorded. The song itself is great, and put it Beck's hands and forget it. He does it so good that I even don't mind Rod Stewart singing the lyrics.

The only down-side to the Beck version is that it's too short. I wish he would've done more like a ten minute anthem-type thing.

[BrAinPaiNt]

Jeff Beck has always seemed so underrated when talking about guitar greats.

[Joe Rod]

"Life's Been Good" was always one of my favorites
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More Than a Feeling -- Boston

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[bbgun]

another classic

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[lewpac]

Jeff Beck has always seemed so underrated when talking about guitar greats.

I don't know if he's underrated as much as it is that he's never pushed for THAT side of things. He's one of those guys who doesn't care much for the lime-light, and could care less how he's measured up against other guitar players. He's that good...............

He doesn't need Rolling Stone's validation or Billboards recognition for him to measure his own talent. He's not arrogant or cocky, he just knows who he is and what he does, and that's enough for him. He's in it for the music first and foremost, and however the chips fall after that, I don't think he really cares a rats butt.

Mark Knopfler, the point man for Dire Straits is like that too. Ironically, both Beck and Knopfler are arguably the two best "finger" guys of their generation. No picks, all finger play...............bloody fingers and fingertips like leather and all.