Hey guys, I’m burning a comp CD of classic rock songs (60s, 70s) but I don’t have enough to fill the 80 min CD even half. The thing is, I’ve got the majority of what you would called the real classics of classic rock, I need some more suggestions for songs!
Stuff I’m into (although I am flexible):
Pink Floyd (got the lot)
Led Zep (99% of songs I’ll have)
Hendrix (99% of songs I’ll have)
Rolling Stones (Have the more well-known songs)
The Doors (Have the moe well-know songs)
I also have sporadic classics, stuff like Imagine, Dream on, American pie and the like. Dopers, my CD is in your hands.
The Dead recorded Touch of Grey in 1987. If you want some 60s or 70s stuff, you can get most of their classic stuff, like Uncle John’s Band, St. Stephen, Box of Rain, Friend of the Devil, Truckin’, Unbroken Chain, Terrapin Station, etc.
And of course I’d recommend anything Allman Brothers-related.
Being from Oz, I’ll give you a sample of what constitutes classic 70’s Aus Rock -
Daddy Cool - Eagle Rock
Spectrum - I’ll Be Gone
Madder Lake - 12lb Tootbrush
Chain - Black & Blue
Billy Thorpe - Most People I Know
Zoot - Elanor Rigby
Cold Chisel - Khe Sahn.
Russell Morris - The Real Thing
Stevie Wright - Evie Parts 1, 2 & 3.
If you a Doors fan, try searching for Ships Without Sails, one of my favourites of theirs, possibly because it’s from one of the albums without Morrison.
Thanks for the memories. I’ve seen all of them live. Since it’s 60s or 70s I’d throw in:
Masters Apprentices - Do What You Wanna Do, Undecided, Buried and Dead.
Easybeats - Friday On My Mind, Sorry, Wedding Ring, Come and See Her etc
Skyhooks - Livin’ In the Seventies, Million Dollar Riff, Women In Uniform etc.
The Saints - I’m Stranded
Rose Tattoo - Bad Boy For Love
and dozens more. Great times. You have reminded me what a thrill it has been to see so many great bands live.
I tend to stay away from the tried and true with rock mixes. Some great, great songs that rarely, if ever, make it to “classic” rock radio:
“I’m a Mover” Free
“Two Trains,” Little Feat
“Hot 'n Nasty,” Humble Pie
“Shinin’ On,” Grand Funk
“Never in My Life,” Mountain
“Empty Pages,” Traffic
“Minstrel in the Gallery,” Jethro Tull
“Love Machine,” Uriah Heep
“Telegram Sam,” T. Rex
“All Down the Line,” Rolling Stones
“Raped and Freezin’,” Alice Cooper
“Bo Diddley (live),” Bob Seger
“Golden Age of Leather,” Blue Oyster Cult
“All the Young Girls Love Alice,” Elton John
“Fancy Space Odyssey,” Bloodrock
“Robot Man,” Scorpions
“Jealous Lover,” Rainbow
“Mr. Speed,” Kiss
“Woman of the World,” Aerosmith
“Dragon Attack,” Queen
(In my humble opinion, the worst enemy of classic rock is classic rock radio. You’d think Bad Company had a grand total of three songs in their ouvere.)
You mentioned “Dream On,” which is great, of course, but Aerosmith had a lot of other awesome music in the ‘70s. You might want to consider Mama Kin (a must have), Same Old Song & Dance, Train Kept a Rollin’, Sweet Emotion, Back in the Saddle, and Last Child. There are many more, but you get the picture.
Also, don’t forget Iron Man (Black Sabbath). It’s the ultimate head-banging-in-the-car song.
You have to have some Emerson, Lake and Palmer in there. While they’re best known for songs like “Still, You Turn Me On”, “From the Beginning” and “Karnevil No. 9” (“Welcome my friends, to the show that never ends…”) They have plenty of other good tracks.
I was also going to suggest Boston, but classic rock radio stations tend to play the hell out of Boston.
Styx should also be on your list (anything before Paradise Theater was released).
Moody Bastard mentioned “Raped And Freezin’” by Alice Cooper, which is one of their many lesser-known “classics”. But, for a relatively accurate sampling of their best-known mainstream “classics”, you can always get their greatest hits compilation…
“I’m Eighteen” (Love It To Death 1971)
“Is It My Body” (Love It To Death 1971)
“Desperado” (Killer 1971)
“Under My Wheels” (Killer 1971)
“Be My Lover” (Killer 1971)
“School’s Out” (School’s Out 1972)
“Hello Hooray” (Billion Dollar Babies 1973)
“Elected” (Billion Dollar Babies 1973)
“No More Mr. Nice Guy” (Billion Dollar Babies 1973)
“Billion Dollar Babies” (Billion Dollar Babies 1973)
“Teenage Lament '74” (Muscle of Love 1973)
“Muscle Of Love” (Muscle of Love 1973)
And, you shouldn’t forget Alice Cooper’s best known solo-work - “Welcome To My Nightmare” (from the 1975 album of the same name).
Also, I don’t think Mr. Kobayashi is looking for “classic rock ballads”, but here are four consecutive “classic” hits from Alice the Man…
“Only Women Bleed” (Welcome To My Nightmare 1975)
“I Never Cry” (Goes To Hell 1976)
“You And Me” (Lace And Whiskey 1977)
“How You Gonna See Me Now” (From The Inside 1978)
