# Is there a better rock song than Rocks Off? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 12, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-better-rock-song-than-rocks-off/714839 "2015-03-12T16:42:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-better-rock-song-than-rocks-off/714839/41 "2015-03-18T23:52:48Z")
I’m not that big a blues fan, but I sure think the Stones cut some good tracks. But for me, “Rocks Off” doesn’t rise to the level of “Paint it Black,” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” or “Gimme Shelter.” Or “Sympathy for the Devil.” Those are classics. Put it this way: I don’t even remember hearing “Rocks Off” before. I couldn’t have told you whose song it was. I finally listened to it today. It starts to get a little interesting in the last half, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-better-rock-song-than-rocks-off/714839/42 "2015-03-19T00:00:50Z")
One from today’s listening - Mama Kin by Aerosmith. From back when Aerosmith were a Stones rip-off band that somehow almost equalled the original, rather than a sad joke. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-better-rock-song-than-rocks-off/714839/43 "2015-03-19T00:01:26Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > I’ll take it one step further and ask, “is there a better rock album than Exile on Main Street?” > > And then I’ll say “no” and turn it up. Deep Purple – Machine Head Black Sabbath - Paranoid Steppenwolf - 7 Just to name a few quick ones. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2015, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-better-rock-song-than-rocks-off/714839/44 "2015-03-19T00:02:50Z")
**Rush** lover, here. \*Rocks Off \*is one of my favorite Stones songs. ---
**Author:** ![Made\_in\_Macau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@Made\_in\_Macau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Made_in_Macau)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2015, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-better-rock-song-than-rocks-off/714839/45 "2015-03-21T14:57:36Z")
I think Rocks by Primal Scream is a better rock song than Rocks Off! MiM ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-better-rock-song-than-rocks-off/714839/46 "2015-03-23T21:01:17Z")
My list would definitely also include “Drivin’ Sister” and/or “All the Way from Memphis” by Mott the Hoople. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2015, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-better-rock-song-than-rocks-off/714839/47 "2015-03-23T22:35:21Z")
While I think the Stones peaked with “Gimme Shelter” and “Sympathy for the Devil,” I could make a good case that the primal Stones album is the American version of _Aftermath_, and “Paint It Black” is everything a Stones song should be. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2015, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-better-rock-song-than-rocks-off/714839/48 "2015-03-23T23:34:49Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > While I think the Stones peaked with “Gimme Shelter” and “Sympathy for the Devil,” I could make a good case that the primal Stones album is the American version of _Aftermath_, and “Paint It Black” is everything a Stones song should be. Far better than Rocks off in my opinion. "Paint It Black"is one of their best. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-better-rock-song-than-rocks-off/714839/49 "2015-03-24T00:35:02Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > "Paint It Black"is one of their best. They didn’t do that song nearly as well as a dude in the 8-track days named Ian A Anderson. I forget the specifics of who he was or where he was from but he did a cover that was almost blue-grass-ish-seriously-hippy and totally kicked ass on any other rendition. ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-better-rock-song-than-rocks-off/714839/50 "2015-03-24T00:49:50Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > They didn’t do that song nearly as well as a dude in the 8-track days named Ian A Anderson. I forget the specifics of who he was or where he was from but he did a cover that was almost blue-grass-ish-seriously-hippy and totally kicked ass on any other rendition. [Here’s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVLSgXlWMJk)the version. Pretty cool. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-better-rock-song-than-rocks-off/714839/51 "2015-03-25T05:55:12Z")
“Goodbye to Love” by the Carpenters is, in my opinion, a better rock song than “Rocks Off.” My opinion is informed by the fact that, if I have indeed ever heard “Rocks Off,” I have no memory of its melody, its tempo, or its lyrics. Whereas I have a VERY high fidelity version of “Goodbye to Love” running through my head as I post. ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-better-rock-song-than-rocks-off/714839/52 "2015-03-26T00:11:41Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > shows. > > The [Black Crowes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=XQJY2DumfvA#t=84), on the other hand… That album just resurfaced in my collection and is now on regular rotation, really fun album. I’m voting for Get off of my Cloud or It’s only Rock and Roll ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2015, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-better-rock-song-than-rocks-off/714839/53 "2015-03-27T21:05:40Z")
I’m now listening to the Pretenders album \*Learning To Crawl \*and was reminded of this thread, and I noticed that it’s totally male dominated. So I give you a song by Chrissie that totally rocks (it’s one of my favorite songs of all, and I think it’s better than _Rocks Off_, so it qualifies for the thread): [The Pretenders - Middle Of The Road](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzLycvGE8Vk) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-better-rock-song-than-rocks-off/714839.md?page=2)