This SUCKS. There’s tons of bands that should have a song in my top 10, but didn’t make it because of my Rush fetish. Oh well. Honoury mention to Tool, Shadow Gallery, Dream Theater, Fates Warning, Genesis, more Floyd, Cream, CCR, Springsteen, Tori Amos, and many, many more. There.
Here are my 10 out of about 150 songs I could name. These are in no particular order - there’s no way I could rank their significance, since they all take me to another place in this universe:
Freebird - Lynryd Skynyrd (I know it’s cheesy but that song is the epitome of lazy summer nights and being a “freebird”)
One - Metallica (a true masterpiece IMO)
Sounds of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel (Such emotion-filled lyrics it nearly brings me to tears)
10th Avenue Freezeout - Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band
Although I like Zoggie’s picks, well the first 8 any way, I will add these,
My Generation- Who
The Wall- Pink Floyd
The End- Doors
Hey Jude- Beatles
The Song Remains the Same- Led Zeppelin
Break Down- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Hotel California- Eagles
Panama- Van Halen
Changes- David Bowie
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road- Elton John
I could name more, but I’ll just leave it at 10, for now.
Oh man, Freebird, Aerosmith, Springsteen, Yes, too many deseve mention. You guys are mentioning some I forgot.
Thanks for reminding me about some good music I haven’t heard for awhile.
In no order, because that is just too hard(I’m including some punk songs since it woulden’t be right if I didn’t):
-Sweet Child O’ Mine, Guns and Roses
-Free Fallin’, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
-Sweet Home Alabama, Lennard Skinndard (sp?)
-If I die before I wake, at Least in Heaven I can Skate (I think that’s the name), OPM
-Great Beyond, REM
-What’s the Frequency Kenneth, REM
-Ring of Fire, Social Distortion
-Story of my Life, Social Distortion
-Beautiful Day, U2
-Hope, Descendents
The Kinks; “Waterloo Sunset”
Bob Dylan; “Like a Rolling Stone”
Big Star; “September Gurls”
Randy Newman; “Rednecks”
Jefferson Airplane; “White Rabbit”
Brian Eno; “Backwater”
The Standells; “Dirty Water”
The Band; “Up on Cripple Creek”
The Flamingos; “I Only Have Eyes for You”
The Replacements; “Androgynous”
insert whining about inadequacy of number of selections here
trying to limit this to one per band…
Run Like Hell - Pink Floyd
Born to Run - Springsteen
You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
Sleeping Beauty - A Perfect Circle
Sober - Tool
Save Yourself - Stabbing Westward
Ringfinger - NIN
The House is Rockin’ - Stevie Ray Vaughan
One Hit Wonder - Everclear
Out to Get You - James insert even more whining about the utter inadequacy of ten picks and apologies for not getting any Rush songs on the list
With only 10 choices, I’d probably come up with a different list in 5 minutes, but here goes (no order, that’s just not possible):
Joan Armatrading - Love and Affection
Art of Noise - Moments in Love
Fatboy Slim - Praise You
Rufus and Chaka Kahn - Ain’t Nobody
Seal - Crazy (way overplayed, but still belongs in my list)
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
Anne Clark - Sleeper in Metropolis
Cure - Just Like Heaven
Aretha Franklin - (You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman
CSN&Y - Suite Judy Blue Eyes
Honorable mention :any Carole King from Tapestry, Sam Cooke, Muddy Waters, Tom Waits, Vivaldi
What’s wrong with the last two?