The neighbours (and the police) are knocking on my door because I am playing Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros Coma Girl with the stereo turned up to 15.
Any other suggestions?
Of course being a Doper I am really listening to this REALLY LOUD using headphones.
What else is only good really LOUD?
While pretty much any great, rockin’ song can sound that much better whilst completely cranked, I think sheer volume adds most to a truly relentless riff. When the riff is just bone-crushing and repetitive the loud volume hits me with wave after wave of saturation…
With that I mind, I humbly nominate:
**Just One Fix ** - Ministry - the most relentless riff I can think of
**Only Shallow ** - My Bloody Valentine - they’re all about the saturation and volume…
Refugee- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It gives me an uncontrollable urge to reach for the loud knob.
Most of AC/DC’s catalog
Whiskey in a Jar, as covered by Metallica
Bawitdaba, Kid Rock
Unlikely nominee, but I have no music cred: “Uninvited”, by Alanis Morisette. It’s got a nice range of dynamics, starting quiet and plaintive, but then the end just builds to this huge, almost (but not quite) wall of sound like explosion that really works best when it’s turned up to 11.
Sure, it’s not a rocking rock song with shredding guitar solos, but I think it’s only an okay song at quiet levels, and an awesome song at high levels (literally awesome: it makes me close my eyes and bask in it with awe as the waves of sound pour over me) - hence, “most improved”.
This is the first song I thought of as well, think I’ll go play it right now - woo hoo!
East-West by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band (the first group to put “This record is made to be played loud” on their LPs).
I also love to crank up Rosalita by Bruce Springsteen.
Rock You Like a Hurricane
Feel like making love by Bad Company
Iron Man by Black Sabbath.
Nothing beats that for Sheer Fun as you crank it up
“Smells Like Teen Spirit” — Nirvana
“Bulls on Parade” — Rage Against the Machine
Iron Maiden-- any will do, but I’ll go with Stranger in a Strange Land
“The Stroke” by Billy Squier.
“Walk” - Pantera I win.
Much of Gov’t Mule’s catalogue. I think #1 would be their cover of How Many More Years.
Rhymin’ and Stealin’ by the Beastie Boys. Musically it’s Sweet Leaf + the drum intro from When the Levee Breaks (a good choice on its own), so it has to be played loud. No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn and Sabotage merit cranking as well, come to think of it.
Nice choice. See also, I Disappear by Metallica.
Icky Thump by the White Stripes is a good one too.
Toadliquor’s arrangement of the opening of Also Sprach Zarathustra. It sounds good played by a trumpet, and even better played on a wildly downtuned guitar.
That’s the other one on the tip of my tongue. (or more accurately, my fingertips, I guess) Best when driving really fast, too…
Mars by Gustav Holst.
Yeah, that song is a serious safety hazard when you’re on the road.