The Greatest Rock Songs of ALL TIME

[IndianaJones]

Although we discuss film mainly here, and now and then we sidetrack to the wild things we find in life, its been a while since we've spoken of music.

Personally, music is one of the most important aspects of my understanding of film. Many times a good song in place of dialogue can get the idea across. That is why the soundtrack is so important. Films like the Graduate set to classic rock anthems (Simon and Garfunkle) are able to convey the emotions of a time period with simple rock harmonies.

Its is safe to say that Almost Famous has tried to do the same. Capture and era in rock by using the greatest rock legends to facilitate the telling of a story.

This list is focused on the greatest rock songs of all time.


I need to edit this list toincorporate some I forgot.


32.Meatloaf: Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth
32.Meatloaf: Bat Out of Hell
31.The Beatles: Hey Jude
30.Rolling Stones: Satisfaction
29.Twisted Sister: We're Not Gonna Take It
28.Guns N Roses: Welcome to the Jungle
27.AC/DC: You Shook Me
26.Aerosmith: Sweet Emotion
25.Whitesnake: Here I GO Again
24.U2: With or Without You
23.Kinks: Lola
22.Queen/David Bowie: Inuendo
21.Queen: WeWe Will Rock You/We Are the Champions
20.Boston: More than a Feeling
19.Kansas: Carry on My Wayward Son
18.Rolling Stones: Paint it Black
17.Charlie Daniels: Devil Went Down To Georgia
16.Thin Lizzy: The Boys are Back in Town
15.Beach Boys: Good Vibrations
14.Billy Joel: Piano Man
13.Jimi Hedrix: Purple Haze
12.Led Zepplin: Whole Lotta Love
11.Cream: Whiteroom
10.The Who: Pinball Wizard
9.Bruce Springsteen: Born To Run
8.Kiss: Rock and Roll All Night
7.Lenyrd Skynard: Sweet Home Alabama
6.Eric Clapton: Layla
5.Hotel California
4.The Who: Baba O'Reily
3.Don Mclean: American Pie
2.Led Zepplin: Stair Way to Heaven
1.Queen: Bohemian Rapsody

[ReaperFett]

isn't it Lyynrd Skyynrd?

[buff jedi 2]

Well as I was growing up ,I was what you would call A prep.(you all amy not know what that means) but anyway ,at that time the hair bands were on there way out and the grunge was starting to kick in (1or 2 years later,So i was to good to listen to rock!!!I fewlt they where just nasty people who need to take baths,so I would never listen to that trash.Well As I have gotten older I have expanded my horizon and started to listen to more various music(hey I would have killed to be A new kid on the block)Anyway so now I find myself listening to I guess you would call it hard rock but its rock I guess so heres my list. Ill start at 1 so as not to confuse myself


1.Cold november rain : guns and roses

2. I saw red : warrent

3.welcome to the jungle: guns and roses

4.its a song by ozzie osborne ???i cant think of the name ??/but it ROCKS


5.on my way home sweet home : Motley crew

6.I used to love her, but I had to kill her: Guns and roses

7.close my eyes for ever: ozzie and lita ford

8.its so easy : guns and roses

9.women : def lepoard

10. pour some sugar on me: def lepoard

heck thats all I can think of now ill think of more later.



these groups are still nasty , but they sure as hell could ROCK!!!!



Buff jedi

[bronto]

Finally I music thread. Good choice Indiana. It's good to see another Head Banger here Buff Jedi. O'kay here are my choices for the greatest Rock songs. Not necessarily my favs, but songs that I think define rock music.

You Really Got Me - The Kinks
Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
Sunshine of Your Love - Cream
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zepplin
Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
Paraniod - Black Sabbath
Dream On - Areosmith
Rock N Roll All Nite - Kiss
I'm Eighteen - Alice Cooper
YMCA - The Village People (just kidding)
I Love Rock and Roll - Joan Jett
Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen
Crazy on You - Heart
Dust in the Wind - Kansas
Queen - Bohemian Rapsody
Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
You Got Another Thing Coming - Judas Priest
Run to the Hills - Iron Maiden
For Whom the Bell Tolls - Metallica
Welcome to the Jungle - Guns N Roses

So anyways, when I think of rock as a whole I think of these songs, which for me have become classics. If this was a list of my favs there would be some Danzig, Concrete Blonde, Sting, Megadeth, Peter Gabriel, Tom Petty, Oingo Boingo, Helloween, Suicidal Tendiencies............

[buff jedi 2]

Hey Bronto, your list kicks a--,Your list made me remember alice copper's Be my Frankenstien(spell check)And
ONE By Mettallica.ROCK ON BRONTO!!!!!!!!



Buff jedi

[bronto]

Oh, yeah. "Feed My Frankenstien." Alice plays that in "Wayne's World" when Wayne and Garth go to his concert.

"It's actually pronounced Mill-walk-a."
- Alice Cooper

Buff, what's that Ozzy song you're thinking of. Sing me a few lines.

[ReaperFett]

I would say, but I haven't a clue what counts as rock


Few as guesses

Queen- Bohemian Rhapsody
Oasis- F***ing in the bushes
Oasis- Aquensce(sp?)
Oasis- Take me
Sterophonics- The Bartender and the thief
Idlewild- Actually it's darkness
Blink 182- Whats my age again
Green Day- Basketcase
Green Day- Basket Case
Offspring- The kids aren't alright
Blur- Song 2(The best ever, IMHO)
Limp Bizkit- Theme from M:I2

[buff jedi 2]

Bronto , I heard it today its NO MORE tears ,I thought alice in waynes world was great !!!!all prim and proper
when he was speaking, I ROLLED!!!!

thanx for the offer of help!!

BUFF JEDI

[BristerM]

Reaperfett, you rule!! Finally someone else who likes Blur "Song 2"! (for all of you people out there who may have missed this one, it's the ubiquitous song first heard on the Starship Troopers soundtrack [maybe] with the catchy chorus of "whoo-hoo"'s...I'm sure you've all heard it). It's such a catchy song!

*warning: I'm oblivious to anything before 1989. as a result, nearly all these songs are 90's songs.

My list:

1. "Semi Charmed Life" Third Eye Blind
2. "Corduroy" Pearl Jam
3. "Song 2" Blur
4. "Basketcase" Green Day
5. "Free Fallin'" Tom Petty
6. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Nirvana
7. "You're a God" Vertical Horizon
8. "Inside Out" Eve 6
9. "Dammit" Blink182
10. "Black Hole Sun" Soundgarden
11. "Nookie" Limp Bizkit
12. "Revolve" Nine Days
13. "Are You Ready?" Creed
14. "With Arms Wide Open" Creed
15. "Higher" Creed
16. "What If" Creed (I'm a big Creed fan)
17. "Back 2 Good" Matchbox 20
18. "1979" Smashing Pumpkins
19. "I'll Stick Around" Foo Fighters
20. "The Everlasting Gaze" Smashing Pumpkins
21. "Shimmer" Fuel
22. "Stupify" Disturbed
23. "Self-Esteem" The Offspring
24. "Breathing" Stone Temple Pilots (I think that's the name)
25. "Halo" Deep Blue Something
26. "One Headlight" The Wallflowers
27. "Say It Ain't So" Weezer
28. "Cumbersome" Seven Mary Three
29. "The Way" Fastball
30. "Light Years" Pearl Jam

more to come

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[Jedieb]

Wow, you guys have listed so many great songs! I'm clueless about some of the alternative stuff but here's a quick list of 20 songs I love. They're not my top 20 or in any particular order, just 20 songs that have popped into my head at the moment:

1. Wheel In The Sky - Journey
2. With Arms Wide Open - Creed
3. November Rain - Guns and Roses
4. Every Breath You Take - The Police
5. Take Me Home Tonight - Eddie Money
6. Run - Pink Floyd
7. Revolution - The Beatles
8. Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
9. Panama - Van halen
10. When It's Love - Van Halen
11. Crying - Roy Orbison
12. Woman In Love - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
13. Middle of the Road - The Pretenders
14. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
15. Stupid Girl - Garbage
16. One Week - Bare Naked Ladies
17. Stairway To Heaven - Led Zepplin
18. Hotel California - The Eagles
19. You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
20. Crazy Train (I bet this was the song buff was thinking of.)
**21. The Imperial March - John Williams (You bet your ass it ROCKS!)

[Jedi Master Kyle]

any big, epic song from the 70's or 80's is great stuff, if only for it's comic relief! :)

[Jedieb]

Ouch, that hurts JMK! Young whipper snapper, show some respect! ;)

[ReaperFett]

Alternative Brit-Pop stlye Rock

I love that description! :)

[Jedi Master Kyle]

I meant that they're great to listen to, but if you can't love them musically, you at least have to laugh at them, especially if you watch the videos! :)