OT: Classic Music Playlist

[SDS]

20) Bruce Springsteen - Thunder road (live)

 

I think the piano version on 75-85 live is the play here. It highlights his live performance, his ability to play a song differently in a live setting, his song writing, etc... I think this is represents him well.

 

27) U2 - Bad

 

I think this is represents them well.

28) Rush - Tom Sawyer

 

There were two eras of classic Rush - pre and post synthesizers. My fav pre is Temples of Syrinx (captures their mythic side). Post is Subdivisions. Tom Sawyer is never a bad choice.

30) AC/DC - Highway to Hell?

 

Bon Scott or Brian Johnson? Two eras. Bon Scott: The Jack (although HtH is fine). Brian Johnson: Back in Black

33) Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill

 

Slam dunk. One of the greatest songs about the pursuit of one's dreams you will find.

47) Styx - Sail Away or Fooling' Yourself

 

Flip a coin

 

49) Nirvana - Come as you are

 

Although if it were my list it would be a toss up between All Apologies and their Bowie cover of Man Who Sold the World

 

52) Goo Goo Dolls - Name

 

It is the song that launched the band

68) Journey: Lovin' Touchin' Feelin'

 

Pre or post Escape? Pre is the only way to go.

81) Metallica: Wherever I may roam

 

I think this is represents them well.

82) Black Sabbath: War Pigs

 

Assuming Ozzy on vocals (whom you should have separately as well). Paranoid and Iron Man were bigger. War Pigs was better.

86) Creed: My Own Prison/What's this Life For

 

They catch some flack, but Stapp wrote a few good songs before he went insane. Flip a coin.

 

Triumph: Fight the Good Fight

Gerry Rafferty: Baker's Street

No Doubt: Don't Speak

Foo Fighters: All My Life

America: Sister Golden Hair

Cheap Trick: I want you to want me (live)/Surrender Flip a coin

Judas Priest: Heading out to the highway

Iron Maiden: Run to the hills

Stone Temple Pilots: Creep

Sammy Hagar: Heavy Metal

Whitesnake: Slide it in

Pearl Jam: Jeremy (read the backstory about this and you will agree)

[jsb]

Threw in a few you may have missed

 

93) Deep Purple...     Hush

6) Led Zeppelin...   Bring it on Home

4) Beatles.....         Golden Slumbers-Carry that Weight-The End Trilogy

33) Peter Gabriel..... Big time

37) CCR.....              Fortunate Boy

20) Bruce Springsteen...... Fever

18) Doors.....          Back Door Man or Road House Blues

 

22) Dire Straits...... The Man's too Strong

Depeche Mode.... Personal Jesus

45) Neil Young......   Rockin in the Free World

Patti Smith....... Gloria or Because the Night

77) Pretenders ..... Mystery Achievement

Stevie Ray Vaughn...... Crossfire

64) Tom Petty........ Running Down a Dream

27) U2................... Desire

 

63) Van Halen........ Panama

21) Police..........     Demolition Man

John Hiatt........ Cry Love

Humble Pie.....  I don't need no Doctor

25) Heart...........      Rockin Heaven Down

71) Elvis Costello.... Pump it Up

24) Elton John......  1st Live album..... Take me to the Pilot

 

Chambers Bros.   I can't turn you Loose

65) Cars...........         You might Think

Buddy Guy....      Mustang Sally

58) Bob Seger.....    Hollywood Nights

30) AC/DC.........    You Shook me All Night Long

Edited January 17, 2018 by jsb

[Taro T]

The Kinks - Lola is too obvious. Should go w/ either Sunny Afternoon or, better yet, Destroyer.

Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand

The Who - If looking for classic - Won't Get Fooled Again; if more latter day - Eminence Front

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (bonus points if you've got a tiny beater "Mirth Mobile."

The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction

Fleetwood Mac - Oh, well or if going for the Buckingham / Nicks phase Rhiannon

The Doors - Crystal Ship or LA Woman

Jimi Hendrix (& also Stevie Ray Vaughn) - Voodoo Chile

Bruce Springsteen - The River

Dire Straits - Telegraph Road (seeing Knopfler play that live is incredible)

Billy Joel - Stiletto, Angry Young Man, Half A Mile Away, You May Be Right, or Captain Jack depending on your mood.

Heart - Dreamboat Annie (Fantasy Child) followed by Crazy on You

Elton John - Funeral for a Friend (& it has to be followed by Love Lies Bleeding)

R.E.M. - South Central Rain (or looking more uptempo) It's the End of the World

U2 - The Unforgettable Fire

Rush - 2112, Fly by Night, By-tor & the Snowdog, Subdivisions, YYZ, I Think I'm Going Bald, Freewill, or going off the board Roll the Bones (why are we here, because ther's beer, tap the keg, tap the keg, ...)

Yes - Yours is no Disgrace

AC/DC - Back in Black, You Shook Me, or Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap)

Alice Cooper - No More Mr. Nice Guy

Sting - Fortress Around Your Heart

Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers

Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight

Cream - Strange Brew or Tales of Brave Ulysses

CCR - Heard it Through the Grapevine

John Fogerty - Buffalo Girls or I Saw It on T.V.

ELP - Karnevil 9 (all 3 movements), Fanfare for the Common Man

Allman Brothers - Jessica

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Ballad of Curtis Lowe or That Smell

David Bowie - Suffragette City

Styx - Blue Collar Man, The Grand Illusion, or Renegade

Supertramp - A Soapbox Opera

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Soul to Squeeze

The Goo Goo Dolls - We Are The Normal, The Only One, Already There

Live - Selling the Drama

The Doobie Brothers - South City Midnight Lady

ZZ Top - Pearl Necklace, Tube Snake Boogie, Just Got Paid

Pink Floyd - Echoes, See Emily Play, Fearless, Not Now John, Two Suns I the Sunset, & the entirety of The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, & Animals

David Gilmour - There's No Way Out of Here

Roger Waters - The Pros & Cons of Hitchhiking, Every Stranger's Eyes, Home

Elvis Costello - Allison, (What's So Funny 'bout) Peace Love & Understanding, Veronica, Let 'im Dangle, Watching the Detectives

Bob Seger - Old Time Rock & Roll, Rambling Man/ Beautiful Loser

Soul Asylum- Somebody to Shove

Jon & Vangelis - The Friends of Mr. Cairo

Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line

Pearl Jam - Even Flow

Boston - Amanda, Rock & Roll Band

Kansas - The Point of No Return

Steve Winwood - Arc of a Diver, Night Train, or Valerie

 

 

Sorry, ran of of steam on the others. Might add more later.

 

Triumph - Magic Power, Hold On, or All the Way

[Randall Flagg]

 

Led Zeppelin - 10 Years Gone / What Is and What Should Never Be

 

I literally love you for picking these songs. I would go with them from Zeppelin in the spirit of the thread. SDS's mentions too. My personal favorite right now is In the Light, but that entire album is pure magic

 

My suggestions for Rush: Red Barchetta, Limelight if you're looking for something "poppy" like Tom Sawyer, YYZ, Xanadu

 

My suggestions for Van Halen: Ain't Talkin Bout Love, Panama

 

For Hendrix I implore that you give The Wind Cries Mary, Bold as Love, and my personal favorite, Little Wing, a chance.

 

Nirvana: Floyd the Barber and Polly

 

Electric Wizard: Funeralopolis (just kidding)

 

Queen: Killer Queen

 

A lot of bands like Yes, The Who, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, people are looking for stuff that isn't something signature but the signature songs from bands like these are just so good and worth putting onto a playlist like this

Edited January 17, 2018 by Randall Flagg

[ubkev]

20) Bruce Springsteen - Thunder road (live)

 

I think the piano version on 75-85 live is the play here. It highlights his live performance, his ability to play a song differently in a live setting, his song writing, etc... I think this is represents him well.

 

27) U2 - Bad

 

I think this is represents them well.

28) Rush - Tom Sawyer

 

There were two eras of classic Rush - pre and post synthesizers. My fav pre is Temples of Syrinx (captures their mythic side). Post is Subdivisions. Tom Sawyer is never a bad choice.

30) AC/DC - Highway to Hell?

 

Bon Scott or Brian Johnson? Two eras. Bon Scott: The Jack (although HtH is fine). Brian Johnson: Back in Black

33) Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill

 

Slam dunk. One of the greatest songs about the pursuit of one's dreams you will find.

47) Styx - Sail Away or Fooling' Yourself

 

Flip a coin

 

49) Nirvana - Come as you are

 

Although if it were my list it would be a toss up between All Apologies and their Bowie cover of Man Who Sold the World

 

52) Goo Goo Dolls - Name

 

It is the song that launched the band

68) Journey: Lovin' Touchin' Feelin'

 

Pre or post Escape? Pre is the only way to go.

81) Metallica: Wherever I may roam

 

I think this is represents them well.

82) Black Sabbath: War Pigs

 

Assuming Ozzy on vocals (whom you should have separately as well). Paranoid and Iron Man were bigger. War Pigs was better.

86) Creed: My Own Prison/What's this Life For

 

They catch some flack, but Stapp wrote a few good songs before he went insane. Flip a coin.

 

Triumph: Fight the Good Fight

Gerry Rafferty: Baker's Street

No Doubt: Don't Speak

Foo Fighters: All My Life

America: Sister Golden Hair

Cheap Trick: I want you to want me (live)/Surrender Flip a coin

Judas Priest: Heading out to the highway

Iron Maiden: Run to the hills

Stone Temple Pilots: Creep

Sammy Hagar: Heavy Metal

Whitesnake: Slide it in

Pearl Jam: Jeremy (read the backstory about this and you will agree)

 

Many good suggestions out there right now, but this one lands the most with me, so far...

 

..so lets start near the top.

 

Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes

What a love song

 

Styx - Blue Collar Man

 

Nirvana - Lithium, or Where Did You Sleep Last Night(Lead Belly cover, unplugged)

 

Goo Goo Dolls - Long Way Down

It was a very fitting way to start that album

 

Steve Perry - Sherry

Fantastic pop song

 

Metallica - Unforgiven

If we're going "pop" Metallica, we're going Black album

 

Ozzy - Perry Mason

 

Creed - Torn

My Own Prison is the superior song, but Torn is plenty good

 

No Doubt - Just a Girl

Gwen's magnum opus

 

Foo Fighters - Monkey Wrench

Anything but Everlong

 

Iron Maiden - The Trooper

Hair raising

 

Stone Temple Pilots - Sex Type Thing

 

Sponge - Plowed

Classic 

 

Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta

Try not to smile and sing along

 

Toadies - Possum Kingdom

Butthole Surfers - Pepper

Hootie & The Blowfish - Only Wanna Be With You

Blind Melon - No Rain

Weezer - Buddy Holly

Meatloaf - 2 out of 3 Ain't Bad

Golden Earring - Twilight Zone, but Radar Love if you're driving

Tom Petty - Even the Losers

Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction

Van Halen - Hot for Teacher

Aerosmith - Janie's Got a Gun

Def Leppard - Rocket

Kiss - Love Gun

[Weave]

I started typing out based on the OP list.

 

F that.  too much typing.

 

Rolling Stones Paint it Black needs to be on the list.

 

As does Montrose Bad Motor Scooter

[Sabel79]

Listening to Joy Division and rocking back and forth right now...

[ubkev]

Listening to Joy Division and rocking back and forth right now...

Put the rope down

 

and then put on some Depeche Mode

[Sabel79]

Put the rope down

 

and then put on some Depeche Mode

I love Depeche Mode. However, I want to fight jsb for nominating Personal Jesus...

[ubkev]

I love Depeche Mode. However, I want to fight jsb for nominating Personal Jesus...

Violator is their best album

[Taro T]

I love Depeche Mode. However, I want to fight jsb for nominating Personal Jesus...

Not a fan of Depeche Mode but Enjoy the Silence is their best tune IMHO.

[darksabre]

Violator is their best album

Their newest album is pretty good.

[Sabel79]

Violator is their best album

You are correct, but Personal Jesus is actual garbage. They can't all be winners.

Not a fan of Depeche Mode but Enjoy the Silence is their best tune IMHO.

You are also correct.

Their newest album is pretty good.

You are also also correct. My six-year old singing "Where's the Revolution..." is probably the happiest I've been in forever.

[Sabel79]

Speaking of Enjoy the Silence... this might just be the most perfect rendition of that perfect song...

 

Edited January 17, 2018 by Sabel79

[WildCard]

20) Bruce Springsteen - Thunder road (live)

Not sure about live, but Thunder Road is the only correct Springsteen choice.

 

Little known song by him, but Going Down is an amazing Bruce song too. Like his version of Atlantic City a lot more too

[SDS]

Not sure about live, but Thunder Road is the only correct Springsteen choice.

 

Little known song by him, but Going Down is an amazing Bruce song too. Like his version of Atlantic City a lot more too

 

That version kills the studio version.

[GASabresIUFAN]

I'm going to have to take a few minutes to read all these great posts and add the thoughts to the first post.  Wow!  It's crazy how hard this is, but it is a great way to pass the bye week.

Edited January 17, 2018 by Georgia Flakt

[French Collection]

Great thread!

 

I'll try and add a few bands that haven't been mentioned much.

 

America Horse With No Name

The Animals We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

Bachman Turner Overdrive. Takin' Care Of Business

Bad Company Rock And Roll Fantasy

Billy Squier In The Dark

Black Sabbath (with Dio) Heaven And Hell

Blue Oyster Cult Burning For You

Bryan Adams and Tina Turner It's Only Love

Doozie Brothers Black Water

Doucette Mama Let Him Play

Eddie Money Shakin'

ELO Don't Bring Me Down

Foghat Slow Ride

Foreigner Jule Box Hero

Free All Right Now

Grand Funk Railroad Some Kind Of Wonderful

The Guess Who American Woman

Joe Walsh Life's Been Good

Kiss Detroit Rock City

Nazareth Love Leads To Madness

Otis Redding Dock Of The Bay

Rainbow Man On The Silver Mountain

Steppenwolf Magic Carpet Ride

Steve Earle Copperhead Road

Sweet Ballroom Blitz

Ted Nugent Stranglehold

Thin Lizzy Cold Sweat

Tom Cochrane and Red Rider Boy Inside The Man

Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks Stop Draggin' My Heart Around

Traveling Wilburys End Of The Line

Uriah Heep The Wizard

ZZ Top La Grange

38 Special Somebody Like You

[Taro T]

A few other bands that have either not been mentioned or had limited mention.

 

Meat Puppets: Backwater

 

The Refreshments: Banditos

 

The Church: Under the Milky Way Tonight

 

Tracy Bingham: Fast Car

 

Alannah Myles: Black Velvet

 

Collective Soul: Gel, December

 

King Crimson: 21st Century Schizoid Man

 

Jeff Beck: Freeway Jam

 

Thin Lizzy: The Boys Are Back in Town, The Cowboy Song

 

Sass Jordan: Head, I'm Not

 

Letters From Cleo: Here & Now

 

Live: Selling the Drama (If I already mentioned this one, oops)

 

Living Color: Open Letter (to a Landlord)

 

Bruce Hornsby: That's Just the Way It Is

 

The Robert Cray Band: Smoking Gun

 

Jim Croce: I've Got a Name

 

Rare Earth: Get Ready

 

Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels: Devil w/ the Blue Dress

 

Foghat: Slow Ride

 

Foreigner: Urgent

 

Focus: Hocus Pocus

 

Duke Jupiter: I Drink to You

 

The Kings: This Beat Goes On / Switchin' to Glide

 

John Cougar Mellencamp: Cherry Bomb

 

Republica: Ready to Go

 

Jesus Jones: Right Here, Right Now (disclaimer: EVERY SINGLE one of his other songs are awful, but especially if you were cognizant in 1989, that one is incredible)

 

Renaud: Miss Maggie

 

Tim Curry: I Do the Rock

 

Ian Drury & the Blockheads: Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

 

The Ramones: Blitzkrieg Bop

 

America: Sister Golden Hair

 

April Wine: This Could Be The Right One, Sign of the Gypsy Queen

 

Gowan: Criminal Mind

 

Simple Minds: Don't You (Forget About Me)

 

Chris Isaac: Wicked Game

 

Space Hog: In the Meantime

 

Foster the People: Pumped Up Kicks

 

Incubus: Drive

 

The Men: Church of Logic, Sin, & Love

 

Our Lady Peace: Naveed

 

Tragically Hip: New Orleans is Sinking

 

The Greatful Dead: Shakedown Street (Truckin' is too obvious)

 

 

Probably will add more later.

The Alan Parsons Project: I Wouldn't Want to be Like You

 

John Valby: Bang, bang, Lulu :lol:

[Ogre]

Taro I’m glad you’ve included Meat Puppets. Very under rated band. Mrs. IT’s and my first wedding dance song was “Shine”.

I’d throw some Blind Melon and Janes Addiction into the mix I’ve seen so far.

[Sabel79]

Jesus Jones: Right Here, Right Now (disclaimer: EVERY SINGLE one of his other songs are awful, but especially if you were cognizant in 1989, that one is incredible)

Dude...it wasn't good then..

[Taro T]

Dude...it wasn't good then..

You're probably right, but it fit the emotion of the entire Eastern Blic falling very well.

[Sabel79]

You're probably right, but it fit the emotion of the entire Eastern Blic falling very well.

Perhaps. David Hasselhoff did it better. (also garbage).

[Taro T]

Taro I’m glad you’ve included Meat Puppets. Very under rated band. Mrs. IT’s and my first wedding dance song was “Shine”.

I’d throw some Blind Melon and Janes Addiction into the mix I’ve seen so far.

:thumbsup:

 

Can't believe I didn't include Axel's brother's No Rain. Very goid call w/ Blind Melon.

 

Along that line: The Gin Blossoms Till I Hear It From You & Better Than Ezra's Good should be mentioned also.

[darksabre]

Hell yes Spacehog