Picking the Top 50 Rock songs that I think are the best of all time is really tough for me, but here goes ...
I love seeing other peoples lists too, so send me your Top 50.
1. You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
2. Why Can't This Be Love - Van Halen
3. Rock And Roll Band - Boston
4. Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh
5. Back In Black - AC/DC
6. Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
7. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
8. Drop Dead Legs - Van Halen
9. Cool The Engines - Boston
10. Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
11. Gimme Three Steps - Lynyrd Skynyrd
12. The Joker - Steve Miller Band
13. More Than A Feeling - Boston
14. Stone In Love - Journey
15. All Right Now - Free
16. Juliana - Big Head Todd
17. Once Bitten, Twice Shy - Great White
18. Hold The Line - Toto
19. Never Been To Spain - Three Dog Night
20. Jungle Love - Steve Miller Band
21. Mississippi Queen - Mountain
22. Honky Tonk Women - Rolling Stones
23. Your Mama Don't Dance - Loggins & Messina
24. Old Time Rock And Roll - Bob Seger
25. Hurt So Good - John Cougar Mellencamp
26. I'm Not The One - The Cars
27. I'll Be There For You - Bon Jovi
28. In The Name Of Love - U2
29. Magic Man - Heart
30. Need You Tonight - INXS
31. Start Me Up - Rolling Stones
32. Summer Of '69 - Bryan Adams
33. Cult Of Personality - Living Colour
34. Can't Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon
35. American Dream - Dirt Band
36. Hotel California - The Eagles
37. Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet
38. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
39. Will You Still Love Me - Chicago
40. Crazy For You - Madonna
41. Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band
42. Never Say Goodbye - Bon Jovi
43. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad - Def Leppard
44. I'll Be Over You - Toto
45. Fat Bottom Girls - Queen
46. Kyrie - Mr Mister
47. Come Monday - Jimmy Buffet
48. Every Breath You Take - The Police
49. Your Love - Outfield
50. Don't Do Me Like That - Tom Petty
Sunday, July 13, 2008
My Top 50 Rock Songs Of All Time
Saturday, July 5, 2008
6 Albums You Would Want If Stranded On An Island
One of my favorite music topics to talk about with friends is the proverbial "stranded on an island" question. Lets say that you'll be limited to 6 albums (no homemade compilations) - which ones would you pick? Mine are below (this was very hard for me - luckily we have mp3 players now days).
- Van Halen - 5150 (1986)
- Steve Miller Band - Greatest Hits 1974-1978
- Boston - Boston (self titled album)(1976)
- Journey - Greatest Hits (1988)
- 38 Special - Flashback, Best of 38 Special (1987)
- ZZ Top - Greatest Hits (1992)
Friday, July 4, 2008
Just Gimme That Rock and Roll Music ... Any Old Way You Choose It ...
Music is a sine qua non for me - a thing, without which, there is nothing.
It is a universal language that enhances the human condition by providing a common medium through which we are all connected. Music is something that goes to the very essence of our humanity. This is because it speaks to us at a subconscious level and alters our moods.
No matter the happening or event, I firmly believe that every occasion can be made better with the right music.
I remember as a little kid getting my first album. It was Summer, 1978 ... The Beach Boys - Greatest Hits. I listened to that album a lot over the coming months. This was the start of my love for rock and roll.
A few years later, I bought a stereo for my room. A Technics receiver, a Sherwood dual cassette deck and big, brown EQ Acoustics three way speakers. I loved the sound of that system and listened to music all the time.
Next came the Sony Walkman cassette player. I bought one of the original models - it was silver and the entire case was made of metal. Music changed for me again. I couldn't imagine the difference in sound quality - it was mind blowing.
Just when I had accumulated a big collection of cassettes, something called the Compact Disc hit the scene. I was just starting high school and was over at a friends house. He was in college and had just bought a CD player. I went with him to find some CDs. The first song he played was AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long". It was the first time that I had ever heard that song and yes, I know it came out several years before that, but somehow I had not heard it. I was hooked immediately though. Music changed again for me at this point. Once I had heard music on CD nothing else could compare. And that song, which for me, melded the perfect guitar riff with the perfect beat, became my favorite song to this day.
Music has always had extremely strong associations with memories for me. For instance, for certain songs, I remember exactly what I was doing the first time I heard them. In other cases, hearing a particular song will bring back extremely vivid memories of particular events for me. I also associate certain time periods or phases of my life with a particular band or album - for instance 9th Grade for me was my Chicago 17 phase. Late in '85 I found Boston. Summer '86 was Van Halen 5150. Early '87 was Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet. Later in '87 I really got into Steve Miller Band. I've been listening to all of them ever since.
Needless to say, music is very important to me. I think music says a lot about a person, so I love hearing other peoples' opinions, likes, dislikes and stories. Submit your comments and share your stories.
