Top 5 Rock Songs

[Martial Tucker]

OK, it's a slow day for me, and I've checked out other threads about childhood songs and radio stations, which made me curious to ask people their selections for "Top 5 Rock Songs". I certainly realize this is purely a matter of opinion, so I personally am not looking to debate others selections, just curious what others
think.

My selections:

#1 : All Along The Watchtower (Hendrix)
#2 : Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin)
#3 : Free Bird (Lynard Skynard)
#4 : Layla (Derek & the Dominoes)
#5 : Gimme Shelter (Stones)

 

[michaeledward]

Your selection is pretty good. It is hard to argue with any of those songs. Although, they are a bit before my time - and my time is still 'Oldies' by today's standards.

A Man I'll Never Be - Boston - Don't Look Back
People and Places - Journey - Departure
The Wall - Kansas - Leftoverture
Here and Now - Vai - Sex & Religion
Red Barchetta - Rush - Moving Pictures


Mike

 

[Kempojujutsu]

1. Crazy Train Ozzy
2. You Shook me all night long AC/DC
3. Ain't talking about love Van Halen
4. Emigrate Song Led Zeppelin
5. Saturday Night Special Lynard Skynard

I could name many others which are my favorites.

 

[lonecoyote]

Here's mine: 1. Night Moves-Bob Seger 2. Born to Run-Bruce Springsteen 3. Purple Haze-Hendrix 4. Smoke on the Water-Deep Purple 5. Whole Lotta Rosie-AC/DC Everyone's list is great. Wish I could hear them all on a Martial talk radio station.

 

[Flatlander]

1. Free Bird - Lynard Skynard
2. Ina Gada Davita - Iron Butterfly
3. Sweet Leaf - Black Sabbath
4. Layla - Derek & the Dominoes
5. All Along the Watchtower - Hendrix

 

[MA-Caver]

1) LA Woman - The Doors
2) Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys - Traffic
3) Freebird (LIVE) - Lynyrd Skynyrd (One More From The Road)
4) Hard Days Night - Beatles
5) Nights In White Satin - Moody Blues

 

[KenpoTex]

Not in any particular order...

1. Freebird-Lynyrd Skynyrd
2. Paradise City-Guns 'n' Roses
3. Highway to Hell- AC/DC
4. Turn the Page- Bob Seger
5. Layla-Derek & the Dominoes

 

[kenpo tiger]

Crossroads - Cream
Goin Home - Alvin Lee and Ten Years After (how many of you know who this is?)
Gimme Some Lovin - Spencer Davis Group
5:15 - The Who
Bargain - The Who
AND
Pinball Wizard - The Who
The House is A-Rockin' - Stevie Ray Vaughn
Devil with a Blue Dress/CC Ryder/Good Golly Miss Molly medley - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Baba O'Reilly - The Who
Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who

Just getting started. No particular order for me, either.

 

[OULobo]

What only five? Okay

Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
The emminent souther fried rock song and a shot at Neil Young just for fun.

Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
Dylan writes Jimi immortalizes it. Sweet hard riffs and poetic imagry.

Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
Classic blues rock with a cool narrative to boot.

Sabbath - Ironman
Plodding metal forefather, complete with menacing lyrics.

AC/DC - You Shook Me
Jumping screeching vocals that get played everywhere from bars to highschool dances. Puts the sex back in Rock and Roll.


honorable mention:

Who - Baba O'Reily
Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
Animals - House of the Rising Sun
CCR - Fortunate Son
Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride
KISS - Rock and Roll All Night
Pink Floyd - Time
Eagles - Hotel California

 

[Bammx2]

Evidence-faith nomore

Children of the Sun-Billy Thorpe
Great Gig in the Sky-Pink Floyd
Paradise Riviera-Stevie Ray Vaughn
Little Wing-Stevies Ray Vaughn

Honorable mention......
anything by Queensryche!

 

[kenpo tiger]

Evidence-faith nomore

Children of the Sun-Billy Thorpe
Great Gig in the Sky-Pink Floyd
Paradise Riviera-Stevie Ray Vaughn
Little Wing-Stevies Ray Vaughn

Honorable mention......
anything by Queensryche!

How about Hendrix' version (the original, I believe) of Little Wing??

Glad to see another Stevie Ray fan.

 

[Bammx2]

Hendix is always awsome....but the twist SRV gave Little wing.....

Jimmy would be proud!

 

[Martial Tucker]

How about Hendrix' version (the original, I believe) of Little Wing??

Glad to see another Stevie Ray fan.

KT, we agree on music once again! MT

 

[OULobo]

I asbsolutly love SRV and would've put him on my list, but I dont call him rock. I would say he's still blues. I also wold've added Marley, but he's reggae.

 

[kenpo tiger]

Good music is good music.

 

[Martial Tucker]

I asbsolutly love SRV and would've put him on my list, but I dont call him rock. I would say he's still blues. I also wold've added Marley, but he's reggae.

Hey, I started this thread and I'm a real open-minded guy. SRV and Marley are fine with me!