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19 minutes ago, Macanudo said:

Another  odd one....  Sundown over Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald for Gordon Lightfoot but not sure if he really qualifies here.

Like I said, I'd rather people not concern themselves with the greatness of the artist.

And I agree:  "Sundown" is a fantastic song.

She came to me like a friend

She blew in on the southern wind

Now my heart has turned to stone again

There's gonna be a showdown

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26 minutes ago, Macanudo said:

Another  odd one....  Sundown over Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald for Gordon Lightfoot but not sure if he really qualifies here.

Wtf dude of course he does.  Just because he was born in Canada doesn't make him not great.  He still tours.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Lightfoot

Billy - Scenes ( Vienna a very, very close 2nd)

Elton - Your Song (Funeral being my favorite)

 

With regards to Seger's "Night Moves" the best lyrical sequence to me in the song is "I used her/She used me/Neither one cared/We were gettin' our share." The bitterness & regret in that exchange when the protagonist is reflecting on his teenage years is damn good stuff. 

The Stones....were they ever better than they were on Sticky Fingers? As much as I love Gimme Shelter, to paraphrase Keef if you were leading me to the firing squad I might ask to hear Can't You Hear me Knocking or Moonlight Mile as a last request.

If I'm late to the Tom Petty suggestions, American Girl has got to be option 1A. 

 

Can't You Hear Me Knocking is the greatest first half of a song ever. Then the second half turns into Santana.

Petty's best is "Last Dance".  

As to "Old Man", a cool bit of trivia that many don't know...it's James Taylor playing banjo. 

9 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

Oh man, I hate that song.  (Seriously.)  Creepy Bob in full force.  "And points all her own sitting way up high"  Yikes.

I'll go with "Against The Wind".

He's singing it from the perspective of a horny young dude banging his hot girlfriend on a regular basis in the backseat of his '60 Chevy, not some pervy old man.  Ain't creepy at all, IMO.  Night Moves is a great song.  

I'm kinda partial to Mainstreet as well.  

 

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Just now, Carl Spackler said:

Radio Free Europe

That's a good one, but I like Don't go back to Rockville.

Thin Lizzy -- The Boys Are Back In Town, followed closely by Jailbreak.  TBABIT gets played to death, which might be a turnoff to some, but it's a great tune.  You could probably flip those two songs around and I wouldn't fight you.  

Southbound is a personal fave.

 

1 minute ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

That's a good one, but I like Don't go back to Rockville.

Rockville is all kinds of great.  I might have to change my mind.

2 minutes ago, Carl Spackler said:

Rockville is all kinds of great.  I might have to change my mind.

Yeah there are a few you could call out as their best from Reckoning or Murmur.

50 minutes ago, Deej said:

Can't You Hear Me Knocking is the greatest first half of a song ever. Then the second half turns into Santana.

That's pretty spot on. But that extended Taylor solo/jam session at the end was a live, one take so fuck it...if you're gonna go noodling and come up with something that solid you're goddamn right it's album worthy.

Can we talk Lou Reed? Because Dirty Boulevard is about as good as it gets. 

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19 minutes ago, GhostOfTomJoad said:

That's pretty spot on. But that extended Taylor solo/jam session at the end was a live, one take so fuck it...if you're gonna go noodling and come up with something that solid you're goddamn right it's album worthy.

Can we talk Lou Reed? Because Dirty Boulevard is about as good as it gets. 

Not saying it's bad, but just a let down after that kickass opening.

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18 minutes ago, GhostOfTomJoad said:

Can we talk Lou Reed? Because Dirty Boulevard is about as good as it gets. 

+ infinity

I love that whole New York album, but damn if "Dirty Boulevard" isn't Lou at his finest.

I'm not sure "Rockville" is actually REM's finest, but it sure gets bonus points for Mike Mills' backing vocals, not to mention his songwriting.

Gary Moore's (not as Thin Lizzie) slow version of "Don't Believe A Word"

 

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And I'll go off the beaten path on Peter Gabriel.  This song is incredible.

 

7 hours ago, Mach 1 said:

Stones

 

Bowie

 

Floyd

 

It's probably because i'm a (wannabe) bass guitarist that i'd put Money as the best Pink Floyd song, with Lucifer Sam a very close second

47 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

I've gotta chime in on ZZ Top...

 

Hard to argue with Blue Jean Blues, but my choice is "She's a Heart Breaker". Different, and not guitar driven like most of their songs, but the words amaze me every time. "She can break a heart, and take all the love she needs." The whole song epitomizes the drollness of ZZ. 

Hendrix: Axis: Bold as Love. Doesn't get much play. The matching riff that he plays over "ribbons of euphoria" is magnificent. Just a well thought out song, and the ending is perfect. All the phaser/flanger stuff is dated now, but it was revolutionary at the time. First Hendrix concert I saw, someone shouted for him to play Axis. His reply was "We don't play that one live...it's too beautiful". 

Beatles: In My Life. 

I saw the Eagles not sure if anyone did Don Henley yet. 

 

This version is cool especially the beginning interview. 

On 11/13/2019 at 2:49 PM, Onboard 2.0 said:

Saw 'em back in the day, they came in late on the southern rock thing, and went out with it just as quickly.

Saw them and April Wine together in 1981 in Lubbock.  What a great guitar rock show that was.  

14 hours ago, Underdog said:

Billy - Scenes ( Vienna a very, very close 2nd)

Elton - Your Song (Funeral being my favorite)

 

Billy: She's Always a Woman or She's Got a Way

Elton: Tiny Dancer or I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues

20 hours ago, tbone_ said:

I did turn the page at an open mic sat so I’m going with Turn the Page.

But there is no wrong answer for Seger.

Roll me away is way under rated.

That and "Still The Same" are my favorite Seger songs, with "Fire Lake"  coming in for the show.  

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10 minutes ago, hullabelew said:

Saw them and April Wine together in 1981 in Lubbock.  What a great guitar rock show that was.  

I think April Wine opened up about 20 different concerts I saw over the years.  They were the quintessential opening act, almost rivaled by Max Webster.

12 hours ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

That's a good one, but I like Don't go back to Rockville.

Harborcoat is probably my second favorite song of all-time, next to Petty's "American Girl".  

"There's a splinter in your eye and it reads react.  R-E-A-C-T."    Peter Yorn does that R-E-A-C-T part sometimes during live shows.  Love that.  

Neko Case?  I'd go with "Bad Luck".  "Woke a dog from a running dream and that's bad luck".   LOVE that line.

 

15 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

Billy: She's Always a Woman or She's Got a Way

Elton: Tiny Dancer or I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues

I'm a dumbass, of course Tiny Dancer for Elton. 

Interesting choice for Woman, a BJ FB group posted this a while back.  I like it, you can hear the classical influence on his work. 

 

So many really good Pink Floyd tunes but "Dogs" is my favorite at the moment. "Comfortably Numb" has to be the popular pick.

 

 

 

 

 

 

adding this one even though Willie didn’t write it, but the performance and production are incredible.  So nod to Fred Rose. 
 

 

Elton John:  For me, it has to be "Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy".   Never seen this live version.  That original recording has such a fantastic sonic vibe it.  The drum sounds are incredible.  

 

I’m sorry, it’s not Love Removal Machine.

That and "Still The Same" are my favorite Seger songs, with "Fire Lake"  coming in for the show.  

The crazy thing is how many legit great songs does he have? 30?

This is best Elton

I'm on my 2nd vinyl. Wore the first one out freshman year of college.

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I still contend that Heart's early work is some of the greatest sounding rock of all time.  Pretty damn good looking rock, too:

 

For Elton John, Id go with one of the songs used in Almost Famous. Just not sure which one.

36 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

I still contend that Heart's early work is some of the greatest sounding rock of all time.  Pretty damn good looking rock, too:

 

I was about to compare the drum sound from Capt. Fantastic to the early Heart recordings.   And when Roger Fisher left, so left Heart.  I listened to all of the early Heart stuff this weekend while doing some work in the basement.  Even my deaf wife was bitching about how loud the stereo was.  

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