Author Topic: Classic Rock Song of the Day (Deep Cuts now being featured!!) (Read 158586 times)

jingle.boy · « **Reply #2940 on:** July 24, 2014, 12:09:41 PM »

When I need a Triumph fix, Just a Game is not an album I often think of, so I couldn't hear this song in my head on name alone. I just spun it, and it's one of the better from this album for sure, but not a tier 1 Triumph song in my opinion.

Podaar · « **Reply #2941 on:** July 24, 2014, 01:18:29 PM »

The only Triumph album I've ever owned and a huge reason was the title song. Terrific song, and I'm sure I heard it on the local FM rock station...almost any number of years ago now.

TempusVox · « **Reply #2942 on:** July 24, 2014, 02:01:20 PM »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zycecz8vC6o

jingle.boy · « **Reply #2943 on:** July 24, 2014, 02:11:42 PM »

Quote from: Podaar on July 24, 2014, 01:18:29 PM

The only Triumph album I've ever owned and a huge reason was the title song. Terrific song, and I'm sure I heard it on the local FM rock station...almost any number of years ago now.

Oh for the love that is holy and good... go get yourself Allied Forces!!!

KevShmev · « **Reply #2944 on:** July 25, 2014, 09:02:22 AM »

Allied Forces is really good, but Thunder Seven and Never Surrender are both really good as well. Those are all about equally good, if you ask me.

KevShmev · « **Reply #2945 on:** July 25, 2014, 09:10:46 AM »

The Doors - The End

For a spell in the early 90s, when I had first gotten into the Doors, this was one of my 5-10 favorite songs. I loved it to death, to the point where I listened to it practically every day for weeks. It helps that the girlfriend I had at the time was a Doors nut (girls back then always seemed to go crazy for them, often because they thought Jim Morrison was dreamy

), so having them playing on a regular basis was even easier. I can't call it a favorite anymore, but I still like it a lot, and it's still one of my favorite Doors tunes.

Jaq · « **Reply #2946 on:** July 25, 2014, 09:20:59 AM »

Can't think of The End without thinking of Apocalypse Now. The two are inextricably bound together for me now.

Cool Chris · « **Reply #2947 on:** July 25, 2014, 09:53:03 AM »

In and of itself, a fantastic song, and a monumental closer to one of the best debut rock albums ever.

And probably no previously recorded song has been more beautifully and hauntingly attached to a movie as this one.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #2948 on:** July 25, 2014, 09:57:32 AM »

Pretty good for the Doors, I guess, but I never liked the Doors very much, so...

masterthes · « **Reply #2949 on:** July 25, 2014, 09:59:49 AM »

Very trippy song. I'm a bit more of a fan of When The Music's Over when it comes to long Doors songs

jingle.boy · « **Reply #2950 on:** July 25, 2014, 10:09:58 AM »

Quote from: hefdaddy42 on July 25, 2014, 09:57:32 AM

Pretty good for the Doors, I guess, but I never liked the Doors very much, so...

Outside of a couple of the upbeat ones (Touch Me, Peace Frog, etc..) I'm with ya. Riders and LA Woman do nothing for me, and The End approaches that territory. Not terrible, but entirely skipable. The Doors are better when they keep things short and simple.

Orbert · « **Reply #2951 on:** July 25, 2014, 11:43:02 AM »

The Doors had the short pop songs that were usually pretty good, and they had the rambling things with Morrison just babbling. I'm more a fan of the first category.

KevShmev · « **Reply #2952 on:** July 25, 2014, 01:10:28 PM »

Me too, but there is just something about The End that I just dig.

Orbert · « **Reply #2953 on:** July 25, 2014, 01:14:57 PM »

It's an interesting piece, captivating the first few times, and beyond that for many. Just not me.

TAC · « **Reply #2954 on:** July 25, 2014, 01:15:07 PM »

Love Just A Game. I am not a Doors fan.

Kev, speaking of classic rock, have you ever given old Alice Cooper a shot?

KevShmev · « **Reply #2955 on:** July 25, 2014, 01:20:15 PM »

Many years ago, yes. I like a handful of his songs, but nothing really made me stand up and take notice.

TAC · « **Reply #2956 on:** July 25, 2014, 01:40:10 PM »

Obviously I'm a huge AC fan, but why the original Alice Cooper band gets overlooked in the annals of Classic Rock is crazy. To me, they are easily the most underrated American rock band going.

OK just wondering...carry on..

KevShmev · « **Reply #2957 on:** July 25, 2014, 01:44:14 PM »

In all fairness, I have featured several Alice Cooper songs in this thread.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #2958 on:** July 25, 2014, 02:18:28 PM »

Feed My Frankenstien

Well, that's probably not what you mean lol

TAC · « **Reply #2959 on:** July 25, 2014, 02:24:23 PM »

Quote from: KevShmev on July 25, 2014, 01:44:14 PM

In all fairness, I have featured several Alice Cooper songs in this thread.

I missed 'em! Oh well. Don't take it as a shot at the Thread Starter. It wasn't meant that way at all.

TempusVox · « **Reply #2960 on:** July 25, 2014, 02:34:05 PM »

Quote from: hefdaddy42 on July 25, 2014, 09:57:32 AM

Pretty good for the Doors, I guess, but I never liked the Doors very much, so...

"I'm with you fellers." ~ Delmar O'Donnell

KevShmev · « **Reply #2961 on:** July 25, 2014, 02:58:36 PM »

Quote from: TAC on July 25, 2014, 02:24:23 PM

Quote from: KevShmev on July 25, 2014, 01:44:14 PM
In all fairness, I have featured several Alice Cooper songs in this thread.

I missed 'em! Oh well. Don't take it as a shot at the Thread Starter. It wasn't meant that way at all.

Oh, I know. It's all good.

KevShmev · « **Reply #2962 on:** July 27, 2014, 08:16:53 AM »

The Who - Overture / It's a Boy

I don't remember when or how old I was, but I remember seeing a commercial for The Who for something Tommy-related, and the main theme from the Overture was used, and just based on that little snippet, I thought it sounded pretty awesome, so when I started getting into The Who, Tommy was an immediate purchase because I wanted that song. To this day, it remains one of my favorite pieces of music by The Who, and the section that starts around 2:22 has some of my favorite drum fills ever. In fact, if I had to list songs I always air drum to, this song would be near the top (along with about 88 Rush songs

). Great song that sets the tone for the overall awesomeness of Tommy.

Orbert · « **Reply #2963 on:** July 27, 2014, 11:11:08 AM »

Excellent track. I love the acoustic guitar solo that takes us from the Overture into the first song. The overture itself is great, although it is just an overture, but it does its job well; it lays out the major musical themes for the work to come.

Also, appreciation for John Entwistle on French horn.

JayOctavarium · « **Reply #2964 on:** July 27, 2014, 12:32:16 PM »

Quote from: Orbert on July 27, 2014, 11:11:08 AM

Also, appreciation for John Entwistle on French horn.

YEEESSSSSSSssSSss

masterthes · « **Reply #2965 on:** July 28, 2014, 08:57:56 AM »

I love the Overture to Tommy so much. Really good stuff

Jaq · « **Reply #2966 on:** July 28, 2014, 09:07:48 AM »

My favorite part of Overture-well, it's neck in neck with the French horn parts-is the glorious section where the organ plays the "Listening to you" theme starting at around 2:20 or so. When I bought Tommy I put it on and cranked my stereo UP and that part about blew me into the wall.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #2967 on:** July 28, 2014, 09:57:58 AM »

Not a fan of Tommy.

*ducks*

Cool Chris · « **Reply #2968 on:** July 28, 2014, 10:19:05 AM »

I was a huge Tommy fan a while back, but it really lost favor with me, as the rest of the Who's material has held up strongly for me.

That being said, Overture/It's a Boy is a beautiful piece of music, and a masterful opening to an album.

KevShmev · « **Reply #2969 on:** July 28, 2014, 12:17:45 PM »

Quote from: Jaq on July 28, 2014, 09:07:48 AM

My favorite part of Overture-well, it's neck in neck with the French horn parts-is the glorious section where the organ plays the "Listening to you" theme starting at around 2:20 or so. When I bought Tommy I put it on and cranked my stereo UP and that part about blew me into the wall.

Ha! That is the same part I mentioned, except I gushed about the drum fills. That organ is definitely glorious, though!

KevShmev · « **Reply #2970 on:** July 28, 2014, 12:24:13 PM »

Bruce Springsteen - Jungleland

I am not a big Springsteen fan, but this song is just fantastic. There aren't many Springsteen songs I say that about it, but it's hard to deny how good this song is. The one drawback for me is that the beautiful piano melody at the beginning of the song never comes back, but maybe that's just the prog fan in me who is used to reprises of some sort in songs of this length (9 1/2 minutes).

A killer saxophone solo by Clarence Clemons is arguably the highlight of the song.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #2971 on:** July 28, 2014, 01:02:49 PM »

Big Springsteen fan here, and that is one of his classics. Love it, love it, love it.

Orbert · « **Reply #2972 on:** July 28, 2014, 02:08:52 PM »

Great song, from back when Bruce was great. I'm not sure what the hell happened to him, but he went from writing these amazing, sensitive, introspective songs to silly anthems which are literally one riff played over and over for five or six or 20 minutes. But early Bruce was very cool, and the Born to Run album is of course widely recognized as the best of the early Bruce.

I would love to play this song. It would be astounding. But I can't play keys and sax at the same time (yet?)

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #2973 on:** July 28, 2014, 02:20:36 PM »

I have faith in you.

masterthes · « **Reply #2974 on:** July 28, 2014, 03:29:27 PM »

Awesome song by Bruce. That sax solo is godly

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Author Topic: Classic Rock Song of the Day (Deep Cuts now being featured!!) (Read 158586 times)