Author Topic: Classic Rock Song of the Day (Deep Cuts now being featured!!) (Read 160760 times)

KevShmev · « **Reply #595 on:** March 20, 2013, 12:33:28 PM »

Foreigner - Juke Box Hero

I had a few friends growing up that absolutely loved this song, and I think a large part of it was because of the song title, as jukeboxes were big back then, and a song called Juke Box Hero was too good to pass up, I guess. Me, I like the song, it is enjoyable enough, but it is not really one I'd ever call a favorite.

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #596 on:** March 20, 2013, 12:34:43 PM »

I'd have to agree - good enough song, but I wouldn't call it a favorite either. I reserve that for their first album.

masterthes · « **Reply #597 on:** March 20, 2013, 02:37:24 PM »

My favorite Foreigner song. A great tune to sing along to, albeit badly

So Kev, I'm curious, any plans to ever do a 90's Song of the Day?

KevShmev · « **Reply #598 on:** March 20, 2013, 02:47:29 PM »

Quote from: masterthes on March 20, 2013, 02:37:24 PM

So Kev, I'm curious, any plans to ever do a 90's Song of the Day?

No chance. I didn't like enough mainstream music in the 90s to be able to do that decade justice. But if anyone else wants to take a stab at it, have at it.

King Postwhore · « **Reply #599 on:** March 20, 2013, 03:37:37 PM »

Quote from: KevShmev on March 20, 2013, 12:33:28 PM

Foreigner - Juke Box Hero

I had a few friends growing up that absolutely loved this song, and I think a large part of it was because of the song title, as jukeboxes were big back then, and a song called Juke Box Hero was too good to pass up, I guess. Me, I like the song, it is enjoyable enough, but it is not really one I'd ever call a favorite.

A straight forward rocker to get the blood pumping. Not in my top 20 for Foreigner songs but a good tune live.

Jaq · « **Reply #600 on:** March 20, 2013, 05:22:08 PM »

Back in the day, there were two competing FM rock stations in my area. Keep in mind, this wasn't the time when stations like this were called classic rock, because, well, classic rock as we know it now was the present and near past. So the two stations tended to be very competitive, and one way they tried to keep people involved was call in polls for songs, and every night the stations would play their respective top tens for the day.

The less successful of the two stations was the pioneer of this, and on their nightly countdowns, only two songs held the top spot longer than Juke Box Hero. One was I Love It Loud by Kiss, and the other, inexplicably, was Flamethrower by the J. Geils Band.

Another memory I have of this song was the review of Foreigner's 4 in the local morning paper (ahh, there's a memory. Time was there were both morning and evening papers. Then they merged and became one) where the reviewer called it the best yet strangest rock song since Rush's Tom Sawyer. Having UTTERLY dated myself now, I'll just say Juke Box Hero is a pretty interesting rocker by Foreigner, that does go through a sizable number of moods and tempo changes. Cool tune.

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #601 on:** March 20, 2013, 11:28:24 PM »

An ok song, although the chorus annoys me for some reason. If it weren't for that, I'd probably like it more, but still not a favourite.

KevShmev · « **Reply #602 on:** March 20, 2013, 11:32:01 PM »

Quote from: Jaq on March 20, 2013, 05:22:08 PM

Back in the day, there were two competing FM rock stations in my area. Keep in mind, this wasn't the time when stations like this were called classic rock, because, well, classic rock as we know it now was the present and near past. So the two stations tended to be very competitive, and one way they tried to keep people involved was call in polls for songs, and every night the stations would play their respective top tens for the day.

The less successful of the two stations was the pioneer of this, and on their nightly countdowns, only two songs held the top spot longer than Juke Box Hero. One was I Love It Loud by Kiss, and the other, inexplicably, was Flamethrower by the J. Geils Band.

Another memory I have of this song was the review of Foreigner's 4 in the local morning paper (ahh, there's a memory. Time was there were both morning and evening papers. Then they merged and became one) where the reviewer called it the best yet strangest rock song since Rush's Tom Sawyer. Having UTTERLY dated myself now, I'll just say Juke Box Hero is a pretty interesting rocker by Foreigner, that does go through a sizable number of moods and tempo changes. Cool tune.

LOL indeed.

KevShmev · « **Reply #603 on:** March 20, 2013, 11:37:43 PM »

Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing

I was never much of a fan of this band, but this is a smokin' tune. Great guitar work by Mark Knopfler, and this is always a song that could result in you getting a speeding ticket on the freeway.

masterthes · « **Reply #604 on:** March 21, 2013, 02:46:41 AM »

It's all about that ending solo. There's this band that plays at this local bar I go to a lot and this is one of their highlights. The guy kills the solo and even extends it to a couple of measures

Zydar · « **Reply #605 on:** March 21, 2013, 03:16:32 AM »

God I love this song. It has a lot of sentimental values for me, growing up on Dire Straits thanks to my dad. When he passed away, the song got a new meaning for me.

jjrock88 · « **Reply #606 on:** March 21, 2013, 03:24:55 AM »

Dont know alot about this band, but Kev is right, this is a smokin tune.

Orbert · « **Reply #607 on:** March 21, 2013, 07:29:19 AM »

I have pretty much everything from early Dire Straits, and this song is actually something of an anomoly for them. They had a couple of uptempo songs like this (which are all awesome), but most Dire Straits songs are kinda slow and moody. Very introspective.

Anyway yeah, this one rocks, and it's all about the ending solo. If they play it on the radio, they must allow it to play all the way out, until after the arpeggios, until the return to the three-chord hook, or I scream and turn off the radio in disgust, remembering why I hate radio.

wkiml · « **Reply #608 on:** March 21, 2013, 09:35:22 AM »

Love Mark's playing....can remember an old interview where he was asked why he doesn't play faster..his reply was classic..."because I can't"

Zydar · « **Reply #609 on:** March 21, 2013, 09:36:41 AM »

I love Mark's playing style. I definitely prefer that slower style more than the fast shredding of other guitarists.

Jaq · « **Reply #610 on:** March 21, 2013, 09:58:23 AM »

I love Dire Straits to pieces. They were a bit of an oddity for me because, even as I was at the height of my RAWR METAL phase, I loved them without any reservation. I remember MTV playing a Dire Straits concert from the same tour that produced Alchemy, their live album, and I was tired, so I dozed off during the end solo of Sultans of Swing. I woke up, feeling as if I had slept for hours, to see Mark Knopfler wailing away on the guitar. I had no idea what he was playing, but a little later the familiar guitar line of Sultans of Swing returned, and I realized they'd made the song even longer. I went out the next weekend and bought Alchemy to properly hear the over ten minute version of Sultans of Swing that I had dozed off for a couple of minutes in the middle of.

Goes without saying this song is a classic.

Zydar · « **Reply #611 on:** March 21, 2013, 10:43:43 AM »

The Alchemy version of Sultans is probably my favourite version.

Unlegit · « **Reply #612 on:** March 21, 2013, 10:50:12 AM »

Classic song. Everything about it is just great.

Sir GuitarCozmo · « **Reply #613 on:** March 21, 2013, 11:06:53 AM »

Quote from: Jaq on March 20, 2013, 05:22:08 PM

Back in the day, there were two competing FM rock stations in my area. Keep in mind, this wasn't the time when stations like this were called classic rock, because, well, classic rock as we know it now was the present and near past. So the two stations tended to be very competitive, and one way they tried to keep people involved was call in polls for songs, and every night the stations would play their respective top tens for the day.

Was one of them Z104?

Dublagent66 · « **Reply #614 on:** March 21, 2013, 11:42:26 AM »

Yeah, definitely a classic. Reminds me of MTV back in the good ole days when they used to play music videos.

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #615 on:** March 21, 2013, 12:20:42 PM »

Quote from: KevShmev on March 20, 2013, 11:37:43 PM

Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing

Jaq · « **Reply #616 on:** March 21, 2013, 12:53:07 PM »

Quote from: Sir GuitarCozmo on March 21, 2013, 11:06:53 AM

Quote from: Jaq on March 20, 2013, 05:22:08 PM
Back in the day, there were two competing FM rock stations in my area. Keep in mind, this wasn't the time when stations like this were called classic rock, because, well, classic rock as we know it now was the present and near past. So the two stations tended to be very competitive, and one way they tried to keep people involved was call in polls for songs, and every night the stations would play their respective top tens for the day.

Was one of them Z104?

I was thinking of K94 and WNOR myself. By the time Z104 impinged itself on my consciousness it was a pop station playing speeded up versions of MTV hits to get more songs in per hour.

No, seriously, they did that for a while.

Sir GuitarCozmo · « **Reply #617 on:** March 21, 2013, 01:15:03 PM »

Granted, I was in 3rd grade at the time, so I can't say I remember a hell of a lot about it.

wolfking · « **Reply #618 on:** March 21, 2013, 07:37:28 PM »

Quote from: KevShmev on March 20, 2013, 11:37:43 PM

Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing

I was never much of a fan of this band, but this is a smokin' tune. Great guitar work by Mark Knopfler, and this is always a song that could result in you getting a speeding ticket on the freeway.

FUCKING AMAZING SONG!!

KevShmev · « **Reply #619 on:** March 22, 2013, 08:53:07 AM »

Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run

I don't drop to my knees and genuflect to Springsteen on a daily basis (like 99% of rock critics do), but I do enjoy a number of his songs quite a bit, and this is one of them; damn good song. And it is easily his most classic hit. It is the Springsteen song from the 70s that everyone knows, whether they know it or not.

Zydar · « **Reply #620 on:** March 22, 2013, 08:57:51 AM »

Huge Springsteen fan here, and this is perhaps his best song ever (or tied with Jungleland).

I'm so glad I've actually seen this song live. Can't say enough superlatives about this

jingle.boy · « **Reply #621 on:** March 22, 2013, 10:16:51 AM »

Quote from: Zydar on March 22, 2013, 08:57:51 AM

Huge Springsteen fan here, and this is perhaps his best song ever (or tied with Jungleland).

I'm so glad I've actually seen this song live. Can't say enough superlatives about this

I wouldn't classify myself as 'huge fan', but love most of what the boss did (pre Born in the USA). This whole album is top shelf material.

Unlegit · « **Reply #622 on:** March 22, 2013, 10:18:46 AM »

Not a fan if Springsteen, but this is one of his better songs.

masterthes · « **Reply #623 on:** March 22, 2013, 11:22:14 AM »

This and Thunder Road are two of my favorite Bruce songs

Pols Voice · « **Reply #624 on:** March 22, 2013, 11:41:25 AM »

Sultans of Swing.

Springsteen gets on my nerves. I think he's an untalented hack, honestly.

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #625 on:** March 23, 2013, 03:00:33 AM »

Quote from: Unlegit on March 22, 2013, 10:18:46 AM

Not a fan if Springsteen, but this is one of his better songs.

Exactly.

King Postwhore · « **Reply #626 on:** March 23, 2013, 05:05:17 AM »

One of Bruce's better songs. I don't own anything but a greatest hits by him and I'm happy with just the GH.

KevShmev · « **Reply #627 on:** March 23, 2013, 10:05:59 AM »

Sammy Hagar - There's Only One Way to Rock

Definitely one of his biggest and well-known classic rock staples to date. He has a lot of regional well-known songs, especially here in St. Louis, where he is worshipped as a rock god, but There's Only One Way to Rock is a Hagar song that rock fans everywhere know. It was even featured on a VH tour or two, IIRC, when he was part of the band. I like the song, and while I never go out of my way to listen to it, if it comes on, I enjoy the hell out of it. Oh, and to address just how popular Hagar really is here in St. Louis, in KSHE-95's current March Bandness 64-band tournament https://www.kshe95.com/marchbandness/bracket/2013.aspx, Hagar as a solo artist is a number 1 seed (along with Rush, Zeppelin and AC/DC).

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #628 on:** March 23, 2013, 10:33:30 AM »

I loved this song after hearing it on the VH live album "Right Here, Right Now". Studio version rocks too.

Orbert · « **Reply #629 on:** March 23, 2013, 10:43:20 AM »

Great song. I love the upbeat Sammy stuff.

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Author Topic: Classic Rock Song of the Day (Deep Cuts now being featured!!) (Read 160760 times)