Classic Rock Song of the Day (Deep Cuts now being featured!!)

[jjrock88]

fantastic song, my favorite from April Wine.

[jingle.boy]

Probably the first April Wine song I ever knew.  Top notch still today, but there's probably a couple of others I like better.  April Wine is like Canada's version of ... I dunno, Bad Company?  Middle-to-upper tier rock band.  Definitely not A-list though.

[Jaq]

Sign of the Gypsy Queen is my favorite April Wine song, and my lingering memory of it is not the exceptional studio version, but rather the live version that ran on MTV in the early days from a concert performance that ended with an extended triple lead guitar coda, the 70s extended jamming fighting for its life at the start of the video music age. Young Jaq's mom hated it because three guitars soloing at once sounded like noise to her. And boy did I hear about it. 

[masterthes]

I never understood John's fascination with Yoko, but he claims she saved his life, so maybe he would have tried to commit suicide early in life. That boy had some demons

[KevShmev]

Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb

Kind of a "this song is so awesome in every way, that it kind of goes without saying, so what more can we say about it?" featured song, but a classic this big has to be featured at some point, right?  I will say that as awesome and iconic as David Gilmour's solo at the end of the song is, I love the first solo so much, too, that when I first got wind of how iconic the solo in this song was considered to be, I wondered for a while if people were talking about the first or second solo.  That is how much I love the first solo, too.

[King Postwhore]

This is how I love my solo's.  With passion and emotion.  Alex Lifeson does that as well (Mission, Emotion Detector).  It's as amost the guitar is telling or singing the story of the song to me and  Comfortably Numb does all that.

[JayOctavarium]

Probably my favourite song. Ever.

[Jaq]

It's Comfortably Numb. What else needs to be said?

Actually, this. I knew a guitar player in high school who was trying to write a song with a similar sort of massive ending solo, working out each section for ages, trying to build it just like Gilmour did. I was amused years later to read an interview with Gilmour where he said he basically banged out a bunch of solos and stuck the best bits together to make the end solo. 

[Orbert]

To me, the great thing about the two solos in this song is that the first one is played over the D major progression ("There is no pain, you are receding...") and the second one is played over the B minor (the verse) but both flow seamlessly from the song itself.  So seamlessly that you might not even realize what he's done.  And both solos, of course, are awesome.  The first one is the melodic, "pretty" solo, the second is the "evil" sounding one.

[masterthes]

I have three versions on my iPod: the studio, Delicate Sound version, and from Pulse. The Pulse version, IMO is the definitive version of this song

[Ruba]

Even though I love Pink Floyd, this song doesn't do much for me  . I don't really like the chorus. Of course the soloing is great, but it's David Gilmour, what did you expect?

[?]

Amazing song, 'nuff said

[Podaar]

This is the art of song writing at it's finest, or so it seems to me. The music perfectly fits the intended mood. As wonderful as the solos are the lyrics are just as iconic. It's...it's...well, Comfortably Numb. What else is there to say? 

[jingle.boy]

There's a reason modern day guitarists often reference this guitar performance.  Easily a top 5 or top 3 solo of all time - likely the best.  I'd have to think about what else I'd put up there, but when people ask/think "best classic rock solo", this will invariably come to mind quickly.

King... can't believe you didn't mention The Garden as emotion-fuelled solo.  Alex's best ever IMO.

[King Postwhore]

It is but the others are that much better.

[KevShmev]

Joe Walsh - All Night Long

His songs were always hit or miss for me, but I liked this one quite a bit.  It didn't seem to get played as much as a few of his other more well-known classics, but I never not listened to it when it came on.  Good tune!

[Jaq]

Christ I haven't heard this song in YEARS. Joe Walsh has been reduced to Life's Been Good and Rocky Mountain Way on local classic rock radio. Hit and miss describes Joe Walsh to a T-he made some undeniable classics but also some sheer dreck, especially in the 80s.

[Orbert]

Yep, the classic rock stations seem to have forgotten about this one.  But it's a classic all right.  Good song.

[DebraKadabra]

JOE WALSH FOR PRESIDENT
 
But seriously, great song.  Joe's always been my favorite Eagle, and he's a damn fine musician.

[jingle.boy]

Joe's always been my favorite Eagle, and he's a damn fine musician.

Yes, but does Steve Miller want to fly like him?

[KevShmev]

The Toys - A Lover's Concerto

Another song that might be more of an oldie than a classic rock tune, and might even be more pop than rock, but whatever; still a good addition to the thread, I think.  Nice little song, with a very infectious vocal melody.  Definitely a classic, regardless of the genre.

[Jaq]

You tube to see if it's a local classic or not...

Oh, THAT song. Totally had forgotten it.

[Orbert]

The Toys didn't ring any bells, so I kinda skipped this one, but then I recognized the name of the song.  I didn't realize it was so old.  I do remember it, though, because I too am so old.  Basically Mozart's "Minuet in G" with words, hence the title and its association with classical music.  Not a bad song, I guess.  Amadeus should've gotten co-writing credit, though.

[King Postwhore]

If I didn't youtube this I would never remember this song.  I always heard this song on my parents oldie's station driving around.

[KevShmev]

The Toys didn't ring any bells, so I kinda skipped this one, but then I recognized the name of the song.  I didn't realize it was so old.  I do remember it, though, because I too am so old.  Basically Mozart's "Minuet in G" with words, hence the title and its association with classical music.  Not a bad song, I guess.  Amadeus should've gotten co-writing credit, though.

You mean Bach.  I know that because of this scene:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=u7TqqxbyzD8#t=543

 

[Orbert]

Crap.  I should've known that.

To be fair, though, it does sound more like Mozart than Bach.

[KevShmev]

I have never delved into classical music as much as I always wanted to, so I'll take your word for it.

Jimi Hendrix - Foxey Lady

Like I have said before, I have never been much of a Hendrix fan, but most of his well-known songs are enjoyable enough, like this one.  It's a good song, but it is not one I ever seek out. 

[Big Hath]

[Orbert]

I'm not crazy about Hendrix, but he was pretty cool and had some great songs.  I like this one.

I think my favorite part is during the breakdown, when he says "Here I come, baby.  I'm comin' to get'cha!"

[KevShmev]

Electric Light Orchestra - Livin' Thing

Another one of those good classics by ELO.  I remember getting a best of by them on CD at one point, hearing this, and thinking, "Oh yeah, I know this song."  Enjoyable tune, one that I now cannot hear without thinking of the end of Boogie Nights.

[Podaar]

ELO was always one of those groups that I felt like I should like because on paper the concept of their group is brilliant. The reality is I could never mesh with their vocals and writing style. I still don't. If this song appeared on my classic rock radio I would change the station. 

[Orbert]

I like ELO a lot, but only in small does.  Which is probably weird, but that's how I roll.  I like this song.

[masterthes]

It's alright

[DebraKadabra]

Joe's always been my favorite Eagle, and he's a damn fine musician.

Yes, but does Steve Miller want to fly like him?

 

Electric Light Orchestra - Livin' Thing

This was the one that really broke them.  This and Evil Woman.  LOVE me some ELO.

[KevShmev]

The Outlaws - Green Grass and High Tides

I like this song, but I have to admit that I never went bananas over it.  It seemed like this was the one song by this band that everyone thought was totally awesome, but maybe it's because I thought Ghost Riders in the Sky was better, as to why I never developed a major love for this one.