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

[Cool Chris]

I always check out this thread, just rarely have anything to contribute. I never have any funny stories relating to any of the songs, and don't want to chime in with just a "Good song" or "Whatta piece of crap."

Barto summed up my thoughts on Styx better than I could have said it. And interesting regionality comment.  There are defintiely some bands, and artists I've never heard of in this thread.

Never woulda pegged you as a fan of SMB, Barto.

[bl5150]

I don't think anyone I know personally (outside of a few musos perhaps) would've ever heard of Styx - to the best of my knowledge they never did much in Australia.

[Podaar]

Yeah, Crystal Ball (the song) is my favorite Styx tune! Seriously. I must have listened to the outro guitar solo a thousand times the first year I had that album. I really dug what Tommy brought to the band.

None of my friends liked the album but the whole thing was (and is) a great memory for me. I always loved how it opened, "Put me on I'm your brand new record album!"

I don't check this thread enough...

[KevShmev]

Triumph - Hold On

This was a song that I never really noticed on the radio until a friend got me into Triumph, and then all of a sudden I noticed that this song was played all of the time.   I was a massive Triumph fan for a few years back in the mid 90s and know most of the stuff from their core albums like the back of my hand, this song included.  Definitely a great tune, like so many other songs from Just a Game, Allied Forces, Thunder Seven and Never Surrender.

[El Barto]

My least favorite song from a band I'm a tremendous fan of.

[jjrock88]

great song from such an underrated band.

[jingle.boy]

This song has it all, tremendous vocals, great solo, unreal work from Gil on the skins... it's flawless.  Not my favorite song by Triumph, maybe not even top 5, but it's a brilliantly structured song.

It's amazing to think that Triumph was the bigger Canadian trio in the 80s.  Then, Rik left.  Imagine if Geddy had left after Presto.  Would Rush be the band they are today?  If Rik hadn't gone solo, I can see them being as big an act as Rush.  Honestly, Triumph's 80s stuff slays the Rush keyboard era.

[King Postwhore]

My least favorite song from a band I'm a tremendous fan of.

I would say my least favorite hit from them.

[jingle.boy]

My least favorite song from a band I'm a tremendous fan of.

I would say my least favorite hit from them.

that's probably an accurate way to describe it.

[El Barto]

My least favorite song from a band I'm a tremendous fan of.

I would say my least favorite hit from them.

that's probably an accurate way to describe it.

Yeah, I'd say that's much more accurate. It's not the worst thing they ever did. It's just one of those songs that got popular despite not really being what the band was about.

[Jaq]

Lay It On The Line is the only pre-Allied Forces song local radio ever played here-hell, now they only play that and Magic Power anymore, sigh, for the days when one could hear Fight The Good Fight on radio-so my first experience with Hold On was the edited version that was played on MTV. I'm with the others, this is the least good of Triumph's well known songs. 

[KevShmev]

Okay, it's time for "Oldies Week."  In other words, classic 60s tunes, ones that are maybe considered more oldies than classic rock tunes, but since I don't see myself or anyone else doing an oldies thread any time soon, I figure this thread is a good place to do it.

The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin'

Fun little song! This is one of those songs I never actively seek out, but if I happen across it, it is catchy enough to where I won't turn it off. 

[King Postwhore]

God, I love the harmonies in this song.

[Jaq]

God, I love the harmonies in this song.

This. This right here. 

[Orbert]

The Mamas and The Papas were great.  I love their harmonies, too, and I did seek this one out.  It's on my iPod as part of my "Mondo Mix".  When it comes on, I sing along.  Great stuff.

[jingle.boy]

You coulda renamed this "Forest Gump Soundtrack week".  Great tune.  Not sure I know anything else by the Mama's and the Papa's.  Michelle Phillips was highly fapable in her prime.

[KevShmev]

You coulda renamed this "Forest Gump Soundtrack week".   

Haha, so true!

[KevShmev]

The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun

This has long been one of my dad's favorite songs, and I remember it being the first song my younger brother learned how to play on the guitar, it supposedly being relatively easy to play.  Definitely a true classic in every sense of the word, it's one I like a lot, and this is one of those songs I always associate with a movie scene (Casino). 

[Orbert]

I like the concept of this song more than the song itself.  It seems to be a story of a place that's mysterious and cool and spooky and whatever, so great potential there, but the song itself is just kinda boring to me.  Also, the solo is lame.  Just the organ playing the melody for a verse.  And the short version magnifies the lameness multifold by shortening it to just the first line.  Seriously, WTF?

[jingle.boy]

Trippy tune.  I always found the wails to be very haunting.

[masterthes]

Two absolutely amazing songs

[King Postwhore]

A haunting classic.  Erik Burden has a great lead singer vibe.

[Cool Chris]

The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin'

Question for all (to satisfy my curiosity) who is the 2nd Papa aside from John? Can you name him?  I always got the sense that for casual fans, he gets lost, not being hot, fat or a kiddie diddler the more famous of the two Papas, despite being the backbone of the vocals.

The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun

Also, the solo is lame.  Just the organ playing the melody for a verse.

I think that is a pretty cool section, taking the melody and ramping it up a bit. Eric Burdon had such a weird timbre(?) to his voice, but when it works, like on songs like this, it really works.

[KevShmev]

Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl

Fun little catchy song.  I think this is one I must have heard enough over the years to where it got to a point where I just knew it, without ever really thinking about it or going out of my way to hear it.  It's a song that you just know.

[Orbert]

The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin'

Question for all (to satisfy my curiosity) who is the 2nd Papa aside from John? Can you name him?  I always got the sense that for casual fans, he gets lost, not being hot, fat or a kiddie diddler the more famous of the two Papas, despite being the backbone of the vocals.

Denny Doherty, The Harbor Master!  I wouldn't have known this one for years, but then we had a son who watched Thomas the Tank Engine, and later Theodore the Tugboat (same thing only with boats instead of trains) which was hosted by Denny as The Harbor Master.

The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun

Also, the solo is lame.  Just the organ playing the melody for a verse.

I think that is a pretty cool section, taking the melody and ramping it up a bit. Eric Burdon had such a weird timbre(?) to his voice, but when it works, like on songs like this, it really works.

We'll just have to disagree on this one.  It wasn't unheard-of to just play an instrumental verse as the solo or bridge section (The Byrds' "Turn, Turn, Turn" is another famous one, and there are countless others), but I've always found it pretty unimaginative to do that.  But it was pretty common in the 60's.

[Podaar]

Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl

Fun little catchy song.  I think this is one I must have heard enough over the years to where it got to a point where I just knew it, without ever really thinking about it or going out of my way to hear it.  It's a song that you just know.

I'm a fan of the entire vibe Van Morrison gave off. Hey, he made the word 'fantabulous' cool. What could be better than that? 

Brown Eyed Girl on the surface seems like a song I'd despise but I always get a hoppin' summertime feel when it comes on the radio. I can't not sing along with it and I always feel better for having done so. Again, like others say, I'd probably not seek it out but I'd stop on a dime to listen if I was channel surfing.

[edit] Oh, and The House of the Rising Sun is cool too! [/edit]

[Cool Chris]

Highly annoying song, one that whenever it comes on, girls will joint-squeal and flock to the dance floor, creating one of their Circling-the-Wagons dance circles and signing the chorus because that is all they know, other than "Making love in the green grass"

Van Morrison has a terrible voice. I never thought anyone could ruin any part of Comfortably Numb.

[King Postwhore]

Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl

Fun little catchy song.  I think this is one I must have heard enough over the years to where it got to a point where I just knew it, without ever really thinking about it or going out of my way to hear it.  It's a song that you just know.

Never liked this song for some reason.  I would always change the station.

[nicmos]

I think something that bothers me about it is that everyone sings along to the chorus without knowing the rest of the song.  You know?  people just like singing "sha la la la la la la, la la la la dee dah".  same thing with some other songs, like Sweet Caroline, where everyone goes "Bah Bah Bah!" in the chorus.  I think I have negative associations with what are otherwise good songs because of this.

[KevShmev]

The Monkees - Daydream Believer

For some reason, this song and video was given a regular run on MTV in the late 80s, and that is when I got to know it.  It's hard to not think of both the song and video as a big pile of cheese, but screw it, it's just so darn catchy, that I can't help but enjoy it. 

[Orbert]

Edited:  I misread the title, thought this was "I'm a Believer", originally by Neil Diamond.

[Cool Chris]

I hate to make this post that KevShmev hates, but the Monkees have so many better songs. I fell in love with the Monkees back in the early 90s when they were on TV all the time. The show cracked me up, and I enjoyed their music enough to buy their cassettes. I listened to them all the time, and still do occasionally. But I don't even think I have this one in my collection. 

It's a good song, and very Monkees video with those very 60s colors and Micky's button up shirt on backwards.

I knew Neil wrote it, but not that he recorded it as well. Got to check that out.

[Orbert]

I screwed up.  I thought it was "I'm a Believer" not "Daydream Believer".  John Stewart wrote "Daydream Believer" although it does have a very Diamondesque melody.

[KevShmev]

Cool Chris, I don't doubt that they probably have better songs, but I have to admit that I've never went out of my way to dig deep into the Monkees, and probably never will. 

[Cool Chris]

I know, but I know you hate the "This band had much better songs, such as X and Y..." type replies

Orbert, thanks you screwed me up to!