Let's help Indi make a special music gift! v. 2000

[Indiscipline]

As a bunch of you fine people (and Scenes thread regular degenerates) may know, I have a brother I can't help but love. He's going to be 50 on September the 12th, and while a big significant gift by pooling resources will be undoubtedly plotted inside the clan, I wish to make something personal for the man, music related even.

So I thought, why don't I make him a playlist of 50 songs for each of the 50 years he's been around? He used to be obsessed with music - specifically heavy metal and hard rock - when he was a boy, then he gradually lost time and interest with every child he's had (we're at four, as far as we know). I'd really love to bring him back to the time when we were listening to records together, or at least to cause a massive midlife crisis driving my sister-in-law crazy.

I'm covering 1970 - 1996 pretty fine, but bugger me if I'm able to pick 50 memorable rock/metal songs for each year from 1997 to 2020*. See where you come in play?

I'm trusting you lot way more than any website (and I mildly despise internet surfing anyway), so I'm asking if you'd like to throw my way a ton of suggestions. Think of this as a roulette, but everybody is playing in the same team, against my sister-in-law.

Let's start with 1997!

*Actually, we just need to get to 2019, which makes 50 playlists starting from 1970.

The score so far:

1997
1998
1999

[TAC]

Dream Theater-Lines In The Sand
Metallica-Fuel
Queensryche-Anytime Anywhere
Megadeth-She Wolf
Fates Warning-APSOG #6 (We're Not Children Anymore)
Bruce Dickinson-Darkside Of Aquarius
Mogg/Way-History Of Flames


...for starters

[Indiscipline]

Thank you, older bro #2! 

I'm updating the OP with every suggestion

[TAC]

I added one to my post before you clipped it. Check the track. It's pretty good.

[TAC]

Sym X-Sea Of Lies....or the 20 min Divine Wings
Hammerfall-Dragon Lies Bleeding
Savatage-The Wake Of Magellan

[King Postwhore]

Ashes To Ashes - Faith No More
I Confess - Kiss
Trust - Megadeath

[faizoff]

Aerosmith - Falling In Love (Is Hard On The Knees)

This was my favorite song of 1997 and I'm not even a big fan of Aerosmith.

[Indiscipline]

Thanks King and faizoff!

[HOF]

Wow, 2,500 songs!

Not a lot in my collection for that year in the metal/hard rock department. I’ll throw you a couple suggestions though.

Big Wreck - That Song
Caroline’s Spine - Sullivan
Enchant - Look Away

[Indiscipline]

Thank you HOF!

Every tune counts!


EDIT: I think I'm gonna gather at least 65 suggestions for each year and make a bit of selection before going to the next one, in order to both fine tune quality and add a tad of discussion. Obviously I will let you know what I picked, why, and what I think about it.

[TAC]

Gary Moore-Business As Usual

[Indiscipline]

Gary Moore-Business As Usual

Makes the cut without questions

[The Walrus]

Stop me if you've heard any of these

MMMBop
Semi-Charmed Life
Barbie Girl
Bitch
Bitter Sweet Symphony
As Long As You Love Me

[Elite]

Radiohead - Paranoid Android

or if you want to give him an aural headache:

Ulver - Hymn IV: Of Wolf and Man

[wolfking]

Gamma Ray - Something from Somewhere Out in Space.  Title track, Beyond the Black Hole or Valley of the Kings.

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

Cool idea! I thought you first meant 50 songs one for each year so I was like that's easy. 50 for each year is a bit more. 

The first song I thought of was MMMbop    That's 1997 for me atleast.

Some doubles and a little mix of everything including some Rock and even Punk:

Hammerfall - The Dragon Lies Bleeding
Hammerfall - Hammerfall
Bruce Dickinson - Accident of Birth
Bruce Dickinson - Freak
In Flames - Dialogue with the Stars
In Flames - Food For The Gods
Metallica - Where the Wild Things Are
Nightwish - The Carpenter
Rammstein - Engel
Rammstein - Du Hast
Rhapsody - Land of Immortals
Stratovarius - Black Diamond
Symphony X - The Accolade
Symphony X - Sea Of Lies
The Offspring - The Meaning Of Life
Foo Fighters - Everlong
Foo Fighters - My Hero
Foo Fighters - Monkey Wrench
Dimmu Borgir - Mourning Palace
Machine Head - Take My Scars
Testament - Demonic Refusal
Deftones - My Own Summer
Dream Theater - Hell's Kitchen
Edguy - Wings of a Dream

[Elite]

More serious suggestions:

something from Metallica's 'Reload' album
Devin Townsend - Bastard (or another track from the same record)
In Flames - The Hive (or another track from the same record)
Pain of Salvation - Nightmist (or another track from the same record)
Royal Hunt - River of Pain (or another track from the same record)
still 'Paranoid Android' by Radiohead

[wolfking]

In Flames - Jotun, Episode 666
Iron Savior - Atlantis Falling
Judas Priest - Jugulator
Machine Head - Ten Ton Hammer
Yngwie Malmsteen - Braveheart, Enemy, My Resurrection
Savatage - Turns to Me
Stratovarius - Black Diamond, Kiss of Judas, Forever Free
WASP - KFD
Bruce Dickinson - Omega, Accident of Birth

[TAC]

Was just about to post Foo Fighters-Everlong Ninja'd

Y&T-Still Falling
Jag Panzer-Judgement Day
Yngwie-Only The Strong
Stratovarius-Black Diamond
UDO-Preachers OF The Night

[Indiscipline]

Stop me if you've heard any of these

MMMBop
Semi-Charmed Life
Barbie Girl
Bitch
Bitter Sweet Symphony
As Long As You Love Me

I heard them, and they'll get me glassed; George is/was 100% metalhead. Thanks nonetheless, man! 

Radiohead - Paranoid Android

Fock you? 

Ulver - Hymn IV: Of Wolf and Man

Let's put in on the list and see later. Thank you!

More serious suggestions:

something from Metallica's 'Reload' album
Devin Townsend - Bastard (or another track from the same record)
In Flames - The Hive (or another track from the same record)
Pain of Salvation - Nightmist (or another track from the same record)
Royal Hunt - River of Pain (or another track from the same record)
still 'Paranoid Android' by Radiohead

 

Gamma Ray - Something from Somewhere Out in Space.  Title track, Beyond the Black Hole or Valley of the Kings.

Thank you, mate!

In Flames - Jotun, Episode 666
Iron Savior - Atlantis Falling
Judas Priest - Jugulator
Machine Head - Ten Ton Hammer
Yngwie Malmsteen - Braveheart, Enemy, My Resurrection
Savatage - Turns to Me
Stratovarius - Black Diamond, Kiss of Judas, Forever Free
WASP - KFD
Bruce Dickinson - Omega, Accident of Birth

Wow. I feel you are the one he would have liked better as brother 

Cool idea! I thought you first meant 50 songs one for each year so I was like that's easy. 50 for each year is a bit more. 

The first song I thought of was MMMbop    That's 1997 for me atleast.

Some doubles and a little mix of everything including some Rock and even Punk:

Hammerfall - The Dragon Lies Bleeding
Hammerfall - Hammerfall
Bruce Dickinson - Accident of Birth
Bruce Dickinson - Freak
In Flames - Dialogue with the Stars
In Flames - Food For The Gods
Metallica - Where the Wild Things Are
Nightwish - The Carpenter
Rammstein - Engel
Rammstein - Du Hast
Rhapsody - Land of Immortals
Stratovarius - Black Diamond
Symphony X - The Accolade
Symphony X - Sea Of Lies
The Offspring - The Meaning Of Life
Foo Fighters - Everlong
Foo Fighters - My Hero
Foo Fighters - Monkey Wrench
Dimmu Borgir - Mourning Palace
Machine Head - Take My Scars
Testament - Demonic Refusal
Deftones - My Own Summer
Dream Theater - Hell's Kitchen
Edguy - Wings of a Dream

Thank you Boom!

Monkey Wrench and Hell's Kitchen make the cut already.

[Indiscipline]

Was just about to post Foo Fighters-Everlong Ninja'd

Y&T-Still Falling
Jag Panzer-Judgement Day
Yngwie-Only The Strong
Stratovarius-Black Diamond
UDO-Preachers OF The Night

You're a machine! 

[TAC]

Gamma Ray - Something from Somewhere Out in Space.  Title track, Beyond the Black Hole or Valley of the Kings.

Damn, how'd I miss that. That might be my favorite Gamma Ray album

So. Focking. Stupid.

[Indiscipline]

Already 62 songs, you guys are wonderful.

The state of the forum, ladies and gentlemen 

If this is the pace, I'm gonna take a week to assess every year's submissions, and I may even dare to do a one song per act kind of thing.

[Elite]

Ulver - Hymn IV: Of Wolf and Man

Let's put in on the list and see later. Thank you!

Let me know after how many seconds you've turned it off, please

[lonestar]

Marillion- Estonia or This Strange Engine

[TAC]

Already 62 songs, you guys are wonderful.

The state of the forum, ladies and gentlemen 

Who needs reddit?

[Indiscipline]

Marillion- Estonia or This Strange Engine

Thanks, jefe!

[TAC]

Marillion- Estonia or This Strange Engine

Thanks, jefe!

I thought it was arje?

[The Walrus]

Stop me if you've heard any of these

MMMBop
Semi-Charmed Life
Barbie Girl
Bitch
Bitter Sweet Symphony
As Long As You Love Me

I heard them, and they'll get me glassed; George is/was 100% metalhead. Thanks nonetheless, man! 

I was mostly just taking the piss because I was blanking on metal 

[King Postwhore]

Marillion- Estonia or This Strange Engine

Thanks, jefe!

I thought it was arje?

Honorary Mexican Cheffie Poo.

[Setlist Scotty]

Hey Indi - no suggestions to add to the list, cause I can't think of any and that list is pretty long, but out of that list, the one that stands out to me is Du Hast from Rammstein. Honestly, I don't even like them that much, but to me that song stands out more than any of the other choices, and that's besides my love for DT and how much I like a bunch of the other songs on that list. Du Hast was pretty significant in that it got a lot of airplay (at least by me) despite all the lyrics being in German. AFAIK, they never had a hit like that again, but much like PMU did for DT, I think Du Hast put them on the radar of many people.

[Indiscipline]

Hey Indi - no suggestions to add to the list, cause I can't think of any and that list is pretty long, but out of that list, the one that stands out to me is Du Hast from Rammstein. Honestly, I don't even like them that much, but to me that song stands out more than any of the other choices, and that's besides my love for DT and how much I like a bunch of the other songs on that list. Du Hast was pretty significant in that it got a lot of airplay (at least by me) despite all the lyrics being in German. AFAIK, they never had a hit like that again, but much like PMU did for DT, I think Du Hast put them on the radar of many people.

Oh yes, that got a lot of airplay 'round here as well at the time, and I think my bro would expect it for 1997. Gotta underline it.

Thanks for pointing that out, it flew under the radar in the flurry of submissions.

Stick around for the following years! 

[The Walrus]

I mean, Rhapsody's debut was in '97, so there's that, if he's into that sort of thing.

Or Stratovarius's Visions: Black Diamond, Kiss of Judas...

[Indiscipline]

I mean, Rhapsody's debut was in '97, so there's that, if he's into that sort of thing.

Or Stratovarius's Visions: Black Diamond, Kiss of Judas...

wolfking beat you to Stratovarius. Gimme your fave from Rhapsody's debut! (different from the one MrBoom picked)

[The Walrus]

I mean, Rhapsody's debut was in '97, so there's that, if he's into that sort of thing.

Or Stratovarius's Visions: Black Diamond, Kiss of Judas...

wolfking beat you to Stratovarius. Gimme your fave from Rhapsody's debut!

Kade doing the lord's work. Land of Immortals