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05-01-2008, 03:30 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Introduction to Rock
Suppose that you met someone who had never heard any rock music. If they asked you for a mix CD to start them off with as an introduction to rock, what would you put on there. Obviously, put accessible music that will turn people on to the genre. This is something like what my list would go like, in no relative order of importance.
Introduction to Rock: 1.(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction-The Rolling Stones 2.Be My Baby-Phil Spector 3.Be-Bop-A-Lula-Gene Vincent 4.Blitzkrieg Bop-The Ramones 5.Blue Suede Shoes-Carl Perkins 6.Born to Run-Bruce Springsteen 7.Bye Bye Love-The Everly Brothers 8.Good Vibrations-The Beach Boys 9.Great Balls of Fire-Jerry Lee Lewis 10.I Want to Hold Your Hand-The Beatles 11.Johnny B. Goode-Chuck Berry 12.Light My Fire-The Doors 13.Like a Rolling Stone-Bob Dylan 14.Louie, Louie-The Kingsmen 15.Mr. Tambourine Man-The Byrds 16.My Generation-The Who 17.Peggy Sue-Buddy Holly 18.Proud Mary-Creedence Clearwater Revival 19.Purple Haze-Jimi Hendrix 20.Smells Like Teen Spirit-Nirvana 21.Stairway to Heaven-Led Zeppelin 22.Summertime Blues-Eddie Cochran 23.That's All Right-Elvis Presley 24.Tutti Frutti-Little Richard 25.When Doves Cry-Prince 26.Yesterday-The Beatles 27.You Really Got Me-The Kinks 28.Your Song-Elton John Let's just say mine would be a double album! Feel free to add on or start your own lists! |
05-01-2008, 03:45 PM | #2 (permalink) |
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A nice list, to add to it...
MC5 - Kick Out the Jams Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant The Clash - London Calling Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness Metallica - Enter Sandman Velvet Underground - Waiting For The Man Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love David Bowie - Rebel Rebel Smashing Pumpkins - Today |
05-01-2008, 04:34 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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I'd give em' a little taste of everything rock has to offer.
1. Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley and His Comets 2. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry 3. That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly 4. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis (50's Rock 'n' Roll) 5. I Can't Explain - The Who 6. Day Tripper - The Beatles 7. Honkey Tonk Woman - The Rolling Stones 8. Communication Breakdown - Led Zeppelin 9. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry - Bob Dylan 10. Susie Q - CCR (60's Rock) 10. Rock 'n' Roll - Led Zeppelin 11. Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd will add more later, brother kicking me off
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05-19-2008, 06:50 PM | #4 (permalink) |
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I think the original post pretty much hits most of the big, definitive rock songs. Last year I made a "rock music in ten tracks" playlist that went like this:
Whole Lotta Shakin' (Jerry Lee Lewis) Beautiful Delilah (Chuck Berry) Subterranean Homesick Blues (Dylan) Crosstown Traffic (Hendrix) Tell Me Momma (Dylan) The Kids Are Alright (The Who) Pills (New York Dolls) Oh Bondage, Up Yours! (X-Ray Spex) Nookie (Sex Pistols) Public Image (PIL) ...obviously stacked in favor of the harder, more confrontational tracks. I had CCR's Green River on, but I nixed it in favor of the NY Dolls track. If I had to redo it, I'd probably drop PIL in favor of a cut from Spiral Scratch and substitute Gimmie Shelter for one of the Dylan tracks, for the sake of variety. |
05-19-2008, 10:11 PM | #7 (permalink) |
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Id tell them to just listen to Radiohead, because all other bands suck.
...not debatable
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05-19-2008, 10:50 PM | #8 (permalink) |
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uh huh
I'd give them some Ac/Dc, when you need rock, angus knows what to give you.
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05-19-2008, 11:20 PM | #9 (permalink) |
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I completely misread the point of this thread.
Sorry about that. Last edited by boo boo; 05-19-2008 at 11:26 PM. |
05-19-2008, 11:43 PM | #10 (permalink) |
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what are you sorry for? you didn't write anything.
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