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Wimps ...have my top 100 , although I should point out this was written almost 2 and a half years ago , it would be very different now


100 SIGUE SIGUE SPUTNICK - LOVE MISSILE F1-11

You either had to be dead or need a sense of humour transplant not to love this.Never before has a blatant cash in been so much fun to listen too.Their album even had adverts between the songs.

99 TOM JONES - IT`S NOT UNUSUAL

This is what i`m usually singing (badly) after a good night out.Classic song too

98 JUDAS PRIEST - YOU`VE GOT ANOTHER THING COMIN

One of the greatest metal songs ever written.Halford`s vocals are godlike

97 HEFNER - SONG FOR THE CIGARETTES

More cigarette references than a formula one race.I can`t think of any song where the singer refers to events in his life by the ***s he was smoking at the time.

96 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE - FEELGOOD HIT OF THE SUMMER

Not so much of a song.More of a checklist for a good night out ... still rocks though

95 1000 HOMO DJ`S - SUPERNAUT

A fantastic sabbath cover done by an Al Jourganson/Ministry side project.Worth getting just for the 'Hey *******'B side with a cop pulling a guy over & giving him abuse while in the background you have the backing vocals repeadedly chanting the songs title.

94 ED HARCOURT - SHANGHAI

A singer songwriter with a difference ... he`s not afraid to rock out a bit,class song too.

93 IRON MAIDEN - SANCTUARY

The nearest they ever got to being'punk rock'such a shame they left that direction to write 15 min epics about sailors shooting seagulls or something.

92 ASH - JESUS SAYS

I know the album was **** but i STILL think this is their best single

91 DIVINE COMEDY - LOVE WHAT YOU DO

I thought this was probably one of the best singles of 2001.It did **** all so i guess that says more about what i think than anything else does

90 SMASHING PUMPKINS - TODAY

In all honesty this could be any song of Siamese Dream it was such a good album but i`ve gone with this one.Shame after this they went **** & Corgan turned into a whining slaphead.

89 AUTEURS - LENNY VALENTINO

This band are easily the best kept secret in Britain.Intelligent rock without the pretentiousness of Radiohead`s later efforts.

88 GRANDADDY - THE CRYSTAL LAKE

Beautiful & chilled out song , just the sort of thing to calm you down after a hard day.

87 CHEAP TRICK - I WANT YOU TO WANT ME

Pure unashamed pop & all the better for it.Catchy as hell

86 MENSWEAR - DAYDREAMER

Horrible band that exemplified everything bad about the Britpop movement but this song was so good i forgave & just enjoyed the music (Well just this song anyway)

85 BLACK GRAPE - KELLY`S HERO`S

Jesus was a black man , No Jesus was Batman , no no no that was Bruce Waaaaaaaaaaayne..... How can you not like a song with lyrics like that.

84 JESUS & MARY CHAIN - UPSIDE DOWN

Their first single. A primal blast of raw feedback somehow shaped into some sort of a song.

83 BREEDERS - CANNONBALL

Melody Makers 1993 single of the year.Like Blondie jamming with the Ramones

82 HANOI ROCKS - DON`T EVER LEAVE ME

Thank god Axl Rose never used this for the GnR covers album.Do yourself a favor & get the original.

81 THEREPY? - SCREAMAGER

The nearest a British band ever got to writing anything like Smells Like Teen Spirit.EVERBODY i know liked this song.

80 PINK FLOYD - ARNOLD LAYNE

Beleive it or not they were a very good psychadelic pop band at one time.Funny as hell too

79 SPACE - YOU & ME VS THE WORLD

I`ve lost count of the number of films that have included this song.Very personal to me too.

78 PORTISHEAD - SOUR TIMES

This is one of those songs I was sick to death of hearing at the time but when it stopped getting played i sorta missed it.

77 BETA BAND - DRY THE RAIN

I will now sell 5 copies of the 3 EPs by the Beta Band.....

76 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - HIGHER GROUND

Pisses over their own material

75 CORNERSHOP - LESSONS LEARNED FROM ROCKY 1 TO ROCKY 3

Scathing attack on the music industry , great riff borrowed from the Stones at their best & still my favorite single of the year so far.

74 RAMONES - BABY I LOVE YOU

The Ramones were not a punk band .They were a Rock n Roll band who just happened to play fast,they could slow it down too judging by this song plus it was produced by the legendary Phil Spector.

73 ELASTICA - CONNECTION

Their career highlight , having this song used as the music to Trigger Happy TV

72 WIRE - OUTDOOR MINER

Possibly the most melodic punk song ever written

71 SLADE - *** ON FEEL THE NOIZE

They would probably been given more credit for their contribution to music had they not done merry xmas everyone , and remind us of it ...EVERY ****ING YEAR.

70 CURE - LULLABY

Their best single off their best album. You couldn`t get away from this in 89/90

69 BEATLES - HELTER SKELTER

The song that invented Grunge. Thurston Moore from Sonic Youth said so and as it was him who got Nirvana signed so if you disagree you can go argue with him.

68 UNDERTONES - TEENAGE KICKS

John Peel`s favorite song.As i`m not John Peel it only makes 68

67 LOU REED - WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

OK so his name sounds like a book you`d find in a toilet but this is a great song & EVERYBODY in the UK (TV , radio , media ect) missed out the blow job reference.

66 MOTORHEAD - ACE OF SPADES

EVERY metal covers band i know does this for an encore

65 STRANGLERS - GOLDEN BROWN

I never really did see them as punks.They seemed to me to be more like a bunch of old pub rockers.This however was a class tune.

64 PRODIGY - FIRESTARTER

I remember seeing the video on TV for the first time in the pub. Everybody was just staring at the screen jaws wide open in disbelief.

63 GORKYS ZYGOTIC MYNCI - YOUNG GIRLS & HAPPY ENDINGS

Brilliant parody of teen pop love songs.The basic premace for the song is a pop star telling a girl he didn`t write a love song coz he loves her but he wrote it to make money. Sheer genius.

62 SONIC YOUTH - SUNDAY

A gem in the middle of a 10 year long downturn in quality songs.

61 TELEVISION - MARQUEE MOON

Wonderful song ... I have a 16 min version somewhere

60 JANES ADDICTION - BEEN CAUGHT STEALING

One of the funkiest songs ever written by a white man

59 BUZZ****S - EVER FALLEN IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE YOU SHOULDN`T HAVE

They did the whole thing better than all those crappy American immitators

58 KINKS - YOU REALLY GOT ME

Credited by some as the first ever metal song of all time.Van Halens version was alright too

57 EELS _ NOVOCAINE FOR THE SOUL

Brilliant song from possibly the most criminally ignored band to come out of the U.S.

56 PUBLIC ENEMY - DON`T BELEIVE THE HYPE

I just didn`t get rap till I heard this.

55 SUPERGRASS - RICHARD III

One of the heaviest songs they`ve ever done complete with Star Trek style theremins.Shut the people in the press calling them the new Monkees up too.

54 DAMNED - SMASH IT UP

For a band called the Damned who played punk rock & wrote a song about smashing up things I have to say the first time I heard it I was expecting something a little more ...um violent & heavier.Grew to love it in time.

53 GOMEZ - WHIPPIN PICADILLY

Great song from a once great band.Now however they sound more like a school orchestra tuning up.

52 THIN LIZZY - DON`T BELEIVE A WORD

It`s a farce none of this bands work were on the top 100 rock list.So here they are on mine & this is my favorite Thin Lizzy tune.

51 IGGY POP - THE PASSENGER

LA LA LA LA LALA LALA ... LA LA LA LA LALA LALA

grungeisntdead96

my 10

1. pearl jam- alive
2. guns n roses- civil war
3. guns n roses- nightrain
4. pearl jam- state of love and trust
5. filter- hey man nice shot
6. jimi hendrix- all along the watchtower
7. black label society- hey you
8. ozzy osbourne- no more tears
9. nirvana- polly
10. nirvana- lake of fire

Urban Hat€monger ?

Couldn`t fit them all ....


50 JAM - TOWN CALLED MALICE

Weller shamelessly ripped off you can`t hurry love by the supreams but this is a great song & one of my first ever singles

49 HUSKER DU - EIGHT MILES HIGH

Heavy as **** & sounds nothing like the original at all

48 PRIMAL SCREAM - ROCKS

Loud dumb simple Rock & Roll & all the better for it

47 BEASTIE BOYS - FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS

(See Above)....Great guitar work by Kerry King of Slayer though

46 NIRVANA - SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT

It was a good single... NOTHING ELSE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

45 MANIC STREET PREACHERS - MOTOWN JUNK

When they were good.Around that time they said they`d make one album & split up ..... please do it now you`re embarressing yourselves.

44 DAVID BOWIE - LIFE ON MARS

Could have picked DOZENS of Bowie songs but this just edges it

43 SUPER FURRY ANIMALS - THE MAN DON`T GIVE A ****

Back when they were good also... what is it about welsh bands sucking after a while (Manics,Crapeophonics,ect)

42 CHEMICAL BROTHERS - SETTING SUN

My first reaction to hearing this was 'dance music`s not supposed to be that heavy'

41 DOORS - LIGHT MY FIRE

If you don`t love it for Jim you gotta love Ray Manzerak`s keyboards on this song.

40 SPIRITUALIZED - COME TOGETHER

Not the version that was on their Ladies & Gentlemen album but rather the full orchestral version that was released as a single.A very powerful rendition of a very powerful song.

39 SMITHS - HEAVEN KNOWS I`M MISERABLE NOW

A refreshing change to all the new romantic crap that clogged up the music scene at the time

38 CHARLATANS - ONE TO ANOTHER

I always had this band down as a piss poor Roses clone till they made this godlike single

37 SPECIALS - TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG

Ska & 2 tone was just starting out when i started listening to music & I used to bounce around the house to this as a 7 year old.Wasn`t till I got older i understood the lyrics

36 AEROSMITH - WALK THIS WAY

I originally bought Run DMC`s version , then I bought the original & threw the rap version away.Those drums THAT riff make this special.

35 HAPPY MONDAYS - STEP ON

You`re twistin me melon man ...... genius

34 FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD - RELAX

My first 'Naughty' record. I didn`t understand why it was so bad.OK it had a weird bondage picture on the cover but my mum didn`t seem to mind & I didn`t understand it anyway I just thought it was a great song.

33 PRINCE - 1999

I don`t think this guy`s given half the credit he deserves as a guitar player.I could never tire of hearing this song

32 ROXY MUSIC - VIRGINIA PLAINS

If i could be a rock star i`d like to be a smooth sophisticated one like Bryan Ferry

31 OASIS - DON`T LOOK BACK IN ANGER

Could have put any Oasis song here but chose this one as it brings back happy memories of watching Euro 96 with about 30 mates in a pub singing along to this ...happy days

30 ALICE COOPER - SCHOOLS OUT

Possibly the rawest teen anthem ever recorded

29 THE CLASH - WHITE MAN IN HAMMERSMITH PALAIS

Lester Bangs once said this song is the reason the Clash stood head & shoulders above the rest of the punk rabble,I love the clash when they slow it down & show their musicianship & this is possibly one of their finest songs that show it

28 BEACH BOYS - GOOD VIBRATIONS

If only this was on Pet Sounds.This is also the only song on the list i don`t actually own myself

27 BECK - LOSER

Hard to believe now but he was being portrayed as the next big teen hearthrob at the time this came out.Luckily he did a load of folky stuff & Odelay next & nobody ever mentioned the teen idol thing again

26 REM - LOSING MY RELEGION

I was sick of this when it came out.But luckily the less I heard it the more i grew to like it until I was playing it of my own free will

25 DEEP PURPLE - HUSH

Not the original which sounded like a weak bunch of hippys.This was done with the all powerful reformed Mk 2 line up in 1988 & rocked like hell.

24 FAITH NO MORE - EPIC

This to me made all my hair rock albums obsolite the first time I heard it.And this was 2 years before Nirvana.

23 AIR - SEXY BOY

Cool chill out tune. Written about me (I wish)

22 BLUR - POPSCENE

Their best song & even heavier than Song 2.Put it on an album you Bastards

21 UNKLE - RABBIT IN YOUR HEADLIGHTS

Awesome song & great video . If only Kid A had been this good

20 McALMONT & BUTLER - YES

Huge orchestral Phil Spector wall of sound type rock song that should have been huge.David McAlmont is also one of the greatest singers in the world & deserves to be huge

19 PULP - BABIES

The best song they ever wrote,better even than Common People.It was this song that finally broke 15 years of annonimity

18 T-REX - GET IT ON

One of the sexiest sounding songs ever & such a great riff too

17 THE CULT - SHE SELLS SANCTUARY

I`ve said why I love this song loads of time in the past & I still think it rocks

16 SUEDE - ANIMAL NITRATE

When this came out I was only listening to metal/punk.After I heard this that wasn`t true anymore.9 years later i`m still not bored of hearing this

15 JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION - AFRO

One of the best examples of a 'what the **** was that?' song.Think Elvis doing punk rock

14 XTC - SENSES WORKING OVERTIME

Started as a punk band but ditched the idea after 2 albums because it was limiting.Andy Partridge was possibly the most underated songwriter in the UK.

13 SOFT CELL - TAINTED LOVE

The first single I ever bought and I still think it`s great.Mark Almond makes it sound far more menacing than Manson ever could

12 GUNS N ROSES - SWEET CHILD O MINE

Possibly the most recognisable intro in history.Appetite for Destruction was selling virtually nothing till this came out.

11 MASSIVE ATTACK - UNFINISHED SYMPATHY

I thought all dance music was cheesy & tacky until I heard this

10 ROLLING STONES - BROWN SUGAR

The best song ever written about oral sex.and then there`s that wonderful riff & Jaggers unmistakable vocals.Brilliant

09 ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN - THE KILLING MOON

If the Smiths were the band of the 80s how come they never wrote a song as good as this.Frank Sinatra actually covered this a few times.

08 THE WHO - MY GENERATION

If I was ever asked to sum up Rock n Roll in 3 mins i`d just play this.This song Influenced virtually EVERBODY

07 RADIOHEAD - PARANOID ANDROID

I remember hearing this on a chart rundown on the radio when this came out.Sandwiched between a load of cheesy pop & bland repetative dance music,it stuck out like a sore thumb & wanted to make me get on my knees & thank god this band existed.

06 NEW ORDER - BLUE MONDAY

The biggest selling 12" single of all time & in my opinion the best song of the 80s

05 JIMI HENDRIX - CROSSTOWN TRAFFIC

The best example of the use of a kazoo in rock n roll.Funky as hell too

04 APHEX TWIN - COME TO DADDY

One word sums this up... Brutal.Makes the Prodigy sound like a bunch of Sunday school kids.

03 SEX PISTOLS - GOD SAVE THE QUEEN

The most controversial song in history? Never in history has there never been a no 1 in the charts until this came along.Never before has a song summed up a moment in history like this did.

02 STONE ROSES - FOOLS GOLD

I so wanted this to be no 1 but one song just beat it.This song represents a band at their peak.After this it was all downhill.The beauty of this was it`s simplicity.Simple riff simple bass with Ian Brown`s gentle vocals over the top of it.

01 JOY DIVISION - LOVE WILL TEAR US APART

This isn`t just a song, this is a man in torment bearing his soul to the world,if there was such a term as uneasy listening this is it.The last thing Ian Curtis ever recorded before he took his own life & it shows.This is a song that just demands attention when you hear it and no matter how many times I hear it I just have to stop what i`m doing & listen to every word.This isn`t Rock n Roll this is raw emotion with a soundtrack.The best single in the world & possibly the most intense song ever written.

Metal_Head

how the heck did Joy Division come in first place?

TheBig3

Yeha Im gunna back this, while everyone else throws in lame puns and tired jokes about opinion, im gunna say "how did joy division come in first place"

Its a valid question, I read at least the top 50, there was some solid talent on that list but joy division sucks. Hot topic goth garbage.

Urban Hat€monger ?

Something had to be

jibber

^ it's this crazy concept known as personal opinion. You see some people like different music than others, so a song that's last on your list might be first on another person's list. It's kind of tough to grasp, I know, but wrestle with it a bit and eventually you'll get it.

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pianolp325

We need someone to say that in every single thread.

TheBig3

No we don't, we're all ready boring and trite people.

Metal_Head

im not exactly a professional wrestler.