Top 500 songs of all time: Rolling Stone

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally posted by Flaming Homer@Nov 17 2004, 05:49 PM
I would have to disagree with you on that, I can't stand The Tragically Hip. To me it sounds like the guy is yodelling.

Phew, its a good thing I love yodelling.

[octothorp]

Silly Rolling Stones editors. Everyone knows the greatest song of all time is Sweet Nuthin' by the Velvet Underground. Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel should also be up there. Definitely the best song of the 1980s.

[Displaced Flames fan]

OK...this list is pretty rotten..but one thing sticks out for me.....

Satisfaction-The Rolling Stones.

That song isn't even in the top 10 Stones songs of all time, let alone the #2 song of all time for ANY artist. UGH.

As a matter of fact, looking over the list.....and giving due to historical importance as Rolling Stone OBVIOUSLY did with the inclusion of Nirvana and Chuck Berry, I can only see one song that I know would DEFINITELY be in my top 20 of all time, and that's Hey Jude. Not saying one or two of the others wouldn't be in my top 20, but I can't say that they would be without question.

FREEBIRD!

[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally posted by CaramonLS@Nov 17 2004, 08:09 PM
All along the watchtower was about 10x better than purple haze by Hendrix in my opinion.

As is "Hey Joe", but what the hell do we know!

[Superfraggle]

What about Bohemian Rhapsody? No top 10 list of all time is complete without it

edit: and Stairway to Heaven? geez

[peter12]

What the hell is "Smells like Teen Spirit" doing up there?

[moon]

Originally posted by peter12@Nov 17 2004, 05:34 PM
What the hell is "Smells like Teen Spirit" doing up there?

Probably there because it is an awesome song that is better than most of the songs on the top ten!

[exfacto]

Ah Hello, Hotel California, anyone, anyone!

[Andrew]

layla-clapton was a genius. i am suprised that didn't make it.

[CaramonLS]

Originally posted by Displaced Flames fan@Nov 18 2004, 12:23 AM
OK...this list is pretty rotten..but one thing sticks out for me.....

Satisfaction-The Rolling Stones.

That song isn't even in the top 10 Stones songs of all time, let alone the #2 song of all time for ANY artist. UGH.

As a matter of fact, looking over the list.....and giving due to historical importance as Rolling Stone OBVIOUSLY did with the inclusion of Nirvana and Chuck Berry, I can only see one song that I know would DEFINITELY be in my top 20 of all time, and that's Hey Jude. Not saying one or two of the others wouldn't be in my top 20, but I can't say that they would be without question.

FREEBIRD!

I personally think Paint it black is the best (and only stones song I like) song.

[Andrew]

Originally posted by CaramonLS+Nov 17 2004, 09:33 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (CaramonLS @ Nov 17 2004, 09:33 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Displaced Flames fan@Nov 18 2004, 12:23 AM
OK...this list is pretty rotten..but one thing sticks out for me.....

Satisfaction-The Rolling Stones.

That song isn't even in the top 10 Stones songs of all time, let alone the #2 song of all time for ANY artist. UGH.

As a matter of fact, looking over the list.....and giving due to historical importance as Rolling Stone OBVIOUSLY did with the inclusion of Nirvana and Chuck Berry, I can only see one song that I know would DEFINITELY be in my top 20 of all time, and that's Hey Jude. Not saying one or two of the others wouldn't be in my top 20, but I can't say that they would be without question.

FREEBIRD!

I personally think Paint it black is the best (and only stones song I like) song. [/b][/quote]
Angie is the best stones song.

[Andrew]

Originally posted by Displaced Flames fan@Nov 17 2004, 06:23 PM


FREEBIRD!

Skynyrd Rocks!

[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally posted by CaramonLS@Nov 18 2004, 03:33 AM

I personally think Paint it black is the best (and only stones song I like) song.

Paint It Black is definitely up there and well above satisfaction.

I used to hate the Stones when I was younger, but that's before I knew all they had to offer!

Gimme Shelter
Can't Always Get What You Want
Wild Horses
Angie

BRILLIANT!!!

[Andrew]

Originally posted by Displaced Flames fan+Nov 17 2004, 09:42 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Displaced Flames fan @ Nov 17 2004, 09:42 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-CaramonLS@Nov 18 2004, 03:33 AM

I personally think Paint it black is the best (and only stones song I like) song.

Paint It Black is definitely up there and well above satisfaction.

I used to hate the Stones when I was younger, but that's before I knew all they had to offer!

Gimme Shelter
Can't Always Get What You Want
Wild Horses
Angie

BRILLIANT!!! [/b][/quote]
They have the best songs overall. Tonnes of hits. I even like some of their newer stuff, even though some ppl say it sucks, but i think it is okay.

Anybody seen my baby
Under My Thumb (not new)
miss you
Love is strong

I love tonnes of their stuff.

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

Beast of Burdon
Ruby Tuesday
Do Do Do Heartbreaker
Mother's Little Helper
Sympathy for the Devil
Wild Horses
Get Off My Cloud

What I love about them is they changed their sound, and were still great.

[stamps]

Led is dead, The Who are through, Floyd is void, DEVO LIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CaramonLS]

Originally posted by stamps@Nov 18 2004, 04:44 AM
Led is dead, The Who are through, Floyd is void, DEVO LIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I honestly cannot stand pink floyd... I just dont know what it is about them, but I absolutely HATE their music.

The only song I can even stand listening to is the wall - mostly because of the rountine conan did mocking that song with a bunch of pink floyd look a likes when eminem had that huge 150 look a likes at the mtv music awards stunt.

[Flames Draft Watcher]

O-Town? Who the hell is that? I couldn't name you a song from that band/group.

If you're going to include something like Nirvana for having spawned Grundge, why not include something from Massive Attack for having basically started Trip Hop? Or how about something off Radiohead's OK Computer, an album that was very critically acclaimed? How about giving some tribute to some early Metal? I'd say something by TOOL should be on the list somewhere. And the list goes on. Seems like they've mostly given credit to stuff that ended up being fairly mainstream.

Sure there's some great music from the 60's and 70's. I happen to own a lot of Beatles, Zeppelin, Floyd, Doors, etc. But you're stuck in a timewarp if you think nothing noteworthy has come out in the last 15 years.

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

FDW I agree it says something when arguably the best album put outin 2004 was Coldplay... I can't think of any modern classic bands. Personally I don't see the fuss about Radiohead, but to each their own.

[looooob]

Originally posted by peter12@Nov 17 2004, 06:34 PM
What the hell is "Smells like Teen Spirit" doing up there?

why not?

I don't claim to know how to measure a top 10 song...but when you consider where popular music was in mid-late 1991....that song roared onto mainstream radio and saved my ears(by bringing alot of other great music to the fore) for the next 5 years

we can debate here (as we have many times) whether Nirvana was truly the 'first' band to break 'grunge' wide open , or whether they are more listenable than Pearl Jam or Alice in Chains or Soundgarden, or even whether Teen Spirit is Nirvana's best song

but Teen Spirit is the 'poster' song for the return of guitar based rock in the early 90s....and that's usually what these lists are about