Here's the game. Pick a SINGLE song. Your idea of the 'perfect' song. Doesn't have to be your current favourite, but you'll need to explain why. (I will reveal mine shortly.)
Led Zeppelin - Tangerine It is a very simple song, no crazy guitar solos, no complex composition, no multiple meaning lyrics. It is melancholic and beautiful and it makes me wistful.
wow, hard one. I would have to say Money Talks by AC/DC. I don't listen to it alot because I am usually on a greenday, tool, Dylan kick, but every time it comes on, I have to crank it up, and drive about 10mph faster =]
Coheed and Cambria -- "In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3" Why? Because it is completely and utterly epic. Non-generic in almost every way; simple yet complex, and interesting lyrics to boot. Plus, to add a personal touch, it was the coolest experience seeing them perform this song live: when, at the end of the song, the crowd singing the back-up vocals (only about 2000 in the audience was far louder than the band).
trampled underfoot by led zeppelin good beat, like the keyboard solo and live page worked it for all he could and was a joy to watch
I could never pinpoint a "favorite of all-time", but I can certainly tell you what my current favorites are.Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! I'm currently HOOKED on the group Panic! At The Disco. Check out their album, great music to listen to during the Summer months.
while they have gone shit, i do love master of puppets, it starts fast goes slow and then there is a fuck off guitar solo which is one of only a few of kirks finest hours
Death In Vegas - Help Yourself It's 12 minutes long, and i love every second of it. A balanced stereo system and high volumes are a must to feel the full effect! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! edit: this is only really my current favourite, I think it's near impossible for me to pick a favourite of all time...
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Oh, come on. We all know Tiassa is going to pick something by the Styx.. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Like tiassa said, this requires a lot of thinking and deep reflection. My tentative selection is not a song, but rather a classical piece. It would be the Allegretto from Beethoven's 7th Symphony. It has a cunning combination of emotions.
I was going under the assumption that it wouldn't really be right to claim a favourite song until you have heard everything ever written (which would be an impossible feat), and that we are really picking our current favourite.
I heard the Beethoven piece since times immemorable. Just pick your personal favorite of all time, adjusting against present-day bias.
I was thinking of this thread on the way to the store yesterday, and coincidence of coincedences, Hotel California came to mind. I'm not making a choice yet, though. Too many songs that I've forgotten to just go into this willy nilly.
the more i look at this the more i realise what a difficult question this is. i would much rather have a top 5 or 10. for instance i love enema by tool but i wouldnt call it perfect and the same goes for teenage kicks by the undertones. if i could pick a top 10 in no particular order it would probably be trampled underfoot- led zep enema- tool teenage kicks- undertones love will tear us apart- joy division tornado of souls- megadeth master of puppets- metallica hotel california- eagles crush of love- joe satriani bones- radiohead all along the watchtower- jimi hendrix
Favorite song of all time? Easy, it's: Ludacris, "stand up" but...now that I think of it and analyze the history of civilization then the song of all time is obviously Eminem: Slim Shady
