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Having the need to put more stuff on to my ever growing mp3 player's collection, I'm curious as to what the answers will be. Mine would probably be:

10. Bon Jovi - Living On A Prayer.
9.   Steely Dan - Do it Again.
8.   Coldplay - God put a Smile Upon your Face.
7.   RHCP - Under the Bridge.
6.   Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me.
5.   Beatles - Day Tripper.
4.   Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
3.   Dire Straights - Sultans of Swing.
2.   Queen - Don't Stop Me Now.
1.   Eagles - Hotel California.

Incidentally, don't feel the need to be elitest and post JUST certainties that are Acceptable. Post your actual opinion.

I always thought being an elitist would contradict posting acceptable certainties. Also, what if your opinion is either elitist music or even certainties?

In any case, I don't have a top ten. Just a few songs I like:

Let Down, Nice Dream - Radiohead
How Do You Sleep?, She Bangs A Drum, Going Down - Stone Roses
Finest Worksong - REM
A Town Called Malice - The Jam
Like A Rolling Stone, Mr Tamborine Man - Bob Dylan
Dream Machine - Mark Farina
Scattered Black and Whites - Elbow
What's Going On? - Marvin Gaye
Here Comes The Flood - Peter Gabriel
Only God Can Judge Me - Tupac
Stereo - Watchmen

And a heap more than I can't remember. These are just off the top of my head.

I'll post my top 10 songs, but not in any order:

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Animals - House of the rising sun
The Who - The Seeker
Huey Lewis and the News - Johnny B. Good
David Bowie - Ground control to major tom
Offspring - All I want
Video killed the radio star (by whoever, its all good :D)
John Lennon - Jealous guy
Flock of Seagulls - I ran (so far away)

Well, my list of the top 10 songs ever always changes from year to year, but here are some songs that I currently enjoy the most:

10. ICO - You Were There
A very cheerful, peaceful song. Play this music when you're feeling angry.

9. Legend of Zelda Remix - Ocarina Boogie
One of the best damn remixes I've heard in a long time. Download it from OCRemixes and you'll see why.

8. Chrono Cross Remix - Another Inspiration
Another great remix. It even surpasses the brilliance and harmony of the original version. Once again, download from OCRemixes.

7. Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug
This is one of the first songs I've heard from NIN, and I quite frankly loved it.

6. Nine Inch Nails - We're In This Together
Another NIN song - I love industrial metal.

5. Tool - Stinkfist
The first Tool song on this list. Nothing really to comment on it other than it's great.

4. Chrono Trigger - Frog's Theme
A catchy, upbeat song. Also extremely addictive.

3. Chrono Cross - Time's Scar
Another reason why Yasunori Mitsuda is one of the best video game music composers ever.

2. Tool - Aenima
Very long, very expressive, very powerful.

1. Tool - Forty-Six & 2
Teh ultimate in progressive metal!!!! It r0x0r5!!!one!

Cripes, that's hard... I usually change my list of favourite songs all the time, but the ones that I always return to sooner or later are:Ã,  (I won't rank them, they all have personal meanings to me, and I hate to say that one of them are better than the others...)

The Beatles - I'm Only Sleeping
(I love the dreamy, sleepy feeling of it...)

The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
(Perhaps the most depressive song I know. And I love that!)

The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows
(Psychedelic goodness... Yum.)

Black Sabbath - Megalomania
(The progressive side of Sabbath - Anguished and dark.)

Black Sabbath - Solitude
(Perhaps the most beautiful song ever... Has a place in my heart...)

Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
(Classic. Still holds up.)

John Lennon - Working Class Hero
(Lennon. Acoustic guitar. Sad. Good.)

Queensrÿche - I Don't Belive In Love
(Or any of their songs from "Operation Mindcrime"! Brilliant album...)

The Clash - Train in Vain
(The crown-juwel of London Calling.)

Candlemass - A Sorcerer's Pledge
(Their whole debut album, actually. A heavy and bleak masterpiece... )


Yeah, on the whole, i like depressive music... :) Well, that's me... Heh.

I have so many favorite songs this is gonna be impossible ...

Top 10 - No particular order
Live - Run to the Water
Johnny Mathis - A Certain Smile
Travis Tritt - I'm Gonna Be Somebody
Phil Collins - Against All Odds
Bad Company - This Could Be The One
Edwin McCain - Go Be Young
Bob Seger - Famous Final Scene
REO Speedwagon - Here With Me
Queensryche - Anybody Listening
Tonic - Soldier's Daughter

Honorable Mentions:
LifeHouse - Everything (most melancholy song I've ever heard)
Doby Gray - Drift Away
Jim Croce - Photographs & Memories
Breath - How Can I Fall
Cher - I Found Someone
Glass Tiger - Someday
Falco - Jeannie
Nightranger - Goodbye
Survivor - Search is Over
Nickelback - Where Do I Hide
USA For Africa - We are the World
Gorden Lightfoot - Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

I can't do this ... I could just keep going!

Edit - Rincewind mentioned Queensryche!!Ã,  Rock on!!

The Reason: Hoobastank
I want to be sedated: Ramones
Should I stay or Should I Go: The Clash
Die for your government: Anti-Flag
The Quiet Things: Brand New
Safety of Routine: Name Taken
Underground Network: Antiflag
PostScript: Finch
Bullion: Mellincollin
Greg's Last line: Starting Line

Ten good songs
Tool - Prison Sex
Mother Love Bone - Crown of Thorns
Mother Love Bone - Stardog Champion
Pearl Jam - Yellow Leadbetter
Pearl Jam - Even Flow
Pearl Jam - State of Love and Trust
Blind Melon - Change (acoustic/live version)
Alice in Chains - Bleed the Freak
Alice in Chains - Junkhead
Mudhoney - Sweet Young Thing (Ain't Sweet No More)

Song i've listened a lot to lately...
Silverchair - Tomorrow

I know that trying to think of 10 will take me an hour while I battle myself, so I'll pick one:

Metallica - Call of the Ktulu

Barcik, it's actually not Metallica that has made the song, it's Megadeth's Dave Mustaine who was Metallicas first guitarist. Metallica took almost all songs Dave did after he was kicked out of the band for drinking to much.

I think Megadeth is one of the greatest band I have ever heard so that's why I had to point it out  :P

This is an impossible task but heres 10 songs I still like after time goes by or in some cases just because it's semi recent, but only one song per band

Monster Skank - Infectious Grooves
Apache rose peacock - RHCP
Ego Brain - SOAD
Get off - Frenzal Rhomb
Falling down - Mad Caddies
Killing the Right - The Living End
The Gentle Art of Making Enemies - FNM
Gone Daddy Gone - Violent Femmes
Out of Space - The Prodigy
There would have to be a Beatles song in there but I can't think of the one in the back of my mind.

I'm sure I've forgotten heaps but that's a good list for me

Mine are (in no order):
Hotel California
Ziggy Stardust
Life on Mars (David Bowie)
What I'm Made of (Crush40)
Live And Learn (Sonic Adventure 2)
Far Far Away
Everyday
Killer Queen
Almost the whole ST from Final Fantasy VII
Super Carrots Overworld music

In no particular order:

Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower: Bah.. Everybody's heard it.

The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby: Like Rincewind said. Saddest song I've ever heard.

Radiohead - Paranoid Android: I've seen it described as every radiohead song crammed into six minutes.

Pixies - Velouria: Perfect pop song..

Beach Boys - Good Vibrations: Ditto

Modest Mouse - Third Planet: A song about futility.. But it inspires me to go out and do stuff  :P

Ween - Roses are Free: Got to mention something from Ween..

Sublime - Santeria: Combines pretty pop melodies with... shooting people.  Both rappers and whiny emo kids have something to learn from this song.

Weezer - Say it Ain't So: I'm getting sick of Weezer.. But this song is a classic.

Outkast - Bombs Over Baghdad: If you hate rap, it's probably Snoop Dog's fault. Listen to good rap instead..

10) Bloodhound Gang - The Roof Is On Fire
9) Offspring - Get A Job
8) Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself
7) The Beatles - Yellow Submarine
6) Oasis - Wonderwall
5) Something Corporate - I Woke Up In A Car
4) Offspring - Pretty Fly For A White Guy
3) Blink 182 - What's My Age Again
2) Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
1) Blink 182 - First Date


-Eigen

1) Blink 182 - Rollercoaster
2) Blink 182 - First date
3) Blink 182 - Down
4) Something Corporate - I woke up in a car
5) Simple Plan - addicted
6) Oasis - Wonderwall
7) Linkin Park - From The Inside
8) Linkin Park - Faint
9) Linkin Park - Somewhere I belong
10) Bloodhoud Gang - The Roof Is On Fire


I couldn't really decide wich ones I could put here, put these should be the ones I REALLY REALLY REALLY LIKE!

My top ten: (in no particular order)

1. Dixie Dregs - Cosmopolitan Traveler
2. Brad Mehldau - I Didn't Know What Time It Was
3. Punjab MC - Mundian to Bach Ke
4. Yellowjackets - Greenhouse
5. Marcus Miller - Punk Jazz
6. F4 - Wo shi zhen de zhen de hen ai ni
7. Weather Report - Teen Town (though Victor Wooten from the Flecktones did a really awesome cover of this)
8. John McLaughlin - Can't Stand Your Funk
9. Derek and The Dominoes - Layla
10. Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe

There's no way that I'd EVER be able to name these, but I *AM* kinda dissapointed that no one has mentioned Genesis yet, the kings or progressive rock. With that said:

Genesis - The Musical Box

Probably their best example of pure, un-tainted Prog Rock.

1. Orbital - The Girl With The Sun In Her Head (Simply one of the most beautiful pieces of electronic music written)

2. Aphex Twin - Nannou (Perfection is a song made with only a wind-up music box)

3. Elbow - Scattered Black And Whites (A song about nostalga, tugs at the heart strings and ends in such a sublime way you might feel like you're floating on pillars of light)

4. Boards Of Canada - You Could Feel The Sky (Unsettling to listen to, but remarkably awesome at the same time)

5. The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows (40 years ahead of it's time)

6. The Stone Roses - She Bangs The Drum (Madchester, innit)

7. Radiohead - Let Down (So much to say about Radiohead, Let Down is possibly my favourite track off their unquestionally best album)

8. Radiohead - Life In A Glass House (Of course I'd like to sit around and chat...)

9. RX Bandits - Taking Chase As The Serpent Slithers (A friend at Uni introduced me to the RX Bandits. They write complicated ska punk, and it's wonderful)

10. Miles Davis - Flamenco Sketches (Speaks for itself, really)

Quote from: BerserkerTails on Sun 20/06/2004 21:01:26
There's no way that I'd EVER be able to name these, but I *AM* kinda dissapointed that no one has mentioned Genesis yet, the kings or progressive rock. With that said:

Genesis - The Musical Box

Probably their best example of pure, un-tainted Prog Rock.

I mentioned Phil Collins ... ;)

Darth:
Yeah, allright! :) Nice to see someone else likes Queensryche here!
I think many people who simply put aside metal as "stupid music" should really try and listen to them, and especially their "Operation Mindcrime" (http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/queensryche/operationmindcrime.html), as I said.Ã,  Ã, 
A great concept album, both muscially and lyrically.Ã, Everytime i listen to it, I get just as pulled in to the story as the first time I heard it...
People often call them "Thinking Man's Metal", and I agree... :)Ã, 

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Tomorrow Never Knows has got to be my least favourite Beatles track, followed closely by Within You, Without You (as you can see, I don't really go in for psychadelia). The song immediately before Tomorrow Never Knows (prize to people who know what that is) is probably my very favourite Beatles song.

As for my other favourite songs, I can name some songs I like, but I can't really put them in any order of preference:

Put the Money Down - The Who
The Seeker - The Who
How Many Friends - The Who
Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles
Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles
What I Got - Sublime
Ball and Chain/5446 - Sublime
Walkabout - Red Hot Chili Peppers

There are many more, but those are the ones that sprung to mind.

I like so many kind of music that it is reeeeeeaaaaaaally hard to pick top 10... but I'll try.

Beastie Boys - Alive (I found Beastie Boys' collection album in the local library. I had heard only few Beastie Boys songs earlier, and this hit really hard)
Blackalicious - Deception (my friend had some Blackalicious' song. I hadn't heard about the whole artist earlier, and I found his music good and kinda original)
CKY - 96 Quite Bitter Beings (right after I heard this for the first time, I've liked this one a lot)
Don Johnson Big Band - Helsinki Cadenza (just great, probably the best Finnish rap song, even though the vocals are in English)
Iron Maiden - Infinite dreams (pure classic! My brother has been listening to IM as long as I can remember so I've been basically listening to IM as long as I can remember. The whole 7th son of a 7th son album is great!)
Iron Maiden - The trooper (another classic!)
Monkey Island main theme! (do I need to say more? :P )
RCHP - Otherside (the song that got me hooked to RCHP)
RCHP - Californication (just great)
The Offspring - Pretty fly (I remember hearing this for the first time... I was at school and some older students were listening to this. I liked it so much that I ordered the album and been The Offspring fan after that)

Difficult... Mmmm... Not in order... And the list changes regularily...  ;)

She's got a ticket to ride, by the Beatles.
So happy together, by the Turtles.
Where is my mind? by the Pixies.
Little mother's helper, by the Rolling Stones.
Innuendo, by Queen.
You don't have to say you love me, by Elvis (Or at least, he sang it)
Instant Karma, by John Lennon.
The house of the rising Sun, by (Sh*t... I can't remember...)
Hotel California, by the Eagles.
Light my fire, by the Doors...

Bohemian Raphsody, Queen.
Surfin USA, Beach boys.
Then I saw her face, the monkees.
Where is my mind, the pixies.
Sugar, the monkees.
It's raining man, Geri Haliwell's version.
Hey jude, the Beatles.
Next year, foo fighters.
Angie, Rolling Stones.
The little light of the sea, by chepito, in Grim Fandango.

Quote from: a-hed on Sun 20/06/2004 18:16:50
Barcik, it's actually not Metallica that has made the song, it's Megadeth's Dave Mustaine who was Metallicas first guitarist. Metallica took almost all songs Dave did after he was kicked out of the band for drinking to much.

Without knowing the full story, I can easily and logically explain why this statement doesn't hold water. In "Kill 'Em All", out of the 10 songs Mustaine took part in writing only 4. Hetfield and Ulrich, who founded the band, took part in 9 and 8, respectively. According to the little booklet, Call of the Ktulu was written by Ulrich, Hetfield, Mustaine and Burton. Now, looking at history, where Ulrich and Hetfield wrote most of the stuff, I can safely presume that Mustaine's part of the job was writing the neat solos, maybe throwing some ideas, but no more. Furthermore, if there is one person behind the song it is undoubtly Cliff Burton. You see, Burton didn't take part in writing any Metallica songs, as far as I remember, except for all 4 instrumental ones. So, naturally, if anybody is the driving force behind Ktulu, it his him.

Cant really say which ones :p but all Naruto songs.

Got to get you into my life?

Puddin'?

Barcik, that may be true but however it's not known who composed the song, for example: Dave mustaine made the song Mechanix, but on the record "Kill 'em all" Metallica plays the same song only it's called "The Four Horsemen". Also in an interview on behind the music VH-1 Dave tells all about Metallica stealing his material for their first record and how pissed off Dave was. Why couldn't it be the same about "Call of the Ktulu"? I still belive Dave was involved in it more than anybody else for some reason. On Megadeth's newest album "The World Needs a Hero" there is a song that reminds very very much of the main riff in "Call of the Ktulu".

AC/DC - Long Way to the Top
Queen - Who Wants to Live Forever (Highlander Soundtrack)
Don Maclean - American Pie
Peter Allen - I Still Call Australia Home
Rob D - Clubbed to Death
KISS - I Was Made For Loving You
Janes Addiction - Jane Says
Fiona Apple - Across The Universe
Detroit Grand Pubahs feat. Miss Kitten - After School Special
AC/DC - Shook Me All Night Long

Its not in any order, but those are the songs that I could listen to hundreds of times in a row and not get sick of them.

I dunno if I call all of them "songs" because my universal rule about my taste of music is "The less singing, the better" but...

10. Estima - Hitman's paradise
9. Spice Girls - Viva forever (Strange thing about me to like it)
8. E-Type - Free like a flying demon
7. York - On the beach
6. Necros - Mechanism eight (best Unreal Tournament track)
5. Down Low - Johnny B
4. Livin' Joy - Dreamer
3. DJ Tiesto - In My memory
2. Orbital - Halcyon
1. <insert random song from Beam vs. Cyrus here>

Yes, really another way. Mostly synthetic only.

QuoteI mentioned Phil Collins ... Wink

And for that, I commend you DM. Of course, Phil Collins' solo stuff was much poppier than the first three quarters of Genesis' material.

Again, like every other person here, this is just a snippet of some of my all-time faves, is not in order, and is only what I can think of on the spot. Also, I'm leaving out Japanese songs and my beloved swing music ^_^

Kiss - God Gave Rock and Roll to You
Queen - The Show Must Go On
Queen/David Bowie - Under Pressure
David Bowie - Underground
David Bowie - Thursday's Child
Bedlam - Magic Carpet Ride
Cure - Close to Me
The Darkness - Growing On Me
Effigy - I Give In
Cyndi Lauper - Good Enough

Quote from: BerserkerTails on Mon 21/06/2004 02:16:06

QuoteI mentioned Phil Collins ... Wink

And for that, I commend you DM. Of course, Phil Collins' solo stuff was much poppier than the first three quarters of Genesis' material.

I mentioned Peter Gabriel. Nuff said.

In no particular order

River of Dreams: Billy Joel
Goodnight my Angel: Billy Joel
Prettiest Eyes: Beautiful South
One last love song: Beautiful South
Come what may: Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman
One day more: cast of Les Miserables
Circle of life: Elton John
Get this party started: Pink
Eternal Flame: Bangles
Living years: Mike and the Mechanics

Quote from: Kinoko on Mon 21/06/2004 03:24:01
The Darkness -

You must REALLY like that song... :P

Quote from: Legge on Sun 20/06/2004 22:45:25
Cant really say which ones :p but all Naruto songs.

Wind is the best ;)

Don't try to live so wise. Don't cry 'cause you're so... lah lah lah etc etc.

1. cream- layla
2. jimi hendirx- voodoo child
3. r.a.t.m- guerilla radio
4. r.a.t.m- know your enemy
5. queen- Bohemian Rhapsody
6. r.a.t.m- take the power back
7. audioslave- show me how to live
8. slipknot- duality
9. green day- basket case
10.the offspring- why dont you get a job?

there we are theses are the songs i will never get bored of :P

10 great, more well known songs, that come to mind...

John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucia and Al DiMeola - Mediterrean Sundance (Fridaynight In SF)
Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take 5
Jimmy Hendrix - Redhouse
Miles Davis - Bye Bye Blackbird
Robert Johnson - Crossroad (Had to mention him)
Black Sabbath - The Wizard
Johnny Cash - When the man comes around
Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto - Girl from Ipanema :)  (cheesy but best elevator song around)
Charles Mingus - Haitan Fight Song
Nina Simone - Sinnerman

...no specific order...

Hard to pick just 10... I love more songs than these :P

(in no order)
Kristian Leontiou - Story of my life
Ben Folds - Song For The Dumped (Minor Key Version - Live)
Five For Fighting -  Dying
John Mayer - New Deep
Live - Heaven
Something Corporate - Konstantine
3 Doors Down - Here without you
Dave Matthews - Gravedigger [Acoustic]
Counting Crows - All My Friends
Lionel Richie - Stuck On You


Here are bands/artists worth mentioning:
Ben Folds / Ben Folds Five
3 Doors Down
Dave Matthews Band
Five For Fighting
John Mayer
Live
Something Corporate
The Calling


um.. two tracks more, please? :P
Muse - Unintended
Muse - New Born

Sorry.

Quote from: kaaZ on Mon 21/06/2004 12:22:06
Black Sabbath - The Wizard

Kaaz, my hero! :D Great song!

Top 10 songs?
God, my list changes every day, but here it is:

1. Sublime - Santeria
2. Sublime - Date Rape
3. Madness - House of Fun
4. Alexisonfire - "Hey, it's your funeral mama"
5. Funeral For A Friend - Red Is The New Black
6. Modest Mouse - bukowski
7. Glassjaw - Siberian Kiss
8. Spunge - Get Along
9. Coheed And Cambria - The Crowing
10. Bright Eyes - False Advertising

Here are all the songs that have a 5 star rating in my media lubrary, in no particular order:
Crazy - aerosmith

Always - Bon Jovi

Brothers in arms, Tunnel of love, Your latest trick - Dire Straits

Je suis desole - Mark Knopfler

Careless Whisper, Freedom '90 - George Michael

I'd do anything for love - Meat loaf

Play the game, somebody to love, I want it all, Bohemian Rhapsody, The march of the black queen, Innuendo, Bijou, the show must go on, Made in Heaven, You don't fool me - Queen

Losing my religion - REM

Sailing - Rod Stewart

Rosanna - Toto

Arena, love under fire, feels like love... -  Asia

Juke box hero, I wanna know what love is, urgent - Foreigner

Hotel California, New kid in town, one of these nights - Eagles

July morning, Lady in black, Dreams, Sunrise - Uriah Heep

Don't really listen to music much anymore, but I wanted to share some.
No order...

The Beatles - Because
Dave Matthews Band - Let You Down
Dave Matthews Band - Satellite
Duncan Shiek - Home
Fiona Apple - Slow Like Honey
Ludwig van Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata
Santana - Samba Pa Ti
Johann Pachelbel - Canon in D Major
Aubrey Hodges - Erana's Garden(Quest for Glory IV)
Pink Floyd - Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in Cave and Grooving with a Pict
Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans

Here are mine:

1. Freak Kitchen: Porno Daddy
2. Dream Theater: Space Dye Vest
3. Infected Mushroom: I Wish
4. Andromeda: Encylopedia
5. Primus: John the Fisherman
6. Opeth: Hope Leaves
7. On the Virge: Native Metal
8. Squarepusher: Tetra-Sync
9. Andromeda: Two is One
10. Dream Theater: Learning to Live

A nice tasty selection of jazz fusion, progressive metal, psy-trance and jazzy wierd drum n bass
   

I have more than 10 top songs.. Excuse me while I post away 15 or so. 10 is not nearly enough.

Danzig, How The Gods Kill

I swear, this is the only song that ever made me cry.

Lacuna Coil, Entwined

It's a nice, "cold' sounding song, it's so depressing and wonderful.

Dimmu Borgir, Puritania

You have to hear it to understand. It's... menacing and awesome.

Nightwish, Wish I Had An Angel

Your perfect mix of grindy metal and soft sounding vocals. Gotta love symphonic metal.

Children Of Bodom, Triple Corpse Hammerblow

It's a lovely, fast song and it's got very nice keyboards. CoB are insane and awesome.

Soilwork, Sadistic Lullaby

Another song you have to hear to get. It just has that speed and feel that's really stirring.

Prodigy, Breathe

Didn't think I'd put techno in a mainly metal list, did you? It's a nice song, it's "heavy" for the style too, and catchy.

Thrice, Blood Clots And Black Holes

Emocore! You just have to sing along with this one. It's really stirring. 

Cradle Of Filth, Mannequin

Have to hear to understand. It's softer than black metal, but it's still pretty heavy, and fast.

Killswitch Engage, Declaration

This one really hits you in the chest.

Iron Maiden, 2 Minutes To Midnight

I like the story the lyrics tell in this one, and it's very ear pleasing.

Blood Brothers, Doctor!Doctor!

Like all of their songs, this one is extra trippy, and it breathes pure desperation.

Rammstein, Du Hast

It's hard not to love Du Hast. It's very catchy and heavy at the same time.

Pantera, This Love

It's a slow, trippy song. I listen to it when I'm sleepy. In fact, I'm listening to it right now.

From Autumn To Ashes, After Dinner Payback

Emocore, again. Heavy and screamy yet still unmistakably emocore.



Eh, that's pretty much it for my favourite songs. I listen to a lot of different stuff, from emocore to grindcore.

10. Long Distance Rounaround - YES
      - Just some incredible guitar playing, great counterpoint between the three instruments of Guitar, Keys and Bass.....
9.   Love Lies Bleeding/Funeral For A Friend - Elton John
      - This epic off of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is one of the greatest pieces of rock music ever written.  If anyone ever doubts that Elton John is a genius, they need to listen to this.
8.   When The Levee Breaks - Led Zepplin
     - No drums on any rock song have ever sounded better.  What a mix.  Put it on in stereo, and watch it swirl around you!
7.   The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Genesis
     - Prog rock greatness
6.   Billy Breathes - Phish
     - The end coda to this song is the most beautiful piece of music ever written.  It makes me cry.  It is the finest thing ever recorded by this band, and the pinnacle of their career, which to me, is more than just a bunch of stupid potheads following them around.
5.   When The Circus Comes To Town - Los Lobos
    - Possibly the saddest song ever written.  Makes me weep, and think of everything I ever did wrong in my life.
4.   Voodoo Chile - Jimi Hendrix/Stevie Ray Vaughn
     - Mysticism channeled through six-strings.  Unreal.  Both versions have such dark power to them, it's captivated me for years.
3.   Hells Bells - AC/DC
     - Best opening riff to a song, EVER!  Anytime I plug in my electric guitar, I gotta wail this one out.
2.   Bitches Brew - Miles Davis
     - Okay, this ENTIRE ALBUM is just crazy, and a great example of what the 20th century can accomplish in terms of crazy music.  Sometimes words aren't needed, and people forget that.  Lyrics are far too often a crutch for the simpleminded to lean on.  "Anything that is too stupid to be said is sung....." - Voltaire
1.   Dogs - Pink Floyd
      - Stop.  Do Not Pass Go, leave your home and buy Pink Floyd's 1977 album, ANIMALS, if you do not already own it.  If you don't like Pink Floyd at all, don't worry, you can listen to your Justin Timberlake and be happy.  BUT if you like Floyd and all you know is Dark Side and The Wall or Wish You Were Here - GET ANIMALS.  It is their greatest album of the seventies.

Bt

Quote from: Femme Stab Mode >:D on Tue 22/06/2004 13:26:41
From Autumn To Ashes, After Dinner Payback
Emocore, again. Heavy and screamy yet still unmistakably emocore.

Have you listened to From Autumn To Ashes - Short Stories With Tragic Endings ?

It is oh-so-much better IMO.

I did. I didn't like it much.

No particular order

Benny Benassi - Able to love
I like the bassy filters in this one. Makes me want to go clubbing
The Crystal Method - Trip Like I do
Ah, The mix between rock and techno...
The Crystal Method - Born too slow
Alternative, I love it
Type O Negative - I don't wanna be me
I love the depressing lyrics
Don Johnson Big Band - Jah Jah Blowjob
Love the lyrics in this one too
7.1 - Various songs
>:( I hate when people think it's DJ Mangoos songs
AC/DC - Hells Bells
Just too loveable
Chrono Trigger - The medieval map music
It's got such a great melody and calm feeling to it
Monkey Island - Theme
Need I say more?

Hey, femme, I had no idea that you had such a great taste in music... :) Rock on!
Btw - That Dimmu song, "Puritana", is the one which goes "I am war, I am pain", or something like that, right?Ã, 
I'm no huge fan of them, but I have to say I liked that one as well.Ã,  (Saw a live clip from Wacken Open Air...)

There are just too many awesome songs, just can't think of 10 best.
Here's the list of some great songs that popped into my mind first:

Dream Theater-
-Take The Time
-The Spirit Carries On
-Trial Of Tears
-Space Dye Vest
-Eve
-A Change Of Seasons


Pearl Jam-
-Off He Goes
-Given To Fly
-Garden
-All Those Yesterdays
-Low Light

Metallica-
-Trapped Under Ice
-One
-Fade To Black
-Creeping Death
-Outlaw Torn

Soundgarden-
-Black Hole Sun
-Kickstand
-Burden In My Hand
-4th Of July
-Fell On Black Days

Oldies-
-Beatles - Free As A Bird
-Eagles - Hotel California
-Scorpions - Wind Of Change
-Boston - More Than A Feeling
-Bonnie Tyler - Black Velvet

Game-
-Doom2
-Quake2 (performed by the NIN I think)
-Monkey Island2 - Guybrush's dream song with dancing skeleton parents (...the ___ bone's connected to the ___ bone...)
-Lotus 3



In no particular order.

I couldn't pick just 10 songs, so here's 10 bands with some songs.  ???

Rammstein -
"Seemann," and the same song by Nina Hagen 
"Du Riechst So Gut (original and KMFDM remix)"   
"Klavier"
"Rammstein"
"Kokain"

Radio Head -
"Let Down"
"Karma Police"
"Idioteque"
"Black Star"
"Bullet Proof"

Subway to Sally -
"Tag der Rache"
"Aufstand"
"Henkersbraut"
"Liebeszauber"

Taking Back Sunday -
"There's No I In Team"

Yellowcard -
"Powder"

Sigur Rós -
"àgaetis Byrjun"
"Untitled #8 (Popplagið)"
"Ný Batterí"
"Olsen Olsen"
"Starálfur"

Shpongle -
"Around the World in a Crazy Tea Daze"
"A New Way to Say Hooray"
"Dorset Perception"

Rehab -
"Crazy People"
"It Don't Matter"
"Kick My Ass"
"More Like You"

OOMPH! -
"Burn Your Eyes"
"Supernova"
"Keine Luft Mehr"
"Mein Traum"
"Rette Mich"
"Viel zu Tief"
"My Darkest Cave"
"Atem"

Megaherz -
"An Deinem Grab"
"5. März"
"Herz aus Stein"
"Himmelfahrt"
"Menschmachine"
"Perfekte Droge"

Wow. That's 10 already. Ok. I also like Maroon 5, Hot Hot Heat, 311, Gorillaz,  and Blackalicious.

Also, someone said they liked "Video Killed the Radio Star" but didn't know who it was by... It's by Buggles. Big Reel Fish (Reel Big Fish?) made a remake of the song, and it's really good too.

Sigur Rós, good taste that man.

Wasn't it PUSA that covered Video Killed The Radiostar?

Video Killed the Radio Star was originally by Bruce Woolley & The Camera Club. It was covered by The Buggles, Yes, Racoon, Brown Derbies, UNC Clefhangers, Billy Idol,  Presidents Of The United States, Nine Days, Custard, Erasure, Paisley Wheelchair Experience, Weston, pillows, Hi-Posi, Ben Folds Five, Lolita #18, Bouncing Souls, Better Than Ezra and Glenn Hughes (according to The Covers Project).

The Buggles never did anything else.....

You all listen to dirty pop, rock and hard things, and to something I havent mentioned but anyway, nobody loves reggae here I see.

Quote from: Rincewind on Tue 22/06/2004 17:57:38
Btw - That Dimmu song, "Puritana", is the one which goes "I am war, I am pain", or something like that, right? 

Yup :) I saw that clip aswell.

It's too hard to make a list of only 10 songs, so here is a list of 10 bands that are immaculate:
Budgie
Beatles
Queensyrche
Pink Floyd (well, not so much the Roger Waters stuff, "The Wall" was kind of lame, Animals owned)
The Who
Captian Beyond
Simon and Garfunkel
Max Webster

MegaDeth
Howlin' Wolf

Quote from: ras_maxim on Wed 23/06/2004 03:12:10
You all listen to dirty pop, rock and hard things, and to something I havent mentioned but anyway, nobody loves reggae here I see.

Never heard of Sublime, eh?

Quote from: ras_maxim on Wed 23/06/2004 03:12:10
You all listen to dirty pop, rock and hard things, and to something I havent mentioned but anyway, nobody loves reggae here I see.

Dude, I used to give reggae a gander, but I can only take so much of it.  It reminds me of all my hippie friends who are just stoned and can tune out the repetitive chords and off-time beats.

Most of my friends were hippies in college.  We were PhishHeads.

the Buggles were formed by Geoffrey Downes, who later was invited to join Yes. After Yes, he and Steve Howe formed Asia, which stands to this very day.

My top 10 all depends what mood I'm in:
(in no particular order)
1.  Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks - Pantera
2.  Stupid Girl - Cold
3.  No-one - Cold
4.  Deep Colours Bleed - Systematic
5.  Orchids - Stone Sour
6.  Never Let It Go - Mushroomhead
7.  Who'll Stop The Rain? -  Creedence Clearwater Revival
8.  Beginning Of The End - Systematic
9.  Stairway To Heaven - Led Zepplin
10.  Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Hmm.  This list has and will continue to change at any time without notice, but for the moment I'd probably say (in no particular order):

Fey - Se Lo Que Vendra
Into the Sky (Xenogears)
Paulina Rubio - Si Tu Te Vas
Solid Desire (opening theme from Shadow Skill OVA)
Fey - Vertigo
Paulina Rubio - Libre
Magus' Theme (Chrono Trigger)
The Underground Castle (first dungeon) BGM from Soul Blazer
Fey - Romeo y Juliet
The Man with the Machine Gun (FF8)

Quote from: Damien on Tue 22/06/2004 20:46:31
-Bonnie Tyler - Black Velvet

Wasn't that Alannah Myles?

Yeah, I copied from the file name on my computer: 'Bonnie Tyler - Black Velvet.mp3', which is wrong.

10 songs, now that's difficult, my fave song lists changes so often, depending on my mood, the time of the year and so on... I'll give it a try though. In no particular order, besides the first song:

1) Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
* The Pixies - Where is my mind?
* Deep Purple - Child in Time
* Paradise Lost - Enchantment
* Placebo - Without you I'm nothing (meh :P)
* Bob Dylan - Blowing in the wind
* David Bowie - The man who sold the world
* Pink Floyd - Wish you were here
* Metallica - Fade to Black
* The Gathering - Travel

Kashmir is indeed, great. Someone heard "New kid in town" by teh Eagles?

Lazy, you've got pretty good taste.

I myself would never be able to give a top ten list of songs....it would take forever and I'd hate to leave so many songs out. I mean, at least fifty songs are more or less equally good, and shift from day to day depending on mood, etc.

Reggae... I should never have put up that list. I always forget something. I must've had a blockage, since I almost exclusively listen to reggae these days. Lee Perry, Bob Marley, Smokin' the goats etc. I own albums by all three...

Best songs ever is too hard, I do have favourite bands and albums but what I'm really into at any one time varies a lot and any 'best ever' list would be a bit silly. So here's ten I dig at the moment:

Beatles - Helter Skelter
Dirtbombs - Your Love (Belongs Under A Rock)
Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23
Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
Super Furry Animals - Liberty Belle
Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker
Ben Folds Five - Jane
Spencer Davis Group - Keep On Running
Franz Ferdinand - Love And Destroy
Doors - Touch Me

Anyone here make mix tapes for their car or train trip or whatever? One of my pastimes, a lot of artistry to making a truly good mix I think.

I'm a self-indulgent bastard, so I'm gonna write a painful amount about a bunch of my favorate songs:

Lets see...

Linda Scott: I've Told Every Little Star – an old 60's doo-wop tune that I first heard in Mulholland Drive, and I'll be damned if it isn't just about the catchiest pop tune I ever heard. Twee as all get out, but who cares?

Glenn Cambell: Wichita Lineman – another cheesy easy-listening choice, but in my book the melody on this one simply cannot be beat. I have to admit I hate that fucking "I need a small vacaeeeyyy-sheuunn" bit, but I guess that’s my cross to bear.
   
King Crimson: Sleepless – I'm thinking of the version on the Absent Lovers live album here, for what its worth. *Fantastic* bass line, and the two guitarists are just kicking up a storm just like super-cool guitar gents should. Energetic and powerful as hell, I think. 'Fracture' and 'Starless' by the same band (or half of the same band, to be exact) would also go on my list - songs longer then 10 mins don’t get much better then those two.

Talking Heads: The Great Curve – holy christ is this a cool song. Hypnotic is the word.

Autechre: Rae (better known as track 3 on LP5) – this is just beautiful, another hypnotic song. The catchiest drum patterns I've ever heard.

REM: Near Wild Heaven – the chorus of this one does something to me.

Bob Dylan: It's Alright Ma (I’m only bleeding) – mainly because I think it has pretty much the best set of lyrics ever, but it's a fantastic dark, edgy folk tune anyway.

Metallica: The Thing That Should Not Be – admittedly I only heard it for the first time this week, but right now I'm addicted to it. The way the main vocal part segues into the guitar riff in the verse sections is pure audio heroin.

Motorhead: Ace Of Spades – if I had to sum up the very concept of Rock 'n' Roll with a single song, I'd probably have to pick this one.

Pixies: River Euphrates – I've never heard a song that sounds anything like this one. It's like something from another planet. Those rah-ooo-rah-ooo harmony bits are just wonderful. And the lyrics are all in Haiku form! I mean, how good is that!?

Scott Walker: Farmer In The City – odd half-crooner half-opera styled track, but I just love it. As haunting as any song I've ever heard.

The Who: Heaven and Hell (Live at Leeds version) – probably my favourite Who song ever, and friggin' John Entwhistle wrote it, of all people! Amazing chunky rockin' sound, and Pete's guitar solo just kicks my arse. And I don't usually care about guitar solos.

Beach Boys: Girl Don't Tell Me – no one ever seems to notice this one, but I just love it. Probably the most Beatley song they ever did. My other Beach Boys favourite: 'Till I Die. Christ, that's an unsettling song to come from such a happy band. But that's growing insanity for you, I guess. Oh, and I can't forget "Busy Doin' Nothing" - my *other* all time favourite Beach Boys track. I just love all three of these songs.

How many was that? About 15? Oh well. Looking at it, I really should've stuck some Beatles and Zep on there. For who can resist a bit of Beatles and Zep? Abba's Dancing Queen too. Man, I love that!

QuoteBlackthorn519: "Long Distance Runaround – YES"

Aw man, Yes rule. The first two thirds of Starship Trooper would be my ultimate Yes pick, though.

QuoteKinoko: "David Bowie - Thursday's Child"

Cool, it's always good to see stuff from "Hours" getting appreciation for once – I think it's one of the best Bowie albums, but most people seem to think it's one of the worst. New Angels Of Promise is my fave off that one, though.

Quote from: PaulSC on Thu 01/07/2004 20:51:21
The Who: Heaven and Hell (Live at Leeds version) â€" probably my favourite Who song ever, and friggin' John Entwhistle wrote it, of all people! Amazing chunky rockin' sound, and Pete's guitar solo just kicks my arse. And I don't usually care about guitar solos.

John Entwistle (no h!) wrote a load of great Who songs. Most of his had a very dark sense of humour, or interesting themes (Boris the Spider, Heaven and Hell, 905, My Wife etc).

Quote from: Vel on Thu 24/06/2004 21:39:04
Kashmir is indeed, great. Someone heard "New kid in town" by teh Eagles?

Yeah.  I own all the Eagles stuff on Vinyl.  Inherited from my parents.....

Bt

Quote from: AGA on Thu 01/07/2004 21:53:36
John Entwistle (no h!) wrote a load of great Who songs. Most of his had a very dark sense of humour, or interesting themes (Boris the Spider, Heaven and Hell, 905, My Wife etc).

Don't forget Trick Of The Light! Great riff on that one. He also wrote Fiddle About on Tommy (and I bet last year Pete was pretty glad John was the one who got the credit for that part of the story). But yeah, he wrote some good tunes.

Quote from: PaulSC on Thu 01/07/2004 20:51:21
Cool, it's always good to see stuff from "Hours" getting appreciation for once â€" I think it's one of the best Bowie albums, but most people seem to think it's one of the worst. New Angels Of Promise is my fave off that one, though.

Tell me about it. I'm constantly amazed by how overlooked it is. It's easily my favourite all-around Bowie album because I love every song on it without exception. It's just got such a nice mood to it and if you're a fan of David Bowie's voice rather than his look or eccentricity (though I love those too! ^_-) this is the album to get. It's cooooooool, man. B)

Quote from: Kinoko on Fri 02/07/2004 02:54:29

Quote from: PaulSC on Thu 01/07/2004 20:51:21
Cool, it's always good to see stuff from "Hours" getting appreciation for once ? I think it's one of the best Bowie albums, but most people seem to think it's one of the worst. New Angels Of Promise is my fave off that one, though.

Tell me about it. I'm constantly amazed by how overlooked it is. It's easily my favourite all-around Bowie album because I love every song on it without exception. It's just got such a nice mood to it and if you're a fan of David Bowie's voice rather than his look or eccentricity (though I love those too! ^_-) this is the album to get. It's cooooooool, man. B)

I want it! I would kill a bunny for it. No! TWO bunnies! That is how much I want it! The only Bowielicious thing I own is the Labyrinth soundtrack.

Anyway, here are my top ten of all time songs in no particular order, 'cause I love them all.

1. Queen - Under Pressure
2. David Bowie - China Girl
3. Super Tramp - Bloody Well Right
4. Pain - Julie Said Futz (I blame Eric for that one)
5. Etta James - Someone to Watch Over Me
6. Dr. Hook - Queen of the Silver Dollar
7. Cyndi Lauper - Goonies R Good Enough
8. Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Zoot Suit Riot
9. Grandmaster Flash - White Lines
10. GWAR - Saddam A Go-Go

To be honest, I had a lot of trouble deciding which Queen song and which David Bowie song I wanted to chose. Anything by David Bowie and almost anything by Queen (yes, there are some Queen songs I cannot stand) would fit just as well, if not better, up there. I suppose I could say that's my top ten favorite songs, but my favorites are always changing. Sometimes I'll be obsessed with a song and think it's the greatest and listen to it over and over and over, but then a few weeks later, I'll skip over it when it comes up on my playlist. I'm fickle!

Hey, Pesty, you have GWAR, and "Saddam A Go-Go", on top of it all, on your list? Haha, that's really cool - I thought nobody knew of them here... I think everybody has to reconsider their idea of an "Extreme Image" after seeing these guys...
I got part of the video from "Saddam..." as well... It's bloody brilliant... :DÃ, 

And as a sidenote - "A Hundred Years" with The Cure is now officially on the list of greatest songs ever... So wonderfully bleak and haunting... :)Ã, 

Here is my list.

1. Queen/ bohemian rhapsody
2. Queen/ Ride the wild wind
3. Status Quo/ In the army now
4. Pink Floyd/ Another Brick In the Wall
5. Sweet/ Balroo Blitz
6. Queen/ Who Wants To Live Forewer
7. Queen/ Innuendo
8. Status Quo/ When I'm Dead and Gone
9. Status Quo/ The Wanderer
10. Queen/ The Show Must Go On

What can I say. I love songs from the 60s, 70s and 80s.

This is a very High Fidelity-sort of question, and the kind of thing where you change your mind the moment you've replied. Let's see...

Lou Reed - Andy's Chest
The Clash - Janie Jones
The Ramones - 9 to 5 World
Nick Cave - People Ain't No Good
Velvet Underground - Inside of your Heart
Joan Jett - Crimson and Clover
Bauhaus - Ziggy Stardust (I actually prefer their version to Bowie's)
Stiff Little Fingers - Barb Wire Love
David Bowie - Life on Mars
Pink Floyd/Roger Waters - When the Tigers Broke Free

Looking back at the list, not a single of the songs are even the best ones by the artist in question. If I had written the list yesterday or tomorrow, I bet only one or two songs would be the same.

Oh yeah, big applause for the guys with Cyndi Lauper on their lists. Gotta respect that.

Quote from: Rincewind on Fri 02/07/2004 19:05:46
Hey, Pesty, you have GWAR, and "Saddam A Go-Go", on top of it all, on your list? Haha, that's really cool - I thought nobody knew of them here... I think everybody has to reconsider their idea of an "Extreme Image" after seeing these guys...
I got part of the video from "Saddam..." as well... It's bloody brilliant... :DÃ, 

And as a sidenote - "A Hundred Years" with The Cure is now officially on the list of greatest songs ever... So wonderfully bleak and haunting... :)Ã, 

I love GWAR. Saddam A Go-Go is a brilliant song, but I've never seen the video! I was torn between putting that and Warghoul on, because both are so great. Talented musicians, those fellas.

Argh, I thought I wouldn't do this, but here goes (without order):

Love A house is not a motel 
The Knife Heartbeats
Elvis Costello Watching the detectives
Eric Burdon and The Animals Hotel hell 
Donovan Curry Land
Leonard Cohen So long, Marianne
Melanie Any time at all (by Beatles)
Beatles hmm...why not While my guitar gently weeps
The corals Dreaming of you
Bob Dylan I want you

And ten more on the same first position:

Jehtro Tull Thick as a brick
Lou Reed Sword of Damocles
Thin Lizzy Waiting for an alibi
Queen Under pressure
U2 Sunday bloody sunday
The kinks Village green preservation society
David Bowie Rock n roll suicide
Deep purple Child in time
Led Zeppelin All of my love
Ten years after I'd love to change the world
Cream Pressed rat and warthog

heck, I can't do this, for every song I write I come to think of a new one