[dhwilkin]

Ack, I really need to go deeper in some more genres...

Oh well, I'll fill in what I can...

Classic Rock/Pop (70s and prior):

80s Rock/Pop: Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes
Recent Rock/Pop (90's to present): Megumi Hayashibara - Reflection
Electronic/Electronica: Massive Attack - Black Milk
Country: Faith Hill - That's How Love Moves
Folk:

Vocals/BigBand/Jazz Vocals: BJ Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
Soul/Classic R&B: Boyz II Men - End of the Road
Rap/HipHop: Beastie Boys - So Whatcha Want?
Metal:

Industrial:

OVERALL FAVORITE: Megumi Hayashibara - Reflection
Passionate singing, emotional rollercoaster of fast and slow beats, variety of real and synth sounds, just an incredible song. The Beastie Boys song was a close second.

 

[MacDEF]

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Only ONE answer for each category. No lists, no "depending on my mood" cop-outs...

LOL, you call that a "no whining" rule, Dusty?

You know I had to include that, or we'd get lists of 5 or 10 songs for each category and for the overall winner. Remember, you can include other "finalists" in your descriptions...


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What about "One" by U2?

A good song, but not one of the best ever (to me).

 

[Dusty Chalk]

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Originally posted by MacDEF LOL, you call that a "no whining" rule, Dusty?

Yeah, well I guess in hindsight it wasn't phrased as strongly as I read it. I guess I'm just used to rules. (-:

 

[MacDEF]

I'd still like to see some contributions from other members

The thing I like about these music threads is that they remind me of why we're all really here -- for the music. Having to think hard about my answers to this thread made me concentrate on the music and forget about how good or bad my equipment is.

 

[frankclone]

classic rock: "I've seen all good people"--Yes
Yes: the most accomplished of the mystico-ecstatic school of
progressive rock-their music generates a transcendent elation
rarely experienced within narrow confines of rock....tnis song to my mind is best representation within 'single' time constraints.

 

[DarkAngel]

Mac
I lived in Chicago from 1980-91 in Lincoln Park and went to Wax Trax a million times, Frankie from TKK was saleman there for many years, when Al Jourgenson (ministry) lived in Chicago he would pop in occasionally, great memories.

60s Rock/Pop: Get No Satisfaction, Stones, Single
: SGT Pepper, Beatles, Album

70s Rock/Pop: strutter, Kiss, single
: double platinum, Kiss,....highway to hell, AC/DC

80s Rock/Pop: age of consent, New Order, single
unknown pleasue/closer, Joy Division, album

90s Rock/Pop: come as you are, Nirvana, single
: nevermind, Nirvana, album
: whats story morning glory, Oasis, album

Electronica: block rockin beats, Chemical Brothers, single
: mezzanine, Massive Attack, album

Country: any man of mine, Shania Twain, single
: come on over, Shania Twain, album

Vocals/BigBand/Jazz Vocals: frankie,Sade, single
: diamond life, Sade, album

Rap/HipHop: bad as we want to be, 2 Live Crew, album

Metal: kill em all, Metallica, album.....all downhill from here

Industrial: march of the pigs, NIN, single......dig it, skinny puppy
: broken, NIN, album
: reptilian, NIN, remix

New Age: paint the sky, Enya, album
: the visit, Loreena McKinnet, album

Gothic : bela lugosi dead, Bauhaus, live version, single
: serpentine gallery, Switchblade Symphony, album
: some girls wander by, Sisters of Mercy, album

Lets see, anything I have forgotten?

 

[MacDEF]

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I lived in Chicago from 1980-91 in Lincoln Park and went to Wax Trax a million times, Frankie from TKK was saleman there for many years, when Al Jourgenson (ministry) lived in Chicago he would pop in occasionally, great memories.

Yeah, I used to go see Ministry perform under pseudonyms at places like Medusa's. If I remember correctly, a few members of TKK worked at WaxTrax -- after selling the stuff for a couple years they said "you know... we could probably do this"

P.S. Nice list! I like the "Gothic" addition. I'd have to put something by Siouxsie, Sisters of Mercy, or the like for that category. Maybe something off of Bauhaus' "Mask."

 

[Mr_Happy]

I like "Just Like Heaven" by the Cure. It's one of my favorite rock/pop singles.

 

[Dusty Chalk]

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Originally posted by DarkAngel Lets see, anything I have forgotten?

Um, yeah, how about the word "mistake" as in "Some Girls Wander By Mistake"?

Sorry, don't mean to be so critical of someone who has such cool taste in music. I listen to -- and like -- a lot of the same things you do.

 

[dhwilkin]

Hehe...

 

[chadbang]

Ouch, what a brain buster. If I wasn't at work, I certainly wouldn't have taken the time to try an answer it.

But here goes (although I accept no responsibility for errors, retractions or songs people REALLY HATE.

Classic Rock/Pop (70s and prior):
The Beatles: "She's A Woman"
I don't why this one always turns me on when I catch a whiff of it playing. The guitar part is so brash and spartan, it almost like a forefather of punk.

80s Rock/Pop:
Talking Heads: Making Flippy Floppy (From Stop Making Sense)
David Byrnes funk riff of this song from their great concert film kept me gong for months.

By the way: This is next to impossible, MacDef.

Recent Rock/Pop (90's to present):
Nirvana: "Lake of Fire" (Kurt Cobain's cover of the Meat Puppets song)
Don't know why I pick this. I don't like many post-70s bands (isn't that pathetic) except for a few groups like Nirvana, and this song always amuses/delights me.

Electronic/Electronica:
Nine Inch Nails: "Piggy" from The Downward Spiral.
Again, I don't know why I love this tune. One: it's a great recording Two: The bass line is great and Three: it's just some damn bleak. NIN is again one of the very groups I've come to idolise over the past ten years.

Country:
Hank Williams: "Lonesome Blues"
What a hoot. Wish I could yodel. And Hank, oh yeah...

Folk:
Bob Dylan: "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall"
Hey, nice lyrics. Who is this guy?

Vocals/BigBand/Jazz Vocals:
Franks Sinatra: "Fly Me to The Moon" from Sinatra Live at the Sands with Count Basie. My favourite Sinatra disc, and just simply one of my favourite albums. I don't know if it's kitsch or what, but I LOVE FRANK!

Soul/Classic R&B:
James Brown: "Mother Popcorn"
The first James Brown song I ever heard on an old RCA 45 changer. The hardest working man in showbusiness always works for me.

Rap/HipHop:
Public Enemy: "Can't Truss It" - Apocalypse 91
Maybe I am beginning to remember a few great bands between the 80s-90s. Public Enemy was a great sonic attack, like a funnel of sound. Loved their stuff and this was a favourite track.

Metal:
Motorhead: "Eat the Rich" I think this is one of the few metal songs I ever admired.

Industrial:
Draino. I have lousy plumbing.

That's it. I think I only admitted a few thousand.

 

[chadbang]

oops.

I forgot my overall favourite.

Nilsson: "Coconut"

So sue me...

 

[MacDEF]

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By the way: This is next to impossible, MacDef.

Yeah, it is, huh?

Would it have been easier if I just said "name one song?" I almost did that, but found that having the categories made it easier for me to think through all the songs out there. And answering the question really made me think critically about what I like in a song -- it was a great exercise for me.

 

[chadbang]

Actually, it did become alot of fun - thanks. And you're right, the categories were a big help and trying to name one song would have been too limiting and really "impossible".

 

[Audio Redneck]

Rock/Pop
50s: Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue
60s: Roy Orbison - Pretty Woman
70s: Kansas - Dust in the Wind
80s: Dire Straites - Why Worry
90's to present: Weird Al - Smells like Nervana

Electronic/Electronica:

Country
50s: Hank Williams - So Lonesome I could cry.
60s: Johnny Cash - I walk the line
70s: Statler Brothers - Flowers on the Wall
80s: Dwight Yokem/Buck Owens - Streets of Bakersfield
90s: Lea Ann Rymes - Blue

Best country song nobody's ever heard: Guy ClarK - Randel Knife

Folk: Kingston Trio - Merry Minuet

Vocals/BigBand/Jazz Vocals: Manhatten Transfer - A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

The next one should be more catagories, but here goes:
Soul/Classic R&B: Miles Davis - So What

Rap/HipHop: Blonde - Rapture

Mental: Tom Lehear - Poisoning Pidgens in the Park
Industrial: Liquid Plummer

And I won't be able to think tomorrow because I'll be kicking myself for not thinking of "________"