Best (Pure) Rock and Roll Song?

[ka0tik_kreati0n]

omg
HOW COULD I FORGET STONE TEMPLE PILOTS
fuck yea scott weiland !
such great songs... creep(one of my all time favs)
hated his solo album tho. synthesizers suck hairy donkey balls

 

[Tony Aroma]

I love journey - faithfully(for those that like ballads)
or dont stop believing

NO, NO, NO! NO ballads!!!!! I'm talking hard rocking, up-tempo, straight-ahead, driving beat, devil's music, rock and roll. Don't make me have to disqualify you.

And as much as I love Floyd, I don't think anything they've ever done qualifies as "pure" rock and/or roll.

 

[ka0tik_kreati0n]

lol I was just making suggestions; but Im going to stick with my 3 little pigs - green jelly

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

Pick most any song off "Never Mind The Bullocks, Here's The Sex Pistols". It's always in the top 3 to 5 of 100 or 500 top album lists, usually right behind "Sgt. Pepper's" and "Exile On Main Street." You have to get past the aspect that it makes fun of everything so the lyrical value isn't premium, other than humor and angst. The vocal quality is probably the most arguable part of the musical genius of the album but instrumentals are still basic, fundamental, (pure) rock. It's just punk flavored with lyrics, vocal style and stage/public personas.

I've heard the argument the Pistols were a product, not unlike the Monkeys. These guys didn't play that game and their musical ability and recording techniques were genuine.

 

[C6H6]

NO, NO, NO! NO ballads!!!!! I'm talking hard rocking, up-tempo, straight-ahead, driving beat, devil's music, rock and roll. Don't make me have to disqualify you.

And as much as I love Floyd, I don't think anything they've ever done qualifies as "pure" rock and/or roll.

isn't that a personal opinion? i mean why can't an individual think that a ballad captures the essence of all that is rock and roll? or metal or punk for that matter?

 

[MeanBean]

All that remains "empty inside"

 

[Hold Your Fire]

ANYTHING by the Who!

 

[Tony Aroma]

isn't that a personal opinion? i mean why can't an individual think that a ballad captures the essence of all that is rock and roll? or metal or punk for that matter?

Why yes it is (a personal opinion). Thanks for asking. But I asked the question, so I get to make the rules.

 

[ka0tik_kreati0n]

I'm too laid back to really give a shit. I'm just smoking, and toking, and chillin to some music....

 

[kaskar]

zeppelin 4 .

 

[kmk420kali]

Bob Seger- Katmandu
BOC- Hot Rails to Hell
Deep Purple- Smoke on the Water/ Lazy
Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush- Johnny B Goode
The Dead- Truckin'

 

[Pinball Wizard]

ANYTHING by the Who!

..I agree

plus CCR - 'Fortunate Son'...Stones - "Can't You Hear Me Knockin'...or Bad Company -'Burnin' Sky'

if your not stoned?...try something else...if you want unholy?..Robin Trower-'Bridge of Sighs'

 

[supersonic]

the kinks: you really got me
joy division: failures
patti smith: rock'n'roll nigger
janis joplin: tell mama

 

[ColBatGuano]

Dead Flowers by the Stones

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

Silver Train

 

[supersonic]

the clash: should i stay or should i go
rolling stones: rip this joint
elvis presley: jailhouse rock
richard berry: louie louie, performed by many..

 

[Paddi]

patti smith: rock'n'roll nigger

Thats whats it all about

Another one: Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit


P

 

[jahrastafareye]

placebo - pure morning " a friend with weeds a friend indeed"

 

[travese311]

my VERY first thought when i saw the thread title was

Jumpin Jack Flash by the Rolling Stones

sums up rock and roll to me!!

here are more:

pretty much anything by Chuck Berry

Whipping Post by the Allman Brothers Band

freebird ha of course

What I'd Say by Ray Charles

I Am One by the Smashing Pumpkins

damn

theres alot!!! oh my

but ill stick by the first one

 

[stinkfist]

Tea Leaf Green - The Garden Pt1,2,3

WSP- Space Wrangler

Allman Brothers- Jessica