Comments on: Greatest Classic Rock

By: Bill Castellaneta

Bill Castellaneta — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 11:18:12 +0000

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 01 Jun 2004 11:59:00 +0000

For fun whimsy, Six String Music by Buffett is stellar. As for the king, Bruce: Thunder Road (acoustic version) speaks volumes.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 28 May 2004 20:45:00 +0000

speaking of Don McLean, how about American Pie. There is a web site detailing every line of the song, and how it relates to Rock and Roll history, mostly of the 60’s. very interesting stuff, but I don’t remember where it is. go look for it.
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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 28 May 2004 12:49:00 +0000

Since JT has already been mentioned…….I am going to go with “Father and Son” by Cat Stevens…..or ANY song off the “Tea for the Tillerman” album. A close second is anything off of Carole King’s “Tapestry” album. Thirdly, Don McLean’s “Castles in the Air” is a song that should be in some Hall of Fame. Speaking of, how did he go from being THE MAN to obscurity?

Thanks Mike for generating good memories!
DU

By: Daughter of the King

Daughter of the King — Fri, 28 May 2004 02:19:00 +0000

I’d have to go with Led Zepplin’s “Fool in the Rain.” A lot of folks might not think of it as a pure rock song, but it’s just such unadulterated musical genius, I have to bring it up.

Oh, and “Born to Run.”

By: chrismith

chrismith — Thu, 27 May 2004 21:28:00 +0000

I recently had a conversation with a group of college buddies that fell along these lines. If you had to explain rock n roll to an alien life form by playing it 5 songs, what would they be? My list: “Satisfaction” by the Rolling Stones, “Born to Run” by Bruce Springsteen, “Rock N Roll” by Led Zeppelin, “Johnny Be Good” by Chuck Berry, and “Like A Rolling Stone” by Bob Dylan. Other favorites run throughout your list and other comments listed. Didn’t think I saw Elvis Costello anywhere. He’s a fav. Bruce Cockburn, Warren Zevon, Jackson Browne are others. There is simply so much good music out there. Your list rocks. Good stuff.

By: Matt Elliott

Matt Elliott — Thu, 27 May 2004 17:58:00 +0000

I’d like to apologize for my smarmy comment a few comments ago. I’ve been feeling guilty about it, and I realize that I give love a bad name.

By: Clarissa

Clarissa — Thu, 27 May 2004 15:39:00 +0000

Aha — so you resemble that remark.

I was at Madison as a small child — 4 years younger than you, if you’re wondering who on earth I am and how I know that info.

Glad I was right.

By: Grant

Grant — Thu, 27 May 2004 14:42:00 +0000

Clarissa, I resent your accusation, especially the accuracy of it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 27 May 2004 13:24:00 +0000

Free Ride by Edgar Winter. It brings back memories of a long term (two weeks) high school infatuation with Sonya, while we were riding around with friends in a VW convertible with the top down. As I later thought about the words, it could have been written by Jesus: “The mountain is high, the valley is low, and you’re confused on which way to go. But I’ve come here to give you a hand, and lead you into the promised land…. Come on, and take a free ride,” (GRACE?) “yeah yeah yeah yeah” (neat guitar riff), repeat. At least the first verse is very spiritual, and I can’t remember the words to the second. Also, I can’t quite picture Jesus saying yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. But other than that, it fits.
……..Don Eudaly, Arkansas

By: Clarissa

Clarissa — Thu, 27 May 2004 12:51:00 +0000

The Debby Boone/”You Light Up My Life” comment was probably by her cousin, Grant …

go to the url below.

http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=22100&select=20

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 27 May 2004 01:11:00 +0000

What about Crosby, Stills, and Nash? James Taylor was/is pretty “dope.” (word to yo motha) Ok, so that language doesn’t fit these artist, but I try to keep in touch with both my past and my present.

I’ve not heard such great names as Pink Floyd or Rush. Granted I was very young back in the 70’s early 80’s, but please don’t tell me what my big brother liked, and therefore what I learned to like was not cool.

By: Matt Elliott

Matt Elliott — Wed, 26 May 2004 20:21:00 +0000

I’m just glad that there’s finally a place on the world wide web where it’s safe to talk about issues of such magnitude. Thanks, Mike, for caring about the important things that touch each of us every day. Thanks for building this blog/city on rock and roll.

By: Brandon Scott

Brandon Scott — Wed, 26 May 2004 19:51:00 +0000

Anything Eagles. Anything Simon and Garfunkel. But come on…someone wrote about Debby Boone. Who wrote that? Admit it! It was Dickie Porche. I know it was.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 26 May 2004 18:44:00 +0000

“Do Feel Like We Do?”

By Peter Frampton