Must Have Music

[rfctigerarmy]

What are some rock songs which everyone knows and is must have?

Looking to expand my collection.

Cheers.

 

[lucas_hsv]

Iron Maiden - Wasted years
Iron Maiden - 2 minutes to midnight
Iron Maiden - Aces High

Just get some iron maiden, everyone loves iron maiden

 

[johnnyhoward]

The Pixies - where is my mind
the cure - friday i'm in love
the smiths - how soon is now
the pogues - summer in siam
semisonic - closing time
semisonic - for the love of the game
tonic - if you could only see
cake - frank sinatra
Franz Ferdinand - This fire
screaming jets - better
hunters and collectors - throw your arms around me
the jam - that's entertainment

Just off the top of my head Let us know if you need more

 

[utility]

Any song by Clutch.
- A Shogun Named Marcus
- Walking in the Great Shining Path of Monster Trucks
- Big News I/Big News II
- Escape From the Prison Planet
- Spacegrass
- The Elephant Riders
- Ship of Gold
- Raised by Horses
- Pure Rock Fury
- Red Horse Rainbow
- Sea of Destruction
- Oregon
- The Mob Goes Wild
- Promoter
- Spleen Merchant
- Burning Beard
- Gullah
- 10,000 Witnesses

That's a start.

Cathedral - Hopkins, Midnight Mountain, Stained Glass Horizon
The Misfits - Horror Business, Bullet, Sweet Caress
Fu Manchu - Hell on Wheels, Tilt, Strato-Streak, Evil Eye
Death By Stereo - Unstoppable
Dokaka - The Trooper
David Bowie - Suffragette City
The Easybeats - Women
Blue Oyster Cult - Dominance and Submission
Kyuss - El Rodeo
Orange Goblin - Black Egg, Stinkin' o' Gin (great heavy rock band)
sHeavy - Celestial HiFi
Sick of it All - Step Down
Skarhead - Drugs Money Sex
Soundgarden - Superunknown
Spiritual Beggars - Street Fighting Saviours
Warped - Good From the Get Go
Deadmarsh - Niamiga (Belarusian band)
E.S.T. - Djoker (Russian band aka Russian Motorhead )
Circle Jerks - World Up My Ass
Minor Threat - Guilty of Being White
Motorhead - Killed by Death
Rocky Horror Picture Show - Sweet Transsexual

For a little harder action:
Zyklon - Chaos Deathcult
Cradle of Filth - From Cradle to Enslave
Sodom - Agent Orange
Anthrax - Room For One More, N.F.L., Refuse to be Denied
Damnation A.D. - No More Dreams
Probot - most of tracks on this album rule (Dave Grohl's metal side-project)
Nevermore - Inside Four Walls
The Haunted - Bullet Hole
Bad Brains - I
Suicidal Tendencies - Trip at the Brain, Asleep at the Wheel
Slayer - Raining Blood
Cro-Mags - World Peace, Show You No Mercy
The Exploited - Beat the Bastards, Police TV, F*ck the System

 

[johnnyhoward]

I don't think he wanted depressing death metal, he was after mainstream stuff "that everybody knows".

 

[Atreyu]

Im pretty obsessed with Alexisonfire at the moment... so some good songs to download would be :
"Accidents"
"Control"
"It Was Fear Of Myself That Made Me Odd"
"No Transitory"
"Hey, Its Your Funeral Mama"
"Get Fighted"
"Happines By The Killowat"
"White Devil"
"That Girl Posessed"
"Sharks And Danger"
"Sidewalk When She Walks"

ok... basically the entire "Watch Out!" cd is gold. The first cd is pretty wicked as well, but the new one is way better.

 

[utility]

I don't think he wanted depressing death metal, he was after mainstream stuff "that everybody knows".

There's not one death metal band in that list, so get your facts right before you lay the boot in!

 

[CarterS]

Dont know if Alexisonfire really counts as "rock songs which everyone knows and is must have?"

Anyway

Emerson, Lake & Palmer, "Fanfare for the common man", "Lucky Man"
Lynyrd Skynyrd, "Sweet Home Alabama", "Free Bird", "Simple Man"
Buffalo Springfield, "For What It's Worth"
Anything on the Forrest Gump soundtrack, seriously
The Doors, "Light My Fire", "Touch Me", "The Unknown Soldier", "Break On Through"
Led Zeppelin, "Immigrant Song", "Dazed And Confused", "The Rain Song", i could go on forever...
Pink Floyd, "Another Brick In The Wall Part 2", "Echoes", "Money", "Wish You Were Here"
Simon & Garfunkel, "America"
Bob Dylan, Greatest Hits Volume 1
Yes, "Roundabout", "I've Seen All Good People"


There's a few well known things that you should have.

 

[MrMeaner]

A couple off the top of my head:

The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil; Sweet Virginia;
The Stone Roses - Fools Gold;
Nirvana - Lithium;
The Stranglers - Golden Brown;
AC/DC - Back in Black;
The Clash - Guns of Brixton; Spanish Bombs;
Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love;
Joy Division - Digital;
Primal Scream - Movin' On Up

 

[dugrene]

Carol King _ Tapestry


I heard Smackwater Jack the other day. Reminded me just how good that album is.

 

[CURVE]

Once you discover the brilliance of BLONDIE, your music collection will be complete.

 

[aesop]

cream - badge, sunshine of your love, white room

Will get you into cream, if you aren't already.

 

[TigerFan]

pick up The Eagles' Greatest Hits and work your way up from there.

also essential to any collection is:

Guns 'n' Roses - November Rain
Back in Black - AC/DC (both song and album)
Grinspoon - The Guide to Better Living
INXS - Greatest Hits
Midnight Oil - 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1...
The Darkness - Permission to Land

U2 - Greatest Hits (1980-1990) goes down pretty well too

and that's just to get you started my boy

 

[Portmanteau]

Bit of more recent (relatively speaking) stuff -

Modest Mouse - Float On, The Ocean Breathes Salty
Motion City Soundtrack - Everything is Alright, Perfect Teeth, The Future Freaks Me Out
Cody Chesnutt - When I Find Time, Look Good in Leather
Bloc Party - Banquet
Finley Quaye - Sun is Shining
The Futureheads - Decent Days and Nights, Hounds of Love
Queens of the Stone Age - Little Sister, Lost Art of Keeping a Secret
The Redwalls - Colorful Revolution
Shihad - All the Young Facists
Hot Hot Heat - Goodnight Goodnight, Bandages, You Owe Me an IOU
Weezer - Keep Fishin'

 

[Toasta]

There's not one death metal band in that list, so get your facts right before you lay the boot in!

What is Antrax and Slayer if they're not death metal?

 

[dugrene]

Once you discover the brilliance of BLONDIE, your music collection will be complete.

I agree. Her group never was give the critical accolades it deserved.

Guess it makes those of who have listened to her music all the more richer.

 

[utility]

What is Antrax and Slayer if they're not death metal?

Thrash metal and speed metal. They are certainly not death metal bands.

 

[Atreyu]

Dont know if Alexisonfire really counts as "rock songs which everyone knows and is must have?"

Yeah... I know. My current obsession with them is taking over all common sense.

 

[hans moleman]

Guns 'n' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle.

A brilliant song to open an album with...although you won't go wrong with anything off Appetite For Destruction.

 

[bunsen burner]

What are some rock songs which everyone knows and is must have?

Looking to expand my collection.

Cheers.

Tell us what you like. Tell us what you have heard recently and liked. Tell us what you've heard and liked but haven't fully explored.

Will give people a better idea in what direction to point you in.

 

[Plogs]

Album - Pearl Jam's Vs (circa 1993)

 

[bass_drum]

Here are some 'greatest hits' albums to explore. I'm trying to keep this relatively 'commercial'. If you like what you hear, you can enjoy exploring the catalogues in more depth:

Pearl Jam - Rearviewmirror (Recommend Ten and Vitalogy)
Nirvana - Nirvana (Recommend Bleach and Nevermind)
The Doors - Best of (Take your pick, there are about 637 versions out there)
Bad Religion - All Ages (it's modern day folk music)
Custard - Goodbye Cruel World
Faith No More - Who Cares A Lot? (Best band of a generation)

Some other albums to check out:

Muse - Absolution
Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual
The White Stripes - Elephant
Radiohead - OK Computer
Monster Magnet - Dopes to Infinity
Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
At The Drive-In - Relationship of Command

Not necessarily each group's best album, but a handy starting point.

 

[Dogs 13]

Dont know if Alexisonfire really counts as "rock songs which everyone knows and is must have?"

Anyway

Emerson, Lake & Palmer, "Fanfare for the common man", "Lucky Man"
Lynyrd Skynyrd, "Sweet Home Alabama", "Free Bird", "Simple Man"
Buffalo Springfield, "For What It's Worth"
Anything on the Forrest Gump soundtrack, seriously
The Doors, "Light My Fire", "Touch Me", "The Unknown Soldier", "Break On Through"
Led Zeppelin, "Immigrant Song", "Dazed And Confused", "The Rain Song", i could go on forever...
Pink Floyd, "Another Brick In The Wall Part 2", "Echoes", "Money", "Wish You Were Here"
Simon & Garfunkel, "America"
Bob Dylan, Greatest Hits Volume 1
Yes, "Roundabout", "I've Seen All Good People"


There's a few well known things that you should have.

Sounds like Jack Black's collection (and there's nothing wrong with that).

 

[rfctigerarmy]

Tell us what you like. Tell us what you have heard recently and liked. Tell us what you've heard and liked but haven't fully explored.

Will give people a better idea in what direction to point you in.

What bands I like? I like:

Trapt, Chevelle, SR-71, Staind, SOAD, Trust Comapny, 3 Doors Down, A Perfect Circle, Alter Bridge, Dream Theater, Jimmy Eat World, John Bulter Trio, Pillar, Puddle of Mudd.. you get the drift.

Lately I've got: Acceptance, Anberlin, Radio 4 and Taproot.


I'm really looking for probably 80's to now songs that people know by the tune of the song. Songs like: Sex and Candy - Mercy Playground, Somewhere only we Know - Keane, What I Got - Sublime, Smells like Teen Spirit - Nirvana.. not really looking for Hard Rock/Screamo that blows your speakers out nor Emo.

 

[johnnyhoward]

Thrash metal and speed metal. They are certainly not death metal bands.

Call it what you will, this Anal C*nt and Cradle of Filth bullshyt is just crap.

Back on topic rfc, get everything by U2, as well as the following:
Ben Harper - Steal My Kisses
Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye
The Doors - Light My Fire
New Order - Crystal
Crowded House - Fall at Your Feet
Rolling Stones - The Last Time
Faith No More - Easy
Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me
Gary Numan - Cars
Verve Pipe - Freshman
Counting Crows - Mr Jones