Rolling Stone has decided to whittle down the last 50 years of recorded rock tunes into a list of the top 100 greatest guitar songs. i don't have much quarrel with it.a few things...
Eddie Van Halen is rockin' the flat-top and Jimmy Page is rockin' the Grandpa mullet!!!
on the back cover you'll find Kirk Hammett, Carlos Santana, Buddy Guy and John Mayer...who has an almost full-sleeved tattoo on his left arm. who knew the "your body is a wonderland" guy had a bad-ass tattoo like that???!?!
i am surprised RS included as many newer songs as they did. Bands like The Mars Volta (with Omar on the front cover!), White Stripes, and The Strokes grace the list. then there are the great classic songs. rather than reproduce the 100, i'll give you the link to check it out for yourself, complete with the ability to listen to the songs and judge for yourself:
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/20947527
my ideas? you know i'd have a few, so here it goes...
*if you're gonna list a Creedence Clearwater Revival song, why list "Born on the Bayou"? isn't "Green River" a better choice?
*no "IRON MAN???"
*Cowgirl in the Sand is their Neil Young selection...i'd go for Like a Hurricane...all the way
*Beatles...I Feel Fine. the song STARTS with feedback for cryin out loud! for 1965 that was pretty radical. and then, the finger picking George pulls on this song...genius.
*Smithereens...A Girl Like You. minor keys, dischordant, yummy
*i get "Walk This Way". classic song. but no "Sweet Emotion?" the last two minutes of this song could go on for another 14 for me with Joe Perry just shredding the strings and pulling out every sort of emotion
*i am happy to see my favorite classic Stones tune on the list..."Can't You Hear Me Knockin'"...such a GREAT song. "Brown Sugar"'s there, too. but where's "Honky Tonk Woman?" where's "Tumbling Dice?"
*Queen's "Stone Cold Crazy" should be on the list
*surf guitarist Dick Dale should be represented with "Pipeline". definitely
*anything from Van Halen's Fair Warning album should be added to the list..."Mean Street" and "Unchained" are two of Eddie's most spectacular riffs, hooks, and sound
*"Crosstown Traffic" is my favorite Jimi Hendrix song...EVER.
*and finally...HOW COULD YOU LEAVE OUT "SMOKE ON THE WATER"?????????????
And a big HOORAY for songs i never thought would make the list (but are some of my favorite guitar moments)
*Stay With Me - Ronnie Wood and Rod Stewart's Faces
*LaGrange - ZZTop. this song NEVER FAILS to make me lean over and turn the radio to 11.
*American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. yay yay yay!! TP and Mike Campbell really know how to make a guitar sound sooooo good!
*The Thrill Is Gone - BB King. i've seen BB three times over the last 25 years. he gets better and better and better each time...and the thrill never leaves
*I Ain't Superstitous - Jeff Beck. how cool Rod Stewart sings on two of the top 100 guitar songs!!
*How Soon is Now - The Smiths. love love love this song. completely unexpected to me for this to make the list
i guess Rolling Stone got me to buy a copy of the mag for the first time in a year. last issue was the one with the Police on the cover...had to read about the reunion of my favorite band of 1982!!
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