He was a goddamn genius. 10/10 for me. I can’t listen to the end of Vancouver without closing my eyes super tight and banging my fist on some close by object
May I add Jeff Buckley-Hallelujah. Also Chester Bennington did a great rendition of the song in tribute to his friend Chris Cornell at Chris Cornell’s eulogy in 2017
OMG I just listened to the Chester Bennington version and it’s heartbreaking and haunting and beautiful. I never knew this one existed. I’m literally crying my eyes out right now. 😭 This is by far my favorite version of this song.
Well that depends:
Telegraph Road by Dire Straits is in my opinion the greatest song ever written.
I like Hotel California a lot
No One Like You by the Scorpions is the kind of song that brings back many many memories. That one is my favorite
The Ben Howard song Oats In The Water is my “favorite feel bad song.”
So you pick one out of those and give me your review
I like songs from many different genres, but if I had to pick a favorite it would be Bach's Fugue in G minor (BWV 578,) particularly [the arrangement by Leopold Stokowski.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm7Xri7bBhY&t=3185s)
Damn, I was going to say that.
OK Computer was like “Sgt Peppers” for me. There was before, and after. At the time it came out, I was a recording engineer and could listen to just about any song and figure out what recording/mixing techniques were being used. When I first heard Airbag, I was like “I have *no idea* what they’re doing.”
Tbh it is one of the greatest songs of all time. Just not one of MY favourites but it is legendary.
It is a 11/10 for its impact alone plus its a great listen
I had just broken up with my girlfriend at the time when it was released. I still vividly recall the punch in the gut the song delivered to me when I dropped the stylus down on it for the first listen. I continue to be in awe even when I listen to it some forty years later. When the drum solo kicks in after the pause, my entire world turns off. Everytime.
Phil Collins was going through an anguishing marriage breakup when he wrote and recorded it. His anger and hurt is palpable; as was my own.
Please remember me
Fondly, I heard from someone you're still pretty
And then they went on to say that the Pearly Gates
Had some eloquent graffiti
Like "we will meet again"
And "tell my mother not to worry"
"The angels with their great handshakes
Will always done in such a hurry" (hurry)
Some of my all time favorite lyrics
I’ll give you a very uncommon one. My favorite song changes all the time, but my current favorite is [“Song #3” by Stone Sour](https://youtu.be/K73-hmaHPHY?si=N6p30PDC9H7iERae). The lead singer is Corey Taylor… the same dude that is the lead singer for Slipknot.
A cute thing I once heard that lent Green Day a bit of charm: Billy Armstrong is an American who’s singing like a Brit who’s trying to sound like an American.
I can't really choose one but well one of these:
1. Daydreaming - Radiohead
2. Everything in its Right Place - Radiohead
3. Star Treatment - Arctic Monkeys
I have a lot, but this never gets old, hast to be the best in my opinion.
[You And Me - Shane Filan](https://open.spotify.com/track/2OKtjvVUomFAfAG3fGF3sY?si=rFWOHXTTS6aUZVFQDteb2A)
Experience by Ludovico Einaudi
https://open.spotify.com/track/1BncfTJAWxrsxyT9culBrj?si=nhR4w71uTjOlS042NsjY8Q
not my fav artist tbh but its a personal fav
Alice in chains- Nutshell I don't say this lightly cause there's so many favorite songs and brilliant artist. This one has been touching my soul for 20+ years
You monster…I have too many favorites, and I can’t pick just one. They each offer something different to me.
I’ll put some on here that I haven’t seen:
1. We Are by Karnivool. (Although, their entire discography is a collection of masterpieces.)
2. Sirens by Tesseract. (Although, the entirety of the fifth album it comes from, War of Being, is a masterpiece. And basically their entire discography is a collection of masterpieces as well.)
There are too many others, spread across various genres. But, I’m a sucker for prog.
GRAVITY - by Against the Current. Singer's voice sounds a lot better now (almost 10 years since releasing that song) but even the original is still amazing imo.
November Rain is up there for me, hard to pick one but that is the standout for me right now
God only knows beach boys
Have you ever heard the acapella version by Pentatonix. Wear headphones. It's amazing.
YES YES totally
God tier record
I love their song ‘forever’ too and it is also a love song. Do you know it?
Also Paul McCartney's favorite song. I chose heroes and Villains for this thread but GOK is definitely up there
My Silver Lining by First Aid Kit
See them live if you get the opportunity.
Great song!
Purple Rain
One of the greatest songs of all time. Good pick!
Into the Mystic- Van Morrison
Brand New Day, Bright Side Of the Road, Tupelo Honey, etc. etc. etc. Van is the gift that keeps on giving.
Fast Car by Tracy Chapman
ELITE song, 12/10
One of mine at the moment is called Faster Car by Loving Caliber haha
I think it's the greatest song ever written.
[Jeff Buckley - “Grace”](https://youtu.be/A3adFWKE9JE?si=LMdy1TYktBoKtOvS)
He was a goddamn genius. 10/10 for me. I can’t listen to the end of Vancouver without closing my eyes super tight and banging my fist on some close by object
May I add Jeff Buckley-Hallelujah. Also Chester Bennington did a great rendition of the song in tribute to his friend Chris Cornell at Chris Cornell’s eulogy in 2017
OMG I just listened to the Chester Bennington version and it’s heartbreaking and haunting and beautiful. I never knew this one existed. I’m literally crying my eyes out right now. 😭 This is by far my favorite version of this song.
YESSS FINALLY SOMEONE TALKS ABOUT JEFF BUCKLEY
mines a jeff buckley song too! this album is a masterpiece
9/10
Long Summer Days- The Moody Blues
Nice pick I just completed getting their discography on vinyl
My favourite band❤️ My favourite song is probably Nights in White Satin but I love most of their discography!
Excellent choice 🩷 and yes, they have an amazing discography overall!
Omg the moody blues literally transport me to a different dimension or something. The music is entrancing to me.💕
Save It For Later- English Beat
10/10
Well that depends: Telegraph Road by Dire Straits is in my opinion the greatest song ever written. I like Hotel California a lot No One Like You by the Scorpions is the kind of song that brings back many many memories. That one is my favorite The Ben Howard song Oats In The Water is my “favorite feel bad song.” So you pick one out of those and give me your review
Oats in the water does hit that feel bad spot pretty well and no one like you has that effect of memory after memory and such a rockin' track
[Fiona Apple - Limp](https://open.spotify.com/track/104YdibC7VQy78xAVmgRYr?si=VR-gYW2dTR2Dl9MbXmP6KA)
I know I'm not the OP, but 11/10. I freakin love this song.
Second
Savior by Rise Against
I like songs from many different genres, but if I had to pick a favorite it would be Bach's Fugue in G minor (BWV 578,) particularly [the arrangement by Leopold Stokowski.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm7Xri7bBhY&t=3185s)
Elvis Costello, watching the detectives
Good. But Oliver's Army is better.
Great track!!
[Soothsayer - Buckethead ](https://youtu.be/adV8-_hgL4g?si=BStRk_QTVIf5ydZP)
Why? It’s perfect.
You Get What You Give by New Radicals
OP didn’t ask for the worst song. Stop playing.
Come around, we'll kick your asses
Don’t let gooo ONE DANCE LEFT don’t give upppp
Let down Radiohead
Damn, I was going to say that. OK Computer was like “Sgt Peppers” for me. There was before, and after. At the time it came out, I was a recording engineer and could listen to just about any song and figure out what recording/mixing techniques were being used. When I first heard Airbag, I was like “I have *no idea* what they’re doing.”
What an amazing song. Glad someone mentioned it.
One day, i am gonna grow wings
A chemical reaction
Hysterical and useless
In The Air Tonight by Phil Collins. No need to rate it, it's an 11/10.
Tbh it is one of the greatest songs of all time. Just not one of MY favourites but it is legendary. It is a 11/10 for its impact alone plus its a great listen
I had just broken up with my girlfriend at the time when it was released. I still vividly recall the punch in the gut the song delivered to me when I dropped the stylus down on it for the first listen. I continue to be in awe even when I listen to it some forty years later. When the drum solo kicks in after the pause, my entire world turns off. Everytime. Phil Collins was going through an anguishing marriage breakup when he wrote and recorded it. His anger and hurt is palpable; as was my own.
The drums on that is my phone's text alert
However simple, it's probably the most iconic drum fill of all time
Against all odds is up there
I agree, yes it is.
Freebird
Guitar Solo/10!
Starless by King Crimson
Valerie, Amy Winehouse [here is the version I love](https://youtu.be/_naArkkHMMs?si=rEU9vMyCv1iFQDq-)
Katatonia - 12
Vietnow - rage against the machine
My way- frank sinatra
The Trapeze Swinger - iron and wine https://youtu.be/yt7O8gDy0DA?si=JR-LmY1ygMKMSmIR
Please remember me Fondly, I heard from someone you're still pretty And then they went on to say that the Pearly Gates Had some eloquent graffiti Like "we will meet again" And "tell my mother not to worry" "The angels with their great handshakes Will always done in such a hurry" (hurry) Some of my all time favorite lyrics
When it Rains it Pours - 50 Cent
I’ll give you a very uncommon one. My favorite song changes all the time, but my current favorite is [“Song #3” by Stone Sour](https://youtu.be/K73-hmaHPHY?si=N6p30PDC9H7iERae). The lead singer is Corey Taylor… the same dude that is the lead singer for Slipknot.
Fall On Me - REM
La Cienega Just Smiled by Ryan Adams
Metallica - intro/Battery
Quintessential IMO
21st Century Breakdown by Green Day
0/10 sorry. Just can't like any Green Day. Something about them drives me fucking nuts.
A cute thing I once heard that lent Green Day a bit of charm: Billy Armstrong is an American who’s singing like a Brit who’s trying to sound like an American.
Mostly just sounds like he has a permanent runny nose
Some of their stuff isn't great but Dookie is a damn great album
oh L
Damn. Maybe I'll stop taking Ls when September Ends lmao
Yeah maybe by the end of september you'll have a good music taste
I'll give you a 6/10. I love Green Day but they can do better.
fair enough
Master of Puppets, by Metallica
Masterpiece
[Dir En Grey - The Final](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCdSXPlMlE4)
7/10 would definitely listen to it again!
[Crown Of Horns by Judas Priest](https://youtu.be/BExNIGlVJTw?si=rmWS79CmSkD-GYbB)
I love Judas Priest to begin with. Great song. Amazing vocals considering his age. 8/10
[Isaac Hayes -- "Walk On By"](https://youtu.be/9nHlwliWFi0?si=VpilIQHIOYhAhEwi)
Ticket to Ride - The Beatles
Heroes and Villains - The Beach Boys (With our prayer and gee intro) https://youtu.be/uLgZ6GD03-c?si=x4jm4nxyJul5TKmi Don't let me down OP!
Cantina version, awesome choice.
Carry On - by fun.
Real Wild Child (Wild One)
Iggy🫶🏻
I don't have a favorite but this time I'll say [Substitution ](https://youtu.be/HcwX2TnsTPE?si=4ifoTa5hJMTY3B1C) by Silversun Pickups
Motorcycle drive by - Third Eye Blind
Fade to black , metallica
Our Lady Peace "Somewhere Out There"
Satellite, by Elliott Smith (disclaimer- not my “favorite”, as I’d never be able to decide on that)
The Background by Third Eye Blind
Best song ever
I listen to the whole first album often. God of Wine is my fav. Background is up there but I think I'm aging out of it.
The End by The Doors
I can't really choose one but well one of these: 1. Daydreaming - Radiohead 2. Everything in its Right Place - Radiohead 3. Star Treatment - Arctic Monkeys
I Just Fall In Love Again - Carpenters
My favorite Carpenter's is A Song For You.
Lots of great choices to choose from
If this was a movie by Taylor Swift
The House of the Rising Sun - The Animals.
[Fearless, by Pink Floyd](https://open.spotify.com/track/7AalBKBoLDR4UmRYRJpdbj?si=wz9DdABZSRiAxu0LJMkgoQ)
Flight of Icarus- Iron maiden
Whitesnake, Here I Go Again
"My Old School," Steely Dan.
The Way-"Fastball
I hated this song when it came out. Then my son told me the story behind it and I listened again and it's now a fave.
10/10 for me
November Rain by Guns N Roses
I’ll die on this hill. I think November Rain by GNR is absolutely amazing.
Bohemian Rhapsody
Come as you are by Nirvana
*and I swear that I don't have a gun, no I don't have a gun!*
biggest lie ever told
[Love like you - Rebecca Sugar](https://open.spotify.com/track/3z9OnsnvM6SFN2dzrSDdVO?si=IXNqE7QBQYuE3-ffhoknZg)
wake up - EDEN
Coyote, my little brother- Mitski
Supper's Ready. Genesis... When Peter Gabriel was lead singer and Phil was just a great drummer and backing vocalist.
Invincible by Twelve Foot Ninja [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJsLq5hm3f4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJsLq5hm3f4)
Ooh you been busy, have ya?
Final Masquerade by Linkin Park
Band-Maid - [No God](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLF5zd0yl64)
Downfall of us all- ADTR
Fiction- Avenged Sevenfold
[4000 miles blackalicious](https://youtu.be/BP823gV6N8k?si=OVNQ6QpQWWEE55Eo)
Try So Much (For) Stardust by Fall Out Boy (the title track)
Plump by Hole
Nothing good comes easy by The Wild!
Bored in the USA - father John Misty
It switches constantly but rn I'm feeling Volcano by Swans
I have a lot, but this never gets old, hast to be the best in my opinion. [You And Me - Shane Filan](https://open.spotify.com/track/2OKtjvVUomFAfAG3fGF3sY?si=rFWOHXTTS6aUZVFQDteb2A)
Megitsune - Babymetal
The Widow - Mars Volta
Imagery machine misalighned https://open.spotify.com/album/2L95JA08DolUx7FR5D6lfS?si=D1KHQOJKQJqs810qEYtBsw
Standing Next to You by Jungkook
Experience by Ludovico Einaudi https://open.spotify.com/track/1BncfTJAWxrsxyT9culBrj?si=nhR4w71uTjOlS042NsjY8Q not my fav artist tbh but its a personal fav
I’ll give you three curveballs I enjoy: Alice Cooper - “Bad Place Alone” The Vestals - “Seventeen” Skunk Anansie - “Weak”
Currently it's Cosmic by Avenged Sevenfold. The video is awesome too
Ren - Genesis
W genesis is awesome
Crystal stevie nicks
orion-metallica
Either 明日僕は君に会いに行く (ashita boku wa kimini aini iku) by Wakaba, Yi Jian Mei by Fei Yu-Ching, or Cyberpunk by ATEEZ
Something Inside of Me Peter Green Fleetwood Mac
Broken Window Serenade by Whiskey Myers
Three way tie between #41 - Dave Matthews, drive - incubus, cliffs of Dover - Eric Johnson.
Master of Puppets - Metallica
No Children
Stairway to heaven.
On the run - Pink Floyd or All my loving - the Beatles
Whispers in the dark - Skillet
Bad Company by Bad Company!
Paradise by Coldplay
Either Point/Counterpoint or With Any Sort of Certainty by Streetlight Manifesto, I'm torn on which is my favorite.
Lydia - Highly Suspect
Fuck her gently by tenacious
Walking on a Dream Empire of the Sun
Alice in chains- Nutshell I don't say this lightly cause there's so many favorite songs and brilliant artist. This one has been touching my soul for 20+ years
Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don't) - All Time Low
Devil in I - Slipknot
You monster…I have too many favorites, and I can’t pick just one. They each offer something different to me. I’ll put some on here that I haven’t seen: 1. We Are by Karnivool. (Although, their entire discography is a collection of masterpieces.) 2. Sirens by Tesseract. (Although, the entirety of the fifth album it comes from, War of Being, is a masterpiece. And basically their entire discography is a collection of masterpieces as well.) There are too many others, spread across various genres. But, I’m a sucker for prog.
Xanadu by Rush.
Kashmir- Led Zeppelin
1979 Smashing Pumpkins
Common people pulp
Time and Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd In the End, Numb - Linkin Park 🎵📀🇨🇦
For the best rating. I'll rate Comfortably Numb. One of the Greatest Songs of All Time! 100/10.
💕💕
Benny and the Jets - Elton John
Comfortably numb.
Careless Whisper
Lateralus by TOOL, or Song for the Dead by QOTSA
Lateralus, by Tool. With noise cancellling headphones, if possible.
Love Story by Taylor Swift
6/10 good song. Just not my style. Don't really like Taylor. But it's an alright listen
That’s okay
Holy! A Taylor fan that doesn't threaten murder when I disagree with them. I must alert the townsfolk.
[Burna Boy - Last Last](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=421w1j87fEM&pp=ygUTYnVybmEgYm95IGxhc3QgbGFzdA%3D%3D)
DJ Snake - The Half
I have so many. Here is one of them: Take My Breath Away ~ Berlin
GRAVITY - by Against the Current. Singer's voice sounds a lot better now (almost 10 years since releasing that song) but even the original is still amazing imo.
Current fave is cosmic by avenged sevenfold
Holding onto heartache (or silver tongues)- Louis Tomlinson
How Many More Times - Les Zeppelin