music Your Favorite ROCK Song (1 per pony only!)

[Party Cannon 876]

What is currently your favorite rock song? I say currently since our favorites can change with time and mood.

 

 

 

Mine?

 

Led Zeppelin - Kashmir

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhVEbuGHOeQ

Edited July 1, 2013 by Party Cannon

[Champion RD92 8,658]

Wow...that's really really hard to just choose one...

 

But I guess if I absolutely had to choose one song it would be...

 

Rush - Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemipsheres

[Sickman 205]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxKWTzr-k6s

  "Even Flow" (This single version featured in the music video in particular) has been my absolute favourite song for years now. The groove that drummer Dave Abbruzzese and rhythm guitarist Stone Gossard provide is just unmatched, not to mention the oh-so-beautiful licks and solos by the lead guitarist, Mike McCready.

This is THE song that instantly makes me want to pick up my guitar and start writing new songs myself.
It's incredibly inspirational.

Edited July 1, 2013 by Sickman

[Soundgarden 2,758]

I've posted 4th of July plenty of times already, so how about my second favorite Soundgarden song, Jesus Christ Pose?

 

 

Goddammit, I didn't read the title properly, sorry for posting several songs :S

Edited July 3, 2013 by Erio Touwa

[Gone Airbourne 21,977]

My favorite rock song O.o why must you make me have to decide?! 

 

It is between these two songs and no I cannot decide which I like better

 

 

This is too hard of a decision with all the music I love.

[Dark Moon 965]

Oh dear lord, pick just ONE? I'm going to have to think about this for a while....

 

Got it! Jeremy by Pearl Jam. I would rather not explain :l

[~Squishy Skies~ 756]

You sick, sick freak. Making me choose between the THOUSANDS of amazing rock tunes. This is going to be one of the hardest discussions I will ever have to make in my life...

 

I'm gonna have to go with an oldie here. (GODDAMMITGODDAMMITGODDAMMIT, THIS IS SO HARD~!!!!) I've gotta give The Beatles some credit. They are one of the greatest rock groups of all time, hands down. No arguments. Even if you don't like 'em, ya' gotta give 'em props.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gplBdk_ak-c

 

I hate you, OP. I hate you so much... (pssst~, not really )

[Sir.Flutter Hooves 2,953]

Ok, favorite rock song? Hard Choice. Probably one of the most underrated Beatles Songs Black Bird. More of soft Rock actually but Rock either way.

 

[Yamato 1,348]

 

This was a close one, I mean really close. It was down to this and "Let It Be" and I just picked this one because it's more upbeat. I love the music and the message in both of 'em, but as per the rules, THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!

[Blue Lightning 275]

awwwe you're definitely right about that one. I will acknowledge that my favorite rock song of all time is sweet child of mine but it's not on my "current" song concept
CURRENTLY! I've been in love with THE DECADENT DANCERS!!! The full version especially. That Piano Solo at the beginning is so yes!

[Yamato 1,348]

Ah, hell... You know what? Disregard my previous response. Upon further consideration, "Let It Be" is the superior song here. I mean, listen to Lennon's voice in it. He gets into it. Plus, that message, man... Dear [insert deity(ies)]! This song is fantastic!

 

[Rainboom Dash 1,056]

Jumping aboard the Beatles train:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gplBdk_ak-c

I came in here to post "Help" and found it was already linked. Great to see there are lots of Beatles fans here! My other favorite Beatles songs are "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and "Hey Jude".

[~Squishy Skies~ 756]

Jumping aboard the Beatles train:

I came in here to post "Help" and found it was already linked. Great to see there are lots of Beatles fans here! My other favorite Beatles songs are "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and "Hey Jude".

Oh my Celestia, we could be, like, musical twins! I mean, I love most Beatles songs, (I have to admit that I don't care for some...) but those three are my personal favorites as well! Brohoof for mutual musical preferences!

[Le Kvlt Dawn 2,364]

Well I'm not too big of a fan of rock, I'm more of an metal and alternative kinda guy but ehh sure whatever I'll post a song. Most hard rock stuff is kinda bland in my opinion.

[Sickman 205]

Sorry. Obviously, I posted on the wrong thread.
I was looking for a music related thread and picked up on this. I don't know what I was thinking.
Dumb me, dumb me, dumb me.

Edited July 3, 2013 by Sickman

[ReverseFaller 2,483]

At the current moment it has to be the song Almost Easy by Avenged Sevenfold. I saw this song live, and it was so friggen awesome! 

 

[~StatesTheOblivious~ 1,795]

 

I simply had to do this. I know, it's cliche, every store that sells guitars even has this thing here:

 

 

But it simply is my favorite Rock Song and my favorite band. Point. I like songs that have more than just a few lines and a bit of variety in their music. And this is simply the best rock ballad ever. Just my opinion.

Edited July 3, 2013 by StatesTheOblivious

[the_jetfighter 94]

WAY TOO MANY BEATLES TUNES HERE! ima gonna have to bring out THE PROG ROCK!!! ima gonna go with a classic, it is definitely one of the most classifiable as a classic rock tune of the prog era anyway, i mean, this is the definitive flute playing rock out there, all the new folk rock bands (EG, lumineers or whatever they are called) got nothing on jethro tull!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KR2H16Mr5g

[Broseph 215]

Only one?! This is a cruel thread!
Well I guess the most logical thing to do would be to choose my favourite song by my favourite band.

 

Can't go wrong with a bit of The Who

Edited August 11, 2013 by Broseph

[Rolls Royce 606]

Man, this is probably one of the hardest questions I've ever been asked.  It took me a long time to make a decision, but I finally went with One Way Street by Aerosmith, my favorite band of all time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EazOWX80mU

[GhostPony750 959]

This thread is killing meh!!! D:

I actually have a repertory of thousands of rock songs in my head, since I listen to rock all day long...

 

Hmm... well... I guess this one for the awesome guitar solo:

 

Prog rock... it's not actually "rock", but since it comes close and have it in its name, it's rock.

[An Old Head 4,816]

How strange, I thought I had already made a post in this thread. Ah well, this means I can share it again! My favourite rock song, by a mile, is Come Alive by Foo Fighters. It's flat-out sensational.

 

 

Listening to it should be enough, but if you want my detailed thoughts on why I love it so much:

 

Come Alive has everything. Beautiful lyrics, beautiful instrumentation, beautiful progression and beautiful vocals. It's so good that I literally can't get over it. It begins with the acoustic melody, a change from what Foo Fighters normally do and a change that was quite frequent in this album, and flows through a couple of verses with gradually mounting strumming, before launching into drums and rocking out. Those different stages and their ties give the song a storytelling vibe, one which I adore.

 

The theme of the song is how one's world can be reawakened upon becoming a father. I love that. Dave Grohl's favourite simple pleasure in life, according to an AMA that he did, is being a father, and because he's my favourite musician, this song being composed around his favourite thing in the world holds just as much proportional value to myself.

 

Tonality wise, the way they tied the chorus and lyrics into the switch in key (going from B minor in the verse to B major in the chorus) greatly gratifies the meaning of the lyrics. In fact, I'm going to go into the lyrics into a bit more detail, as they especially stand out for me. This is the first verse:

 

Seems like only yesterday

Life belonged to runaways

Nothing here to see, no looking back

Every sound monotone

Every colour monochrome

Life began to fade into the black

Such a simple animal

Sterilised with alcohol

I can hardly feel me any more

Desperate, meaningless

All filled up with emptiness

Felt like everything was said and done

 

I lay there in the dark, and I closed my eyes

You saved me the day you came alive

 

While the entire song has incredible lyrics, this section is especially exceptional. Describing the bleakness of that stasis where you think hope is lost and there's nothing to live for. The reversal of motives is brilliant; "All filled up with emptiness" a way to describe how life will suppress you if you find no purpose in it; "Every sound monotone, every colour monochrome" even the smallest details in life become the same old, something we understand from "Seems like only yesterday".

 

It's also genius in the fact that every third line is a resultant scenario - the other two lines are the current state of affairs leading up to that third line. "Seems like only yesterday, life belonged to runaways" and as a result of that "Nothing here to see, no looking back". That happens another three times in that first verse, and the intricacy of the writing is otherworldly.

 

It's each component of that first verse, tying in with the acoustic guitar playing B minor in the background, setting the stance for the POV of the song, continuing into B minor as the last two lines are sang - and then suddenly switching into B major as the final line is read - turning the tide of depression and creating a sense of hope. That's what I meant by the key gratifying the lyrics.

 

After the second verse is allowed time to breathe, the drums launch in at 1:52 for the second chorus. I freaking love this part of the song. It's the "shit's about to go down moment", and when drums show great personality in their beat, it makes a song tons better. Whenever I'm listening to this song, I drop everything and play the air drums at that precise moment. Then the song rocks out! Completing the progression and kicking in with real rock 'n roll.

 

And to top it all off, Dave Grohl's at the mic. He's an incredible singer. He simultaneously has a kickass rock voice and an agile emotion voice. It's like they packed everything I love in the world and chucked it into a song.

 

Edited August 11, 2013 by Flipturn Amaterasu

[Moog the Kvlt 1,460]

I've been listening to this song like crazy, my personal favorite song by my favorite Stoner Rock/Metal band, so I'll just call that my favorite song of the moment.

 

 

[~Silver Essence~ 2,625]

While not a big fan of rock to begin with, I am getting more interested in the genre.

 

Right now, my favorite has to be this kick ass one right here.

 

 

[Hyper Tumble 1,483]

Probably Center Fold. Great song from a great band. My dad showed it to me and I fell in love with it. He was real big on rock, but now he just likes country