OT: Best hard rock song of all time

[Dead Man]

I can't freaken believe it took 4 pages before anyone mentioned AC/DC in this freaken thread!

I am not an AC/DC fan by any means, but their best work is THE best of rock & roll, and I think that's generally pretty undisputed. But the two best of the best R&R songs ever performed still aren't even mentioned yet -

It's A Long Way To The Top
For Those About To Rock

These two songs rock harder than anything before, and still nothing has ever been recorded that matches the perfect balance of rock, attitude, an melodious intelligence (coining the phrase- you saw it first here) that is these two songs.

Shook Me is right up there, but just not quite the same caliber.

AD/DC did other songs well... but these are the very definition of Rock & Roll.

IMHO

[Germany_chris]

So are you saying you've been thunder struck?

[Louis]

Originally Posted by Germany_chris

So are you saying you've been thunder struck?

Wasn't that done a long time ago by some of Mozart's buddies? Was it the 2Cellos guys?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT3SBzmDxGk

[Germany_chris]

Originally Posted by Louis

Wasn't that done a long time ago by some of Mozart's buddies? Was it the 2Cellos guys?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT3SBzmDxGk

All I have to say about that is front row purple dress..

[d_douglas]

Yeah, what he said - ACDC! They're a guilty pleasure, but you can't deny their awesomeness . Dirty Deeds cannot be topped in my opinion.


If you expand this to post-punk, I would vote in Television's 'Marquee Moon' as the best late night driving song of all time. If you haven't heard it, give it a try...

Originally Posted by The B

I can't freaken believe it took 4 pages before anyone mentioned AC/DC in this freaken thread!

I am not an AC/DC fan by any means, but their best work is THE best of rock & roll, and I think that's generally pretty undisputed. But the two best of the best R&R songs ever performed still aren't even mentioned yet -

It's A Long Way To The Top
For Those About To Rock

These two songs rock harder than anything before, and still nothing has ever been recorded that matches the perfect balance of rock, attitude, an melodious intelligence (coining the phrase- you saw it first here) that is these two songs.

Shook Me is right up there, but just not quite the same caliber.

AD/DC did other songs well... but these are the very definition of Rock & Roll.

IMHO

[oliver1850]

Originally Posted by Germany_chris

That's true, and is not even hard punk. We all have different perspectives though.

They sounded pretty hard down at the East Moline VFW circa 1990. Edit: that was ALL I think. Same thing.

[rustychisel]

Originally Posted by oliver1850

They sounded pretty hard down at the East Moline VFW circa 1990. Edit: that was ALL I think. Same thing.

Attaboy!

Saw the original Rollins Band in 1992. Now that was way effin' HARD!!!!


PS: still don't consider it 'hard rock' though

[bart998]

Originally Posted by bthornt

Any song on this album. Highway Star, Lazy, Smoke on the Water ...

Highway Star.