Your Top 10 Tracks of All Time

[Gonzo]

Bit of an idea here. Thinking of a way to expand horizons/share musical tastes. Make a list of your top 10 tracks of all time. Give the track title, artist, album and maybe a sentence as to why its on your list. I'm going to put together my list within the next couple days and edit into this post. :y:

I'm going to give my top 10 in no specific order I decided:

Duel of the Iron Mic - GZA/Genius w/Masta Killa & Inspektah Deck off of GZA's Liquid Swords album.

Have A Cigar - Pink Floyd

Outshined - Soundgarden

Hit 'Em Up - 2Pac, definitely one of the greatest diss tracks ever.

Protect Ya Neck - Wu Tang Clan off of the 36 Chambers album.

Casualties of a Dice Game - Big L

Riders on the Storm - The Doors

Paid In Full - Eric B & Rakim, 20 years ago and this track (shit the whole album) is as good as anything of today.

Voodoo Child - Jimi Hendrix

Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

[OssMan]

no idea
wu tang clan- da mystery of chessboxing (this changes like every day though)
kool keith- i dont believe you
modest mouse- 3rd planet
a tribe called quest - buggin out
public enemy- fight the power
metallica- master of puppets
louis armstrong- potato head blues
negativland- drink it up
evolution control committee- rocked by rape
cant say

[Blitz]

No way I could ever order them...

Queen and David Bowie-Under Pressure
Bon Jovi-Always
Elliott-Blessed By Your Own Ghost
Duran Duran-Ordinary World
Brand New-Jesus Christ
The Cure-Pictures Of You
The Album Leaf-Always For You
Cheap Trick-Surrender
Fleetwood Mac-Dreams
David Bowie-Life On Mars

That's more or less of the top of my head. Doubtless forgot some.

[FakeLaser]

Joy Division - Ceremony
Sonic Youth - Providence
John Frusciante - Murderers
Brand New - Luca
Glassjaw - Two Tabs of Mescaline
Appleseed Cast - Rooms and Gardens
Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond
The Cure - A Night Like This
The Smiths - Asleep
Death Cab For Cuite - We Laugh Indoors
Explosions In The Sky - Glittering Blackness
Pavement - Here

I can go on forever.

[Bad Company]

NOFX - Don't call me white
The Beatles - Paperback Writer
The Eagles - Hotel California
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name
Sublime - Badfish

too hard, I'll work on it.

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

I'll have to have a good think first, as at the moment I would be inclined to put Dvorak's symphonies No. 5,7,8,9.

[Just John]

I couldn't do just 10, so I'll give 10 of my favorites anyway. Btw, it goes Artist-Song-Album-Genre

Enigma - Eyes Of Truth - The Cross Of Changes - New Age
Stone Temple Pilots - Still Remains - Purple - Alt rock
Chemlab - Blunt Force Trauma - East Side Militia - Coldwave
Dimmu Borgir - Lepers Among Us - Death Cult Armageddon - Black Metal
Dropkick Murphys - Your Spirit's Alive - The Warriors Code - Punk Rock
Massive Attack - Dissolved Girl - Mezzanine - Trip Hop
Sneaker Pimps - Becoming X - Becoming X - Trip Hop
Pearl Jam - Daughter - Vs - Acoustic
Our Lady Peace - Dont Stop - Health In Paranoid Times - Alternative
Rage Against The Machine - Ashes In The Fall - The Battle Of Los Angeles - Rap/Rock?

[St. Jimmy]

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[ron the dial]

Alphabetical order by artist:

Appleseed Cast - Forever Longing the Golden Sunsets
Ben Folds Five - Magic
Brand New - Play Crack the Sky
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
Pink Floyd - Welcome To the Machine
Radiohead - True Love Waits
The Smiths - Asleep
Sonic Youth - 'Cross the Breeze
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps

That works for now.

[mitch_h]

Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia
Bob Dylan - Don't Think Twice, It's alright
Modest Mouse - Doin the Cockroach
Wilco - I am Trying to Break Your Heart
The Beatles - Yesterday
Belle & Sebastian - Stars of Track and Field
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - East Hastings
Black Star - Respiration
Junior Boys - F.M.
Velvet Underground - Heroin

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

Ok, I'm limiting it to 1 song per artists, as I could easily fill this list up with Tool songs. Also, it is in no order.

Prince - "Raspberry Beret" (Around the World in a Day)
I'm not a fan of Prince, though I don't mind some of his material. I don't really know why I love this song so much but I do. I especially like the bridge when the violin becomes more prominent, though it's nothing flashy.

Dave Matthews Band - "Crash into me" (Crash)
It was a choice between this song and "Ants marching," but I eventually went with this one. From the subdued beginning to the gradual layering of other instruments, which build up to a big finish, this song just kicks ass.

Rasputina - "Stumpside" (Thanks for the Ether)
There were so many songs I could of picked by Rasputina, as I love them so, but "Stumpside" was the first song I heard by them and is what got me into these cello rockers. A mixture of classical and a celtic-vibe (kinda), with weird-assed lyrics, I love it.

Tool – “Patient” (Lateralus)
Tool kick-ass and so does this song.

Aerosmith – “F.I.N.E.” (Pump)
With lyrics such as: “One little French kiss, Honey, that’s my kind of trash!” this songs is pure sleaze, like all great Aerosmith songs! It’s also from a great rockin’ album.

Bjork – “Hyperballad” (Post)
This is my favourite Bjork song, and one of my all time favourites. I love the strings on it.

Regina Spektor – “Somedays” (Soviet Kitsch)
People rave on about “Samson” but this is also a great song, and with “Carbon Monoxide,” this is my favourite Regina song, and I also like playing it myself on my keyboard.

Uncle Tupelo – “Still be Around” (Still feel gone)
From the godfathers of Alt Country, this is a great, low-key acoustic song.

Whiskeytown – “Jacksonville Skyline” (Pneumonia)
Another song from a seminal Alt country rock outfit, and Ryan Adams’ old band before they broke up. It is considered one of the best songs Ryan Adams has ever written, and I would agree with that.

Metallica – “One” (And Justice for all)
Tasty.

[weather vane]

In no real order....

Mötley Crüe - Confessions
AC/DC - What You Do For Money Honey
CKY - Close Yet Far
Mötley Crüe - Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)
Guns N Roses - November Rain
Prism - Spaceship Superstar
MoneyHoney - Good From Far, Far From Good
Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
Garth Brooks - The Red Strokes
Kiss - God Gave Rock N' Roll To You

Honorable mentions...

- Any Crue song
- Poison - Fallen Angel
- Guns N' Roses - Night Train
- Trooper - Two For The Show
- Dr. Hook - Cover of the Rolling Stone
- Van Halen - Hot For Teacher
- Metallica - Sanitarium (Welcome Home)
- Garth Brooks - The Thunder Rolls
- Dynamite Hack - Boyz N The Hood
- Iron Maiden - Run To The Hills
- Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies

[True Brit Grit]

Great thread....

Creed - My Sacrifice
3 Doors Down - Here Without You
The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna' Be (500 Miles)
Lionel Ritchie - Dancin' On The Ceiling
Deepest Blue - Shooting Star
Peter Gabriel - Big Time
The Zutons - Valarie
Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger
Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me
Moloko - The Time Is Now (SO good)

[El Vaquero de Infierno]

The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna' Be (500 Miles)


You were abused as a child, weren't you? There is no other explanation for that choice.

[The Naitch]

I'm a sucker for hot beats. These are more curent favs. An all-time list was too hard for me to list right now

Artist/Title/Album

J Dilla- Let's Take It Back [Ruff Draft]
Swollen Members- Grind [Black Magic]
OH NO- Every Section [The Disrupt]
Son Doobie- Wonderful World [Doobie Deluxe]
Moka Only- Beautiful (Remix) [The Desired Effect]
Velvet Revolver- She Mine [Libertad]
OH NO- Perceptions [The Disrupt]
DJ Swindle (Mobb Deep/Bob Marley Mash-ups)- Stir It Up
7L & Esoteric- Girls Gone Wild (Then & Now) [A New Dope]
The Roots- Episodes [Illadelphia Halflife]

[Vastardikai]

No Particular Order

1. Corrosion of Conformity - The Arms of God
Really Heavy Groove. The Drums sell this track more than anything else. Stanton Moore is perhaps the best drummer I've ever seen live.

2. Merle Haggard - Mama Tried
How many people today are screwed up in spite of the best efforts of parents?

3. The Swans - The New Mind
Relentless riffs and percussion here. The Melvins were really into the Swans early on, and I can see why. The album this came off of, "Children of God" (IIRC) came out the same year as the Melvins' "Gluey Porch Treatments."

4. Black Flag - Room 13
A scream for help in the madness of Society "It's hard to Survive/ Don't Know if I can do it!"

5. At the Drive In - One Armed Scissor
Loneliness, a universal feeling at times. The whole thing was a serious kick in the teeth from what was big at the time (Mainly Nu Metal.). The band is also much better than the bands that came after (Fallout Boy, etc)

6. Peeping Tom - Mojo
It's impossible to sum up Mike Patton with one track, but this was the best I could come up with. Behind all the madness his work often brings, the guy has one of the best vocal ranges known to man and is a talented Musician.

7. Acid Bath - The Mortician's Flame
Perhaps the most Evil Band ever. Sure, there are Satanic bands, but these guys are just straight up Evil. Any band that has lyrics that include "I Can Smell Abortions on You/I can see Through/ I take the Gun Out of my Mouth and Point it At You!" has issues. They didn't worship Satan, only Serial Killers. Even despite the Heavy Subject Matter, Rax Diggs' vocal delivery against the sinister lyrics work.

8. Jack Johnson - Break down
The guy is a good song-writer and plays good sit back and chill music. This song was co-written with Prince Paul (sp?) and Dan the Automator (of Gorillaz fame). Excellent work.

9. Down - Stone the Crow
There are moments when Anselmo's work in Down is better than his work in Pantera. This is one of those moments. Pepper Keenan is perhaps one of the most underrated guitarists in Rock, and it shows here. The conflict between the riffs he and Kirk Windstein play are just jaw dropping.

10. Clutch - Elephant Riders
One of the best rhythm sections around, bar none. Tim Sult's Guitar work is bluesy as hell. I love Neil's voice on this track and the lyrics are a head trip and a half. There is no middle ground for them, you'll either love this band or hate them. They've influenced more bands than I care to remember, most notably System of a Down.

I missed quite a few.

[ct2k]

Fleetwood Mac-Dreams


Pretty much the greatest song of all time imo

[Jordan]

Pink Floyd - The Gunners Dream
Pink Floyd - Vera
Pink Floyd - In the Flesh
Eminem - Drug Ballad
Elton John - Your Song
John Denver - Along For the Ride
Johnny Cash - Jackson
John Lennon - Gimmie Some Truth
Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere
Bob Dylan - Hurricane

[Blitz]

You were abused as a child, weren't you? There is no other explanation for that choice.
LOOK OUT FOR THIS GUY

[True Brit Grit]

You were abused as a child, weren't you? There is no other explanation for that choice.

I was tombstoned and powerbombed almost daily by my brothers as a child. Nowt wrong with me :-\ :kiss:

[Jon Kano]

Pretty hard, but I'll try....No order....

Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Whatever Happend To My Rock & Roll...
Johnny cash - When The Man Comes Around
Joy Division - Love With Tear Us Apart
Mama Cass Elliott - Make Your Own Kind of Music
The Who - Baba O Riley
The Arcade Fire - Brazil
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
Chocolate Watch Band - I'm Not Like Everybody Else

[MVP]

Man I don't even know, this could change tomorrow

Oasis - Champagne Supernova
The Get Up Kids - A Newfound Interest in Massachusetts
Jimmy Eat World - Lucky Denver Mint
Saves the Day - Rocks Tonic Juice Magic
Led Zeppelin - What is and What Should Never Be
The Early November - Long Talks
Alkaline Trio - Radio
Brand New - Play Crack the Sky
Death Cab for Cutie - They Looked Like Giants
The Ataris - Broken Promise Ring

[Kapoutman]

Oasis - Acquiesce
Bad Religion - Beyond Electric Dreams
Rancid - I Wanna Riot
Sublime - Badfish
IAM - Revoir un Printemps
Shurik'n - Samurai
Akhénaton - Pousse Au Milieu Des Cactus, Ma Rancoeur
Daft Punk - Da Funk
Butthole Surfers - Cough Syrup
Primus - My Name Is Mud


Like everybody else said, this is "at the moment". Changes from time to time.

[Blitz]

Oasis - Acquiesce
I love you, sir :heart:

[mitchables]

Minus the Bear - Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse
Sufjan Stevens - The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades is Out to Get Us
The Dismemberment Plan - The Other Side
The Appleseed Cast - Steps and Numbers
Death Cab For Cutie - We Laugh Indoors
Cursive - A Red So Deep
The Cinematic Orchestra - To Build A Home
Bright Eyes - Easy-Lucky-Free
America - Ventura Highway
The Album Leaf - Eastern Glow


I, too, could go on forever. If I did this list tomorrow, some of the songs would change. These ten songs are barely even separable in how much I love them.

[Downunder]

In no real order....

Mötley Crüe - Confessions
AC/DC - What You Do For Money Honey
CKY - Close Yet Far
Mötley Crüe - Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)
Guns N Roses - November Rain
Prism - Spaceship Superstar
MoneyHoney - Good From Far, Far From Good
Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
Garth Brooks - The Red Strokes
Kiss - God Gave Rock N' Roll To You

Honorable mentions...

- Any Crue song
- Poison - Fallen Angel
- Guns N' Roses - Night Train
- Trooper - Two For The Show
- Dr. Hook - Cover of the Rolling Stone
- Van Halen - Hot For Teacher
- Metallica - Sanitarium (Welcome Home)
- Garth Brooks - The Thunder Rolls
- Dynamite Hack - Boyz N The Hood
- Iron Maiden - Run To The Hills
- Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies


Spilly has the best list here

[RP]

I'll have to think about this one.

[RP]

Dont Drag Me Down - Social Distortion

Nutshell- Alice In Chains

Drive All Night - Bruce Springsteen

The Patient Ferris Wheel - Gaslight Anthem

Killing In The Name Of - Rage Against the Machine

P.Y.T - Michael Jackson

Tranquilize - The Killers

Sea Anemone - Jets to Brazil

Seventy Times 7 - Brand New

[GD]

Random order:

Sing for the Moment-Eminem
Summer of 69- Bryan Adams
Angel- Jimi Hendrix
A day in the life- The Beatles
All Summer Long- Kid Rock
Numb- Linkin Park
Bittersweet Symphony- The Verve
The Unforgiven II- Metallica
Halo of Flies- Alice Cooper
Jailhouse Rock- Elvis

[Hornicane]

-One Last Kiss - Madina Lake
-The Only - Static-X
-Theme To A Fake Revolution - Powerman 5000
-Mastermind - Mindless Self Indulgence
-Revolution Man - The Union Underground
-Blew - Nirvana
-Hey You - Pink Floyd
-Buddha For Mary - 30 Seconds To Mars
-All My Life - Foo Fighters
-I Think I'm Paranoid - Garbage