If there was one song that defined your musical tastes what would it be?

[Major Robert Dump]

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Lay me Low

http://video.google.com/videosearch?...um=4&ct=title#


Nothing really defines me, but Jeff Buckley has always had a striking effect one me because he seemed like just a guy and his guitar making his way, and died in a normal type accident void of the usual drugs and alcohol and rootin-tootin lifestyle of most musicians.

Here, he outdoes Leonard Cohen on his own song, not too common

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

I think Billy Holiday did this one, or Nina Simone, anyway, his version is awesome

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DqZAXQqoag

[Feanaro]

Motorhead - Going to Brazil. My favorite Motorhead song; I really wish they were just a crazy rock-and-roll band

They are. According to Lemmy anyways. I wouldn't contradict him.

[miotas]

Thought of another one... I know we should stick to one song because otherwise we'll end up posting half our repertoire, but this one was necessary.

Motorhead - Going to Brazil. My favorite Motorhead song; I really wish they were just a crazy rock-and-roll band instead of the quasi-thrash-metal band they've turned into, 'cause this is a kickass song.

if you're looking for crazy rock-and-roll you can't go past AC/DC, especially the bon scott era

[Aemilius Paulus]

Oh yeah: Tunak Tunak Tun. Well, to us/me it is sort of farcical, corny, and kitschy while to the Punjabi people it may actually constitute a good song. This basically says that my music tastes are not authentic and I merely look for something amusing rather than something that is actually a worthwhile piece of music.

[Moros]

Billy Bragg:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTEt1LWiL4E

[Reverend Joe]

if you're looking for crazy rock-and-roll you can't go past AC/DC, especially the bon scott era

I agree with you over the Bon Scott era, but post-Scott? Nah. Too boring.

[miotas]

I agree with you over the Bon Scott era, but post-Scott? Nah. Too boring.

Boring? Just cause they aren't as good as they were at their best doesn't mean they're not good, and there are very few bands today that are better than them, and even those are basically copies of AC/DC like airbourne for example(ok so i'm biased towards aussies but seriously, who does hard rock better )

[naut]

I agree with you over the Bon Scott era, but post-Scott? Nah. Too boring.

As an Aussie I agree 100%. So boring, they should have just stopped there and then.

One song? One. Christ. Has to be Echoes, pt. 2, pt. 3, pt. 4, by Pink Floyd.

Then again Hot Rails to Hell by Blue Oyster Cult also defines it. Good solid rock.

[Reverend Joe]

ok so i'm biased towards aussies but seriously, who does hard rock better

Americans?



(OK, granted, John Kay is German, but the rest were American.)

[lars573]

The Misfits, Where eagles dare.

[GeneralHankerchief]

The Scott era was fun. It was just a bunch of guys screwing around and making awesome music. Now? No.

Psychonaut: Echoes in one place. Synchronized with the final part of 2001 to boot.

As for me, I can't really name one. The closest thing for me is Jungleland by Bruce Springsteen. A true masterpiece.