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best 70's rock songs

Discussion in 'Recordings [BG]' started by bassmonkey144, Nov 13, 2003.


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  1. Nov 13, 2003 #1
    bassmonkey144

    bassmonkey144

    Mar 30, 2003
    indianapolis
    what are some of the best 70's rock songs. 80's too, if u feel like it
     
  5. Nov 13, 2003 #2
    John Deppel

    John Deppel

    Oct 16, 2003
    Virginia Beach, VA
    Best 70's rock song?

    Hands down the best one is Led Zep's "Stairway to Heaven." Still the #1 requested rock song in history!
     
  10. Nov 13, 2003 #3
    secretdonkey

    secretdonkey

    Oct 9, 2002
    Austin, TX
    "Misc. or Recordings Blues" by The Moderators
     
  14. Nov 13, 2003 #4
    BaroqueBass

    BaroqueBass

    Jul 8, 2000
    Salem, OR
    "Cherchez la femme" - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
     
  18. Nov 13, 2003 #5
    Woodchuck

    Woodchuck

    Apr 21, 2000
    Atlanta (Grant Park!)
    Gallien Krueger for the last 12 years!
    "Copa Cabana" - NASTY bassline!
    "Misty Mountain Hop", "The Ocean", & "Heartbreaker" - Zep
    "You Ain't Seen Nothin Yet" - BTO
    "Crosseyed Mary" - Tull
    "Walk Away" - James Gang
    "Caught Up in You" - .38 Special
    "Jackie Blue" - Ozark Mountain Daredevils
    "How Do Those Fools Survive" - The Doobs
    Everything by Steely Dan!

    There are MANY more, but I shan't be greedy!
     
  22. Nov 13, 2003 #6
    canopener

    canopener

    Sep 15, 2003
    Isle of Lucy
    "Dancing in the Moonlight" - Thin Lizzy
     
  26. Nov 13, 2003 #7
    BigWig Will

    BigWig Will RIP Rock N Roll

    Feb 12, 2001
    I am a phantasm, a figment of your adolescent imag
    Blitzkreig Bop-The Ramones
    White man in the Hammersmith Palais-The Clash
     
  31. Nov 13, 2003 #8
    Figjam

    Figjam

    Aug 5, 2003
    Boston, MA
     
  35. Nov 13, 2003 #9
    odie

    odie Supporting Member

    Mar 12, 2000
    Minnesota, Earth, Milky Way
    Right on bro'!!!
     
  39. Nov 14, 2003 #10
    Treena Foster

    Treena Foster

    May 28, 2003
    I'm from Venus.
    Some Key Albums, with great songs.

    Big Brother & the Holding Company: Cheap Thrills [1968]

    The Beatles: Let It Be [1970]


    Joni Mitchell: Court and Spark [1974]


    [​IMG]
    Treena
     
  43. Nov 14, 2003 #11
    Philbiker

    Philbiker Pat's the best!

    Dec 28, 2000
    Northern Virginia, USA
    The Who: "Won't Get Fooled Again"
    DEVO: "Satisfaction"
    Supertramp: "Bloody Well Right"
    Yes: "Close To The Edge"
    The Clash: "White Riot"
    Paul McCartney: "Band On The Run"
    John Lennon: "Cold Turkey"
    Led Zeppelin: "Carouselambra"
    Steely Dan: "Aja"
     
  47. Nov 14, 2003 #12
    P. Aaron

    P. Aaron Supporting Member

    Sep 16, 2002
    Below Ground, Detroit area
    "Bargian", "The Real Me", man, there are dozens!
     
  51. Nov 14, 2003 #13
    Marley's Ghost

    Marley's Ghost Gold Supporting Member

    Feb 9, 2002
    Tampa, FL
    "Roundabout" by Yes
     
  55. Nov 14, 2003 #14
    Figjam

    Figjam

    Aug 5, 2003
    Boston, MA
    :D
     
  59. Nov 14, 2003 #15
    Fishoutofwater

    Fishoutofwater

    Sep 25, 2003
    Oak Grove Mo...
    ALL YES songs from the 70's :D especially noting Ritual and Gates Of Delerium :bassist:
     
  64. Nov 17, 2003 #16
    rockinredneck69

    rockinredneck69

    Sep 20, 2003
    Chehalis,Washington...USA
    Tough to pick only a few, I'll try to pick my top five though..."Blinded by the Light" by the Manfred Mann Band. "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath. Van Halen's version of "You Really Got Me". "Black Diamond" by Kiss. "Slow Ride" by Foghat. These songs subject to change daily!
     
  68. Nov 17, 2003 #17
    deepbob

    deepbob

    Oct 3, 2001
    left field
    sweet leaf, run to the hills, london calling, fire (chili peppers cover), estimated prophet, rocks off, hot for teacher, man no sober, money, for whom the bell tolls, man in a suitcase, the passenger, sorceress, sufferagette city, killing machine, one step beyond, institutionalized, evil woman, legalize it, cholly, and many, many moor...

    :rolleyes:
     
  72. Nov 17, 2003 #18
    Microbass

    Microbass

    Jan 21, 2002
    Glasgow, Scotland
    When i think of the 70's, two things come to mind; my Gibson...

    and...

    .."Hey ho! lets go! HEY HO!! LETS GO!"

    ..Need I say more? :D
     
  76. Nov 17, 2003 #19
    Jon Burnet

    Jon Burnet

    Jan 21, 2001
    Memphis, TN
    free ride
     
  80. Nov 18, 2003 #20
    volker

    volker

    Apr 3, 2003
    Wellington/New Zealand
    Boston - "More Than A Feeling"
     
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