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jay santos · 03-14-2008, 02:13 PM

Boston - More Than a Feeling

A near perfect song.

Indy Coug · 03-14-2008, 02:33 PM

There are at least 3 or 4 Boston songs better than that one.

Jeff Lebowski · 03-14-2008, 03:08 PM

That's a good one. But I think my favorite Boston song is A Man I'll Never Be.

RC Vikings · 03-14-2008, 03:16 PM

I like "Hitch a Ride" off that album.

jay santos · 03-14-2008, 03:32 PM

I like their sound from the next album Amanda and Cool the Engines. But More than a Feeling's my fav.

Flystripper · 03-14-2008, 05:02 PM

"Best" is very difficult. More than a feeling is good. Boston in general is good. However, I think I would have to go with something from Led Zepplin.

Any of these songs are better than Boston's work

Starway to Heaven (yeah yeah we all get a little sick of this song but it is an all time great)
Over the Hills and Far Away
Good Times Bad Times
Black Dog
Thank You
Kashmir
Whole Lotta Love
What Is and What Should Never Be

the list goes on and on

SeattleUte · 03-14-2008, 06:07 PM

I Want My MTV

Several by the Stones

Do the Beatles and Neil Young count as "Classic Rock."

Flystripper · 03-14-2008, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SeattleUte

I Want My MTV

Several by the Stones

Do the Beatles and Neil Young count as "Classic Rock."

Beatles are as classic as you can get. Neil Young counts as well, though I can't personally stand most of his music. I know that might be considered blasphamy.

The Stones do need to be mentioned. Sympathy for the Devil was always my favorite Stones song.

SeattleUte · 03-14-2008, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Flystripper

Beatles are as classic as you can get. Niel Young counts as well though I can't personally stand most of his music. I know that might be considered blasphamy.

The Stones do need to be mentioned. Sympathy for the Devil was always my favorite Stones song.

As we've discussed here in the past, the Beatles are in a class by themselves. They just are. Too many to list. Tripledaddy?

TripletDaddy · 03-14-2008, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by SeattleUte

As we've discussed here in the past, the Beatles are in a class by themselves. They just are. Too many to list. Tripledaddy?

I am not a Classic Rock connoisseur, so my list isnt going to include anything revelatory. Further, I am not sure how "classic rock" is defined. Now that it is almost 2010, you could make an argument that early 80s music is now classic rock. I tend to think of it as 60s and 70s stuff, but this could be wrong.

Also, I have intentionally left the Beatles off, simply because I think they are better than all these other bands put together.

But here are some of mine in no order:

The Who - My Generation
Van Mo - Brown Eyed Girl, Moondance
Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama, Free Bird
Led Zep - Stairway, Immigrant Song
The Kinks - Lola
Clapton/Derek -Layla
The Animals - House of the Rising Sun
Creedence - Bad Moon Rising, Down on the Corner, Fortunate Son
Steppenwolf - Born to be Wild
Stones - Paint it Black, Brown Sugar
3 Dog Night - Joy to the World
Jimi - Purple Haze, Foxy

man, this list could get really, really long. I didnt include any singles from mid-to-late 70s hits fro Foreigner, Yes, ELO, The Eagles, etc etc...

This is a fun thread, though. I think I am going to take everyone's suggestions and make an ultimate classic rock playlist on itunes.

03-14-2008, 02:13 PM	#1
jay santos Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,177	Best Classic Rock song Boston - More Than a Feeling A near perfect song.

03-14-2008, 03:08 PM	#3
Jeff Lebowski Charon Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the heart of darkness (Provo) Posts: 9,564	That's a good one. But I think my favorite Boston song is A Man I'll Never Be. __________________ "... the arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice." Martin Luther King, Jr.

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RC Vikings Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Rexburg, Idaho Posts: 2,236	I like "Hitch a Ride" off that album. __________________ "I always rode to my limit. If I won by three minutes, that's because I couldn't make four." Eddy Merckx

03-14-2008, 06:07 PM	#7
SeattleUte fairlds.org Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 10,665	I Want My MTV Several by the Stones Do the Beatles and Neil Young count as "Classic Rock." __________________ Interrupt all you like. We're involved in a complicated story here, and not everything is quite what it seems to be. —Paul Auster

03-14-2008, 02:33 PM	#2
Indy Coug Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Between Iraq and a hard place Posts: 7,569	There are at least 3 or 4 Boston songs better than that one.

03-14-2008, 03:32 PM	#5
jay santos Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,177	I like their sound from the next album Amanda and Cool the Engines. But More than a Feeling's my fav.

03-14-2008, 05:02 PM	#6
Flystripper Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Valencia CA Posts: 1,384	"Best" is very difficult. More than a feeling is good. Boston in general is good. However, I think I would have to go with something from Led Zepplin. Any of these songs are better than Boston's work Starway to Heaven (yeah yeah we all get a little sick of this song but it is an all time great) Over the Hills and Far Away Good Times Bad Times Black Dog Thank You Kashmir Whole Lotta Love What Is and What Should Never Be the list goes on and on