Author Topic: Classic Rock Discussion thread, including Catfish's Top 20 Lists. (Read 138547 times)

Hoodat · « **Reply #575 on:** February 12, 2022, 02:27:43 am »

1987 - Aerosmith

Dude Looks Like a Lady

Magic Touch (Live)

catfish1957 · « **Reply #576 on:** February 12, 2022, 04:52:23 am »

May 1988 List

1. Bryan Adams (No change)
2. Foreigner (No change)
3. Neil Young (No change)
4. Boston (No change)
5. Styx (No change)
6. Yes (No change)
7. Toto (No change)
8. Eagles (+1)
9. Cars (-1)
10. Heart (+1)
11. Bob Seger (-1)
12. Pat Benetar (+1)
13. Tom Petty (-1)
14. Dire Straits (No change)
15. Led Zeppelin (+5)
16. Fleetwood Mac (-1)
17. Rush (+2)
18. Journey (-2)
19. Huey Lewis (-2)
20. Jackson Browne (-2)

What I feel is the best song on the Firm's second album. Smooth Page riffs....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AwW8S6sNk0

catfish1957 · « **Reply #577 on:** February 12, 2022, 05:09:46 am »

June 1988 List -

1. Neil Young (+2)
2. Foreigner (No change)
3. Bryan Adams (-2)
4. Boston (No change)
5. Styx (No change)
6. Yes (No change)
7. Van Halen (New)
8. Toto (-1)
9. Eagles (-1)
10. Cars (-1)
11. Heart (-1)
12. Bob Seger (-1)
13. Tom Petty (No change)
14. Led Zeppelin (+1)
15. Dire Straits (-1)
16. Fleetwood Mac (No change)
17. Rush (No change)
18. Pat Benetar (-6)
19. Journey (-1)
20. Jackson Browne (No change)

VH's back big on the list with OU182. By this time, there seemed to be a lull of good stuff from bands I liked. This particular LP had 3 good tracks......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZGXRCI-JzQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eb2XW0et8g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWDEmnVZe6I

catfish1957 · « **Reply #578 on:** February 12, 2022, 05:27:12 am »

July 1988 List-

1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Foreigner (No change)
3. Bryan Adams (No change)
4. Boston (No change)
5. Yes (+1)
6. Styx (-1)
7. Van Halen (No change)
8. Toto (No change)
9. Cars (+1)
10. Eagles (-1)
11. Heart (No change)
12. Led Zeppelin (+2)
13. Rush (+4)
14. Bob Seger (-2)
15. Tom Petty (-2)
16. Fleetwood Mac (No change)
17. Dire Straits (-2)
18. Journey (+1)
19. Pat Benetar (-1)
20. Jackson Browne (No change)

This is another one of those songs that just scream '60's that was ingrained in your mind. Adding the 2 minute abridged sample that was on Ed Sullivan, and their 15 minute trip and tour through psychedelia. Both are from 1969, I beleive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLlown9_G3w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsBwBct0_5U

catfish1957 · « **Reply #579 on:** February 12, 2022, 05:54:11 am »

August 1988 List-

1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Foreigner (No change)
3. Bryan Adams (No change)
4. Boston (No change)
5. Yes (No change)
6. Rush (+7)
7. Styx (-1)
8. Van Halen (-1)
9. Toto (-1)
10. Heart (+1)
11. Cars (-2)
12. Eagles (-2)
13. Led Zeppelin (-1)
14. Bob Seger (No change)
15. Tom Petty (No change)
16. Fleetwood Mac (No change)
17. Dire Straits (No change)
18. Journey (No change)
19. Pat Benetar (No change)
20. Jackson Browne (No change)

Rush comes back for good on the list. I will have to admit that Signals was a disappointment to me after Moving Picutes, and I almost missed Grace Under Pressure, and Hold Your Fire. When in essence, I may be in the defitnite minority, but if I have to pick succesive 3 albums that I enjoyed the most, it would be those 3. Of course, the band cotinued to grow in talent and legend, and in my mind, no one was ever better. Here are 3 great tracks from '84-'87 that capture one from each LP.

Live version, but from Grace Under Pressure....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EndaI-okEIc

From Power Windows.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxxgEzVkEjI

And Finally from Hold Your Fire......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngrHeAg27Gc

catfish1957 · « **Reply #580 on:** February 12, 2022, 06:24:20 am »

September and October 1988 List

1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Foreigner (No change)
3. Yes (+2)
4. Boston (No change)
5. Bryan Adams (-2)
6. Rush (No change)
7. Styx (No change)
8. Toto (+1)
9. Van Halen (-1)
10. Heart (No change)
11. Cars (No change)
12. Eagles (No change)
13. Led Zeppelin (No change)
14. Bob Seger (No change)
15. Fleetwood Mac (+1)
16. Tom Petty (-1)
17. Eddie Money (New)
18. Journey (No change)
19. Dire Straits (-2)
20. Jackson Browne (No change)

This post is dedicated to that brave group of patriots in Canada who are fighting tyranny on behalf of all the freedom loving people through out the World. They deserve our support and respect.

Fight on against the evil and tyranical Canadian Government (Solar Federation)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUzAWw4qsmA

catfish1957 · « **Reply #581 on:** February 12, 2022, 07:25:56 am »

November 1988 List

1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Foreigner (No change)
3. Yes (No change)
4. Bryan Adams (No change)
5. Styx (+2)
6. Boston (-2)
7. Rush (-1)
8. Van Halen (+1)
9. Toto (-1)
10. Heart (No change)
11. Cars (No change)
12. Eagles (No change)
13. Led Zeppelin (No change)
14. Fleetwood Mac (+1)
15. Bob Seger (-1)
16. Eddie Money (+1)
17. Tom Petty (-1)
18. Dire Straits (+1)
19. Journey (-1)
20. Jackson Browne (No change)

Not the most enjoyable piece of work by ELP, but some of the most incredibily difficult music to perform in the historu of rock music. It's like Emerson was thinking, I don't care about the aesthetics, I just want to show off.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h2pd_8Nb1E

catfish1957 · « **Reply #582 on:** February 12, 2022, 12:35:32 pm »

December 1982 List

1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Foreigner (No change)
3. Yes (No change)
4. Bryan Adams (No change)
5. Boston (+1)
6. Styx (-1)
7. Rush (No change)
8. Toto (+1)
9. Van Halen (-1)
10. Eddie Money (+6)
11. Heart (-1)
12. Eagles (No change)
13. Cars (-2)
14. Led Zeppelin (-1)
15. Fleetwood Mac (-1)
16. Bob Seger (-1)
17. Dire Straits (+1)
18. Tom Petty (-1)
19. Journey (No change)
20. Jackson Browne (No change)

This ought to wake everyone up!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXAU4MmMIMo

catfish1957 · « **Reply #583 on:** February 12, 2022, 01:04:07 pm »

January 1989 List

1. Foreigner (+1)
2. Neil Young (-1)
3. Yes (No change)
4. Bryan Adams (No change)
5. Rush (+2)
6. Boston (-1)
7. Styx (-1)
8. Toto (No change)
9. Van Halen (No change)
10. Eddie Money (No change)
11. Eagles (+1)
12. Cars (+1)
13. Heart (-2)
14. Led Zeppelin (No change)
15. Bob Seger (+1)
16. Fleetwood mac (-1)
17. Def Leppard (New)
18. Dire Straits (-1)
19. Tom Petty (-1)
20. Journey (-1)

Another shot/jolt of Social Distortion this morning.....

This was over 20 years after the earlier cut. This band for all practical purposes only made 5 studio albums in those 20 years. They did it on their own terms, and good for them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHI5QULCBd8&list=PLcZMZxR9uxC9-kWtt1urJkb-MVGM_idrc&index=7

catfish1957 · « **Reply #584 on:** February 12, 2022, 01:28:51 pm »

February 1989 List

1. Foreigner (No change)
2. Neil Young (No change)
3. Yes (No change)
4. Rush (+1)
5. Bryan Adams (-1)
6. Boston (No change)
7. Styx (No change)
8. Eddie Money (+2)
9. Toto (-1)
10. Van Halen (-1)
11. Eagles (No change)
12. Cars (No change)
13. Heart (No change)
14. Led Zeppelin (No change)
15. Bob Seger (No change)
16. Fleetwood Mac (No change)
17. Dire Straits (+1)
18. Def Leppard (-1)
19. Tom Petty (No change)
20. Journey (No change)

And now to the strange. I am conviced the modern punk metal band Gwar got this oldie from the '60's as their inspiration. On the radio, I think we ought thought the song was pretty strange. The visuals? I'll let you be the judge......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDIBM7iR3Ac

catfish1957 · « **Reply #585 on:** February 12, 2022, 01:55:41 pm »

March, April. and May 1989 List

1. Foreigner (No change)
2. Neil Young (No change)
3. Yes (No change)
4. Rush (No change)
5. Eddie Money (+3)
6. Bryan Adams (-1)
7. Boston (-1)
8. Styx (-1)
9. Toto (No change)
10. Van Halen (No change)
11. Eagles (No change)
12. Heart (+1)
13. Led Zeppelin (+1)
14. Fleetwood Mac (+2)
15. Cars (-3)
16. Bob Seger (-1)
17. Tom Petty (+2)
18. Def Leppard (No change)
19. Dire Straits (-2)
20. Journey (No change)

I know we have an obituary thread, but considering many of the old rockers are getting into that demographic where mortality is an issue. Sadly, they are going to be leaving us at a quicker pace. Here is a rundown of losses in '21.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=863R63WuwHE

catfish1957 · « **Reply #586 on:** February 12, 2022, 02:18:29 pm »

June 1989 List

1. Foreigner (No change)
2. Neil Young (No change)
3. Rush (+1)
4. Yes (-1)
5. Boston (+2)
6. Bryan Adams (No change)
7. Eddie Money (-2)
8. Styx (No change)
9 Toto (No change)
10. Eagles (+1)
11. Van Halen (-1)
12. Tom Petty (+5)
13. Heart (-1)
14. Led Zeppelin (-1)
15. Fleetwood Mac (-1)
16. Bob Seger (No change)
17. Cars (-2)
18. Def Leppard (No change)
19. Dire Straits (No change)
20. Journey (No change)

Significant movement up the list by Tom Petty ,based what I know feel is one of the greatest albums of all time. In fact, I commented many many pages ago, about my 10 albums on a desert Island, and one of them would have to be Full Moon Fever. Almost every song on the album is fabulous. Here are three cuts from the album, that are all huge classics......

1st one? TP, Mike Campbell, the genius Jeff Lynne, and by the way.... half the Beatles.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvlTJrNJ5lA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1D3a5eDJIs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lWJXDG2i0A

catfish1957 · « **Reply #587 on:** February 12, 2022, 02:29:46 pm »

July 1989 list

1. Rush (+2)
2. Foreigner (-1)
3. Neil Young (-1)
4. Yes (No change)
5. Boston (No change)
6. Bryan Adams (No change)
7. Styx (+1)
8. Eddie Money (-1)
9. Toto (No change)
10. Eagles (No change)
11. Tom Petty (+1)
12. Van Halen (-1)
13. Heart (No change)
14. Fleetwood Mac (+1)
15. Led Zeppelin (-1)
16. Cars (+1)
17. Bob Seger (-1)
18. Dire Straits (+1)
19. Def Leppard (-1)
20. Journey (No change)

Presto....... Rush has reached #1 on the list.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDEhhElURbU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAoL5cqwM1I

catfish1957 · « **Reply #588 on:** February 12, 2022, 03:06:22 pm »

August 1989 List

1. Rush (No change)
2. Foreigner (No change)
3. Neil Young (No change)
4. Yes (No change)
5. Bryan Adams (+1)
6. Eddie Money (+2)
7. Boston (-2)
8. Styx (-1)
9. Toto (No change)
10. Eagles (No change)
11. Tom Petty (No change)
12. Heart (+1)
13. Van Halen (-1)
14. Fleetwood Mac (No change)
15. Led Zeppelin (No change)
16. Cars (No change)
17. Bob Seger (No change)
18. Dire Straits (No change)
19. Def Leppard (No change)
20. Journey (No change)

One of their greatest.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkkQPxoxJJY

catfish1957 · « **Reply #589 on:** February 12, 2022, 03:37:04 pm »

September and October 1989 List

1. Rush (No change)
2. Neil Young (+1)
3. Foreigner (-1)
4. Yes (No change)
5. Tom Petty (+6)
6. Eddie Money (-1)
7. Boston (No change)
8. Bryan Adams (-3)
9. Styx (-1)
10. Toto (-1)
11. Eagles (-1)
12. Heart (No change)
13. Led Zeppelin (+2)
14. Fleetwood Mac (No change)
15. Van Halen (-2)
16. Cars (No change)
17. Bob Seger (No change)
18. Dire Straits (No change)
19. Def Leppard (No change)
20. Journey (No change)

Admittedly, I am not the biggest Nine Inch Nails fan in the world, but there is no disputing NIN's talents. Also, this is what I feel is the greatest rock music video ever created from an artistic perspective. Stunning visuals and imagery. Strange that Reznor later said he hated this video. I can't imagine why.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn3j6-yQKWQ

catfish1957 · « **Reply #590 on:** February 12, 2022, 09:03:53 pm »

November 1989 List

1. Tom Petty (+4)
2. Rush (-1)
3. Foreigner (No change)
4. Neil Young (-2)
5. Yes (-2)
6. Eddie Money (No change)
7. Pat Benetar (No change)
8. Styx (+1)
9. ToTo (+1)
10. Bryan Adams (-2)
11. Eagles (No change)
12. Heart (No change)
13. Led Zeppelin (No change)
14. Fleetwood Mac (No change)
15. Van Halen (No change)
16. Cars (No change)
17. Bob Seger (No change)
18. Dire Straits (No change)
19. Def Leppard (No change)
20. Journey (No change)

This is the first song that got me into Yes.... '72

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwPWGUhEtP0

catfish1957 · « **Reply #591 on:** February 12, 2022, 09:25:05 pm »

December 1989 List

1. Tom Petty (No change)
2. Neil Young (+1)
3. Rush (-1)
4. Foreigner ((-1)
5. Yes (No change)
6. Eddie Money (No change)
7. Styx (+1)
8. Boston (-1)
9. Heart (+3)
10. Eagles (+1)
11. Bryan Adams (-1)
12. Toto (-3)
13. Led Zeppelin (No change)
14. Fleetwood Mac (No change)
15. Van Halen (No change)
16. Cars (No change)
17. Dire Straits (+1)
18. Bob Seger (-1)
19. Journey (+1)
20. Def Leppard (-1)

I will finish the 1980's with a song and album that was released at about this same time. The album's name is laughingly called "Freedom", and from that album the song "Rocking in the Free World"..... Which seriously should be given a Simon and Garfunkle nudge towards................ "Sounds of Hypocricy". Neil Young may be a legend of musical songwritting, but he is a piece of shit as a human.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhjJLZDVRrA