Fantaverse Top 100 Songs of All Time (THREAD #2): #90-#81

[Leestu]

Coming up from me, spanning 37 years, we have:

A 1967 song from a classic rock band.
A 1968 song from a classic rock band (not the same band).
A 1976 single from a punk rock band.
A 1985 album track from an Irish group.
A 1986 single from a well respected folk/rock singer.
A 1990 single from an English act who are one of the defining bands of their genre.
A 1996 single from a band who ride the dance/rock boundary.
A 1997 song from one of the most popular rock acts of the the last 15 years.
A 2004 song from a popular American rock band.

[numbersix]

If that Irish group are U2, I don't think they released an album in 1985. Unless you're thinking of The Unforgettable Fire ('84). And if so, bet the song is Bad

[Leestu]

It's not U2, I've already posted the only song of theirs i really like. And I agree about The Unforgettable Fire.

Another preview: one of these 9 songs has appeared already, and apart from that one, only one of the artists has appeared on someone else's list. nope sorry, two.

[numbersix]

So much for my musical Spidey Senses. Must be The Pogues

[Leestu]

[Shrykespeare]

As promised, here is a breakdown of my next ten songs (in order of their release, not in the order they'll appear):

A 1928 classical composition by a French composer.
A 1983 Top 10 hit by a Dutch rock band.
A 1992 song by a long-tenured English pop band.
A 1992 song by a female-led English alternative band.

A 1993 song by an English alt-rock band.
A 1994 song by an American indA ustrial rock-band (with a VERY controversial video).
A 1997 hit song by an American grunge band.

A 2001 song by a long-tenured English alternative-pop-electronic band.
A 2005 hit by an English alt-pop "video" band.
A 2006 song by a female southern-rock artist that was on the soundtrack for a popular animated movie.

I'm looking forward to these 3.

I've been meaning to ask you how you got into the Church. To own the "Starfish" album, half a world away, blows me away. It wouldn't so much nowadays with the internet and 24hour music channels, but back then over 20 years ago!? Anyway it's a great album, and have you heard much of their earlier stuff from before Starfish?

Well, I can tell you that the first one of those three listed (that you are looking forward to) is coming up at #79. (#80, obviously, was the "1992 song by a female-led English alternative band."

And no, I haven't really heard much of The Church apart from that one album. More's the pity.

[silversurfer19]

Shryke, I'm feeling a little lazy, so would you mind posting everyone's picks in one post like in the first thread so that I can analyse every song without having to check every page of the thread? I know plenty of petite redhead's if you need a deal sweetener...

[becs]

Summary of favorites from 90-81:

That I have heard before:
#90 Numbersix - Nirvana "Dumb"
#89 Geezer - Foo Fighters "My Hero"
#87 Geezer - Blink 182, "What's My Age Again"
#85 undeadmonkey - Simon and Garfunkel, “The Sounds of Silence”
#84 Geezer - Green Day "Basket Case"
#83 transformers - Nirvana, “Lounge Act”
#82 undeadmonkey - The Lovemakers, “Love is Dead”
#81 Geezer - Simon and Garfunkel, "The Sounds of Silence"

That I hadn't heard before:
#88 transformers - Protest The Hero “The Dissentience”
#86 Leestu - The Church "Under the Milky Way"
#85 Numbersix - Godspeed You Black Emperor “Blaise Bailey Finnegan III”
#84 silversurfer - Pixies, “Hey”
#83 NSpan T.Rex, “The Slider”
#81 silversurfer My Vitriol, “Always: Your Way”

Favorite discovery this round: transformers - Protest The Hero “The Dissentience”
Favorite overall this round: Geezer
Favorite overall: Silversurfer, though I think Geezer is catching up though.


Summary of my upcoming songs 79-71 (skipping 80 since it is out already):
1971 hit from a Brit Rock artist that made Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest songs of all time
1994 top 40 punk rock hit
1994 protest song from an Irish alternative group
1997 single from a female led alternative band
1998 punk rock song that pays homage to The Who
1999 song from a (christian) melodic hardcore band
2001 Grammy winning tune from a progressive metal band
2002 song from a well known emo/rock band
2009 single from a British electronic/alternative band

[NSpan]

Anyway, looking back at the last 10 rounds I would say they were gnerally better than the previous 10. Does that suggest an certain objectivity to musical taste? We'll have to wait and see.

Ha, I was about to say something very similar. I was curious as to whether our tastes would diverge or converge as we approached the Big Number ONE. In my opinion, things are slowly creeping towards a musical event horizon--where "good" means good to everybody. Not sure if we'll actually hit that point, but it seems like we're gonna get close.

[numbersix]

1994 protest song from an Irish alternative group

And it's a sub-genre of horror movies!

Ha, I was about to say something very similar. I was curious as to whether our tastes would diverge or converge as we approached the Big Number ONE. In my opinion, things are slowly creeping towards a musical event horizon--where "good" means good to everybody. Not sure if we'll actually hit that point, but it seems like we're gonna get close.

Yeah, in fact I suspect that over 50% of our Top 10 choices are recognised singles, which to me suggests the definitive social nature of music appreciation. But let's wait and see

[Shrykespeare]

Here you go, Surfer (and everyone else):

Shrykespeare
90. AC/DC, Highway to Hell
89. Sting, Mad About You
88. Bee Gees, You Win Again
87. Joe Satriani, Ceremony
86. Devo, Post Post Modern Man
85. Bryan Ferry, Limbo
84. Led Zeppelin, Kashmir
83. Thomas Dolby, Airhead
82. Morrissey, Ouija Board, Ouija Board
81. Enya, Amarantine

NSpan
90. The Brian Jonestown Massacre, When Jokers Attack
89. The White Stripes, The Union Frover
88. Blind Melon, Skinned
87. Black Mountain, Druganaut
86. Pixies, Cecelia Ann
85. Small Faces, Itchycoo Park
84. Elf Power, An Old Familiar Scene
83. T.Rex, The Slider
82. George Harrison, Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)
81. Frank Black, San Antonio, TX

numbersix
90. Nirvana, Dumb
89. Bill Withers, Aint No Sunshine
88. Johnny Cash, Folsom Prison Blues
87. Spiritualized, I Didn't Mean to Hurt You
86. Squarepusher, My Sound
85. Godspeed You Black Emperor, Blaise Bailey Finnegan III
84. Miles Davis, Freddie Freeloader
83. PJ Harvey, Angelene
82. Radiohead, The Tourist
81. !!!, There's No Fucking Rules, Dude

Geezer
90. Social Distortion, Ball and Chain
89. Foo Fighters, My Hero
88. Rise Against, Survive
87. Blink-182, What's My Age Again
86. Jimi Hendrix, Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
85. Third Eye Blind, Semi-Charmed Life
84. Green Day, Basket Case
83. Against Me!, Don't Lose Touch
82. Jimmy Eat World, Hear You Me
81. Simon and Garfunkel, The Sounds of Silence

becs
90. Soundgarden, Black Hole Sun
89. Elefant, My Apology
88. Heart, Alone
87. Brave Saint Return, Resistor
86. Queen, I Want To Break Free
85. Morrissey, You Have Killed Me
84. Prodigy , Breathe
83. Mozart, Lacrimosa
82. Simon and Garfunkel, The Sounds of Silence
81. Kent, Om Du Var Har

undeadmonkey
90. Shakira, Objection (Tango)
89. Missy Elliott, Lose Control
88. Rihanna, Pon De Replay
87. Stevie Wonder, Superstition
86. Black Eyed Peas, Shutup
85. Simon and Garfunkel, The Sounds of Silence
84. Alison Krauss and Union Station, New Favorite
83. Skillet, Hero
82. The Lovemakers, Love is Dead
81. Rolling Stones/Susan Boyle, Wild Horses

leestu
90. Alice in Chains, Rooster
89. Rammstein, Du Hast
88. Talking Heads, This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)
87. Nick Cave, Stagger Lee
86. The Church, Under the Milky Way
85. Neil Young, Needle & The Damage Done
84. U2, All I Want Is You
83. Ani Difranco, Untouchable Face
82. The The, Uncertain Smile
81. Mudhoney, Revolution

Buscemi
90. Frank Zappa, Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
89. The Cure, Friday I'm in Love
88. The Crystal Method, The Name of the Game
87. Weird Al Yankovic, Albuquerque
86. Scatman John, Scatman (Ska Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)
85. Chicago, Look Away
84. Beck, Loser
83. Ram Jam, Black Betty
82. Daddy Cool, Eagle Rock
81. Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112, I'll Be Missing You

silversurfer
90. Brand New, The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows
89. Symposium, Blue
88. The Arcade Fire, Power Out
87. Dinosaur Jr., The Wagon
86. The Sonics, Psycho
85. Nick Drake, Parasite
84. Pixies, Hey
83. U2, Even Better Than the Real Thing
82. The Black Crowes, Hard to Handle
81. My Vitriol, Always: Your Way

transformers
90. Killswitch Engage, End of Heartache
89. Linkin Park, Papercut
88. Protest The Hero, The Dissentience
87. Van Halen, Unchained
86. Queens of the Stone Age, Go With the Flow
85. Mastodon, Oblivion
84. Children of Bodom, Needled 24/7
83. Nirvana, Lounge Act
82. Outkast, Ms. Jackson
81. Megadeth, Hangar 18

W
90. Janis Joplin, Me and Bobby McGee
89. Beck, Loser
88. The Charlie Daniels Band, The Devil Went Down to Georgia
87. Hank Williams Jr., If You Don't Like Hank Williams
86. Rage Against the Machine, Bombtrack
85. Sawyer Brown, The Race is On
84. Waylon Jennings with Willie Nelson, Good Hearted Woman
83. Jimmy Buffett, Margaritaville
82. Jet, Are You Gonna Be My Girl
81. Willie Nelson, Always On My Mind

[silversurfer19]

I'd definitely agree that our tastes are certainly converging a little more than our first thread, and I suspect that could also be because many of our 100-90 songs were those which have more personal attachment to us than their actual qualities as songs in themselves. Anyway, favourites of the round were:

Favourite Familiar Tracks
Led Zeppelin, Kashmir (Shryke)
The White Stripes, The Union Frover (NSpan)
Spiritualized, I Didn't Mean to Hurt You (Six)
PJ Harvey, Angelene (Six)
Radiohead, The Tourist (Six)
Foo Fighters, My Hero (Geez)
Jimi Hendrix, Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (Geez)
Soundgarden, Black Hole Sun (becs)
Nirvana, Lounge Act (transformers)
Queens of the Stone Age, Go With the Flow (transformers)


Favourite New Tracks
Thomas Dolby - Airhead (Shryke)
The Brian Jonestown Massacre, When Jokers Attack (NSpan)
Pixies, Cecelia Ann (NSpan)
Elf Power, An Old Familiar Scene (NSpan)
Frank Black, San Antonio, TX (NSpan)
Godspeed You Black Emperor, Blaise Bailey Finnegan III (Six)
Elefant, My Apology (becs)

Obviously a very good round for NSpan and Six in my own opinion, which has kinda stuck with what I originally thought would be the case. NSpan has introduced a lot of new stuff to me this time round (although to be honest they were bands I knew of but hadn't gotten round to listening to yet), while six has just reminded me of some of the great music I already own. Much better round than the last ten for me, best new tracks would be the Godspeed song and Elf Power's, I'm looking to pick up a cd of each of theirs in the near future, while my favourite familiars would be Soundgarden, White Stripes and Nirvana. Anyway roll on the next round, if they keep up the momentum I'm hoping to love many of the next round.

[NSpan]

Glad to hear Elf Power went over so well. Forget if I mentioned it already, but I suggest starting with Back to the Web and Walking With the Beggar Boys.

Haha, btw, did anyone notice that tonight's South Park opened with "Time of the Season" by the Zombies?

[silversurfer19]

Yeah, I added Back To The Web after listening to a few tracks, had some difficulty finding a cd of theirs in stores over here though, so may have to pick it up online.

Oh, and clues for my next batch:

1992 song by a band who emerged from the NYC hardcore scene in the late 80s and are led by the lead singer of one of the more popular underground rock bands of the new century.
1993 song from a band dubbed 'The New Smiths'
1989 track from leaders of the Madchester scene.
1998 track from belgian alt-rock act.
1970 track from a definitive rock band, and featured in one of the most successful rock comedy movies of last decade.
1979 track from the double album of one of the best rock bands ever.
1994 track from debut album of US rock act who have already featured a couple of times already in the countdown.
1991 track from seminal underground rock act from Kentucky.
2000 track from multinational, genre crossing rock act.

[NSpan]

When I want to actually pay for an album, I've been going through Amazon MP3. High-quality tracks, and it's always about half the price (sometimes less) of the physical CD. Might be a US-only thing, though...