Friday, May 30, 2008

100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time

Rolling Stone has published their list of the 100 greatest guitar songs of all time. After giving the list a once over, for the most part I agree with their list. I however have noticed what I would consider a few sub-par inclusions while a few worthwhile songs have been left out. I am only going to name one song I think was left out and that is Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb". The guitar solo on "Comfortably Numb" is a moving work of art masterfully played by guitar legend David Gilmore.

So here is the list. Do you agree or disagree with it? Who would you remove or put on?

100 "Vicarious" Tool (2006)
99 "Run Thru" My Morning Jacket (2003)
98 "Under the Bridge" Red Hot Chili Peppers (1991)
97 "No One Knows" Queens of the Stone Age (2002)
96 "New Day Rising" Hü sker Dü (1985)
95 "Omaha" Moby Grape (1967)
94 "Money for Nothing" Dire Straits (1984)
93 "Only Shallow" My Bloody Valentine (1991)
92 "Memo from Turner" Mick Jagger (1970)
91 "Drunkship of Lanterns" The Mars Volta (2003)
90 "How Soon Is Now?" The Smiths (1985)
89 "I Love Rock N Roll" Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (1981)
88 "Mona" Quicksilver Messenger Service (1969)
87 "Red" King Crimson (1974)
86 "I Ain't Superstitious" Jeff Beck (1968)
85 "You Enjoy Myself" Phish (1988)
84 "Gravity" John Mayer (2006)
83 "What I Got" Sublime (1996)
82 "Walk — Don't Run" The Ventures (1960)
81 "Beat It" Michael Jackson (1982)
80 "Kid Charlemagne" Steely Dan (1958)
79 "Silver Rocket" Sonic Youth (1988)
78 "Stone Crazy" Buddy Guy (1970
77 "Even Flow" Pearl Jam (1958)
76 "American Girl" Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1976)
75 "Willie the Pimp" Frank Zappa (1969)
74 "La Grange" ZZ Top (1973)
73 "Summertime Blues" Blue Cheer (1968)
72 "Say It Ain't So" Weezer (1994)
71 "Take It or Leave It" The Strokes (2001)
70 "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" Smashing Pumpkins (1995
69 "Money" Pink Floyd (1958)
68 "The Thrill is Gone" B.B. King (1958)
67 "Adam Raised a Cain" Bruce Springsteen (1978)
66 "Texas Flood" Stevie Ray Vaughan (1983)
65 "Message in a Bottle" The Police (1979)
64 "Freebird" Lynyrd Skynyrd (1973)
63 "Sweet Child O' Mine" Guns n' Roses (1987)
62 "Born Under a Bad Sign" Albert King (1967)
61 "Soul Man" Sam and Dave (1967)
60 "Maggot Brain" Funkadelic (1971)
59 "Freeway Jam" Jeff Beck (1975)
58 "Rumble" Link Wray (1958)
57 "Dark Star" Grateful Dead (1969)
56 "Eight Miles High" The Byrds (1966)
55 "White Room" Cream (1968)
54 "Little Wing" Stevie Ray Vaughan (1991)
53 "Born on the Bayou" Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)
52 "My Iron Lung" Radiohead (1995)
51 "Crazy Train" Ozzy Osbourne (1981)
50 "Debaser" Pixies (1989)
49 "Machine Gun" Jimi Hendrix (1958)
48 "London Calling" The Clash (1980)
47 "Panama" Van Halen (1984)
46 "Miserlou" Dick Dale and the Del-Tones (1962)
45 "I Saw Her Standing There" The Beatles (1963)
44 "Dig Me Out" Sleater-Kinney (1997)
43 "Holidays in the Sun" The Sex Pistols (1977)
42 "Hideaway" John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers (1966)
41 "Marquee Moon" Television (1977)
40 "I Can See for Miles" The Who (1967)
39 "Black Magic Woman" Santana (1970)
38 "Stay With Me" The Faces (1971)
37 "That's All Right" Elvis Presley (1954)
36 "Interstellar Overdrive" Pink Floyd (1967)
35 "1969" The Stooges (1969)
34 "Walk This Way" Aerosmith (1958)
33 "Master of Puppets" Metallica (1986)
32 "Sultans of Swing" Dire Straits (1978)
31 "Keep Yourself Alive" Queen (1973)
30 "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" Bill Haley and His Comets (1954)
29 "Back in Black" AC/DC (1980)
28 "Where the Streets Have No Name" U2 (1987)
27 "Look Over Yonders Wall" The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (1965)
26 "How Blue Can You Get" B.B. King (1965)
25 "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" The Rolling Stones (1971)
24 "Killing in the Name" Rage Against the Machine (1992)
23 "Over Under Sideways Down" The Yardbirds (1966)
22 "A Hard Day's Night" The Beatles (1964)
21 "Seven Nation Army" The White Stripes (2003)
20 "People Get Ready" The Impressions (1965)
19 "Purple Rain" Prince and the Revolution (1984)
18 "Blitzkrieg Bop" Ramones (1976)
17 "Black Sabbath" Black Sabbath (1970)
16 "Cowgirl in the Sand" Neil Young with Crazy Horse (1969)
15 "My Generation" The Who (1965)
14 "Born to Run" Bruce Springsteen (1975)
13 "Layla" Derek and the Dominos (1970)
12 "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1968)
11 "Whole Lotta Love" Led Zeppelin (1969)
10 "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Nirvana (1991)
9 "Statesboro Blues" The Allman Brothers Band (1971)
8 "Stairway to Heaven" Led Zeppelin (1971)
7 "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" The Beatles (1968)
6 "Eruption" Van Halen (1978)
5 "Brown Sugar" The Rolling Stones (1971)
4 "You Really Got Me" The Kinks (1964)
3 "Crossroads" Cream (1968)
2 "Purple Haze" The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1967)
1 "Johnny B. Goode" Chuck Berry (1958)

1 comments:

Pat said...

I don't know what song it would be, but I'd love to see a Phil Keaggy song on the list.

Best guitarist I've ever seen--from totally jammin' electric stuff to amazing acoustic layering.