VH1's 100 Best Hard Rock Songs

Macawmoses · February 28, 2009, 10:35:12 PM

The list:

100 Sammy Hagar - "I Can't Drive 55"
99 Grand Funk Railroad - "We're An American Bandv
98 Buckcherry - "Lit Up"
97 The Edgar Winter Group - "Frankenstein"
96 Kansas - "Carry On Wayward Son"
95 Creed - "Higher"
94 The Darkness - "I Believe In A Thing Called Love"
93 Autograph - "Turn Up The Radio"
92 Night Ranger - "Don't Tell Me You Love Me"
91 Smashing Pumpkins - "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"
90 Jethro Tull - "Aqualung"
89 Andrew W.K. - "Party Hard"
88 Alice In Chains - "Would?"
87 Winger - "Seventeen"
86 Marilyn Manson - "The Beautiful People"
85 Velvet Revolver - "Slither"
84 W.A.S.P. - "I Wanna Be Somebody"
83 Evanescence - "Bring Me To Life"
82 Rainbow - "Since You Been Gone"
81 Black Sabbath - "Heaven And Hell"
80 Journey - "Any Way You Want It"
79 Billy Idol - "Rebel Yell"
78 Bad Company - "Feel Like Making Love"
77 Soundgarden - "Black Hole Sun"
76 Lita Ford - "Kiss Me Deadly"
75 The White Stripes - "Seven Nation Army"
74 The Cult - "Love Removal Machine"
73 Thin Lizzy - "Jailbreak"
72 Pat Benetar - "Heartbreaker"
71 Jane's Addiction - "Mountain Song"
70 Foreigner - "Hot Blooded"
69 Living Colour - "Cult Of Personality"
68 White Zombie - "More Human Than Human"
67 ZZ Top - "Tush"
66 Europe - "The Final Countdown"
65 MC5 - "Kick Out the Jams"
64 Rollins Band - "Liar"
63 Survivor - "Eye Of The Tiger"
62 Dokken - "Breaking The Chains"
61 Ratt - "Round And Round"
60 Skid Row - "18 And Life"
59 Billy Squier - "The Stroke"
58 Stone Temple Pilots - "Interstate Love Song"
57 The Kinks - "You Really Got Me"
56 Warrant - "Cherry Pie"
55 Blue Oyster Cult - "Don't Fear The Reaper"
54 Faith No More - "Epic"
53 Steppenwolf - "Born To Be Wild"
52 The Runaways - "Cherry Bomb"
51 Megadeth - "Peace Sells"
50 Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Give It Away"
49 The Stooges - "Search And Destroy"
48 Korn - "Freak On A Leash"
47 Kid Rock - "Bawitdaba"
46 Anthrax - "Madhouse"
45 Foghat - "Slow Ride"
44 Cream - "Sunshine Of Your Love"
43 Dio - "Holy Diver"
42 The Clash - "Should I Stay Or Should I Go"
41 Quiet Riot - "Cum On Feel The Noize"
40 Poison - "Talk Dirty To Me"
39 Boston - "More Than A Feeling"
38 Queen - "Stone Cold Crazy"
37 The Who - "My Generation"
36 Van Halen - "Hot For Teacher"
33 Alice Cooper - "School's Out"
34 Heart - "Barracuda"
33 Green Day - "Basket Case"
32 Ted Nugent - "Cat Scratch Fever"
31 AC/DC - "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
30 Pearl Jam - "Even Flow"
29 Joan Jett - "Bad Reputation"
28 Foo Fighters - "Everlong"
27 Whitesnake - "Still Of The Night"
26 Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Free Bird"
25 The Ramones - "Blitzkrieg Bop"
24 Iron Butterfly - "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"
23 Ozzy Osbourne - "Crazy Train"
22 Jimi Hendrix Experience - "Hey Joe"
21 Led Zeppelin - "Kashmir"
20 Bon Jovi - "You Give Love A Bad Name"
19 Rush - "Tom Sawyer"
18 Scorpions - "Rock You Like A Hurricane"
17 Twisted Sister - "I Wanna Rock"
16 Kiss - "Rock And Roll All Nite"
15 Motley Crue - "Dr. Feelgood"
14 Iron Maiden - "Run To The Hills"
13 Def Leppard - "Photograph"
12 Judas Priest - "Breaking The Law"
11 Deep Purple - "Smoke On The Water"
10 Motorhead - "Ace Of Spades"
09 Van Halen - "Runnin With The Devil"
08 Aerosmith - "Walk This Way"
07 Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
06 The Who - "Won't Get Fooled Again"
05 Metallica - "Enter Sandman"
04 Black Sabbath - "Paranoid"
03 Led Zeppelin - "Whole Lotta Love"
02 AC/DC - "Back In Black"
01 Guns N' Roses - "Welcome To The Jungle"

So, what are your thoughts?

To me, it seems they really limited themselves to a max of three, or so. For instance, I don't agree with AC/DC selections only containing Dirty Deeds and Back In Black. Or the selections from Led Zeppelin.

Overall, the list does contain some great songs....but how did Winters get on the list?!

So, thoughts on the best hard rock songs?

Kaso · March 01, 2009, 12:27:49 AM

Please note that the majority of the songs on that list are in GH/RB.
Also, My Generation should be closer to #1 on the list.

Silverhawk79 · March 01, 2009, 11:50:14 PM

95 Creed - "Higher"
NO.
NONONONONONONONONONO.

83 Evanescence - "Bring Me To Life"
WHAT NO ASJFDSKF

Syncopathic · March 02, 2009, 04:02:04 PM

05 Metallica - "Enter Sandman"
What. No.
Seriously, there are better Metallica songs than this.

Macawmoses · March 02, 2009, 05:37:55 PM

Quote from: Kaso on March 01, 2009, 12:27:49 AM
Please note that the majority of the songs on that list are in GH/RB.
Also, My Generation should be closer to #1 on the list.

Those games have them as they are generally good.

Quote from: Silverhawk79 on March 01, 2009, 11:50:14 PM
95 Creed - "Higher"
NO.
NONONONONONONONONONO.

83 Evanescence - "Bring Me To Life"
WHAT NO ASJFDSKF

Yeah...

Quote from: Arpegius on March 02, 2009, 04:02:04 PM
05 Metallica - "Enter Sandman"
What. No.
Seriously, there are better Metallica songs than this.

I believe their validation for it was that it was a gateway for new metal fans.

Kaz · March 03, 2009, 02:59:29 AM

HAHA GUNS N' ROSES AT NO. 1

THAT'S HILARIOUS OH GOD LOL

Kilroy · March 03, 2009, 07:11:04 AM

Decent list, could have been a lot better.

Also, where did you find this, I've been looking for it D:

Shujinco2 · March 03, 2009, 08:11:05 AM

WHERE THE HELL IS 2112?

Macawmoses · March 03, 2009, 05:16:53 PM

Quote from: Kilroy on March 03, 2009, 07:11:04 AM
Decent list, could have been a lot better.

Also, where did you find this, I've been looking for it D:

It's on VH1 or some nonsense. I watched the 5 shows, then found the list off of Google.

Light · March 10, 2009, 11:29:12 PM

I've scanned this list up and down, side to side, three times, and I must ask...

Where the hell is Layla?

Matt · March 11, 2009, 06:11:59 AM

That is a really horrible list... enough said.

Custom · March 12, 2009, 11:59:08 PM

NUMBER 89 IS WIN

Macawmoses · March 14, 2009, 10:31:46 AM

Quote from: The Mole on March 10, 2009, 11:29:12 PM
I've scanned this list up and down, side to side, three times, and I must ask...

Where the hell is Layla?

Keep in mind Poison got on there...

Quote from: Matt on March 11, 2009, 06:11:59 AM
That is a really horrible list... enough said.

The top half (50-100) are. Below that it gets good.

Quote from: Customrobo13 on March 12, 2009, 11:59:08 PM
NUMBER 89 IS WIN

You strike me as an 83.

Eizweir · March 14, 2009, 02:52:46 PM

ctrl+F "Paradise City"

waitwat

Kaz · March 14, 2009, 06:03:36 PM

Quote from: [-Xephyr-] on March 14, 2009, 02:52:46 PM
ctrl+F "Paradise City"

waitwat

Doesn't belong on a "best hard rock songs" list anyway. Nothing by GNR does.

Quote from: The Mole on March 10, 2009, 11:29:12 PM
I've scanned this list up and down, side to side, three times, and I must ask...

Where the hell is Layla?

Seriously. But VH1 apparently has their heads too far up their asses to appreciate quality blues rock like Derek and the Dominos. Hell, the only blues rock band they seem to love is Led Zepp, and even then, they pick "Kashmir" of all intercourse ing things. Give me a break.

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