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Aerosmith should definitely be on the CD, but the suggestions so far wouldn't classify as classic rock. Cryin', Janie's Got a Gun, and Sweet Emotion all came out in the 90's. I would suggest either Dream On or Mama Kin.
Other suggestions:
David Bowie - Space Oddity Rush - Tom Sawyer (any Rush would do) Yes - Fragile (this must be on the CD )
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As an aside, what do you all think should qualify as Classic Rock. To me, it has to be pre-80s to really qualify.
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quote: Aerosmith should definitely be on the CD, but the suggestions so far wouldn't classify as classic rock. Cryin', Janie's Got a Gun, and Sweet Emotion all came out in the 90's. I would suggest either Dream On or Mama Kin.
I gotta say that I'm relatively certain that Sweet Emotion was released in the 70's. To be precise it was in 1975 on the Toys in the Attic album.
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Your Deep Purple song isn't Smoke on the Water? Does Sabbath's Paranoid make the cut? What about Twisted Sister Alice Cooper?
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Since pretty much everything I'd include has been mentioned (and I agree, Beatles and Pink Floyd mentione WAY too late, but Steppenwolf mentioned pleasingly early), I'd add "American Woman". Just a personal favorite, and it's short, too, so it won't take up as much room.
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I'm trying not to overlap with a mixed album of mine that she listens to all the time, and it's got "China Girl," "Pressure," "Bohemian Rhapsody," "More Than a Feeling," and "Smoke on the Water."
The Styx is a great idea - I'd totally forgotten she's going to see them in a couple weeks and I should prep her for it. There's nothing better than going to a concert you can sing along with. Maybe I'll get her a Styx album on its own as a separate gift.
As far as definitions of "classic," I'm trying not to be too strict. She's into the 70s stuff, but she's also enamored of more recent songs like "Free Fallin'" and Van Halen's "Right Now."
And you're right... I could easily make a whole series CDs of this stuff.
Oh - one more question - I can't find Fleetwood Mac's "Edge of Seventeen" on iTunes... is that the right title? Sometimes they'll sell everything except the one song you want. That happened to me with Bruce Springsteen's "Secret Garden" too (that wasn't for this album)
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My bad. I knew I should have double checked Sweet Emotion. And it turns out that Janie's Got a Gun was on Pump which came out in 1989. But Cryin'...90's all the way . Show's how much I know. But I still say that Dream On or Mama Kin should represent.
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I'm still trying to find just the right Floyd song. I'm pretty picky on those. I was thinking "Money," but it kind of gets annoying after repeated listenings. Should I just go with "The Wall?" Or even better - what's the title of the one that says "tongue-tied and twisted?" That one's great.
And, um, not to shake up the groove but I'm a bit biased in that... um *whispers* I hate the Beatles.
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If you haven't listened lately to Pink Floyd's Time I would highly recommend it. The cacophony of clock bells in the intro is awesome.
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Money is my least favorite song on the album. Go with "Learning To Fly" (tongue-tied...) from A Momentary Lapse Of Reason, "Fearless" from Meddle, "Mother" from The Wall, or "Wish You Were Here", from Wish You Were Here (because SOYCD is too long).
There's no song called "The Wall".
And if you like all this and don't like the Beatles,
A: We can't talk. Ever. B: You haven't given them a fair shot.
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Man, I'm rusty. I thought the "we don't need no education" song was called "The Wall."
I've tried liking the Beatles, I really have. "Hey Jude" anc "Come Together" ain't bad, but, musically, I can't help but finding them to be corny. Apologies.
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The Ventures - Walk, Don't Run Ramrods - (Ghost) Riders in the Sky Dick Dale & The Del-Tones - Miserlou Chantays - Pipeline
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Try Norwegian Wood, Eleanor Rigby, and Ob-la-di Ob-la-da by the Beatles if you haven't listened lately.
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So, my sister just walked up and read over my shoulder (luckily seeing nothing cluing her in to the purpose of the thread) and said, "You hate the Beatles?!?"
Heh.
So maybe I'm alone in this. Perhaps I'll throw in some late Beatles after all.
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And Elton John is the antichrist. No - I take that back. The "Tiny Dancer" era wasn't bad, but "Benny and the Jets" is a definite sign of the apocalypse.
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Faith No More is a must...hard to say what song...but the band in and of itself has influenced so many modern day rockers country singers and even hip hop...The day the band broke up I cried
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Good point. MacBeth. So how about Nick Drake for a budding guitarist to listen to? He was certainly an influence on many modern musicians. Jack Johnson sites him as a main influence.
Pink Moon or Which Will
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