Post your ultimate rock playlist

[horrorfan]

I thought it would be interesting to come up with our ultimate rock playlists. To make it challenging, there are a few conditions/suggestions:

• You must have 10 songs (no more, no less)

• You can only choose one song per artist

• Try to order them as it would be in an album

• These don't have to be your favourite rocks songs, but ones that fit together on an album

To get the ball rolling, here is my ultimate rock playlist:

*Thanks to Oakville Squires, I was reminded of a classic that had to be on this album. Updated below.

Let There Be Rock - AC/DC
*Paint It Black - Rolling Stones (removed A Warrior's Call - Volbeat)
You Could Be Mine - Guns 'N Roses
Epic - Faith No More
Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz
Radar Love - Golden Earring
Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin
One - Metallica
Baba O'Riley - The Who
Hangar 18 - Megadeth

I had so many to choose from and it was difficult leaving some out (I really wanted Hells Bells in there but Let There Be Rock is a perfect opener).

Your turn!

[Dobber]

New Orleans is Sinking - Tragically Hip
Jesus of Suburbia - Green Day
Wildflower (extended remix) - The Cult
In Bloom - Nirvana
Blow Up the Outside World - Soundgarden
Muzzle - Smashing Pumpkins
Shine - Collective Soul
Down in a Hole - Alice in Chains
Paranoid Android - Radiohead
Alive - Pearl Jam

[VintageVibe]

Cochise - Audioslave
When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Feeling Good -The Sheepdogs
White Room - CREAM
The Weight - The Band
Susie Q - Creedance Clearwater Revival
Jane Says - Jane's Addiction
Where Did You Sleep Last Night - Nirvana
Down By The River - Neil Young

I'd toss some St. Anger - Metallica, Mein Hertz Brennt - Rammstein and Sleep Now in the Fire - Rage Against the Machine somewhere in there too if there was room on the CD!

[Pengwin7]

If I remember when I go home tonight, I'll find it.
I DJ'ed my own wedding with a 4hr setlist of music, including a really awesome 1980s rock set.
There's at least 10 songs there that transition seamlessly.

Panama by Van Halen is definitely in that mix.
Along with Pour Some Sugar - Def Leppard.

[Axeman33]

Queen - Radio Ga Ga
Shinedown - Enemies
The Stanfields - Road To Guysborough
Foo Fighters - Arlandria
My Chemical Romance - Bulletproof Heart
Frank Turner - Recovery
Billy Talent - Saint Veronica
ELO - Sweet Talkin Woman
The Trews - Sing Your Heart Out
The Beatles - In My Life

Hard to do only 10 and not have more than one from the same artist. I could have listed a lot of My Chemical Romance and Shinedown. The ones I have listed are songs I still to this day listen to pretty regularly.

[islefan31]

Ok, here goes. First off this was way harder than I thought. So I picked the songs that most get me going whenever I hear them. Not the most notable or best songs, just some faves. In no particular order...

The Trooper - Iron Maiden
If You Want Blood - AC/DC
When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin (could have listed them all)
Johnny B Good - Chuck Berry
Surrender - Cheap Trick
Paul Revere - Beastie Boys
Tom Sawyer - Rush (for the boys up north)
There's Only One Way to Rock - Sammy Hagar
Unchained - Van Halen
Disposable Heroes - Metallica (start strong end strong...leave them wanting more)

Edit: rearranged to how I would listen to them. Missed that part.

[Dobber]

Cochise - Audioslave
When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Feeling Good -The Sheepdogs
White Room - CREAM
The Weight - The Band
Susie Q - Creedance Clearwater Revival
Jane Says - Jane's Addiction
Where Did You Sleep Last Night - Nirvana
Down By The River - Neil Young

I'd toss some St. Anger - Metallica, Mein Hertz Brennt - Rammstein and Sleep Now in the Fire - Rage Against the Machine somewhere in there too if there was room on the CD!

Great list, pretty mellow. Good deck music

[Dobber]

Ok, here goes. First off this was way harder than I thought. So I picked the songs that most get me going whenever I hear them. Not the most notable or best songs, just some faves. In no particular order...

The Trooper - Iron Maiden
Disposable Heroes - Metallica
If You Want Blood - AC/DC
When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin (could have listed them all)
Surrender - Cheap Trick
There's Only One Way to Rock - Sammy Hagar
Johnny B Good - Chuck Berry
Paul Revere - Beastie Boys
Unchained - Van Halen
Tom Sawyer - Rush (for the boys up north)

I love how Johnny B Good just flows into Paul Revere haha

So two people have Levee on their list, wow!

[islefan31]

I love how Johnny B Good just flows into Paul Revere haha

So two people have Levee on their list, wow!

I was going to put down The Immigrant Song, but Levee won out. That song has the ballsious, bluesy drum beat of all time.....I love the way it starts out and goes into the harmonica part. And for the Beasties and Chuck...I did preface it by saying no particular order. LOL I rearranged my original post to reflect how I would play them.

[Pengwin7]

If I remember when I go home tonight, I'll find it.
I DJ'ed my own wedding with a 4hr setlist of music, including a really awesome 1980s rock set.
There's at least 10 songs there that transition seamlessly.

Panama by Van Halen is definitely in that mix.
Along with Pour Some Sugar - Def Leppard.

Found my list.
This is an actual play list, played at my wedding.
It followed the Garter Removal song (Love You Madly - Cake).
Complete with start time of each song:

11:04pm - Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart
11:07pm - Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
11:10pm - Steve Miller Band - Dance, Dance, Dance
11:13pm - Stealer's Wheel - Stuck in the Middle
11:17pm - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Three Steps
11:20pm - Led Zeppelin - Living Loving Maid
11:23pm - CCR - Bad Moon Rising
11:26pm - Thin Lizzy - Boys Are Back in Town
11:30pm - Rolling Stones - Under My Thumb
11:34pm - John Mellencamp - Hurts So Good
11:38pm - The Cult - Fire Woman
11:43pm - Van Halen - Panama
11:47pm - Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me
11:51pm - AC/DC - Shook Me All Night Long
...(pause, a few slow songs)

Huge dance crowd.
Huge.

[The Bottlenecker]

Found my list.
This is an actual play list, played at my wedding.
It followed the Garter Removal song (Love You Madly - Cake).
Complete with start time of each song:

11:04pm - Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart
11:07pm - Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
11:10pm - Steve Miller Band - Dance, Dance, Dance
11:13pm - Stealer's Wheel - Stuck in the Middle
11:17pm - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Three Steps
11:20pm - Led Zeppelin - Living Loving Maid
11:23pm - CCR - Bad Moon Rising
11:26pm - Thin Lizzy - Boys Are Back in Town
11:30pm - Rolling Stones - Under My Thumb
11:34pm - John Mellencamp - Hurts So Good
11:38pm - The Cult - Fire Woman
11:43pm - Van Halen - Panama
11:47pm - Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me
11:51pm - AC/DC - Shook Me All Night Long
...(pause, a few slow songs)

Huge dance crowd.
Huge.

Any woman who would allow you to play those songs at her wedding is a keeper. Do not trade her even if you can get Crosby in the process. LOL

I too would start with the Crue:

Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart
U2 - Beautiful Day
AC/DC - Thunderstruck
Pearl Jam - Black
Wallflowers - One Headlight
Metallica - One
The Tragically Hip - Nautical Disaster
The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
Queen - Fat Bottomed Girls (Oh, yes I would)
Guns N'Roses - Paradise City

[The Guvnah]

Great thread. I'm a huge metalhead, but I'll be leaving metal out since it's a separate genre from rock, so no Metallica, Maiden, Sabbath, Priest, etc.

CCR - Green River
The Tragically Hip - An Inch an Hour
Clutch - The Regulator
Alice in Chains - Bleed the Freak
AC/DC - Let Me Put My Love Into You
The Doors - Roadhouse Blues (live in NY, 1970)
Led Zeppelin - Ramble On
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Saturday Night Special
The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
Soundgarden - Like Suicide

[Ed.]

Black Sabbath - Neon Knights - Has to be first, because the opening line is so, so appropriate when you play this cd on repeat for hours.
Twisted Sister - I Wanna Rock
King Diamond - A Mansion in Darkness
Led Zeppelin - Battle of Evermore
Cream - Sunshine of Your Love - Nice mellow middle on this album, with Evermore and Sunshine.
Judas Priest - All Guns Blazing - "Twisting the strangle grip won't give no mercy!" Mr. Halford says you had your mellow, and it's time to wake up.
Bruce Dickinson - Killing Floor
Sepultura - Orgasmatron (Motorhead cover)
Metallica - One
Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast - Need one at the end that will leave you smiling.


Edit: Maybe I will come back tomorrow and take The Guvnah's no metal challenge. Must say I am disappointed in myself for leaving Clutch off of mine. Great band.

[motor city mayhem]

AC/DC- Whole Lotta Rosie
Foo Fighters- Stacked actors
Faith No More- Midlife Crisis
Godsmack- I Stand Alone
Ministry-NWO
Metallica-Am I Evil?
Nirvana- Negative Creep
Slayer-South of Heaven
Soundgarden-Outshined
Pantera- Walk

[islefan31]

AC/DC- Whole Lotta Rosie
Foo Fighters- Stacked actors
Faith No More- Midlife Crisis
Godsmack- I Stand Alone
Ministry-NWO
Metallica-Am I Evil?
Nirvana- Negative Creep
Slayer-South of Heaven
Soundgarden-Outshined
Pantera- Walk

Nice list.