YOUR finest fifty...

Insane Guest · 11-29-2010, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Violent & Funky

Good for you, EMG. My list would be really mainstream too...

Mainstream is the way to go these days...

Moriarity · 12-04-2010, 06:25 PM

Here's my 50, couldn't be arsed to do numbers, the top three are pretty much set in concrete, apart from that its a free for all, I do know however that I have enjoyed, played these songs above all others.

Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime
Dinosaur Jr - Just Like Heaven
Rhythm Is Rhythm - Nude Photo
Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray
Roky Erickson - If You Have Ghosts
Elvis Costello - Beyond Belief
The Smiths - Shoplifters Of The World Unite
Killing Joke - Fall Of Because
Nick Cave - Straight To You
13th Floor Elevators - Your Gonna Miss Me
The Stooges - TV Eye
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Return
Pixies - Here Comes Your Man
Leatherface - I Want The Moon
Ramones - Swallow My Pride
Zapp - More Bounce To The Ounce
Fugazi - Casavettes
The Chills - Pink Frost
808 State - Pacific State
23 Skidoo - Coup
Underground Resistance - Mirage
Go-Betweens - Cattle And Cane
Husker Du - First Of The Last Calls
Dexys Midnight Runners - Whats She Like
Sabres Of Paradise - Wilmot
My Bloody Valentine - You Never Should
Gene Clark - One In A Hundred
Embrace (U.S) - Dance Of Days
Basement Jaxx - If I Ever Recover
Dusty Springfield - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
Marvin Gaye - Whats Happenin Brother
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence
Kitchens Of Distinction - Quick As Rainbows
Stone Roses - She Bangs The Drums
Rudimentary Peni - Bile Ball
Neko Case - Hold On, Hold On
Bob Marley - Caution
Misfits - Horror Business
Big Black - Cables
Bad Brains - Sailin On
Moon Unit - Connection
Jesus And Mary Chain - Upside Down
Public Enemy - B Side Wins Again
The Clash - Train In Vain
Eric B & Rakim - Lyrics Of Fury
Chameleons - Dont Fall
Cabaret Voltaire - I Want You
Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane
Doves - There Goes The Fear
The Beatles - Please Please Me

Dr.Seussicide · 12-04-2010, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by clutnuckle

I already did this list times two.

Cool songs! - Rate Your Music

Gotta love that top 10 man.

Alfred · 12-04-2010, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by clutnuckle

I already did this list times two.

Cool songs! - Rate Your Music

Excellent list... lots of my favorite albums on there too.

Laurent Quinn Proper · 12-05-2010, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by clutnuckle

I already did this list times two.

Cool songs! - Rate Your Music

Good list. If this board had rep, you'd be getting some.

clutnuckle · 12-05-2010, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr.Seussicide

Gotta love that top 10 man.

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Originally Posted by Laurent Quinn Proper

Good list. If this board had rep, you'd be getting some.

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Originally Posted by Robert_Arctor

Excellent list... lots of my favorite albums on there too.

Thanks to all of you; it means a lot! I still have to work on writing little diatribes for each song, as I'm OCD about that kind of thing.

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Originally Posted by Moriarity

Here's my 50, couldn't be arsed to do numbers, the top three are pretty much set in concrete, apart from that its a free for all, I do know however that I have enjoyed, played these songs above all others.

...

Odd, a lot of bands I like are on here and I've never heard of the songs that are your favorites. Perhaps I've just been living under a rock! Great choices for Public Enemy/Pixies.

Violent & Funky · 12-08-2010, 06:09 PM

As of December 8, 2010, these are my 50 favorite songs. Whew! That was tough. I'm sure I'll feel differently an hour from now, but at this moment I am happy with my list.

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1) 'Freak Scene' - Dinosaur Jr.
2) 'Slack Motherfucker' - Superchunk
3) 'Waiting Room' - Fugazi
4) 'Jerry Was a Race Car Driver' - Primus
5) 'Aeroplane' - Red Hot Chili Peppers
6) 'Old School Reasons' - Alkaline Trio
7) 'Roads Signs Always Look Better Looking Over Your Shoulder' - Defiance, Ohio
8) 'Only in Dreams' - Weezer
9) 'Thickfreakness' - The Black Keys
10) 'Here's Your Future' - The Thermals
11) 'Swim' - Surfer Blood
12) 'Brave as a Noun' - Andrew Jackson Jihad
13) ‘Car’ – Built to Spill
14) 'Manchasm' - Future of the Left
15) 'Damaged Goods' - Gang of Four
16) 'A Million Ways' - OK Go
17) '$100 Cover' - Japanther
18) 'Summer Babe [Winter Version]' – Pavement
19) 'One Better' - Les Claypool
20) 'The Pot' – Tool
21) 'The Waydown' - Modest Mouse
22) 'Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues' – mclusky
23) 'You Got That' - Yummy
24) 'Carousel' - blink 182
25) 'This Ain't No Picnic' - The Minutemen
26) 'People of the Sun' - Rage Against the Machine
27) 'A Certain Shade of Green' - Incubus
28) 'Love Buzz' - Nirvana
29) 'Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine' –Refused
30) 'Gigantic' - Pixies
31) 'Basket Case' - Green Day
32) 'Sugar' - System of a Down
33) '100%' - Sonic Youth
34) ‘Web in Front’ - Archers of Loaf
35) 'Check the Rhime' - A Tribe Called Quest
36) ‘She’s Got Spies’ – Super Furry Animals
37) '300 MPH Torrential Outpour Blues' - The White Stripes
38) ‘Hobo Humpin’ Slobo Babe’ – Whale
39) ‘Bonin’ in the Boneyard’ – Fishbone
40) ‘Sabotage’ – Beastie Boys
41) 'Jenny Was a Friend of Mine' - The Killers
42) ‘Touch Me I’m Sick’ – Mudhoney
43) 'Electric Feel' - MGMT
44) 'Jackolantern's Weather' – 311
45) 'Violent & Funky' - Infectious Grooves
46) ‘Mountain Song’ – Jane’s Addiction
47) 'Cat Claw' - The Kills
48) ‘Bury Me’ – Smashing Pumpkins
49) ‘Plug in Baby’ – Muse
50) ‘Break Stuff’ – Limp Bizkit

(I limited myself to one song per artist to make it easier)

Insane Guest · 12-08-2010, 06:11 PM

Nice list my Mainstream friend ; ). I haven't heard of a couple of those bands, checking them out now.

Violent & Funky · 12-08-2010, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by xEMGx

Nice list my Mainstream friend ; ). I haven't heard of a couple of those bands, checking them out now.

Thanks.

Which have you never heard of?

Insane Guest · 12-08-2010, 06:20 PM

Whale, MGMT, Fugazi, and A Tribe Called Quest.

I've heard a lot of talk of MGMT but never bothered to check them out.

12-04-2010, 06:25 PM	#12 (permalink)
Moriarity Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 18	Here's my 50, couldn't be arsed to do numbers, the top three are pretty much set in concrete, apart from that its a free for all, I do know however that I have enjoyed, played these songs above all others. Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime Dinosaur Jr - Just Like Heaven Rhythm Is Rhythm - Nude Photo Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray Roky Erickson - If You Have Ghosts Elvis Costello - Beyond Belief The Smiths - Shoplifters Of The World Unite Killing Joke - Fall Of Because Nick Cave - Straight To You 13th Floor Elevators - Your Gonna Miss Me The Stooges - TV Eye Siouxsie And The Banshees - Return Pixies - Here Comes Your Man Leatherface - I Want The Moon Ramones - Swallow My Pride Zapp - More Bounce To The Ounce Fugazi - Casavettes The Chills - Pink Frost 808 State - Pacific State 23 Skidoo - Coup Underground Resistance - Mirage Go-Betweens - Cattle And Cane Husker Du - First Of The Last Calls Dexys Midnight Runners - Whats She Like Sabres Of Paradise - Wilmot My Bloody Valentine - You Never Should Gene Clark - One In A Hundred Embrace (U.S) - Dance Of Days Basement Jaxx - If I Ever Recover Dusty Springfield - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow Marvin Gaye - Whats Happenin Brother Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence Kitchens Of Distinction - Quick As Rainbows Stone Roses - She Bangs The Drums Rudimentary Peni - Bile Ball Neko Case - Hold On, Hold On Bob Marley - Caution Misfits - Horror Business Big Black - Cables Bad Brains - Sailin On Moon Unit - Connection Jesus And Mary Chain - Upside Down Public Enemy - B Side Wins Again The Clash - Train In Vain Eric B & Rakim - Lyrics Of Fury Chameleons - Dont Fall Cabaret Voltaire - I Want You Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane Doves - There Goes The Fear The Beatles - Please Please Me

12-08-2010, 06:11 PM	#18 (permalink)
Insane Guest Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: CA Posts: 1,322	Nice list my Mainstream friend ; ). I haven't heard of a couple of those bands, checking them out now.

12-08-2010, 06:20 PM	#20 (permalink)
Insane Guest Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: CA Posts: 1,322	Whale, MGMT, Fugazi, and A Tribe Called Quest. I've heard a lot of talk of MGMT but never bothered to check them out.