Best Popular Hard Rock Jam

sopsych · 07-16-2011, 01:33 PM

What do you think is the best popular hard rock jam? I'll let people define "hard rock" for themselves. I'm trying to define "jam" - rather unstructured, not short, lyrics relatively unimportant. "Hard rock jam" would be guitar- or bass-driven and not reliant on keyboards. As an example, "Mista Bone," by Great White.

Necromancer · 07-16-2011, 03:36 PM

Deep Purples "Smoke On The Water" has to fit in somewhere. Along with Blue Oyster Cults "Godzilla".

But I will suggest one that is a personal favorite rock jam of mine by Ned Nugent. Its very underrated as a guitar jam in my opinion.

sopsych · 07-16-2011, 07:48 PM

Ned Nugent?

I consider those jams, but I'm not into 70's rock. The title track "A Night on the Town" by Bruce Hornsy is one I like, but I probably have to pick "Mista Bone" by default. Maybe someone will mention a jam I like better.

jackhammer · 07-16-2011, 07:59 PM

Surely a 'jam' is confined to studio rehearsals or live albums?

I am not quite sure what u are looking for here.

Quality riffs or extended plays on albums?

Necromancer · 07-16-2011, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by wisdom

Ned Nugent?

I consider those jams, but I'm not into 70's rock. The title track "A Night on the Town" by Bruce Hornsy is one I like, but I probably have to pick "Mista Bone" by default. Maybe someone will mention a jam I like better.

My favorite all-time song period, (more than likely) is "Mandolin Rain" by Hornsby. (and a classic I might add). "The Way It Is" is another mainstream/classic pop single as well I like, even though they may not be the the type of jams your looking for, I'm just babbling..

Unknown Soldier · 07-17-2011, 03:35 AM

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Originally Posted by wisdom

Ned Nugent?

I consider those jams, but I'm not into 70's rock. The title track "A Night on the Town" by Bruce Hornsy is one I like, but I probably have to pick "Mista Bone" by default. Maybe someone will mention a jam I like better.

Try Neil Young and Crazy Horse on some of their live recordings.

Necromancer · 07-17-2011, 09:39 AM

Little Feat would be another good band to check out if your talking "Live" music.

sopsych · 07-17-2011, 10:54 AM

I don't mean live (jams are too easy live). I mean studio recordings that got significant airplay.

Necromancer · 07-17-2011, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by wisdom

I don't mean live (jams are too easy live). I mean studio recordings that got significant airplay.

The best I can come up with at the time is "Machine Gun" by the Commodores. The style relies more on the bass-line, verses the rock guitar aspect.

This single got its most air-play from 1974 to 1980.

sopsych · 07-17-2011, 07:00 PM

That was strange. Short without lyrics and plenty of keyboards. They played it on the radio? Anyway, I thought your earlier suggestions qualified as hard rock jams, in my opinion. I just don't happen to like them

To each his own.

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Necromancer Divination Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,655	Deep Purples "Smoke On The Water" has to fit in somewhere. Along with Blue Oyster Cults "Godzilla". But I will suggest one that is a personal favorite rock jam of mine by Ned Nugent. Its very underrated as a guitar jam in my opinion.

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sopsych Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: indoors Posts: 722	Ned Nugent? I consider those jams, but I'm not into 70's rock. The title track "A Night on the Town" by Bruce Hornsy is one I like, but I probably have to pick "Mista Bone" by default. Maybe someone will mention a jam I like better.

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Necromancer Divination Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,655	Little Feat would be another good band to check out if your talking "Live" music.

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sopsych Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: indoors Posts: 722	I don't mean live (jams are too easy live). I mean studio recordings that got significant airplay.

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sopsych Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: indoors Posts: 722	That was strange. Short without lyrics and plenty of keyboards. They played it on the radio? Anyway, I thought your earlier suggestions qualified as hard rock jams, in my opinion. I just don't happen to like them To each his own.