Comments on: pray for the thunder and the rain to quietly pass me by

By: rakehell

rakehell — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:18:53 +0000

I’m not sure if it fits your criteria exactly, but I find the Elton John songs I’ve heard to be great, but greatly repetitive. He gets a great groove going, but there never seems to be any breakstrain or soloing. Sort of like what someone said above about “My Sharona.”

John was too early for techno, that would have been his metier. I can’t judge groups like Chem. Bros. by the same criteria. They do a lot within their genre.

By: Hawver

Hawver — Sat, 03 May 2008 02:31:20 +0000

Also, WAIT A MINUTE SWEET CHILD OF MINE IS FUCKING AWESOME.

By: Hawver

Hawver — Sat, 03 May 2008 02:30:50 +0000

@rachel: Ma’am , those vocal stylings are in face excellent, but wading through 4 minutes of wankery is too high a burden to bear.

By: Professor Coldheart

Professor Coldheart — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:40:48 +0000

Steph – As cool as the video for “Weapon of Choice” is, I keep waiting for that drum loop in the beginning to resolve into the actual song.

By: stephanie

stephanie — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:39:43 +0000

i’d say that’s true for every metallica song ever. god i hate metallica. and led zepplin.

seriously, after thirty seconds or so, just shut it already, you’re wrecking it.

also, most fatboy slim. though i admit when it came out i thought it was SO COOL. but i heard it on the radio the other day and was like “…and?”

By: rachel

rachel — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:26:29 +0000

@hawver: Sir, I think you’re forgetting about the super-awesome stylings of my girl Merry Clayton at the end of “Gimme Shelter”.

By: JHaas

JHaas — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:24:44 +0000

Oh, come on! Sweet Child o’ Mine features some of the greatest rock bass guitar playing of the 80s and 90s, possibly only topped by Duff himself on “You Could Be Mine.” Furthermore, it features that positively Zombies-esque break in the middle of a song Aerosmith *wishes* they could have written. While the end drags a bit, it’s a long long time before I’m tired of that song.

By: Wee_Squirrel

Wee_Squirrel — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:12:48 +0000

I may have to say every song by Iron & Wine. It’s not such a rocking song, but a lot of time I think, “Hey, Iron & Wine is pretty good, I’ll listen to them!” and then about 20 seconds later I remember that every song sounds the same and I get antsy for rap music.

I would also like to nominate Magic Carpet Ride for the song that puts me into a coma, but then I wake up again for the awesome riff again at the end.

By: Hawver

Hawver — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:49:37 +0000

Gimme Shelter by the Rolling Stones. That intro is so perfect, and it’s all downhill from there.

By: Brand Robins

Brand Robins — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:46:03 +0000

I know I’m showing my age, but I can’t be down with you on Enter Sandman because 20 years ago, before every other metal song sounded just like it, that was some hot shit.

My vote for the category is every Chemical Brothers song ever made.