In college I had a fantasy fiction class in college and we were reading Lilith: A Romance by George MacDonald. This at the same time I really gave this album a listen. The result was a deeper appreciation of both.
This is just the greatest song ever done by AC/DC. It’s not just the lyrics, even though they are dark dark dark. But it’s everything else, and mostly it’s Bon Scott’s vocals.
The Tubes had some fine songs (some think of them as novelty songs) such as What Do You Want From Life, White Punks on Dope and Don’t Touch Me There, but this gem actually was ignored by me until the last few years.
Yeah, it’s a Ted Nugent song.
But it’s peak Ted Nugent, during the short period where Meat Loaf did a lot of the lead vocals.
I don’t know where to start with David Bowie’s Panic in Detroit, which has been one of my favorite rock songs for a long, long, long time. Everything makes it great.
Graham Parker never did get enough airplay.
Why isn’t Love Gets You Twisted played regularly every Valentine’s Day?
First of all, I strongly prefer the Bowie version of “Hang On To Yourself” from Ziggy Stardust than the Arnold Corns version.
I’m not a big fan of Paul McCartney and Wings. They were okay, but the falloff from the peak with the Beatles made listening to them feel somewhat hollow. They just never clicked with me. Except with this song.
When I first started this list, I probably would have bet that there wouldn’t be a Styx song here. But here’s The Grove of Eglantine.
My friends from high school will tell you, I am not a Grateful Dead fan. But there’s no way to deny the beauty of Box of Rain from the American Beauty album of 1970. The vocal harmonies alone make it stand out, but it’s a great tune as well. I’m no deadhead, but I am Box of Rain sane.