Wanted: Your 6 favorite tracks of all time

Posted by: Rich Jerskey on 15 October 2003

I consider myself having a fairly broad musical experience but I'm always looking for good stuff I may have missed along the way. I think it'd be cool to see some of the contributors here post their 6 favorites from any genre that come to mind with minimal racking the memory banks (not supposed to put much thought into this). Here's mine.
Not in any particular order but all are unbelievable inspiring to me.

1. "Mediterranean Sundance" from DiMeola, DeLucia and McLaughlin "Friday Night in San Francisco"
2. "I think it's going to work out fine" from Ry Cooder "Bop till You Drop"
3. "New World Symphony" Dvorak
4. "Guitar Concerto" Rodrigo
5. "Shenandoah" Bill Frisell (and Ry Cooder) from "Good Dog, Happy Man"
6. "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" from Allman Bros "Live at Filmore East"

You probably want to list 20 and it's hard to just put down 6 but we have to make it practical for the Forum. Thanks.

Rich J.

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Posted on: 07 November 2003 by Rasher
A bit after the event, but I've just had a thought:
The most perfect song ever written and recorded ever -
Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
Posted on: 07 November 2003 by DenisA
quote:
Originally posted by Rasher:
A bit after the event, but I've just had a thought:
The most perfect song ever written and recorded ever -
_Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks_


Rasher

My list of wonderfully written Kinks gem's includes:-
1. You Really Got Me
2. All Day And All Of The Night
3. Tired Of Waiting For You
4. Set Me Free
5. See My Friend
6. Dedicated Follower Of Fashion
7. Sunny Afternoon
8. Dead End Street
9. Waterloo Sunset
10. Death Of A Clown
11. Autumn Almanac
12. Days
13. Victoria
14. Lola
AND
Storyteller - Ray Davies (Fantastic live performance with Ray spilling the beans on Kinks History)

Denis

MAML (Middle Aged Music Lover)
Posted on: 08 November 2003 by Bob McC
'Kites' Simon Dupree and the Big Sound
'Raincoat and a Rose' Chris Rea
'Famous Blue Raincoat' Leonard Cohen
'Eloise' Barry Ryan
'Alone Again Or' Love or Calexico
Anything by John Coltrane

Bob
Posted on: 10 November 2003 by Bhoyo
quote:
Originally posted by Rasher:
The most perfect song ever written and recorded ever - Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks

Agreed. Do you think the reason it's been covered by so few people is because the original is revered?

Davie
Posted on: 12 November 2003 by Fisbey
For what it's worth! - no particular order...

1, Bright Blue Rose - Mary Black
2, Have you ever seen the rain? - Creedence Clearwater Revival.
3, Demons Eye - Deep Purple
4, Into the mystic - Van Morrison
5, Stay with me - Rod Stewart & the faces
6, Almost anything by Magazine!....