Canon of Rock & Roll

[Nosmo King]

Be My Baby (The Ronettes)



Soulful harmonies, Phil Spector's Wall of Sound and the emergence of the girl group.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Chuck Berry original...



Bo Diddley original



Carl Perkins original



Gary Brooker/Matthew Fisher Procol Harum

 

[Nosmo King]

Chuck Berry original...



Bo Diddley original



Carl Perkins original



Gary Brooker/Matthew Fisher Procol Harum

That Bo Diddley beat definitely belongs in the Canon of Rock and Roll!

 

[Ridgerunner]

That Bo Diddley beat definitely belongs in the Canon of Rock and Roll!

Everybody but Tiny Tim has covered this tune... One of my favorites is Quicksilver Messenger Service...

I was hoping to wake up to a slew of new posts... Come on people this is serious business...

 

[CrusaderFrank]

"Killing Floor" -- Howling Wolf
"Jailhouse Rock" - Elvis
"Rock Around the Clock" -- Bill Haley
"She Loves You" - Beatles
"God Only Knows" - Beach Boys
"Help, I'm a Rock" - Frank Zappa
"Whole Lotta Love" - Led Zeppelin

 

[Ridgerunner]

David and Linda LaFlamme original

 

[Nosmo King]

David and Linda LaFlamme original

Very much in the middle lid of the folk/pop sound!

 

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[Nosmo King]

The Allman Brothers were the best of the Southern rock genre!

Southern rock, folk rock, soul/rock have been mentioned here. How about Glam Eock?

Moonage Daydream (David Bowie)

 

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[del]

The Allman Brothers were the best of the Southern rock genre!

Southern rock, folk rock, soul/rock have been mentioned here. How about Glam Eock?

Moonage Daydream (David Bowie)

 

[Nosmo King]

I always feel a little more sophisticated whenever I listen to Steely Dan! The musicianship in that group was second to none.

 

[Nosmo King]

There was a band of which it was said 'they sold 1,000 records but influenced 10,000 bands.

 

[del]

i've always liked this

 

[del]

There was a band of which it was said 'they sold 1,000 records but influenced 10,000 bands.

love this one



rip lou

 

[Nosmo King]

i've always liked this

The Art School influence. Shine on, you crazy diamond!

 

[del]

john perry barlow died yesterday
grateful dead lyricist and one of the founders of the electronic frontier foundation

 

[Nosmo King]

From the Singer/Songwriter vein:

You've got a Friend (James Taylor)

 

[Nosmo King]

Did someone say Punk?

Anarchy in the U.K. (Sex Pistols)

 

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