The Beatles > I Saw Her Standing There
Composed by Lennon/McCartney
It’s kind of funny (maybe not funny; interesting?) that this great track was a hard rocker in 1963, and how far rock went by ‘68 or ‘69.
Rockers Week #5
Legends of Rock #12
Legends of Pop #2
Legends of the British Invasion #2
The Rolling Stones > Sympathy for the Devil
Composed by Jagger/Richards
Jimmy Page had already created heavy metal when the Stones unleashed the devil.
Rockers Week #4
Legends of Rock #11
Legends of the British Invasion #3
Guns N’ Roses > Welcome to the Jungle
Composed by Axl Rose & Slash
By the time I showed up at the 1988 VMAs it was the first height of GNRmania, but I really hadn’t paid any attention. By the time they finished their performance of “Welcome…” I was a complete convert. One of the best shows I’ve ever seen, bar none.
Rockers Week #3
Legends of Rock #10
The Ramones > Blitzkrieg Bop
Composed by Dee Dee & Tommy Ramone
“Blitzkrieg Bop is number 92 on the Rolling Stone list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.” [Wikipedia.org]
Led Zeppelin > Communication Breakdown
Composed by Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, & John Bonham
I’ve been entirely too polite here these last few months. (Well, sometimes.)
Rockers Week #1
Legends of Rock #8
Legends of Heavy Metal #1
Legends of the Guitar #8
Legends of the Drums #2
