Today's #1 Lou Reed-Rock and Roll - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArRex...eature=related :-)
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Gotta be "Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry. Whenever I think of "traditional" rock & roll, this song is always the first that pops into my head.
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maybe not be the "best ever" but it is awesome for sure.

Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group

:-)

All the players on that tune are tearing it up. And it is great from a composition stand point too. You can knock off some points for no vocals but still I think it deserves a mention.
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Sweet Home Alabama by Lynard Skynard
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Freebird!:-):
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This one too!
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The bride and I had this conversation Saturday. IMHO Sweet Home Alabama is the best American rock song. (Although Free Bird was my high school class song and I still love it.)

I love The Who's Behind Blue Eyes. I guess that's because I am the evil man behind blue eyes.:-)

But I gotta say I think U2's Bad is my favorite all time rock song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPyhYczii8I Don't bother watching, just relax and listen.
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Well, I just got through listening to Electric Ladyland for the umpteenth-hundred time, and I have to stand by what I said - it is Voodoo Child, Voodoo Child, Lord knows that it's Voodoo Child. It taps into all the roots of American music, then blows them all away. Between that song and Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue", one can learn everything essential in our musical culture.
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Here's the scene...I'm in the eletric chair with one song request left. Give me a damn nice pair of headphones and put "Wish You Were Here" in. To top it off, play the Gold SBM CD version. Pull the handle as the winds blow at the end...

This tune automatically puts me in a diferent mood for 5 minutes. It reminds me of many things and most often reminds me of my college days. The beautiful 12-string intro and the haphazard rhyming lines, along with the subtle piano and organ make for a solid recording. It fades in, does what it was meant to do, and fades away. How could you ask for more?
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Another one I thought of:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKbPUzhWeeI

Riders on the Storm
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I just listened to The Stooges doing Raw Power. I can't think of anything else to say.

MCS
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I am with you on the Pink Floyd. They have a very special talent for taking you wherever they want you to be for the duration of a song.

I can still listen to the "Animals" album on repeat for days without thinking of changing it. :-)
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My second choice - yep, yep, yep!!!:-)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwjOd8KQRnk
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2 come to mind;
Jimi Hendrix-Manic Depression=Old school azz kickin
Judas Priest-Painkiller=http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hpUx05hyHY&feature=related This version gets the blood flowing:-)
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Should I stay or Should I go

The Clash

There are so many i Like thats the first that popped in to my Head
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Welcome to the Jungle
Hotel California (if that's a rock & roll song) Guitar Hero anyone :-)
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A couple come to mind.

Call me the breeze - Skynyrd's version
Billy Powell on piano ... yessir.

Layla ... love Clapton and Allman playing together.

Queen - the show must go on. Great Lyrics, singing by Freddy and may's guitar.
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Yeah, me too - but I much prefer the guitar dual they have in Key To The Highway. IMHO, the best song on that album, by far.
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The best thing about threads like this one is that someone is bound to remind you of a song you love but have somehow forgotten about. This one is killer! thanks hotreds :-)
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