SteveMc 2,674 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Richard said: It sounds like the child of Chicago, and Mr. Mister, with a hint of BIG GENERATOR era Yes. Jon Anderson provides vocals in the middle eight, actually. 1 hour ago, Thor said: Yeah, but it's a fun anthem. Cute video too, with Williams jr. going all Martin Sheen/Apocalypse Now at one point there. Joseph had a certain screen presence, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 11 hours ago, SteveMc said: Why was this not a U.S. hit? One of my favorites, anyway. Video is too 80s. It certainly surprises me (I mean, it's Toto), but many U.S. hits aren't hits over here either. OTOH, it's my least favorite Toto hit. It doesn't hold a candle to Rosanna, Hold The Line, Africa or Human Nature (Michael Jackson). And I bet those were hits in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 I've been compiling this list for a few years now. Without further ado, I'm happy to present to everyone my (in-order) Top 30 Songs of All Time Sometimes a great song is about a whole fluid construction, while sometimes it's about just that key moment that I call the build-up and reveal. However you use your ears to interpret my top 30, please listen enjoy responsibly. For the record (pun intended), Jay says I have good taste in music, (which IS a true fact!) so hopefully it all translates over to Pop. I'd like to give my final thanks to YouTube for making all these tunes available throughout the years. Beginning in inverse order: 30. Elvin Bishop - Fooled Around and Fell In Love 29. Aerosmith - I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing 28. The Main Ingredient - Everybody Plays The Fool 27. Orleans - Still The One 26. Deana Carter - Strawberry Wine (At number 26, a clear example of a "build up and reveal" type of song, ie. 2:13) 25. The Temptations - My Girl 24. Don McLean - American Pie 23. No Doubt - It's My Life 22. The Trammps - Disco Inferno 21. Heart - Crazy On You 20. Eagles - Desperado 19. Electric Light Orchestra - Showdown 18. Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light 17. Fleetwood Mac - You Making Loving Fun (At number 17, this song has a very clever build-up.) 16. Hall and Oates - Sara Smile 15. A Taste of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie 14. James Taylor - Fire and Rain 13. Neil Young - Old Man 12. Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son 11. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven 10. Crosby, Stills and Nash - Judy Blue Eyes (final 3 minutes) 9. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Tuesday's Gone 8. The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back 7. Yes - Roundabout 6. George Strait - Carried Away 5. Eagles - Peaceful Easy Feeling 4. Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell - You're All I Need To Get By 3. The Doobie Brothers - Listen to the Music 2. Elton John - Tiny Dancer And the moment you've all been waiting for, here is MY clear choice for the number 1 Song of all Time. 1. Electric Light Orchestra - Evil Woman Thank you all for viewing my list, hope you understand my thinking and you enjoyed. Feel free to contact if you're interested in more music recommendations. -Borodin Koray Savas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 ↓ Part 2. Some of my orderings for other popular songs 31. The Steve Miller Band - Fly Like an Eagle 34. Free - All Right Now 35. Journey - Lights 37. The Turtles - Happy Together 39. Al Green - Let's Stay Together 41. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird 42. John Denver - Country Roads, Take Me Home 44. Journey - Open Arms 45. Moody Blues - Nights in White Satin 46. The Beatles - Michelle 50. Queen - We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions 51. Etta James - At Last 52. Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour 53. Boston - More Than A Feeling 54. Bill Withers - Lean On Me 56. Eagles - Hotel California 60. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah 61. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On 62. Badfinger - No Matter What 66. Earth, Wind and Fire - September 67. The Four Seasons - Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You 71. The Guess Who - These Eyes 73. Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves a Woman 75. The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun 77. Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You 78. The Police - Every Breath You Take 84. Coldplay - Yellow 90. Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody 91. ABBA - Dancing Queen 93. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody 94. Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline 96. Player - Baby Come Back 97. Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough 99. LIPPS INC - Funky Town 102. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Tracks of My Tears 104. The Youngbloods - Get Together 107. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb 117. Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion 119. Led Zeppelin - Kashmir 123. The Romantics - Talking In Your Sleep 125. Queen - Another One Bites The Dust 127. The Five Stairsteps - Ooh Child 133. Guns & Roses - Welcome to the Jungle 134. The Beatles - In My Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 9 hours ago, Alexcremers said: And I bet those were hits in the US. They were. And they are indeed superior. My favorites, though, are probably "I won't Hold You Back Now" and "I'll Be Over You." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,471 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 I was always an 'album' guy; was never that into individual songs. So I've never made any list like that. But some interesting selections, Borodin. Not a lot of overlap to my own taste, but there are a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Agreed with @Thor, to an extent. I could never compile a list of songs from multiple artists. I would never be able to determine a criteria that could separate my favorite Led Zeppelin song from my favorite Bob Dylan song, etc. There’s simply too many and ranking them would feel inaccurate somehow. Nice to see No Doubt in your list, @Borodin. How did you boil it down that that one particular song? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,340 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Really like the sound of this one, really smooth: SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Very nice, that one (Daydreams). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,501 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 They're nice, but they're not as good as ONLY SOLUTIONS, or even 1990s THEME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Sorry, Kylie, but this version is better: Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,501 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 R.I.P. Mark Hollis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 15 minutes ago, Richard said: R.I.P. Mark Hollis. Naïve Old Fart and SteveMc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,501 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 It blows away anything in the charts, these days! A true pop genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 I like the sound. I need to explore his stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 R.I.P. Mr. Firestarter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,340 Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 I love the juxtaposition of Rolie and Perry in this one: I really like the drum rhythm in the chorus: The synth near the end of this one is pretty cool: Then of course this classic: I love that mellow guitar opening and that high legato vocal section near the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,501 Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 On 3/4/2019 at 12:17 PM, Alexcremers said: R.I.P. Mr. Firestarter I also like SMACK MY BITCH UP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,346 Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Of theirs, I only really liked Firestarter (and the video to Smack My Bitch Up). Dance music does very little for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 I actually like the instrumental version better. I know it from my PS1 days: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 My subjectively favorite Toto album. No song here approaches the level of musicianship on Africa, Rosanna, or even some of the things on Hydra, but, overall, there really isn't an overly weak song on the album. Very different from Toto's usual jazzy eclecticism. This is a straight up synth n' shred 80s arena rock record. Frederiksen's vocal style is radically different from Kimball's or Williams's, but it works well here. He was also very consistent live, but apparently a nightmare to work with in the studio. So his time with Toto was a one and done. At any rate, Endless should have been released as the lead single. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 @Richard, @Alexcremers @anybody, help me. What the Blank is this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best as I can figure it, Paul McCartney and 1/4 of Toto. Or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 That's 'Wings', the band McCartney formed with Linda. Don't know why Lukather and Porcaro are mentioned. Maybe they are guest musicians? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 1 minute ago, Alexcremers said: Maybe they are guest musicians? Porcaro is apparently drumming. Hard to know if it's really him under all that makeup. That is Lukather definitely on guitar, and he sings a bit also. I can recognize both the face and the voice. Apparently, this is from some movie Paul made called "Give My Regards to Broad Street" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Looks like a terrible movie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Evidently so. Ebert said that it was pretty much a "non-movie." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Also, and I respect McCartney, but he can't act. Even Michael Jackson does a better job than him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,501 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Taken for what it is, the song's not bad, but it's not exactly BAND ON THE RUN, is it? @Alexcremers, Wings ended in 1979, with the release of BACK TO THE EGG. "That's Wings". It's only the band The Beatles could have been. @SteveMc "1/4 of Toto". Er...isn't Toto a five-piece band? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 8 hours ago, Richard said: @SteveMc "1/4 of Toto". Er...isn't Toto a five-piece band? Let's see, well, in 1984 I believe they were a six piece band, so you are definitely closer, yes. 1/3 of Toto, then. They added a couple more in touring members from time to time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,501 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 ...or 2/6? Speaking of Toto...someone posted a video of (I think it's called) WAITING FOR YOUR LOVE, but the bassist was one of the Porcaro bros. Had David Hungate gone, by then, because he played on IV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Richard said: .someone posted a video of (I think it's called) WAITING FOR YOUR LOVE, but the bassist was one of the Porcaro bros. Had David Hungate gone, by then, because he played on IV. That was me. Yeah, Hungate was gone. He did not dig the amounts of cocaine going around or something, so he moved his family to Nashville just after recording IV. So, Mike Porcaro appears in all promotional materials for the album. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,471 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 What's up with the Toto obsession here? I mean, it's a fine band and everything, and I get the Williams connection, but it's not THAT good, is it? (in the hipster circles I sometimes frequent, mention Toto as a favourite band and your chances of getting laid decreases radically). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 I'm just going through a Toto phase, I suppose. Jeff Porcaro and Steve Lukather are true legends. Overall, the band can be a little hit and miss, but they really captured fire when they hit. They are by no means a hipster band, though. Just an artistically worth mainstream outfit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Mention John Williams in hipster circles and you're the laughing stock of the evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,346 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 'As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti' ... that line in Africa never 'flows' too well to me. Like it was crowbarred in at the last minute after someone realised the song didn't mention any African place-names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,471 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 2 hours ago, SteveMc said: IThey are by no means a hipster band, though. Just an artistically worth mainstream outfit. That's what I said. They're the opposite. In recent years, some artists that were considered massively "uncool" in the 90s and early 2000s have now started to gain some credibility among not only hipsters, but music critics as well. Phil Collins being one such example. Alas, Toto has not fared that well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,501 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 19 hours ago, Thor said: ...mention Toto as a favourite band and your chances of getting laid decreases radically). So, that's what I've been doing wrong, all these years! 19 hours ago, SteveMc said: ...Hungate...did not dig the amounts of cocaine going around or something, so he moved his family to Nashville just after recording IV. Maybe it should be called "I.V." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Been really obsessed with Tash Sultana's Flow State over the past couple months. My favorite album from 2018. That fucking solo that bursts out 5:30 into "Pink Moon" with a beautiful 40-second build up beforehand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,510 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 . SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 On 3/15/2019 at 12:22 PM, Fabulin said: And my absolutely favorite song. A triple five-star from me for these long lyrical phrases sung in my favorite language by two great voices, with violins in the background... Yes! A classic. 80s Italian pop was the soundtrack to my childhood. Fabulin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,346 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Some of Ireland's finest, for St. Patrick's Day. Slainte! SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,340 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Some nice use of an orchestra in these ones: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 See my Top 30 Songs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Probably my favorite song of all time: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,501 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 It's a great song, from a most underrated album, but, er, what happened to the picture? It's supposed to be orange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 3 hours ago, Richard said: It's a great song, from a most underrated album, but, er, what happened to the picture? It's supposed to be orange. The recent deluxe edition remasters feature the original art on the front and an alternate color scheme art on the back. For some reason that’s the one displayed in the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oomoog the Ecstatic 314 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 I think this is a contender for the greatest single moment in pop and rock music history. I would currently rank it as my #1 moment, and also moved the song from #4 to #3 in my all-time list! 0:38 - 0:58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Widely regarded as the worst album ever recorded but people like Frank Zappa said it's better than The Beatles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Discussion: which Wurthering Heights recording is tops, Kate Bush's original, or her 1986 re-recording? Naturally both are capital. The original is absolutely striking. The orchestral setting is excellent. The vocals are otherworldly. There is definitely something to it. The '86 version may be a little bit more dated production wise, which is not something I will complain too much about. But, I think the added polish adds another dimension. More epic, no doubt, if less gothic. And Kate's vocals are considerably more accomplished, and add an element of experience, maturity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GbSc5MBC40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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