What's your all time favorite song?

[TheWhisper]

Eagles-Hotel California

Now, if you had chosen 'The Last Resort'...

@Bryant for the Blackfoot nods...
'Tomcattin' is the best Southern Rock album...ever!

 

[Burnout]

Without question:

Disillusion - Back to Times of Splendor

 

[BenMech]

Never heard of him, no. So those albums are kind of hard to find then?

http://www.popplusone.com is where you get the albums J Dub mentioned, though I would also include Amazon, and an album called simply Toy Matinee.

Kevin's website is kevingilbert.com, rarely updated, since Kevin famously passed away in 1995 due toauto-erotic asphyxiation (same as INXS's Michael Hutchens)

 

[RiffDaemon]

It's a tie, really: Blind Guardian's "Time, What is Time?" and "Valhalla". The former has all the elements of metal that I crave: beautiful acoustic intro; hard, heavy, fast, and razor-precise riffing; harmonized lead runs; guitar solos; and powerful, make-your-hair-stand-up vocals (Hansi is just amazing). And singing along to "Valhalla" (and riding that high falsetto (sp?) with Kai) gets my blood pumping.

I can only hope they perform one of these two in Atlanta this december ... *crosses fingers*

 

[AngraRULES]

Ugh, this is hard.. I've been thinking about a couple other few ones and here they are :

Porcupine Tree - The Sound of Muzak
Angra - Angels and Demons, Never Understand
ARK - Just a Little, Burn the Sun
Pain of Salvation - This Heart of Mine, Second Love (let's say these two have a special meaning to me)
Evergrey - The Great Deceiver
Riverside - Acronym Love, I Believe, Volte-Face
Dream Theater - The Silent Man, Spirit Carries On
Dave Matthews Band - The Last Stop
Orphaned Land - Ocean Land
Stratovarius - Freedom
Mercenary - 11 Dreams

 

[dtmetalfan69]

Love- Ayreon

There is absolutely no bad song on that album but if I had to pick an all time favorite song, that would be it.

I love that album.

Stay Metal!

 

[J-Dubya 777]

Never heard of him, no. So those albums are kind of hard to find then?


My favorite Genesis album is "Nursery Cryme", most people disagree with me there and I think I see their point but it just happens to be just the thing for me. (Realizing now that Genesis clearly must be the exception to my "production heavy, later album"-rule.)


Interested.

That's a combination I can live with.

Not horribly hard to find, as Ben's response (thanks dude!) shows. : )
(I always forget about that site )
I haven't tried to order anything from there in ages, so I don't know what their turnaround time is like.
I'll make sure to find you and get you a
preview copy to see if you like it or not. As for favorites, who can argue with what YOU like best, whether it be Genesis, or Maiden, or whatever.
Every rule has exceptions!
I think you'll really like the production on Shaming.....

John W

 

[fatesmiles]

I am one of those that cannot just pick one. Each of these songs has meant something to me at some point in my life.

If I had only one song to listen to the rest of my life:
Ivory Gate of Dreams - Fates Warning ( & all John Arch)

Lady Wore Black - QR
Black Rose Immortal - Opeth
Eagle Fly Free - Helloween
She Painted Fire Across the Sky - Aggaloch
Painted Skies - Crimson Glory
All That I Bleed/Believe - Savatage
Children of the Sea - Black Sabbath
Factory Girl - The Chieftans (w/Sinead O'Connor singing - chilling)
Eddie - TNT
Hallowed Be Thy Name - Maiden
I Am a Viking - Ynwie
In Trance - The Scorpions
Cemetary Gates - Pantera (my best friend died at age 30 of an annurism)
Voodoo Chile' (Slight Return) - Stevie Ray's version

 

[Theandromedastrain]

Favorite song ever? My oh my such a hard question...

It would have to be a tie between three excellent songs.

1.) Iced Earth-A Question of Heaven
2.) Evergrey-Trilogy of the Damned
3.) Memento-Blister

Andromedastrain-

 

[lady_space]

Hmmm... if I have to pick just one, I guess I'd have to say "Suite Sister Mary," Queensrÿche. I don't know that it's my hands-down, absolute favorite, but it would certainly be in whatever top list I could come up with.

"Beyond You" by Marillion would and "Beyond the Pale" by PoS would probably be pretty darn close as well.

Shaye

 

[TheWhisper]

Rainbow's 'Stargazer' would be right at the top of the list, if not occupying the #1 spot.

 

[BenMech]

1) King Crimson - Starless
2) Tears For Fears - Year of the Knife
3) Ocean Machine - Funeral or Bastard or Life
4) BOC - Astronomy
5) NoMeansNo - Cats, Sex, and Nazis

 

[BenMech]

Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley

ACK.

As great as that one is, DON'T PICK A COVER VERSION for this thread.

So either your answer is Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah, or something lese by Jeff Buckley. I'd suggest "Last Goodbye" as an alternate

 

[dragonbone]

Marillion- Neverland.

 

[lady_space]

Marillion- Neverland.

Mmmm... good choice. Very powerful and emotive. Me likes powerful and emotive.

Shaye

 

[General Zod]

As great as that one is, DON'T PICK A COVER VERSION for this thread.

If you didn't start the thread, you don't make the rules. But more importantly, I don't care if Jeff Buckley was the 1,238th person to record that song, it's now his song, he owns it.

Zod

 

[ragingsaxmachine]

Speaking of covers, there is one song that stands tall above other music ever recorded.

'Oops I did it again' as performed by Children of Bodom.

Oh baby BABAY!

 

[TheWhisper]

If you didn't start the thread, you don't make the rules. But more importantly, I don't care if Jeff Buckley was the 1,238th person to record that song, it's now his song, he owns it.

Zod

True dat...brotha be droppin' knowledge.
Though, John Cale's version is just the smallest fragment behind JB's.

On the sorta same note, 'Hallelujah'(different song) by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds is a great song, as well.

 

[SharkBlack]

Marillion- Neverland.

Great song! In My top list too:Smokin:

 

[metropolisimages]

Yes - Hold On