The winner's gonna have to be old school. That being said, I vote 'Strut' . Lyrics, guitar, solid beat, AAAAAAAND, you can actually understand the words!

Heh heh... mods, please ban the Vinman for at least a coupla days for that travesty. :)

A few come to mind... some already mentioned... and yes, all should only be played loud as Tabs says...

Ten Years After's performance of "I'm Going Home" at Woodstock
"Train, Train" by Blackfoot
"Midnight Rambler" by the Stones on Get Yer Ya Ya's Out
"Who Do You Love" and "Move it on Over" by George Thorogood
"Back in Black" by AC/DC
"Baba O'Riley" by The Who
"Rock and Roll" by Led Zeppelin
"Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
"Travelin' Band," "Run Through the Jungle," and "Green River" by Creedence

Oops... GH85 is correct... "La Grange" by ZZTop is certainly a most rockin' song... as are many others by that band.

The stuff that I liked the Mighty Zepplin to play live was the 50's Doo Wop collages...those were HOT!!!

They told me don't go walkin slow/ The Devils on the loose/ Better run through the jungle/ don't look back to see....

I have a rare Zep recording of them doing "Why Must I Be a Teenager in Love" at Royal Albert Hall in '72 if anyone's interested. Jimmy broke a string.

Rockinest for me is the old school thumpers. Good driving song by BTO.

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and another old fav from Grand Funk RR.....I always thought they were better than the critics gave them.

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Here's my submissions.

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Radiohead - Bodysnatchers

All time? Probably not, but it's pretty rockin' for a recent song.

Godzilla by Blue Oyster Cult is pretty rockin'.

Led Zeppelin Kashmir is clearly the greatest rock song of all time.

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I equate "Most rockingest song" with headbanging ability. So here's my vote:

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YouTube - Elton John, Axl Rose - Bohemian Rhapsody - Live

these two together do an awesome version of queen

WHAT? :eek: No Johnny Winter Rock 'n Roll Hoochie Koo?

YouTube - Johnny Winter - Rock 'N' Roll Hoochie Coo

You may have somthing there +1





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The Who, won't get fooled again
YouTube - The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again - Live 8
this song blows more speakers than any other rock song!! Voted Billboards #1 rock song of all time

Ted Nugent! Snakeskin Cowboys!

My Anthem summer of '79: Black Flag ...No Values

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Still makes me want to hammer a bunch of beers and pound the schit outta some goons.

Can't argue with Tabby's list.

I humbly submit one of my fave's from the 70's:
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Remember boyz...

Before anybody did anything

Elvis did it all

ya, Keith Morris Black Flag teh shti. I like Nervous Breakdown too.

I only glanced through the thread, but I can't believe that there are not a least 40 posts mentioning The Who. Did anyone rock harder than The Who?

I did and can't beleave it took that long!

Absolutely.

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Say what you will about these guys, you either love them or hate them.... I really enjoy their early stuff... Of course they didn't look like anyone else, but they really had a cool vibe back then..


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Detroit Rock City...well, it rocked!

any mention of Blue Oyster Cult? " Some enchanted evening"

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Dont forget Metallica!
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STAND BACK!!!

YouTube - The Fabulous Thunderbirds TUFF E NUFF

Embedding was disabled so I had to link to .............THUNDERSTRUCK!!!

YouTube - AC/DC - Thunderstruck

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Not a serious entries into the all-time greatest, but not bad for their decade.

These, like Skynyrd are Southern Rock.

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There couldn't possibly be one single best, but this thread has some great stuff in it (except for Vinman's entries).

Another good one from the classic age.

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This guy was a shooting star, i saw him about two week before he died

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Super fun song to play in front of a bunch of metalheads

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Can't leave out the founding fathers...

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A faster, newer version, just to cool not to include..
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And if it wasn't for this guy, we wouldn't have Rock & Roll as we know it..
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Anyone who played the guitar, or at least wanted too, this was the 1st song you learned:p

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These guys are part of that foundation too..

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And the REAL father...
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This song is MONEY!!!

YouTube - AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long

and of course:
YouTube - Rush- Tom Sawyer

YouTube - Bachman Turner Overdrive - You Aint Seen Nothing Yet

YouTube - Buddy Holly & The Crickets - Oh, Boy! in HD

I guess ill be the first to admit that I like Dick............Dale :D
YouTube - Dick Dale - Nitro
YouTube - Miserlou - Dick Dale