[ViolenceIsGolden]

My 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs

I got the list of the 100 greatest hard rock songs from the recent Vh1 countdown and decided to use the same artists but change up some songs by the same artist to songs I like better and put in some artists I like better that weren't on the Vh1 list. Here's the Vh1 list. http://music.spreadit.org/vh1-top-100-hard-rock-songs/


The first song is Vh1's list the song beside them to the right is how I'd do it. The songs in bold are my picks.

100. Sammy Hagar – I Can’t Drive 55 Sammy Hagar- Heavy Metal
99. Grand Funk Railroad – We’re an American Band Grand Funk Railroad- I'm Your Captain/Closer To Home
98. Buckcherry – Lit Up King Crimson- 21st Century Schizoid Man
97. The Edgar Winter Group – Frankenstein Stays the same
96. Kansas – Carry on Wayward Son Stays the same
95. Creed – Higher Ratt- Dance
94. The Darkness – I Believe in a Thing Called Love Head East- Never Been Any Reason
93. Autograph – Turn Up the Radio Stays the same
92. Night Ranger – Don’t Tell Me You Love Me George Thorogood and the Destroyers- One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
91. Smashing Pumpkins – Bullet with Butterfly Wings Stays the same
90. Jethro Tull – Aqualung Jetro Tull- Too Old To Rock N Roll
89. Andrew W.K. – Party Hard Metal Church- Start the Fire
88. Alice in Chains – Would? Alice in Chains- Man in the Box
87. Winger – Seventeen Stays the same
86. Marilyn Manson – The Beautiful People Pantera- Walk
85. Velvet Revolver – Slither Kiss- Hotter than Hell
84. W.A.S.P. – I Wanna Be Somebody W.A.S.P.- Blinded In Texas
83. Evanescence – Bring Me to Life Meatloaf- Bat Out of Hell
82. Rainbow – Since You Been Gone Outlaws- Green Grass and High Tides
81. Black Sabbath – Heaven and Hell Black Sabbath- Mob Rules
80. Journey – Any Way You Want It Mountain- Mississippi Queen
79. Billy Idol – Rebel Yell T Rex- 20th Century Boy
78. Bad Company – Feel Like Making Love Bad Company- Can't Get Enough
77. Soundgarden – Black Hole Sun Stays the same
76. Lita Ford – Kiss Me Deadly Deftones- Change
75. The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army Slaughter- Up All Night
74. The Cult – Love Removal Machine Extreme-Play With Me
73. Thin Lizzy – Jailbreak Stays the same
72. Pat Benetar – Heartbreaker Judas Priest- Victim of Changes
71. Jane’s Addiction – Mountain Song James Gang- Walk Away
70. Foreigner – Hot Blooded Stays the same
69. Living Colour – Cult of Personality Allman Brothers Band- Whipping Post
68. White Zombie – More Human Than Human White Zombie- Thunder Kiss 65'
67. ZZ Top – Tush Y&T- Don't Stop Running
66. Europe – The Final Countdown Stays the same
65. MC5 – Kick Out the Jams Stays the same
64. Rollins Band – Liar Loverboy-The Kid Is Hot Tonite
63. Survivor – Eye of the Tiger New York Dolls- Looking For A Kiss
62. Dokken – Breaking the Chains .38 Special- Caught up in You
61. Ratt – Round and Round Stays the same
60. Skid Row – 18 and Life Skid Row- Monkee Business
59. Billy Squier – The Stroke Billy Squier- Lonely is the Night
58. Stone Temple Pilots – Interstate Love Song Stays the same
57. The Kinks – You Really Got Me The Kinks- All Day and All of the Night
56. Warrant – Cherry Pie Stays the same
55. Blue Oyster Cult – Don’t Fear the Reaper Blue Oyster Cult- Flaming Telepaths
54. Faith No More – Epic Stays the same
53. Steppenwolf – Born to Be Wild Stays the same
52. The Runaways – Cherry Bomb Kix- Midnight Dynamite
51. Megadeth – Peace Sells Stays the same
50. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Give It Away Accept- Fast as a Shark
49. Iggy and the Stooges – Search and Destroy Iggy and the Stooges- I Wanna Be Your Dog
48. Korn – Freak on a Leash Stays the same
47. Kid Rock – Bawitdaba Queensryche- Queen of the Reich
46. Anthrax – Madhouse Diamond Head- Am I Evil
45. Foghat – Slow Ride Stays the same
44. Cream – Sunshine of Your Love Stays the same
43. Dio – Holy Diver Dio- We Rock
42. The Clash – Should I Stay or Should I Go The Offspring- Come Out and Play
41. Quiet Riot – Cum on Feel the Noize Stays the same
40. Talk Dirty To Me – Poison Stays the same
39. More Than A Feeling – Boston Stays the same
38. Stone Cold Crazy – Queen Stays the same
37. My Generation – The Who Uriah Heep- Easy Livin'
36. Hot For Teacher – Van Halen Stays the same
33. School’s Out – Alice Cooper Alice Cooper- No More Mr. Nice Guy
34. Barracuda – Heart Slade- Goodbuy T' Jane
33. Basket Case – Green Day Stays the same
32. Cat Scratch Fever – Ted Nugent Ted Nugent- Stranglehold
31. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap – AC/DC Stays the same
30. Even Flow – Pearl Jam Peal Jam- Alive
29. Bad Reputation – Joan Jett Nazareth- Hair of the Dog
28. Everlong – Foo Fighters Sex Pistols- Anarchy in the UK
27. Still of the Night – Whitesnake Whitesnake- Here I Go Again
26. Free Bird – Lynyrd Skynyrd Stays the same
25. Blitzkrieg Bop – The Ramones Stays the same
24. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida – Iron Butterfly Stays the same
23. Crazy Train – Ozzy Osbourne Ozzy Osbourne- Mr. Crowley
22. Hey Joe – Jimi Hendrix Experience Jimmi Hendrix- All Along The Watchtower
21. Kashmir – Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin- Traveling Riverside Blues
20. You Give Love a Bad Name – Bon Jovi Bon Jovi-Wanted Dead or Alive
19. Tom Sawyer – Rush Rush- Working Man
18. Rock You Like a Hurricane – Scorpions Scorpions- No One Like You
17. I Wanna Rock – Twisted Sister Twisted Sister- Shoot Em Down
16. Rock and Roll All Nite – Kiss Stays the same
15. Dr. Feelgood – Motley Crue Motley Crue- Looks That Kill
14. Run To The Hills – Iron Maiden Iron Maiden- Hallowed Be Thy Name
13. Photograph – Def Leppard Def Leppard- Rock of Ages
12. Breaking the Law – Judas Priest Stays the same
11. Smoke on the Water – Deep Purple Deep Purple- Highway Star
10. Ace of Spades – Motorhead Stays the same
9. Runnin With the Devil – Van Halen Van Halen- Mean Streets
8. Walk This Way – Aerosmith Aerosmith- Sweet Emotion
7. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana Nirvana-Lithium
6. Won’t Get Fooled Again – The Who Stays the same
5. Enter Sandman – Metallica Metallica- Master of Puppets
4. Paranoid – Black Sabbath Black Sabbath- Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
3. Whole Lotta Love – Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin- Dazed and Confused
2. Back in Black – AC/DC AC/DC- Highway To Hell
1. Welcome to the Jungle – Guns N’ Roses Guns N' Roses- Sweet Child O' Mine

[hot_rod_piper]

^^I still think Iron Man needs to be number 1. It didn't even place on the VH1 list.

[lordcatfish]

The new Fear Factory album has leaked. Anyone else heard it?

It's a pretty solid album, probably their best since Obsolete. Quality dips slightly near the end but the closing track (Final Exit) is easily one of the best songs they've ever written.

[D-Fear]

EDIT: I need to read better.

But I still think that the list isn't accurate. Too mny forgettable songs.

[ViolenceIsGolden]

Originally Posted by hot_rod_piper

^^I still think Iron Man needs to be number 1. It didn't even place on the VH1 list.

I don't know about #1. Paranoid is also an awesome song but Iron Man is probably more recognizable for the intro. I replaced it with Sabbath Bloody Sabbath based on personal preference.

Fear F the list is not that inacurrate they did a pretty good job but they probably could have done quite a few things differently. For example Evenesance and shit like that dosen't fly with me on a all time HARD fucking Rock list. Journey probably shouldn't have been on the list. I think the list isn't terrible but it is a little bit lackluster. Obviously the show is a lot more fun to watch then reading this boring list on paper.

[D-Fear]

Originally Posted by ViolenceIsGolden

I don't know about #1. Paranoid is also an awesome song but Iron Man is probably more recognizable for the intro. I replaced it with Sabbath Bloody Sabbath based on personal preference.

Fear F the list is not that inacurrate they did a pretty good job but they probably could have done quite a few things differently. For example Evenesance and shit like that dosen't fly with me on a all time HARD fucking Rock list. Journey probably shouldn't have been on the list. I think the list isn't terrible but it is a little bit lackluster. Obviously the show is a lot more fun to watch then reading this boring list on paper.

The bands they got right for the most part (Evanesence??? WHY????). The songs I will not agree on. I agree more with your list than theirs.

[ViolenceIsGolden]

Originally Posted by Fear F

The bands they got right for the most part (Evanesence??? WHY????). The songs I will not agree on. I agree more with your list than theirs.

Thanks,

I tried to put mostly the best metal tracks from the 80's and try to get a little more 70's hard rock, punk, and southern rock into the mix. The Vh1 list is such a waste with some of those songs like Evanesence. I mean really WTF? That's why we can't have little kids and people who don't listen to a lot of older music voting for all the songs. Welcome To The Jungle as number 1 above all else is the most upsetting thing and all the musicians put it over as the best hard rock song ever on the show. Really? It's the best, since when? How much did GNR have to pay Vh1 for that honor? GNR even as one of the best rock bands of all time dosen't deserve to be number 1 and GNR has about 4 songs that are arguably better. Sweet Child O' Mine, Paradise City, November Rain, and possibly even Coma, Civil War, or Estranged. I also don't understand why some bands got two apperances on the list but those two songs are arguably not their best songs as it is and then they only have another band on their one time. If they can reach into the bag and pull out an Evenesance song for the list then surely they don't need to put two Led Zeppelin songs on the list.

[Bogey]

VH1 butchers the selection for the majority of the lists they put out. The actual shows are hard to watch because the narrator is the same chick for everything whether it's a hard rock/metal list or a list about celebrity babies. The majority of the panel usually consists of washed up stars or comedians who try to make a joke of everything.

The one list I think they got mostly right was the 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock from 2000. Here's that list:

100. Quiet Riot
99. Bad Brains
98. Mountain
97. Primus
96. Meat Loaf
95. Fugazi
94. Yes
93. Lenny Kravitz
92. The Black Crowes
91. The Misfits
90. Rainbow
89. Lita Ford
88. Tool
87. King Crimson
86. Foreigner
85. Whitesnake
84. UFO
83. King's X
82. Queensryche
81. The Pixies
80. Green Day
79. Ratt
78. Marilyn Manson
77. Hole
76. Bon Jovi
75. Spinal Tap
74. Pat Benatar
73. Twisted Sister
72. Foo Fighters
71. Lynyrd Skynyrd
70. Living Colour
69. Megadeth
68. Hüsker Dü
67. The Rolling Stones
66. Joan Jett
65. The Cult
64. Steppenwolf
63. Boston
62. Ministry
61. Jethro Tull
60. The New York Dolls
59. Bad Company
58. Anthrax
57. Heart
56. White Zombie
55. Blue Öyster Cult
54. Sonic Youth
53. Korn
52. Faith No More
51. Thin Lizzy
50. Slayer
49. The Smashing Pumpkins
48. Janis Joplin
47. Rollins Band
46. Scorpions
45. Pantera
44. ZZ Top
43. Nine Inch Nails
42. The Kinks
41. Ted Nugent
40. Stone Temple Pilots
39. Crazy Horse
38. MC5
37. The Yardbirds
36. Frank Zappa
35. Jane's Addiction
34. Alice in Chains
33. Rage Against the Machine
32. The Doors
31. Def Leppard
30. The Red Hot Chili Peppers
29. Mötley Crüe
28. Rush
27. Iggy Pop
26. Motörhead
25. Cheap Trick
24. Iron Maiden
23. Judas Priest
22. Deep Purple
21. Pearl Jam
20. Alice Cooper
19. The Clash
18. Ozzy Osbourne
17. The Ramones
16. Cream
15. Pink Floyd
14. Soundgarden
13. Queen
12. The Sex Pistols
11. Aerosmith
10. Kiss
9. Guns N' Roses
8. The Who
7. Van Halen
6. Nirvana
5. Metallica
4. AC/DC
3. Jimi Hendrix
2. Black Sabbath
1. Led Zeppelin

[hot_rod_piper]

I do like your list more than VH1's ViolenceIsGolden. Tomorrow they start the Most 100 Shocking Music Moments. Hopefully they don't screw that one up.

[D-Fear]

What annoys the shit out of me is the noticeable lack of Pink Floyd. I swear, how one can say that KoRn's "Freak on a Leash" is better than "Time" actually fucks with my head.