All day at work I've been trying to work up a list of my "top 10 favorite songs ever" in my head. An incredibly daunting task given the amount of music on my iPod. The given critera is simply that they be songs I could hear at almost given moment and not want to turn it off, but rather up. Simply put: I could hear these every day of my life and not tire of hearing them.
I think you get the point. Without further rambling. (and, please, feel free to create your own list):
10. Dream Evil - Chasing the Dragon (An absolute MONSTER right from the guitar slide. Catchy, heavy, blasing fast, what more could you ask for?)
9. Edguy - Land of the Miracle (A stunning ballad, simplistic yet incredibly complex. The end vocal part where Sammet sings several different lines together is sheer majesty and a technique far under-utilized in the metal genre).
8. Gemini - Out For Blood (A song about the Terminator. This song captured my CD player in the early '00s when I discovered the band. Lance King has never sounded better vocally, and the whole track just flows perfectly).
7. Skid Row - The Threat (This mutha frigging ROCKS. It's heavy, aggressive, in your face, and Sebastian Bach makes sure you know that he means business. Shame this was never a big hit, it's an incredibly catchy track and one of the best anti-authority songs out there).
6. Z-Lot-Z - Who's the Believer? (A song I had cranking on the way home. The song opens with rain and thunder with a clean guitar soaring overtop creating an extraordinary atmospheric piece. Until the heavy part kicks in. Vocalist Tom Calandra really shines on this one. One of the best tracks Ryche never recorded).
5. Titanic - Gods of War (I knew there was a reason we covered this track
. One of the simplest songs in the existence of metal. Not terribly complex or, for the most part, even all that memorable, but this track really struck me back when metal was all but forgotten in the mainstream.)
4. Pink Cream 69 - Stranger in Time (I don't know why this track stuck with me, but it's a song I've heard probably 500 times and have yet to tire from hearing. Hearing David Readman sing "Would you like a revolution?" has to be among my favorite lines in metal).
3. Siam - Queen of Swords (The lightest piece in the list. There are virtually no electric guitars in this song, save for part of the guitar solo. Tony Mills works wonders with simplicity here and it pays off. I've slated this song for essential listening when I'm on my deathbed).
2. Queensryche - Take Hold of the Flame (Without having heard this song, I don't know if I'd be the avid Ryche fan I am today. Although I was always a casual fan, it was not until I heard this track that I really understood Ryche and what made them so unique. I can't count how many times I've used the intro as a vocal warm up. Arguably the most stunning vocal melody in metal history. An operatic masterwork by one of the best singers period).
1. Skid Row - Quicksand Jesus (A song that I've always felt warranted Skids to be a part of upper-u[[er echelon of metal songwriters. Quicksand has gotten me through a number of rough times in my life, including earlier this year when two close fans of ours tragically passed away. Skid Row's finest hour and a song worthy of cranking every single time).
Now, let's see what everyone else puts.
I think you get the point. Without further rambling. (and, please, feel free to create your own list):
10. Dream Evil - Chasing the Dragon (An absolute MONSTER right from the guitar slide. Catchy, heavy, blasing fast, what more could you ask for?)
9. Edguy - Land of the Miracle (A stunning ballad, simplistic yet incredibly complex. The end vocal part where Sammet sings several different lines together is sheer majesty and a technique far under-utilized in the metal genre).
8. Gemini - Out For Blood (A song about the Terminator. This song captured my CD player in the early '00s when I discovered the band. Lance King has never sounded better vocally, and the whole track just flows perfectly).
7. Skid Row - The Threat (This mutha frigging ROCKS. It's heavy, aggressive, in your face, and Sebastian Bach makes sure you know that he means business. Shame this was never a big hit, it's an incredibly catchy track and one of the best anti-authority songs out there).
6. Z-Lot-Z - Who's the Believer? (A song I had cranking on the way home. The song opens with rain and thunder with a clean guitar soaring overtop creating an extraordinary atmospheric piece. Until the heavy part kicks in. Vocalist Tom Calandra really shines on this one. One of the best tracks Ryche never recorded).
5. Titanic - Gods of War (I knew there was a reason we covered this track
. One of the simplest songs in the existence of metal. Not terribly complex or, for the most part, even all that memorable, but this track really struck me back when metal was all but forgotten in the mainstream.)4. Pink Cream 69 - Stranger in Time (I don't know why this track stuck with me, but it's a song I've heard probably 500 times and have yet to tire from hearing. Hearing David Readman sing "Would you like a revolution?" has to be among my favorite lines in metal).
3. Siam - Queen of Swords (The lightest piece in the list. There are virtually no electric guitars in this song, save for part of the guitar solo. Tony Mills works wonders with simplicity here and it pays off. I've slated this song for essential listening when I'm on my deathbed).
2. Queensryche - Take Hold of the Flame (Without having heard this song, I don't know if I'd be the avid Ryche fan I am today. Although I was always a casual fan, it was not until I heard this track that I really understood Ryche and what made them so unique. I can't count how many times I've used the intro as a vocal warm up. Arguably the most stunning vocal melody in metal history. An operatic masterwork by one of the best singers period).
1. Skid Row - Quicksand Jesus (A song that I've always felt warranted Skids to be a part of upper-u[[er echelon of metal songwriters. Quicksand has gotten me through a number of rough times in my life, including earlier this year when two close fans of ours tragically passed away. Skid Row's finest hour and a song worthy of cranking every single time).
Now, let's see what everyone else puts.
