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Re: "Voodoo Chile", best hard rock song ?

Bork — Sun, 5 Jun 2011 23:09:48 GMT

Author: Bork

Posted: 06/06/2011 03:09

Johnny Flynn wrote:

Applerill wrote:

thomas697 wrote:

Yeah Stairway would take a popularity vote, But I prefer Black Dog, such an awesome song, I don't know anyone who doesn't like it. I never even thought about Voodoo Chile' I'll have to give it another listen

I don't like Black Dog. I think it's trash.

Seconded. I love Zep but can't take this song.

As for best hard rock song. It has got to be Wind of Change by The Scorpions.

Uff. You're saying that the best hard rock has to show for itself is a power ballad?

Re: "Voodoo Chile", best hard rock song ?

Johnny Flynn — Fri, 3 Jun 2011 18:41:15 GMT

Author: Johnny Flynn

Posted: 06/03/2011 22:41

Applerill wrote:

thomas697 wrote:

I don't like Black Dog. I think it's trash.

Seconded. I love Zep but can't take this song.

As for best hard rock song. It has got to be Wind of Change by The Scorpions.

Re: "Voodoo Chile", best hard rock song ?

kidamnesiac — Tue, 31 May 2011 20:26:45 GMT

Author: kidamnesiac

Posted: 06/01/2011 00:26

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YqGCs1BR9I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isYmSQks5Z4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMEjk0-QH2k

Re: "Voodoo Chile", best hard rock song ?

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:24:22 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/13/2011 03:24

The Stooges-1970

Re: "Voodoo Chile", best hard rock song ?

ShaneSpear — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:57:01 GMT

Author: ShaneSpear

Posted: 01/12/2011 02:57

Pre-2000: The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
Post-2000: The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army

Voodoo Chile and Voodoo Child are both outstanding songs in their own right though.

Re: "Voodoo Chile", best hard rock song ?

RFNAPLES — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 20:01:36 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 01/12/2011 01:01

Depending on how you define Hard Rock, either:

Re: "Voodoo Chile", best hard rock song ?

Bork — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:47:55 GMT

Author: Bork

Posted: 01/11/2011 23:47

Can't not like Voodoo Chile of course, but I doubt it's THE best.

There are so many that it is really impossible to name but one, but if I had a knife to my throat I'd have to put my vote on Hallowed Be Thy Name by Maiden. Seven minutes of sheer beauty.

Re: "Voodoo Chile", best hard rock song ?

maxperenchio — Sun, 2 Jan 2011 19:09:27 GMT

Author: maxperenchio

Posted: 01/03/2011 00:09

Voodoo Chile is sensational, I think it's one of his very best recordings. It was kind of the flagship of his live sets with the Experience, and it functioned as the spiritual show stopper that "Machine Gun" would ultimately assume in the Band of Gypsies set. Out of the haphazard Woodstock performance, Voodoo is the only number that still gives me occasional chills.

I think "Won't Get Fooled Again" is number one though in terms of greatest hard rock song, as in best written. Although as a total dork who actually favors hard rock music over "correct" or "smart" music, my personal favorite is "Stargazer" by Rainbow. That song is huge. Also basically anything from Sabbath. Great call on "Heaven and Hell", Gary.

Re: "Voodoo Chile", best hard rock song ?

thomas697 — Sat, 1 Jan 2011 23:10:46 GMT

Author: thomas697

Posted: 01/02/2011 04:10

Applerill wrote:

thomas697 wrote:

I don't like Black Dog. I think it's trash.

Your opinion is wrong 😜

Re: "Voodoo Chile", best hard rock song ?

HyperBully — Sat, 1 Jan 2011 17:38:58 GMT

Author: HyperBully

Posted: 01/01/2011 22:38

Yeah, it's definitely up there. I think someone else mentioned it, but the only one that I can think of right now that could rival it is Zeppelin's "When the Levee Breaks."

Re: "Voodoo Chile", best hard rock song ?

cartoken — Sat, 1 Jan 2011 11:51:37 GMT

Author: cartoken

Posted: 01/01/2011 16:51

i don't think that any of the songs mentioned before have at best 10% of the genius of "voodoo Chile". "When The Levee Breaks-LZ" , "Sweet Child O' Mine- G'N'R"and "Smoke on the Water-DP" can claim being 70% as good

Re: "Voodoo Chile", best hard rock song ?

Applerill — Sat, 1 Jan 2011 10:14:47 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 01/01/2011 15:14

thomas697 wrote:

I don't like Black Dog. I think it's trash.

Re: "Voodoo Chile", best hard rock song ?

ffudnebbuh — Sat, 1 Jan 2011 07:17:27 GMT

Author: ffudnebbuh

Posted: 01/01/2011 12:17

I agree with all of the comments...I think I just got excited when I heard "Voodoo Chile" on Pandora...I hadn't heard it in years and it really got to me.

Re: "Voodoo Chile", best hard rock song ?

GARY — Sat, 1 Jan 2011 02:29:06 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 01/01/2011 07:29

I love this question but I also have a problem with it.The problem being that I could spend a week on coming up with an answer.There are so many great hard rock songs.But after spending a week coming up with one I would probably come up with what I thought was a better one 5 minutes after I submitted it.So I will raise the bar very high for this one.This song must have great music on it.With commanding drumming,heavy duty bass,blistering guitar,epic vocals,& pfofound lyrics all enveloped within resounding ambience.For me there is one song that best meets & then exceeds all of my criteria for best hard rock song.

Heaven and Hell - Black sabbath

Re: "Voodoo Chile", best hard rock song ?

40footwolf — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:15:16 GMT

Author: 40footwolf

Posted: 07/24/2010 01:15

Voodoo Chile might not be the BEST, but you could say it was in the top 10-even top 5-and I'd agree with you. You can make an argument for it being the best, certainly.

"Stray Cat Blues" by the Rolling Stones, "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" by AC/DC, Bad Company's eponymous song, "Heartbreaker" by Led Zeppelin and "No One Knows" by Queens of the Stone Age are all contenders too. Then again, it's so hard to define "hard rock", you know?

Re: "Voodoo Chile", best hard rock song ?

thomas697 — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:11:42 GMT

Author: thomas697

Posted: 07/23/2010 13:11

Yeah Stairway would take a popularity vote, But I prefer Black Dog, such an awesome song, I don't know anyone who doesn't like it. I never even thought about Voodoo Chile' I'll have to give it another listen

"Voodoo Chile", best hard rock song ?

ffudnebbuh — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:59:13 GMT

Author: ffudnebbuh

Posted: 07/23/2010 12:59

Was listening to Pandora this morning and it was playing a series of hard rock/ metal tracks..Metallica, Pantera, Godsmack ,etc, and then "voodoo Chile" by Jimi Hendrix comes on and clears the air taking its place as the best hard rock track in my opinion, although "Stairway to Heaven" and "Helter Skelter" would be my other choices for the best....Opinions?