Sunday, August 19, 2018

THE 200  MOST ESSENTIAL AMERICAN ROCK SONGS: #170-161. Continues tomorrow.
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THE 200 MOST ESSENTIAL
AMERICAN
ROCK SONGS
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Country, folk and rhythm and blues begat rock ‘n’ roll. This musical form is the spawn of traditional American genres. Here are 200 of the most iconic and defining rock tracks from the United States.
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*170
LEGS
ZZ Top
ZZ Top honed its own sound, mixing the blues with rock. The group reached its chart peak in 1984 with the very accessible"Legs" which became a Top 10 hit.
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*169
STAN
Eminem
Despite - or rather because of- the controversy his music attracts, Eminem remains a seminal force in rap. Disturbing his themes may be, but the former Marshall Mathers broke through to the mainstream with his worldwide smash "Stan". The track features a sample of Dido's "Thank You". 
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*168
WOULDN'T IT BE NICE
Beach Boys
The harmonies shine again, adorned by the sublime production techniques on "Wouldn't It Be Nice". The Beach Boys promoted the image of America that encompassed beach, sunshine and girls. In 1966, the disc made the Top 10 as well as being included on the classic album 'Pet Sounds'.
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*167
ROSANNA
Toto
Toto attracted both plaudits and derision for the perfection achieved in the recording studio. The album 'Toto IV' became the band's most successful, hatching the hit singles "Rosanna" and "Africa in 1982.
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*166
ALL FIRED UP
Pat Benatar
Female rocker Pat Benatar gives her all vocally on the motivating track "All Fired Up". The single climbed into the Top 20 in 1988.
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*165
LOVE MAN
Otis Redding
Otis Redding could be as tender as he was on "I've Been Loving You Too Long" or inject his brand of gritty R&B into Stax classics such as "Love Man". The latter single was issued posthumously in 1969. 
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*164
LONGVIEW
Green Day
In 1994, Green Day announced its arrival on the global rock scene with debut single "Longview" from first album 'Dookie'.
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*163
ARE YOU GONNA GO MY WAY
Lenny Kravitz
The title track from Lenny Kravitz's 'Are You Gonna Go My Way' album contains echoes of an array of past musical acts, including: Little Richard, Jimi Hendrix, Prince and Sly Stone.
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*162
RIDERS ON THE STORM
The Doors
The music of The Doors offered mystique, seduction and unease. Lead singer Jim Morrison was largely responsible for this. The other group members applied their musical talents to create sonic gems such as the psychedelic rock of "Riders On The Storm". Issued in 1971, the track is Morrison's swansong with the band. He died a month later.
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*161
LET'S GO
The Cars
The Cars released its debut album in 1978. Follow-up 'Candy-O' was unleashed a year later, with "Let's Go" chosen as its lead single. As the 1980s approached, The Cars delivered a straight-up rock track with less new wave ingredients.
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