Post "Must hear rock tunes for Rock Newbie!" (please?)

[Alocer]

I stayed up all night preparing this list for my buddy Alocer

Wow Fox, I am impressed. I could take me a few months to look all those up. My thanks are only matched by enthusiasm to listen to them all. Thank you!!

 

[snakes&ladders]

 

[Flower]

 

[Flower]

 

[Hepcat]

Here's a list of my top forty rock tunes featuring the organ:

House of the Rising Sun – Animals

Sugar, Sugar - Archies

Tighten’ Up – Archie Bell & the Drells

Hold Your Head Up - Argent

Ophelia – The Band

Sea of Joy - Blind Faith

Green Onions – Booker T & the MGs

Liar, Liar - Castaways

With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker

Fire - Crazy World of Arthur Brown

Child in Time – Deep Purple

Light My Fire – Doors

Like a Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan (with Al Kooper)

Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group

You’re a Strange Animal – Gowan

Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly

Right Place, Wrong Time - Dr. John

This Wheel's on Fire - Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity

Carry on Wayward Son - Kansas

Sonny Boy Williamson(live) – Mike Bloomfield & Al Kooper

I'm a Believer - Monkees

Indian Reservation - Paul Revere & the Raiders

Outa Space - Billy Preston

Whiter Shade of Pale – Procol Harum

California Sun - Rivieras

Wooly Bully - Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs

Soul Sacrifice - Santana

Runaway - Del Shannon

She's About a Mover - Sir Douglas Quintet

When a Man Loves a Woman – Percy Sledge

Gimme Some Lovin’ – Spencer Davis Group

Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf

Incense and Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock

Logical Song - Supertramp

Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) - Swingin' Medallions

Easy Livin' - Uriah Heep

Some Velvet Morning – Vanilla Fudge

Time of the Season - Zombies

96 Tears - ? & the Mysterians

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[Alocer]

Thank you everyone who contributed! You have given me a treasure trove of names to get me started... Often one of the hardest parts for me...

Again, thanks!

 

[Foxhound]

Go to the December Band of the Month thread for more lists of tunes I would recommend:

December Band of the Month

 

[Alocer]

Good looking out Fox. My thanks...

 

[snakes&ladders]

.................and never forget Tom's invention.............Myspace.....cutting out the frivolous social thingie there (only for silly NON musically minded peeps:, you will find a complete treasure of new GOOD bands that do UNwimpy music.

Here's a new millenium band that YOU MUST listen to......UP the young bands