The Avenger Posted July 8, 2012 Posted July 8, 2012 The Slayer song is Reign in Blood and I agree its their signature song. The ALBUM is Reign in Blood - the song is Raining Blood.
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 8, 2012 Posted July 8, 2012 On the cheesy 70's front: John Denver: Rocky Mountain High
PushthePile Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 The ALBUM is Reign in Blood - the song is Raining Blood. Oops sorry.....my memory failed.
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 bbb: I was gonna also include Country Roads in there too... But made the exec decision to only go with one... Country Roads could be his sig for the East and Rock Mt. High for the west! When the state of WV uses the motto: "Almost Heaven"... You know you gotta a sig on your hands! Speaking of NY... BIlly Joel: My Life or Virginia... Honorable mention for the NYS crowd: NY State of mind.
bbb Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 Billy Joel is definitely Piano Man. I love when the WVU crowds sing Country Roads!
PushthePile Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 Kiss- I Wanna Rock and Roll All Night Bob Dylan- Like a Rolling Stone Aretha Franklin- Respect The Doors- Light My Fire Lynyrd Skynyrd- Freebird Black Sabbath- Ironman Marvin Gaye- Lets Get It On Al Green- Lets Stay Together
bbb Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 Kiss- I Wanna Rock and Roll All Night Bob Dylan- Like a Rolling Stone Aretha Franklin- Respect The Doors- Light My Fire Lynyrd Skynyrd- Freebird Black Sabbath- Ironman Marvin Gaye- Lets Get It On Al Green- Lets Stay Together You totally get the concept!
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 I don't know about Marvin Gaye though... He had so many good ones... Even know it is hard to pin it on Let's Get It On. Ain't No Mt. High Enough??
PushthePile Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 I don't know about Marvin Gaye though... He had so many good ones... Even know it is hard to pin it on Let's Get It On. Ain't No Mt. High Enough?? Tammi Terrell- Aint No Mt. High Enough See what I did there.
Just Jack Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 Two more I thought of today..... Harry Chapin - Cat's in the Cradle
bbb Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 Two more I thought of today..... Harry Chapin - Cat's in the Cradle From Fogelberg's Wiki page: He is best known for his 1980 hit "Longer" and his 1981 hit "Leader of the Band".
Just Jack Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 From Fogelberg's Wiki page: He is best known for his 1980 hit "Longer" and his 1981 hit "Leader of the Band". [quickly goes and edits the wiki page to match my selection]
bbb Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 [quickly goes and edits the wiki page to match my selection] LOL, I do love Same Old Lang Syne. I also love Leader of the Band, and played it all the time after my father died........Longer sucks!
LeviF Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 My father now was partial to Jim Morrison and the Doors. The Doors I would say: Riders on the Storm. ?? Just get in an elevator and you'll hear The Doors' signature sounds.
The Avenger Posted July 9, 2012 Posted July 9, 2012 Like EII said, it's not a popularity contest. It is a song that most people would recognize, at least I think. Therefore, Enter Sandman may be the most known rock song out there. I guess that isn't my definition of signature song. My definition is a song that is not only popular with FANS (real fans of the artist, not just some folks who liek a song or 2), but also representitive of their sound - I think it goes beyond a song that is just the most recognizable. Case in point - Quessryche's biggest commercial success was Silent Lucidity, but is nothing like any of their other stuff - to say it is their signature song would be laughable. But, lots of top 40 people bought the album in 1991 and were probably surprised that all the other tracks were a lot heavier - I know when I saw them on the Empire Tour in 1991 there were people there who came thinking they whole show was going to be Silent Lucidity type music and were wondering what the hell was going on when Geoff Tate started belting out Queen of the Reich...
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