Essential tracks from essential artists

[CrashedCarDriver]

yo folks

well people always argue what is the best song of an artist, well let me start a thread for an artists' or bands' song where it might not have been the highest selling or chartbuster, but you just need it

anyway let me start:

Radiohead- Paranoid Android
Radiohead- Palo Alto
Manic Street Preachers- Of Walking Abortion
Manic Street Preachers- Archives Of Pain
Manic Street Preachers- A Design For Life
The Smiths- Girlfriend In A Coma
The Smiths- I Know Its Over
New Order- Vanishing Point
New Order- Thieves Like Us
New Order- Slow Jam
The Joy Division- Transmission
Primal Scream- Rocks
Placebo- My Sweet Prince
Underworld- Dark Train
Aphex Twin- Actium
Aphex Twin- Delphium
Aphex Twin- Heliospan
Ministry- The Isle Of Man
Ministry- Everyday Is Halloween
Nine Inch Nails- Hurt
Depeche Mode- Never Let Me Down Again
PJ Harvey- Rid Of Me
Echo and The Bunnymen- Rescue
The Cure- Lullaby
The Cure- Inbetween Days
The The- Sweet Bird Of Truth
Smashing Pumpkins- Zero
Yazoo- Only You
Sonic Youth- Sugar Kane
Public Enemy - Bring Tha Noise
Public Enemy - Don't Believe The Hype
Michael Franti - Television The Drug Of The Nation

and many more!

 

[no disk]

not reaching far back into time, i'd say my essential tracks right now are:

interpol - nyc
hot hot heat - more for show
no one knows - queens of the stone age
liars - grown men don't fall in the river, just like that
yeah yeah yeahs - art star
spoon - me and the bean
the shins - new slang
the mekons - neglect
doves - friday's dust
flaming lips - fight test
the walkmen - french vacation

 

[pinkfloyd]

Pink Floyd - Ummagumma
Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen
Queen - Sheeeeeeeeeeeeer Heart attack
Elvis Presley - Teddy Bear
U2 - Numb
Radiohead - I might be Wrong

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

The Clash - White Man In Hammersmith Palais
The Clash - White Riot
The Clash - London Calling
The Clash - Rudie Can't Fail
Elastica - Waking Up
Stone Roses - Fools Gold
Stone Roses - She Bangs The Drums
Stone Roses - This Is The One
Stone Roses - I Am The Resurrection
Oasis - Live Forever
Oasis - Acquiesce
Joy Division - She's Lost Control
Pearl Jam - Given To Fly
The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work
Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head (her best yet)
Blur - Parklife
Blur - Tracy Jacks
Blur - To The End
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead

 

[Dee]

*clears throat*


G. Love & Special Sauce - Numbers

U2 - Please

Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye

U2 - TTTYAATW

The Beatles - A Day In Our Lives

Super Furry Animals - Juxtapozed With U

Acda & De Munnick - Mis Ik Jou

Weezer - December


Note that this list changes rapidly, but the first two are always in it

Thanx, Dee.

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

are we supposed to post our favourite songs by people? i suppose, as i'd consider them essentials i guess.

duran duran:

• new moon on monday
• union of the snake
• to the shore
• rio
• notorious
• palomino
• midnight sun
• love voodoo
• lady xanax
• mars meets venus

U2:

• even better than the real thing
• seconds
• the fly
• discotheque
• a day without me
• running to stand still
• wire
• promenade
• please
• zoo station
• the fly

the police:

• every breath you take
• i burn for you
• wrapped around your finger
• when the world is running down...
• canary in a coalmine
• can't stand losing you
• invisible sun

no doubt:

• trapped in a box
• let's get back
• doormat
• don't speak
• ex-girlfriend
• hella good
• making out

that's all i can think of for now...

 

[JOFO]

as of today:

u2: electrical storm
hawkmoon 269 (live)

pearl jam: thumbing my way
long road

radiohead: pyramid song
fake plastic trees

led zeppelin: swan song
we're gonna groove

tori amos: a sorta fairytale
somewhere over the rainbow

 

[Nate Dogg]

U2....Electrical Storm, Bad(live), In A Little While, Two Shots Of Happy...

Queen...All Dead, All Dead, Innuendo, Breakthru, Sail Away Sweet Sister

Van Halen...Everybody Wants Some, Finish What Ya Started

DMB...Crush(acoustic storytellers), #41

311...Amber, I'll Be Here Awhile

Garbage...When I Grow Up, Stupid Girl

Oasis...Songbird

Chili Peppers...By The Way, Cabron, I Could Die For You, Throw Away Your Television

 

[Foxxern]

Oasis
Stand By Me
Columbia

Foo Fighters
Aurora

Travis
Last Train
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