Rock Songs That Can’t be In the QuickHitz Selection

Geeks & Beats ^ | August 15, 2014 | Vanessa Azzoli

[Squawk 8888]

It seems everyone has an opinion about the Calgary radio station’s choice to adopt the new QuickHitz editing program, writes G&B writer Vanessa Azzoli.

We certainly can’t forget the rock songs we love (and sometimes love to hate) that need to be listened to in their full length in order to be awesome. I’ve put together a list of some of my favourites. There are some obvious choices on here – I think every person I asked said “Stairway to Heaven.”

But, there are some on here that I think most of us forgot about. What are your favourite lengthy rock tunes?

[crazydad]

Echoes and Atom Heart Mother, Pinkus Floydius!

[crazydad]

Beat me to it. Listen to Atom Heart mother.

[crazydad]

Shine on you Crazy Diamond.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uwEFG7pU-8

[crazydad]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8seovMW5QIE

[Squawk 8888]

Both are amazing! I remember back around 1980 or so, somebody called a local FM station in the middle of the night and told the DJ there were northern lights visible. He announced on-air that he had to perfect music to go with it then played Echoes in its entirety.

[crazydad]

Echoes still gives me chills sometimes. The Version I posted is from Live at Pompeii. Amazing.

[Fresh Wind]

The Grateful Dead-Viola Lee Blues

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osrb3SqpP90

[rigelkentaurus]

a few long ones from my collection:

mountain jam- allman brothers - 33:36
whipping post - allman brothers - 22:55
Jessica - allman brothers - 7:28
the of the cat - al stewart - 6:39
heard it through the grapevine - CCR - 11:05
beginnings - Chicago - 7:50
suite judy blue eyes - CSNY - 7:51
American pie - don mclean - 8:34
money for nothing - dire straits - 8:26
hotel California - eagles - 7:17
light my fire - doors - 7:09
layla - Derek and the dominoes - 7:04
riders on the storm - doors - 6:59
Rhiannon - Fleetwood mac - 6:48
free bird - lynyrd skynyrd - 9:19
it’s a long way there - little river band - 8:39
stairway to heaven - led zeppelin - 8:02
green grass high tides - outlaws - 9:46
nights in white satin - moody blues - 7:43
Us and them - pink Floyd - 7:50
aja - steely dan - 7:57
deacon blues - steely dan - 7:37
green eyed lady - sugarloaf - 6:51
we won’t be fooled again - who - 8:33
roundabout - yes - 8:36
papa was a rolling stone - temptations - 7:00
bad to the bone - George thorogood - 6:32

[Squawk 8888]

Totally forgot about Papa was a Rolling Stone- local AM station here used to play it uncut.

[dfwgator]

Also Stevie Wonder’s “Living for the City” they would sometimes play the whole thing.

[Boogieman]

I’d pay just to see Ann Margaret bathe in baked beans.

[Dr. Sivana]

Bit of Trivia- did you know Wakeman played keyboards on Al Stewart's Orange?

Wakeman pops up everywhere. He plays piano on Bowie's Hunky Dory album, notably on "O You Pretty Things". So when Peter Noone decides to release a cover version as a single, who does he get for piano? Bowie, who didn't even pplay it on his own version. (Also, not Bowie's fault, but one of the worst interpretations of a cover ever. Utterly decaffeinated and souless).

[To Hell With Poverty]

Mmmmm, Can’s “Future Days” and “Bel Air,” plus Sonic Youth’s “Trilogy” at the end of Daydream Nation.

[showme_the_Glory]

I heard it through the Grapevine...CCR

[newfreep]

Looks like Jimmy Page on Dual-Neck guitar.

[newfreep]

A friend of mine is a critically acclaimed LA-based mastering engineer who re-mastered Who’s Next from the studio masters. He was kind enough to gift me a CDR burned direct from the master tapes that included those bonus tracks. Sound quality is much, MUCH clearer than the pressed CD and certainly enhances the music - truly a classic album!

[cuban leaf]

Live at Leeds!

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Arguably the best live album ever.

[Phlap]

Zappa was great. And he wrote Hillary's theme song Any Way the Wind Blows.

[Lazamataz]

Ridin’ Dirty by Chamillionaire

[Phlap]

The Who were great but Pete went weird.