Thursday, May 04, 2006

Strum and pick

Here’s a list from Q Magazine of what they say are the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks Ever!

From Q#224 March 2005:
  1. Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze
  2. The Rolling Stones - Jumpin' Jack Flash
  3. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta' Love
  4. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Sprit
  5. The Beatles - Helter Skelter
  6. Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child Of Mine
  7. The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
  8. The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
  9. The Kinks - You Really Got Me
  10. The Stone Roses - I Am The Resurrection
  11. Black Sabbath - Paranoid
  12. Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water
  13. The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog
  14. Blur - Song 2
  15. Radiohead - Creep
  16. AC/DC - Whole Lotta' Rosie (Live)
  17. John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom
  18. The Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane
  19. Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love
  20. Oasis - Supersonic
  21. Pixies - Debaser
  22. Metalica - Master Of Puppets
  23. Aerosmith - Walk This Way
  24. Rage Againsed The Machine - Killing In The Name
  25. Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond
  26. Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant
  27. Motorhead - Ace Of Spades
  28. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now
  29. Van Halen - Eruption
  30. Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Can't Stop
  31. Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
  32. Neil Young - Like A Hurricane
  33. Queen - Now I'm Here
  34. The Clash - White Riot
  35. My Bloody Valentine - You Made Me Realise
  36. T.Rex - Get It On
  37. Fleetwood Mac - Albatross
  38. Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town
  39. MC5 - Kick Out Thejams
  40. Prince - Purple Rain
  41. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
  42. Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
  43. Derek And The Dominos - Laya
  44. Muse - Stockholm Syndrome
  45. Public Image - Public Image
  46. Beastie Boys - Sabotage
  47. The Darkness - I Believe In A Thing Called Love
  48. Can - Mother Sky
  49. Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightnin'
  50. The Byrds - Eight Miles High
  51. Television - Marquee Moon
  52. Gang Of Four - At Home He's A Tourist
  53. Captain Beefheart - Big Eyed Beans From Venus
  54. The Hives - Hate You Say I Told You So
  55. Elvis Presley - Hound Dog
  56. David Bowie - Heroes
  57. R.E.M. - The One I Love
  58. U2 - Vertigo
  59. Echo And The Bunnymen - Rescue
  60. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird
  61. The Yardbirds - Shape Of Things
  62. Slade - Cum On Feel The Noise
  63. Joy Division - Shadowplay
  64. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
  65. Iron Maden - Phantom Of The Opera
  66. The Strokes - Last Night
  67. Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock
  68. The Sonics - Strychnine
  69. Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot
  70. Queens Of The Stoneage - No One Knows
  71. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
  72. The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
  73. The Jam - Going Underground
  74. John Lennon - Cold Turkey
  75. Faith No More - Everything's Ruined
  76. Boston - More Than A Feeling
  77. Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
  78. Dinosaur Jr – Freak Scene
  79. PJ Harvey - 50 Ft Queenie
  80. Bob Dylan - All Along The Watchtower
  81. Magazine - Shot Both Side
  82. Verve - Slide Away
  83. The Only Ones - Another Girl Another Planet
  84. Sly And The Family Stone - I Want To Take You Higher
  85. Joan Jett And The Blackhearts - I Love Rock And Roll
  86. Spaceman 3 - Revolution
  87. Link Ray And His Ray Men - Rumble
  88. Husker Du - Friend, You've Got To Fall
  89. Dick Dale & His Del Tones - Misirlou
  90. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden
  91. Interpol - Obstacle 1
  92. ZZ Top - La Grange
  93. Korn - Blind
  94. Foo Fighters - All My Life
  95. Steely Dan - Reelin' In The Years
  96. The Shadows - Apache
  97. Suede - Animal Nitrate
  98. The Jesus And Mary Chain - Sidewalking
  99. Richard And Linda Thompson - Shoot Out The Lights
  100. The Osmands - Crazy Horses