Is rock music moving on without us?

[uwe]

Ah yes, lovely, always dug that song and the silly "turn the hi-fi high"-lyric line.  The way Robbie sings the "rock forever" in the chorus would be echoed by him a decade later when Priest - depending on your view - either mangled Chuck Berry or did an artful rearrangement (with some liberty in the melodies and copious introduction of major third notes Chuck had never sung) of Johnny B. Goode, in any case Halford's "go-gooooooo ..." in the chorus takes a bow to Rock Forever.

[uwe]

How could we forget this anthem of US mall car parks?

[Dave W]

Let's not forget the ORIGINAL, written by bassist Alan Merrill

[4stringer77]

That version of version of "Rock and Roll All Night" is almost sacrilegious. Sounds more like country than rock. Speaking of rock and religion...

Don't think this was ever performed live though so that's not a very rock and roll thing after all.

[uwe]

That version of "Rock and Roll All Night" is almost sacrilegious. Sounds more like country than rock.

Yet the two renowned "folk song writers", Stanley & Simmons, liked it so much they insisted it be included on a Kiss tribute officially ordained by them.

[4stringer77]

First I've heard of that tribute album. I see they were having fun with the song. It's cute but doesn't get me as pumped as good rock should. Using the term sacrilegious was more of an attempt at seguaying into the ozzy song.

[Dave W]

That version of version of "Rock and Roll All Night" is almost sacrilegious. Sounds more like country than rock....

The original version of I Love Rock 'n' Roll, a rock anthem sung by the man who wrote it, sounds more country than rock? 

Riiiight. I guess all the twangin' Teles, fiddles and pedal steel guitar gave it away...

[Granny Gremlin]

We haven't moved past liking this!

How did I never notice the Ampeg scroll bass in there?

They could have not used that shot of him hitting that note in the rest though.

[4stringer77]

The original version of I Love Rock 'n' Roll, a rock anthem sung by the man who wrote it, sounds more country than rock? 

Riiiight. I guess all the twangin' Teles, fiddles and pedal steel guitar gave it away...

The Alan Merrill song is spot on, I was talking about the Kiss cover by Toad the wet sprocket. By the way, rock and roll ain't noise pollution and will never die.

[Basvarken]

One more drop in the bucket

[Basvarken]

Or some more fuel to the fire...

[uwe]

Ok, let's turn this into a rock anthem thread for songs with the word "rock" or the term "rock'n'roll" in them!



I know - anything that Kiss do is divisive here, but I always dug Paul's and Gene's call and response lead vocals here (though I like Simmons' gruff voice generally more, Paul is often too affected for me).

Ok, that only fits sort of under the above presumptions, but it's a classic nontheless ... 



That rhythm guitar is not Nile Rodgers (though that is often claimed), but I'm sure he gave it an extensive listen!

[4stringer77]

Alrighty then, what could be more rock n' roll than a song called "American Rock n' Roll" by a guy named Kid Rock? End thread, you're welcome. 

[uwe]

The original version of I Love Rock 'n' Roll, a rock anthem sung by the man who wrote it, sounds more country than rock? 

Riiiight. I guess all the twangin' Teles, fiddles and pedal steel guitar gave it away...

Uhum ... apparently, Dave didn't pay quite his usual dedicated attention and got lost among all that stadium rock. Pretend not to notice and carry on ... None of us are getting any younger, we have to make the best of it while we still can ...

[uwe]

Alrighty then, what could be more rock n' roll than a song called "American Rock n' Roll" by a guy named Kid Rock? End thread, you're welcome. 

He can sing by now. And sometimes he even sounds a bit Don Henley'/John Waite'ish. Sehr schön.