Songs you just love playing?

Teetonetal

I find myself in a bit of a rut and thought I'd break it by seeing what songs people really enjoy playing:

Recently I've been enjoying playing along with

Highway Star - Deep Purple
Into the Arena - Micheal Schenker Group
Comfortably numb - Pink Floyd

Not into Purple or MSG but I love playing these songs!

Anyone got any recommendations?

mike_l

Most songs by Iron Maiden, Metallica (upto, and including the Black album), etc

SimonC

Thin Lizzy  - Live & dangerous from start to finish.

dafuzz

Haha was gonna say Highway Star!

I suppose The Trooper and Wasted Years by Maiden come next; Two Princes by Spin Doctors; Creeping Death, Seek & Destroy, For Whom The Bell Tolls and (if I'm warmed up) Master Of Puppets by the mighty 'Tallica. And most of Appetite For Destruction.

 

lustycourtier

Heaven knows Im miserable by the smiths. I am the ressurection by The stone roses. Nightrain guns n roses.

viz

Everything on passion and warfare is pure pleasure to play, and surprisingly easy once you get accustomed to Vai's shapes.

Deadman

All The Smiths, Jam, Damned and Red hot chili pepper albums. I never tire of them.

Teetonetal

viz said:

Everything on passion and warfare is pure pleasure to play, and surprisingly easy once you get accustomed to Vai's shapes.

I have tried and failed to play for the love of god many times, I always get about halfway then hit the wall

I would add Anything Goes by G&R to my list too

Never got into Maiden, so never played any maybe I should give them a go? I will seek out Trooper and Wasted years.

Danny1969

@SimonC   I'm in a Lizzy Tribute band so I play along to Live and Dangerous before every gig, that albums kinda our bible much more so than the studio stuff

Also love playing early Van Halen like Unchained, Hear about it later, Panama etc. Really into country at the mo as well. 

EricTheWeary

mike_l;224216" said:

Most songs by Iron Maiden, Metallica (upto, and including the Black album), etc

that Bob Marley phase didn't last long then Mike..?





[Too much caffeine now Eric, too much]

Panama_Jack666

The Black Crowes - Hard to Handle (I know it's not originally a BC number). Great solo, fun rhythm.

viz

Teetonetal said:

viz said:

Everything on passion and warfare is pure pleasure to play, and surprisingly easy once you get accustomed to Vai's shapes.

I have tried and failed to play for the love of god many times, I always get about halfway then hit the wall

I would add Anything Goes by G&R to my list too

Never got into Maiden, so never played any maybe I should give them a go? I will seek out Trooper and Wasted years.

he uses the diagonal sweeps a lot (see his 10 hour work out). Once you can do a diagonal sweep you can do most of that middle section.

mike_l

Teetonetal said:

Never got into Maiden, so never played any maybe I should give them a go? I will seek out Trooper and Wasted years.

Stranger in a strange land is also awesome, with a fantastic solo from Adrian Smith.

EricTheWeary said:

mike_l;224216" said:

Most songs by Iron Maiden, Metallica (upto, and including the Black album), etc

that Bob Marley phase didn't last long then Mike..?

Shh, you'll ruin my rep for only listening to metal.

Lixarto

The unfinished ones: "Ring Away", "Vile Bodies" and "Poor You" (which is partly a nod to Prometheus Unbound).

Bellycaster

Although I often tend to go from one set of songs to another, I visit these quite frequently.

Queen - Staying Power (Live at Milton Keynes Bowl Version)

Steely Dan - Rikki Don't Lose That Number & Don't Take Me Alive

Blur - There's No Other Way

Tears For Fears - E.W.T.R.T.W

+ Chic, Prince, Jacko etc.

Teetonetal

Panama_Jack666 said:

The Black Crowes - Hard to Handle (I know it's not originally a BC number). Great solo, fun rhythm.

Dug that out and played along tonight, forgotten how much fun it is

Alnico

Sweet Child o Mine makes me smile every single time I play it.

Rainbow in the Dark / Holy Diver - I can't play one without playing the other. Tons of fun.