Originally posted by znshoIs there a rule against non-rock singles? What about Motown? OOOOH Baby love.... Not to mention Jazz crossovers like "Hello Dolly"... And I like Jefferson Airplane as much as the next guy, but "White Rabbit" didn't change should probably have to give way to something off Sgt Pepper (Lucy in the sky or Day in the life) if we're judging them on influence.
By singles I mean 7 inches of plastic with a hole in the middle.
1) Hey Jude - The Beatles
2) House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
3) Baby Please Don't Go - Them
4) Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly and the Crickets
5) See My Friend - The Kinks
6) Happenings Ten Years Time Ago - The Yardbirds
7) King Midas in Reverse - The Hollies
8) Proud Mary - Creedence Cl ...[text shortened]... plane
10) That amazingly long thing, 8 - 10 minutes on both sides, by that heavy American band
Originally posted by bjohnson407Sgt. Pepper did not yield any singles. White Rabbit moved away from the standard love / relationship song.
Is there a rule against non-rock singles? What about Motown? OOOOH Baby love.... Not to mention Jazz crossovers like "Hello Dolly"... And I like Jefferson Airplane as much as the next guy, but "White Rabbit" didn't change should probably have to give way to something off Sgt Pepper (Lucy in the sky or Day in the life) if we're judging them on influence.
Originally posted by bjohnson407If we're being picky (which I'm sure we are) - these weren't singles. Nothing from Sgt. Pepper was in the first instance.
should probably have to give way to something off Sgt Pepper (Lucy in the sky or Day in the life) if we're judging them on influence.
Originally posted by znshojust because its a long single doesnt make it good... also the beatles never did really jam that well
Hey Jude:
An amazingly long (in minutes) single with a surrealistic jam at the end; got away from the 2.5 minute ditty
House of the Rising Sun:
Brought blues to mainstream charts
Baby Please Don't Go:
Ditto
Peggy Sue:
Listen to See My Way by The Who
See My Friend:
Indian mystsicism comes to the UK
Happenings Ten Years Time Ago:
...[text shortened]... of Grateful Dead et al.
Grand Funk Railroad:
Who had ever heard of a 10-minute single?
Originally posted by bjohnson407brother to brother.... probably the most influential of all singles... with its blend of jazz, rock and funk, an amazing guitar solo, great vocals, its has a choir for backing vocals... i love all music but have never heard anything where production and musical creativity is just so spot on
Is there a rule against non-rock singles? What about Motown? OOOOH Baby love.... Not to mention Jazz crossovers like "Hello Dolly"... And I like Jefferson Airplane as much as the next guy, but "White Rabbit" didn't change should probably have to give way to something off Sgt Pepper (Lucy in the sky or Day in the life) if we're judging them on influence.
Originally posted by Dr StrangeloveActually, I picked from some of my favourites randomly.
Most of these replies are of the posters "favourites" and bugger all to do with influencing anything.
I dislike Pinball Wizard and Bohemian Rhapsody but there is little doubt they were huge influences.
I could just as easily think of another 10.
This sort of thing is just our way of passing the time between moves.
