Def Leppard “Rock of Ages (Live 1983)”…Plus Supergrass, Chuck Berry, Spinal Tap
Gunter glieben glauchen globen
- Chuck Berry, “Roll Over Beethoven”
I thought it made sense to start at the beginning (how very Yogi Berra of me), so I dug up my favorite song by Marvin Berry’s famous cousin. What a clarion call this was still is. - Interlude: “I Pledge Allegiance To The Band”
I wonder if similar discussions happened when the Beatles formed. - Oasis, “Rock N’ Roll Star”
Talk about your opening salvos — this first track from Oasis’ classic debut Definitely Maybe certainly set the tone for their career: big, booming & brash. - Supergrass, “Pumping On Your Stereo”
This punchy single is nicked from the Brit-rockers’ self-titled 3rd album, and finds the band blending a bouncy, glam-fueled stomp with Jagger-esque phrasing and generous handclaps to great effect. - The Upper Crust, “Let Them Eat Rock”
Every night this Boston-based quartet answers the eternal question: What if AC/DC had formed in Victorian England? They’d don powdered wigs, drop gigantic, tasty riffs, and continue rocking harder than anyone else is what. Believe it: - Go Home Productions, “Rock In Black”
A veritable smorgasbord of hard rocking bits crammed elegantly into a single track by my favorite UK-based DJ/masher Mark Vidler. Primarily a blend of “Back in Black” and “We Will Rock You,” tho, and it should not be missed. - Def Leppard, “Rock Of Ages”
One of the Lep’s best Mutt Lange-assisted rockers, from 1983’s Pyromania. This live version is nicked from the recently released deluxe edition remaster of the album, recorded that year at the L.A. forum. It’s great to hear such a studio-assisted song given new vibrance on stage by a band at the peak of their live prowess. - Tenacious D, “Rock Your Socks”
Now I know what a lot of you are sayin’: “I just figured out what I’m gonna do with the rest of my days: I’m gonna get me an oversized guitar, gain forty pounds, and be the next D!” Well I got sour news for you, Jack: it ain’t that easy. - Interlude: “These go to eleven”
That “extra bit” might explain all the spontaneous combustion. - Spinal Tap, “The Majesty Of Rock”
Believe it or not, this song was my introduction to Spinal Tap. Not the movie, not a copy of Smell The Glove on vinyl (if only such a thing really existed), it was a cassette tape of their 2nd album, Break Like The Wind. When it hit in 1991, the video for this song was getting loads of play on MTV, and being a big Christopher Guest fan (loved him as the Six-fingered Man), I checked it out, had a good, hard-rocking chuckle, and the rest is history.
Download: Chuck Berry, “Roll Over Beethoven” (mp3)
(Right-click/control-click link to download)Download: Jack Black, “I Pledge Allegiance To The Band” (mp3)
(Right-click/control-click link to download)Download: Oasis, “Rock N’ Roll Star” (mp3)
(Right-click/control-click link to download)Download: Supergrass, “Pumping On Your Stereo” (mp3)
(Right-click/control-click link to download)Download: The Upper Crust, “Let Them Eat Rock” (mp3)
(Right-click/control-click link to download)Download: Go Home Productions, “Rock In Black” (mp3)
(Right-click/control-click link to download)Download: Def Leppard, “Rock Of Ages” (mp3)
(Right-click/control-click link to download)Download: Tenacious D, “Rock Your Socks” (mp3)
(Right-click/control-click link to download)Download: Spinal Tap, “This one goes to eleven” (mp3)
(Right-click/control-click link to download)Download: Spinal Tap, “The Majesty Of Rock” (mp3)
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Download all the songs in a handy ZIP file:
Download: “Gunter glieben glauchen globen” (ZIP)
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