25 Best songs by a Chicago musical act since 1955:

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please only one song per artist...
You can include bands from the suburbs of Chicago as well--like the SHOES (who were from Evanston I think)...

― Paul Edward Wagemann (PaulEdwardWagemann), Sunday, 24 September 2006 19:57 (nineteen years ago)

Tortoise, I Set My Face to the Hillside

― Jordan (Jordan), Sunday, 24 September 2006 20:03 (nineteen years ago)

Is 1955 the arbitrary dawn of the rock era?

― King-a-Ling (King-a-Ling), Sunday, 24 September 2006 20:04 (nineteen years ago)

Ministry, "Revenge"

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 24 September 2006 20:05 (nineteen years ago)

"The Sudden Ghastly Death of Paul Edward Wagemann"

(by Urge Overkill)

― nabisco (nabisco), Sunday, 24 September 2006 20:06 (nineteen years ago)

Never Said: Liz Phair

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Sunday, 24 September 2006 20:14 (nineteen years ago)

21. "Greenburg, Glickstein, Charles, David, Smith & Jones" - Cryan Shames

― Rev. Hoodoo (Rev. Hoodoo), Sunday, 24 September 2006 20:37 (nineteen years ago)

20. "Can't Live Without Her" - Billy Butler & the Enchanters

― Rev. Hoodoo (Rev. Hoodoo), Sunday, 24 September 2006 20:38 (nineteen years ago)

Howlin' Wolf - "Wang Dang Doodle"

― Sundar (sundar), Sunday, 24 September 2006 21:52 (nineteen years ago)

"Is 1955 the arbitrary dawn of the rock era?"

Yeah, pretty much. It's also smack dap in the middle of the birth of the urban electric blues that Chicago is so famous for...

I was reading a book called 'THe Role Of Rock' by Don J. Hibbard the other day and he charted the historical framework of Rock, like this:

1955-1959 inception
1960-1965 formation
1966-1969 maturity
1970-present stylization

I thought it was an interesting view of Rock--I havent decided if I agree with it or not, but its something worth thinking about...

― Paul Edward Wagemann (PaulEdwardWagemann), Sunday, 24 September 2006 22:53 (nineteen years ago)

""Is 1955 the arbitrary dawn of the rock era?"

Yeah, pretty much. It's also smack dap in the middle of the birth of the urban electric blues that Chicago is so famous for...

I was reading a book called 'THe Role Of Rock' by Don J. Hibbard the other day and he charted the historical framework of Rock, like this:

1955-1959 inception"

Just about every rock history I've ever read says the same thing - it's not just Hibbard - so I never questioned it, since that year gave us both "Maybelline" and "Rock Around The Clock." The R&B of 1948-54 is basically a prehistory.

Okay, back to the thread! (Is it just me, or is 25 songs actually too FEW?)

― Rev. Hoodoo (Rev. Hoodoo), Sunday, 24 September 2006 23:10 (nineteen years ago)

13 so far:

Chicago "Liberation"
Charles Bronson "Drunken Fuckin Uncle"
Green Velvet "Temptation"
Rotary Connection "I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun"
Big Black "Kerosene"
R. Kelly "U Saved Me"
Cheap Trick "Auf Wiedersehen"
Phuture "Acid Trax"
Curtis Mayfield "So In Love"
Lou Rawls "I Can't Make It Alone"
Louis Armstrong "What A Wonderful World"
Anthony Braxton "To Composer John Cage"
Kanye West "The New Workout Plan"

― 0xDOX0RNUTX0RX0RSDABITFIELDXOR^0xDEADBEEFDEADBEEF00001 (donut), Sunday, 24 September 2006 23:45 (nineteen years ago)

oops, ixnay on Louis Armstrong

― 0xDOX0RNUTX0RX0RSDABITFIELDXOR^0xDEADBEEFDEADBEEF00001 (donut), Sunday, 24 September 2006 23:45 (nineteen years ago)

Never mind! "WAWW" was 1968! (didn't know if was that relatively recent)

― 0xDOX0RNUTX0RX0RSDABITFIELDXOR^0xDEADBEEFDEADBEEF00001 (donut), Sunday, 24 September 2006 23:47 (nineteen years ago)

No fair. Cheap Trick are from Rockford.

― Myke. (Myke Weiskopf), Monday, 25 September 2006 00:09 (nineteen years ago)

OK, than remove 'em.

― 0xDOX0RNUTX0RX0RSDABITFIELDXOR^0xDEADBEEFDEADBEEF00001 (donut), Monday, 25 September 2006 00:12 (nineteen years ago)

"Blues Subtitled No Sense of Wonder" by Gastr Del Sol

― Addison Braden (Forensic Scene), Monday, 25 September 2006 00:32 (nineteen years ago)

Muddy Waters - "Mannish Boy"
Five Stair Steps - "O-ooh Child"

― john, a resident of chicago. (john s), Monday, 25 September 2006 00:43 (nineteen years ago)

Hercules, "7 Ways to Jack"
Jamie Principle & Frankie Knuckles, "Baby Wants to Ride"
Jerry Butler, "Only the Strong Survive"

― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Monday, 25 September 2006 01:59 (nineteen years ago)

Work That Motherfucker - Steve Poindexter

― Calliope Marakasu (lissajou), Monday, 25 September 2006 02:19 (nineteen years ago)

Eddie C. Campbell - "That's When I Know"
South Suburban Strings - "Scorpio"
Oscar Brown, Jr. - "Signifying Monkey"
Syl Johnson - "I Take Care of Homework"
Shrimp Boat - "Pumpkin Lover"
Earth Wind & Fire - "That's the Way of the World"
Otis Rush - "Double Trouble"
Eleventh Dream Day - "Honeyslide"
The Lovelites - "My Conscience"
Young-Holt Unlimited - "Soulful Strut"
Ahmad Jamal - "Poinciana"
Eddie Fisher - "The Third Cup"

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Monday, 25 September 2006 02:28 (nineteen years ago)

I totally forgot about EWF being from Chicago, great pick.

― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Monday, 25 September 2006 02:41 (nineteen years ago)

"For Your Precious Love," Jerry Butler and the Impressions.

― Burr (Burr), Monday, 25 September 2006 03:35 (nineteen years ago)

jamie principle - baby wants to ride!!!

― a name means a lot just by itself (lfam), Monday, 25 September 2006 03:59 (nineteen years ago)

Smashing Pumpkins - anything on siamese dream
Hum - Stars

― alexander craig (alexcraig), Monday, 25 September 2006 04:58 (nineteen years ago)

Big Black - bad penny

― emekars (emekars), Monday, 25 September 2006 05:30 (nineteen years ago)

Common - The Light
or
Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
or
Kanye West - Heard Em Say

I don't think I can pick just one.

― graf cycliz (graf cycliz), Monday, 25 September 2006 05:33 (nineteen years ago)

we aint countin' no more, so fuck it, im goin for broke:
"I Need Love" - Third Booth
"Where Can You Be" - Jimmy Reed
"Blues Heaven" - Koko Taylor
"It's All Over" - Walter Jackson
"I Confess" - New Colony Six
"Woodpecker Rock" - Nat Couty
"Spring Cleaning" - Angelo's Angels
"Lovin' Cup" - Paul Butterfield Blues Band
"Rockin' Spot" - Sundowners
"The Stroke" - Andre Williams
"Aunt Molly" (Parts 1 & 2) - Billy "The Kid" Emerson
"I Don't Need Your Help" - Gary & the Knight Lites
"Running" - Baby Huey
"Voice Your Choice" - Radiants
"Someone Like Me" - Shadows of Knight
"Rainbow '65" - Gene Chandler
"Never Leave My Homework Undone" - Little Mack Simmons
"I Am A Streaker" - Arelean Brown
"The End Of The Rainbow" - Black Lone Ranger

― Rev. Hoodoo (Rev. Hoodoo), Monday, 25 September 2006 06:41 (nineteen years ago)

bobby conn 'united nations'

― dave q (listerine), Monday, 25 September 2006 08:05 (nineteen years ago)

Curtis Mayfield: "The Makings of You"
Rhymefest: "Dynomite (Going Postal)"

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 25 September 2006 11:30 (nineteen years ago)

Laurent X: "Machines"
Minnie Riperton: "Les Fleur"

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 25 September 2006 11:33 (nineteen years ago)

Art Ensemble of Chicago (featuring Fontella Bass): Thème de yoyo

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 25 September 2006 11:36 (nineteen years ago)

Where's Bo Diddley?!

Also:
Art Ensemble of Chicago, ~~"Theme de Yo-Yo"~~ "Get In Line"
Butterfield Blues Band, "East-West"

― Monty Von Byonga (Monty Von Byonga), Monday, 25 September 2006 11:38 (nineteen years ago)

no buckinghams, no credibility

― mark 0 (mark 0), Monday, 25 September 2006 11:52 (nineteen years ago)

Wilco "Jesus Etc"
Material Issue "Valerie Loves Me"

― Todd Kuethe (ToddK), Monday, 25 September 2006 13:55 (nineteen years ago)

Wilco is from down state--by St. Louie, I think...Yeah, Cheap Trick is not Chicago either...
Havent seen any urge overkill, naked raygun, articles of faith, no empathy, varuca salt, or Chicago Transit Authority (aka Chicago) yet...

― Paul Edward Wagemann (PaulEdwardWagemann), Monday, 25 September 2006 15:21 (nineteen years ago)

Paul, the first song I mentioned was from that very Chicago album.

Control-F

― 0xDOX0RNUTX0RX0RSDABITFIELDXOR^0xDEADBEEFDEADBEEF00001 (donut), Monday, 25 September 2006 15:29 (nineteen years ago)

I mean, I remember when you and your followeres picketed the funeral of Wesley Willis, because he was a pox on your rockism golden gates feverdream.

― 0xDOX0RNUTX0RX0RSDABITFIELDXOR^0xDEADBEEFDEADBEEF00001 (donut), Monday, 25 September 2006 15:30 (nineteen years ago)

Paul, the first song I mentioned was from that very Chicago album.
Control-F

Oh SOrry, I missed that.

― Paul Edward Wagemann (PaulEdwardWagemann), Monday, 25 September 2006 15:53 (nineteen years ago)

moot now but let's toss in

veruca salt - spiderman 79

― Squirrel_Police (Squirrel_Police), Monday, 25 September 2006 23:40 (nineteen years ago)

anyone else here feel kevin drumm's "hitting the pavement"?

― Godfrzej Ljang (godfrzej), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 22:25 (nineteen years ago)

I feel Paul Butterfield's East West every time I think about it. Mike Bloomfield is totally under-rated.

― factcheckr (factcheckr), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 23:43 (nineteen years ago)

Screeching Weasel- "The Science of Myth"

― seedy brom (grammatron), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 14:16 (nineteen years ago)

Sam Cooke to thread

― PappaWheelie has no answers to any question that requires actual thought (PappaW, Wednesday, 27 September 2006 15:59 (nineteen years ago)

John Lee Hooker, "Boom Boom"
Bo Diddley, "You Can't Judge a Book by its Cover" (written by Willie Dixon)
Naked Raygun, "Potential Rapist"
Common, "I Used to Love H.E.R."
Twista, "No Peace Sign"
Crucial Conflict, "Hay"
The Rev. Peter Scholtes, "They'll Know We Are Christians by Our Love"

― Pete Scholtes (Pete Scholtes), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 22:44 (nineteen years ago)

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