Willie G. Moseley Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 some of these aren't very complicated primarily only a step apart ("Sunshine of Your Love" being a definitive example) but they seem to have held up over the decades. What I'm thinking is these songs would the ones on which I would whomp out chords just for fun on air guitar or on a real guitar if warming up. "Move Over"-Steppenwolf"Dirty Women" (outro)-Black Sabbath"Blister on the Moon"- Taste (featuring Rory Gallagher)"Worlds Away"-Pablo Cruise (song also includes a great break by David Jenkins)"Turn to Stone"-Joe Walsh & BarnstormMore as I think of 'em; feel free to contribute
Steve Haynie Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 Nazareth's Miss Misery comes to mind as a chord-based riff. Underrated may not be the right word for it, though. It makes a real impact.
BruceM Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 Styx Suite Madame Blue immediately came to mind. I remember trying to wank on this when I was first learning bar chords. Really bombastic, bad stuff (from my fingers). This video shows Tommy Shaw playing a really cool Hamer doubleneck guitar with Boomers, though.
GaryT Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 Alvin Lee - I'd Love to Change the WorldEric Clapton -Tales of Brave UlyssesDefinatly not under-rated though. But these are the two I been most recently fooling with.Robert Cray has many I like also. Though he gets carried away with box patterns, I still dig him though.
Hamerhack Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 One of the earliest ones I remember is the flip side of Louie Louie:The Kingsmen: Haunted Castle
burningyen Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 Whenever I test out a new piece of guitar gear, I almost always play Joe Walsh's In the City. Love those chords.
DavidE Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 Substitute: The WhoAll Right Now (I need to learn that one of these days)Not underrated, but classics:Smoke on the WaterCat Scratch Fever:-)
savethematches Posted February 10, 2010 Posted February 10, 2010 Not sure if this exactly fits what you have in mind, but "Tie Your Mother Down" pops into my head . . .
eightyfour Posted February 10, 2010 Posted February 10, 2010 Just about any of EVH's stuff. Love his chord and melody writing even more than his lead work. Ain't Talkin Bout Love, two chords and call it a song.
burningyen Posted February 10, 2010 Posted February 10, 2010 Just about any of EVH's stuff. Love his chord and melody writing even more than his lead work. Ain't Talkin Bout Love, two chords and call it a song. +1. During band warmups I almost can't help myself from playing the beginning of Running With the Devil. Wish I could play the rest of it.
David B Posted February 11, 2010 Posted February 11, 2010 Whenever I test out a new piece of guitar gear, I almost always play Joe Walsh's In the City. Love those chords.We added that to my band's set. It went over great. Love that song!!
Rockola Posted February 11, 2010 Posted February 11, 2010 Love Alive ~ Heartthe interlude breaking after the solemn intro. Chicks playing like Zeppelin... hawt!S
princeofdarkness56 Posted February 12, 2010 Posted February 12, 2010 What no Miss. Queen from Mountain. Or Godzilla from BOC ??
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