What are some of your favorite rock songs with an individualistic sense to them?
I think one of the best is Pink Floyd’s Learning to Fly, from the album A Momentary Lapse of Reason. I have part of the lyrics in my signature.
Easy one: Tom Sawyer - Rush
Good question … Bob Seger’s “Like A Rock”:
Anthem, 2112, Peaceble Kingdom - all by Rush. there are probably a few more.
Rush - Freewill
Rush - The Trees
Living Colour - Cult of Personality
The Eagles - Get over it
The Ramones - Scattergun …
A bunch of punk songs you’ve probably never heard
Riverdales - Out For myself
Screeching Weasel - A New Tomorrow
Guttermouth - Contribution
Also
Queen - Spread Your Wings.
Most definitely not rock but “My Way” by Frank
Most of the songs Oasis made had an individualist, optimistic theme to them. I was thinking just the other day about the optimism of Oasis vs the cynicism of Blur - probably why Oasis were much more popular despite the bands being roughly equal in talent (well, POSSIBLY that’s why, could be other factors)
Even their pessimistic songs like Cigarettes and Alcohol
‘Is it worth the aggrevation, to find yourself a job when there’s nothing worth looking for?’
‘You could wait for a life time, for your time in the sunshine, so you might as well do the white line…’
but when they get to the chorus, they can’t help themselves - ‘You gotta make it HAPPEN, you gotta, you gotta make it happen…’
but they have other songs like
Maybe I just want to fly
I want to live I don’t want to die
Maybe I just want to breath
Maybe I just don’t believe
Maybe you’re the same as me
We see things they’ll never see
You and I are gonna live forever
Maybe I will never be
All the things that I want to be
But now is not the time to cry
Now’s the time to find out why
I think you’re the same as me
We see things they’ll never see
You and I are gonna live forever
We’re gonna live forever
Gonna live forever
Live forever
Forever
hmm but i tend to not think about rock lyrics too much. heck, i even AVOID thinking about them
That’s Just Me by No Doubt (pretty self-explanatory)
Make Yourself by Incubus
Make Yourself was the one that came to my mind first. Another is perhaps The Middle by Jimmy Eat World.
Rocket Man by Elton John
Here I go Again by Whitesnake
Make Yourself was the one that came to my mind first. Another is perhaps The Middle by Jimmy Eat World.
Incubus had a lot of Individualist “think for yourself and be yourself” themed music on Science and Make Yourself.
Most of the music that appeals to my individualism is themed at criticizing people and things that aren’t particularly individualistic… notably religion and religious people.
Yeah, I have the Make Yourself CD, it does have a lot of stuff I really like on it. I haven’t heard the Science one before though, that was their first one I think. Hearing that though makes me more curious about looking into it maybe though.
Yeah, I have the Make Yourself CD, it does have a lot of stuff I really like on it. I haven’t heard the Science one before though, that was their first one I think. Hearing that though makes me more curious about looking into it maybe though.
No, their first album was some horrible jazz thing about hot dancers and getting high called Fungus Among Us.
In my opinion Science is their best work, and after Make Yourself the band just took a sharp nose dive, became overly commercialized and started cranking out singles and trash albums.
Science In Order
- Redefine >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIBD7L73I4Q
- Vitamin >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi\_HnGx0t1Q
- New Skin >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS7X\_q06L94
- Idiot Box >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FcCLcxctXo
- Glass >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAT92O09vrY
- Magic Medicine >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeAkX7PpORA
- A Certain Shade of Green >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGzjtKmk9H0
- Favorite Things >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzqd1T3K2XQ
- Antigravity >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT7aDgdPDYQ
- Nebula >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZoBL0a1\_1w
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Deep Inside > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kICLkq7jCCc
Hugely influential album for me when I was growing up.
from the album A Momentary Lapse of Reason.
More like A Momentary Lapse of Music.
Live and Let Die
More like A Momentary Lapse of Music.
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How so?
How so?
I was wondering the same thing. In terms of actual artistic merit, there are few rock bands that rival Pink Floyd. In fact, I’m gonna go ahead and say that the only band that even comes close–in terms of real, musical, artistic quality–is Led Zeppelin
Incubus’ song Drive is certainly a great one, and it even sounds melodious, unlike many of their songs. And the video is great, too.
For rock songs, I like the anti-socialist Rush song “The Trees.”
For heavy metal, Judas Priest has a lot of individualistic songs like “Hell Patrol” and “Leather Rebel.” I really enjoy the lyrics to “Dead Meat.”
Lyrics:
The hangman’s noose won’t get me
Gas chambers never stress me
They line me up against the wall
No firing squad will make me
Confess or even break me
I’ll stand alone or not at all
I will not obey
I will not betray
I will not give in
Not while I’m living
No… surrender
We never will… surrender
CHORUS
We are all dead meat
Cut us, watch us bleed
No shackles made will chain me
No endless pain will change me
The scars will testify this all
No solitary confinement
Will break my strong resignment
I’ll die before I will conform
I will not obey
I will not betray
I will not give in
…Not while I’m living
No… surrender
There’ll never be… surrender
CHORUS
We are all dead meat
Cut us, watch us bleed
Read in my obituary
Defiance breathes victory
No cage they make can hold me
No law enforce controls me
No trap that’s sprung stops me for long
No prison cell contains me
No snares they set will claim me
Relentlessly I’ll fight them all
I will not obey
I will not betray
I will not give in
Not while I’m winning!
No… surrender
We never will… Be driven asunder
No… surrender
We never will… Raise the white flag
CHORUS
We are all dead meat
Cut us, watch us bleed
Indoctrination… !
Will never
Suppress me
They’re seriously mistaken!
Cause I’ll take them all
Down with me
And just before they’re finished
They’ll scream along with me
We are all dead meat