The songs on this list are from bands I saw live when I was in high school. And I can tell you, this ain’t no Glee list. I just laugh when my daughter gets so excited about the High School Musical movies on Disney Channel. I think the soundtrack of my high school experience is just a little better than anything Disney has to offer, and the memories of being there are infinitely better than some teenager singing on TV.
| Song |
Time |
Artist |
Album |
| Hells Bells |
5:12 |
AC/DC |
Back in Black |
| Even the Losers |
4:01 |
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers |
Damn the Torpedoes |
| More Than a Feeling |
4:45 |
Boston |
Boston |
| Natural Science |
9:18 |
Rush |
Permanent Waves |
| The Chain |
4:31 |
Fleetwood Mac |
Rumours |
| Just What I Needed |
3:43 |
The Cars |
The Cars |
| Rehumanize Yourself |
3:10 |
The Police |
Ghost in the Machine |
| Walks Like a Lady |
3:16 |
Journey |
Departure |
| Bloody Well Right |
4:33 |
Supertramp |
Crime of the Century |
| Tunnel of Love |
8:12 |
Dire Straits |
Making Movies |
| Cross-Eyed Mary |
4:09 |
Jethro Tull |
Aqualung |
| Crazy Little Thing Called Love |
2:44 |
Queen |
The Game |
| Owner of a Lonely Heart |
4:29 |
Yes |
90125 |
| Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love |
3:50 |
Van Halen |
Van Halen |
| Great White Buffalo |
6:21 |
Ted Nugent |
Double Live Gonzo |
| Cinnamon Girl |
3:00 |
Neil Young |
Everybody Know This is Nowhere |
| Pearl Necklace |
4:07 |
ZZ Top |
El Loco |
An excellent list that clearly demonstrates how vastly superior the music we grew up with is to the current, sad state of popular “music.”
But, I do have two caveats:
First, Rush, for me, is prog-rock at its most pompous and self-indulgent. (I’m sure my negative opinion of Rush is in no way whatsoever influenced by having them inflicted upon me by a certain brother of mine who liked to play their music (loudly!) first thing in the morning throughout high school.)
Second, “The Cards”?