The Rock and Roll Arena

Molly from USA, Joshua from UAE and Andrew from Scotland trade some rock ‘n roll – we drop three tracks each and take it in turns all the way to 27. You can’t get more classic than this!

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Joshua: Hey guys. Started off the playlist with a solid three including “We Will Rock You, Seven Nation Army and I love Rock n Roll”. Really pumped to see how this playlist turns out.  

Andrew: So I can’t resist putting in the tracks I know I would love to see at the gig. Thunderstruck purely because it is the most epic opening to a gig I’ve ever seen – and that was on Youtube – god only knows what it was like at the actual gig – this is from the River Plate – one day I’d love to go see a rock show at the River Plate – apparently the Argentinians go insane ;-p. Take Me Out for Wendi ‘cos it’s possibly her favorite song and then I went for Somebody Told Me over Mr. Brightside – ‘cos – that might have been a little too on the nose ;-p

Molly: Andrew, you stole my go-to of Thunderstruck, lol, such a classic! I added my 3 tracks. Foo Fighters are the only ones from my 1st three that I’ve actually seen in concert, going to see them again in August. If I were to ever see Aerosmith and Mumford and Sons I’d imagine the likelihood of them performing Dream On and Babel would be quite high. Excited for the next tracks from you both!

Joshua: My picks were primarily based on simple chants/sounds (nananana, woohoo) that can be done by large choruses to recreate that arena like feel. So I went with Chelsea Dagger by The Fratellis, Nanananana by My Chemical romance and to top it off with Song 2 by Blur.

Andrew: Alright -we’re cooking ;-p. Classic rock anthems are just so much to play with ;-p. I was thinking of the hard transition at the end of song 2 and thinking what would be the most “forgiving” intro and – well – I think it worked rather well ;-p. leapiong back to the 60’s for some Steppenwolf which just never seems to age and then back up to the 90’s for the inimitable Lenny Kravitz ;-ppp. You’re up Molly 

Molly: And I’m back! Love your tracks, Andrew. They inspired me to take a deep dive into some classics that I would have loved to see back in the day. You can’t go wrong with Led Zeppelin’s Rock and Roll, picturing Robert Plant traipsing around the stage in his open shirt and skinny jeans. Which took me to another jean-wearing rocker, The Boss. And finally rounded out with Should I Stay or Should I Go from The Clash.

Joshua: What a list of rock n roll bangers! This lineup is just so good. I can listen to this on loop for hours.

Adding to the mix is interestingly becoming more tricky. I decided to go with two icons, Bon Jovi and George Thorogood, followed by an underrated Australian band “Jet”.

Andrew: I’ve gone with the flow and added a couple of classics from my teen years but I’m pretty sure people are still singing these ones today!

Molly: I added Don’t Get Me Wrong by the Pretenders as I just saw them play a couple weeks ago. Chrissie Hynde was hilarious, she said they were the Foo Fighter’s sloppy seconds since they opened for them. Obviously Pretenders are legendary! Sadly I have never seen the Rolling Stones live, but no arena rock list is worth anything without the Stones. And last I went with The Steve Miller Band. They were my first concert as a high schooler, saw them at Irvine Meadows, and always loved The Joker. 

Track Listing

• We Will Rock You – Remastered 2011 – Queen
• Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes
• I Love Rock ‘N Roll – Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
• Thunderstruck – AC/DC
• Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand
• Somebody Told Me – The Killers
• Dream On – Aerosmith
• All My Life – Foo Fighters
• Babel – Mumford & Sons
• Chelsea Dagger – The Fratellis
• Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na) – My Chemical Romance
• Song 2 – 2012 Remaster – Blur
• Eye of the Tiger – Survivor
• Born To Be Wild – Single Version – Steppenwolf
• Are You Gonna Go My Way – Lenny Kravitz
• Rock and Roll – Remaster – Led Zeppelin
• Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen
• Should I Stay or Should I Go – Remastered – The Clash
• Are You Gonna Be My Girl – Jet
• Bad To The Bone – George Thorogood & The Destroyers
• Livin’ On A Prayer – Bon Jovi
• Any Way You Want It – Journey
• Hold On Loosely – 38 Special
• More Than a Feeling – Boston
• Don’t Get Me Wrong – 2009 Remaster – Pretenders
• Paint It, Black – The Rolling Stones
• The Joker – Steve Miller Band

Playlist image from https://pxhere.com/en/photo/591366 but we totally played with it and that guitar player is definitely not left handed but we thought it was the coolest crop for the playlist ;-p