Any artist's heaviest track

[worbod]

What are the heaviest songs you believe any artist has released? The songs do not have to be bordering on heavy metal, simply what you feel is the heaviest sound or strongest riff or loudest noise an artist put into one particular song. The artists don’t need to be artists who are associated with hard rock. Every now and then, an artist we like will surprise us with a song or album which goes in a direction we weren’t expecting.

Of course, feel free to disagree with my own choices.

Firstly, I think The Beatles’ heaviest track would be Helter Skelter from 1968.

 

[worbod]

For Abba, I would go with Rock Me




From The Kinks, a song which many have claimed has the heaviest riff ever, All Day and All of the Night.

 

[worbod]

The Monkees were never known for producing constantly rocking sounds, but I feel Pleasant Valley Sunday provides their heaviest, rockiest sound, especially during the fade out.

 

[worbod]

For Skyhooks, Women in Uniform

 

[worbod]

Neil Diamond: Crunchy Granola Suite. I wonder why he didn’t do more songs with this type of beat and tempo.

 

[worbod]

The Travelling Wilburys: She’s My Baby




No Doubt: Just a Girl




Billy Joel: A Matter of Trust

 

[worbod]

Elton John: Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting




Elvis Presley: Jailhouse Rock. You’d have to believe Colonel Tom Parker curbed Elvis’ early heavy sound.




Little Richard: Good Golly, Miss Molly

 

[worbod]

The Masters Apprentices: surely it has to be Turn up Your Radio




Bruce Springsteen: Born in the USA

 

[worbod]

The Osmonds: Crazy Horses. I discovered this song late last year when somebody posted a clip of the song here on Big Footy. The song certainly strays away from the family feel-good vibe.

 

[worbod]

Jimmy Barnes: Working Class Man




The Bangles: their cover of Hazy Shade of Winter




Spencer Davis Group: Gimme Some Loving

 

[Bostonian]

This song was made for this thread.

 

[Bostonian]

The Monkees were never known for producing constantly rocking sounds, but I feel Pleasant Valley Sunday provides their heaviest, rockiest sound, especially during the fade out.

I think Steppin Stone sounds a harder rock vibe. Vocals have a harder edge than PVS.

 

[Bostonian]

Not how most people remember Pete Cetera's voice and sound.

 

[the_interloper]

What are the heaviest songs you believe any artist has released? The songs do not have to be bordering on heavy metal, simply what you feel is the heaviest sound or strongest riff or loudest noise an artist put into one particular song. The artists don’t need to be artists who are associated with hard rock. Every now and then, an artist we like will surprise us with a song or album which goes in a direction we weren’t expecting.

Of course, feel free to disagree with my own choices.

Firstly, I think The Beatles’ heaviest track would be Helter Skelter from 1968.

A lot of people consider this the first metal song, and yeah it's heavy as heck.

Jimmy Barnes: Working Class Man

I actually think his heaviest track is below, I've played the main riff off this song through my electric and heavy distortion and it sounds great, very similar to a Megadeth riff I reckon.



I know they're heavy anyway but this is the heaviest song I've ever heard, absolute brutality.

 

[worbod]

Split Enz: I See Red

 

[CliffMcTainshaw]

 

[Interceptor]

ZZ Top -Can't Stop Rockin'

 

[Interceptor]

Pink Floyd -The Nile Song

 

[Plugger35]

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Midnight by Jimi Hendrix
Originally appeared on the posthumous War Heroes album

 

[Plugger35]

 

[Kilroy]

This guy #TomajSalehi just got sentenced to death for protesting in Iran.

 

[Rusty Brookes]

The Masters Apprentices: surely it has to be Turn up Your Radio

I'd go with Future of Our Nation which sounds totally Black Sabbath to me

 

[DEVO]

Blondie - Detroit 442 from their second album Plastic Letters

 

[screech]

What are the heaviest songs you believe any artist has released? The songs do not have to be bordering on heavy metal, simply what you feel is the heaviest sound or strongest riff or loudest noise an artist put into one particular song. The artists don’t need to be artists who are associated with hard rock. Every now and then, an artist we like will surprise us with a song or album which goes in a direction we weren’t expecting.

Of course, feel free to disagree with my own choices.

Firstly, I think The Beatles’ heaviest track would be Helter Skelter from 1968.

I would argue this is heavier than Helter Skelter