Ok here's my list of epic rock songs. The reason I didn't include stairway is because everyone will always put that as their number one and there is no variety. Don't get me wrong I love the song...
10. The dark ride- helloween
9. Fade to black - metallica
8. Seperate ways- journey
7. Holy wars- megadeth
6. Come clarity- in flames
5. Juke box hero- foreigner
4. Pull me under or Octavarium- dream theater
3. Shogun- trivium
2. Hallowed by thy name- iron maiden
1. The final countdown- Europe
In no particular order, here are some that I think would be on my top list of epic rock songs..
Derek and the Dominos - Layla
Coheed & Cambria - Welcome Home
The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Metallica - One or Fade To Black
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
John Mayer - Bold As Love (originally by Jimi Hendrix)
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
(categorizing rock with all sub-genres including also metal and its sub-genres)(also, in no particular order)
Van Halen-You Really Got Me
Pink Floyd-Comfortably numb(or another brick in the wall)
Judas Priest-Electric eye
Pantera-Comboys From Hell
Scorpions-Rock you like a hurricane
Styx-The grand Ilusion
Twisted Sister-We're not gonna take it
Journey-Don't Stop Believing
Black Sabbath-Iron Man
Guns N Roses- Sweet Child O'Mine/Welcome to the jungle
Yes, i know these are all VERY mainstream bands/songs that pretty much everyone knows but i think that they only got that way because of how great they were. If i had to choose 10 most epic according to my opinion, it would look something like:
Whitesnake-Still of the night
Night ranger-You can still(rock in america)
Van Halen-Running with the devil
Y&T-Winds of change
Scorpions-The Zoo
Black Sabbath-Megalomania
Iron Maiden-Run to the hills
Styx-Renegade
Journey-Stone in Love
Oasis-Wonderwall/Champagne Supernova
1.MAstodon- Ole Nessie
2. Mastodon - Hearts Alive
3. Mastodon - the last baron
4. System of a Down - ADD
5. System of a Down - Deer Dance
6. Metallica - Frantic
7. Flight of the Conchords - If you're into it
8. Flight of the Conchords - Think about it
9. System of a Down - IEAIAIO
10. Tim and Eric - Sit on You
1 - Ain't Talkin 'bout Love - Van Halen
2 - Crazy Train - Ozzy Osbourne
3 - Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions
4 - Enter Sandman - Metallica
5 - Seven Army Nation - The White Stripes
6 - Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
7 - Breaking The Law - Judas Priest
8 - Peace Sells - Megadeth
9 - Would? - Alice in Chains
10 - Come on Feel The Noise - Quiet Riot
cream- white room
derek and the dominos- layla
jimi hendrix experience- all along the watchtower
the who- buba o reilly
kansas- carry on my wayward sun
styx- come sail away
the rolling stones- sympathy for the devil
the animals- house of the rising sun
lynyrd skynyrd- free bird
eagles- hotel california
1. After lifeless years by Sylosis
2. Last Rites/Loved to Death by Megadeth
3. Creeping death by Metallica
4. Break the fangs of the wicked by Woe of tyrants
5. Grace by Lamb of god
6. Nutshell by Alice in chains
7. The worst is still yet to come by shadows fall
8. Universe in a ball by The Devin Townsend Project
9. 3 Libras by A Perfect Circle
10. Deftones! (anything by that band)
9.
1.Layla - Derek and the Dominoes
2.Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
3.Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding - Elton John
4.Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix
5.Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
6.Baba O'Reilly - The Who
7.Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues
8.Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd
9.Pinball Wizard - The Who
10.Purple Haze - Jimi Handrix
1. Metallica - The Call of Ktulu
2. Dio - Holy Diver
3. Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast
4. Krokus - Our Love
5. Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears
6. Joe Satriani - Surfing With the Alien
7. Godsmack - I Stand Alone
8. Molly Hatchet - Dreams I'll Never See
9. Dokken - Dream Warriors
10. Van Halen - Why Can't This Be Love?
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