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  1. I'm gonna be bold and say that Separate Ways is probably the best arena rock song of all time

    Tuesday, 19-Aug-14 19:48:05 UTC from web
    1. @rarity Not sure if it would be my pick but that's a good pick

      Tuesday, 19-Aug-14 19:48:42 UTC from web
      1. @northernnarwhal what would be your pick then

        Tuesday, 19-Aug-14 19:49:35 UTC from web
        1. @rarity If "Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas counts then maybe that

          Tuesday, 19-Aug-14 19:51:09 UTC from web
          1. @northernnarwhal that's more of a progressive rock song, right? although it probably can count, since arena rock isn't really a genre, but a mindset

            Tuesday, 19-Aug-14 19:52:09 UTC from web
            1. @rarity Yeah, that's why I asked if it counted, since Kansas are totally prog but sort of fit into that arena rock scene. I'm not a huge fan of them in general but "Barracuda" by Heart is really fun too, one of my favourite songs to play on drums.

              Tuesday, 19-Aug-14 19:53:49 UTC from web
              1. @northernnarwhal Barracuda is great. Also if we're throwing in more prog stuff I might have to change my pick to Africa by Toto

                Tuesday, 19-Aug-14 19:54:30 UTC from web
                1. @rarity If we're throwing in more prog rock I can name a whole handful of Rush songs that I could potentially change my pick to. YYZ in particular is really sweet.

                  Tuesday, 19-Aug-14 19:55:27 UTC from web
                  1. @northernnarwhal my mind went to Rush too, but I don't think they could count as arena rock in any sense. If we're just talking straight up mainstream classic prog, though, Rush is definitely miles ahead of any other song I chose

                    Tuesday, 19-Aug-14 19:56:18 UTC from web
                    1. @rarity I've seen them live and even for their age at the time they were still so incredibly tight, they play together like a well oiled machine. I don't think I'd count them as arena rock either, but as far as prog rock goes they're awesome. Representing good ol Toronto too.

                      Tuesday, 19-Aug-14 19:58:06 UTC from web
                      1. @northernnarwhal oh god you lucky motherFUDGE

                        Tuesday, 19-Aug-14 19:58:36 UTC from web
                        1. @rarity They did YYZ and Neil Peart played that special long drum solo he does at live performances and it was SO GOOD.

                          Tuesday, 19-Aug-14 20:00:22 UTC from web
                          1. @northernnarwhal did they Do Red Barchetta? That's probably my fav of that album

                            Tuesday, 19-Aug-14 20:00:49 UTC from web
                            1. @rarity Yeah, they did that one. They also did Limelight and closed with Tom Sawyer.

                              Tuesday, 19-Aug-14 20:01:36 UTC from web
                              1. @northernnarwhal they literally played the whole first side of that album then

                                Tuesday, 19-Aug-14 20:01:57 UTC from web
                                1. @rarity Yeah, they also did La Villa Strangiato from Hemispheres which is one of my favourite songs by them, I love some of the odd paradiddle patterns Peart uses in that one.

                                  Tuesday, 19-Aug-14 20:03:49 UTC from web
                                  1. @northernnarwhal I love thhe word paradiddle

                                    Tuesday, 19-Aug-14 20:04:18 UTC from web
                                    1. @rarity Paradiddly ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

                                      Tuesday, 19-Aug-14 20:05:18 UTC from web