Some of my favorites in no particular order:
1) Joni Mitchell -- Coyote (Joni Mitchell) The girl's got rhythm!
2) Jean-Luc Ponty -- Mirage (Daryl Stuermer) Languid riff propels the tune hypnotically forward.
3) Steppenwolf -- Magic Carpet Ride (John Kay) Seminal muted Teutonic funk.
4) Outlaws -- Green Grass and High Tide (Henry Paul) Despite the lead guitar interplay this song's famous for, my feeling is the double-time rhythm guitar delineates the whole thing.
5) Tower of Power -- Knock Yourself Out (Bruce Conte) Real funk. Later live versions are preferred -- Conte's attack had better definition than the original by Willie Fulton.
6) Keep On Chooglin' -- CCR (Tom Fogerty) This one amazes me -- one chord, all the way through, and it never even begins to get boring over nearly eight minutes. I don't know whose genius that says more about -- John's or Tom's.
7) Another Park Another Sunday-- The Doobie Brothers (Tom Johnston) "Listen to the Music" is Johnston's signature, but for my money this one's prettier.
Feel free to add yours. I'll probably post more as they pop into my head, as this is just the tip of the iceberg.
1) Joni Mitchell -- Coyote (Joni Mitchell) The girl's got rhythm!
2) Jean-Luc Ponty -- Mirage (Daryl Stuermer) Languid riff propels the tune hypnotically forward.
3) Steppenwolf -- Magic Carpet Ride (John Kay) Seminal muted Teutonic funk.
4) Outlaws -- Green Grass and High Tide (Henry Paul) Despite the lead guitar interplay this song's famous for, my feeling is the double-time rhythm guitar delineates the whole thing.
5) Tower of Power -- Knock Yourself Out (Bruce Conte) Real funk. Later live versions are preferred -- Conte's attack had better definition than the original by Willie Fulton.
6) Keep On Chooglin' -- CCR (Tom Fogerty) This one amazes me -- one chord, all the way through, and it never even begins to get boring over nearly eight minutes. I don't know whose genius that says more about -- John's or Tom's.
7) Another Park Another Sunday-- The Doobie Brothers (Tom Johnston) "Listen to the Music" is Johnston's signature, but for my money this one's prettier.
Feel free to add yours. I'll probably post more as they pop into my head, as this is just the tip of the iceberg.