A revista inglesa Classic Rock publicou uma lista com as 100 melhores músicas rock de todos os tempos. A seleção foi realizada por jornalistas, músicos e críticos que e reuniram grandes clássicos que marcaram gerações, como A Million Miles Away (1973), interpretado por Rory Gallagher; Looking For A Kiss (1973), de New York Dolls; e Mandolin Wind (1971), de Rod Stewart.
Conhecido por sua voz áspera e rouca, Rod Stewart começou a ficar conhecido no final dos anos 60 quando participou da Jeff Beck Group e depois juntou-se ao The Faces, iniciando paralelamente sua carreira solo que já dura cinco décadas.
Além da canção que pegou o 56º lugar, o cantor, de 73 anos, tem outros hits: “Maggie May”, “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?” , “I Don’t Want to Talk About It” , “Sailing” , “Young Turks” , “Baby Jane” , “Have I Told You Lately” , “Tonight is The Night” e “The First Cut Is The Deepest”.
Já o dono da canção em primeiro lugar foi um multi-instrumentista e compositor irlandês, considerado o 57º melhor guitarrista de todos os tempos pela revista norte-americana Rolling Stone.
Revista Classic Rock elegeu as 100 melhores músicas de Rock dos últimos tempos. Foi na edição de agosto de 2018. Confira a lista abaixo:
- A Million Miles Away” – Rory Gallagher
- “Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City” – Whitesnake
- “All Right Now” – Free
- “All Your Love” – John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
- “Am I Evil” – Diamond Head
- “Amanda” – Boston
- “America” – Simon & Garfunkel
- “Anarchy In The UK” – Sex Pistols
- “Another Girl, Another Planet” – The Only Ones
- “Badge” – Cream
- “Bitter Suite” – Marillion
- “Blood On Blood” – Bon Jovi
- “Breadfan” – Budgie
- “Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers” – Jeff Beck
- “Closer To The Heart” – Rush
- “Cochise” – Audioslave
- “Cortez The Killer” – Neil Young & Crazy Horse
- “Cowboys From Hell” – Pantera
- “Crazy Train” – Ozzy Osbourne
- “Dallas 1pm” – Saxon
- “Day In The Life” – The Beatles
- “Diamond Dogs” – David Bowie
- “Do You Love Me” – Kiss
- “Don’t Believe A Word” – Thin Lizzy
- “Don’t Stop Believing” – Journey
- “Down Payment Blues” – AC/DC
- “Echoes” – Pink Floyd
- “Epic” – Faith No More
- “Even Flow” – Pearl Jam
- “Everlong” – Foo Fighters
- “Faith Healer” – Sensational Alex Harvey Band
- “Green Grass And High Tides” – The Outlaws
- “Hassan I Sabha” – Hawkwind
- “Heart Of The Sunrise” – Yes
- “Hello, It’s Me” – Todd Rundgren
- “How Does It Feel” – Slade
- “How Does It Feel To Feel” – The Creation
- “I Am The Sword” – Motörhead
- “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” – The Darkness
- “I Can See For Miles” – The Who
- “Jeepster” – T.Rex
- “Joan Crawford” – Blue Oyster Cult
- “Jump” – Van Halen
- “Just Got Paid” – ZZ Top
- “Kashmir” – Led Zeppelin
- “Killing Yourself To Live” – Black Sabbath
- “Lil’ Devil” – The Cult
- “Little Wing” – Jimi Hendrix
- “Looking At You” – MC5
- “Looking For A Kiss” – New York Dolls
- “Love Buzz” – Nirvana
- “Love Walked In” – Thunder
- “Magic Carpet Ride” – Steppenwolf
- “Man In The Box” – Alice In Chains
- “Man Of The World” – Fleetwood Mac
- “Mandolin Wind” – Rod Stewart
- “Mistral Wind” – Heart
- “Muscle And Blood” – Hughes/Thrall
- “My Iron Lung” – Radiohead
- “Mystery Song” – Status Quo
- “Nat Neat Neat” – The Damned
- “Nine Lives” – Aerosmith
- “Now I’m Here” – Queen
- “Orion” – Metallica
- “Out In The Street” – UFO
- “Outshined” – Soundgarden
- “Peace Frog” – The Doors
- “Pool Hall Richard” – The Faces
- “Positively 4th Street” – Bob Dylan
- “Radar Love” – Golden Earring
- “Rainbow In The Dark” – Dio
- “Re-Make/Re-Model” – Roxy Music
- “Rime Of The Ancient Mariner” – Iron Maiden
- “Rock Candy” – Montrose
- “Rockaway Beach” – Ramones
- “Saturday Gigs” – Mott The Hoople
- “Search And Destroy” – The Stooges
- “Shooting Star” – Bad Company
- “Sinner” – Judas Priest
- “Some Kind Of Wonderful” – Grand Funk Railroad
- “Speed King” – Deep Purple
- “Stargazer” – Rainbow
- “Starless” – King Crimson
- “Stay Free” – The Clash
- “Sultans Of Swing” – Dire Straits
- “Supper’s Ready” – Genesis
- “Sweet Jane” – Velvet Underground
- “The Wild One, Forever” – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
- “The Zoo” – Scorpions
- “Thunder Road” – Bruce Springsteen
- “Times Of Trouble” – Temple Of The Dog
- “Tin Soldier” – Small Faces
- “Tuesday’s Gone” – Lynyrd Skynyrd
- “Tumbling Dice” – The Rolling Stones
- “Under My Wheels” – Alice Cooper
- “Up Around The Bend” – Hanoi Rocks
- “Village Green Preservation Society” – The Kinks
- “Wasted” – Def Leppard
- “Welcome To The Jungle” – Guns N’ Roses
- “Willin’” – Little Feat