Best Rock Songs Ever - An attempt to remember Rock hits

Written on 6:37 AM by Rahul Mathur

You and i know what Rock is ( not the stone ) . We have been influenced by thousands and thousands of songs but still some are pure legendary. This is an original post and if you find this similar to any post then , I DONT CARE.

Lets have a look at My all time favorite Rock Songs :

• Bohemian Raphsody :

It is a song by Freddie Mercury and originally recorded by the band Queen for their 1975 album A Night at the Opera. The song is in the style of a stream-of-consciousness nightmare, and has unusual musical structure for popular music (it has no chorus, instead consisting of seemingly disjunct sections including operatic segments and an a cappella and heavy metal part). Despite this, it was released as a single and became a huge commercial success. In addition, the song is widely hailed as Queen's magnum opus, and it marked a decisive point in the band's career and set them on the way to become one of the world's most popular music groups. The single was accompanied by a groundbreaking music video (then termed a "promotional video") which helped establish the visual language of the modern music video. A truncated version of the song was included in all Queen's subsequent live concert performances (it is impossible to reproduce live in its entirety, being a complex studio creation) and still enjoys great popularity around the world. It is ranked #163 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". But people call it the best song ever written , for me it is True.
You wanna relive the moment and see the legendary freddie and his band queen sing the best rock song ever ? Here you go :

• Stairway to Heaven :
• • "Stairway to Heaven" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was composed by guitarist Jimmy Page and vocalist Robert Plant for the band's fourth studio album, Led Zeppelin IV. It is the most requested and most played^[3] song on FM radio stations in the United States, despite never having been released as a single there. In November 2007, through download sales promoting their recent Mothership release, the song hit #37 on the UK Singles Chart and #13 on the New Zealand Singles Chart .

• Like a Rolling Stone :
  Like a Rolling Stone" is a Bob Dylan song from the album Highway 61 Revisited. It was released as a single in 1965 and is one of the most widely recognized and influential of Dylan's songs. Rolling Stone magazine ranked it as the greatest song of all time. In his 1988 speech inducting Dylan into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Bruce Springsteen remembered, "The first time I heard Bob Dylan, I was in the car with my mother listening to WMCA, and on came that snare shot that sounded like somebody had kicked open the door to your mind". Website Acclaimed Music also ranks it #1 on its Top 3000 songs list.

• Satisfaction : I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" is a hit riff-driven rock song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards for The Rolling Stones and produced by Andrew Loog Oldham. Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song as number 2 on its 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, while VH1 placed it at number 1 on its "100 Greatest Songs of Rock & Roll" list. In 2006 it was added to the Library of Congress National Recording Registry.
• ^{Purple Haze :} Purple Haze is a song recorded in 1967 by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, released as a single in both the United Kingdom and the United States.

  The single peaked at number three in the UK but only number 65 in the US, where it was released in June 1967, a month after the UK LP "Are You Experienced" and three months after the UK single. In March 2005, Q magazine ranked "Purple Haze" at number one in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. The Rolling Stone magazine placed the song at No. 17 in their "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

• Hey Jude : Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock band The Beatles that was recorded in 1968. Originally titled "Hey Jules", the ballad was written by McCartney—and credited to Lennon/McCartney—to comfort John Lennon's son Julian during his parents' divorceHey Jude" was released in August 1968 as the first single from The Beatles' record label Apple Records. Over seven minutes in length, "Hey Jude" was at the time the longest single ever to top the British charts. It also spent nine weeks as number one in the United States—the longest run at the top of the American charts for a Beatles single. The single has sold approximately eight million copies and is frequently included on professional lists of the all-time best songs.
• Smells like teen spirit : Smells Like Teen Spirit" is a song by the American rock band Nirvana, and the opening track and lead single from the band's 1991 breakthrough album NevermindTeen Spirit" was Nirvana's first and biggest hit, reaching number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and placing high on music industry charts all around the world in 1991 and 1992.The song was dubbed an "anthem for apathetic kids" of Generation XIn the years since Nirvana's breakup, listeners and critics have continued to praise "Smells Like Teen Spirit" as one of the greatest rock songs of all time.
• Hotel California :Hotel California is an album released by the American rock band The Eagles in late 1976 (see 1976 in music). Hotel California was the Eagles' fifth album of original material and became a critical success and a major commercial hit; since its release in late 1976, it has sold over 16 million copies in the U.S. alone. The album was at #1 for eight weeks in early 1977 (non-consecutively), and included two tracks which became #1 hits as singles on the Billboard Hot 100: "New Kid in Town", on February 26, 1977, and "Hotel California" on May 7, 1977.Hotel California is one of the top 15 best-selling albums of all time in any category.

• Respect : highly controversial - i blame VH1 poll for this Note - Please check out this Vh1 2000 POLL and i am sorry if i misunderstood things
  

• Respect" is a 1967 hit and the signature song of the R&B singer Aretha Franklin, written and originally released by Volt recording artist Otis Redding in 1965. While Redding wrote the song as a man's plea for respect and recognition from a woman, the roles were reversed for Franklin's version. Aretha Franklin's cover was a landmark for the feminist movement, and is often considered as one of the best songs of the Rock & Roll era, earning her two Grammy Award in 1968 for "Best Rhythm & Blues Recording" and "Best Rhythm & Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Female", and was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2002, the Library of Congress honored Franklins version by adding it to the National Recording Registry. It is number five on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.It was Ranked at second position in the list of Vh1 Best rock songs. It was also included in the list of Songs of the Century, by the Recording Industry of America and the National Endowment for the Arts.
• Good Vibrations : Good Vibrations" is a pop single by The Beach Boys. The song was composed by and produced by Brian Wilson, with lyrics by Wilson and Mike Love.Released as a single on October 10, 1966 (backed with the Pet Sounds instrumental "Let's Go Away For Awhile"), it was the band's third U.S. number-one hit, after "I Get Around" and "Help Me, Rhonda", reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1966, as well as being their first British chart-topper.

I did a lot of research for this , i spent 1 week listening to all the songs above. They arnt in Ranks or something so you all can jumble them according to your likes or dislikes. Hope you like my list and if i dont have your favourite in the list , it might be possible he isnt worth it . Lol , just kiddin , personal opinions vary don't they ? Before signing off remember , this is the collection of all time rock songs , they arn't collection of HARD ROCK songs. Keep this in mind and enjoy !

Don't forget to drop some comments ,

Take care,

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GLORY FOR MANCHESTAR UNITED !

Written on 1:33 AM by Rahul Mathur

Well i am not a soccer expert , but i am a hardcore fan of Manchestar United . Here is how The Manutd Official Website make us go through the whole match :

"QUOTE" Goals in either half from Cristiano Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs sealed the trophy for United, who have now won 10 titles since the inception of the Premier League. It was only fitting that the goals came from Ronaldo, from the penalty spot for his 41st goal of a prolific season, and Giggs, who joined Sir Bobby Charlton as United’s joint all-time appearance-maker.

Bolton's late equaliser to earn a 1-1 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge means United win the league by two points.

United went into the make-or-break clash buoyed by the return of Nemanja Vidic and Wayne Rooney from injury, as Sir Alex Ferguson fielded a strong attacking side. For all the attacking intent evident in the Reds’ line-up, however, it was the hosts who showed the most promising early signs, as Jason Koumas twice shot wastefullty off-target from decent positions outside the area.

The Reds were undoubtedly on the back foot, but could have sneaked ahead after 15 minutes if Wayne Rooney’s close-range effort hadn’t been deflected wide. Paul Scholes then lashed comfortably wide of Chris Kirkland’s post from 20 yards, but Wigan should have opened the scoring shortly afterwards, passing up two decent chances from corners.

First, Titus Bramble could only fire over the bar after the loose ball had fallen to him, then Marcus Bent planted a free header over the bar. Wigan, although they had nothing to play forother than pride and prize money, were giving it everything they could. Having been in the media spotlight all week, they knew anything less would be scrutinised endlessly.

Ronaldo mustered United’s first effort on target after 25 minutes, but Kirkland was able to paw away his 30-yard free kick in relative comfort. The England goalkeeper was scrambling four minutes later, however, as Ronaldo lobbed a superb cross into the six-yard box, but Carlos Tevez was unable to apply any sort of finishing touch.

Just after the half-hour mark, Ronaldo was handed the chance to settle United nerves from the penalty spot. Wigan failed to clear a long punt forward and, amid the confusion, Emmerson Boyce fouled Rooney and referee Steve Bennett pointed straight to the penalty spot. After a lengthy delay, soundtracked by a shrill home support, the Portuguese winger stepped up and side-footed a shot inside Kirkland’s left-hand post, sending the goalkeeper the wrong way.

The home contingent were incensed at the penalty’s award and conversion, and they had a further grievance to air shortly afterwards when Scholes, already booked for an earlier poor challenge on Wilson Palacios, escaped with a stern lecture after barging the same player to the ground to end a promising Latics break.

Shortly afterwards, by which point the sun had turned to heavy rain, Nemanja Vidic was required to make a superb back-post clearance, with Heskey waiting for a certain tap-in behind him.

By half-time, thunder and lightning was adding an unnecessary extra touch of drama toproceedings. However, a goal to the good, and with Chelsea being held at home by Bolton, things were going largely to plan for United.

The Reds almost had a two-goal cushion just after the restart, but Kirkland managed to palm Ronaldo’s powerful 25-yard free kick over the bar. The United fans amassed behind Kirkland’s goal were vocally demanding a penalty some five minutes later when Scholes was felled inside the box, but referee Bennett declined to award a second kick. From the resultant corner, Ronaldo powerfully headed past Kirkland, but also past the post.

The Latics goalkeeper then made a superb one-handed save to keep out a low shot from Rooney, as United sought to put the game, and the title race, beyond their rivals. Just before the hour mark, he produced another fine block, this time from Tevez, to keep United nerves jangling.

Any anxiety will not have been helped by the news that Chelsea had taken the lead at Stamford Bridge. Nor that Wigan, who had barely had a touch of the ball in the opening stages of the second half, were suddenly alive again. Set-pieces continued to be the hosts’ best outlet, and Heskey was terrifyingly close to levelling the score with 22 minutes remaining. The England striker powerfully met Koumas’ inswinging free-kick, only for his header to land on the roof of van der Sar’s net.

That scare was a timely wake-up call for United, who gradually began to re-assert their authority on the game. Ryan Giggs and Owen Hargreaves were introduced for Scholes and Park, allowing Giggs to become United’s joint all-time leading appearance maker.The veteran Welsh winger struck the telling blow for the Reds with 11 minutes remaining. Rooney cut in from the left wing, advanced and slid a ball through to Giggs, totally unmarked, in the centre of the penalty area. Totally unflustered, the experienced campaigner simply took a touch, slotted low past Kirkland and sparked scenes of unabashed delirium among the writhing Reds supporters.

“We’re gonna win the league,” they bellowed, as one. Although Wigan did mount a spirited late response, with Giggs clearing off the line, Figueroa striking the post and Heskey passing up countless late headers, they were right. As ever, United didn't do it the easy way. Attentions will quickly turn to Moscow and the Champions League final, but for now there's time to savour the sweet feeling of a tenth Premier League title."UNQUOTE"


Here is a great video from Footytube . Check this out and join the glory of Manutd !




Now Just One thing left for manchestar United to conquer ! The Champions LEague tropy ! Cmon United Lets beat The blues (chelsea) and shout " woohoo " ( with the trophy ! )

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Two pathbreaking Firefox and Internet Explorer Addons !

Written on 8:56 PM by Rahul Mathur

Hey everyone , this time i wanna tell you all about two must have Firefox and Internet Explorer Plugins or addons. I found them on Internet Explorer Addons website and thought why not share it with you guys ?



So here are the two plugins or addons :









1.Me.dium:

• Winner of CNET's Webware 100 Award for Best Community application. Me.dium reveals the hidden world of people and activity behind your browser. You and your friends can surf the web together for the first time, in real-time. You can meet new people interested in the same stuff as you--even ask them questions and start discussions. You'll discover new websites based on the activity of other Me.dium users with the same interests.

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• Me.dium is compatible with a range of browsers in addition to Microsoft Internet Explorer, including Firefox, Flock, and The Songbird Media Player.

• Firefox Users can download the extensions from here :

• Internet Explorer users can download Me.dium extension from here :

I have been using this addon for two weeks now and i am highly impressed. You first have to sign up (obviously) , make a profile ( double obviously) and then start making friends ! Now you can surf what they are and ofcourse they can surf what you are ! Interesting isnt it ? So start you new adventure right now !







2. Piclens :

• PicLens transforms your browser into a full-screen, 3D experience for viewing photos and videos across the web. With one click, PicLens makes online media come to life via an immersive presentation that goes beyond the confines of the traditional browser.

• Some of its features include :

  View and navigate images and YouTube videos on the "3D Wall"
  Enjoy media in full-screen slideshow mode
  Search in multiple languages
  Explore photos with your Apple® remote

• This plugin is available for Safari, Firefox, and Internet Explorer. At present, the software is compatible with Google Images, Yahoo Images, Ask.com Images, deviantART, Flickr, Facebook, Live image search, Photobucket, SmugMug, Fotki, YouTube, and any web site that implements mediaRSS tags in their HTML pages.

• Firefox Users can download Piclens from here :

• Internet Explorer Users Can download Piclens from here

• Safari web browser users can download Piclens from here :

Thats it for now ! So cya l8er.



Take care and keep reading !

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Collection of the Best Windows Vista Wallpapers !

Written on 2:22 AM by Rahul Mathur

You all must be wondering " What happen'd to this guy ? " . Don't worry, as my blog name says : AblogWithADiffeRence : that is i have to make it different from others and i hope i am successful till now. Now i thought about this for a while and wondered how many of you like or dislike windows vista , but i don't think you all dislike the Windows Vista Wallpapers ! So here i am with the Collection of THE BEST WINDOWS VISTA WALLPAPERS ! INCLUDING SPECIAL WINDOWS VISTA ULTIMATE WALLPAPERS.

Don't worry , it can be displayed or your windows 98,or your Windows XP or your own vista or any other OS. I have done a bit of research and i think its time to put it on download. I hope you all like it , i will upload some wallpapers of different categories if ya want,anyways click here to download tons of Windows Vista *selected and handpicked* wallpapers.

Click on the download button to install collection of 46 wallpapers !



Do tell me if u liked it or not !

Take care,

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Now Show Off your photos in style !

Written on 5:03 AM by Rahul Mathur

I dont usually upload my photos on the internet but most of us do upload them . So for those of you who wanna upload your photo and give it a style statement. Here are the two perfect websites. FlauntR lets you edit your image and add thousands of template into it and trust me the the result is superb. You can also print those images ! Another wbsite is PQDVD which lets you make your photo talk ..imagine you moving ur lips to the songs of Michael Jackson ! Looks fun , right ?

Take a look at their features and ofcourse try them :

1. Flauntr Consists of several features :

• StylR : Make Photo frames, borders, and digital scrapbooks or design your Personalized ecards, greeting cards and invitations and add Photo filters, lighting, overlays and textures ! Click here to know more about StylR
  
• editR : from cut-crop-rotate tools, to basic photo effects like soften/sharpen, image boosting and red eye removal. Adjust exposure and color correct your photos you can enhance your photos and add your favourite rockstars in it !Click here to know more about editr !
• textR : Get more expressive with photos with custom font text messages, and add any kind of shapes, bumper stickers and even disguises onto your photos! Say more with photos! Click here to know more about textR
• mobilR : Carry your best megapixel photos, in your mobile! From desktop wallpapers to pictures of your pet, custom crop photos to fit your phone. Over 250 phone models are supported! Click here to know more about mobilR
• picasR : Capture colors from paintings and photos, and blend the color tones into your own photos, like the Photoshop CS3 color match, except this is color match on rocket fuel - powerful and fast! Click here to know more about picasR
• profilR : Focus on the best part of your profile photo,Dynamic preview to zoom and resize photos for best fit plus profilR supports photo profiles of most social networks and online services including MySpace, Flickr, Facebook, Blogger and Bebo !Click here to know more about profilR
  
• printR : Print out your photos and flauntR designs onto real world merchandise! And own an unbeatably personal high quality print product. Use your photos to design cool stuff for practical uses. Click here to know more about printR

Pretty interesting features , arnt they ? So what are you waiting for ! Go make your picture
Interesting and fun !

Till next time , keep reading and take care !

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Yahoo Messenger Voice For Vista is here !

Written on 7:58 AM by Rahul Mathur

The Yahoo messenger for vista did a lot of work and it shows . YM VISTA started in june most probably and it was a beta ( it still is ).I was highly impressed by the graphics and ease of use.But it had lots of features unavailable which made me to shift to Yahoo Messenger 9 beta which was recently voted the Best IM For Windows.

Take a look at the new Yahoo Messenger Voice For Windows Vista :

• Yahoo YM VISTA team released an all-new voice-enabled Beta version of Yahoo! Messenger for Vista. They have included the voice and SMS features our users have been requesting, an all-new Voice Visualization feature, and lots of improvements to help improve overall speed and stability.

• You can now make free PC-to-PC calls to other Yahoo! Messenger friends, or if you have a Phone Out account, make low-cost calls to landlines and mobile phones for as low as 1¢ a minute (see rates). Our new voice features also include fun Voice Visualizations that animate you and your friend’s voices while you’re on a call. Be sure to check out the demo video below to see how it works.you’ll now receive a pop-up alert in the lower right corner of your screen and see a new icon on the contact list window when you have new Yahoo! Mail. Just click either one to go right to your new e-mail. (You can also turn off Mail alerts in preferences).

Have a look at the features of new YM as shown by the YM vista blog team :



Check out the Slideshow of the Screenshot of Ym vista taken by download.com




Click to Download the New Yahoo Messenger Chat For WIndows Vista :





Till next time , Take Care !

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Best way to make animated avatar for free - Gickr !

Written on 9:44 AM by Rahul Mathur

Gickr is the best way to create free .gif images online. Gickr.com lets you instantly create Animated GIF online, free, right now! Just upload pictures or grab them from your Flickr. Create funny flashy slideshows with you and your friends, cartoons, previews, banners, etc. Post them anywhere you can post pictures on MySpace, Bebo, HI5 etc. No need for flash.

Gickr can do the following functions very neatly :



Note - Click on the image to enlarge .

• Create a animated image from any file on the your computer . Just upload the picture set its size and your image will be converted into an animated image !

• Create an animated avatar from your Flickr photos !! How cool is that ? Just add your flickr tag, flickr username and ofcourse set the time and press the magic button to see ur picture get animated and that too for free !
  
  

• Third and the Most amazing feature of Gickr is that it converts your favourite youtube videos into your favourite animated avatar ! Just copy and paste your favourite link and and set the size and the number of frames and let the work begin.By the way , this feature is not available in many websites for free ( i dont know about other websites , but i found Gickr the easiest to use ) . I guess this is the best feature of Gickr but it takes a little time to convert such a big Youtube file to a .gif image . So have some patience my dear friend

Well i hope this help you guys to get a new animated avatar . What you waiting for ? Start showing off your new youtubed avatar to your friend .



Take care ,

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