I always liked the take that Within You Without You was the necessary "message" on the album. The record is swimming in the flavor and sounds of the time, but George's track is the record's "conscience," the sermon that hits directly on what people were feeling and trying to accomplish. As Che Stadium said below—the…

Oh, Zap is fantastic! His work on Cliffs of Dover is still mind-bending. So fast yet so melodic.

Some classic rock/prog solos I really like:
Alex Lifeson: Limelight
Jimmy Page: Ten Years Gone
David Gilmour: Dogs (has lots of them—all of them give me chills)
Steve Hackett: Fifth of Firth and The Lamia
Robert Fripp: Sailor's Tale
Steve Howe: Starship Trooper
Billy Gibbons: Sharp Dressed Man
Angus Young: Ride On
Gary Moore:…

Great choices—-Tornado of Souls is amazing stuff. The Rover is such an underrated classic.

Fantastic list. I've got to make room for some Gamera in mine. Just watched "I Accuse My Parents" a few nights ago…so, so, so good.

Great list! So many good ones…10 is difficult. But in a pinch I would choose:
1. Time Chasers
2. Space Mutiny
3. The Final Sacrifice
4. Riding With Death
5. Werewolf
6. Girls Town
7. Teen-Age Crimewave
8. Manos
9. The Giant Spider Invasion
10. The Amazing Colossal Man
(So many just missed the cut: Eegah, Mitchell, Master Ninja…

"My patent papers are at a slight angle, Sam!"

One of my absolute favorites. "The less said about this the better!"

This is a beautiful piece, Teti, thanks. As usual, you sum up what a lot of us are feeling/searching for, but can't quite put into words. Nor do we have the platform. So all we can do is agree, think, and hope others feel the same—hope others can find solace and common ground as we try to find a way forward.

Been a long, rewarding, fascinating (and sometimes frustrating) journey with these guys ever since a friend let me borrow Moving Pictures sometime in the early 80s.

Agreed…I love this film. Scorsese once called it his "most violent movie," or something to that effect, and there's some truth in that.

This is a great piece, AV Club.

This is a beautiful way to describe how The Beatles can affect a person. They are always there for me, no matter what mood I'm in or what emotional need I require.

When I'm feeling angry, I still like to listen to Megadeth's Rust in Peace album. Nothing like screaming along to a little "Holy Wars" while barreling down the interstate at 80 mph. Faith No More's Angel Dust is good for angry moods, too.

Indeed…I love the interplay with just the three of them, and Bruford really kills it.

Someone posted a King Crimson song elsewhere, and now I'm jamming out at work to Crimson's "Red."

The book "Magic Circles: The Beatles in Dream and History" makes a BIG deal about that Beatles butcher album cover. A lot of interesting theories about where it came from, why they did it, and what it meant. It's a great read, if a bit of a stretch at times and overconceptualized. Still, I recommend it, especially to…

Bonham's drums give me goosebumps in so many different songs (as the main story says—When the Levee Breaks is amazing), but he's particularly powerful on "Since I've Been Loving You." And it's a great collection of Page's bag of blues tricks.

Very nice—so many I forgot. Thanks for reminding me, especially about "God Only Knows." Angelic, perfect voices.

Great choice. The song builds and then has that weird bridge where it slides down the scale and bottoms out—and then BOOM—the triumph! It's a great piece of songwriting.