Every rock band (except Motorhead) has some ballads, so those would be the songs to avoid for a fast playing pinball.
Zep is probably thought of as the greatest band of all time (at least by old men), so what are their "pinball songs"?
Communication Breakdown
Achilles Last Stand
Immigrant Song
Black Dog
Livin' Lovin' Maid
Over The Hills And Far Away (once it gets it's ass going)
The Ocean
The Rover
The Song Remains The Same
Traveling Riverside Blues
Whole Lotta Love
Heartbreaker
I'd like to make a Pink Floyd list like that, but I could not come up with 12 uptempo songs.
Also, many Floyd songs need to be heard in context to be really good.
Quoted from cichlid:I'd like to make a Pink Floyd list like that, but I could not come up with 12 uptempo songs.
Also, many Floyd songs need to be heard in context to be really good.
Astronomy Domine
Bike
Corporal Clegg
One Of These Days
San Tropez
On The Run
Time
Money
The Happiest Days Of Our Lives / Another Brick In The Wall, part 2
Young Lust
Run Like Hell
The Dogs Of War
There's twelve upbeat Pink Floyd songs right there, though I will freely admit that not all of them (I'm looking at you, Bike and Corporal Clegg) would really be usable in a pinball machine.
Quoted from jackd104:This would only work if you could change the laws of physics under the glass such that the ball would move at 25% of normal speed and if the cabinet had a built in auto-bong that you attach to your mouth to constantly inhale pot smoke.
the latter takes care of the former and voila: new physics!
I'm curious if Stern (or any company) has ever thought of an Aerosmith pin? They were very popular in their time, maybe a little late now. Also wonder if they would want too much $$$ or just not interested.
Quoted from PEN:Pink Floyd has an easy dozen songs that are instantly recognizable.
And have been beat to Hell and back.
Quoted from Finrod:Astronomy Domine
Bike
Corporal Clegg
One Of These Days
San Tropez
On The Run
Time
Money
The Happiest Days Of Our Lives / Another Brick In The Wall, part 2
Young Lust
Run Like Hell
The Dogs Of War
There's twelve upbeat Pink Floyd songs right there, though I will freely admit that not all of them (I'm looking at you, Bike and Corporal Clegg) would really be usable in a pinball machine.
The 8-track of the Animals recording had a guitar solo that tied in Pigs on the Wing Parts I and II to make the 8-track a continuous play. This Gilmore guitar rif wasn't on the LP or cassette, that I am aware.
Back in 1977, Animals was something coming out of a Radio Shack 8-track player in the middle of an Illinois field with my buddies and my 1954 Willys Jeep smoking and drinking and trying to molest little teenage girls. June 19th 1977 Sunday, Father's Day Soldiers Field, Animals tour, near 80,000 Floyd Fans watching floating pigs. Floyd is tough to beat. Van Halen would also make a great pin....JUMP!
Quoted from Honch:And have been beat to Hell and back.
Not any more then AC/DC..... 12 songs, 3 chords.
Beat to hell and back bands are the only ones that will ever be made into a Pin from Stern. I would prefer a Primus pin, but I'm willing to bet to many people would say "who's Primus?"
Quoted from PEN:I would prefer a Primus pin
Better have a racecar toy in there.
Yeah, they really had to mutilate some albums to make them fit onto 8-tracks. IIRC, the Animals 8-track was laid out like this:
track 1: Dogs (most of it)
track 2: rest of Dogs, Pigs on the Wing part 1, Pigs on the Wing part 2 (connected by a solo that wasn't on any other format)
track 3: Pigs (three different ones)
track 4: Sheep
Quoted from PEN:Not any more then AC/DC..... 12 songs, 3 chords.
I like AC/DC and couldn't agree more. Most of their radio hits are waaaaayy overplayed.
Floyd could offer a lot of playfield toys including the floating pigs, farmers, a block wall to blast through, a pyramid with a laser light activated with a prism beam illuminating across the playfield, and a big fat TEACHER as the main target to hit..."Hey Teacher--leave the those pinballers alone"!!!
Done correctly, the Pink Flyd machine could be spectacular.
Add a HOLOGRAM of the band playing projected on the sidewall extended at an angle would be spectacular. The next step in rock and roll pinball....Holograms of the band playing the tune blasting away as you rock the box!! Syd Barrett would be proud. Bring on the hologram pinball machines
A classic Rock pin with all the great bands. Different modes activate different bands. I'm awful at deciding between favorites. This way I wouldn't have to!
Also...I think tearing down the wall during multiball would be better than building it during game play. AND it would need to come stock with a laser light show.
Quoted from RonB:I'm curious if Stern (or any company) has ever thought of an Aerosmith pin? They were very popular in their time, maybe a little late now. Also wonder if they would want too much $$$ or just not interested.
Only if they want to sell zero pins of a theme...
Quoted from PEN:Not any more then AC/DC..... 12 songs, 3 chords.
Beat to hell and back bands are the only ones that will ever be made into a Pin from Stern. I would prefer a Primus pin, but I'm willing to bet to many people would say "who's Primus?"
My name is mud
Quoted from vid1900:You see what the #1 album is this week: BLACK SABBATH
http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200
And is touring with ozzy this summer...hint hint stern
I know its an old post but... a Pink FLoyd PIn would be amazing. Look at Storm Thorngren's work - an amazing artist who did their album covers and much of the artwork on many of their projects.
Its a pipe dream I know... but imagine the possibilities. THe music would be insane... the art? OMG
Instead they make... Iron F'n Maiden
SMH ...
oof yeah PF would be tough outside of Money and Another brick in the wall. but those songs with clever pinball features would be pretty epic.
i think the beatles would be huge. both the music and the pinball feature opportunities could be endless.
zeppelin would be a hit.
I do like exploring the idea of electonic music, although tron might be the right choice. but damnit i’d love to see a daft punk pinball
REVIVE !
I wish Vid would come back !
Stern has done the best !
Stones
Kiss
Metallica
Aerosmith
Led Zepplin coming
There must be another music pin prior 2021 ?
Certainly room for ................
Megadeth
and the most amazing
Pink Floyd
Quoted from chuckwurt:Echos wizard mode. Do it.
Most wizard modes don't last 20 minutes!
Quoted from CrazyLevi:Most wizard modes don't last 20 minutes!
This one will. Ball save for 20 minutes.
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