Was Slow Ride a better song than Take On Me?

[Honkridge]

I think it was

 

[jrockbridge]

Yes.

 

[Flamencology]

No.

 

[jrockbridge]

Take On Me has been featured in more tv shows, movies and video games. But, Slow Ride was featured in the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock. Therefore, Slow Ride wins.

 

[jp_nyc]

Take on Me is catchy and danceable, Slow Ride isn’t. But the sound engineering and mix on Slow Ride is incredible and it sounds amazing. Twenty years ago I’d have picked Take on Me. But at this point in my life I’d rather sit around marveling at how good Slow Ride sounds.

 

[Chicken Man]

Dafuq? Unless there's some other song called Slow Ride, not in any universe.

 

[jrockbridge]

Dafuq? Unless there's some other song called Slow Ride, not in any universe.

I'm not familiar with the song "Not In Any Universe." Who's the band or artists?

 

[DinoMikeSr]

Sslllllooooooowwww Riiiiiiiddddddeeee!

 

[Andrew Sak]

The Carl's commercial left a bad taste in my mouth.

Here's the extended version.

 

[jrockbridge]

The Carl's commercial left a bad taste in my mouth.

Here's the extended version.

She looks like she'd taste pretty good.

 

[Bob411]

Slow Ride but, that's a really low bar.

 

[jrockbridge]

VH1 named Slow Ride the 45th "Best Hard Rock" song of all time. If that does not prove it's a better song than Take On Me, then I'm just a fool for the city.

 

[Motorik]

Now we're getting the good threads!

They're both terrific songs. 'Slow Ride' has that awesome groove in the main hook, but it also has that busy popping octave bassline that is kinda shit, but like, so shit that it's endearing? I think 'Take on Me' is probably the better, more consistent song. If you're playing to an audience of millennials I think 'Take on Me' is a total crowd pleaser. 'Take on Me' is also a karaoke booby trap waiting to kill a poor drunk sucker. 'Slow Ride' is tops though if you're playing at Sturges to leathery chested biker mamas in bootcut jeans.

Foghat also get some kind of runner-up points for having a guitarist called 'Lonesome Dave Pervert' . I guess he was lonesome because he's a pervert.

 

[Motorik]

Got an idea for another thread.

 

[Monson]

Funny, yesterday I was noodling around while having my morning tea. I did a slow kinda bossanova version of "Autumn Leaves" when I realised you can play "Take on Me" using the same first four chords. If any member of Nouvelle Vague is lurking these forums, feel free to steal the idea.

But obviously Take On Me is the better song because it had Philip Jackson in the video, and childishly annoying machine gun hihats which they didn't bother editing.

 

[Modern Saint]

They both are great and have its own place.

 

[Acadiafall]

Aha are awesome