Nigel Tufnel Day Playlist

In honor of Nigel Tufnel Day, aka 11.11.11, here's my selection of 11 songs that deserve to be cranked to 11. These are songs that stop me in my tracks every single time I hear them and get me reaching for the volume control.

AC/DC - It's A Long Way To The Top
Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy
Ashley MacIsaac - Brenda Stubbert
Big Country - In A Big Country
The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God
Vivaldi - Four Seasons - "Summer" - Presto
XTC - I'm The Man Who Murdered Love
Soundgarden - Rusty Cage
Taj Mahal - Leaving Trunk
Big Sugar - Ride Like Hell
The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner

I couldn't find high quality videos for all of these tracks on YouTube so I gave up pretty quickly because, like Nigel, I'm easily distracted by shiny things. So instead of spending hours searching the internet - time that could be better spent rockin' and trying on leather trousers - here's the first and last tracks on the list, which are easily two of the greatest crank 'em to 11 tracks ever recorded.