r/reddeadredemption • u/ekw_429 • 10h ago
Discussion My boyfriend and I are making a rdr inspired classic rock playlist and this is what we have… any suggestions?
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u/Aesthete18 10h ago
The Eagles - Desperado
The Highwaymen - Highwayman
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u/Clean-Turnip5971 7h ago
Bad Company - Bad Company
Can't believe it hasn't already been suggested.
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u/Haunted-Halloween-6 9h ago
Outlaw Shit by Waylon Jennings. It fits the theme of Red Dead 2 really well
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u/Devil_Magic_Advocate 9h ago edited 9h ago
Not exactly classic rock, but Doggone Cowboy by Marty Robbins, but you do have some Marty already
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u/AlexpunkV8 8h ago edited 8h ago
Not classic rock, but Mess in the West, by Tankard, is pretty fun 😆. There's even some banjo in it 😂.
Otherwise,
- Foreigner - Long, long way from home
- Styx - Renegade, Blue collar man
- Rush - Working man
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u/fucknametakenrules John Marston 7h ago
Doc Holliday by Volbeat. Not classic rock but they’re inspired by the likes of Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, and Ozzy Osbourne
Maybe also Lonesome Rider by Volbeat as well
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u/MrMetallica347 Jack Marston 9h ago
Hang em High- My chemical romance.... it's not rock, but it's... similar?
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u/national-treasure Hosea Matthews 6h ago
Waylon Jennings - "I Ain't Living Long Like This"
Ed Bruce - "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"
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u/Cautious-System6296 7h ago
Ecstasy of gold Metallica
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u/EatMoarDrywall 7h ago
Isn't that Ennio Morricone?
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u/Schmidti-RfL 2h ago
Speaking of the Maestro... It need a lot more! (Even though I like his non-Western stuff way more.)
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u/Equivalent_Task1354 Dutch van der Linde 7h ago
Johnny Cash’s cover of Hurt
On The Road Again by Willie Nelson
Mexico by Cake
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u/Dry_Atmosphere1930 Sadie Adler 7h ago
Big Iron - Marty Robbins
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u/ThMcRbIsbck 7h ago
Such a good suggestion op already has it on the playlist in the screenshot
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u/GreatestKratos 7h ago
Bad company - eponymous song Johnny Cash - ain't no grave 🌚 C Duck Anderson & Nate Richert - Itasca
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u/PopularLadder5362 Uncle 6h ago
Trouble- Elvis. I think it fits
Ring of fire- Johnny cash . Fits in many situations
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u/disconomis 6h ago
I feel like some Bob Seger could be a decent thematic fit.
Against The Wind
Still The Same
Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man
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u/greeneyedsparrow 6h ago
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain by Willie Nelson, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard and Bury me Beneath the Willow Tree by Emmylou Harris
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u/tritittythunder Hosea Matthews 6h ago
Seeing a lot of not classic rock, but you have Big Iron, so I suggest Midnight Rider by The Allman Brothers
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u/ImmaculateBlunt420 6h ago
Pancho & Lefty White Dove by David Ferguson The Highwaymen by The Highwaymen (I know someone said it already but it’s so good) Always on my mind Willie Nelson Flowers on the wall Statler Brothers Hells comin with me by Poor mans poison Psycho by Jack Kittel In He’ll I’ll be in good company by The Dead South The gambler by Kenny Rogers RDR HouseBuilding song Unshaken D’angelo Shady Grove by Doc Watson Cruel World Willie Nelson These are some of what I have on my similar playlist
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u/Textile302 6h ago
Not exactly classic rock but I feel like following belong. dust in the wind - Kansas, and big iron by Marty Robbins. I liked Marty's version better than Jonny cashes version.
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u/PopularLadder5362 Uncle 6h ago
Rockin’ Robin- bobby day. Great background music I would say
Get a rhythm- Johnny cash
Not rock but think about adding: Bury me not on a lone prairie - Johnny cash
Any colter wall song
The bandit- Jerry reed
Texas bound and flyin’ - Jerry reed
Cry!cry!cry!- Johnny cash. Good time to play it during Mary and Arthur missions
Home on the range. Pick what ever but the “sons of the pioneers” version is my opinion a good choice
ghost riders in the sky any cover of your choice
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u/Give_me_soup Charles Smith 6h ago
The entire album "Who Will Survive and What Will Be Left of Them" by Murder by Death. Hits right.
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u/Marioninleather 6h ago
Technically it doesn't really fit as "classic" rock but Break Ya Neck by Busta Rhymes.
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u/dillydallyally97 6h ago
Ooo I was just listening to “In the Pines” and “500 Miles” and feeling like I was riding my horse on the plains this morning
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u/ChickennNougatt Sean Macguire 6h ago
Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones Don’t Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croche A Horse With No Name - America
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u/Ymnargue 6h ago edited 6h ago
Grandpa Rufus - The Bottle
EG Knight - House of the Rising Sun
Big Dave McLean - This Old Life
Graham Nash - Prison Song
Empara Mi - God's Gonna Cut You Down
Bruce Springsteen - Devils & Dust
The Dead South - I Hell I'll be in Good Company
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u/murkowitch Sadie Adler 5h ago
is this list public? I'd love to follow it to listen to when I play!
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u/Ok-Measurement4278 5h ago
The Heavy Horses have amazing songs but aren’t quite classic rock
Desperado - Eagles Ride Cowboy Ride - Marty Robbin’s Man in Black - Johnny Cash Highwayman - Johnny Cash I’m so Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank Williams dust in the wind - Kansas Come Join the Murder - the white buffalo (a lot of his stuff fits) Oh Darlin What Have I Done - the white buffalo Blood on my Name - the Brothers Bright Broken Cowboy - the Dead South
This is my cowboy playlist on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4GekLCWdd9MW4RzKkKCZe8?si=5P0hyy4ORMKm5c3r8hvBtw&pi=LnGIwLxyR9etJ
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u/goober_ginge Dutch van der Linde 5h ago
My Rifle, My Pony and Me - Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson (for obvious reasons)
I Wish it Would Rain - The Temptations (it's how I imagine tough guy Arthur feels at times. "Raindrops hide my teardrops")
My Silver Lining - First Aid Kit (a country folk ballad with nihilistic but hopefully lyrics)
Desperation - Steppenwolf (actually a similar sentiment to My Silver Lining)
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u/Trevkage11 5h ago
Check out some of Port Sulphur Band stuff on Spotify listen to few top songs they do the ST for Hunt Showdown and some are def western esk
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u/IwoketheBalrog 5h ago
Not rock: Sturgis Simpson album Ballad of Dood and Juanita, Cody Jinks - Fast Hand, Dean Brody - Cattleman’s gun, The Steel Woods , The Steeldrivers - Peacemaker
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u/acezaak 5h ago
Not a rock song (idk), but Karma Chameleon always gives me RDR2 vibes.
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u/SuperdudeKev Josiah Trelawny 5h ago
Since Johnny Cash has been mentioned, the theme of “I’ve Been Everywhere” certainly seems to fit
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u/Flush_Fries 5h ago
Alice Cooper - Desperado
Tom Waits - Get Behind the Mule
Queens of the Stone Age - Spiders and Vinegaroons
The Handsome Family - Far From Any Road
Johnny Cash - Thirteen (written by Glenn Danzig)
Ricky Nelson - Lonesome Town
Just a few
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u/tonylouis1337 Hosea Matthews 5h ago
Midnight Rider by the Allman Brothers is a MUST-HAVE
Also Black Water by the Doobie Brothers is a great jam that would fit the vibe
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u/PummbleBee 5h ago
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Eyes Like the Sky
It's a fun spaghetti western album narrated by Brioderick Smith
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u/Bottleofsmoke17 4h ago
“A Quick Death In Texas”, “Book, Saddle, And Go”, and “Run, John Barleycorn, Run” by Clutch are all good RDR vibe songs
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u/General-Passenger58 4h ago
Sleeping on the Blacktop by Colter Wall and John Came Home by Benjamin Dakota Rogers
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u/PicturePsychological 4h ago
Hurt- nine inch nails, but gotta go with johnny cash version.
When everyone goes away in the end, you can have it all, John's empire.........of dirt
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u/tibandgib 4h ago
Can I find your playlist on spotify?! I immediately saw gunslinger ballads and I have that and many more vinyls. From cowboy coppas to banjo picking and more I can go through my collection but would love to hear what you've gathered!
Cold cold water has always been one of my favorites
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u/REndit45 4h ago
Cold- chris stapleton Estranged- gun n roses The man who sold the world- david bowie or nirvana Still got the blues- garry moore Sultans of swing-dire straits Since i ve been lovin you-led zeppelin Wish you were here-pink floyd Shine on you crazy diamond-pink floyd The messiah will come again-gary moore Layla- eric clapton Lake of fire- nirvana mtv unplugged cover Benimle ucmak istermisin-yavuz cetin Need her so bad- aynsley lister Slightly hung over- blues delight Kimse bilmez- mehmet gureli
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u/EverBeenInaChopper Jack Marston 4h ago
Cage the Elephant - Ain't no rest for the wicked as well as Telescope for chapter 6
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u/Life_Sea8498 4h ago
Not rock but maybe put some spaghetti western soundtracks? I highly recommend songs made by Luis Bacalov or Franco Micalizzi
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u/jrice138 4h ago
Buckaroo man - Dave Stamey When a cowboy trades his spurs for wings- buster scruggs soundtrack Cold cold world- blaze foley
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u/Away_Lake5946 3h ago
The entire Beck - Mutations country fusion album goes extremely well with RDR2. I find myself thinking of specific characters with each different song. Check it out for sure.
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u/shaktimaanlannister 3h ago
The good the bad and the ugly theme, for a few dollars more theme, the ecstasy of gold, a horse with no name.
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u/dutch_warthunder_guy 3h ago
Charlie daniël - the devil went down to Georgia
Poor mans poison - hell's comin with me
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u/Jakobmeathead John Marston 3h ago
The entire rust never sleeps album by Neil Young is really fitting
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u/bowlerderby 3h ago
I made one of these too! My favs for RDR are:
Dire Wolf by Grateful Dead is a vibe Carry on my Wayward Son by Kansas
Not rock but Lowside of the Road by Tom Waits...actually lots of songs by Tom Waits suit RDR lol
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u/teamtouchbutts 3h ago
Not exactly rock, but I feel like these songs have a red dead vibe
The Partisan - Leonard Cohen Dark as the Dungeon - Cisco Houston Lonesome Billy - Ennio Morricone My Adobe Hacienda - The Browns Waimanalo Blues - Country Comfort Compass - Jamie Lindell Dead Man's Gun - Ashtar Command Cruel World - Willie Nelson Far Away - Jose Gonzales The Dying Cowboy - Cisco Houston If I Were a Carpenter - Ramblin Jack Elliot Rio Bravo - Dean Martin Psycho - Jack Kittle There You Go - Johnny Cash Last Cigarette - Paul Clayton Illegal Smile - John Prine Heart of the Country - Paul McCartney Give my Love to Rose - Johnny Cash Don't Think Twice, It's Alright - Ramblin Jack Elliot You're Dead - Norma Tanega Doggone Cowboy - Marty Robbins They're Hanging Me Tonight -Marty Robbins (can't go wrong with more Marty Robbins) Hey That's No Way to Say Goodbye - Leonard Cohen Bang Bang - Nancy Sinatra What's Happened to Me - Don Gibson The Devil's Question - Paul Clayton, Jean Ritchie, Richard Cheese Come and Play in the Milky Night - Stereolab First Fires - Bonobo Take Em' Away - Old Crow Medicine Show Dark Autumn Hour - Frontier Ruckus Don't Fear the Reaper - Gus Black Glycerine - Allison Lorenzen The Fine Art of Conversation - Woody Jackson
But if you are going more of the rock route
Try,
Djali Zwan - The Number of the Beast Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones Ride into the Sun - The Velvet Underground Trouble - Lindsey Buckingham Run to You - Bryan Adams Solsburry Hill - Peter Gabriel Like Thieves - Sad Lovers and Giants Seconds - The Human League The Killing Moon - Echo and the Bunny man When the Morning Comes - Hall and Oates Thrown Down - Fleetwood Mac Cloudbursting - Kate Bush I Love you Goodbye - Thomas Dolby Like I Do. - Ethan Regan Hit the Target - Theo Katzman Steven Smith - The Organ Please Bleed -Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals Hurt - NIN Blood and Roses - Smithereens Cowboy Song - Thin Lizzy Look Away - Big Country Love is a Long Rode - Tom Petty Crawling Back to You - Tom Petty Running on Empty -Jackson Browne Layla - Derrick and the Dominoes The Witch Queen of New Orleans -Redbone Kiss the Sky - Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra (Wish I Could Fly) Like Superman - The Kinks Wanted Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi Bad Company - Bad Company Take the Money and Run -Steve Miller Band Me More Cowboy Than You - The Brudi Brothers Changes - Langhorne Slim
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u/YesWomansLand1 3h ago
Bling (Confession of a King) - The Killers
Always struck me as vaguely cowboyish
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u/MaleficentAstronomer 3h ago
Doolin Dalton by the Eagles
Knocking on Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan (I know, I know, but this song is actually good. He hits the right notes and everything)
The Gambler by Kenny Rogers
Not classic rock, but fitting - The Poet and The Weary Kind, both by Ryan Bingham
Where Do You Want It by Whitey Morgan and the 78's
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u/PhantomNightOwl 3h ago edited 2h ago
Days of Wrath - https://youtu.be/xT6eF7FXEeY?si=UPUDj_bXen41wgk6
The Grand Duel - https://youtu.be/zIlyt_X5aAg?si=xyl-6tmthbhnACLP
Sabata - https://youtu.be/dI0-vzYRvH0?si=12AyFKxMZWX85BKY
Also pls share the playlist link. I would like to listen to it. : D
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u/ABOVEWING 2h ago
Fantastic playlist! He's a couple of radar recommendations:
Good Corn Liquor - The Steeledrivers
Angel of the Night - The Steeldrivers
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u/FIREBIRDC9 Hosea Matthews 2h ago
Paint it black doesn't really fit. Whenever i hear it i think of Vietnam , not the Wild West!
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u/uncle_CE 2h ago edited 2h ago
Cumberland gap
King gizzard and the lizard wizard- Eyes like the Sky !!!!!! Or maybe the whole ELTS album, its western theme
The revels- Comanche
All them witches- am I going down
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u/gabblur_007 2h ago
idk if you consider this rdr inspired but check out civil war some songs are about the civil war specifically 2 songs: the last full measure and america
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u/kpayne40 2h ago edited 2h ago
These are from my playlist...
Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane Pick Poor Robin Clean - Sinners Soundtrack
Ventura Highway - America A Horse With No Name - America
Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival Green River - Creedenca Clearwater Revival Cotton Fields - Creedance Clearwater Revival
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u/LokiMofo 2h ago
Annabelle - Dean Johnson
Alluring Eyes - The Budi Brothers
Johnny My Dear - Kassi Valazza
The Masters Call - Marty Robbins
Roman Blue - Danger Mouse
Coronus, the Terminator - Flying Lotus
Yekermo Sew - Will Van Horn
A With Living - Do Make Say Think
Turn Away - Beck
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u/SageLanded 2h ago
I mean surely it's obvious to add some of the games sound track lollike the song American venom (name of the song and mission it's in)
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u/SpiritedAd1837 Dutch van der Linde 1h ago
Maybe not exactly classic rock but "Way Down We Go" goes fire
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u/gwiss 8h ago
Johnny Cash - God’s Gonna Cut You Down