Will .38 Special be the beneficiary of a "top of ballot" advantage, as is often asserted in political races?
― intheblanks, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 18:56 (nine years ago) link
they'll get a lift from the more obscure "back door stranger" advantage
― guwop (crüt), Tuesday, 1 July 2014 18:58 (nine years ago) link
I'd always planned to vote for at least one 38S song. Will them being at the top swerve me into voting for a second? Dunno yet.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 19:00 (nine years ago) link
if we could figure out a way to disqualify .38 special and brian johnson-era ac/dc, then this poll would start with "big balls" and end with "tush."
― fact checking cuz, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 19:04 (nine years ago) link
I was able to carve this down to about 300 tracks on the first pass, discovering in the process that I was applying a "no MTV" rule
it was sweet revenge to delete some songs and artists I've heard way too often ... I'm sure many of them will show up in the results, but not on my ballot, maaaaan
― Brad C., Tuesday, 1 July 2014 19:10 (nine years ago) link
http://ljplus.ru/img4/h/e/hermanngrekoff/_No-Beatles.jpg
― Euler, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 19:29 (nine years ago) link
The Beatles probably won't end up on my ballot; I like them fine but there are at least 100 songs on here that are better.
― guwop (crüt), Tuesday, 1 July 2014 19:31 (nine years ago) link
amen
― Euler, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 19:33 (nine years ago) link
No Beatles on my ballot. No .38 Special, either. It made the first two rounds of cuts but couldn't hack it for round three.
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 19:36 (nine years ago) link
Def voting for "Badge." It's the only omission that would definitely make my top 10.
Bummed that Loverboy "Turn Me Loose" didn't make the cut. I expected everything used in Wet Hot American Summer to show up here.
"Revolution" is essential classic rock canon imo. Plenty of bikers dig the beatles.
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 19:37 (nine years ago) link
tbh everything psychedelic can fuck off...I think? well except Jimi obv
― Euler, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 19:43 (nine years ago) link
only beatles on my ballot is aerosmith's come together XD
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Tuesday, 1 July 2014 19:48 (nine years ago) link
I didn't even realize until I had looked at my choices that I hadn't even considered the Beatles, it was COMPLETELY SUBCONSCIOUS
― lauded at conferences of deluded psychopaths (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 1 July 2014 20:30 (nine years ago) link
I was surprised at how quickly I got to 100. I kind of think that's too big a ballot- between 20 - 50 would provoke more hard choices.
― lauded at conferences of deluded psychopaths (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 1 July 2014 20:31 (nine years ago) link
disagree! got to 400 in the first run. cutting it to 100 will be brutal
― g simmel, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 20:44 (nine years ago) link
looking forward to some savage cutting this evening
― polyamanita (sleeve), Tuesday, 1 July 2014 20:51 (nine years ago) link
i'm not against voting for the Beatles on any principle, although looking at the cuts we ended up with nothing really feels like it needs to be on my ballot. "Revolution" will probably make it, i have a lot of fond memories of hearing it on late shifts at my college job and always liked the single version far more than the White Album one.
― some dude, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 21:16 (nine years ago) link
The ones I can imagine on CRR are pretty much my least-favourite Beatles, but Revolution would sound damn good.
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 21:20 (nine years ago) link
First pass: exactly 250 songs left. I found out I don't know anything by Bob Seger or John Mellencamp. Should I correct this before I vote?
― ArchCarrier, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 21:22 (nine years ago) link
did "Revolution" get much classic rock radio play before the Nike ad? that's when I really started hearing it out
answer is probably yes since it's not like "Search and Destroy" ever took off
― Euler, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 21:22 (nine years ago) link
Seger maybe, try "Night Moves"? xp
― polyamanita (sleeve), Tuesday, 1 July 2014 21:35 (nine years ago) link
xxp Seger and Mellencamp are classic rock more than anything else so yes
― g simmel, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 21:36 (nine years ago) link
Still the Same sounds just like the first few notes of On Some Faraway Beach, so it's def worth a try.
― La Lechera, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 21:41 (nine years ago) link
Also it's a good song.
One of these things is difficult to put inside the other
― OutdoorF on Golf (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 1 July 2014 21:45 (nine years ago) link
xp The Nike ad was my first time hearing "Revolution." Also, my gateway to classic rock stations were 3 or 4 song sets of the Beatles that played in the morning during my bus ride to daycamp and also on the busride home in the afternoon.
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 22:30 (nine years ago) link
Oh well I guess back to mid-season baseball! I heard someone laid down a nice two-out bunt last night.
― Strictly EZ Snappin' Nhex (Spottie), Tuesday, 1 July 2014 22:42 (nine years ago) link
lol
― polyamanita (sleeve), Tuesday, 1 July 2014 22:42 (nine years ago) link
I'm definitely not voting for Centerfield or the outfield either.
― how's life, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 22:42 (nine years ago) link
I found out I don't know anything by Bob Seger or John Mellencamp. Should I correct this before I vote?
yes. perhaps in this order:
Bob Seger – Night MovesBob Seger - Still The SameBob Seger – Rock & Roll Never ForgetsBob Seger – Turn The PageBob Seger – Hollywood Nights
John Mellencamp – Hurts So GoodJohn Mellencamp – Pink HousesJohn Mellencamp – Crumblin’ DownJohn Mellencamp – Jack & DianeJohn Mellencamp – Small Town
― fact checking cuz, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 22:51 (nine years ago) link
I know I've heard "Still The Same" a million times but in my head right now I am hearing it as "stiiiiill the same" to the tune of "Against the Wind"
― guwop (crüt), Tuesday, 1 July 2014 22:53 (nine years ago) link
There wasn't much CRR before the Nike ad. The ad premiered in 1988, and CRR had been around since 1986, at the earliest.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 1 July 2014 22:55 (nine years ago) link
lolyou could sub in "turn the page" too
here i gostill the saaaame
― La Lechera, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 22:55 (nine years ago) link
still the samei was strong as i could bestill the samenothing ever got to me
― guwop (crüt), Tuesday, 1 July 2014 22:56 (nine years ago) link
imo "I Need A Lover" is the ultimate AOR Mellencamp track. that long instrumental intro is incredible!
― some dude, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 23:12 (nine years ago) link
I love the Beatles, but didn't vote for any of their tracks since they don't seem to be what this poll is about. I define classic rock as more of a 70's thing for whatever reason.
And lol - both "Turn the Page" and "Against the Wind" made my worst ten list.
― Darin, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 23:27 (nine years ago) link
Album poll question: are Greatest Hits/Best Ofs ok?
― it's not rocker science (WilliamC), Tuesday, 1 July 2014 23:28 (nine years ago) link
no
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 23:33 (nine years ago) link
Crying Eagles Greatest Hits Vol.1 .jpg
― Incident At Spanish Harlem (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 1 July 2014 23:37 (nine years ago) link
what mookie said
― some dude, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 23:53 (nine years ago) link
Turn the Page made mine. I hate CR songs about ~the road~.
― carl agatha, Wednesday, 2 July 2014 00:21 (nine years ago) link
it's no place to start a family
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 2 July 2014 00:23 (nine years ago) link
if yr on the fence re: seger then
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHdboNjPnRs
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Wednesday, 2 July 2014 00:27 (nine years ago) link
Bob Seger's "Night Moves": C or D
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 2 July 2014 00:30 (nine years ago) link
"Hollywood Nights" is majestic. do you DJ with Seger a cappellas, gr80?
― some dude, Wednesday, 2 July 2014 00:33 (nine years ago) link
down to 230 after my first cut
― polyamanita (sleeve), Wednesday, 2 July 2014 00:38 (nine years ago) link
1st cut: 3922nd cut: 196
developing new ranking strategies with a 100 track ballot
― it's not rocker science (WilliamC), Wednesday, 2 July 2014 00:42 (nine years ago) link
i can envision the cuts, but i don't know how i'm gonna rank that many
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 2 July 2014 00:44 (nine years ago) link
Do it in chunks of 20. Bump all the tracks that are "omg this could be my #1," then rank those. Look at the rest of the list and move the ones that stand out to the top of their group until you have about 20, then rank those. Then look at the rest of the list and find the ones that are barely worth keeping, move those to the bottom of the list and rank 'em. Rank the 40-80 chunk or leave 'em alone, because fuck 'em.
― it's not rocker science (WilliamC), Wednesday, 2 July 2014 00:49 (nine years ago) link
hoping you can also keep jeter out of the all-star game tbh
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 2 July 2014 00:51 (nine years ago) link
ICYMI, the results have begun: CLASSIC ROCK TRACKS POLL: THE RESULTS
― some dude, Sunday, 27 July 2014 18:30 (nine years ago) link