CLASSIC ROCK TRACKS POLL voting thread -- deadline July 15 -- VOTING CLOSED

The ones I can imagine on CRR are pretty much my least-favourite Beatles, but Revolution would sound damn good.

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?

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

Seger maybe, try "Night Moves"? xp

xxp Seger and Mellencamp are classic rock more than anything else so yes

Still the Same sounds just like the first few notes of On Some Faraway Beach, so it's def worth a try.

Also it's a good song.

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."

One of these things is difficult to put inside the other

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.

Oh well I guess back to mid-season baseball! I heard someone laid down a nice two-out bunt last night.

lol

I'm definitely not voting for Centerfield or the outfield either.

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 Moves
Bob Seger - Still The Same
Bob Seger – Rock & Roll Never Forgets
Bob Seger – Turn The Page
Bob Seger – Hollywood Nights

John Mellencamp – Hurts So Good
John Mellencamp – Pink Houses
John Mellencamp – Crumblin’ Down
John Mellencamp – Jack & Diane
John Mellencamp – Small Town

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"

did "Revolution" get much classic rock radio play before the Nike ad? that's when I really started hearing it out

There wasn't much CRR before the Nike ad. The ad premiered in 1988, and CRR had been around since 1986, at the earliest.

lol
you could sub in "turn the page" too

here i go
still the saaaame

still the same
i was strong as i could be
still the same
nothing ever got to me

imo "I Need A Lover" is the ultimate AOR Mellencamp track. that long instrumental intro is incredible!

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.

Album poll question: are Greatest Hits/Best Ofs ok?

no

Crying Eagles Greatest Hits Vol.1 .jpg

what mookie said

And lol - both "Turn the Page" and "Against the Wind" made my worst ten list.

Turn the Page made mine. I hate CR songs about ~the road~.

it's no place to start a family

if yr on the fence re: seger then

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHdboNjPnRs

Bob Seger's "Night Moves": C or D

"Hollywood Nights" is majestic. do you DJ with Seger a cappellas, gr80?

down to 230 after my first cut

1st cut: 392
2nd cut: 196

developing new ranking strategies with a 100 track ballot

i can envision the cuts, but i don't know how i'm gonna rank that many

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.

hoping you can also keep jeter out of the all-star game tbh

xxxp Lonely Ol' Night will be my cougar vote

man the narrowing down is brutal

I have a feeling my final ballot will be heavily weighted toward wacky 80s tracks, which probably aren't truly in line with the intention of the poll, but I can't help it, that's the crap I grew up with.

my voting line has to be 'have I heard this on classic rock radio'

btw gr80 is going to be working up visuals for the results thread, i've seen some samples and they're awesome.

this is awesome, i asked for help with the Steely Dan poll and he was one of the ones who said he could help with images. pplains just happened to beat him to the punch is all. he will do a great job.

attention everyone: please vote early and often for The James Gang

hollywood nights rules y'all

^^^

my personal favorite is night moves on the list, BUT, classic rock wise, hollywood nights might trump it

I have never heard "Her Strut" on the radio and only actually discovered it for the first time a few months ago, but I'll vote for it since it's on the list. That song is killer.

that's kind of the essential dilema here, which i guess we will all have to answer for ourselves: are we voting for the songs on this list that we like the most, or are we voting for the songs on this list that we think best exemplify the concept of "classic rock"?

(or do we split the difference and just cast 100 votes for the cars' "moving in stereo," which i know gets classic rock play but which i probably wouldn't put on the "classic rock" shelf in my imaginary genre-by-genre filing system, but when i heard it on an actual classic rock station last week it just sounded so fucking perfect?)

i am voting for the songs that most epitomize classic rock

or i will try to if i can ever get my ballot down to 100 songs FUUUUCK

WHY IS EVERYONE ALREADY TRIMMING AND RE-TRIMMING THEIR LISTS???!!! some dude just started this thread 14 hours ago! doesn't anyone believe in procrastination anymore? doesn't anyone remember laughter?

FUCK YOU THIS IS GOING TO TAKE FOREVER

xxxp I'm voting for the ones I still enjoy hearing, ranking them by how much I would enjoy them if they came on at a bar late at night while I was having a good time with friends

I cut "Her Strut" but y'all are making me reconsider, time for round 2

I haven't even started yet beyond my top 2 or 3. Daunting task imo.