A lot of sentimental favorites on this list but it doesn't really matter that much what's on it because "Burning Down The House" is on it.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 18 July 2014 18:27 (nine years ago) link
Whenever I hear "Burning Down The House" I feel real pride and gratefulness that I live in society where this song could be a massive hit.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 18 July 2014 18:28 (nine years ago) link
jesus christ
I'm a big fan of all of these:
1. duran duran - is there something i should know?2. men without hats - the safety dance3. the police - every breath you take4. big country - in a big country5. culture club - church of the poison mind6. david bowie - let's dance7. tears for fears - mad world8. peter schilling - major tom (coming home)9. duran duran - union of the snake11. culture club - do you really want to hurt me13. talking heads - burning down the house14. u2 - new year's day15. madness - our house17. the police - king of pain18. greg kihn band - jeopardy19. the fixx - one thing leads to another20. nena - 99 luftbaloons23. suicidal tendencies - institutionalized25. culture club - karma chameleon27. eurythmics - sweet dreams (are made of this)28. adam ant - strip29. tears for fears - pale shelter31. thomas dolby - she blinded me with science34. elvis costello - everyday i write the book36. the romantics - talking in your sleep37. inxs - the one thing38. the cure - love cats41. icicle works - whisper to a scream (birds fly)42. the b-52's - whammy kiss45. the police - synchronicity II46. tears for fears - change47. billy idol - rebel yell48. echo & the bunnymen - the cutter50. ub40 - red red wine
― Star Gentle Uterus (DJP), Friday, 18 July 2014 18:29 (nine years ago) link
― Guayaquil (eephus!),
that's how I feel about "Church of the Poison Mind."
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 18 July 2014 18:29 (nine years ago) link
in the context of AOR and MOR radio 1979-1981 Stones sounded like the Pistols
I don't think I agree with this at all.
― timellison, Friday, 18 July 2014 18:44 (nine years ago) link
If you mean they sounded best in ..38 Special, Foreigner, Robert Plant, and Van Halen's company, you're right
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 18 July 2014 19:02 (nine years ago) link
I meant that I don't see that their toughness or modern quality particularly stood out on AOR radio. Not sure that their music from that period was even played on MOR radio.
― timellison, Friday, 18 July 2014 19:23 (nine years ago) link
Maybe "Beast of Burden."
Oh, and "Waiting on a Friend?"
― timellison, Friday, 18 July 2014 19:24 (nine years ago) link
I will say that reading the nominations thread for the classic rock poll did suggest to me that the stations I grew up with may have been more hard rock-oriented than others around the country.
― timellison, Friday, 18 July 2014 19:34 (nine years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 21 July 2014 00:01 (nine years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 00:01 (nine years ago) link
ilm why u hate culture club?
― fact checking cuz, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 01:16 (nine years ago) link
KROQ top 50 1984
― balls, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 01:49 (nine years ago) link
I think I voted "Undercover of the Night."
― the one where, as balls alludes (Eazy), Tuesday, 22 July 2014 01:50 (nine years ago) link
kind of weird to see '83 pop music with all the black people filtered out
This is the only reason I can think of for why '83 is so much stronger than '84--that and including the apparent punk crossover "Institutionalized."
― Peter Scholtes, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 16:37 (nine years ago) link
... '83 is stronger because all of the black people were filtered out?
― Star Gentle Uterus (DJP), Tuesday, 22 July 2014 16:39 (nine years ago) link
7. tears for fears - mad world 029. tears for fears - pale shelter 08. peter schilling - major tom (coming home) 0
well this is unfortunate
― Frontier Psychiatrist, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 17:01 (nine years ago) link
xp: Hope you're joking. No, the '83 list is stronger than the '84 list because the apparent bias in both seems to hurt '84 more.
― Peter Scholtes, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 20:58 (nine years ago) link
To my ears, new wave synth-pop also took a dip in quality across the board between '83 and '84.
― Peter Scholtes, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 21:02 (nine years ago) link
― Frontier Psychiatrist, mardi 22 juillet 2014 17:01 (4 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Indeed
― LeRooLeRoo, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 21:43 (nine years ago) link
I thought I voted for Schilling. I probably didn't vote at all. I usually comment but forget about the whole actual picking a song thing.
― Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 18:16 (nine years ago) link
In a Big Country might have the worst guitar tone on the planet.
― how's life, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 18:20 (nine years ago) link
Hope you're joking. No, the '83 list is stronger than the '84 list because the apparent bias in both seems to hurt '84 more.
haha that is a very different (and understandable/defensible) thing from what you actually wrote
― Star Gentle Uterus (DJP), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 18:37 (nine years ago) link