CLASSIC ROCK TRACKS POLL: THE RESULTS

xp to some dude -- His Watchtower solo is truly one of his best. A lot of his solos have that sectional structure where he demonstrates a few different techniques (e.g. his intro to Little Wing)

The 3 distinct sections of the "Watchtower" solo....

I was always puzzled that Jimi himself thought the record's high point was Gypsy Eyes

Jokers, thieves, princesses, vibraslap. It's like goddamn Dungeons and Dragons in there.

I'm not seeing the problem

Jimi otm re: Gypsy Eyes

xp: it's undoubtedly my personal hangup. don't worry about it too much.

You think so? On a record with 1983, both versions of Voodoo Chile, and Watchtower?
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1983 is sooooooo good.

I mean Gypsy Eyes is a good song without a doubt but there is a wealth of great stuff on it...on the other hand, why choose?

watchtower was my #1. probably my favorite track ever by anybody. the rhythm is awesome, the atmosphere is spooky, and of course the guitar solos. It makes me thinking of riding into a stormy valley (either on horseback or in like a chevy nova)

aiui he heard the original at a party and right there was all 'we gotta record that, I gotta do that', like he'd envisioned it all in his head instantly

I was slagging off Brit Blues bassists earlier, but Noel Redding is pretty solid I think

He didn't play bass on that track, though, Jimi did!

According to Hendrix’s regular engineer Eddie Kramer, the guitarist cut a large number of takes on the first day, shouting chord changes at Dave Mason who had appeared at the session and played guitar. Halfway through the session, bass player Noel Redding became dissatisfied with the proceedings and left. Mason then took over on bass. According to Kramer, the final bass part was played by Hendrix himself.

You think so? On a record with 1983, both versions of Voodoo Chile, and Watchtower?

I think Gypsy Eyes is one of his underrated classics that could have been a big hit in an alternate universe. I can see why Hendrix thought it had more potential. Plus, I prefer Jimi in fast mode vs. slow blues mode.

Haha! That reminds me that Andy Rourke's basslines were actually written by Johnny Marr.

yeah gypsy eyes is killer

speaking of inventing chords, did Jimi invent the chord fingerings that start out castles made of sand? it also shows up on little wing.

Pretty much the video version of gr8080's awesome thread images:

― pplains, Thursday, July 31, 2014 12:23 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

ha! swear to god i haven't seen those opening credits in over a decade.

that's Cooper Black though, the classic rock of typography.

Out on the road today I saw a "deadmau5" sticker on a Cadillac.

No Idea what the heck "deadmau5" is, so here's our next result:

http://i.imgur.com/gdmOKb6.jpg

27. Don Henley – Boys of Summer
1347 points, 25 votes, 1 first place vote

aiui he heard the original at a party and right there was all 'we gotta record that, I gotta do that', like he'd envisioned it all in his head instantly

― Ismael Klata, Thursday, July 31, 2014 2:15 PM ( minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

nah Jimi was obsessed with the whole John Wesley Harding album, also covered "Drifter's Escape"

This was my #2! So classic.

"1983" is my OPO from EL.

xpost "All Along the Watchtower" was my #2, not "Boys of Summer".

lol

oh man we need C. Grisso now

"Boys of Summer" -- one of my favorite synthesized backing tracks ever. Love that seagull sound before the last verse, interrupted by Mike Campbell's little three-second solo.

Boys of Summer shockingly too high

as a kid i swore this song was called "Poison Summer"

In an interview with Knoxville.com, Neil Giraldo, Pat Benatar's guitarist and husband, says that Henley came in the studio while he was in the process of recording the song "Love Is a Battlefield" using an up tempo beat, and asked Giraldo if he could steal the sound for use in his song, "The Boys of Summer", to which Giraldo gave his permission.[7]

ILM <3s synthpop iirc.

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"Gypsy Eyes" never really stood out to me tbh, as much as I love Electric Ladyland through and through.

also this is a GREAT end-of-the-night-everyone's-wasted-but-still-dancing-2nd-or-3rd-to-last-song

also this is a GREAT end-of-the-night-everyone's-wasted-but-still-dancing-2nd-or-3rd-to-last-song

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you can never look back

Boys of Summer was my no.3. I had a Jimi track higher though.

I'm guessing that the #1 song will be something that is tagged as 'new wave' by Wikipedia and/or AMG.

wonder what boys of summer would have been if petty hadn't passed on it...

Sund4r don't like it

Kind of stunned there hasn't been any Aerosmith yet. I voted for what are probably the 3 most famous 70s Aerosmith songs iirc, but none have shown yet.

Anyhoo boys of summer pretty much redeems Henley's existence imo. maybe the Eagles too. more proof of mike campbell's greatness. a chart of his influence on the entire classic rock playlist would be telling.

I don't mind "Boys of Summer", although I'm not that passionate about it.

was catching up, and going 'Jane'?! then saw 'Boys of Summer'. so happy.

I'm starting to worry about Eddie Money.
If there was a pool I'd be betting BOC wins.

Yeah, don't understand the new wave dig upthread. I get it with the Cars or the Knack, even if I disagree, but are Don Henley's CR bona fides really in dispute because there are synths on the track?

I'd put my money on Boston, but BOC feels like a lock for top 5

hey Don the asshole is you:

"I was driving down the San Diego freeway and got passed by a $21,000 Cadillac Seville, the status symbol of the Right-wing upper-middle-class American bourgeoisie – all the guys with the blue blazers with the crests and the grey pants – and there was this Grateful Dead 'Deadhead' bumper sticker on it!"[

I don't have anything against Boys of Summer really, but I'm a bit shocked it came up so high.

Yeah, don't understand the new wave dig upthread.

It was a prediction, not a dig.

Would have never guessed there was that much love for it.

I'm not one of the people who thinks that new wave is not CR, btw. I gave high votes to the Police and the Cars and ranked a synth-heavy Peter Gabriel song in my top 10.

wasn't there a 'punk' remake of this?

The Ataris. It was terrible.

not a bad single for an ex-Eagle, but insufficiently classic or rock for this ranking

(shakes head, furrows brow, revs Chevy Nova pensively)