CLASSIC ROCK TRACKS POLL parking lot tailgate pre-party -- nominations, discussions, parameters, etc.

"i've seen all good people" > "white rabbit" > "dirty work" in the category of classic rock chess references.

and, yeah, i've never much cared for the second half of "i've seen all good people" either.

Yes hits not getting enough love itt, i worry for my beloved "Roundabout."

"long distance runaround" is the yes song most likely to get my vote, though it's another one where i often check out somewhere in the middle of the wtf second half.

I do like the second part of "I've Seen All Good People" btw! I just think the first part is the real stunner; also, that the way the two parts are integrated is pretty crude compared to what they would become capable of.

CSN works too.

xps Definitely voting for Roundabout. There's a live version floating around that I like better than the studio version (mainly because it removes the intro), but even the studio version is great. Classic "DJ needs to go number 2" track.

Reading this I was like, "I think I'll listen to Yes" and I opened Spotify and it was still on Fragile from the last time I was reading this thread and thought, "I think I"ll listen to Yes."

I forget what all Yes songs we've nominated, but they'll probably all get a place on my ballot.

Straight bragging: Yes follows me on twitter because I tweeted something once about nobody liking Fragile as much as I like Fragile.

It was seriously the highlight of pretty much my entire Twitter experience.

^^ gets it

As always, I remain sooo envious of those of you whose classic rock stations play whole album sides and stuff, that would be so great.

Not CR, but I turned on the radio today to hear a DJ say "It's a Retro Tuesday here and we've been playing some lesser known bands for ya - - " (music starts playing) " - - that's Elton John, we play a lot of him, but, that's okay, because he's great! From 1983, here's 'I'm Still Standing.'"

This might be getting crazy, but I could almost imagine best/worst Classic Rock Artists subpolls - though the main rollout will obviously reflect this to some extent, I could see vote-splitting diluting the impact of some of the big-catalog figures.

Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky

Never used to hear that much, but I feel like it's gotten a new lease on life with post-2000 movie and TV use.

Where's "Turn To Stone" in CR terms?

In no universe have I heard long distance runaround or any 70s yes other than roundabout on the radio

This is a bad thing ftr

Also I want to note that after 90 minutes in that laundromat I now hate classic rock radio

I will get over it

This might be getting crazy, but I could almost imagine best/worst Classic Rock Artists subpolls - though the main rollout will obviously reflect this to some extent, I could see vote-splitting diluting the impact of some of the big-catalog figures.

― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, June 24, 2014 6:14 PM (48 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah, part of the reason i want a top 100 ballot is so people don't feel limited to a single token favorite Zep or favorite AC/DC song is they love several. definitely gonna do point totals for artists in the stats breakdown afterwards.

jon otm, the worst kind of classic rock exposure is when you are forced to listen to a lot of songs in a row without the ability to turn it off or leave etc

and honestly, that's usually when the universe conspires to play you the shittiest rock block ever

point totals for artists would do it! Nice.

Xpost it was just so utterly surpriseless even by CR radio standards. The most out there track I heard was that one john cougar mellencamp song I don't know the title of. (That's when a smoke was a smoke and groovin was groovin say yeah yeah)

"Cherry Bomb"

probably the 1987 track i'm most remorseful about cutting out of the poll's chronological purview, love that song.

haha! i used to call that song "laughin' laughin'" -- my friend and i used to lol and lol when we heard him sing that part
i can't even remember why aside from i think we thought the song was lame

being stuck listening to "love in an elevator" is among the worst classic rock experiences. i'd rather hear "don't fear the reaper" 5x in a row.
also forgot to mention that i got in the car the other day and "sultans of swing" was playing and it was HEAVEN (that was my first favorite song that i heard on the radio) and then the dumb DJ cut off the solo at the end! wtf?! disgusting and savage behavior.

I love Sultans so much!!! such a great song. criminal to cut the solo :( that whole Dire Straits album is such hardcore time/place music for me --- always think of a time in my life where every boy tried to wear a terrycloth headband because they wanted to be Knopfler. lol Was there ever a more unrock-guitar rockgod than him?

also forgot to mention that i got in the car the other day and "sultans of swing" was playing and it was HEAVEN

Haha this exact thing happened to me yesterday when I took ailing mother in laws car on an errand by myself. It was the first time I had been alone in days and one of the tasty licks sections of sultans was playing.

At my high school "post-prom," I won a DVD player for correctly IDing Sultans of Swing during "Name that Tune." The song is forever linked in my memory to this triumph.

Important to note that DVD players were still quite uncommon in rural illinois 15 years ago.

...as was Dire Straits apparently.

Do we need john parr "naughty naughty" in this poll? It may have been more of a top 40 thing but it feels like CR to me and its era is correct. Also it is super gross in that inimitable CR way.

lol totally!

that song is hilarious

the nominating process has been disappointing so far. we need more stuff!

can i just nom "music" by john miles or is it too AOR for the poll?

y-y-y-y-yes please

(xpost obv)

going through this list has made me realize how corny I am

it's kinda liberating really

no one to please but yourself, don't worry about it

another nomination:

Journey - Who's Crying Now

Linda Ronstadt - You're No Good
Black Oak Arkansas - Jim Dandy
Atlanta Rhythm Section - So In to You
Whitesnake - Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City

i love "you're no good" to death, and i feel like i would love any classic rock station that actually played it to death too. are there any?

pretty amazing we had gotten this far without any mention of black oak arkansas!

have I ever mentioned how great I think "Another Brick in the Wall" is? it still sounds ominous to me.

Jethro Tull - Teacher
Crosby Stills & Nash - Southern Cross
Steve Winwood - Back in the High Life
Bruce Springsteen - Prove It All Night
Queen - Bicycle Race
Atlanta Rhythm Section - Spooky
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - The Wind Cries Mary
Rod Stewart - Young Turks
Rolling Stones - Waiting on a Friend
Genesis - Man on the Corner
The Cars - Dangerous Type
The Allman Brothers Band - Blue Sky
The Allman Brothers Band - Revival
The Kinks - Catch Me Now I'm Falling
The Kinks - Celluloid Heroes
Jonathan Edwards - Sunshine
Ted Nugent - Free For All
Moody Blues - Ride My See-Saw
Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking
Al Stewart - Time Passages

Maybe too AM gold? but feel like CR to me:
Stories - Brother Louie
Shocking Blue - Venus
Jim Croce - Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown

These probably have aged over to oldies radio at this point, but they were def played on CR radio 15 years ago:
The Easybeats - Friday on My Mind
The Human Beinz - Nobody But Me
The Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today

Too new wavey maybe? But I don't think I really get the distinction if the Cars and Talking Heads qualify:
Big Country - In a Big Country
The Fixx - Red Skies
Timbuk 3 - The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades

These may seem more like "deep cuts", but I swear they were played on CR radio (at least in the Bay Area) in the late 90's:
Bruce Springsteen - Spirit in the Night
Joe Jackson - Look Sharp
Mott the Hoople - All the Way From Memphis
Pete Townshend - Rough Boys
Elton John - Grey Seal
Rod Stewart - Mandolin Wind
Van Morrison - Jackie Wilson Said
The Who - Pure and Easy
T. Rex - Children of the Revolution

Is the only restriction for the songs to be released before 1987 and be player in rock stations?

Do alternative or "electronic" artists count if they meet these parameters like say, New Order or Depeche Mode who are popular with the rockist crowd?

I'm not sure if they qualify or if they've already been mentioned but here's my list of noms if you wish to include them:

Jesus & the mary chain - just like honey
The Standells - dirty water
Hawkwind - Silver Machine
Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the Middle
Grauzone - Eisbar
The Seeds - Can't Seem to Make You Mine
Love - a House is not a Motel
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Hold Tight
Rheingold - dreiklangs-dimensionen
Los Saicos - Demolicion
The Animals - It's My Life
The Zombies - Time of the Season
XTC - Plans for Nigel
The Cramps - Human Fly
Gang of Four - damaged goods
The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner
New Order - Ceremony
New Order - Age of Consent
the Cure - boys dont cry

Rheingols and Grauzone where big "rock" hits
in Germany. Not sure if they count as american classic rock but they do count as german classic rock.

I'm not sure of American CR radio but in Mexico artists
like Captain Beefheart and Frank Zappa shared air time with Pink floyd and Led Zepellin

Shocking Blue - Venus
The Easybeats - Friday on My Mind
The Human Beinz - Nobody But Me
Big Country - In a Big Country

― Ari (whenuweremine), miércoles 25 de junio de 2014 6:31 (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

These are definitely popular on the CR radio over here.

The problem about the broadcast parameter is that a song like The Standells - Dirty Water is well known with the Boston sports crowd and is considered a classic
but someone from say, Texas might not know anything about it.

It's on the rock and roll hall of fame as one of the songs
that shaped the scene. The whole list is filled with good recommendations and we could simply have a poll based around it.

http://rockhall.com/exhibits/one-hit-wonders-songs-that-shaped-rock-and-roll/

"Dirty Water" is known in Texas.