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

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.

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?

― Moka, Wednesday, June 25, 2014 3:43 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah...most of your nominations are totally out of the realm of what this poll is about. Jesus And Mary Chain and New Order will not be included.

They were just suggestions. I've never lived in America so I'm not sure how popular these are in your Classic Radio stations. Mary Chain and New Order per example had plenty of radio play in stations or rock bars which played the sort of songs in your list when I lived in Barcelona. They loved them more than any country I've lived in.

This is your poll so I'm not complaining about what you want to include on the nomination list, just trying to help in case you missed something!

Oh! Speaking about Spain here's a suggestion from a Spanish band which actually was hit in UK and America and I think is eligible for a Classic Rock radio list by all means:

Los Bravos - Black is Black

There's also:
Tony Joe White - Polk Salad Annie

Similar to Creedence and I remember hearing it first on a classic rock station in Dallas.

"Dirty Water" is known in Texas.

― Incident At Spanish Harlem (C. Grisso/McCain), miércoles 25 de junio de 2014 10:20 (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

This makes me happy! I was trying to make a point about how CR stations might have different "classics" depending on the zone you live in but I honestly have no idea how popular "dirty water" actually is asides knowing that the Boston sports teams play it on their stadiums and people from Boston ought to identify the song.

"sultans of swing" is my "dont fear the reaper"

Me too if you mean that you can't stand to listen to Sultans of Swing.

"My Kind of Lover" was just on the radio. I always forget how much I like Billy Squier (or the hits anyway, since that's all I know) until I hear his songs.

I always associate The Stroke with the Himalaya amusement park ride, which I used to ride mostly to hear The Stroke.

Also Billy Squier is looking good in his old age.

http://d36jiqg3u1m7g0.cloudfront.net/artistas/338x236/v2_338x236_thumb_55937_imagen_1.jpg
http://swearingin.com/wcontent/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/billy-squier1.png

I hate Sultans of Swing to death. I want to stab that song through its heart.

i'm ok w/ it lately but for years it was hands-down my least favorite song in the CR canon

Alan Parsons Project - I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You
Walter Egan - Magnet & Steel
Billy Idol - Eyes Without a Face

oh man i love sultans of swing and i always will
my mom told me that when i was a toddler i would start clapping when it came on. i really liked "the devil went down to georgia" too, so i think i just liked that sound. i remember asking my mom what that sound was and she didn't know. next time you hear that deedle eedle deedle eedle deedle eedle deedle of the solo in sultans of swing, think of little tiny me clapping with glee.

man I love eyes without a face so much
it feels too far over the top 40 side of the fence to me tho. idk.
magnet & steel OTM

y'all need to stop with this reaper-baiting itt. That song is is untouchable IMO, like "Eight Miles High" "Buzzards and Dreadful Crows" "Queen of Eyes" "Dancing Days" untouchable. I don't think I'm just blinded by my BOC fandom either, I mean I don't want Godzilla on this fkin poll even though it well qualifies.

charlie daniels "In America" was one of the first 45s I ever bought, luckily I did not take its sentiments on board in my developing brain. I wish I'd heard "Wooly Swamp" when I was little instead.

I can't look at the full list rn but all three of those C Daniels joints need to be on here if they aren't already

"Devil...Georgia"
"The Legend of Wooly Swamp"
"In America" (CR Grossness in excelsis)
maybe "Stroker Ace" too?

like "Eight Miles High" "Buzzards and Dreadful Crows" "Queen of Eyes" "Dancing Days" untouchable

would love to listen to that classic-rock station at my laundromat.

Heart - These Dreams
Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield
PhD - I Won't Let You Down

fuck yeah these dreams
i assume Hit Me With Your Best Shot is already on? (all-time CR guitar solo on there, I can still sing every note from memory)

y'all need to stop with this reaper-baiting itt.
otm AND reaper-baiting in general is not a good idea! every time hear that song i kinda space out and then i hear "don't fear the reaper, don't be afraid, take my hand" and i'm momentarily terrified that i am going to get into a car wreck within a matter of seconds. it's a reminder that i should probably fear the reaper.

I love "Reaper," but it was years before I knew it had a scary-ass midsection solo; the AM radio edit didn't have that.

DON'T BAIT THE REAPER

love that midsection solo, so great

I wish there were more BOC songs to nom but really most of their FM gems didn't quite break through the way they should have. Oh fuck it.

Blue Oyster Cult - Shooting Shark

Never heard it.

It was an AOR hit for several years. idk.

I'm just being contrary. It is The ILX Way.

Did Molly Hatchet have any popular CR tracks or did everyone just buy them for the covers?

(vague memories of whoa-ohhh-oh-oh BACK STABBA!)

Flirtin' With Disaster needs to be on here if it's not already

Only one I've ever heard is "Flirtin' with Disaster." The vocalist sounds like a Muppet, but the rest is 4th-rate Skynyrd meh.

how dare you, they are def a 2nd rate Skynyrd, give some credit ;)