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

second thought, Status Quo is really like the Doobie Bros or Skynnyrd for the UK. maybe there were other UK bands like that, but 1977/year zero erased them from memory? Or do Foghat count as such? makes me think that Humble Pie were HUGE in the UK and U.S., boogie warlords, but their shit doesn't get played on CR radio.

"Cowboy Song"

???

Humble Pie is decidedly underserved by US CR radio. You might hear "30 Days In The Hole" once in a while, but that's it.

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any beach boys, whether the early 60s hits or Pet Sounds or Carl running shit afterwards or whatever, has never been germane to the classic rock gestalt whatsoever

agreed vis-a-vis the early 60s hits, pet sounds and carl running shit, but completely disagree vis-a-vis "good vibrations," which is none of those things. it is a foundational track of the proggy multi-part epic school of classic rock, up there with "a day in the life," and if you can't segue "good vibrations" out of "roundabout" or "don't stop believin'" or "carry on wayward son," well then i'll just find me another classic rock dj who can.

carl otm

here's a list of Q104.3's top 1043 songs of all time:

http://www.q1043.com/common/top_songs/2013.html

never ever heard any Beach Boys on any classic rock format, whether any song should be therein in a rock critic-approved sense of influencing prog or not. as far as clear channel is concerned, they are oldies.

SO! how about ariana grande and Iggy azalea's "problem?" I like it more than "fancy."

Never ever heard Good Vibrations or ANY BB track on classic rock radio. Come on guys, that's oldies and fits more in line (radio-wise) in between motown and other 60s pop, no matter how infulential it eventually was

Humble Pie is decidedly underserved by US CR radio. You might hear "30 Days In The Hole" once in a while, but that's it.

+ stealin'

i feel like "Good Vibrations" is pretty solidly their token album rock canon moment, but if people really don't think it should be nommed i'll consider taking it out

beach boys never her

i hereby nominate every song listed on this webpage:

http://www.clickhole.com/quiz/how-many-beach-boys-songs-have-you-heard-379

really think that the poll should be based on what CR radio is, not what it should be. idiot classic rock DJs and Clear Channel market research/ data clearly agree that Beach Boys are squaresville. Like, say, all music made by african americans other than J Hendrix during the same period of 1968-1985 (to me the shitty CR era is Sgt Peppers to Born in the USA).

goddamn there's so much hot pussy in EDM videos! I will take EDM over Mumsford discontents every GD time.

SO! how about ariana grande and Iggy azalea's "problem?" I like it more than "fancy."

fucking love it. and vaguely relevant to this thread, sort of, i will note that azalea appears to have eclipsed pop as the person one is assumed to be referring to when one mentions "iggy."

"good vibrations," meanwhile, is #300 on the q104.3 poll linked above, right behind "school's out" and "dust in the wind," and just ahead of "crimson and clover" and "custard pie."

(though i might accept the proposition that new york city doesn't completely count as an arbiter of classic rock.)

Toronto's Q107 ranked it #341 fwiw: http://archive.today/OjCc

NRBQ are playing a biker festival near my house this weekend, and I always figured there was a super-famous classic rock song by NRBQ that I just never realized was theirs, since I've been hearing their name forever. But apparently this is not the case! I've kinda been using "would play a biker festival" as one of my criteria for determining which bands are classic rock for a while now.

very coincidentally, as a native of LVille ky who took huge pride in NRBQ, they were my Grateful Dead and as such one of my favorite acts to have ever existed, they have absolutely nothing to do with classic rock. Bonnie Raitt did "me and the boys," they were popular as a live act in the Northeast and in pockets in the U.S., but my guess is that those bikers are not going to be into Terry Adams and whichever weird record nerds can play passably on the gig.

I don't know, there are a bunch of older mellow bikers these days.

rock radio staples of yesteryear that don't necessarily get played anywhere in 2014

Nominating these, though I think that's the category most of them are in:

Jeff Beck - Freeway Jam
Santana - She's Not There
The Ides of March - Vehicle
Leon Russell - Tight Rope
Robert Palmer - Sailin' Shoes/Hey Julia/Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley
The Grass Roots - Temptation Eyes

If anyone thinks bikers are blaring "Caroline, No" they have another thing coming

The Santana "She's Not There" is still one of his heavier played numbers. Which reminds me:

Santana: "Winning"

Does Motorhead's Ace of Spades get played on Classic Rock?

Like up to 10 times a week on St. Louis classic rock stations at least, yes

i had no idea i was such a billy squier fan until this poll

Does Motorhead's Ace of Spades get played on Classic Rock?

― MarkoP, Thursday, June 26, 2014 5:07 AM (6 hours ago)

This would be another entry for making up the UK classic rock playlist. But I'm guessing probably not for the Americans?

I hear Robert Palmer p regularly on CR radio. Just heard Bad Case of Loving You yesterday and have definitely heard Sailing Shoes, etc.

I'm not sure about Vehicle (toes the line of oldies IMO) but I hope it counts bc I love that song.

I'm on zing and can't search but Joan Jett is nominated, right?

Johnny and Mary never gets played on the radio does it

I am no longer on Zing and have confirmed that Joan Jett is nominated. Thank you for your time.

If you love Joan Jett, don't forget to tune into the hair metal poll that I'll be running 6 months to a year from now, where you will absolutely be able to vote for "I Hate Myself for Loving You" if you please.

I am looking forward to this poll.

The Ides of March - Vehicle

Yes! My hs marching band played this song and I still remember the routine.

Weird, I didn't know that was heard/played outside of Chicagoland.

a good side-poll would be best songs ruined by tv commercial licencing

Does Off Broadway's "Stay In Time" get any classic rock play?

(for reference: http://youtu.be/zJOTXWoeIew)

oldies win the songs ruined by commercials -- i think i remember seeing cats kicking up their poop to "nobody but me" ;_;

We played Vehicle in high school jazz band!

April Wine - You Could Have Been a Lady

can we have "This Is Not America" and "Putting Out Fire (With Gasoline)"? These were both in album rock rotation when I was in middle school.

I hear "Vehicle" all the time but I never knew the name or the band. thank you!

This would be another entry for making up the UK classic rock playlist. But I'm guessing probably not for the Americans?

I thought about nomming it but I've never once heard it on CR radio. Feel like it must get some radio play somewhere in the US though.

Heard "Stay With Me" by the Faces on the radio this morning and holy crap is that a great song. Too bad the Faces never really caught on on CR radio.

Same here. Thread delivers! xps

Robert Palmer - Sailin' Shoes/Hey Julia/Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley

the station in my Little Feat-loving region definitely still plays this

can we have "This Is Not America" and "Putting Out Fire (With Gasoline)"? These were both in album rock rotation when I was in middle school.

since this is ilx, every Bowie song nominated means one more Bowie song in the top 20 results

Weird, I didn't know that was heard/played outside of Chicagoland.

"vehicle" was a huge hit! strikes me as strictly AM/oldies though. frontman jim peterik went on to form the band survivor, of "eye of the tiger" fame. more important, for purposes of this thread, he co-wrote .38 special's "hold on loosely" and "caught up in you."

would vote for many robert palmer songs if given the chance.

Hold on, we almost forgot:

Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible

I think that's from 1988.

"vehicle" was a huge hit! strikes me as strictly AM/oldies though. frontman jim peterik went on to form the band survivor, of "eye of the tiger" fame. more important, for purposes of this thread, he co-wrote .38 special's "hold on loosely" and "caught up in you."

― fact checking cuz, Thursday, June 26, 2014 11:38 AM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yeah, knew that about Peterik/Survivor, and "Vehicle"'s great.

Another one that sprang to mind: Steam's "Na Na, Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)" -- definitely on oldies stations, but I swear I've heard it a few times on cr, too.