Really moving into serious classic rock territory now.
― Man, when I tell you she was cool, she was red hot, I mean she was (intheblanks), Monday, 28 July 2014 22:14 (nine years ago) link
Went through my ballot today and realized that I accidentally voted for Frankenstein twice.
I regret nothing.
― voodoo chili, Monday, July 28, 2014 6:11 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
haha there were a couple things like that where i had to be careful not to count the song twice
― some dude, Monday, 28 July 2014 22:16 (nine years ago) link
I've never heard "Frankenstein" on the radio. Listening to it now; it's going on the "songs I probably should have voted for" list.
― Lewis - J'Agour (crüt), Monday, 28 July 2014 22:16 (nine years ago) link
whenever i open my mouth to hum/sing a "cliché CR riff" this song is reflexively what comes out, without even thinking about it, it's ingrained in my mind as "what a CR riff sounds like"
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Monday, 28 July 2014 22:18 (nine years ago) link
Good first 20 today, y'all. Only one kind of sticks out as odd to me (Lou Reed), but people swear it's paid its classic rock radio dues, so I'm not arguing.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 28 July 2014 22:18 (nine years ago) link
wow 0/20 today
― Darin, Monday, 28 July 2014 22:22 (nine years ago) link
I heard Walk on the Wild Side regularly on my hometown CR station, and they usually avoided that kind of stuff like the plague (there was no Bowie on their playlist, for example)
― Man, when I tell you she was cool, she was red hot, I mean she was (intheblanks), Monday, 28 July 2014 22:22 (nine years ago) link
Don't know about this golden earring song guys. Really I don't see the need for any other golden earring songs other than radar love to even exist.
― Jeff, Monday, 28 July 2014 22:28 (nine years ago) link
When I was younger, I found it impossible to comprehend that Twilight Zone and Radar Love were actually by the same band. It made no sense to me.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 28 July 2014 22:30 (nine years ago) link
great rollout, and great photos. lost my #1 though, feels like Wichita State all over again.
― campreverb, Monday, 28 July 2014 22:36 (nine years ago) link
listened to classic rock station on grooveshark tonight in honour kiu guys never heard of most of these psyched
― Serious Men raised by the Issues Movement (darraghmac), Monday, 28 July 2014 22:36 (nine years ago) link
None of mine either but a solid rollout so far
― g simmel, Monday, 28 July 2014 22:53 (nine years ago) link
Four of mine so far, and one of my 'worst' has made the countdown. My highest placer so far is "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" which I had at #14 - still tons of potential for #80-#1 to be just wall to wall unquestionable classics.
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 28 July 2014 23:04 (nine years ago) link
superb pics, great vibe to this rollout
― ogmor, Monday, 28 July 2014 23:07 (nine years ago) link
Where are these photos coming from? hahaha
― Moka, Monday, 28 July 2014 23:12 (nine years ago) link
::balances beer can on top of head, crosses eyes::
― some dude, Monday, 28 July 2014 23:13 (nine years ago) link
4 of mine so far as well, no idea what remains in this poll.
― Man, when I tell you she was cool, she was red hot, I mean she was (intheblanks), Monday, 28 July 2014 23:24 (nine years ago) link
i mean, twilight zone beat free bird, all bets are off afaict
― Man, when I tell you she was cool, she was red hot, I mean she was (intheblanks), Monday, 28 July 2014 23:25 (nine years ago) link
does Free Bird have a good rep up north? bc down south it was the alpha and omega
for a number of mid-80s memorial day 500 countdowns in pittsburgh, it finished second
live version or gtfo tho
― mookieproof, Monday, 28 July 2014 23:27 (nine years ago) link
(As I was putting my ballot together for this poll, I realized that I have a thing for songs with lots of parts, as my #1 and #2 will strongly attest.)― carl agatha, Monday, July 28, 2014 4:06 PM (3 hours ago)
― carl agatha, Monday, July 28, 2014 4:06 PM (3 hours ago)
at #1 and #2 carl agatha gets all yessed out
― mookieproof, Monday, 28 July 2014 23:29 (nine years ago) link
I think I'm glad I have no idea what "Space Jam" is
FLAE rules, always has, always will, and I say that as somebody w/ a very low Steve Miller tolerance level
Sleeve OTM 2 times
― before you die you see the rink (Jon Lewis), Monday, 28 July 2014 23:48 (nine years ago) link
You're half right and I bet you could guess the other half, too.
― carl agatha, Monday, 28 July 2014 23:54 (nine years ago) link
Beethoven.
― Jeff, Monday, 28 July 2014 23:55 (nine years ago) link
a large chunk of the songs at the top of my ballot are over 6 minutes long and feature extended deviations from the verse/chorus format. AOR epics are my shit.
― some dude, Monday, 28 July 2014 23:58 (nine years ago) link
So "Free Bird" is "Stairway"/"California"/"Numb"-level in a lot of the US?
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Tuesday, 29 July 2014 00:01 (nine years ago) link
I get the impression that carl agatha and I are roughly on the same page.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Tuesday, 29 July 2014 00:02 (nine years ago) link
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, July 28, 2014 8:01 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
it has a "Stairway" like cultural stature but airplay-wise "Sweet Home Alabama" has been far and away the biggest song (by LS, or by almost anyone else) on classic rock radio for quite some time.
― some dude, Tuesday, 29 July 2014 00:04 (nine years ago) link
Yeah as often as freebird gets mentioned "in the culture" I've never heard it on the radio very often.
― before you die you see the rink (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 29 July 2014 00:12 (nine years ago) link
I sure do.
― pplains, Tuesday, 29 July 2014 00:17 (nine years ago) link
i'm looking at an airplay ranking that slots it between "Gimme All Your Lovin'" and "Roxanne"
― some dude, Tuesday, 29 July 2014 00:17 (nine years ago) link
Quite the GIS for that title.
http://thatgirlv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/v-bozeman_freebird_video_premiere-1.jpg
― pplains, Tuesday, 29 July 2014 00:20 (nine years ago) link
Just found a site showing a live feed of my old station's playlist:
http://kkpt.tunegenie.com/
Everything about the same except ENTER SANDMAN? WHAT IN THE HELL?
Last Skynyrd song played was this morning. Something called "Dixie/Sweet Home Alabama".
― pplains, Tuesday, 29 July 2014 00:23 (nine years ago) link
there's a pretty sweet live version by built to spill floating around; guess martsch got tired of the joeks
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 29 July 2014 00:28 (nine years ago) link
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1148406
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Tuesday, 29 July 2014 00:34 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4voMB-jlSQQ
― pplains, Tuesday, 29 July 2014 00:40 (nine years ago) link
Also today, I learned geocities is alive and well in Japan:
http://www.geocities.jp/leotardskynyrd/
― pplains, Tuesday, 29 July 2014 00:41 (nine years ago) link
just came from my eyeglasses store, where "lonely is the night" was playing when i walked in. saleswoman looked up and, unprompted, said, "we're rockin' the classic rock today." "i know the feeling," i said.
― PORPOISE AND ME (fact checking cuz), Tuesday, 29 July 2014 01:35 (nine years ago) link
sure, but how does she feel about the stroke
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 29 July 2014 01:40 (nine years ago) link
I just listened to "Shambala". Pretty sure I've never heard it before.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Tuesday, 29 July 2014 01:40 (nine years ago) link
the song i most regret not voting for today is "brass in pocket." i rejected it on grounds of "not sufficiently classic rock." but i do hear it on cr radio out here, and it sounds perfect every time it comes on. which is to say, sometimes i am an idiot.
a cr countdown would make no sense without the uber-classic "free bird," even if lynyrd skynyrd topped it several times. it wasn't one of my three skynyrd votes but i'm glad it's on the list, and i'm glad it's low.
― PORPOISE AND ME (fact checking cuz), Tuesday, 29 July 2014 01:51 (nine years ago) link
freebird is great
personally I dig the piano-heavy studio version on skynyrd's first, but i love the guitar solo in the live version, and ronnie's stage banter
"WHAT IS IT YOU WANNA HEAR?"
― SEEMS TO ME (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 29 July 2014 01:55 (nine years ago) link
i think the fact she was playing "lonely is the night" tells you all you need to know.
― PORPOISE AND ME (fact checking cuz), Tuesday, 29 July 2014 01:55 (nine years ago) link
^^^btw you should probably sign yrself up for a bo diddley beat poll
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 29 July 2014 01:58 (nine years ago) link
also it's WHAT SONG IS IT YOU WANNA HEAR
smdh
fp-ing myself right now
― SEEMS TO ME (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 29 July 2014 01:59 (nine years ago) link
ooh, i like that idea,
― PORPOISE AND ME (fact checking cuz), Tuesday, 29 July 2014 02:02 (nine years ago) link
Why does half of ILM seem to hate Steve Miller Band? They're a pretty good band and still sound more modern than most of the bands on the "classic rock" canon. Songs like the joker or flae could have been released this year and they wouldn't sound weird.
― Moka, Tuesday, 29 July 2014 02:22 (nine years ago) link
People slag Steve Miller. I put on Serenade, drop the mic and walk away.
― pplains, Tuesday, 29 July 2014 02:50 (nine years ago) link
My old roommate and pal's dad used to insist, casually, that back in his college days, his band's main rival in town was Steve Miller's, but that he didn't begrudge his former equal's success, as fame takes its toll too: "You should see Steve these days! He's a mess!" I was never convinced the chronology or geography of this worked at all, but I would also totally respect a dude whose imagined, bogus musical rival was Steve Miller.
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 29 July 2014 03:18 (nine years ago) link
steve miller & sammy hagar occupy the same terrible-lyrics circle of hell for me...and both have at least a couple of songs that I hate myself for liking
― SEEMS TO ME (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 29 July 2014 03:43 (nine years ago) link