Such a rad bassline
― brimstead, Thursday, 31 July 2014 20:16 (ten years ago) link
Roundabout is spectacularly great. I love it to death even though I'm not a prog guy. The bassline and organ performance are spectacular, but Steve Howe makes this song.
― voodoo chili, Thursday, 31 July 2014 20:17 (ten years ago) link
you know, in and around the lake, mountains come out of the sky, and they stand there. I'd like to know.― trevor horn, Thursday, August 26, 2004 9:26 PM (9 years ago)
― sleeve, Thursday, 31 July 2014 20:19 (ten years ago) link
"Roundabout" is a good tune but I honestly don't know if I ever knowingly heard Yes on CRR aside from "I've Seen All Good People". Not much really sounded familiar to me when I finally got around to listening to their albums.
― Kool-Ranch! flavor Kool-Aid® drink mix (Old Lunch), Thursday, 31 July 2014 20:20 (ten years ago) link
Thanks, poll, for inspiring me to listen to "Close To The Edge". Goodbye, next twenty minutes of my life.
― Kool-Ranch! flavor Kool-Aid® drink mix (Old Lunch), Thursday, 31 July 2014 20:25 (ten years ago) link
I think my local CRR doesn't play "Roundabout" anymore. Too prog, not enough rawk. Trying to think if if I've ever heard Genesis; "That's All," maybe...
― Both Jandek and Authenty (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 31 July 2014 20:27 (ten years ago) link
Roundabout feels fairly ubiquitous. This is probably my fave prog song.I mean not enough to vote for it, but still, not unpleasant.
― campreverb, Thursday, 31 July 2014 20:29 (ten years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/IeK1bY1.jpg
23. Free – All Right Now1409 points, 21 votes
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Thursday, 31 July 2014 20:32 (ten years ago) link
XP Yes jams I have heard on area CRR: "Roundabout", "Long Distance Runaround", "I've Seen All Good People", "Owner of A Lonely Heart", "Changes"
― Randall "Humble" Pie (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 31 July 2014 20:33 (ten years ago) link
I voted for this even though I couldn't decide whether I actually liked it or not, because no way are we having a CR poll without ARN on it
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 31 July 2014 20:36 (ten years ago) link
I had Free - All Right Now at 23 too. So that's perfect placement.
― Jeff, Thursday, 31 July 2014 20:37 (ten years ago) link
Free, along with Humble Pie, are like the most 'Classic Rock'-sounding bands that only have a couple radio staples between them.
― Randall "Humble" Pie (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 31 July 2014 20:38 (ten years ago) link
Half the time on the radio I get really excited to hear "All Right Now," only to be severely disappointed that I'm actually listening to "Rock 'N Me" by Steve Miller Band
― voodoo chili, Thursday, 31 July 2014 20:38 (ten years ago) link
Is there room enough for two Steppenwolf tunes in the top 20?
― Kool-Ranch! flavor Kool-Aid® drink mix (Old Lunch), Thursday, 31 July 2014 20:40 (ten years ago) link
Too true. Xp
― love is how's life tonight (how's life), Thursday, 31 July 2014 20:40 (ten years ago) link
was wondering about steppenwolf myself
― David Schramm (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 31 July 2014 20:42 (ten years ago) link
if they ever played "fire and water" on the radio I might have placed it top-ten.
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Thursday, 31 July 2014 20:48 (ten years ago) link
"all right now" is good though. a little played out because it's the only Free that ever gets played, but totally classic for the same reason and even if goofy and juvenile and subject to the same loooong we-don't-know-how-to-end-this fade as "feel like makin love" it's also a solid primer on why Kossoff and Rodgers are still counted among the greats.
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Thursday, 31 July 2014 20:51 (ten years ago) link
Saw image pic for #24 and thought, "Song's called Roundabout, not Reacharound."
Always wanted to cover All Right Now since there's no bass during the verses. Would've been easy to sing. It's cool though, that wish finally passed.
Hated Boys of Summer then, hate it now. Sounds like Mr. Mister to me.
― pplains, Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:03 (ten years ago) link
hey! who's that in the conference room? is that vanilla ice???
oh, no... its Queen & David Bowie:
http://i.imgur.com/XRQGVM3.jpg
22. Queen & David Bowie – Under Pressure1425 points, 21 votes
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:06 (ten years ago) link
Cool pic of Freddie, Brian and David.
― pplains, Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:07 (ten years ago) link
haha
― sleeve, Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:09 (ten years ago) link
Sounds like Mr. Mister to me
You say that like it's a bad thing.
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:10 (ten years ago) link
top 25 is looking stellar
― David Schramm (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:16 (ten years ago) link
All right now feels like it goes for 10 minutes, I don't love it.I can't stand Yes
but I love Under Pressure so hooray!
― SEEMS TO ME (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:17 (ten years ago) link
this poll def made me a "roundabout" fan
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:17 (ten years ago) link
Don't like All Right Now, even as I see its virtues and knew it would place very high in this poll.
― Man, when I tell you she was cool, she was red hot, I mean she was (intheblanks), Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:19 (ten years ago) link
Heyyyyyy Roundabout! :D
― carl agatha, Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:19 (ten years ago) link
That live at Wembley version of this nearly brings me to tears it's so good.
― campreverb, Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:19 (ten years ago) link
Hoping that All Right Now is the highest Paul Rodgers gets in this poll.
― pplains, Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:21 (ten years ago) link
why did he come over for dinner and ask you rude questions?
― David Schramm (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:23 (ten years ago) link
I'm always surprised at how much ILM (and others) love Under Pressure. Mentally I've got it filed with some of Bowie's *other* megastar collaborations.
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:26 (ten years ago) link
why did he come over for dinner and ask you rude questions?Nah, he busted the unions and then moved all the jobs off-shore.
― pplains, Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:31 (ten years ago) link
last one for today folks, some dude is back in the morning with our final countdown.
http://i.imgur.com/Kf880yh.jpg 21. Neil Young – Cinnamon Girl1445 points, 21 votes
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:31 (ten years ago) link
Yes. The most CR of Neil Young songs.
― Man, when I tell you she was cool, she was red hot, I mean she was (intheblanks), Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:32 (ten years ago) link
Wishing Well got robbed
― g simmel, Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:35 (ten years ago) link
Neil Young has no business being on this poll
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:35 (ten years ago) link
yeah that's kinda weird
also i picture a cinnamon girl being a kinda dirty hippy girl
― SEEMS TO ME (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:36 (ten years ago) link
i like the song though!
Ismael Klata don't need him around, anyhow.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:37 (ten years ago) link
what the hell
― sleeve, Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:37 (ten years ago) link
Young's an odd one. The only Young I heard on CR was "Southern Man," "Heart of Gold," "Old Man," "My My,Hey Hey," and maybe "Rockin'..." He just didn't exist. Too weird.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:37 (ten years ago) link
Cinnamon Girl is such a great song, I hear it on the radio a decent amount. Perfect lyrics, and it's heavier than Paranoid (the song).
― voodoo chili, Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:38 (ten years ago) link
I should clarify: I like Neil well enough, it's the voice that doesn't belong here. I can't relate what he does to the other singers here, who are really going for it in the main.
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:39 (ten years ago) link
I don't think I've ever heard Neil on CR radio
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:40 (ten years ago) link
"Heart of Gold" is being played on CRR somewhere anytime.
― Randall "Humble" Pie (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:44 (ten years ago) link
You guys are nuts. Neil Young has at least 5 CR fixtures, Harvest was a big hit in its day. Having weirdo auteur tendencies and something like hip cred doesn't stop that.
― Man, when I tell you she was cool, she was red hot, I mean she was (intheblanks), Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:48 (ten years ago) link
Neil Young should do a covers album of CRR staples. Imagine him doing Sultans of Swing for instance
― john wahey (NickB), Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:49 (ten years ago) link
Neil Young Gets Yesssssed Out
― Randall "Humble" Pie (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:51 (ten years ago) link
idk I just don't like a lot of hippie flakes in my classic rock granola
― SEEMS TO ME (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 31 July 2014 21:52 (ten years ago) link