CLASSIC ROCK TRACKS POLL: THE RESULTS

true story: Kansas would have been #7 on the most hated list if all the votes for "Carry On Wayward Son," "Dust In The Wind" and "Point Of Know Return" were pooled together

i couldn't do a list of worst songs because the worst songs bring me so much joy laughter-wise

dark side has shitty sequencing /challop

i mean, track sequencing, the synth sequencers rule obviously

OK, fuck it, some more fun with math

20 most hated artists by total 'worst' track poll point totals:
1. Eric Clapton 110
2. Billy Joel 102
3. Eagles 92
4. George Thorogood 77
5. Don McLean 68
6. Bob Seger 63
7. Bachman-Turner Overdrive 52
8. Styx 49
9. Journey 48
10. Led Zeppelin 39
11. Don Henley 38
12. Foreigner 37
13. Kansas 36
14. (tie) Glenn Frey 34 / Steve Miller 34 / Blood, Sweat & Tears 34
17. (tie ) Jimmy Buffett 33 / Supertramp 33
19. Lynyrd Skynyrd 32
20. (tie) Dire Straits 31 / The Doors 31 / The Guess Who 31

High placement for Foreignerkansasjourneystyx is very gratifying...Boston joining them would have been too much to hope for.

imo there should be a thread where everybody listens to every Billy Joel song just like w/ the Eagles

based on the above, what there really oughta be is an eric clapton listening thread.

also, kudos to don mclean for collectively coming in fifth worst pace, presumably with a single song.

Joel and the Eagles at least have some kind of consistent songwriting vision that you can engage with, for better and for worse. Clapton's solo catalog just seems like decades of coasting on covers and so-so originals.

yeah McLean, Buffett and The Guess Who each only had one hated song

PINK FLOYD RULES

you dark side haters dont get it maaaaaaan

My number one best song has showed up on someone's worst song list.

^ ILX's biggest "Dirty Laundry" fan

200 different songs were on the 'worst' ballots. a lot of them are great songs.

Joel and the Eagles at least have some kind of consistent songwriting vision that you can engage with, for better and for worse. Clapton's solo catalog just seems like decades of coasting on covers and so-so originals.

i don't disagree with any of that. but i think, as a result, there are probably a bunch of hidden things in ec's catalog, both good and bad, that very few if any people here would ever have encountered. whereas i think joel's catalog is small enough and beloved enough by people on this very board (cough cough) that there'd be very few, if any, surprises.

on the other hand, i will never turn down an opportunity to re-engage with billy, so if his thread were ever to happen, i'd be there faster than you can say "brenda and eddie."

I'm sure. And I'm sure some will place in the top 100. Xpost

(xp)
I have this corny bit of business with the manager of Table Wine around the block from my house in which I go in and ask for the "Billy Joel Special- a bottle of red, bottle of white." He pretends to laugh and go along with it, although they mostly seem to listen to Aimee Mann in there.

I haven't said this on the Eagles thread yet, but keep in mind that there is a Billy Joel poll on the master schedule.

Now, you all know that I wouldn't mind listening to every single one of his songs in a row and then participating in a poll, but for the rest of you, yes, I do doubt your commitment.

See, I voted The Wall as my #2 CR album because of how effectively classic rock radio winnows it down. I have no interest in the album as a whole, but there are like eight CR warhorses on it, and when one of them comes on the radio I pretty much never change the station even though I've heard them dozens of times before. Ditto most of the Eagles' catalogue - enjoyable enough radio fodder, never cared to check out the albums. Ignoring the lyrics helps, too.

Always think of pplains and fcc as the biggest Billy Joel fans on ilx or, if not of Billy himself, than at the very least of Liberty DeVitto.

My number one best song has showed up on someone's worst song list.

― Jeff, Sunday, July 27, 2014 10:20 PM (16 minutes ago)

"For Those About to Rock," betcha betcha betcha

I have this corny bit of business with the manager of Table Wine around the block from my house in which I go in and ask for the "Billy Joel Special- a bottle of red, bottle of white." He pretends to laugh and go along with it

if he were a real mensch, or at least a real new yorker, he'd bring you a bottle of rosé instead.

ha, yes exactly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0l9XAhe21k

was "sunset grill" nominated? I wouldn't have voted for it, but that's got one hot dramatic synth riff

Enjoyed the worst tracks countdown but gutted to see ILX doesn't seem to share my hatred of Supertramp.

With the albums subpoll I decided to voted base on how well the albums were represented in the nominations list - e.g. Tusk is my favourite record ever but it didn't feel right voting for something with only two songs in there, whereas Rumours has five awesome songs (and 'Don't Stop') so that got my #1 slot.

Rise and shine, rock fans! I'm here with our morning zoo crew to officially kick off today's countdown. I'm just going to unveil a couple of songs before I have to head out for a bit, and gr80 will be here in a bit to post some more results. In case you missed it, I got an early start on Sunday with #100: CLASSIC ROCK TRACKS POLL: THE RESULTS

And now, 99...

http://i.imgur.com/pf127WW.jpg

99. The Who – Eminence Front
818 points, 12 votes

it's a put on!

love that song, though I'm sure I never heard it on classic rock radio & so didn't vote for it.

really? I feel like it's become a real staple over time

yeah I'm talking about back in the day (meaning mid 80s to early 90s) ; haven't listened to much classic rock radio since then

ah yeah. a lot of early/mid 80s stuff has entered the canon in the last decade or so.

"Eminence Front" was #19 on our The Who tracks poll. I promise you there are not 18 more Who songs in this countdown.

yeah I didn't vote for any Who tracks in this; they just weren't an integral part of my classic rock experience. same for lots of the bands for whom we have separate polls. it was more fun to vote for the "Lunatic Fringe"s of the list (ahem)

It's kind of funny to see how people talk about Tom Cochrane/Red Rider on these threads since they were far from a fringe one-hit wonder up here. Several songs are in rotation. I like "White Hot" as much as "Lunatic Fringe".

Woohoo! I also did not grow up with this on CR - it was one of my last-minute adds based on hype on the poll threads and particularly the fcc-curated Casino listening thread. Love the change of sound for them, the stiff Who-like attempt at funk and the vague Reagan-era cocktail party dread washing around the lyrics: a personal front of pretension and deceit? A storm gathering? Or the battle lines in an icy, looming war? The thing has got great atmosphere. People forget...

"Reagan era cocktail party dread"

Whoa yeah that's apt as heck.

OK, will drop one more song before I head out and will let gr80 post some whenever he feels like it. this would've been a good song to START the countdown with, but still applies:

http://i.imgur.com/KS0ZMxB.jpg

98. Bachman-Turner Overdrive – You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
826 points, 13 votes

Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Eff the haters! This song is just so joyous. Essential summer jam - BOMP BOMP! Bu-bu-bu-baby!

While I spent a ridiculous amount of time getting my 100 and 10 worst just right, at the end of that I just threw 5 records out that I love. Which is a way of apologizing for the dullness of said list.
It does seem to me that CR is, if not the creator, then the natural home of live records. so that rule bums me out. Would probably have voted in Lynyrd Skynyrd's Second Helping and Houses of the Holy in place of the 2 disqualifications.

1. Aerosmith Toys In The Attic
2. The Who Who's Next
3. Kiss Alive II
4. Journey Greatest Hits
5. Pink Floyd The Wall

distressed that i will likely be too busy at work today to follow this appropriately : /

so glad i voted for eminence front!! that is one of my most cherished "WHAT IS THIS SONG" jams from youth

tbrr i still go nuts when i hear it in the car

Eminence Front was probably one of the last cuts from my ballot. I dig the song deeply. Took me a long time to figure out who it was because I thought they were singing "livin' in a front". I dunno.

Hasn't been mentioned yet, but I've got a real good feeling about gr8080s pic selection here.

I don't think I hear this very much. I like the synths and that first solo.

They were playing this on a PA the other day and I was talking to my 4 year old about it and singing along with the chorus and she was like "Daddy I have seen a LOT of things!"

mentioned this on the nomination and/or voting thread but eminence front is one of the only tracks i can think of that sits comfortably in both the CR and balearic canons

Eminence Front dropped off my ballot at the last minute too.

I voted the BTO song really high -- it's one of my favorite examples of '70s blue-collar boogie, just a great rhythm section in that band.

Certainly a heavy one. (Get it?)

btw are these photos all ship/8080 family shots or stuff from the k-hole?

ALBUMS:

1. The Who - Live at Leeds
2. The Who - My Generation
3. The Who - Who's Next
4. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?
5. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland

WORST:

1. Meat Loaf – Paradise By The Dashboard Light
2. Billy Joel – Piano Man
3. George Thorogood – Bad To The Bone
4. Jimmy Buffett – Margaritaville
5. The Doors – Peace Frog
6. Crosby, Still, Nash & Young-Teach Your Children
7. Jethro Tull -- Thick as a Brick
8. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Our House
9. Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression, Part II)
10. George Thorogood – Who Do You Love