CLASSIC ROCK TRACKS POLL: THE RESULTS

Working For The Weekend?

Ha! That would be a very ILM thing to do. xp

Biggest surprise to me thus far is "Comfortably Numb" being the only Floyd pick in a classic rock poll. That's not their best song, their most popular, or their most Classic Rock.

iron butterfly #1. everybody watched Manhunter on netflix last weekend.

Biggest surprise to me thus far is "Comfortably Numb" being the only Floyd pick in a classic rock poll. That's not their best song, their most popular, or their most Classic Rock.

― Lee626, Friday, August 1, 2014 2:15 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah, big head-scratcher to me too.

(fingers in ears) lalalalalalala OH BABY DON'T IT FEEL LIKE HEAVEN RIGHT NOW

;_; feelin that

It very well could be The Waiting, but a top 100 with no Foreigner and no Bad Company is just weird.

urgent
urgent
emergency!

feels like something from a dream, sandy.

This one is for Ben. You sent me a quick top 20 ballot at the last minute and guess what? It made a difference, your top song would've been #4 without your vote.

Also, a special dedication to our boy gr80, who did an amazing job with the images. This was his favorite song that made the top 20.

And finally, a shout out to the crew at Jaker's, who always take good care of The Aorta whenever we broadcast from there. There was this chick that used to dance a lot, but I forget her name at the moment.

http://i.imgur.com/Bkat0xN.jpg

3. Thin Lizzy – The Boys Are Back In Town
2398 points, 34 votes, 1 first place votes

a top 100 with no Foreigner and no Bad Company is just weird.

Well then. We've done just that!

lol forgot about thin lizzy

I mean, she was steamin'.

this song is so good it hurts

If the boys want to fight, you better let them

man, we just fell about the place

This chart is nuts! But also great.

So classic

that melancholy descending outro riff could've been the foundation of a great song, instead of just this tossed-off tangent in a 5 star classic

So top 2 is Barracuda and ...?

So glad we were able to squeeze in "Boys of Summer" and fucking "What a Fool Believes" you guys.

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

forgot about this. I kept thinking jailbreak when thin lizzy came up. so good.

Is it possible "Smoke on the Water" didn't chart? Seems likely at this point.

So top 2 is Barracuda and ...?

Don't Fear the Reaper

wow "never been any reason" is going to take the whole damn thing huh?

The Boys Are Back In Town is perfect.

lol my acquaintance w/it began with a Bon Jovi cover

heard "the boys are back in town" on CRR a couple days ago and yup, still corny

Such an incredible band and unjustly under represented on CRR

corny and awesome

What a fool believes should have been higher tbqf

xxp true, Cowboy Song, Whiskey in a Jar, Running Back and Jailbreak would fit right in on any 70s rock block.

man, i still think those cats are great

prefer 'jailbreak' but 'boys are back in town' is one of the few songs in the top 20 that really belongs there

Don't Fear the Reaper

Oh, right. Well, a top 10 that is 40 percent Heart and BOC is ok with me.

2. Olivia Newton-John - Heart Attack

I think I might've said this on the nominations thread, but when I was a kid Phil's voice on the verses always reminded me of Arnold Schwarzenegger, and I still love to picture Arnold partying down at Dino's

my fave thin lizzy deep cut, in case anyone cares: http://youtu.be/lAegMD4Ip3M

I kept thinking jailbreak when thin lizzy came up

i wrote in jailbreak, but can't argue w/the boys

i hear jailbreak on CRR just as much as boys, if not more

so we DON'T like heavy metal thunder, as it turns out???

Well, we think you've got an idea of what the top 2 is going to be. But let's get it all out there. I was rooting all along for it to take #1, but in the end the gap in points was far too big to overcome. This one's for emil.y.

http://i.imgur.com/W9QihMJ.jpg

2. Heart – Barracuda
2434 points, 32 votes, 1 first place vote

Wrote in jailbreak as my #4, a vote I was more than happy to waste

Happy it's #2, sad it's not #1.

gg, you're killing me.

omg that photo

#2 is exactly where I voted it! I could listen to that opening riff all day.

And your #1. This one's for Sandy:

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

1. Billy Squier – The Stroke
3107 points, 41 votes, 2 first place votes