The ILM 1980s Anti-Rolling Stone Canon (FREE PUSSY RIOT) Rock Poll Results - Tracks! Final top 10 results happening right now.

I voted for "Aces High", fucking love that song

(also nominated Pigswill, which I then ignored - nothin' but strategy over here)

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actually I slapped together an equal weight ballot 4 hrs after the deadline when we were still in grace limbo so I don't remember 100% everything I voted for

yeah I think my unweighted tracks ballot worked against me. shoulda dumped maiden in the top 10

I voted for three Maiden songs iirc: "Hallowed...", "Flight of Icarus", and "Wasted Years".

surprised at seeing both Makes No Sense At All and Livin' on a Prayer place so low. I predicted hair/flannel dominance.

Yeah, that low placing for "Makes No Sense At All" surprised me a little but there were something like 13 Husker Du songs on the nominations list. The Bon Jovi placement is really striking though.

Ok, who else voted for that Blurt tune so I can give him/her a kiss?

All of youse that didn't vote for it and helped place it in the top 100 are missing out.

Btw, I remember reading a fact article where Matmos placed their top 5 songs of all time and 'the fish needs a bike' was one of them. Good for them.

my placements so far:

211 Bauhaus - She's in Parties
214 KMFDM - Don't Blow Your Top
218 Scraping Foetus off the Wheel - Pigswill
232 Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name
248 D.R.I. - I Don't Need Society

I voted for other Descendants and Bad Brains tracks, IIRC...

i only voted for 25 songs but "Sweet Little Hi-Fi" was one of them

6 of mine in so far although i somehow neglected to notice blurt was in there which would have featured in my top ten thus probably giving it almost the same position it has currently.

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so far the most shocking result of the poll is me voting for Revolting Cocks and jjj forgetting to

― cake-like Lady Gaga (DJP), Sunday, September 23, 2012 2:15 AM (3 hours ago)

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surprised at seeing both Makes No Sense At All and Livin' on a Prayer place so low. I predicted hair/flannel dominance.

― Hellhouse, Sunday, September 23, 2012 2:57 AM (2 hours ago)

livin' on a prayer placing this low = best poll result so far

love and voted for all of the foetus, but if throne of agony isnt way up there in this chart i will be srsly and honestly mad at you all

i threw all my money at "clothes hoist"

ah shit, that was the only one i didnt vote for

Of the ones posted after midnight UK I voted for Dicks Hate The Police and English Faggot.

i voted for She's in Parties & Youth Gone Wild.

Will resume in about 50 mins

Enjoyed that Foetus track a lot. Foetus has always been one of artists that I've subconsciously avoided for fear that I won't get it, this is probably a mistake on my part.

another convert to the cause = result !

and yes, glad to see jimbo getting some love from others and not just me ..

Did I tell you guys we got 2 tracks ballots saying FREE PUSSY RIOT

and 1 ballot saying TRACKS ARE FOR THE WEAK AND FEEBLE MINDED SHEEP

lol what

jjj shouldn't have let Henry vote

#210 Butthole Surfers - The Shah Sleeps In Lee Harvey's Grave 217 Points, 4 Votes
http://open.spotify.com/track/3LQmkA1WAQ6WQmn61qnNfr
http://youtu.be/iLX4TKO1fy8

Glad that made it.

^That tune kind of represents the side of BHS that I find it hard to click with.
(Sorry to start today's comments on a negative, I'm psyched that we're rolling again).

making this a top 250 was a brilliant idea

Thanks! Glad you're enjoying it.
It's a good way to introduce songs a lot might not know but some value really highly. You don't really learn anything from a top 50.

It's also good for the people who voted for their fave songs , rather than what they think others might vote for,to see their efforts rewarded.

All poll results should be longer IMO just for those reasons.

#209 A Certain Ratio - Do the Du 218 Points, 5 Votes
http://youtu.be/fnqN-rGM3J8

Ahhhh that's more like it. :)

my first to place (I think). Thought hard about including ACR but they're a favourite of mine.

oh actually I voted for that Rites of Spring track too.

Didn't put Do The Du on my ballot 'cause it's a somewhat different kind of groove from what I would associate with 'rock', but now I'm thinking I should have put quibbles aside and gone for it.

it's got that excellent scouring guitar riff which made me think it's rock enough.

Yeah that makes sense.

#208 Trouble - Assassin 219 Points, 3 Votes
http://youtu.be/oqNR-_nHZwQ

Spotify playlist:

http://open.spotify.com/user/1234500846/playlist/09Ldc3UFXvm2ZGTfgV6Xlw

livin' on a prayer placing this low = best poll result so far

I agree, but someone should send the results to Lydia Lunch. would make for a fine study in paroxysm.

#207 Chrome - New Age 219 Points, 4 Votes
http://open.spotify.com/track/1Ha12VMFtRvJQbiVlIPUZq
http://youtu.be/x0S5Ziz1RVU

Not heard the Chrome song before but I like it a lot.

Didn't make my cut. Not one of my favourite Chrome tracks.

In better news, I DID vote for Stainless Steel Providers after all. And at number 14 to boot. No idea why ctrl-f didn't pick that up before.

I'm thinking stirmonster is enjoying the rollout more than he expected

#206 The Vandals - Urban Struggle 223 Points, 3 Votes
http://open.spotify.com/track/7mhEiYCjDNe6W1BoFFvdzX
http://youtu.be/Tr7n_NLeJQE

Haha YES.

I'M GONNA WAIT TILL THE CLUB IS FULL
THEN I'M GONNA RIDE THE MECHANICAL BULL

The pinnacle of joke-punk.

Not heard the vandals before

Peace Thru Vandalism is a top album, well worth checking out.
Their later stuff is very different, kind of in the vein of 90s pop-punk like NoFX etc. A little bit too cutesy-pie at times but sometimes quite fun (although to be fair I've not listened to it in years).

god I despise NoFX so much. Still gutted the Descendents went in that vein on their comeback. What a letdown.

I dont remember if I voted for The Shah Sleeps in Lee Harvey's Grave or not, but I def meant to. That song is awesome