CLASSIC ROCK TRACKS POLL: THE RESULTS

xps to tipsy -- if there's any pitcher who could pull off Runnin' it's David Wells, who pitched a perfect game while hungover.

where were you itt when Eagles needed you??

I often refer to them as The Eagles because I know Glenn Frey would hate it.

― Johnny Fever, Monday, July 28, 2014 4:53 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I think the "The" is typically added to European pressings.

― Johnny Fever, Monday, July 28, 2014 4:52 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Netherlands picture sleeve:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9b/Oneofthesenightssingle.jpg/220px-Oneofthesenightssingle.jpg

Take that, Glenn

1 first place vote! out yourself!

xps to tipsy -- if there's any pitcher who could pull off Runnin' it's David Wells, who pitched a perfect game while hungover.

Yeah, David Wells was maybe the most Classic Rock pro athlete ever.

growing up there was a club in Ocean City called Scandals, and for like 10 years i would constantly hear a local rock radio ad in Delaware that was some random cover band playing the "Runnin' With The Devil" intro with that bass pulse and the little piano tinkle, and then the drums kick in and a vocalist sings along with the guitar riff: "SCANDAAAAAAALS"

I really hear that every time I hear the VH song tbh.

― some dude, Monday, July 28, 2014 8:37 PM (19 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yesssssssssss god that commercial rises unbidden into my forebrain every time somebody mentions the TV show Scandal, too.

SCANDAAAAAAALS EVERY ONE KNOWS

Wooooo I just came dangerously close to pasting some dude's SCANDAAAAAALS post into a risk assessment memo for work.

Well, I mean I DID paste it in the memo. I came dangerously close to sending the document to the reviewing attorney with a little anecdote about Ocean City's finest night club instead of information about a settlement demand.

DON: The Pretenders where one of those exciting new bands paving the way for the 80s, making the Reagan years tolerable for freethinkers.

GLENN: We knew well the feeling of having brass in our pockets.

DON: Well, yeah.

Didn't Macca claim that Steve Miller was his favorite guitarist? Yikes...

― Iago Galdston, Monday, July 28, 2014 4:06 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Recommendation: don't seek out their 1997 collaboration "Used To Be Bad."

"Runnin' With The Devil" is, ironically, god-like. AaaaaaaaAAAAAAAH!!!!! OH GOD! OH GOD I'M RUNNINGAAAAAAAAAHHHHH! Maybe the best showcase for Roth as lead singer, a justification or mission statement for what it is that he does. "Ain't Talkin' Bout Love" is maybe more of a song, but my heart is with this one.

I know you didn't expect to have to get your lighters out this early in the show, but it's time to get 'em out:

http://i.imgur.com/4OzJaKj.jpg

83. Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird
861 points, 13 votes

I kind of hate the guitar solo in this song.

does Free Bird have a good rep up north? bc down south it was the alpha and omega

#255 on Q107's top 500 of all time, #11 on CHEZ106's top 106.

Yay free bird!!

TOO LOW

TOO

LOW

Man.

I'm just happy it made it.

My 17.

Struggling to think of another band I adore (3 of their songs in my top 100!) where I hate their biggest song. Can't even take the 4 minute demo version.

For a couple of years Free Bird was my go to song to tell people it was time to leave my party.

Unfortunately I found out every party always has the couple of drunkards who scream 'fuck yeah finally some good music' and try to rock out through the whole thing... for them I had to play this one afterwards:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51hvbd4q68L._SX300_.jpg

Granted it is totally played out and granted it is never, ever funny to yell a request for "Free Bird," still: the idea that there are 82 tracks more Classic and more Rock than this boggles my aging mind.

we've got more birds and sacred cows to sacrifice, believe me

I last heard somebody yell "Free Bird" at a show exactly 164 hours ago.

I thought they had all abandoned the practice in favor of "more cowbell"

moka's party guests otm

free bird is a total jam

I'm not sure I heard those triplets the first time. Maybe you could repeat them?

it's not about that
it's about the total jammitude of the whole song

free bird is more of a jam but I'll take "tuesday's gone" every time

ughhhhhhhhhhh you guys I hate that I have missed most of this rollout so far. hopefully tomorrow will be kinder to me

crying into my can of beer that 'Walk Away' came in so low. I even voted it my #1 to give an extra bump. Oh well. Glad it ranked, it's such a great jame

SEEMS TO ME

pull up a seat, Veg, there's still a couple songs left for the day:

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

82. Golden Earring – Twilight Zone
864 points, 11 votes, 1 first place vote

gr8080, some dude, you guys are killing it right now

"this is big daddy jimbob rocker from modesto, currently haulin my bigrig up Reno way and just wanted to call in and say keep up the good works, these sweet sweet tunes are what keep old jimbob haulin. 10-4 over and out"

echoing the above sentiments that "Free Bird" is a jam and that "Walk Away" is a jame

BAW
BAW
BAW

BAW
BAW
BAW BAW
BAW

ttsstt ssttsstt

bomp bomp bomp bomp bomp

free bird is more of a jam but I'll take "tuesday's gone" every time

― resulting post (rogermexico.), Monday, July 28, 2014 5:48 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah i have nothing against "Free Bird" but i much prefer "Simple Man" and "Tuesday's Gone." by the same token "Sweet Home Alabama" is probably my least favorite of their uptempo hits.

xpost that was my radar love intro

i love when the horns show up in the second crazy break, this song has EVERYTHING

Twilight Zone video is the shizz

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a1sf2CzEq0w

omg that is super embarrassing I just spazzed out about the wrong song

y can't vg read ;_;

Totally possible that there will be more Golden Earring songs in this countdown than CCR.

love it, btw

xpost yeah i think I voted sweet home pretty high just on classicness and I don't regret it but the one the pounded me on re-listening was "saturday night special"

twilight zone is awesome

also I have zero idea of what the lyrics are

faces moving house, feels like being born, my vigo get lose under moon and star etc

idk, sounds cool, i dig it

WHERE DO I GO NOW THAT I'VE GONE TOO FAR?!!!

VG OTM

WHEN THE BULLET HITS THE BOWWWWWNE

wait'll u hear the lyrics in the next tune