CLASSIC ROCK TRACKS POLL: THE RESULTS

this is pretty cool re: "all the young dudes" (via wiki)

According to an interview Bowie gave to Rolling Stone magazine in 1973, the boys are carrying the same news that the newscaster was carrying in the song "Five Years" from Ziggy Stardust; the news being the fact that the Earth had only five years left to live. Bowie explains: "All the Young Dudes' is a song about this news. It's no hymn to the youth, as people thought. It is completely the opposite."
― brimstead, Friday, August 1, 2014 2:05 PM (21 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Somebody needs to translate this for me, i have no idea what this means.

More Than Feeling was my number 1. That song is goddamn perfection. I probably listen to it 79 times a day. Maybe not.

haha Bill

someone give bill magill the news

stomping sandy otm.

34 votes and I was not one. Figured it didn't need the help. Figured Boston can fuck off, they broke my head with overexposure in high school.

All I know is that there are three songs left and one is Barracuda.

It would be nuts to have zero Bad Company songs in the top 100, though.

one is reaper

one is steppenwolf

i would like to go back in time, to wednesday, and tell my two-day-younger self to stop worrying so much about the absence of heart in the lower tiers of the countdown.

One has gotta be Leo Sayer.

REM gets some play on crr here so don't count them out

I buy Reaper (of course!), but I don't buy Steppenwolf.

xp to will c -- More Than a Feeling is the only Boston song I can stand

Gold Dust Woman?

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.