Rock N Poll: Round 1, Heat 11
 

One ... two ... three ... four ...

(Actually, just three.)

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Finally, a good AC/DC song.

Freebird better make it out of this heat

I could actually vote for three songs in the heat

Are there 2-3 Dylan songs in every heat, or are we about through yet?

I think the Dylan regatta has sailed in force early and will be less common later on as the Springsteen fleet begins sailing.

I was not allowed to give 3 votes to Free Bird~

I thought there were four decent songs in this heat.

Keep Yourself Alive may actually be Queen's best song. If you haven't listened to it, do so. It's a great rock and roll song.

I went with Freebird next, though I think it's a bit overrated.

In third, I went with When the Ship Comes In, though it's a stretch to call it rock and roll. Oddly, that AC/DC song is actually pretty good and I could have voted for it as well.

What was up with that ELO song?

I hope you're at least looking them up on youtube.

Check out Keep Yourself Alive. This song could easily make the final round.

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The first minute or so is really weird, that's what kills it. After that it's pretty good.

To me, that's the fun part. If I'm not familiar with a song I look it up and give it a listen. I've found a few cool new songs as a result. In this heat along, When the Ship Comes in and It's a Long Way to the Top both garnered my approval and I wasn't familiar with them before.

Must be. But in a tournament of champions, a bad first minute is a killer.

Indeed, I'd be surprised if it beat out the suckage option. But I'm a huge ELO fan so I voted for it anyway.