Rock N Poll: Round 1, Heat 8

[Rain Man]

We who are about to vote for rock salute you.


As usual, vote muy sucko if you can't find three.

[MOhillbilly]

helter skelter, trooper.

[Omaha]

Helter Skelter & the suckage option!

[Omaha]

Close it right now so Helter Skelter can move fwd & everything else can die, please.

[Great Expectations]

Helter Skelter & the suckage option!

This, I don't see anything else getting out of this heat.

[MOhillbilly]

Helter Skelter & the suckage option!

No Trooper? Did you grow up in the 80s?

[Great Expectations]

How did Hey There Delilah get put in a greatest rock song list? And what is the deal with Boston?

[Dante84]

If hey there delilah gets significant votes, I will ass rape and murder everyone on this board's pets.

[Pitt Gorilla]

I could randomly select any song off my iTunes and it would be better than these.

[patteeu]

If your parents were concerned about the way that Elvis guy used to shake his hips, they might not like this one. BTW, this song is not about converting to homosexuality, it's about something else.

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[DaKCMan AP]

Hey There Delilah? Seriously?

[DJ's left nut]

Hey rainman - I may recruit your help on an idea.

I'm thinking a Rock and Roll fantasy draft would be pretty badass.

Essentially we try to round up 10-20 guys and we let them 'draft' a 6 person band. You have to draft a lead singer, a lead guitar, a rythm guitar, a bass guitar and a drummer. Then you can carry a 'bench' player like a keyboardist or something.

After the bands are assembled, we could have a 'best band' poll and open it to the board, but you wouldn't be allowed to vote for your own group.

Your picks could be out there a little bit. If you want Satriani to be your lead guitar player, even though I don't recall him being lead guitar for a band, you could do that. There's no multi-position eligibility either (i.e. no McCartney on Vocals and Guitar). Though if McCartney's drafted on vocals for one team, he remains available for guitar to another.

Thoughts? Suggestions? If we could get the right participants, I think it'd be pretty badass. We have some very knowledgeable music folks on the board.

[Rain Man]

Glad to help, DJ, though I admit that I know nothing about bands. I'll be tied up on the Rock N Poll for the next month, but have some time open on my Chiefsplanet schedule after that.


I went with Helter Skelter just for the opening even though it gets worse with every passing minute, Racing in the Street, because it's another great song by the greatest musical artist in American history, and after hiding my pets, Hey There, Delilah. I recognize that Delilah probably isn't rock, but I like it and it won't win anyway so I'm casting my vote for it.

[patteeu]

I voted for Refused, Iron Maiden, and Boston. There were 3 others that could have gotten my vote this round (King Crimson, Springsteen, and the Beatles).

[Omaha]

Yup. Well, '80s & '90s.

[Chiefnj2]

Maiden and Boston

[Rain Man]

Right now suckage is making a pretty good run. It'll be interesting to see if three songs make it out.

[Omaha]

I could randomly select any song off Omaha's iTunes and it would be better than these.

This... FYP. :p

[Slainte]

Boom.

[DJ's left nut]

Clapton, Boston, Maiden.

An unspectacular group, but that's one of Boston's best songs (IMO) and both Clapton and Maiden need to remain represented.

I just don't like Helter Sketler. A lot of folks do, but I'm putting in my protest vote anyway. The song's just not very good - another example of a band making a song rather than the song making the band. If The Kinks make that song, nobody remembers it.

[Slainte]

I guess I'm 1st in with the King Crimson...

[Rasputin]

If your parents were concerned about the way that Elvis guy used to shake his hips, they might not like this one. BTW, this song is not about converting to homosexuality, it's about something else.

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:Elvis:

[Chiefburger]

springsteen, boston and, for morbid curiosity, plain white tees.

[Rain Man]

springsteen, boston and, for morbid curiosity, plain white tees.


You're really good at this.

I was torn between Boston and the Beatles as my third, but I'm not a huge fan of that particular Boston song. I'm sad that Rock and Roll band won't make the next round, because it's my favorite Boston song.

[Rain Man]

Here's Springsteen's Racing in the Streets. It's a slow but powerful song about a guy who races cars informally while his dreams for the rest of his life slip away.

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[Reaper16]

How are people hating on King Crimson? Each of you are fucking terrible at listening to music.

[Rain Man]

I'm looking ahead, and Heat 23 is going to kill me. Heat 23 is cruel.

[patteeu]

How are people hating on King Crimson? Each of you are ****ing terrible at listening to music.

Who was hating on them?

[Frazod]

How are people hating on King Crimson? Each of you are fucking terrible at listening to music.

Isn't that the bad guy from the Mummy movies?

[patteeu]

I'm looking ahead, and Heat 23 is going to kill me. Heat 23 is cruel.

It's these kinds of cryptic hints about the future of this contest that have me glued to my keyboard hitting the refresh button waiting for each new poll!

[Nzoner]

How are people hating on King Crimson? Each of you are ****ing terrible at listening to music.

Like said a million times it's all subjective,however,I will say it's a shame that more people don't take the time to turn off the damn radio and go in search of great music,Porcupine Tree,RPWL,Joe Bonamassa and on and on.

[Rasputin]

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Have yet to see a Motley Crue song, this is a Beatles cover song.
The Crue rocks.
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Or Aerosmith kicks ass too yea!

This is just a kick ass song.

[Reaper16]

Who was hating on them?
Anyone who doesn't vote for the song. There's only one song better on this heat, and it's "Helter Skelter."

[Rain Man]

Anyone who doesn't vote for the song. There's only one song better on this heat, and it's "Helter Skelter."

They're no Plain White Tees.

[patteeu]

Anyone who doesn't vote for the song. There's only one song better on this heat, and it's "Helter Skelter."

It's not a bad song, but neither of those songs are the best in this group.

[Nzoner]

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Have yet to see a Motley Crue song, this is a Beatles cover song.
The Crue rocks.


You want some great covers,check out Gary Hoey's covers of Hocus Pocus and Wipe Out


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[siberian khatru]

How are people hating on King Crimson? Each of you are ****ing terrible at listening to music.

We're loading up, locking arms and riding into battle together on this.

[Nzoner]

We're loading up, locking arms and riding into battle together on this.

I voted for it as well but see no chance in it advancing :shake:

[Ebolapox]

c'mon, people. fuckin' iron maiden isn't going forward so far? JESUS.

[patteeu]

c'mon, people. ****in' iron maiden isn't going forward so far? JESUS.

This is Iron Maiden's only entry in the contest too, so if they fall out now, they're done. There are a dozen or two more Bob Dylan tracks ahead though if it's any consolation.

[Ebolapox]

and likely no rage against the machine.

this contest is a joke, sorry rainman

[patteeu]

and likely no rage against the machine.

this contest is a joke, sorry rainman

Rage Against The Machine didn't make the ChiefsPlanet cut. Rain Man is only the messenger.

[DJ's left nut]

Wait.

Maiden is losing to the suck option?

Fuck you guys.

[Nzoner]

and likely no rage against the machine.

this contest is a joke, sorry rainman

kevin simply took the poll options from BRC's thread,had I known we were going to have this I would've gotten a lot more involved.

[Rain Man]

This is Iron Maiden's only entry in the contest too, so if they fall out now, they're done. There are a dozen or two more Bob Dylan tracks ahead though if it's any consolation.


Yeah, if Iron Maiden doesn't make it, H5N1 can easily switch his allegiance to Bob Dylan. Plenty of chances to support Bob.

[Rain Man]

Wait.

Maiden is losing to the suck option?

**** you guys.


Suck has Iron Maiden pinned to the floor and is throwing punch after punch.

[Rain Man]

Oh, hey. Racin' in the Streets is moving up fast. Six more votes and it's in.

[DJ's left nut]

Suck has Iron Maiden pinned to the floor and is throwing punch after punch.

Tie goes to he non-suck.

I believe your rule was "if it loses to the suck option..."

A tie is not a loss. As such, if the poll ends now, Maiden advances.

[Rain Man]

Tie goes to he non-suck.

I believe your rule was "if it loses to the suck option..."

A tie is not a loss. As such, if the poll ends now, Maiden advances.


Yep, you're correct. Maiden is off the floor.


And stay tuned, because at 3:00 MST I'm going to reveal some exciting news from Rock N Poll headquarters.

[siberian khatru]

kevin simply took the poll options from BRC's thread,had I known we were going to have this I would've gotten a lot more involved.

Ditto, ditto, ditto.

Thus, because Nzoner and I weren't involved, this "competition" is BOGUS.

[Rain Man]

Clapton just did a jiu jitsu move on both Iron Maiden and Suck.

[Reaper16]

To clarify again, I adore Iron Maiden. But I wouldn't vote them to have the best jazz song, either.

[Frazod]

Ditto, ditto, ditto.

Thus, because Nzoner and I weren't involved, this "competition" is BOGUS.

It's bogus because most people here have shit for musical taste.

[Nzoner]

It's bogus because most people here have shit for musical taste.

That's what you have to love about Tim,he just tells it like it is

[Rain Man]

C'mon, Racing in the Street! Set 'em and then shut 'em down.

[siberian khatru]

It's bogus because most people here have shit for musical taste.

What, you're not confident that Guns N Roses has the 12 best songs in rock history? HATER!

[Bugeater]

The only one I thought was worth voting for was Clapton.

[Rain Man]

And we have final encore for this thread. Moving on are:

Foreplay/Long Time
Let It Rain
Helter Skelter


I had a little hope that Racin' in the Streets would make a rally, but alas, it was not to be.

[Slainte]

Those who didn't vote for 21st Century Schizoid Man: Hope you get raped with napalm fire....