Rock N Poll: Round 1, Heat 11

[Rain Man]

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

(Actually, just three.)

[Rasputin]

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[Bugeater]

Finally, a good AC/DC song.

[BillSelfsTrophycase]

Freebird better make it out of this heat

[threebag]

I could actually vote for three songs in the heat

[luv]

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

[Rain Man]

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.

[RNR]

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

[Rain Man]

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?

[Jenson71]

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

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

[Rain Man]

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

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[Bugeater]

What was up with that ELO song?
The first minute or so is really weird, that's what kills it. After that it's pretty good.

[Rain Man]

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

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.

[Rain Man]

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


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

[Bugeater]

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.

[Rain Man]

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.

It's an amazingly dated song now, but my favorite ELO song was that one with the long-distance call. What was it called? Operator?

[Rain Man]

Telephone Line.

I really liked that song.

[Rain Man]

I'm shocked that Keep Yourself Alive is lagging early. That's a song that I think would have crossover appeal among both the people who like innovative sounds and those who are classic hard rock fans.

[BillSelfsTrophycase]

For anybody that may have been living under a rock their whole lives...behold the epitome of awesome

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[patteeu]

AC/DC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and edging out Queen and The Doors, The White Stripes.

[KcMizzou]

AC/DC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and edging out Queen and The Doors, The White Stripes.Yep. Same here.

Kinda surprised to see Seven Nation Army doing as well as it has. It's a great song, but I didn't think it stood a chance.

[Marcellus]

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 am AC/DC biased but that is one of the best little known rock songs of all time.

A freaking bagpipe solo. Seriously? No other rock song has a badass bagpipe solo.

Bonn Scott was a bad mofo. Died too young like many others.

[KcMizzou]

Is AC/DC's "Ride On" in the poll?

[Marcellus]

Is AC/DC's "Ride On" in the poll?

Damn, good question. Better than many listed. One of my favorite guitar solos ever.

[Marcellus]

Yep. Same here.

Kinda surprised to see Seven Nation Army doing as well as it has. It's a great song, but I didn't think it stood a chance.

Great song. I may be in the minority but The Doors are way overrated. Had they had a longer run they may not have been near as relevent.

BTW where is Nazareth? Hair Of The Dog, Love Hurts, Whiskey Drinking Woman?

[Rain Man]

Is AC/DC's "Ride On" in the poll?

Nope, not in. You can propose it in the special thread for the new heat. But first you have to vote for Keep Yourself Alive.

[KurtCobain]

Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes is the best song on this list.

I'll vote Free bird next because I my dad would want me too.

And AC/DC rules.

[Nzoner]

Keep Yourself Alive may actually be Queen's best song.


Have you heard It's Late in its entirety?

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[Predarat]

That was a tough choice, I wanted to vote for four of them really bad lol

[Chiefburger]

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

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I keep an open mind but still can't find the good in this song.

[Infidel Goat]

bump for the day crew and potential LA Woman comeback...

[blaise]

Freebird is definitely an all time rock song, but I've heard it enough to last me a lifetime. If I hear it come on the radio I instantly change the station.

[Great Expectations]

Best group so far, Stripes, Skynard, Doors, with ACDC and Queen not far behind.

[DJ's left nut]

Ugh...the Doors.

What a bench of self-indulgent, drag-addled crap.

I knew I was wasting a vote on ELO (that's a really good instrumental, though). Had I known there was a chance the Doors would make it in, I would've just sat on my vote long enough to make sure they couldn't pull it off.

[MOhillbilly]

Freebird,LA Woman, Longway to the Top.

[Omaha]

White Stripes losing to AC/DC seems wrong.

[MOhillbilly]

White Stripes losing to AC/DC seems wrong.

shut your cockholster!

[4th and Long]

I had to at least vote for, "It's a long way to the top."

I mean, name another song with rock and roll bagpipes.

[4th and Long]

Freebird,LA Woman, Longway to the Top.
This.

[Omaha]

I had to at least vote for, "It's a long way to the top."

I mean, name another song with rock and roll bagpipes.

Never heard of Dropkick Murphys?

[Rain Man]

Shuttin' 'er down.

Freebird, with perhaps the largest margin of victory to date.
LA Woman, which staged a great comeback from an early deficit.
It's a Long Way to the Top

[Omaha]

Shuttin' 'er down.

Freebird, with perhaps the largest margin of victory to date.
LA Woman, which staged a great comeback from an early deficit.
It's a Long Way to the Top

Awwww, C'mon!!!!!!! The White Stripes are making a run! Don't we have enough cheesy classic rock moving on?

[Rain Man]

Awwww, C'mon!!!!!!! The White Stripes are making a run! Don't we have enough cheesy classic rock moving on?

That huge drug-addled Doors rally did them in. Perhaps you should now shift your allegiances to Bruce Springsteen.

[Omaha]

That huge drug-addled Doors rally did them in. Perhaps you should now shift your allegiances to Bruce Springsteen.

I'll pick Bruce over AC/DC nearly every time. That's not saying much, but it's something. Is Atlantic City in this thing?

[Rain Man]

I'll pick Bruce over AC/DC nearly every time. That's not saying much, but it's something. Is Atlantic City in this thing?

Alas, no Atlantic City, but Working on the Highway is an awesome song that's taking on the headbangers in Heat 12.

[Great Expectations]

Weird that Seven Nation Army doesn't make it through.

[patteeu]

Awwww, C'mon!!!!!!! The White Stripes are making a run! Don't we have enough cheesy classic rock moving on?

It's classic for a reason.

[DJ's left nut]

It's classic for a reason.

Yeah.

Because Jim Morrison killed himself and Val Kilmer played a pretty solid cokehead.

Otherwise The Doors would only slightly more historically significant than 'Big Brother & The Holding Company'.

[Bugeater]

Weird that Seven Nation Army doesn't make it through.
I just listened to it, and I think it's weird that it's doing as well as it is.

[patteeu]

Yeah.

Because Jim Morrison killed himself and Val Kilmer played a pretty solid cokehead.

Otherwise The Doors would only slightly more historically significant than 'Big Brother & The Holding Company'.

I'm not talking about The Doors specifically. Omaha is one of these young kids who thinks everything produced before the turn of the millennium is cheesy (NTTAWWT). As I said earlier in the thread, I voted for White Stripes over the Doors. :)

[Rain Man]

I just listened to it, and I think it's weird that it's doing as well as it is.


That was my thought, but I was afraid to say it given its popularity.

[MahiMike]

LA Woman is 2nd only to Southern Man.

[Omaha]

I'm not talking about The Doors specifically. Omaha is one of these young kids who thinks everything produced before the turn of the millennium is cheesy (NTTAWWT). As I said earlier in the thread, I voted for White Stripes over the Doors. :)

That's not really true. It's just that most of the stuff getting selected is '70s & '80s stuff & metal. I'd like to see some variety. I was just referring to AC/DC as cheesy... this time.:thumb:

[Bugeater]

That's not really true. It's just that most of the stuff getting selected is '70s & '80s stuff & metal. I'd like to see some variety. I was just referring to AC/DC as cheesy... this time.:thumb:
It IS cheesy...and overplayed...and just not that good.

[KurtCobain]

Seven Nation Army should get moved on because it's so bad ass and got jipped.

[Omaha]

Seven Nation Army should get moved on because it's so bad ass and got jipped.

And it's now in the top 3!

[Great Expectations]

And it's now in the top 3!

Obviously as more people started to listen to the song it was able to make a nice run. Hopefully it is able to maintain momentum moving forward.

[Omaha]

Rain Man, can we right this wrong?

[Rain Man]

Rain Man, can we right this wrong?


Tell you what - since it overtook the 3rd place song after the finish line, I'll mark it as a possible. Since it's better to have heats of 8 songs, I'll include it if I need to fill a heat in the next round.

I sure don't know what people see in that song, though.

[tooge]

did I miss "simple kind of man" by skynard in one of these?

[Rain Man]

did I miss "simple kind of man" by skynard in one of these?


Coming up in a future heat. Also, you can enjoy "Simple Twist of Fate" by Bob Dylan in a future heat. However, no songs by Simple Minds were nominated.