Classic Rock Mega-Knockout: 32 to 16, Round 2 of 4

Vote for your favorite song from each pair

  • "Hotel California" (The Eagles)

    Votes: 8 47.1%

  • "Smoke On The Water" (Deep Purple)

    Votes: 9 52.9%

  • ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • "Crazy Train" (Ozzy Osbourne)

    Votes: 9 52.9%

  • "Won't Get Fooled Again" (The Who)

    Votes: 8 47.1%

  • ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • "Tom Sawyer" (Rush)

    Votes: 10 58.8%

  • "Don't Fear The Reaper" (Blue Oyster Cult)

    Votes: 7 41.2%

  • ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • "Sympathy For The Devil" (The Rolling Stones)

    Votes: 5 29.4%

  • "Paint It Black" (The Rolling Stones)

    Votes: 11 64.7%
  • Total voters
    17
  • Poll closed .
Classic Rock Mega-Knockout: 512 to 256, Round 14 of 64

This round introduces the #51 seed and its challengers...

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"Go Your Own Way" (Fleetwood Mac) [51] vs. "Long Train Running" (The Doobie Brothers) [462]
"Go Your Own Way" (Fleetwood Mac) - 1976 - #10 US, #38 UK
Ranked by 11 of 13 radio stations, highest in Washington DC: #52

"Long Train Running" (The Doobie Brothers) - 1973 - #7 UK, #8 US
Ranked by 5 of 13 radio stations, highest in Washington DC: #209

"Take The Money And Run" (Steve Miller) [206] vs. "Loser" (Beck) [307]
"Take The Money And Run" (Steve Miller) - 1976 - #11 US
Ranked by 7 of 13 radio stations, highest in Tampa: #42

"Loser" (Beck) - 1994 - #10 US, #15 UK
Ranked by 5 of 13 radio stations, highest in Los Angeles: #31
 
"Crazy Train" (Ozzy Osbourne) [78] vs. "Psycho Killer" (The Talking Heads) [435]
"Crazy Train" (Ozzy Osbourne) - 1980 - #49 UK, #106 US
Ranked by 7 of 13 radio stations, highest in Tampa: #17

"Psycho Killer" (The Talking Heads) - 1977 - #92 US
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Seattle: #59

"The Chain" (Fleetwood Mac) [179] vs. "Young Americans" (David Bowie) [334]
"The Chain" (Fleetwood Mac) - 1977 - #81 UK (2009)
Ranked by 6 of 13 radio stations, highest in New York City: #107

"Young Americans" (David Bowie) - 1975 - #18 UK, #28 US
Ranked by 6 of 13 radio stations, highest in Boston: #110

One day left for Round 11
Also open: Round 12 , Round 13
 
My votes:

I don't like this Doobies song much, and the Fleetwood Mac is better than I remembered. Go Your Own Way
If I respected artistry, I'd put Beyonce in this list instead of Beck. Take The Money And Run
All aboard! Crazy Train
For the killer bass lick in the closing section: The Chain
 
Fleetwood Mac times two. Rumours is a great record.
I love Talking Heads (nitpick: there's no "The" in the band name), so I'll be the only one to vote for "Psycho Killer", qu'est-ce que c'est?
I'm not a Steve Miller fan either, and the Beck song is pretty cool, so I vote for the "Loser".
 
Classic Rock Mega-Knockout: 512 to 256, Round 18 of 64

This round introduces the #47 seed and its challengers...

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"Back In Black" (AC/DC) [47] vs. "You May Be Right" (Billy Joel) [466]
"Back In Black" (AC/DC) - 1980 - #27 UK, #37 US
Ranked by 9 of 13 radio stations, highest in Tampa: #25

"You May Be Right" (Billy Joel) - 1980 - #7 US
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in New York City: #179

"Here I Go Again" (Whitesnake) [210] vs. "When The Levee Breaks" (Led Zeppelin) [303]
"Here I Go Again" (Whitesnake) - 1987 - #1 US, #9 UK
Ranked by 6 of 13 radio stations, highest in Tampa: #31

"When The Levee Breaks" (Led Zeppelin) - 1971
Ranked by 5 of 13 radio stations, highest in Tampa: #116
 
"Immigrant Song" (Led Zeppelin) [82] vs. "Iron Man" (Black Sabbath) [431]
"Immigrant Song" (Led Zeppelin) - 1970 - #16 US
Ranked by 9 of 13 radio stations, highest in Boston: #54

"Iron Man" (Black Sabbath) - 1970 - #52 US
Ranked by 5 of 13 radio stations, highest in New York City: #129

"Better Man" (Pearl Jam) [175] vs. "Interstate Love Song" (Stone Temple Pilots) [338]
"Better Man" (Pearl Jam) - 1994 - #13 US
Ranked by 6 of 13 radio stations, highest in Australia: #11

"Interstate Love Song" (Stone Temple Pilots) - 1994 - #18 US, #53 UK
Ranked by 5 of 13 radio stations, highest in Los Angeles: #74

One day left for Round 15
Also open: Round 16 , Round 17
 
My votes:

No contest on the first one. Back In Black
Very tough on the second, but that Zep tune is wonderfully atmospheric and that puts it over the top. When The Levee Breaks
Great Zep song, but it's not much more than a F# octave musically. Iommi is the king of great riffs. Iron Man
Better Man is always great live but the studio version falls flat, and the STP song is a favorite. Interstate Love Song
 
The first pairing is indeed no contest. The second and fourth are easy for me as well. But Immigrant Song vs. Iron Man??? Good golly.

ACDC
Zeppelin
Zeppelin
Pilots
 
Nothing from with some AC/DC once in a while. Back in Black
When the Levee Breaks is the best thing Zeppelin ever did.
Iron Man. That riff will never leave your head.
Never heard the STP song before, but I like it. Interstate Love Song
 
AC/DC
Whitesnake because of the awesome sing-along and cheese factor.
Sabbath by many, many miles.
STP, though both are merely decent.
 
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