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%

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    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • "Crazy Train" (Ozzy Osbourne)

    Votes: 9 52.9%

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

    Votes: 8 47.1%

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    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • "Tom Sawyer" (Rush)

    Votes: 10 58.8%

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

    Votes: 7 41.2%

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    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 .
Collins track is so much better than the Floyd song.
I hate Touch of Grey.
I love cover versions of the Dylan more, but it still gets my vote.
Coin flip in the fourth match.
 
My votes:

Great Floyd but Phil is one of my favorites. Also, that drum fill. In The Air Tonight
It would take seven fat women and a team of Clydesdales to make me vote for that Dead song. All Right Now
Good Dylan songwriting, not a fan of the performance, and the Cheap Trick rocks. I Want You To Want Me
Nice try by REM but not good enough. Burning Down The House
 
Never liked the Collins song, always liked the Floyd song.
"All Right Now" is all right, for now.
Dylan. I love the sparse arrangement of his original.
"Burning Down the House", though I could live without the studio version after seeing Stop Making Sense (the greatest concert movie ever).
 
Classic Rock Mega-Knockout: 512 to 256, Round 34 of 64

This round introduces the #31 seed and its challengers...

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"Black Dog" (Led Zeppelin) [31] vs. "Dude (Looks Like A Lady)" (Aerosmith) [482]
"Black Dog" (Led Zeppelin) - 1971 - #15 US
Ranked by 10 of 13 radio stations, highest in Ontario: #1

"Dude (Looks Like A Lady)" (Aerosmith) - 1987 - #14 US, #45 UK
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Tampa: #180

"Jeremy" (Pearl Jam) [226] vs. "Rag Doll" (Aerosmith) [287]
"Jeremy" (Pearl Jam) - 1991 - #15 UK, #79 US
Ranked by 5 of 13 radio stations, highest in Ontario: #41

"Rag Doll" (Aerosmith) - 1987 - #17 US, #42 UK
Ranked by 6 of 13 radio stations, highest in Atlanta: #123
 
"Come As You Are" (Nirvana) [98] vs. "Small Town" (John Mellencamp) [415]
"Come As You Are" (Nirvana) - 1991 - #9 UK, #32 US
Ranked by 7 of 13 radio stations, highest in Los Angeles: #13

"Small Town" (John Mellencamp) - 1985 - #6 US, #53 UK
Ranked by 6 of 13 radio stations, highest in Tampa: #183

"Refugee" (Tom Petty) [159] vs. "Blister In The Sun" (The Violent Femmes) [354]
"Refugee" (Tom Petty) - 1979 - #15 US
Ranked by 7 of 13 radio stations, highest in Boston: #36

"Blister In The Sun" (The Violent Femmes) - 1983
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Los Angeles: #20

One day left for Round 31
Also open: Round 32 , Round 33
 
My votes:

First song I ever learned on bass vs. first song I ever played live in a bar. The Zep is far better. Black Dog

I loved Permanent Vacation when it came out, but it hasn't held up well. I'll vote for the 8-string bass. Jeremy

Decent Nirvana song, but I was born in a small town. That's probably where they'll bury me. Small Town

When I'm walking, I strut my stuff and I'm so strung out. I'm high as a kite, I just might stop to check you out. LET ME GO ON! like I Blister In The Sun.
 
2nd round was hardest for me. Love both songs but I gotta give a vote to Aerosmith, especially since nobody else seems to want to do that. :p
 
Classic Rock Mega-Knockout: 512 to 256, Round 38 of 64

This round introduces the #27 seed and its challengers...

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"Kashmir" (Led Zeppelin) [27] vs. "Do Ya" (Electric Light Orchestra) [486]
"Kashmir" (Led Zeppelin) - 1975
Ranked by 9 of 13 radio stations, highest in Boston: #3

"Do Ya" (Electric Light Orchestra) - 1976 - #24 US
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Philadelphia: #175

"Dust In The Wind" (Kansas) [230] vs. "Run Like Hell" (Pink Floyd) [283]
"Dust In The Wind" (Kansas) - 1977 - #28 US
Ranked by 6 of 13 radio stations, highest in Washington DC: #44

"Run Like Hell" (Pink Floyd) - 1979 - #53 US
Ranked by 6 of 13 radio stations, highest in Boston: #68
 
"Thunder Road" (Bruce Springsteen) [102] vs. "Old Man" (Neil Young) [411]
"Thunder Road" (Bruce Springsteen) - 1975
Ranked by 7 of 13 radio stations, highest in Philadelphia: #1

"Old Man" (Neil Young) - 1972 - #31 US
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Ontario: #57

"It's Only Rock And Roll (But I Like It)" (The Rolling Stones) [155] vs. "Hot For Teacher" (Van Halen) [358]
"It's Only Rock And Roll (But I Like It)" (The Rolling Stones) - 1974 - #10 UK, #16 US
Ranked by 7 of 13 radio stations, highest in Philadelphia: #52

"Hot For Teacher" (Van Halen) - 1984 - #56 US, #87 UK
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Washington DC: #92

One day left for Round 35
Also open: Round 36 , Round 37
 
My votes:

ELO is today's sacrificial lamb again. Kashmir

Never understood why this Floyd song is so popular, I find it notably subpar. Dust In The Wind

One of the great storytelling songs: Thunder Road

Last pair is the toughest for me. Great Stones song can't be denied. It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
 
"Kashmir" marches on.
"Dust in the Wind" makes me want to run to the bathroom and stay there a long, long time. Subpar Floyd is infinitely superior.
Two tiresome songs. "Thunder Road" is somewhat better.
It's only rock 'n' roll, but I like it.
 
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