Classic Rock Mega-Knockout: 32 to 16, Round 1 of 4

Vote for your favorite song from each pair

  • "Comfortably Numb" (Pink Floyd)

    Votes: 12 66.7%

  • "You Shook Me All Night Long" (AC/DC)

    Votes: 6 33.3%

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    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • "Gimme Shelter" (The Rolling Stones)

    Votes: 8 44.4%

  • "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Nirvana)

    Votes: 9 50.0%

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    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • "The Boys Are Back In Town" (Thin Lizzy)

    Votes: 13 72.2%

  • "Riders On The Storm" (The Doors)

    Votes: 5 27.8%

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    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • "Limelight" (Rush)

    Votes: 14 77.8%

  • "Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2" (Pink Floyd)

    Votes: 3 16.7%
  • Total voters
    18
  • Poll closed .
See Cornfed's take on the first pairing
And on the third, this morning at least.
I quite like the Blind Faith song
Elvis is often awesome, and is here.
 
Classic Rock Mega-Knockout: 512 to 256, Round 33 of 64

This round introduces the #32 seed and its challengers...

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"Sweet Home Alabama" (Lynyrd Skynyrd) [32] vs. "Freewill" (Rush) [481]
"Sweet Home Alabama" (Lynyrd Skynyrd) - 1974 - #8 US
Ranked by 10 of 13 radio stations, highest in Philadelphia: #2

"Freewill" (Rush) - 1980
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Tampa: #203

"Fortunate Son" (Creedence Clearwater Revival) [225] vs. "Moondance" (Van Morrison) [288]
"Fortunate Son" (Creedence Clearwater Revival) - 1969 - #3 US
Ranked by 7 of 13 radio stations, highest in Boston: #142

"Moondance" (Van Morrison) - 1970
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Pittsburgh: #22
 
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"Alive" (Pearl Jam) [97] vs. "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)" (Jimi Hendrix) [416]
"Alive" (Pearl Jam) - 1991 - #16 UK, #107 US
Ranked by 7 of 13 radio stations, highest in Australia: #8

"Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)" (Jimi Hendrix) - 1968
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Philadelphia: #56

"School's Out" (Alice Cooper) [160] vs. "Mary Jane's Last Dance" (Tom Petty) [353]
"School's Out" (Alice Cooper) - 1972 - #1 UK, #7 US
Ranked by 7 of 13 radio stations, highest in Philadelphia and Ontario: #61

"Mary Jane's Last Dance" (Tom Petty) - 1993 - #14 US, #52 UK
Ranked by 6 of 13 radio stations, highest in Pittsburgh: #146

One day left for Round 30
Also open: Round 31 , Round 32
 
My votes:

Working Men punch in! Freewill
Van's song is too soulful not to vote for. Moondance
Third pair is tough, love the Hendrix, but I'm still grungy at heart. Alive
Never liked this particular Alice song much, and the other is one of Petty's best. Mary Jane's Last Dance
 
First matchup is easy. "Freewill" is one the best songs by one of the best bands.
I think Van Morrison was overrated. If you want soul, listen to Sam Cooke. If you want great rock music, listen to "Fortunate Son."
"Alive" caught a bad break. Great song, but no way it beats "Voodoo Chile."
"School's Out" is a classic, and it also features prominently in one of my favorite movies ever, Dazed and Confused. But, I'm already on record with my Tom Petty love. One of the greatest American songwriters ever, and though it is not as well known, it is a better song than "School's Out."
 
Undecided on the first pair - both are decent but not great songs. Still, if you choose not to decide... "Sweet Home Alabama" it is.
Cool Van Morrison track, overrated CCR. "Moondance".
One of the top Hendrix numbers.
Petty is rarely unpleasant, but hardly ever stands out either. "School's Out".
 
Classic Rock Mega-Knockout: 512 to 256, Round 37 of 64

This round introduces the #28 seed and its challengers...

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"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (U2) [28] vs. "Take The Long Way Home" (Supertramp) [485]
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (U2) - 1987 - #1 US, #6 UK
Ranked by 11 of 13 radio stations, highest in Washington DC: #45

"Take The Long Way Home" (Supertramp) - 1979 - #10 US
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Washington DC: #150
All I can find is a live version - Supertramp's lawyers are keeping the original studio recordings off Youtube.

"You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" (Bachman-Turner Overdrive) [229] vs. "Ohio" (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) [284]
"You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" (Bachman-Turner Overdrive) - 1974 - #1 US
Ranked by 5 of 13 radio stations, highest in Washington DC: #36

"Ohio" (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) - 1970 - #14 US
Ranked by 6 of 13 radio stations, highest in Boston: #127
 
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"Riders On The Storm" (The Doors) [101] vs. "Blue Sky" (The Allman Brothers Band) [412]
"Riders On The Storm" (The Doors) - 1971 - #14 US, #22 UK
Ranked by 10 of 13 radio stations, highest in Boston: #159

"Blue Sky" (The Allman Brothers Band) - 1972
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Philadelphia: #71

"Pinball Wizard" (The Who) [156] vs. "Love, Reign O'er Me" (The Who) [357]
"Pinball Wizard" (The Who) - 1969 - #4 UK, #19 US
Ranked by 7 of 13 radio stations, highest in Philadelphia: #67

"Love, Reign O'er Me" (The Who) - 1973 - #76 US
Ranked by 6 of 13 radio stations, highest in Philadelphia: #153

One day left for Round 34
Also open: Round 35 , Round 36
 
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My votes:

Not a fan of this U2, and the Supertramp is a good one. Take The Long Way Home

Nixon's comin! :ahhh: Four dead in Ohio

The third pair is useful for psychological profiles; which type of weather do you prefer? Blue Sky

Who vs Who. Pinball Wizard is nice, but the latter is one of the greatest vocal performances in rock history. Love Reign O'er Me
 
U2 at their most overbearing. "Take the Long Way Home".
"Ohio" is a great song.
"Blue Sky" is nice, but I prefer "Riders on the Storm" (I'm a northener - rain, cold and darkness are my element).
"Love, Reign O'er Me". Perfect closure to The Who's best album.
 
Yeah, it's one of the U2 'classics' that is raved about, but it's from that whole Joshua Tree/Rattle and Hum era I don't see eye to eye with. Nevertheless I still voted for it because I much prefer it to that Supertramp song.
 
Quite the laid-back round.
I am a big fan of the Joshua Tree
Fuck Nixon
Doors — I guess this raincoast dweller prefers somber to lazy sunny afternoons. :(
The two Who songs are the best of the round and I agree wholeheartedly with the love for Love — music doesn't get more passionate than that.
 
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Maybe worth a separate debate some time, but isn't Joshua Tree/Rattle and Hum the era that U2 really took off in North America? I guess their appeal changed as their direction changed.
 
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Maybe worth a separate debate some time, but isn't Joshua Tree/Rattle and Hum the era that U2 really took off in North America? I guess their appeal changed as their direction changed.
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Yep. War was pretty popular, but not in a smash hit kind way.
In high school, they were a cool alternative band, (in the traditional sense of the word, before alternative became a genre.)
Joshua Tree was huge here.
 
Classic Rock Mega-Knockout: 512 to 256, Round 41 of 64

This round introduces the #24 seed and its challengers...

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"More Than A Feeling" (Boston) [24] vs. "Let's Dance" (David Bowie) [489]
"More Than A Feeling" (Boston) - 1976 - #5 US, #22 UK
Ranked by 11 of 13 radio stations, highest in Tampa: #2

"Let's Dance" (David Bowie) - 1983 - #1 US and UK
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Washington DC: #227

"Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)" (Green Day) [233] vs. "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" (Billy Joel) [280]
"Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)" (Green Day) - 1997 - #2 US (Alternative Songs chart), #11 UK
Ranked by 5 of 13 radio stations, highest in Australia: #56

"Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" (Billy Joel) - 1977
Ranked by 5 of 13 radio stations, highest in New York City: #97
 
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