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%

  • ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    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%

  • ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    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 .
This might be the best group of eight songs in the game yet.
Three underdogs and Rush.

I would offer a body part to hear Maiden cover The Boxer. What a great song.
 
Classic Rock Mega-Knockout: 512 to 256, Round 57 of 64

This round introduces the #8 seed and its challengers...

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"Sweet Child O' Mine" (Guns 'n Roses) [8] vs. "Can't Get Enough" (Bad Company) [505]
"Sweet Child O' Mine" (Guns 'n Roses) - 1987 - #1 US, #6 UK
Ranked by 11 of 13 radio stations, highest in Australia: #1

"Can't Get Enough" (Bad Company) - 1974 - #15 UK
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Philadelphia: #254

"Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" (Journey) [249] vs. "Heartbreaker / Living Loving Maid" (Led Zeppelin) [264]
"Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" (Journey) - 1983 - #8 US
Ranked by 6 of 13 radio stations, highest in Tampa: #18

"Heartbreaker / Living Loving Maid" (Led Zeppelin) - 1969
Ranked by 7 of 13 radio stations, highest in Boston: #146
 
"Beast Of Burden" (The Rolling Stones) [121] vs. "Fake Plastic Trees" (Radiohead) [392]
"Beast Of Burden" (The Rolling Stones) - 1978 - #8 US
Ranked by 9 of 13 radio stations, highest in Washington DC: #49

"Fake Plastic Trees" (Radiohead) - 1995 - #20 UK, #65 US
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Seattle: #18

"The Spirit Of Radio" (Rush) [136] vs. "Back In The Saddle" (Aerosmith) [377]
"The Spirit Of Radio" (Rush) - 1980 - #13 UK, #51 US
Ranked by 6 of 13 radio stations, highest in New York City: #31

"Back In The Saddle" (Aerosmith) - 1976 - #38 US
Ranked by 5 of 13 radio stations, highest in Atlanta: #173

One day left for Round 54
Also open: Round 55 , Round 56
 
The top 10 seeds:
1. ???
2. ???
3. ???
4. ???
5. ???
6. ???
7. ???
8. Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns 'n Roses)
9. All Along The Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix)
10. Layla (Derek & the Dominoes)

My votes:

Damn, I love this Bad Co song. Shame it goes up against my choice for #1. Sweet Child O' Mine
Good Journey song, but can't compete with the Zep. Heartbreaker
I don't like either song in the third, but I'll go Stones. Beast Of Burden
Rush bias! The Spirit Of Radio
 
That Bad Company song is lovely, but I do like Sweet Child. Pity.
Journey.
Radiohead, although I don't care for either song.
Rush. See, I don't completely dislike Rush, I just wish they didn't sound so jubilant all the time.
 
G'nR usually leave me cold, but I can't deny the rocking power of "Sweet Child o' Mine".
If "Heartbreaker" had an opponent, I didn't notice it.
Neither song is anything special, but I have more affinity for the Stones than Radiohead.
"The Spirit of Radio" is a good song for radio, I guess.
 
Classic Rock Mega-Knockout: 512 to 256, Round 61 of 64

This round introduces the #4 seed and its challengers...

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"Comfortably Numb" (Pink Floyd) [4] vs. "Mississippi Queen" (Mountain) [509]
"Comfortably Numb" (Pink Floyd) - 1979
Ranked by 11 of 13 radio stations, highest in Ontario: #7

"Mississippi Queen" (Mountain) - 1970 - #21 US
Ranked by 5 of 13 radio stations, highest in Atlanta: #95

"Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I-V" (Pink Floyd) [253] vs. "The Unforgiven" (Metallica) [260]
"Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I-V" (Pink Floyd) - 1975
Ranked by 5 of 13 radio stations, highest in Philadelphia: #67

"The Unforgiven" (Metallica) - 1991 - #15 UK, #35 US
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Australia: #46
 
"Come Sail Away" (Styx) [125] vs. "Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys" (Traffic) [388]
"Come Sail Away" (Styx) - 1977 - #8 US
Ranked by 7 of 13 radio stations, highest in Philadelphia: #58

"Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys" (Traffic) - 1971
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Philadelphia: #49

"Hey Joe" (Jimi Hendrix) [132] vs. "Hallelujah" (Jeff Buckley) [381]
"Hey Joe" (Jimi Hendrix) - 1966 - #6 UK
Ranked by 8 of 13 radio stations, highest in Boston: #75

"Hallelujah" (Jeff Buckley) - 1994
Ranked by 3 of 13 radio stations, highest in Seattle: #4

One day left for Round 58
Also open: Round 59 , Round 60
 
The top 10 seeds:
1. ???
2. ???
3. ???
4. Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd)
5. Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd)
6. Hey Jude (The Beatles)
7. Imagine (John Lennon)
8. Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns 'n Roses)
9. All Along The Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix)
10. Layla (Derek & the Dominoes)

My votes:

Pink Floyd in the first two pairs, though the Metallica song is also good. Comfortably Numb, Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Never been a Traffic fan, although I think this is their best song. However, I've always loved this Styx song. Come Sail Away
I was expecting to vote for Hendrix, until I checked out the other. Holy damn. By far, Hallelujah
 
I'm with CFH on the Mountain song, but so it goes. "Comfortably Numb".
Floyd again.
The Traffic song is decent but interminable. "Come Sail Away" makes me smile because of that one South Park episode.
Buckley.
 
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