Classic Rock Mega-Knockout, Sweet Sixteen round 1 of 2

Vote for your favorite song from each pair

  • "Stairway To Heaven" (Led Zeppelin)

    Votes: 12 63.2%

  • "Paradise City" (Guns 'n Roses)

    Votes: 7 36.8%

  • ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • "Let It Be" (The Beatles)

    Votes: 7 36.8%

  • "Layla" (Derek & the Dominoes)

    Votes: 10 52.6%

  • ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • "Smoke On The Water" (Deep Purple)

    Votes: 9 47.4%

  • "Crazy Train" (Ozzy Osbourne)

    Votes: 10 52.6%

  • ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • "Tom Sawyer" (Rush)

    Votes: 13 68.4%

  • "Paint It Black" (The Rolling Stones)

    Votes: 6 31.6%
  • Total voters
    19
  • Poll closed .
The top ten seeds:
1. ???
2. ???
3. ???
4. ???
5. ???
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:

Beatles by far. This is not one of VH's good cover songs. Hey Jude
Elton song is OK, but this Stones jam cooks. Can't You Hear Me Knocking
Do you know where you are? Welcome To The Jungle
Great Foreigner song in the last pair. Juke Box Hero
 
Beatles and Stones win easily. "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" has one the best opening riffs ever.
"Welcome to the Jungle".
Can't stand the Foreigner song, Skynyrd is OK.
 
The fact Guns N' Roses are winning depresses me. Then, of course, I expected it. Dang it, seeds. You ruin all my fun.
 
Not even going to lie, Juke Box Hero might be one of my favorite rock songs of all time.
 
I hate the second matchup. Great, great Stones track versus Elton's best song.
Other matches are unremarkable.
 
Classic Rock Mega-Knockout, 512 to 256, Round 63 of 64

This round introduces the #2 seed and its challengers...

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"Stairway To Heaven" (Led Zeppelin) [2] vs. "Jane" (Jefferson Starship) [511]
"Stairway To Heaven" (Led Zeppelin) - 1971
Ranked by 11 of 13 radio stations, highest in New York City, Boston, Atlanta and Philadelphia: #1

"Jane" (Jefferson Starship) - 1979 - #14 US, #21 UK
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Philadelphia: #213

"The Ocean" (Led Zeppelin) [255] vs. "Wheel In The Sky" (Journey) [258]
"The Ocean" (Led Zeppelin) - 1973
Ranked by 5 of 13 radio stations, highest in Boston: #94

"Wheel In The Sky" (Journey) - 1978 - #57 US
Ranked by 6 of 13 radio stations, highest in Tampa: #29
 
"Carry On Wayward Son" (Kansas) [127] vs. "November Rain" (Guns 'n Roses) [386]
"Carry On Wayward Son" (Kansas) - 1976 - #11 US, #51 UK
Ranked by 6 of 13 radio stations, highest in Tampa: #3

"November Rain" (Guns 'n Roses) - 1991 - #3 US, #4 UK
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Atlanta: #67

"Sweet Emotion" (Aerosmith) [130] vs. "Hold The Line" (Toto) [383]
"Sweet Emotion" (Aerosmith)- 1975 - #36 US
Ranked by 6 of 13 radio stations, highest in Tampa: #1

"Hold The Line" (Toto) - 1978 - #5 US, #14 UK
Ranked by 5 of 13 radio stations, highest in Philadelphia: #135

One day left for Round 60
Also open: Round 61 , Round 62
 
As overplayed as it is, I gotta go with Stairway.

Wheel In the Sky! I'm not a big Journey fan, but that's definitely my favorite song.

Kansas, by many, many, many, many, many miles.

Aerosmith.
 
The top ten seeds:
1. ???
2. Stairway To Heaven (Led Zeppelin)
3. Hotel California (The Eagles)
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:

Jefferson Starship is a worthy successor to their origin band, and their classic "Jane" is both overlooked and underra- ... OK, that's as far as I get with a straight face. Hairway To Steven

Wheel is a very good song, but I got four more ready and now they're steady and then they went. The Ocean

Third pair is downright impossible. I very much want to vote for GnR - at least they were swinging for the fences on November Rain. But, the thought of Wayward Son kicked out of a "classic rock" party feels wrong. However, that guitar solo by Slash can't be ignored. Although, the Kansas song has better and more clever lyrics, and a killer riff. Nonetheless, Guns 'n Roses... fuck it I'm gonna flip a coin. Heads GnR, tails Kansas... it's heads. November Rain

After that mess, thank H for an easy final pair. Sweet Emotion
 
SinisterMinisterX said:
The top ten seeds:
1. ???
2. Stairway To Heaven (Led Zeppelin)
3. Hotel California (The Eagles)
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:

Jefferson Starship is a worthy successor to their origin band, and their classic "Jane" is both overlooked and underra- ... OK, that's as far as I get with a straight face. Hairway To Steven
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Is this supposed to be intentional?
 
"Stairway to Heaven" may be somewhat overrated, but it's like a mountain; throwing rocks at it only makes it higher.
"The Ocean" is a lot of fun.
I like both songs less than most, but I prefer "November Rain".
Oooh, now we're getting to the Aerosmith I like!
 
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