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 .
All four seconds.
Nirvana and Steppenwolf are fine but I am glad I could vote against them
I am one of a few who likes the Henley, but the opponent is better.
Steely Dan is just so precise.
 
Classic Rock Mega-Knockout: 512 to 256, Round 49 of 64

This round introduces the #16 seed and its challengers...

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"Dream On" (Aerosmith) [16] vs. "Because The Night" (Patti Smith) [497]
"Dream On" (Aerosmith) - 1973 - #6 US, #76 UK (both 1976)
Ranked by 11 of 13 radio stations, highest in Washington DC: #5

"Because The Night" (Patti Smith) - 1978 - #5 UK, #13 US
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Pittsburgh: #114

"Gimme Three Steps" (Lynyrd Skynyrd) [241] vs. "Evenflow" (Pearl Jam) [272]
"Gimme Three Steps" (Lynyrd Skynyrd) - 1973
Ranked by 5 of 13 radio stations, highest in Atlanta: #106

"Evenflow" (Pearl Jam) - 1991 - #27 UK, #108 US
Ranked by 5 of 13 radio stations, highest in Los Angeles: #37
 
"Bennie And The Jets" (Elton John) [113] vs. "Clocks" (Coldplay) [400]
"Bennie And The Jets" (Elton John) - 1973 - #1 US, #37 UK
Ranked by 8 of 13 radio stations, highest in New York City: #49

"Clocks" (Coldplay) - 2002 - #9 UK, #29 US
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Los Angeles: #127

"In Your Eyes" (Peter Gabriel) [144] vs. "Breakdown" (Tom Petty) [369]
"In Your Eyes" (Peter Gabriel) - 1986 - #26 US
Ranked by 7 of 13 radio stations, highest in New York City: #45

"Breakdown" (Tom Petty) - 1976 - #40 US
Ranked by 6 of 13 radio stations, highest in Philadelphia: #237

One day left for Round 46
Also open: Round 47 , Round 48
 
My votes:

I'm not a fan of either Patti Smith or "Because the Night", and the Aerosmith song is a top seed for good reason. Dream On
Southern bar fight vs. Seattle homeless guy. This is a tough one for me, I don't want to vote against either. I'll take Linda Lou at The Jug over a pillow made of concrete, I guess. Gimme Three Steps
This Elton song is overrated. Clocks
For anyone who has gotten tired of Petty, relax: this is the last one. Breakdown
 
SinisterMinisterX said:
My votes:

I'm not a fan of either Patti Smith or "Because the Night", and the Aerosmith song is a top seed for good reason. Dream On
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Dream On because it's awesome, but I remember falling in love with the hair metal version of Because the Night as a young buck.
It was the first version I heard.


SinisterMinisterX said:
Southern bar fight vs. Seattle homeless guy. This is a tough one for me, I don't want to vote against either.
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Me too, but I'll pick the other one
SinisterMinisterX said:
This Elton song is overrated. Clocks
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Maybe, but I just can't pick a Coldplay song over an Elton song.

SinisterMinisterX said:
For anyone who has gotten tired of Petty, relax: this is the last one. Breakdown
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Saved the best for last. The live version is awesome

 
I should clarify: I didn't just vote for Clocks by default because I think Elton's song is bad. The Elton song is good, but overrated. The Coldplay song is a better song that I voted for because I like it more. Many other Elton John songs could get my vote here, just not Bennie.
 
Tom Petty is starting to become the Joe Satriani of this game for me. :p
 
Two songs I don't really care for by artists that can do better... "Dream On" is much better than most or all later Aerosmith ballads, but I'll go for "Because the Night".
"Gimme Three Steps" is probably the best Skynyrd song (though I'll admit I haven't given the matter a lot of consideration).
This Coldplay song is actually pretty cool. Seems they do have something in them, if not necessarily it.
Not a fan of this Gabriel song (where's my "Intruder"?), so Petty it is.
 
Classic Rock Mega-Knockout: 512 to 256, Round 53 of 64

This round introduces the #12 seed and its challengers...

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"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (The Rolling Stones) [12] vs. "Why Can't This Be Love" (Van Halen) [501]
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (The Rolling Stones) - 1965 - #1 US and UK
Ranked by 11 of 13 radio stations, highest in Atlanta: #3

"Why Can't This Be Love" (Van Halen) - 1986 - #3 US, #8 UK
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Australia: #276

"Enter Sandman" (Metallica) [245] vs. "Don't Stand So Close To Me" (The Police) [268]
"Enter Sandman" (Metallica) - 1991 - #5 UK, #16 US
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Australia: #6

"Don't Stand So Close To Me" (The Police) - 1980 - #1 UK, #10 US
Ranked by 7 of 13 radio stations, highest in Washington DC: #109
 
"Photograph" (Def Leppard) [117] vs. "The Boxer" (Simon & Garfunkel) [396]
"Photograph" (Def Leppard) - 1983 - #12 US, #66 UK
Ranked by 7 of 13 radio stations, highest in Tampa: #19

"The Boxer" (Simon & Garfunkel) - 1969 - #6 UK, #7 US
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Pittsburgh: #63

"Limelight" (Rush) [140] vs. "It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n Roll)" (AC/DC) [373]
"Limelight" (Rush) - 1981 - #55 US
Ranked by 6 of 13 radio stations, highest in Boston: #40

"It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n Roll)" (AC/DC) - 1975
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Australia: #18

One day left for Round 50
Also open: Round 51 , Round 52
 
My votes:

It's a hard rock day, except when it's a prog day.
Van Halen, Metallica, Def Leppard and of course Rush.

I barely believe it myself, but I am indeed voting against Satisfaction. It drew a personal favorite of mine as opponent though.
"The Boxer" is another song that I could have voted for, against a weaker opponent.
 
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