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 .
Classic Rock Mega-Knockout: 256 to 128, Round 19 of 32

These songs battle for the #14 position...

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"Baba O'Riley" (The Who) [14] vs. "Respect" (Aretha Franklin) [270]
"Baba O'Riley", live in 1975:

"Respect", live in 1967:

"I Shot The Sheriff" (Eric Clapton) [398] vs. "Cold As Ice" (Foreigner) [142]
"I Shot The Sheriff", live in 1977:

"Cold As Ice", live in 1977:
 
"Go Your Own Way" (Fleetwood Mac) [51] vs. "Take The Money And Run" (Steve Miller) [206]
"Go Your Own Way", live in 1977:

"Take The Money And Run", live in 1976:

"Crazy Train" (Ozzy Osbourne) [78] vs. "The Chain" (Fleetwood Mac) [179]
"Crazy Train", live in 1981:

"The Chain", live in 1977:

One day left for Round 16
Also open: Round 17 , Round 18
 
My votes:

Aretha is good, but The Who has been a top 10 band for me since I was 15. Baba O'Riley
Not a huge fan of either in the second pair. I Shot The Sheriff
For most of my life I would have picked Steve Miller in the 3rd, but I've gotten really tired of that particular Miller song now. Go Your Own Way
I love the bass lick at the end of The Chain, but not vs Randy. Crazy Train
 
I love "Respect", but I have to go with The Who here.
Clapton, though I don't really care for that particular song.
And Fleetwood Mac in both pairs.
 
The Who edges out a great Aretha song, a mediocre Foreigner song is better than Eric Clapton's lame Bob Marley cover, and Fleetwood Mac beats Steve Miller but not Randy Rhoads.
 
Classic Rock Mega-Knockout: 256 to 128, Round 23 of 32

These songs battle for the #10 position...

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"Layla" (Derek & The Dominoes) [10] vs. "Break On Through (To The Other Side)" (The Doors) [247]
"Layla", live (with Phil Collins on drums) in 1986:

"Break On Through", live in 1970:

"Live And Let Die" (Paul McCartney) [119] vs. "Maybe I'm Amazed" (Paul McCartney) [138]
"Live And Let Die", live in 1976:

"Maybe I'm Amazed", live in 1976:
 
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (The Beatles) [55] vs. "Fly Like An Eagle" (Steve Miller) [202]
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps", live (with Clapton) in 1971:

"Fly Like An Eagle", live in 1974:

"Fame" (David Bowie) [439] vs. "Foxey Lady" (Jimi Hendrix) [330]
"Fame", live in 1978:

"Foxey Lady", live in 1967:

One day left for Round 20
Also open: Round 21 , Round 22
 
My votes:

Great Doors song, but the other is too epic to vote against. Layla
I strongly prefer the earlier McCartney song. Maybe I'm Amazed
Another song with "Derek". While My Guitar Gently Weeps
This Hendrix video reminds me that Jimi was just amazing. Foxey Lady
 
Like both, "Layla" is better.
"Maybe I'm Amazed" is a candidate for McCartney's best solo number.
Beatles and Hendrix, without doubt.
 
Layla, because it's fucking amazing.
Live and Let Die, because it's fucking great.
...While My Guitar Gently Weeps, because it's a beautiful song (but it was still hard to vote against Steve Miller).
Foxey Lady, because I don't really love either, but Jimi plays some cool stuff.
 
Mega Classic Rock Knockout: 256 to 128, Round 27 of 32

These songs battle for the #6 position...

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"Hey Jude" (The Beatles) [6] vs. "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" (The Rolling Stones) [262]
"Hey Jude", live in 1968:

"Can't You Hear Me Knocking", live in 2003:

"Welcome To The Jungle" (Guns 'n Roses) [123] vs. "Juke Box Hero" (Foreigner) [134]
"Welcome To The Jungle", live in 1988:

"Juke Box Hero", live in 1981:
 
"Tom Sawyer" (Rush) [59] vs. "London Calling" (The Clash) [198]
"Tom Sawyer", live in 1981:

"London Calling", live in 1980:

"Paranoid" (Black Sabbath) [70] vs. "Get Back" (The Beatles) [326]
"Paranoid", live in 1970:

"Get Back", live in 1970:
(The Beatles' final performance.)

One day left for Round 24
Also open: Round 25 , Round 26
 
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