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%

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    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • "Let It Be" (The Beatles)

    Votes: 7 36.8%

  • "Layla" (Derek & the Dominoes)

    Votes: 10 52.6%

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    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • "Smoke On The Water" (Deep Purple)

    Votes: 9 47.4%

  • "Crazy Train" (Ozzy Osbourne)

    Votes: 10 52.6%

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    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 .
My votes:

I can't stand Dire Straits in any form. Love GnR, so easy choice. Patience
I was stoked to see the Foos get a song on the list. Everlong
Third pair is about even for me. I supppose I prefer Touch Me.
This Eagles song makes a good sedative. Rock You Like A Hurricane
 
The worst and least representative songs from Dire Straits and (classic) GNR in one match, imo.
I disliked the 3rd pair immensely. Liked both the Foo Fighters and Supertramp track. Last pair was the easiest.
 
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Hm, weakest group of songs in the game so far I think.

Guns N' Roses
Foo (barely edges Supertramp. Supertramp is a weird band, a lot of mediocre stuff...but then they've also made brilliant stuff like the album Crime of The Century)
The Doors
Eagles
 
GnR reliably get on my nerves, so I default to "Money for Nothing".
I really don't like that sludgy 90s alt-rock sound. "Breakfast in America" is catchy and fun, if inconsequential.
Not a great Doors song, and "Train in Vain" is a classic.
"Rock You Like a Hurricane" does not make me scream "turn it off!!!"
 
Classic Rock Mega-Knockout, 512 to 256, Round 15 of 64

This round introduces the #50 seed and its challengers...

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"One" (U2) [50] vs. "Don't Do Me Like That" (Tom Petty) [463]
"One" (U2) - 1991 - #7 UK, #10 US
Ranked by 9 of 13 radio stations, highest in Atlanta: #21

"Don't Do Me Like That" (Tom Petty) - 1979 - #10 US
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Tampa: #136

"Nothing Else Matters" (Metallica) [207] vs. "Magic Carpet Ride" (Steppenwolf) [306]
"Nothing Else Matters" (Metallica) - 1991 - #6 UK, #34 US
Ranked by 5 of 13 radio stations, highest in Australia: #12

"Magic Carpet Ride" (Steppenwolf) - 1968 - #3 US
Ranked by 5 of 13 radio stations, highest in Ontario: #32
 
"Paradise City" (Guns 'n Roses) [79] vs. "Anarchy In The U.K." (The Sex Pistols) [434]
"Paradise City" (Guns 'n Roses) - 1987 - #5 US, #6 UK
Ranked by 8 of 13 radio stations, highest in Australia: #28

"Anarchy In The U.K." (The Sex Pistols) - 1976 - #38 UK
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Seattle: #89

"Here Comes The Sun" (The Beatles) [178] vs. "Like A Hurricane" (Neil Young) [335]
"Here Comes The Sun" (The Beatles) - 1969
Ranked by 5 of 13 radio stations, highest in Philadelphia: #12

"Like A Hurricane" (Neil Young) - 1977 - #48 UK
Ranked by 5 of 13 radio stations, highest in New York City: #62

One day left for Round 12
Also open: Round 13 , Round 14
 
Petty (I Can't stand U2...The only song that I do genuinely like by them is that one from the Batman Forever OST, Hold Me, Thrill Me... )
Metallica
Guns
Young
 
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I'd forgotten about 'One'. I do like quite a bit of earlier U2 as well as Achtung Baby , just not most of the Joshua Tree/Rattle and Hum era and more recent stuff. Hold Me, Thrill Me etc has a fun video with an animated Fly and Mr Macphisto, Bono's on-stage alter egos from the Zoo TV era. I'm quite fond of Electrical Storm out of their post-Zoo TV music, too.
 
Three first plus Like A Hurricane.
I'm with Foro on the latter, and One is one of U2's best tracks.
 
My votes:

Great Petty song, but I've always loved those slow burn U2 ballads. One
Can't stand the Steppenwolf song. Nothing Else Matters
Sex Pistols were shocking, but musically a horrible band. OTOH, G'n'F'n'R. Paradise City
The Neil Young song is good but just goes on too long. Here Comes The Sun
 
One is arguably U2's most revered song. I prefer the rawer sound on War, but I very much like Achtung Baby. I'm a huge Tom Petty fan but don't particularly love that track. My vote goes to One.
Metallica and G'n'R are easy ones. True story: I was briefly part of a band in which I sang Paradise City for a homecoming show in high school. I'm told it sounded OK. I would never ever attempt to do that now. Also, our senior class theme was Seek and Destroy. Ah, nostalgia.
Last pairing was difficult. I really like both artists. Went with the Beatles simply because it is shorter and George Harrison.
 
Cornfed Hick said:
I was briefly part of a band in which I sang Paradise City for a homecoming show in high school. I'm told it sounded OK. I would never ever attempt to do that now. Also, our senior class theme was Seek and Destroy. Ah, nostalgia.
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Used to close out the night with Paradise City in one of my bands. It takes everything to play it, nothing can follow.

Same with senior year and Seek. Played it at 2 of my high school's dances that year. Only song that got a bigger response was Sweet Child.

Then again, the rest of our set was stuff like Slayer and Overkill. It's possible that most of my senior class wasn't familiar with gems like "Mandatory Suicide".
 
I'm going to surprise myself and vote for "One".
Don't care for the Steppenwolf song, so "Nothing Else Matters".
"Anarchy in the UK" isn't a particularly good song, but at least it's short and not sung by Axl Rose.
Like most tracks on Abbey Road it works better in its album context than on its own, but "Here Comes the Sun" wins easily.
 
Nothing Else Matters is the most overrated song ever in my eyes. Such a snorefest.
 
Classic Rock Mega-Knockout, 512 to 256, Round 19 of 64

This round introduces the #46 seed and its challengers...

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"Won't Get Fooled Again" (The Who) [46] vs. "Closer To The Heart" (Rush) [467]
"Won't Get Fooled Again" (The Who) - 1971 - #9 UK, #15 US
Ranked by 9 of 13 radio stations, highest in Boston: #9

"Closer To The Heart" (Rush) - 1977 - #36 UK, #76 US
Ranked by 4 of 13 radio stations, highest in Ontario: #148

"No Woman No Cry" (Bob Marley) [211] vs. "Superstition" (Stevie Wonder) [302]
"No Woman No Cry" (Bob Marley) - 1974
Ranked by 5 of 13 radio stations, highest in Pittsuburgh: #21

"Superstition" (Stevie Wonder) - 1972 - #1 US, #11 UK
Ranked by 9 of 13 radio stations, highest in Pittsburgh: #60
 
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