What does everyone think of this list? [ultimateclassicrock.com]

It contains a KISS song - 'nuff said.

The list is crap

It's upside down.

A few greats among the dross.

When you limit it to one song per act obviously it will not actually be the top 100 classic rock songs. From what I've seen of the list some songs listed aren't even the best song by that artist let alone top 100. "Turn the page" is better than "Against The Wind"?

"Lyin' awake in a cold, cold sweat. Am I overdrawn, am I going in debt?
It gets worse, the older that you get. No escape from the state of confusion I'm in.

I always thought classic rock comprised artists like Chuck Berry, Bill Hailey and Elvis. Artists from the birth of Rock and roll, in other words the fifties. How can you do a list of 100 classic rock songs and exclude such legends?

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Stoneage
I always thought classic rock comprised artists like Chuck Berry, Bill Hailey and Elvis. Artists from the birth of Rock and roll, in other words the fifties. How can you do a list of 100 classic rock songs and exclude such legends?

The reality of it is time is waiting for no one and the people voting for this stuff are 35 and below. They can't comprehend who my Dad, Bill Hailey or Elvis Presley are.

CBII

"Classic Rock" has been self defined by the airwave programmers; they would never play Berry, Haley, or Elvis on such radio stations, etc. The latter artists would be classified as being in the genre of "Jukebox Oldies." However, I must admit that I wouldn't mind hearing a bit of "Maybellene" and such once in a while during the daytime on a "Classic Rock" station because it would mix it up a little. In fact, it would be great if those stations brightened it up and broadened their horizons. It would also be good for the younger generation to hear from where the roots of "Classic Rock" came from, so to speak

Exactly CBII !!

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I always thought classic rock comprised artists like Chuck Berry, Bill Hailey and Elvis. Artists from the birth of Rock and roll, in other words the fifties. How can you do a list of 100 classic rock songs and exclude such legends?

The reality of it is time is waiting for no one and the people voting for this stuff are 35 and below. They can't comprehend who my Dad, Bill Hailey or Elvis Presley are.

are you really chuck berry II?

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Stoneage
I always thought classic rock comprised artists like Chuck Berry, Bill Hailey and Elvis. Artists from the birth of Rock and roll, in other words the fifties. How can you do a list of 100 classic rock songs and exclude such legends?

The reality of it is time is waiting for no one and the people voting for this stuff are 35 and below. They can't comprehend who my Dad, Bill Hailey or Elvis Presley are.

are you really chuck berry II?

Yes, I am Charles E. Berry Jr.

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Stoneage
I always thought classic rock comprised artists like Chuck Berry, Bill Hailey and Elvis. Artists from the birth of Rock and roll, in other words the fifties. How can you do a list of 100 classic rock songs and exclude such legends?

The reality of it is time is waiting for no one and the people voting for this stuff are 35 and below. They can't comprehend who my Dad, Bill Hailey or Elvis Presley are.

are you really chuck berry II?

Yes, I am Charles E. Berry Jr.

your name should be jesus because your dad is god

This list is disturbing. There's an America song on it. OK - I know - I should probably prance over to the "music snob" thread...but still AMERICA?? WTF?

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I always thought classic rock comprised artists like Chuck Berry, Bill Hailey and Elvis. Artists from the birth of Rock and roll, in other words the fifties. How can you do a list of 100 classic rock songs and exclude such legends?

The reality of it is time is waiting for no one and the people voting for this stuff are 35 and below. They can't comprehend who my Dad, Bill Hailey or Elvis Presley are.

are you really chuck berry II?

Yes, I am Charles E. Berry Jr.

your name should be jesus because your dad is god

He's done pretty good for himself.

CBII

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I always thought classic rock comprised artists like Chuck Berry, Bill Hailey and Elvis. Artists from the birth of Rock and roll, in other words the fifties. How can you do a list of 100 classic rock songs and exclude such legends?

The reality of it is time is waiting for no one and the people voting for this stuff are 35 and below. They can't comprehend who my Dad, Bill Hailey or Elvis Presley are.

are you really chuck berry II?

Yes, I am Charles E. Berry Jr.

your name should be jesus because your dad is god

He's done pretty good for himself.

i am less than 35 btw and i know your dad is living legend. i also like whenever i see him on tv or doing interviews he always comes off as a true gentlemen and scholar. i'm sure it pisses him off after all the sacrifices he made in his lifetime to get respect that he can turn on mtv and see the kids in music today wearing their pants down to their knees and talking as if they never went to school 1 day

It does not piss him off, just makes him shake his head in bewilderment.

CBII

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It does not piss him off, just makes him shake his head in bewilderment.

ok maybe thats more what i was getting at. its just odd the kids today act like that had it so tough and grew up in hard times yet people like your dad, little richard, bb king, etc who really grew up when things were tough show such great class.



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Some of them actually have come from very hard lives. The sad thing is, even with their success some still act like they are living in horrible conditions. There's countless numbers going to jail for idiotic circumstances. I'm not talking about being caught with a joint rather having weapons, drug dealing and senseless fighting. It cuts across every genre of music today. These guys are in desperate need of deprogramming.

CBII

oh well back to the topic. i thought this list tried too hard to cover to much

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What does everyone think of this list? [ultimateclassicrock.com]

This list encapsulates the songs one would expect to hear on a "classic rock and roll" radio station. It does not say "best rock", or "best rock and roll songs"... it say CLASSIC... which is a stupid term the "encapsualtors" have come up with to market their ads played on their radio station to a certain demographic...

...and of course this board (predictably) hates that list... what else would you expect?

Classic Rock Songs: [ultimateclassicrock.com]

100. Sammy Hagar, ‘I Can’t Drive 55‘
99. Kansas, ‘Carry on Wayward Son‘
98. Scorpions, ‘Rock You Like a Hurricane’
97. Electric Light Orchestra, ‘Don’t Bring Me Down‘
96. Molly Hatchet, ‘Flirtin’ with Disaster‘
95. Styx, ‘Renegade‘
94. Blind Faith, ‘Can’t Find My Way Home‘
93. George Thorogood, ‘Bad to the Bone‘
92. Grand Funk Railroad, ‘We’re an American Band‘
91. .38 Special, ‘Hold On Loosely‘
90. Ram Jam, ‘Black Betty‘
89. John Cougar, ‘Jack & Diane‘
88. Yes, ‘Roundabout‘
87. War, ‘Low Rider‘
86. Steppenwolf, ‘Born to be Wild‘
85. Marshall Tucker Band, ‘Can’t You See‘
84. The James Gang, ‘Funk #49‘
83. The Pretenders, ‘Brass in Pocket‘
82. The Animals, ‘House of the Rising Sun‘
81. T. Rex, ‘Bang a Gong (Get it On)‘
80. Jefferson Airplane, ‘Somebody to Love‘
79. Pete Townshend, ‘Let My Love Open the Door‘
78. America, ‘A Horse With No Name‘
77. Mountain, ‘Mississippi Queen‘
76. Nazareth, ‘Hair of the Dog‘
75. Buffalo Springfield, ‘For What It’s Worth‘
74. Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, ‘Blinded by the Light‘
73. Lou Reed, ‘Walk on the Wild Side‘
72. Foreigner, ‘Juke Box Hero‘
71. Janis Joplin, ‘Piece of My Heart‘
70. Talking Heads, ‘Burning Down the House‘
69. Rod Stewart, ‘Maggie May‘
68. Don Henley, ‘The Boys of Summer‘
67. Motley Crue, ‘Home Sweet Home‘
66. Phil Collins, ‘In the Air Tonight‘
65. Bachman-Turner Overdrive, ‘You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet‘
64. Stevie Nicks, ‘Edge of Seventeen‘
63. Billy Joel, ‘Piano Man‘
62. Golden Earring, ‘Radar Love‘
61. Stevie Ray Vaughan, ‘Pride and Joy‘
60. Foghat, ‘Slow Ride‘
59. The Kinks, ‘You Really Got Me‘
58. Steve Miller Band, ‘The Joker‘
57. Joe Walsh, ‘Rocky Mountain Way‘
56. George Harrison, ‘My Sweet Lord‘
55. Def Leppard, ‘Photograph‘
54. Free, ‘All Right Now‘
53. Blue Oyster Cult, ‘Don’t Fear the Reaper‘
52. The Guess Who, ‘American Woman‘
51. The Police, ‘Roxanne‘
50. Peter Frampton, ‘Show Me the Way‘
49. The Doobie Brothers, ‘Black Water‘
48. Rush, ‘Tom Sawyer‘
47. Thin Lizzy, ‘The Boys Are Back in Town‘
46. Judas Priest, ‘Livin’ After Midnight‘
45. Alice Cooper, ‘School’s Out‘
44. Cheap Trick, ‘I Want You to Want Me‘
43. Eric Clapton, ‘Cocaine‘
42. Bad Company, ‘Feel Like Makin’ Love‘
41. Heart, ‘Barracuda‘
40. Fleetwood Mac, ‘Go Your Own Way‘
39. Dire Straits, ‘Sultans of Swing‘
38. Paul McCartney, ‘Live and Let Die‘
37. Elton John, ‘Rocket Man‘
36. Allman Brothers Band, ‘Ramblin’ Man‘
35. The Cars, ‘Just What I Needed‘
34. Neil Young, ‘Rockin’ in the Free World‘
33. Cream, ‘Sunshine of Your Love‘
32. Deep Purple, ‘Smoke on the Water‘
31. Metallica, ‘Enter Sandman‘
30. Crosby, Stills & Nash, ‘Suite: Judy Blue Eyes‘
29. David Bowie, ‘Space Oddity‘
28. Boston, ‘More Than a Feeling‘
27. Derek and the Dominos, ‘Layla‘
26. Kiss, ‘Rock and Roll All Nite‘
25. Tom Petty, ‘Free Fallin’‘
24. Ted Nugent, ‘Stranglehold‘
23. John Lennon, ‘Imagine‘
22. Bob Seger, ‘Turn the Page‘
21. Bob Dylan, ‘Like a Rolling Stone‘
20. The Eagles, ‘Hotel California‘
19. ZZ Top, ‘La Grange‘
18. The Doors, ‘L.A. Woman‘
17. Ozzy Osbourne, ‘Crazy Train‘
16. Bruce Springsteen, ‘Born to Run‘
15. Creedence Clearwater Revival, ‘Fortunate Son‘
14. Lynyrd Skynyrd, ‘Sweet Home Alabama‘
13. Journey, ‘Don’t Stop Believin”
12. Guns N’ Roses, ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine‘
11. The Who, ‘Baba O’ Riley‘
10. Black Sabbath, ‘Paranoid‘
9. Pink Floyd, ‘Comfortably Numb‘
8. Van Halen, ‘Everybody Wants Some!!‘
7. Queen, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody‘
6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience, ‘All Along the Watchtower‘
5. The Beatles, ‘A Day in the Life‘
4. AC/DC, ‘Back in Black‘
3. The Rolling Stones, ‘Gimme Shelter‘
2. Led Zeppelin, ‘Kashmir‘
1. Aerosmith, ‘Sweet Emotion‘



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Wow...Van Halen, ‘Everybody Wants Some!!‘

beats 'Like A Rolling Stone'?

Strange list! Make no sense at all...just 100 half-assed tunes picked from ???

(make an exception for number 3)

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I always thought classic rock comprised artists like Chuck Berry, Bill Hailey and Elvis. Artists from the birth of Rock and roll, in other words the fifties. How can you do a list of 100 classic rock songs and exclude such legends?

The reality of it is time is waiting for no one and the people voting for this stuff are 35 and below. They can't comprehend who my Dad, Bill Hailey or Elvis Presley are.

And that is a damn shame!

"No Anchovies, Please"

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I always thought classic rock comprised artists like Chuck Berry, Bill Hailey and Elvis. Artists from the birth of Rock and roll, in other words the fifties. How can you do a list of 100 classic rock songs and exclude such legends?

The reality of it is time is waiting for no one and the people voting for this stuff are 35 and below. They can't comprehend who my Dad, Bill Hailey or Elvis Presley are.

are you really chuck berry II?

Yes, I am Charles E. Berry Jr.

Cool! Greetings from England Charles. If you speak to your Dad today, let him know that his classics will be getting played in my household over the forthcoming three-day weekend. My Dad is 70 and has been a big fan of Chuck since he was a teenager in the 50s. Btw, I'm 40 and grew up listening to rockers like your Dad, Elvis, Carl Perkins, JL Lewis so there are a few of us "kids" out there who will do our best to pass it on!

Where's "How come it never rains" by Dogs D'Amour???

This is actually a fair representation of the play list of most classic rock radio stations in the U.S.

It's also why there aren't that many classic rock radio stations any more.

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Where's "How come it never rains" by Dogs D'Amour???

oh a tyla mention on iorr.org

We could start a thread on the Dogs. I bet Rockman has never heard of them. I was listening to "unauthorised bootleg" , and Tyla sing Keithsline..slipped my Tongue in someone else's pie.

WTF Phil Collins, Karaoke for manic depressives