The Real Buffalo Joe Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 I've listened to this every year since I was a little kid. Even after I moved I stream it online. Tradition that's been in my family since as long as I can Remember. Anybody else listen to this? These were the top 25 according to this years listener votes. Full List Here 1 Stairway To Heaven Led Zeppelin 2 Freebird Lynyrd Skynyrd 3 Bohemian Rhapsody Queen 4 Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd 5 Hotel California Eagles 6 Kashmir Led Zeppelin 7 Satisfaction Rolling Stones 8 Turn The Page Seger, Bob & The Silver Bullet Band 9 Simple Man Lynyrd Skynyrd 10 Dream On Aerosmith 11 Won’t Get Fooled Again Who 12 Layla Derek & The Dominos 13 Sweet Emotion Aerosmith 14 Highway To Hell AC/DC 15 Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) Pink Floyd 16 We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions Queen 17 Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd 18 More Than A Feeling Boston 19 Don’t Stop Believin’ Journey 20 Black Dog Led Zeppelin 21 Livin’ On A Prayer Bon Jovi 22 Free Fallin’ Petty, Tom 23 You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC 24 Walk This Way Aerosmith 25 Sweet Child O’ Mine Guns N’ Roses
Mark80 Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 Haven't listened to it for years. But I remember a Kansas song (Dust in the Wind I think, maybe Carry on my Wayward Son), winning it a few times. Now they aren't even in top 25? Fine by me though. Stairway always seems to be 1 or 2. 1
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted May 28, 2019 Author Posted May 28, 2019 1 minute ago, Mark80 said: Haven't listened to it for years. But I remember a Kansas song (Dust in the Wind I think, maybe Carry on my Wayward Son), winning it a few times. Now they aren't even in top 25? Fine by me though. Stairway always seems to be 1 or 2. Stairway has won every year that I remember. Except the year that Free Bird won, and I think Sweet Emotion won once like ten years ago. I always find it interesting. You Shook Me All Night Long was #2 the year they were here in 2009. Bohemian Rhapsody is #3, usually just somewhere in the top 20. But everybody and their mother is a Queen fan now since the movie came out.
row_33 Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 A Beatles free top 100, because they'd take 15 easily of the songs? and 5 of the top 10. 1 1 2
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted May 28, 2019 Author Posted May 28, 2019 Just now, row_33 said: A Beatles free top 100, because they'd take 15 easily of the songs? and 5 of the top 10. Hey Jude was 31. Revolution was somewhere in the top 100. 1
Mark80 Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 Just now, The Real Buffalo Joe said: Hey Jude was 31. Revolution was somewhere in the top 100. Come Together in top 100 as well. Hey Jude at 31 is criminal.
row_33 Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 13 minutes ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said: Hey Jude was 31. Revolution was somewhere in the top 100. what a total ***** insult maybe that Candlestick or whatever song from the other thread can be #1, might as well be 1
WhoTom Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 I used to listen to that when I lived in the area. The top five always seemed to be Stairway to Heaven, Freebird, Born to Run, Won't Get Fooled Again, and Hotel California, in whatever order. Stairway to Heaven isn't the greatest song of all time - hell, it's not even the greatest Led Zeppelin song of all time.
snafu Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 Please God can they retire Hotel California already? Skynard gets three in the top 20 but no Allman Bros, no Beatles, not Dylan and the Stones come in with Satisfaction.
shrader Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 A classic rock station down here was running a top 500 this weekend too. I wonder if it winds up being the same exact list. After a quick google search, they're not owned by the same company, so it's interesting to see the same exact countdown format running on two unaffiliated stations and having the same number of songs.
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted May 28, 2019 Author Posted May 28, 2019 43 minutes ago, WhoTom said: I used to listen to that when I lived in the area. The top five always seemed to be Stairway to Heaven, Freebird, Born to Run, Won't Get Fooled Again, and Hotel California, in whatever order. Stairway to Heaven isn't the greatest song of all time - hell, it's not even the greatest Led Zeppelin song of all time. It's not even the best song on the album. Not even the best song on side 1 of the album. 8 minutes ago, shrader said: A classic rock station down here was running a top 500 this weekend too. I wonder if it winds up being the same exact list. After a quick google search, they're not owned by the same company, so it's interesting to see the same exact countdown format running on two unaffiliated stations and having the same number of songs. I'm not in radio, so I could be wrong. But it seems they do these things on long weekends so the "star" DJs can prerecord everything and enjoy their long weekend. 1
bbb Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 59 minutes ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said: I've listened to this every year since I was a little kid. Even after I moved I stream it online. Tradition that's been in my family since as long as I can Remember. Anybody else listen to this? These were the top 25 according to this years listener votes. Full List Here 1 Stairway To Heaven Led Zeppelin 2 Freebird Lynyrd Skynyrd 3 Bohemian Rhapsody Queen 4 Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd 5 Hotel California Eagles 6 Kashmir Led Zeppelin 7 Satisfaction Rolling Stones 8 Turn The Page Seger, Bob & The Silver Bullet Band 9 Simple Man Lynyrd Skynyrd 10 Dream On Aerosmith 11 Won’t Get Fooled Again Who 12 Layla Derek & The Dominos 13 Sweet Emotion Aerosmith 14 Highway To Hell AC/DC 15 Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) Pink Floyd 16 We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions Queen 17 Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd 18 More Than A Feeling Boston 19 Don’t Stop Believin’ Journey 20 Black Dog Led Zeppelin 21 Livin’ On A Prayer Bon Jovi 22 Free Fallin’ Petty, Tom 23 You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC 24 Walk This Way Aerosmith 25 Sweet Child O’ Mine Guns N’ Roses This might as well be called "songs we play EVERY SINGLE DAY on 97 Rock" I don't understand this Classic Rock format at all..............It's all the same 10 or so bands all the time..........Why wouldn't there be as much, if not way more, Beatles, Stones, Springsteen, Rod Stewart, etc. as there is AC/DC, Aerosmith, ***** Bon Jovi, etc. When I tuned in during the weekend, and the list was on say song 160-170, it was great. They were great songs I haven't heard in a long time..............I happened to tune in again towards the end, and holy crap, it's the same songs I hear them play constantly. They should have a huge playlist with all the great songs they can choose from from the 60s onward, and yet it's the same crap over and over. 1 1
RaoulDuke79 Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 Where's Far Behind by Candlebox?......my finger got tired from scrolling. 6
dhg Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 11 minutes ago, bbb said: This might as well be called "songs we play EVERY SINGLE DAY on 97 Rock" I don't understand this Classic Rock format at all..............It's all the same 10 or so bands all the time..........Why wouldn't there be as much, if not way more, Beatles, Stones, Springsteen, Rod Stewart, etc. as there is AC/DC, Aerosmith, ***** Bon Jovi, etc. When I tuned in during the weekend, and the list was on say song 160-170, it was great. They were great songs I haven't heard in a long time..............I happened to tune in again towards the end, and holy crap, it's the same songs I hear them play constantly. They should have a huge playlist with all the great songs they can choose from from the 60s onward, and yet it's the same crap over and over. Agree 100%. You can set your watch by the same songs that they play every day. 1 1
Gugny Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 Any list that has Freebird as #2 is pure crap. After a quick browse, I also saw that "Dude Looks Like a Lady" ranked higher than, "Let it Be. Okay. It's crap. I will say this .... I think "Under Pressure" (Queen/Bowie) is one of the greatest rock songs ever and it never gets due credit on these crap lists.
WhoTom Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 20 minutes ago, bbb said: This might as well be called "songs we play EVERY SINGLE DAY on 97 Rock" Or any other classic rock station in the country, for that matter. Anyone remember QFM-97? That's what 97 Rock was before they changed their name. "The Q" was true album-oriented rock (AOR) - they'd play any song from an album, not just what the record companies told them to play. Sadly, AOR only lasted about a decade. I consider myself lucky that it existed during my formative years. 2 1
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted May 28, 2019 Author Posted May 28, 2019 5 minutes ago, WhoTom said: Or any other classic rock station in the country, for that matter. Anyone remember QFM-97? That's what 97 Rock was before they changed their name. "The Q" was true album-oriented rock (AOR) - they'd play any song from an album, not just what the record companies told them to play. Sadly, AOR only lasted about a decade. I consider myself lucky that it existed during my formative years. Sadly, 97 Rock is better than the Classic Rock station down here in Houston. At least when I was t here, they had B-Sides on the Bottom, where at XX:30 they'd play a rarity. The Live at 5, Southern Fix at 6. Get The Led Out weekly hour dedicated to Led Zeppelin. I also remember they used to play all Beatles in chronological order on the day after Thanksgiving. They even used to do full album sides one weekend. Then the last song on every album for New Years Eve, and the first song on New Years Day. Station down here has none of that except 80s at 8. is nothing but the popular stuff. And the worst part is, they talk over the beginning of the song more than any radio station I've ever listened to. Sometimes almost a full minute. Basically until the vocals come in, as if the rest of the song doesn't matter. They used to have competition that was good. Played more B-Sides, and even played a full album every night at midnight, but they got changed to a rap station without any warning one day.
bbb Posted May 28, 2019 Posted May 28, 2019 25 minutes ago, Gugny said: I will say this .... I think "Under Pressure" (Queen/Bowie) is one of the greatest rock songs ever and it never gets due credit on these crap lists. I loved Under Pressure from the very beginning. I couldn't understand why it wasn't more popular at the time. I think it made up to #27 or something.............It might not be where it should be on this list, but at least it's got the respect it deserves over time. You'd never know it was a minor hit at the time for it's popularity now....................A GREAT video, too.
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted May 28, 2019 Author Posted May 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, bbb said: I loved Under Pressure from the very beginning. I couldn't understand why it wasn't more popular at the time. I think it made up to #27 or something.............It might not be where it should be on this list, but at least it's got the respect it deserves over time. You'd never know it was a minor hit at the time for it's popularity now....................A GREAT video, too. Seems odd that a colabaration between two of the biggest artists to ever record wasn't huge. Granted Bowie also teamed up with Jagger for Dancin' in the Streets.
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