The Real Buffalo Joe Posted May 28, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark80 Posted May 28, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 no Gimme Shelter, but Bon Jovi made it 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted May 28, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark80 Posted May 28, 2019 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted May 28, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted May 28, 2019 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted May 28, 2019 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted May 28, 2019 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted May 28, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Where's Far Behind by Candlebox?......my finger got tired from scrolling. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhg Posted May 28, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted May 28, 2019 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted May 28, 2019 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted May 28, 2019 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 10 minutes ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said: 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. Yeah, I wish I had never see the latter's video! I didn't realize that Under Pressure was #1 in the UK. It also shows the weirdness of the popularity that it peaked at 29 in the US but then is 31 on VH1's list for the entire 80s! "Under Pressure" is a 1981 song by the British rock band Queen and British singer David Bowie. It was included on Queen's 1982 album Hot Space. The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Queen's second number-one hit in their home country (after 1975's "Bohemian Rhapsody", which topped the chart for nine weeks) and Bowie's third (after 1980's "Ashes to Ashes" and the 1975 reissue of "Space Oddity"). The song peaked at No. 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in January 1982, and would re-chart for one week at No. 45 in the US following Bowie's death in January 2016. It was also number 31 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s.[1] It was voted the second best collaboration of all time in a poll by Rolling Stone magazine.[2] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 1 hour 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 hate that so many people's minds immediately jump to Vanilla Ice when they hear that music. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 6 minutes ago, shrader said: I hate that so many people's minds immediately jump to Vanilla Ice when they hear that music. I hate hearing the intro to Werewolves of London and then realizing that it's Kid Rock's abomination, All Summer Long. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Just now, WhoTom said: I hate hearing the intro to Werewolves of London and then realizing that it's Kid Rock's abomination, All Summer Long. Is this a mad libs post about Kid Rock songs? The possibilities are endless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 6 minutes ago, shrader said: Is this a mad libs post about Kid Rock songs? The possibilities are endless. Something like Kid Rock...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 what? no candlebox???? that list is worthless..... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Let me guess who won? LZ "Stairway to Heaven." Gee that's a shock... Been winning the last 35 years. /smh Oh... Wait. Freebird #2. That's like the Bills being second in League 40 years running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 9 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Let me guess who won? LZ "Stairway to Heaven." Gee that's a shock... Been winning the last 35 years. /smh Oh... Wait. Freebird #2. That's like the Bills being second in League 40 years running. I'm pretty sure they flip flop the two just about every year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Just now, bbb said: I'm pretty sure they flip flop the two just about every year. Yeah... I thought about that after I posted. Keeps the listeners (Billy Joe Stoner from the '70s) guessing. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Another shocker: "Hotel Cali" in top 5. Makes me almost want to look like this guy: (If you don't know the story behind Costello's look. Look it up. FWIW, I personally don't mind Eagles... BUT "Hotel California" is way over-played, overrated! And Elvis knew it 40 years ago!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 1 hour ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Another shocker: "Hotel Cali" in top 5. Makes me almost want to look like this guy: (If you don't know the story behind Costello's look. Look it up. FWIW, I personally don't mind Eagles... BUT "Hotel California" is way over-played, overrated! And Elvis knew it 40 years ago!) I think when you're dealing with the upper echelon of rock bands, 99% of the time their most famous songs are not their best. Might even be 100% of the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 I still do love listening to 97 rock tho lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 This looks like a list made by people in their 20’s who were trying to select songs that people in their 50’s would listen to. Kind of trite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo86 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 4 hours ago, WhoTom said: I hate hearing the intro to Werewolves of London and then realizing that it's Kid Rock's abomination, All Summer Long. I fell for that the first time I heard that song. "This is a classic", I announced to my friends, and then it was Kid Rock. I had to call it a night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 27 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said: I still do love listening to 97 rock tho lol I saw Motorhead at the Salty Dog with Carl and my gang in the best of Caz Days..I remember when he tried Friday Night Metal. He's still solid and runs a good studio...Slick Tom is a asshat,prick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo86 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 9 minutes ago, Gray Beard said: This looks like a list made by people in their 20’s who were trying to select songs that people in their 50’s would listen to. Kind of trite. Or "best classic rock songs, chosen by casual listeners of classic rock". Same difference, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 5 minutes ago, Misterbluesky said: I saw Motorhead at the Salty Dog with Carl and my gang in the best of Caz Days..I remember when he tried Friday Night Metal. He's still solid and runs a good studio...Slick Tom is a asshat,prick. I like listening to Slick Tom. Why is he a prick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 11 minutes ago, bbb said: I like listening to Slick Tom. Why is he a prick? Maybe he's confusing him with @DC Tom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 17 minutes ago, bbb said: I like listening to Slick Tom. Why is he a prick? South Buffalo rough neck..thin as a rail with a cocky mouth.I met him twice..he's not my mind of guy.I heard he quit smoking..maybe he'll see 60. Carl is a very down to earth guy..he did mega work for decades to get bands here when we weren't on their tour lists. To be honest...I really don't listen to 97 rock much anymore...unless I'm out in the yard. As somebody else said..it's the same set of music...I would rather slide in a iggy pop cd on some days..or dead kennedy's/ramones/beach boys/national/Cher/motorhead.... Van Morrison 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 2 hours ago, Gugny said: I think when you're dealing with the upper echelon of rock bands, 99% of the time their most famous songs are not their best. Might even be 100% of the time. I don't think it's 100% - I think Satisfaction, Born To Run, Sweet Child, and others are the best by their artists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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