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What's more disturbing to learn this week?

  • Mr. Moderator proclaimed on a Paris sidewalk cafe that the iced tea he was drinking was the "best ever," only to learn the next day that it was Lipton Peach Iced Tea. (50%, 10 Votes)
  • Mr. Moderator has been listening to the six Grateful Dead songs on his iPod - multiple times. (40%, 8 Votes)
  • E. Pluribus Gergely has pulled his long-denied early REM collection out of mothballs and is willing to go to bat for them. (10%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 20

Start Date: 06/29/2011 @ 10:37 am
End Date: No Expiry

What's the main problem with Elvis Costello's Mighty Like a Turd?

  • The songs (39%, 9 Votes)
  • Costello's beard and loose ponytail (17%, 4 Votes)
  • The fact that he'd already built up too loyal a following prior to the release of this album (17%, 4 Votes)
  • The production (9%, 2 Votes)
  • The album title (9%, 2 Votes)
  • The arrangements (4%, 1 Votes)
  • The musicians (5%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 23

Start Date: 06/22/2011 @ 9:23 am
End Date: No Expiry

Excluding his New York Dolls persona, which version of David Johansen do you prefer?

  • Funky but Chic David (79%, 11 Votes)
  • Buster Poindexter (14%, 2 Votes)
  • Harry Smith-lovin' Bluesologist David (7%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 14

Start Date: 06/20/2011 @ 8:57 am
End Date: No Expiry

Who would win a Robert Trujillo (Metallica) vs Fernando Saunders (Lou Reed) Bass-Off?

  • Trujillo (54%, 7 Votes)
  • Saunders (46%, 6 Votes)

Total Voters: 13

Start Date: 06/16/2011 @ 10:51 am
End Date: No Expiry

Which of the following Who songs of a certain era/vibe most makes you want to stomp along?

  • "The Seeker" (61%, 14 Votes)
  • "Join Together" (22%, 5 Votes)
  • "Relay" (13%, 3 Votes)
  • "Eminence Front" (4%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 23

Start Date: 06/13/2011 @ 10:29 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Which of the following Musical Identity Switches would you find most interesting?

  • The Velvet Underground, circa Loaded, covering coherent Dead songs like "Truckin'" and "Casey Jones" (53%, 10 Votes)
  • "Truckin'"-era Grateful Dead substituted for The Velvet Underground during the recording of Loaded, playing the same songs with the same overall engineering (47%, 9 Votes)

Total Voters: 19

Start Date: 06/09/2011 @ 12:35 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Pete Townshend's boiler suit and boots: his last great fashion statement or the beginning of the end of The Who's collective fall into horrible fashion?

  • Last great fashion statement (44%, 7 Votes)
  • The beginning of the end (31%, 5 Votes)
  • Whaddayoumean, you don't dig his sleeveless t-shirts from the early '80s? (25%, 4 Votes)

Total Voters: 16

Start Date: 06/05/2011 @ 11:51 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Which sprightly veteran rocker would you most likely hire to entertain at a kids' party?

  • Cyndy Lauper (45%, 10 Votes)
  • Davy Jones (14%, 3 Votes)
  • Leo Sayer (14%, 3 Votes)
  • Kiki Dee (14%, 3 Votes)
  • Mick Jagger (13%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 22

Start Date: 06/03/2011 @ 9:47 am
End Date: No Expiry

Who was the finest rock 'n roll revival band of the 1970s?

  • Sha Na Na (50%, 7 Votes)
  • Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids (36%, 5 Votes)
  • Eddy & the Falcons (14%, 2 Votes)
  • Showaddywaddy (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 14

Start Date: 05/31/2011 @ 11:20 am
End Date: No Expiry

Once and for all...rock's greatest stage prop is:

  • Spinal Tap's Stonehenge (40%, 12 Votes)
  • Pink Floyd's Flying Pig (13%, 4 Votes)
  • ZZ Top's Phantom Livestock (10%, 3 Votes)
  • Other, which I'll describe in the current thread (10%, 3 Votes)
  • Kid Rock's Joe C. (7%, 2 Votes)
  • Keith Emerson's Spinning Piano (7%, 2 Votes)
  • Pink Floyd's Wall (7%, 2 Votes)
  • KISS' Rising Platforms (circa Alive II) (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Rob Halford's Motocycle (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Alice Cooper's Guillotine (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 30

Start Date: 05/25/2011 @ 7:53 am
End Date: No Expiry

Are you a Classic Rock Block Psychic?

  • I am a Classic Rock Block Psychic and will put my money where my mouth is! (78%, 7 Votes)
  • I am a Classic Rock Block Psychic and will trust you believe me despite not offering a dollar to a worthy cause! (22%, 2 Votes)
  • I don't know, I'm curious to find out... (0%, 0 Votes)
  • I do not purport to be a Classic Rock Block Psychic but will contribute to our landmark fundraising event regardless! (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 9

Start Date: 05/23/2011 @ 7:18 am
End Date: No Expiry

SHOWDOWN (choose one): Live or Memorex?

  • Memorex (56%, 5 Votes)
  • Live (44%, 4 Votes)

Total Voters: 9

Start Date: 05/20/2011 @ 8:56 am
End Date: No Expiry

Tonight Mr. Mod takes his family to see Elvis Costello's Spinning Songwheel show. How is this show likely to make him feel?

  • Appreciative of the experience, in the way only the kinder, gentler, wiser Mr. Mod can be. (80%, 4 Votes)
  • Philosophically bugged by the continued absence of bassist Bruce Thomas. (20%, 1 Votes)
  • Joyous and surprisingly satisfied. (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Extremely annoyed at the preponderance of selections from Mighty Like a Turd. (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 5

Start Date: 05/19/2011 @ 1:46 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Which of the following characteristics in a working ROCK musician carries the greatest stigma?

  • Christianity (66%, 23 Votes)
  • Male pattern baldness (26%, 9 Votes)
  • Homosexuality (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Sobriety (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Alcohol and/or drug addiction (0%, 0 Votes)
  • ADHD (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 35

Start Date: 05/16/2011 @ 4:01 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Which rocker once sported the most unexpected beard?

  • Elvis Presley (30%, 7 Votes)
  • David Bowie (26%, 6 Votes)
  • Mick Jagger (22%, 5 Votes)
  • Bryan Ferry (13%, 3 Votes)
  • Elvis Costello (9%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 23

Start Date: 05/12/2011 @ 12:10 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Dave Vanian's Count Rockula Look:

  • Minor stumbling block (44%, 8 Votes)
  • Deal breaker (33%, 6 Votes)
  • Major selling point (23%, 4 Votes)

Total Voters: 18

Start Date: 05/09/2011 @ 10:27 am
End Date: No Expiry

SHOWDOWN (choose one): Jay Ferguson's "Thunder Island" or Bob Seger's "Hollywood Nights"?

  • Seger's "Hollywood Nights" (69%, 22 Votes)
  • Ferguson's "Thunder Island" (31%, 10 Votes)

Total Voters: 32

Start Date: 05/05/2011 @ 10:29 am
End Date: No Expiry

Just how GREAT is "Night Moves"?

  • Better than Mellencamp. (40%, 2 Votes)
  • Better than "The River" but not as good as "Born to Run." (40%, 2 Votes)
  • The closest words I can think of to describe it's greatness is "Better than 'Kokomo'." (20%, 1 Votes)
  • As good as Creedence Clearwater Revival. (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 5

Start Date: 05/04/2011 @ 11:39 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Do you believe Roky Erickson met Bob Dylan?

  • Yes. (50%, 2 Votes)
  • No. (50%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 4

Start Date: 05/04/2011 @ 1:21 pm
End Date: No Expiry

What's your excuse?

  • "It was the '70s, after all." (54%, 7 Votes)
  • "It was the '80s, after all." (46%, 6 Votes)
  • "Come on, I'm still a teenager!" (0%, 0 Votes)
  • "It was the '60s, after all." (0%, 0 Votes)
  • "It was the '90s, after all." (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 13

Start Date: 05/03/2011 @ 7:06 am
End Date: No Expiry

SHOWDOWN (choose one): In honor the world's most-popular tax-milking, inbred human preserve, Queen or Queen Haters?

  • Queen Haters (60%, 9 Votes)
  • Queen (40%, 6 Votes)

Total Voters: 15

Start Date: 04/29/2011 @ 1:30 pm
End Date: No Expiry

SHOWDOWN (choose one): Karla DeVito, Ellen Foley, or Meatloaf?

  • Ellen Foley (88%, 7 Votes)
  • Veal loaf (13%, 1 Votes)
  • Karla DeVito (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Meatloaf (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 8

Start Date: 04/28/2011 @ 10:29 am
End Date: No Expiry

Which of the following animals is "most rock 'n roll?"

  • Any member of the canine family. (79%, 11 Votes)
  • Any member of E. Pluribus Gergely's family. (14%, 2 Votes)
  • Any member of the feline family. (7%, 1 Votes)
  • Any member of the equine family. (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 14

Start Date: 04/26/2011 @ 10:24 am
End Date: No Expiry

Can even the most-tolerant, open-minded Townsperson find one positive thing to say about John Maus other than "Well, his face has a pleasing bone structure."

  • No. (93%, 13 Votes)
  • Yes. (7%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 14

Start Date: 04/24/2011 @ 10:53 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Other than the music, if you had to identify the most-unappealing aspect of white-guy R&B/blues revivalists, which of the following would it be?

  • Bald guy(s) with "Piglet" ponytail (44%, 11 Votes)
  • Gut(s) (16%, 4 Votes)
  • Soul patch(es) (12%, 3 Votes)
  • Beret(s) (8%, 2 Votes)
  • Dark sunglasses (8%, 2 Votes)
  • Bowling shirt(s) (8%, 2 Votes)
  • Black puffy sneaks (4%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 25

Start Date: 04/21/2011 @ 12:17 pm
End Date: No Expiry

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