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What do you listen for most in a rock 'n roll instrumental?

  • Cool overall textures. (80%, 12 Votes)
  • Great playing by a lead instrument. (13%, 2 Votes)
  • The beat. (7%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 15

Start Date: 02/11/2011 @ 5:06 pm
End Date: No Expiry

My favorite Mellencamp songs are _____

  • The ones fully in support of the Little Man - with a stomping beat! (46%, 6 Votes)
  • The ones involving "the Cougar" and more concerned with getting laid and telling teachers to stick it! (31%, 4 Votes)
  • The ones involving "the Cougar" and telling stories of young couples who get hitched too early, thereby eventually requiring a spokesperson like Mellencamp to give voice to their concerns. (23%, 3 Votes)
  • The ones that are so serious that they need to be recorded in mono on an Edison cylindar. (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 13

Start Date: 02/10/2011 @ 3:44 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Which of the following rockers is making the most progress in getting his house in order?

  • Phil Collins (33%, 6 Votes)
  • Ozzy Osbourne (33%, 6 Votes)
  • Steven Tyler (17%, 3 Votes)
  • Billy Joel (11%, 2 Votes)
  • Gene Simmons (6%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 18

Start Date: 02/08/2011 @ 12:35 pm
End Date: No Expiry

What's sadder?

  • The closing moments of the early '70s telemovie Brian's Song. (27%, 6 Votes)
  • A Beatles fan who doesn't like Paul's songs on Revolver. (27%, 6 Votes)
  • The fact that some Beatles fans don't know there were separate releases of that and other albums in the US and UK. (18%, 4 Votes)
  • The fact that the US release of Revolver only includes two Lennon songs. (9%, 2 Votes)
  • A soul music fan who can't listen to the secular music of Al Green because he finds it "depressing." (9%, 2 Votes)
  • A Beatles fan who doesn't like the fact that some Beatles fans don't like Paul's songs on Revolver. (5%, 1 Votes)
  • A music discussion blog moderator who would mark a guitar inventor's death with a rant against said inventor's primary musical innovation. (5%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 22

Start Date: 02/06/2011 @ 3:39 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Who's your favorite NON-musician regular in the rock 'n roll milieu?

  • Groupie (24%, 7 Votes)
  • Critic (21%, 6 Votes)
  • Band manager (14%, 4 Votes)
  • Doorman (10%, 3 Votes)
  • Soundman (10%, 3 Votes)
  • Rock 'n roll caterer (7%, 2 Votes)
  • Mouth-breathing autograph hound/post-gig asker of obscure questions (7%, 2 Votes)
  • DJ (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Promoter (4%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 29

Start Date: 02/01/2011 @ 9:20 am
End Date: No Expiry

Which rocker do you most enjoy seeing with his or her shirt off?

  • Henry Rollins (28%, 5 Votes)
  • Courtney Love (22%, 4 Votes)
  • Iggy Pop (22%, 4 Votes)
  • Bon Scott (17%, 3 Votes)
  • Angus Young (6%, 1 Votes)
  • Flea (6%, 1 Votes)
  • Jimmy Pursey (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Anthony Kiedis (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 18

Start Date: 01/29/2011 @ 5:35 pm
End Date: No Expiry

My favorite running, participatory thread on Rock Town Hall is:

  • Dugout Chatter (30%, 9 Votes)
  • Last Man Standing (27%, 8 Votes)
  • Mystery Date (17%, 5 Votes)
  • Battle Royale (10%, 3 Votes)
  • Consult the Orockle (7%, 2 Votes)
  • RTH Confessional (7%, 2 Votes)
  • All-Star Jam (2%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 30

Start Date: 01/24/2011 @ 11:14 am
End Date: No Expiry

Is Chris Stamey deserving of a Rock Wedgie?

  • No. (55%, 12 Votes)
  • Yes. (45%, 10 Votes)

Total Voters: 22

Start Date: 01/20/2011 @ 11:41 am
End Date: No Expiry

SHOWDOWN (choose one): Wide ties or skinny ties?

  • Skinny ties. (63%, 10 Votes)
  • Wide ties. (25%, 4 Votes)
  • Ascots. (13%, 2 Votes)
  • Bow ties. (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Bolo ties. (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 16

Start Date: 01/19/2011 @ 1:09 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Which rock nickname do you like best?

  • "The Killer" (Jerry Lee Lewis) (47%, 14 Votes)
  • "The Ox" (John Entwistle) (23%, 7 Votes)
  • "Macca" (Paul McCartney) (13%, 4 Votes)
  • "The Lizard King" (Jim Morrison) (10%, 3 Votes)
  • "Snake" (Zander Schloss) (7%, 2 Votes)
  • "Jojo" (Jonathan Richman) (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 30

Start Date: 01/17/2011 @ 11:18 pm
End Date: No Expiry

SHOWDOWN (choose one): Between the conjoined Led Zeppelin rockers, "Heartbreaker" or "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)"?

  • "Heartbreaker" (54%, 15 Votes)
  • "Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)" (46%, 13 Votes)

Total Voters: 28

Start Date: 01/13/2011 @ 10:48 am
End Date: No Expiry

What's really eating at Mr. Mod?

  • Gerry Rafferty's death. (36%, 4 Votes)
  • "Supper's Ready" (27%, 3 Votes)
  • Hamish Stuart's refusal to respond to interview requests. (18%, 2 Votes)
  • The threat of Snowpocalypse. (9%, 1 Votes)
  • Townsman hrrundivbakshi's long Thrifty Music drought. (9%, 1 Votes)
  • The continued delay of the long-awaited Andy Partridge-Robert Schneider collaboration. (1%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 11

Start Date: 01/12/2011 @ 4:27 pm
End Date: No Expiry

The blues-rock of Austin, Texas' Eric Johnson makes me feel like:

  • Shaking my head over the fate of white folk. (69%, 9 Votes)
  • Listening to Stevie Ray Vaughn, instead. (31%, 4 Votes)
  • "Eating barbeque," as NPR's Liane Hansen exclaimed this morning. (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 13

Start Date: 01/09/2011 @ 12:06 pm
End Date: No Expiry

(Please check all that apply for you) I have quickly ditched a once-beloved band/solo artist for the following reason(s):

  • They got really popular. (18%, 7 Votes)
  • They switched to a bad Look. (16%, 6 Votes)
  • They "went disco" in the late-'70s OR added synths in the mid-'80s. (16%, 6 Votes)
  • They campaigned for political causes and candidates I don't support. (13%, 5 Votes)
  • They changed bassists. (13%, 5 Votes)
  • My friends convinced me that I was wrong for not liking them in the first place. (8%, 3 Votes)
  • They eventually reminded me of someone who badly hurt my feelings. (5%, 2 Votes)
  • They changed drummers. (5%, 2 Votes)
  • They did a treacly duet with Paul McCartney. (3%, 1 Votes)
  • They did a treacly duet with Stevie Wonder. (3%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 20

Start Date: 01/06/2011 @ 10:52 am
End Date: No Expiry

SHOWDOWN (choose one): The Romantics' "What I Like About You" or Stealers Wheel's "Stuck in the Middle With You"?

  • Stealers Wheel's "Stuck in the Middle With You" (63%, 10 Votes)
  • The Romantics' "What I Like About You" (37%, 6 Votes)

Total Voters: 16

Start Date: 01/05/2011 @ 12:56 pm
End Date: No Expiry

SHOWDOWN (choose one): The Romantics' "What I Like About You" or Joan Jett's "I Love Rock 'n Roll."

  • The Romantics' "What I Like About You" (79%, 11 Votes)
  • Joan Jett's "I Love Rock 'n Roll" (21%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 14

Start Date: 01/04/2011 @ 4:05 pm
End Date: No Expiry

In the New Year, I feel most comfortable pledging to:

  • Check out more new music. (56%, 10 Votes)
  • Reconsider George Harrison's Extra Texture lp. (28%, 5 Votes)
  • Do nothing I haven't done before. (11%, 2 Votes)
  • Digitize my vinyl collection. (6%, 1 Votes)
  • Stop lurking and make my presence known in the Halls of Rock. (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 18

Start Date: 01/01/2011 @ 10:36 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Who's right, those who believe Elvis Costello & The Attractions' Get Happy!! ends with "High Fidelity" or those who believe it ends with "Riot Act"?

  • Those who believe it ends with "High Fidelity." (41%, 12 Votes)
  • Those who believe it ends with "Riot Act." (38%, 11 Votes)
  • Those who would rather argue over the correct sequencing of that Cheap Trick album. (21%, 6 Votes)

Total Voters: 29

Start Date: 12/23/2010 @ 11:29 am
End Date: No Expiry

SHOWDOWN (choose one): Zager or Evans?

  • Zager. (60%, 9 Votes)
  • Evans. (40%, 6 Votes)

Total Voters: 15

Start Date: 12/20/2010 @ 1:39 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Should Paul McCartney retire the Hofner "Beatle" bass?

  • No. (90%, 893 Votes)
  • Yes. (10%, 104 Votes)

Total Voters: 997

Start Date: 12/14/2010 @ 10:28 am
End Date: No Expiry

I'm most comfortable with the following statement regarding The Ramones:

  • I fully respect them for their groundbreaking ways, and I dig hearing them in small doses. (58%, 11 Votes)
  • They fully deserve all the acclaim they get, and if you can't handle that, man, I got nuthin' more to say! (32%, 6 Votes)
  • Personally, I love them, but some of you who don't raise good points about their shortcomings. (11%, 2 Votes)
  • Can't we all get along by spending the day dissing their last half dozen albums? (0%, 0 Votes)
  • The Ramones are the most overrated band in history. (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 19

Start Date: 12/13/2010 @ 12:08 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Why did no one tell me Paul McCartney was going to play more than one song on SNL after a sluggish, pointless "Jet"?

  • So you wouldn't have to hear me complain about the 4 other songs he played. (100%, 3 Votes)
  • In hopes that I would feel like I might have missed something better than expected. (0%, 0 Votes)
  • I never asked. (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 3

Start Date: 12/12/2010 @ 8:26 pm
End Date: No Expiry

SHOWDOWN (choose one): Which version of "Treat Her Right" is the Mach Schau-est of all?

  • Roy Head version #2 (38%, 10 Votes)
  • Roy Head version #1 (35%, 9 Votes)
  • Tom Jones version (27%, 7 Votes)

Total Voters: 26

Start Date: 12/09/2010 @ 11:22 am
End Date: No Expiry

Which of the following moments in his life do you think Paul McCartney most regrets?

  • Abiding by the rules of alphabetical order when determining songwriting credits for his Beatles contributions. (45%, 9 Votes)
  • His cruel treatment of Hamish Stuart. (15%, 3 Votes)
  • Give My Regards to Broad Street. (15%, 3 Votes)
  • Letting the imposter keep his place as "Paul McCartney" following Paul's staged "death." (10%, 2 Votes)
  • Dashing the expectations of his teenybopper fans and future "mother's basement" types by not settling down with Jane Asher. (5%, 1 Votes)
  • Not hooking up with Yoko first. (5%, 1 Votes)
  • His flat comments following John Lennon's death. (5%, 1 Votes)
  • His flat comments following Brian Epstein's death. (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Moving to bass guitar. (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 20

Start Date: 12/08/2010 @ 10:47 am
End Date: No Expiry

What rock-related project is most likely to be released first?

  • The Janis Joplin bio-pic. (39%, 7 Votes)
  • The full 28-minute version of "Helter Skelter." (22%, 4 Votes)
  • Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy...Oh right, that was finally released. (22%, 4 Votes)
  • The book Pete Townshend was researching when police confiscated his hard drive. (17%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 18

Start Date: 12/04/2010 @ 7:46 pm
End Date: No Expiry

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