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AOzan's Top Ten

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1. "Imagine" - John Lennon
2. "Come Together" - The Beatles
3. "Yesterday" - The Beatles
4. "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" - Aerosmith
5. "Hey You" - Pink Floyd
6. "Livin' on the Edge" - Aerosmith
7. "Hotel California" - The Eagles
8. "Let It Be" - The Beatles
9. "Losing My Religion" - R.E.M.
10. "Pink" - Aerosmith

Aozan 13:06, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

murder1's Top Ten

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• "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" - The Rolling Stones
• "Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)" - Neil Young
• "Layla" - Derek and the Dominoes
• "Child of the Moon" - The Rolling Stones
• "Hey You" - Pink Floyd
• "Bad Moon Rising" - Creedence Clearwater Revival
• "Hey Jude" - The Beatles
• "Crime of the Century" - Supertramp
• "Hotel California" - The Eagles
• "Take the Money and Run" - Steve Miller Band

Are not in any particular order. Really hard to pick just 10.

murder1 00:23, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Da List!

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Hoo boy, have I got to give this some thought! In the meantime, take a look at this. I think you might find the subject somewhat familiar.  :) - Lucky 6.9 23:47, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks. In fact, I worked for Morris Desert Media prior to coming to KPLM and I was actually doing morning drive on Eagle when it first came on...before they decided to not use jocks at all. After that, their ratings went down the drain. That's what they get for listening to a radio consultant. - Lucky 6.9 00:04, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Yup. I'd e-mail you with the times...but you don't have an e-mail address listed. I can just imagine some ticked-off user calling me while I'm on the air! Drop me an e-mail and I'll be glad to let you know. - Lucky 6.9 00:11, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Just listen when I told ya to...e-mail me with your real name and I'll say hello! - Lucky 6.9 00:48, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

LOL! - Lucky 6.9 00:58, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Vellocet's Top 10

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1. "Wish You Were Here" - Pink Floyd
2. "Comfortably Numb" - Pink Floyd
3. "Paint It Black" - The Rolling Stones
4. "Immigrant Song" - Led Zeppelin
5. "Dazed and Confused" - Led Zeppelin
6. "Break on Through (To the Other Side)" - The Doors
7. "N.I.B." - Black Sabbath
8. "Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Joy Division
9. "Folsom Prison Blues" - Johnny Cash
10. "Johnny B. Goode" - Chuck Berry

What I Came Up with anyway

Vellocet Malchickawick

Bobby D. Bryant

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Please see my provisional list at User talk:Bobby D. Bryant#Classic Rock.

19th century now COTW

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This article has been selected as the new Collaboration of the Week! Thanks for your support! — ₀₉₁₈^BRIAN • 2005-12-12 03:27

Wezzo's Top Ten

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1. "Don't Stop Me Now" - Queen
2. "Born to Run" - Bruce Springsteen
3. "Losing My Religion" - R.E.M.
4. "With or Without You" - U2
5. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" - The Beach Boys
6. "Take It to the Limit" - The Eagles
7. "Hey Jude" - The Beatles
8. "Only the Good Die Young" - Billy Joel
9. "Waterloo Sunset" - The Kinks
10. "Wild West Hero" - Electric Light Orchestra

Tried to stick to one by each artist to prevent me from choosing too many by favourite artists instead of a definitive classic rock faves list. I think this covers me pretty well. Wezzo 19:12, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Kingturtle's Top Ten

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I'm not sure what defines classic rock, but here it goes, off the top of my head:

• "Dream On" - Aerosmith
• "Hush" - Deep Purple
• "Do You Feel like I Do" - Peter Frampton
• "Green-Eyed Lady" - Sugarloaf
• "Life's Been Good to Me" - Joe Walsh
• "Tom Sawyer" - Rush
• "Barracuda" - Heart
• "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" - Blue Öyster Cult
• "The Boys are Back in Town" - Thin Lizzy
• "Hell's Bells" - AC/DC

Hope that helps, Kingturtle 02:40, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

Old Cecropia's Top Ten Plus Plus

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Dang! This is so subjective because it's so hard to define what is and isn't "rock" over 50 years of evolution. But here goes (no particular order):

• "Rock Around the Clock" - Bill Halley and the Comets ^[1]
• "We Will Rock You" - Queen
• "Shake, Rattle and Roll - Big Joe Turner ^[2]
• "She Loves You" - The Beatles ^[3]
• "The Wall" - Pink Floyd
• "Heroes" - David Bowie ^[4]
• "Tutti Frutti" - Little Richard
• "Jocko Homo" - Devo
• "60 Minute Man" - Billy Ward & the Dominoes ^[5]
• "Speedo" - The Cadillacs
• "Walk of Life" - Dire Straits
• "Shine" - Louis Armstrong ^[6]
• "Don't Be Cruel" - Elvis Presley ^[7]
• "Blue Suede Shoes" - Carl Perkins
• "Ain't that a Shame" - Fats Domino ^[8]
• "Let's Spend the Night Together" - The Rolling Stones
• "Kashmir" - Led Zeppelin
• "Bang a Gong" - T. Rex
• "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" - Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers ^[9]
• "When You Dance" - The Turbans
• "I Love Rock and Rock" - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

I've only included one song by any one artist. Maybe that's foolish, I dunno. I remember all these songs contemporaneously. Some that would probably definitely be considered rock now weren't then. And some considered rock then are nothing like songs now thought of as rock. I've made a few notes on some songs:

1. ^ Really established the beat and timing of rock'n'roll, distinguishing it from R&B, Jazz and Pop.
2. ^ Originally better known by its covers and had some really dirty lyrics, some of which got past the censors on the covers. I mean, Pat Boone was singing "I'm like a one-eyed cat, peepin' in a seafood store."
3. ^ Neither the Beatles' best nor a top 20, IMO, but so influential in its time, I can't ignore it.
4. ^ Not his most popular, or rocking, but exemplifies Bowie's ability both to write compelling lyrics and establish presence in a rock song.
5. ^ 1951 song that wasn't considered rock then and predates "rock 'n' roll" as a musical term by a few years. But definitely RnR in modern understanding, IMHO.
6. ^ Someone's going to sit on me for listing this. "Shine" is clearly Jazz and predates RnR by a quarter-century. But listen to the thing, it clearly has elements that set it apart from most jazz of it's time and would be considered compelling RnR if it were produced decades later.
7. ^ I know Elvis is "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" now, but IMO he was virtually a separate genera when he was recording. Still, "Don't Be Cruel" is iconic.
   
8. ^ Really R&B. Even Fats thought so. But would be consider RnR now.
   
9. ^ Forget Michael Jackson. Frankie Lymon is the gold standard of all kid singers. IMO noone had the range and clarity he had as a child. And he and his entire band were teenagers. -- Cecropia 05:50, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

Revert

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Hi! I just wish to give you a note, that this wasn't a revert, but just a removal of vandalism; see Wikipedia:Revert on how to really revert vandalism. What happened here, was that the vandal changed {{featured}} to {{gay}}, while you removed gay instead of reinserting featured. It can happen to everyone. Happy reverting! Jon Harald Søby \ ^{no na} 08:43, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

BorgHunter's Top Ten

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Jeez, this is tough. There are far more than ten "best" rock songs. It's exceedingly difficult to pick only ten. Okay, I'll try...

• "More Than a Feeling" - Boston
• "Freewill" - Rush
• "Behind Blue Eyes" - The Who
• "Walk This Way" - Aerosmith
• "Hotel California" - The Eagles
• "Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen
• "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" - The Rolling Stones
• "Come Sail Away" - Styx
• "Rock You Like a Hurricane" - Scorpions
• "Another Brick in the Wall Part II" - Pink Floyd

—BorgHunter (talk) 17:14, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

KF's favourite rock classics

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1. "Carry On Till Tomorrow" - Badfinger
2. "Behind Blue Eyes" - The Who
3. "No Words" - Paul McCartney & Wings
4. "Days" - The Kinks
5. "Give Me Some Truth" - John Lennon
6. "Love is All Around" - The Troggs
7. "Man of Many Faces" - Christie
8. "Far Far Away" - Slade
9. "The Lord" - The Bee Gees
10. "Backstreet Girl" - The Rolling Stones
    
    The runners-up:
    
    
11. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" - The Beatles
12. "Lady Madonna" - The Beatles
13. "Bad Moon Rising" - Creedence Clearwater Revival
14. "Texas Me" - Sir Douglas Quintet
15. "My Name Is Jack" - Manfred Mann

Conch Shell's favourite rock tracks

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1. "The Modern World" - The Jam
2. "Another Girl, Another Planet" - The Only Ones
3. "All or Nothing" - The Small Faces
4. "Waterloo Sunset" - The Kinks
5. "The Wall" - Pink Floyd
6. "Pictures of Lilly" - The Who
7. "Far Far Away" - Slade
8. "L.A. Woman" - The Doors
9. "Jimmy, Jimmy" - The Undertones
10. "London Calling" - The Clash

Re: WP:MIND

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Probably the soonest would be a week before the deadline; this gives everyone a chance to finish up before I give out some more requirements, and also lets all the participants modify, change, and improve their "articles" up to that point. Thanks! Flcelloguy (A note?) 00:06, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Re: Admin

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Hey buddy, good to hear from you. Well, of course all the stuff I wrote you in March when you asked me before still applies. However, I assume you want more specific comments and that's why you're writing again. I think the biggest key is getting involved. Why do you want to be an administrator? If you can't demonstrate the benefit you'll derive (and the community will derive) from your adminship, you probably won't get much support. Even nice, highly prolific editors may not get adminship if they don't participate much in the "janitorial" side of Wikipedia. They'll want to see things like vandalism reversion, participation in policy and such (grossly manifested by edits to the Wikipedia: namespace, such as AfD participation and so on), perhaps dealing with conflicts, and such. I've only taken a cursory glance at your recent contributions, but people might object that you don't really do too much that needs admin tools, you know? Also, more article editing and writing might help—right now, a high proportion of your edits seem to be to things like Mind Benders, your subpages, and to people requesting they vote in your poll. All of these are good community activities, but they are peripheral to the purpose of building an encyclopedia. You can and should keep doing all these things, but voters would probably like to see you put some more time into keeping Wikipedia clean, and working to improve it. Finally, there are a few relatively minor aspects that people often oppose over. One is that you rarely use edit summaries. These are considered at the least a courtesy to others, so that they can at a glance see what you've done when they're viewing their watchlists, and especially to RC patrollers so they know what you've done. As most administrator candidates are expected to be active in fighting vandalism or somehow demonstrating their need for administrative tools, courtesy to your fellow patrollers is often expected. Secondly, using images in signatures, and especially using an unsubstituted template for one's signature, is frowned upon (see WP:SIG for more information). And consider using the "show preview" button more frequently; perhaps you can avoid taking so many edits to accomplish a task (for instance, your recent work on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Flamethrower). This is all just off the top of my head. Please don't interpret any of this as criticism—you're doing a great job, and fulfilling an important role. It's just that serving as an administrator is a different role, so you may have to adapt. Also, take my suggestions with a grain or two of salt—I never intended to run for adminship but was offered a nomination out of the blue, so I never really did anything special to prepare for nomination. My suggestions are a combination of how I work and what I use when evaluating administrator candidates, plus observations of what others use. Finally, realize that WP:RFA seems to have gotten quite a bit more stringent since March when I became an administrator, and it can be quite upsetting to receive criticism or to be carefully scrutinized. Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Standards has rough standards contributed by many Wikipedians; that may prove helpful to you. You'll also have to be familiar with Wikipedia policy and what administrators do before running. Hope this isn't overwhelming, and I hope it helps. Let me know if I can be of further help. — Knowledge Seeker দ 08:30, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Mindbenders question

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I think the form of government you describe would best be called a stealth oligarchy. I am surprised wikipedia allows fictitious stuff like Mind Benders. I have been looking for a wiki to put some fiction (predictions) about the near future. So far I have found Future at Wikicities. Anyway I hope that answers your question. - Shiftchange 23:55, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

What's up?

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Hi, may I make a request? could you please vote for my FAC, Dinosaur here:Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Dinosaur? It would mean so much to me & I would definitely return the favour if you need anything voted on. I've come so far, but I just want to make sure as voting can turn sour at any moment? Don't feel pressured, but thanks anyway... Spawn Man 02:46, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

Some more classic rock songs (Wikikiwi)

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• "Bad Moon Rising" - Creedence Clearwater Revival
• "Blackberry Way" - Electric Light Orchestra
• "Heather Honey" - Tommy Roe
• "I've Got a Feeling" - The Beatles
• "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" - Iron Butterfly
• "Rock and Roll" - Led Zeppelin
• "See My Baby Jive" - Wizzard
• "So Glad to See You Here" - Wings
• "Strange Kind of Woman" - Deep Purple
• "Tainted Love" - Soft Cell

Wikikiwi 13:39, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

Ed Zeppelin's top 10

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1. "Stairway to Heaven" - Led Zeppelin
2. "Free Bird" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
3. "Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen
4. "Walk on Hot Coals" - Rory Gallagher
5. "Sunshine of Your Love" - Cream
6. "Gimme Shelter" - The Rolling Stones
7. "All Right Now" - Free
8. "Wishing Well" - Free
9. "Smoke on the Water" - Deep Purple
10. "Johnny B. Goode" - Chuck Berry

This is based on genuine importance of the songs as much as it is my personal opinion.

Non copyvio for Rodney (Gypsy) Smith

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Sorry, should have stated in the edit comment. The page all that is copied from has this at the bottom: "The material contained in this publication is purposely not copyrighted. You are free to make copies for others. May God be glorified." [10]

Re: Template: Test

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Yeah, you should go ahead and use it. Looks like you're doing a good job, by the way. Regardless if the user has a user page and/or has a talk page, you should add the (substituted) template to the talk page, just as you're doing. Also, I don't know if you're familiar with it, but User:CryptoDerk's Vandal Fighter is a great program to help patrol. There's also the Conter Vandalism Unit, although I am not familiar with their work. Let me know if you have any more questions; I should be around a bit more now. — Knowledge Seeker দ 22:49, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

Comics' Top 10

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In no order (because I can't!):

• "School" - Supertramp
• "Frankenstein" - Edgar Winter
• "Lazy" - Deep Purple
• "More Than a Feeling" - Boston
• "Xanadu" - Rush
• "Light My Fire" - The Doors
• "Money" - Pink Floyd
• "Comfortably Numb" - Pink Floyd
• "Roundabout" - Yes
• "Hey Jude" - The Beatles

I would have included some prog. rock (though Rush, Pink Floyd and Yes arguably are, these songs tend more towards classic rock), but I figured that wasn't the point of the poll. --Comics 19:46, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

Re: Mindbenders

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Thanks a lot. I still have a little bit left to write (the section on their heirarchy) but I'm almost done :) — Ilγαηερ (Tαlκ) 17:09, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

Dna-Dennis Top 10

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Well, all of these are not rock by definition, but neither was the previous lists. It's a hard subject, but sure, I'll contribute. I won't rank 'em though.

• "Love Spreads" - The Stone Roses
• "Comfortably Numb" - Pink Floyd
• "Angel" - Massive Attack
• "Leave Them All Behind" - Ride
• "Working Class Hero" - John Lennon
• "Long Snake Moan" - PJ Harvey
• "Life on Mars?" - David Bowie
• "Search and Destroy" - The Stooges
• "Always on the Run" - Lenny Kravitz
• "With or Without You" - U2

Regards, --Dna-Dennis ^{talk - contribs} 05:12, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

Vague Rant's top ten

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• "God Only Knows" - The Beach Boys
• "Good Vibrations" - The Beach Boys
• "I Want to Hold Your Hand" - The Beatles
• "In My Life" - The Beatles
• "Working Class Hero" - John Lennon
• "Bike" - Pink Floyd
• "Wish You Were Here" - Pink Floyd
• "Waiting on a Friend" - The Rolling Stones
• "Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Simon and Garfunkel
• "The Real Me" - The Who

Good luck, hope you're happy with your final results! Vague | Rant 12:05, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

Afonso Silva's 10 songs

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(I hope that all of these this fit in your classic rock criteria)

• "Police on My Back" - The Clash
• "Paint It Black" - The Rolling Stones
• "Heroes" - David Bowie
• "Wish You Were Here" - Pink Floyd
• "Ever Fallen in Love?" - Buzzcocks
• "Sultans of Swing" - Dire Straits
• "Get off of My Cloud"- The Rolling Stones
• "Roadhouse Blues" - The Doors
• "Beat on the Brat" - Ramones
• "Disorder" - Joy Division

Nice thing to do, regards and good work! Afonso Silva 20:15, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

Templates?

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From your user page...

Templates:

• Template:Warning box
• Template:Neutral user talk

Not to sound incovenient, but... why? Nobody uses it, even you! - Ekevu (talk) 20:42, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

Yossarian's Top 10

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1. "A Day in the Life" - The Beatles
2. "Hey Jude" - The Beatles
3. "Ashes to Ashes" - David Bowie
4. "Sympathy for the Devil" - The Rolling Stones
5. "Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones
6. "Rock and Roll" - Led Zeppelin
7. "Riders on the Storm" - The Doors
8. "Layla" - Derek and the Dominos
9. "White Room" - Cream
10. "The End" - The Doors

Ugh...I can never rate this sort of thing (if you asked me tomorrow you'd probably get a completely different list), but I think what I've put is pretty satisfactory. Cheers. Yossarian 06:20, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Jon Harald Søby's Top 10

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This would be all Queen if it wasn't for that stupid "max 3" rule.

1. "Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen
2. "We Will Rock You" - Queen
3. "We Are the Champions" - Queen

• • "Smoke on the Water" - Deep Purple
  • "Welcome to the Jungle" - Guns N' Roses
  • "Behind Blue Eyes" - The Who
  • "Eye of the Tiger" - Survivor
  • "The Unforgiven II" - Metallica
  • "Heroes" - David Bowie
  • "Hound Dog" - Elvis

No specific order except for the three first. Jon Harald Søby 11:31, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Andrew's Top 10

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This is pretty much impossible lol. But I'll try... Aah there's just too many.

1. "Fat Bottomed Girls" - Queen
2. "Here Comes the Sun" - The Beatles
3. "Thirteen" - Big Star
4. "Mr. Tambourine Man" - Bob Dylan
5. "Here Today, Gone Tommorow" - Ramones
6. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" - The Beach Boys
7. "I'm Set Free" - The Velvet Underground
8. "Stairway to Heaven" - Led Zeppelin
9. "The Man Who Sold the World" - David Bowie
10. "Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)" - Tom Waits

Gah and there's just so many more! --CoastTOcoast533 16:22, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Angelo's Top 10

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1. "Stairway to Heaven" - Led Zeppelin
2. "Wish You Were Here" - Pink Floyd
3. "Little Wing" - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
4. "Light My Fire" - The Doors
5. "November Rain" - Guns N' Roses
6. "Comfortably Numb" - Pink Floyd
7. "Imagine" - John Lennon
8. "The River" - Bruce Springsteen
9. "Where the Streets Have No Name" - U2
10. "Layla" - Derek and the Dominos

But these are just the 10 "cool" songs I firstly kept in my mind... Angelo 21:51, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

max rspct's selection

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'Off the top of my head', in no particular order:

• "Ace of Spades" - Motörhead
• "You Really Got Me" - The Kinks
• "Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen
• "Nobody's Fault but Mine" - Led Zeppelin
• "Vulcan Princess" - Stanley Clarke
• "More Than a Feeling" - Boston
• "War Pigs" - Black Sabbath
• "Paint it Black" - Rolling Stones
• "Purple Haze" - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
• "My Sharona" - The Knack

I have tried to stay away from prog and psychedlic rock but i ain't no big fan of corporate rock -- max rspct leave a message

WP:MIND

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Rentastrawberry, I just noticed that you created Wikipedia:Mind Benders/Round Four/4 but didn't write it. Are you still interested? If so, please write it ASAP, because I'm proceeding with part two now. Thanks! Flcelloguy (A note?) 00:17, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

Alright, thanks! I'm writing the rules for part two now. Keep a watch on the announcement board. Flcelloguy (A note?) 00:27, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

I've posted the rules for part two; please see WP:MIND. Thanks! Flcelloguy (A note?) 00:53, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

Yes; you can change your entry as much as you want until we proceed with part two in two weeks (see the details on what you need to do now at WP:MIND.) Thanks! Flcelloguy (A note?) 21:12, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

McTrixie

What is a classic rock song? Do the Sex Pistols count? Is System of a Down included? Anyway,

1. "Holidays in the Sun" - Sex Pistols
2. "Cowgirl in the Sand" - Neil Young
3. "War Pigs" - Black Sabbath
4. "Rock 'n' Roll Ghost" - The Replacements
5. "Riders on the Storm" - The Doors
6. "Tom Sawyer" - Rush
7. "Dream On" - Aerosmith
8. "No Woman, No Cry" - Bob Marley
9. "Are You Experienced?" - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
10. "Chinese Rock" - Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers
11. Anything by Soundgarden or Audioslave

-- McDogm 14:21, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

LoganCale's Top 10

• "Brothers in Arms" - Dire Straits
• "Two Suns in the Sunset" - Pink Floyd
• "Every Stranger's Eyes" - Roger Waters
• "Telegraph Road" - Dire Straits
• "Comfortably Numb" - Pink Floyd
• "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull
• "Tangerine" - Led Zeppelin
• "Homeward Bound" - Simon and Garfunkel
• "Pinball Wizard" - The Who
• "Lucky Man" - Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Not in any particular order, really.

--LoganCale 23:38, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

danrha's List

i think these may qualify as my favs.

• "Since I've Been Loving You" - Led Zeppelin
• "Purple Haze" - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
• "American Woman" - The Guess Who
• "Paint It, Black" - The Rolling Stones
• "Brain Damage" - Pink Floyd
• "Foxey Lady" - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
• "Hotel California" - The Eagles
• "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" - The Beatles
• "Are You Experienced?" - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
• "Fire" - The Jimi Hendrix Experience

-- danrha 13:52, 9 January 2006 (UTC)