Poly's favorite 100 songs of the past 25 years

[ixnay]

1 Bad Religion - American Jesus
2 Radiohead - Paranoid Android
3 A Perfect Circle - 3 Libras
4 Bad Religion - The Defense
5 Deftones - Change (In the House of Flies)
6 Filter - The Only Way (Is the Wrong Way)
7 Extreme - More than Words
8 Foo Fighters - Everlong
9 Incubus - Drive
10 Less Than Jake - Magnetic North
11 Metallica - One
12 NOFX - The Decline
13 Nine Inch Nails - The Becoming
14 The Offspring - Smash
15 Social Distortion - Story of my Life
16 Something Corporate - Konstantine
17 Sublime - What I Got
18 Tool - Lateralis
19 Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight
20 Goldfinger - Here in Your Bedroom

[monolith94]

I had no idea Zylka was such a U2 fan!!! I never would've imagined it...

[Lung]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov


Best songs of ALL TIME, yet not a one from before 1959? Riiiiiiight.

This list is so narrow in scope it has rendered its title laughable.

Hey, it wasn't my list! I only included it because it was heaps better than the original crap posted. If you read back far enough, you will see that i posted that comparing different genres and periods was pointless.

Dare i ask, what's your list? All Pet Shop Boys and Bronski Beat? Okay, that was low, but Frankine Goes To Hollyowood was pretty cool for it's time

[cinch]

"Under Pressure"- Queen & David Bowie
"Halloween"- Dead Kennedys
"Moon Over Marin"- Dead Kennedys
"Moon Over Marin"- Dead Kennedys
"Holiday In Cambodia"- Dead Kennedys
"Last Stop: This Town"- Eels
"Last Stop: This Town"- Eels
"Last Stop: This Town"- Eels
"Electro-Shock Blues"- Eels
"Brainwashed"- George Harrison
"Rising Sun"- George Harrison
"Rising Sun"- George Harrison
"Rising Sun"- George Harrison
"Any Road"- George Harrison
"Last Saturday Night"- George Harrison
"Spanish Bombs"- The Clash
"Spanish Bombs"- The Clash
"Spanish Bombs"- The Clash
"London Calling"- The Clash
"Rock The Casbah"- The Clash

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I probably forgot something, but oh well...

[Lung]

Originally posted by Lung
Okay, that was low, but Frankine Goes To Hollyowood was pretty cool for it's time

How's THAT for a freudian slip?! I'm sure the lead singer qualified as Frankine

[monolith94]

Hey lung - whoever wrote that list was a total TOOL.

There are some CRAPPY songs on it - such as Hurricane, for one example. There are DOZENS of better Dylan songs, and "Golden Years"??? There are dozens of better Bowie songs as well!

[Berzerker]

1) Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
2) Subdivisions - Rush
3) Fight the Good Fight - Triumph
4) The Story in Your Eyes - Moody Blues
5) Last Chance - Shooting Star
6) Shine on You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd
7) Hotel California - Eagles
8) Bat Out of Hell - Meatloaf
9) Save Your Love - Jefferson Starship
10) Marathon - Rush
11) Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
12) Freebird (live) - Lynyrd Skynyrd
13) Who's Behind the Door - Zebra
14) Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
15) And You and I - Yes
16) Perfect Strangers - Deep Purple
17) The Voice - Moody Blues
18) Green Grass and High Tides - Outlaws
19) Cheyenne Anthem - Kansas
20) No Man's Land - Bob Seger

Not that any of my selections would make it, but allowing 5 votes for a song by 1 poster is

[monolith94]

Listen to the oldies station much, Berz?

If you're gonna list oldies, at least list good ones, like Blind Faith and Jefferson Airplane.

[Berzerker]

Sorry, I was under the impression we could go back only ~25 years so I tried to keep within the poll's boundaries even though a couple may be a bit older.

Btw, nothing by Blind Faith or Airplane would make my list.

[monolith94]

The Moody Blues are within 25 years??? Just because they refuse to leave Vegas doesn't mean their material is fresh...

Are you insane??? Blind Faith is so incredible! And Airplane!!! Embryonic journey! Oh, and the only good stuff Kansas EVER did was on their first album...

I guess we'll have to chalk this up as a clash of different tastes...

(Bohemian Rhapsody = OVERPLAYED)

[Berzerker]

As I said, a couple of my picks might be a bit beyond 25 years. And by definition, anything 25 years old isn't "fresh". I notice you didn't actually cite anything by Blind Faith.

[monolith94]

When you know as many good songs as I do, some sacrifices must be made...

If I were to choose a blind faith, "sea of joy" would be it.
For Kansas, my choice would be "Journey from Mariabronn"
From the Moody Blues - "Gemini Dream"
Springsteen - "The E Street Shuffle"
Pink Floyd - "The Great Gig In the Sky"

I increasingly find Queen, Rush and Lynyrd Skynyrd to be increasingly tedious and tiresome as I have aged.

[Dis]

I'll get back to you

[The Mad Monk]

Each song should be judged on it's own merits -- OVERPLAYED should not be a factor.

[Berzerker]

I agree, it isn't the song's fault people like it. Oops, that was what the poll was about.