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Music Appreciation

ProfessorGAC

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8. Hoo Boy, Do I Remember That RS List

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 06:01 PM

Jul 29

What a mess that was.
Chuck Berry, 2nd? Jimmy Page ahead of Van Halen? Tom Morello in the top 20?
Awful.
Interestingly, the original Top 100 list was complied by musicians. The new list was assembled by the editors. Most of whom couldn't even hum a tune.

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I asked for favorite Golden Earring songs the other day, then found two top-10 GE song lists from rock critics [View all] highplainsdem Jul 29 OP

Kick SheltieLover Jul 29 #1

Thank you for the links and lists! WestMichRad Jul 29 #2

I agreed more with Pete's list, too. Martin's really surprised me. highplainsdem Jul 29 #6

I realized after posting the reply above that those videos, from 26 years of albums and nearly 50 years of performances, highplainsdem Jul 30 #9

Twilight Zone is possibly the greatest rock song of all time Fichefinder Jul 29 #3

It's a great song. I was shocked that neither Martin nor Pete included it. highplainsdem Jul 29 #4

Me Too ProfessorGAC Jul 29 #5

There's a Wikipedia article on Martin Popoff highplainsdem Jul 29 #7

Hoo Boy, Do I Remember That RS List ProfessorGAC Jul 29 #8