TIME TO ROCK

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Welcome to the first of our occasional special guest polls - in this case awesomewells was caught not in possession of a paid account, and wanted to canvas the views of the assembled poptimists on the subject of ROCK.

But how to define rock? He naturally chose The Best Rock Album In The World...Ever, which surely by Trades Description science collects together only the finest examples of ROCK, which will be submitted to Any Good At All science.

How rock are poptimists? LET'S FIND OUT!


[Poll #769482]


NB this album came out in 1994 which is why it does not have LORDI et al. on it.

Comments

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

The drop-off in quality on this is even worse than a Now! album.

This will be the first of many genre-specific compilation polls. The next one will be METAL. Maybe.

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

Also this should've been titled 21 CANON SALUTE!

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Drop-off from APPALLING to ABYSMAL?

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

i disagree - the quality spread seems far more even here. for example how can you hate 'Money For Nothin' yet not be the Lex?

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

it's DIRE SODDING STRAITS, how can anyone with ears and a sense of shame admit to liking it?!

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

but it is like totally the worst dire straits song (first four alBUMs only disclaimer here) by MILES. sultans of pswing is loads better and as for Romeo and Juliet...

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It's better than Twisting By The Pool.

On a Straits canon this wd not perform so well but it's still a great pop/rock record!

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

GP, VWM.

i had forgotten TBTP...

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

all Dire Straits songs after 'Money For Nothing' are worse than 'Money For Nothing'. esp. HEAVY FUEL.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

They are a vexing band.

I have been listening to "Romeo And Juliet" TONS lately though.

[juror8.livejournal.com]

Ranking the Dire Straits top 40 singles from best to worst:

Your Latest Trick
Money For Nothing
So Far Away
Sultans Of Swing
Walk Of Life
Romeo And Juliet
Calling Elvis
Private Investigations
Brothers In Arms
Skateaway
Twisting By The Pool

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

i don't think Sultans Of Swing FC is that better. and i think you lot might be over-rating Romeo + 1x Juliet tho i do like that as well.

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

I cannot express HOW MUCH I HATE Money for Nothing. This may be due to watching my fat headmaster dancing on the beach to it on a French trip in 1994. With no shirt on.