Would have been shocking if Yes was anyone other than Rollo :lol: but a great entry, I've had quite mixed reactions to your retro prog entries but this one is the best one you've sent to date quite easily I think.

 

Rainbow already having 3 12s :cheeseblock: ty for a few more points too x

Nice find Bré! Very close to an exact point swap, thanks *.*

 

Epic entry there Rollo, the first of my medals to be revealed so far. I did think that one was probably you as I know you're a Yes fan and, well, that song length :kink: cheers for the points too.

6. AH Gold

 

I'm Just a Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) is taken from the Moody Blues' eighth album, 'Seventh Sojourn', released in 1972. The song was written in response to some of the their hippie fans, who treated them as spiritual leaders due to the philosophical themes of many of their lyrics. As a single, it got to number 12 in the US but only number 36 in the UK. After a world tour to support the album, the group went on a hiatus which lasted until 1978. They finally disbanded in 2018. Singer Justin Hayward has recently announced a UK tour for March next year where he'll no doubt perform many of the Moody Blues' best known songs.

 

 

12 Clout - Under Fire

10 Joy Division - She's Lost Control

8 Television - Marquee Moon

7 T Rex - Cosmic Dancer

6 The Babys - Isn't It Time

5 Serú Girán - Viernes, 3AM

4 Serge Gainsbourg - Cargo Culte

3 Xarhanga - Acid Nightmare

2 Montrose - Bad Motor Scooter

1 Rainbow - Stargazer

After 6 votes:

 

1. 49 Rainbow - Stargazer

2. 37 Joy Division - She's Lost Control

3. 35 Clout - Under Fire

4. 31 T Rex - Cosmic Dancer

5. 30 Television - Marquee Moon......Chez Wombat

6. 29 The Babys - Isn't It Time

7. 28 The Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)......AH Gold

8. 28 Yes - Close To The Edge......King Rollo

9. 21 Serge Gainsbourg - Cargo Culte......Jade

10. 21 Xarhanga - Acid Nightmare......Brer

11. 12 The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Vambo Marble Eye

12. 10 Serú Girán - Viernes, 3AM

13. 9 Montrose - Bad Motor Scooter

14. 8 Johnny Cash - I Will Rock And Roll With You

15. 0 Betty Davis - If I'm In Luck I Might Get Picked Up......WoW73

 

With a third 12 point score, Rainbow extend their lead by four more points. Joy Division are now their closest challengers, moving up from 4th to 2nd while 12 points from AH Gold keep Clout in third place. T Rex and Television are both up two places into the top 5 while my own entry by Yes plummets from 2nd place to 8th and Betty Davis is still waiting for her first point.

 

Thanks AH Gold, I see we have an exact point swap! The Moody Blues paid off well for me in the last BJSC Worldvision spin-off (after I was assigned Birmingham :lol:) so I hope they do well here too, they're consistently great.

7. JulianT

 

Montrose were an American band named after their founder Ronnie Montrose. 'Bad Motor Scooter' is taken from their eponymous 1973 debut album. It was written by their lead singer Sammy Hagar who went on to replace David Lee Roth as the frontman of Van Halen. Ronnie Montrose died in 2012.

 

 

12 Rainbow - Stargazer

10 Serge Gainsbourf - Cargo Culte

8 T Rex - Cosmic Dancer

7 Yes - Close To The Edge

6 Xarhanga - Acid Nightmare

5 The Moody Blues - I’m Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)

4 Television - Marquee Moon

3 Joy Division - She’s Lost Control

2 Clout - Under Fire

1 Johnny Cash - I Will Rock And Roll With You

Oooooh thanks for the medal Julian :wub:

 

Very good start for Rainbow so far ;o would be here for that one winning, was my silver medal.

8. Dobbo

 

Rainbow were an Anglo American rock group formed in 1975 by former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. 'Stargazer' is from their second album, 'Rising', released in 1976, with Ronnie James Dio on lead vocals and Cozy Powell on drums. By the time Rainbow had their top 10 hits, 'Since You Been Gone' and 'All Night Long', in 1979 and 1980 respectively, Dio had been replaced by Graham Bonnet as the lead singer.

 

 

12 The Babys - Isn't It Time

10 The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Vambo Marble Eye

08 Xarhanga - Acid Nightmare

07 Montrose - Bad Motor Scooter

06 The Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)

05 Serge Gainsbourg - Cargo Culte

04 Clout - Under Fire

03 Television - Marquee Moon

02 Betty Davis - If I'm In Luck I Might Get Picked Up

01 Joy Division - She's Lost Control

Another good tune from The Moody Blues, after years of only knowing the one obvious song from them it's been good to discover a few more recently!

 

And ooh was curious to discover who was behind Rainbow - absolutely fantastic choice Dobbo, seems like a bit of a lost early heavy metal classic (or perhaps not so lost as it does have quite a healthy play count on Spotify lol but it was new to me), great to see it doing so well so far. Thanks for another medal as well + Julian and AH Gold for some more points B-)

After 8 votes:

 

1. 61 Rainbow - Stargazer......Dobbo

2. 41 The Babys - Isn't It Time

3. 41 Clout - Under Fire

4. 41 Joy Division - She's Lost Control

5. 39 The Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)......AH Gold

6. 39 T Rex - Cosmic Dancer

7. 37 Television - Marquee Moon......Chez Wombat

8. 36 Serge Gainsbourg - Cargo Culte......Jade

9. 35 Yes - Close To The Edge......King Rollo

10. 35 Xarhanga - Acid Nightmare......Brer

11. 22 The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Vambo Marble Eye

12. 16 Montrose - Bad Motor Scooter......JulianT

13. 10 Serú Girán - Viernes, 3AM

14. 9 Johnny Cash - I Will Rock And Roll With You

15. 2 Betty Davis - If I'm In Luck I Might Get Picked Up......WoW73

 

Rainbow extend their lead from 12 to 20 points despite only one of the last two voters being able to vote for them. They now have four 12 point scores. Joy Division only received 4 points from the last two so they now share 2nd place with The Babys, who move up from 6th place, and Clout. Only six points separate the songs from 2nd to 10th so it's still unclear who Rainbow's closest challengers are going to be. At the bottom of the scoreboard, Betty Davis finally gets picked up with two points from Dobbo.

 

Fantastic entry, Dobbo :clap: glad you were a fan of 'Cargo Culte', also.

Dobbo with a 20 point lead while 2nd-10th are separated by only 6 points :cheeseblock:

9. jimwatts

 

Bernard Sumner and Peter Hook had been inspired to form Joy Division after attending a concert by the Sex Pistols in 1976. 'She's Lost Control' is taken from their 1979 debut album, 'Unknown Pleasures'. It was also the B side of the UK release of their single, 'Atmosphere'.

 

 

Great theme! My first thought as an entry was The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop (which is unfortunately now associated with those AO adverts), and I later thought of Gang Of Four - Damaged Goods as well as several Bruce Springsteen songs such as Badlands', or for those who like long songs 'Jungleland', but I couldn't resist the chance to enter Joy Division with the one I highlighted in the thread I did late last year as one of my favourite songs of all time.

 

Anyway, here are my scores, commiserations to the four I didn't vote for:

 

+12 Clout - Under Fire

+10 The Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)

+8 Television - Marquee Moon

+7 T Rex - Cosmic Dancer

+6 Johnny Cash - I Will Rock And Roll With You

+5 Serú Girán - Viernes, 3AM

+4 Yes - Close To The Edge

+3 Rainbow - Stargazer

+2 Montrose - Bad Motor Scooter

+1 Betty Davis - If I'm In Luck I Might Get Picked Up

 

Thanks for the points so far, especially Jade for the gold :wub: and AH for the silver!

 

As I didn't go to the listenthrough, I wasn't aware of any buzz around the Rainbow song, but it did take me aback when I heard it as I only knew 'Since You've Been Gone' by them previously! Would be an inspired winner if that's how it stays...

10. Popchartfreak

 

The Babys are a British group formed in 1975. 'Isn't It Time' is a single taken from their 1977 album 'Broken Heart'. It was a top 20 hit in the US and a number 1 single in Australia but only reached number 45 in the UK. The lead singer at the time was John Waite who went on to have a big solo hit with 'Missing You' in 1984. The Babys split up in 1981. Two of the original members revived the group in 2013.

 

 

Thanks for running this! Here's my points:

 

12 points: The Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)

10 points: T Rex - Cosmic Dancer

8 points: Johnny Cash - I Will Rock And Roll With You

7 points: The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Vambo Marble Eye

6 points: Clout - Under Fire

5 points: Xarhanga - Acid Nightmare

4 points: Television - Marquee Moon

3 points: Montrose - Bad Motor Scooter

2 points: Serge Gainsbourg - Cargo Culte

1 point: Yes - Close To The Edge

After 10 votes:

 

1. 64 Rainbow - Stargazer......Dobbo

2. 61 The Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)......AH Gold

3. 59 Clout - Under Fire

4. 56 T Rex - Cosmic Dancer

5. 49 Television - Marquee Moon......Chez Wombat

6. 41 The Babys - Isn't It Time......Popchartfreak

7. 41 Joy Division - She's Lost Control......jimwatts

8. 40 Yes - Close To The Edge......King Rollo

9. 40 Xarhanga - Acid Nightmare......Brer

10. 38 Serge Gainsbourg - Cargo Culte......Jade

11. 29 The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Vambo Marble Eye

12. 23 Johnny Cash - I Will Rock And Roll With You

13. 21 Montrose - Bad Motor Scooter......JulianT

14. 15 Serú Girán - Viernes, 3AM

15. 3 Betty Davis - If I'm In Luck I Might Get Picked Up......WoW73

 

Rainbow see their lead slashed from 20 points down to just 3 after receiving only three points from the last two voters. With a 12 and a 10, the Moody Blues move up from 5th to 2nd place. A third score of 12 points keeps Clout in contention while T Rex and Television both climb two places. Are the other ten songs too far behind now to make up the gap?

 

Ty John :3

 

The Joy Division song was good but wasn't quite as instantly in love with it as I hoped I'd be, would probably be a grower with more listens though!

 

Oh The Moody Blues suddenly catching up quite a bit, still a competition on our hands then!

Ah so it was Jim behind my favourite *.* it may not have been a discovery but I wholeheartedly approve of Joy Division turning up here <3 (not quite in Unknown Pleasures :P)

 

Thanks John!

11. awardinary

 

Johnny Cash has sold more than 90 million records worldwide. 'I Will Rock And Roll With You' is the second track from his 58th album, 'Gone Girl', released in 1978.

 

 

+12 The Babys - Isn't It Time

+10 Montrose - Bad Motor Scooter

+8 The Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)

+7 The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Vambo Marble Eye

+6 Serú Girán - Viernes, 3AM

+5 Clout - Under Fire

+4 Rainbow - Stargazer

+3 Television - Marquee Moon

+2 Joy Division - She's Lost Control

+1 T Rex - Cosmic Dancer

12. dandy*

 

T Rex were formed in London in 1967 (as Tyrannosaurus Rex). 'Cosmic Dancer' is the second track on their number 1 album, 'Electric Warrior', from 1971.

 

 

12 Television - Marquee Moon

10 Joy Division - She's Lost Control

08 Yes - Close To The Edge

07 Serú Girán - Viernes, 3AM

06 The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Vambo Marble Eye

05 Betty Davis - If I'm In Luck I Might Get Picked Up

04 The Babys - Isn't It Time

03 Rainbow - Stargazer

02 Serge Gainsbourg - Cargo Culte

01 Xarhanga - Acid Nightmare