very intense at the top currently!!!

After 12 votes:

 

1. 71 Rainbow - Stargazer......Dobbo

2. 69 The Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)......AH Gold

3. 64 Clout - Under Fire

4. 64 Television - Marquee Moon......Chez Wombat

5. 57 The Babys - Isn't It Time......Popchartfreak

6. 57 T Rex - Cosmic Dancer......dandy*

7. 53 Joy Division - She's Lost Control......jimwatts

8. 48 Yes - Close To The Edge......King Rollo

9. 42 The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Vambo Marble Eye

10. 41 Xarhanga - Acid Nightmare......Brer

11. 40 Serge Gainsbourg - Cargo Culte......Jade

12. 31 Montrose - Bad Motor Scooter......JulianT

13. 28 Serú Girán - Viernes, 3AM

14. 23 Johnny Cash - I Will Rock And Roll With You......awardinary

15. 8 Betty Davis - If I'm In Luck I Might Get Picked Up......WoW73

 

The Moody Blues took the lead after Wardy's vote but no points from Dandy mean that Rainbow go back to the top of the scoreboard. With 15 points from the last two voters, Television move up from 5th place to join Clout on 64 points. 16 points for The Babys put them in with an outside chance along with T Rex and Joy Division.

Dobbo *.* Hope it can hold on to the win, like a lost Led Zeppelin classic.

 

Close up top, but pleased to have been in all but one set of votes so far! (and a 12 just now woop *.)

 

(@jim, Blitzkrieg Bop was actually my second choice for this too! Needed more punk in this x)

Thanks Dandy ^_^ may have dodged a bullet for BJSC if this ends up finishing bottom 5 :kink:

Thanks dandy* for another silver!

That 'unlucky' 4th is starting to look a stretch for me

13. fiesta

 

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band were formed in Glasgow in 1972. 'Vambo Marble Eye' is taken from their second album, 'Next...', released in 1973. The group went on to have top 20 hits with 'The Boston Tea Party' and a cover of Tom Jones' 'Delilah'. Alex Harvey died in 1982 at the age of 46.

 

 

1 Johnny Cash - I Will Rock And Roll With You

2 Joy Division - She's Lost Control

3 Rainbow - Stargazer

4 Yes - Close To The Edge

5 T Rex - Cosmic Dancer

6 The Babys - Isn't It Time

7 Television - Marquee Moon

8 Montrose - Bad Motor Scooter

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

12 Xarhanga - Acid Nightmare

'Cosmic Dancer' like 'Marquee Moon' I was already introduced to from the weekend SyncTube sessions but was happy to hear again too!

 

Looks pretty touch and go for me getting top 10 oops. If I can't even do it in a contest with only 15 entries I have a feeling it's just never going to happen :lol: thanks dandy* for a mealworm x

 

edit: ooh yay a gold medal, that helps out nicely, thank you fiesta! *.* think I recall really liking the instrumental of your entry.

14. Addy!

 

Clout were a female rock group from South Africa. They appeared last year in the Pop Forum Song Contest, finishing in 16th place, with their song 'Save Me'. Under Fire was the follow-up single to that one.

 

 

Here are my votes:

 

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

10. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Vambo Marble Eye

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

07. Xarhanga - Acid Nightmare

06. Yes - Close To The Edge

05. Johnny Cash - I Will Rock And Roll With You

04. Rainbow - Stargazer

03. Serú Girán - Viernes, 3AM

02. Joy Division - She's Lost Control

01. T Rex - Cosmic Dancer

 

 

Good luck everyone <3

(@jim, Blitzkrieg Bop was actually my second choice for this too! Needed more punk in this x)

We certainly did!

Taste *.* I slightly prefer it to 'She's Lost Control' (they were #5 & #7 in a list of my favourite non-Top 75 songs I did at the start of 2010), but thought the "hey ho, let's go" line would be overfamiliar...

I’ve been getting mostly 3s, 2s and 1s - though not complaining after the last contest haha.

 

Thanks Wardy, fiesta and Dobbo for the bigger scores and congrats Dobbo on a brilliant entry!

Aside from the sin of rhyming 'fire' with 'desire' :kink: another very good song from Clout after also being a fan of their PFSC entry, nice choice Addy (+ thank you for some more highish points yay!)

After 14 votes:

 

1. 87 The Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)......AH Gold

2. 78 Rainbow - Stargazer......Dobbo

3. 71 Television - Marquee Moon......Chez Wombat

4. 64 Clout - Under Fire......Addy!

5. 63 The Babys - Isn't It Time......Popchartfreak

6. 63 T Rex - Cosmic Dancer......dandy*

7. 60 Xarhanga - Acid Nightmare......Brer

8. 58 Yes - Close To The Edge......King Rollo

9. 57 Joy Division - She's Lost Control......jimwatts

10. 52 The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Vambo Marble Eye......fiesta

11. 40 Serge Gainsbourg - Cargo Culte......Jade

12. 39 Montrose - Bad Motor Scooter......JulianT

13. 31 Serú Girán - Viernes, 3AM

14. 29 Johnny Cash - I Will Rock And Roll With You......awardinary

15. 20 Betty Davis - If I'm In Luck I Might Get Picked Up......WoW73

 

There is a new leader. 18 points from the last two votes for the Moody Blues give them a nine point lead over Rainbow while Television move into 3rd place above Clout who are fading a bit now. 12 points from fiesta help Xarhanga move up from 10th to 7th and 12 points from Addy more than double Betty Davis' points total.

There are still two votes to come, coming next is our mystery guest voter.

 

Who could it be?

15. Doctor Blind

 

(guest voter)

 

Hey,

 

Hope it's still ok to vote in this- these are my votes for the 70s Rock theme~

 

12. Television - Marquee Moon

10. Joy Division - She's Lost Control

08. T Rex - Cosmic Dancer

07. Serú Girán - Viernes, 3AM

06. Yes - Close To The Edge

05. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Vambo Marble Eye

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

03. Montrose - Bad Motor Scooter

02. Serge Gainsbourg - Cargo Culte

01. Xarhanga - Acid Nightmare

 

Made some good discoveries there, but couldn't not max point to some of my all-time faves from Television and Joy Division.

Very difficult to order the rest, so apologies if this shakes things up dramatically! Thank you x

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'.

 

I tried to send New Dawn Fades but jim got there before me with She's Lost Control.

^ sorry Colm!

Thanks Doctor B for parachuting in another silver! If my quick maths is correct, that puts me 5th and within 4 points of that 4th spot...

16. Ansel

 

Serú Girán were an Argentine rock group formed in 1978 and made up of musicians who had already been part of other bands. Viernes, 3AM is taken from their second album 'La Grasa de las Capitales'. The track was banned from being played on the radio as the military dictatorship that was in place at the time considered it to encourage suicide.

 

 

Hi, here are my votes:

 

12 Joy Division - She's Lost Control

10 Yes - Close To The Edge

08 Clout - Under Fire

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

06 The Babys - Isn't It Time

05 Serge Gainsbourg - Cargo Culte

04 Television - Marquee Moon

03 Xarhanga - Acid Nightmare

02 T Rex - Cosmic Dancer

01 Rainbow - Stargazer

 

^_^

 

Thanks Ansel and Doctor B for the last handful of points, hopefully should have remained safely top 10 from that x

Thanks Doctor B and Ansel. I did think this entry would likely belong to the latter!

intense!!!