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Oh, great and wise denizens of the Abstinence Thread, what is your thinking about having a bass defretted, in terms of category 1/2 failure?

1 hour ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said:

This magnificent instrument arrived on Tuesday. But I'm still in the challenge as I ordered it on the 29th December so it isn't a 2026 purchase!

The red suede strap I ordered at the beginning of the year to go with it is also permitted in the rules of the challenge.

 

Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom Shop Firebird in Gibson Garage/ Gibson.com exclusive cherry transparent finish.

 

 

 

It does mean though that this (almost as magnificent) instrument will be on its way out once I find a buyer.

 

 

Sexiest looking guitar on the planet IMO. I can’t play them, however. The ergonomics are all wrong for me (that’s my excuse anyway ).

11 minutes ago, kodiakblair said:

Nice wee fixer up job but I'd rather my pal was still with us 🙁

Mixed emotions with that one for you certainly. However, if it makes you think of him every time you play it (hopefully, of good times), maybe that’s not a bad thing.

Some of the reactions to other peoples’ musical tastes here is amusing. Artistic taste is subjective, if often perplexing from one’s own perspective.

28 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

Just realised - no Gillan or Ian Gillan Band 😮

People forget he’s had excursions outside of DP. I used to love his voice and saw Gillan at The Marquee, now it’s like fingernails on a blackboard to me, not to mention his awful lyrics. Same goes for Quo & Iron Maiden in terms of my about face on my opinion of them.

I must now refer myself to my first paragraph above and not judge others for liking them (I don’t).

Paper Plane - Quo

10 minutes ago, rwillett said:

They can hit their target audience pretty quickly without spending lots on market research. This was probably the aim all along

I think they already had this info from months/years of weekend request shows and the weekday request hour (1-2). What seems to have happened is that they had more people listening for longer and, unless they have premium access, being exposed to more ads. The top 500 was what listeners, at least the ones who voted, wanted. I hope this doesn’t see a shift away from playing more recent bands or the country rock that they have been pilloried for. If it wasn’t for PR (I'm a listener from the very early, ad free days) I wouldn’t have heard bands like Volbeat, Those Damned Crows, Blackberry Smoke, Black Stone Cherry, Greta Van Fleet, the list goes on and I’m happy about that. It has also achieved the reverse by confirming my dislike of some bands that a lot of folk hold in high regard. It’s not all gold, but then I refuse to believe that any artist’s catalogue is all gold, no matter how revered they are.

Finally, a top whatever that has caused controversy; who would have thought that would be the outcome?   

Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses 

Umbrella - Rihanna

Thought Rush might do better, but that’s exactly what a Rush fan would think.  

39 minutes ago, rwillett said:

The top band were indeed AC/DC who had the same song recorded 21 times but with different titles

I often said you probably only need 1 AC/DC album  (dons tin hat).

39 minutes ago, rwillett said:

Second was Led Zepp with 19 and an average position of 203

Get in! Yep, LZ fanboy. Surprising really as I didn’t ’get them’ until ‘76, when they were almost done, I was a Purple guy (whom I now can’t stand, along with other performers from that time in my life that I adored, I'm looking at you EC).

39 minutes ago, rwillett said:

Joint third on the list with 18 were Queen (average position 302) and Black Sabbath (average position 229)

PR play sooo much Queen, who, IMO, weren’t particularly ‘rock’ post Sheer Heart Attack. I do wonder if Sabbath would have finished so high, were it not for Ozzy’s demise; we’ll never know.

Finally, big thanks to @rwillett for doing the spreadsheet, donkey work on this, most appreciated.

42 minutes ago, biro said:

Regrettably, even after removing the bass, the scale was unmoved in its broader judgement

42 minutes ago, biro said:

4.8-4.9 kg

Phew, I'm saved!

1 hour ago, biro said:

Please don’t suggest trades. I have a documented history of poor decisions in that area and would like to keep this transaction emotionally tidy.

This made laugh. I wonder if some other BCer with a trade is laughing too, as in, “Mwah, ha, ha, ha!”

28 minutes ago, ash said:

I’ve got to ask - it’s a beauty but what does it weigh? 

Please be heavy, please be heavy 🙏.

So it appears that what Planet Rock listeners really like is a ballad. Both very similar in construction, but one with a daft novelty section. Only separated by 2 votes allegedly. 
 

In terms of most tracks, I think Sabbath may have taken the crown there and Zep may have even pipped Queen to the punch in that respect too. I await @rwillett’s statistical analysis with bated breath, for confirmation.

Alter Bridge, top 10, nice.

1 hour ago, SteveXFR said:

but they're missing anything original or interesting. 

Which explains their embracing of the cover perhaps? I really don’t know a great deal about them, just what I hear on PR.

Out shopping and just looking at the recently played tracks, looks like Sabbath are making a late run. Won’t Get Fooled Again and Alright Now lower than I would have thought.

1 minute ago, Lozz196 said:

Have Velvet Revolver, Airbourne, or Black Stone Cherry made an entrance yet?

Can’t remember, feel free to have a gander https://www.hellorayo.co.uk/planet-rock/news/rock-news/the-500-greatest-rock-songs-of-all-time

28 minutes ago, SteveXFR said:

 

Five finger death punch are metal for people who don't like metal. Just a bunch of scumbag riffs that go nowhere. 

Oops! I’ve plainly touched a nerve there. I merely mentioned them as a newer rock band (metal or otherwise) who are post ‘60s/‘70s who made an appearance, against the poll’s general grain. FWIW I don’t mind them and wouldn’t try to pigeonhole them stylistically, their version of Bad Company or Black on Blue certainly isn’t metal in my book.

23 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

Clutch (at present) have only one song in there - Electric Worry. 

The same can be said Volbeat and Five Finger Death Punch, but I’m happy that they’ve made an appearance, the former just recently.

Sabbath now up to 15. 

Hole In My Shoe - Traffic

Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly and the Family Stone

Rat Out Of Hell - Meatloaf 

12 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

also one person, one vote?

I did look and I think it was 3.

9 minutes ago, Lozz196 said:

Agree, one of my completely rational hatreds is Tenacious D

I fail to understand the public’s fascination with novelty songs. That said, I really don’t like Jack Black either and how he gets any work at all amazes me.

15 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

is quite telling how absolute pants these lists are.

‘Twas ever thus.

1 hour ago, rwillett said:

An updated list based on yesterdays plays.

 

By year

 

 

This is the new one, slightly more in the 1990's than before.

 

 

Queen still has the most entries with 15

 

 

followed by Black Sabbath with 12

 

 

and AC/DC with 11

 

 

and Led Zepp with 10

 

 

The 1970's and 1980's still dominate

 

Rob

Sabbath have made an early assault on Queen’s lead this morning, with Symptom of the Universe, although I see Queen hanging onto the ‘win’ at the end. That said, expect a late surge in LZ songs, Stairway & Kashmir will be near the top, with Whole Lotta Love along the way. I reckon the top ten will take a long time to play, as I reckon Stairway, Kashmir, Bo Rhap, Freebird, Comfortably Numb and Smoke on the Water will all be there, none of which are short. There will also be at least one AC/DC track in there, so who will join them? Maybe The Who will start to get some late love, with Won’t Get Fooled being another top 10 epic.

5 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

I asked chat GPT to interpret this…

 

What on earth…

That makes my eyes go screwy