# Top 6@6 Week #15: Your Blink 182 Faves & Results from the Black Sabbath & AC/DC Polls **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 19, 2002, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-15-your-blink-182-faves-results-from-the-black-sabbath-ac-dc-polls/119884 "2002-07-19T22:16:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-15-your-blink-182-faves-results-from-the-black-sabbath-ac-dc-polls/119884/1 "2002-07-19T22:16:10Z")
Polling is closed. **Thanks** to the Dopers who responded. **1st: Honorable Mentions, Notes & Asides** [ul][li]_Newcomers to the 6 @ 6_: 5-HT, da\_pope, epeepunk, HenrySpencer, Jeremy’s Evil Twin (just before being banned), Leechbabe, Leechboy, minty green & saoirse. [_]HenrySpencer & Dragon Phoenix: Whose requested Alice Cooper poll will be in the C’s (right after Sam Cooke…if we make it that far)[_]_5-HT_: A _real_ stoner would’ve added Snowblind, Supernaut, Killing Yourself To Live, Hand of Doom or Trashed to their Sweet Leaf pick. [_]Minor Irritant: Yer beefin about turning 30 (which admittedly does suck) before we get to ZZ Top? Odds are I’ll be nearing 40 (which really sucks!)[_]_thermalribbon_: You’re right on the money. [/ul][/li] **2nd: Venus Fly Trap** More “high search count” words secretly e-mailed to me by another _anonymous_ moderator who’s privy to classified message board information: Contrecation, Clam Dive, Fence Painting, Irrumate, Mentulate, Philematology, Pygobombe, Pearl Necklace, Scarfing, Sitopilia, Spooge, T-back, Triple Play, Velvet Saddle[sub]_Warning: Do Not highlight this cheap, tawdry search gimmick used by the pay sites_[/sub] **3rd: Increase the Hit Count** The Voters, Past & Present List - For those who do vanity searches: [ul][li]Voting In 9 Polls: astorian.[/li] [li]Voting In 7 Polls: dead0man.[/li] [li]Voting In 5 Polls: chief, grendel72 & WSLer.[/li] [li]Voting In 4 Polls: 5 time champ, Labdad & RealityChuck. [/li] [li]Voting In 3 Polls: Fish42, galt (2X Posthumously), Hugh Jass, K364, Minor Irritant, Mudshark, Narrad, scout1222, Skijumper & tourbot [/li] [li]Voting In 2 Polls: Dragon Phoenix, Dryga\_Yes, essvee, Fenris, gex gex, John Carter of Mars, Leifsmama, Living Dead Girl, Manduck, pepperlandgirl, thermalribbon,Wartime Consigliori.[/li] [li]Voting In 1 Poll: 5-HT, Airbeck, andrew Dupont, andros, arachnidlove, ArchiveGuy, auntie em, bibliophile, bristlesage, bugg, cainxinth, capybara, Cherry\_Blossom\_, ChristmasEve, Chrome Spot, da\_pope, dinahmoe, easy e, elfkin477, epeepunk, gallows fodder, gonzoron, hajario, Happy Lendervedder, hardygrrl, hazel-rah, HenrySpencer, HoldenCaulfield, horhay\_achoa, Interrobang!?, Jeremy’s Evil Twin, jolemale, Jonathan Chance, Kyomara, lawoot, Leechbabe, Leechboy, LindyHopper, Lockz, LunaSea, matt\_mcl, minty green, Mr. Green Fool, MsWhatsit, panamajack, plnnr, Reeder, saoirse, Sigmundex, stankow, Supernate, tavalla, ThePyroWeasel, Treviathan, Ukulele Ike, vinryk, waterj2, widdershins & -zorch.[/ul][/li] **4th: Past polls and Results:** (Results to follow from our concurrent week 14 [\*\* Black Sabbath\*\*](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=125265) & [\*\* AC/DC\*\*](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=125268) polls). Now that’s it’s history, we can add it to the pile of: [\*\* Black Crowes\*\*](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=124090), [\*\* Bjork/Sugarcubes\*\*](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=122944),[\*\* B52’s\*\*](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=121780),[\*\* Chuck Berry\*\*](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=120533),[\*\* The Beastie Boys\*\*](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=119243),[\*\* Jeff Beck\*\*](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=118062),[\*\* The Band\*\*](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=116976),[\*\* The Beach Boys\*\*](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=115792),[\*\* The Beatles\*\*](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=114515),[\*\* The Animals\*\*](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=110522),[\*\* Tori Amos\*\*](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=109202),[\*\* The Allman Brothers\*\*](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=107748) and[\*\* Aerosmith\*\*](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=106595) polls. **5th: Week 14 Results Part 1:** Here are your Black Sabbath Selections:  1ST PLACE  **Sabbath Bloody Sabbath & War Pigs** : Tied _9_Votes  2ND PLACE  **Paranoid** : With _8_Votes  3RD PLACE  **Iron Man** : With _7_Votes  4TH PLACE  **Iron Man** : With _6_Votes  5TH PLACE  **N.I.B. & Sweet Leaf** : Tied _5_Votes  6TH PLACE  **Black Sabbath, Fairies Wear Boots Fairies-Jack The Stripper & Heaven and Hell** : Tied _4_Votes  7TH PLACE  **Hand Of Doom** : With _3_Votes  8TH PLACE  **Hole In The Sky, Into the Void, Killing Yourself to Live, Spiral Architect, Symptom of the Universe, Warning & Wheels Of Confusion-The Straightner** : Tied _2_Votes  1 VOTE EACH  **A National Acrobat, After Forever, Children of the Grave, Die Young, Dirty Women, Electric Funeral, Eternal Idol, Falling Off the Edge of the World, Juniors Eyes, Megalomania, Nativity In Black, Neon Knights, Saint Vitus’ Dance, Snowblind, Tomorrows Dream, Trashed, Under The Sun-Everyday Comes And Goes & Zero the Hero.** : _1_ Vote Each…Here’s where you’ll find some great chestnuts. **6th: Week 14 Results Part 2:** Here are your concurrent AC/DC Selections:  1ST PLACE  **Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap** : With _7_Votes  2ND PLACE  **Back In Black** : With _5_Votes  3RD PLACE  **(You Shook Me)All Night Long, T N T, Thunderstruck & Whole Lotta Rosie**: Tied _4_Votes  4TH PLACE  **For Those About To Rock (We Salute You), Hell’s Bells & Highway To Hell**: Tied _3_Votes  5TH PLACE  **Bad Boy Boogie, Big Balls, Ride On, Rocker & Who Made Who** : Tied _2_Votes  RUNNERS UP  **Ain’t No Fun Waiting Round to Be a Millionaire, Down Payment Blues, Girls Got Rhythm, Have a Drink on Me, I Put the Finger on You, Nick of Time, Rock and Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution, Shake a Leg. Shot Down in Flames, The Jack, Up to My Neck in You, & What’s Next to the Moon.** : _1_ Vote Each…Another great place to find some great chestnuts. **7th: Disclaminers & Announcements** This is a democracy, so once again; if you feel I’ve passed alphabetically passed over a band say so. I {try to} show no bias toward any group. If there are no requests, next week will feature: **Blue Öyster Cult**. No offense intended toward: Blind Faith, Blind Melon, Blondie, Blue Cheer, Blue Cheer et al. **8th: Week #15’s Poll** Without further ado, the brats from California, our 11th “B-Band” \*\*Blink (182) {for you latecomers}: Here are my _6_ **Blink 182** picks: 1. Dumpweed 2. Dammit 3. All The Small Things 4. Anthem Part 2 5. Carousel 6. What’s My Age Again For the record: Adam’s Song is much too depressing to include **Thanking you all in advance**. Have a great weekend. ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-15-your-blink-182-faves-results-from-the-black-sabbath-ac-dc-polls/119884/2 "2002-07-19T22:39:19Z")
This is no 4th Place this week: **Ironman** (listed twice as 3rd & 4th place) Came in 3rd place with **7 votes** ---
**Author:** ![Minor\_Irritant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Minor\_Irritant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minor_Irritant)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-15-your-blink-182-faves-results-from-the-black-sabbath-ac-dc-polls/119884/3 "2002-07-19T23:53:13Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by JohnBckWLD \* **[li]_Minor Irritant_: Yer beefin about turning 30 (which admittedly does suck) before we get to ZZ Top? Odds are I’ll be nearing 40 (which really sucks!)**[/li][/QUOTE] Actually, I’m not planning to turn 30 for another 13 years or so. I was just commenting on how many bands we have to go through before we’re done. I just mentioned ZZ Top because they’ll probably be the last band on “the list”. ---
**Author:** ![tourbot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@tourbot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tourbot)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2002, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-15-your-blink-182-faves-results-from-the-black-sabbath-ac-dc-polls/119884/4 "2002-07-20T00:41:40Z")
A poll or two ago I noticed you were cataloging the number of respondents. If I remember this was because of the low turnout for these polls. I have to say I love the concept, and check out the results almost every week. But I’d like to throw in my two cents as to why the turnout is so low. Now I think I know music probably better than the average person. Maybe not as well as the average Doper, and like the rest of my knowledge its broader than it is deep. But of the 15 bands listed so far, I would have a hard time even naming six songs by 10 of them. How many hits has Tori Amos or Bjork had that a casual fan would have heard? ( I can think of one by each.) How many years has it been since the Allman Brothers had more than two songs in rotation on any station? If I’ve heard more than two songs by the Animals, then I didn’t know it was them (and I don’t much care for those two). And Jeff Beck? Oh, I know who he is, but in my entire life I don’t think I have ever heard a song played on the radio attributed to him. And now this. This weeks poll takes the cake. Passing up Blondie for a band that, by all rights, should have been a one hit wonder. Hell, I could pick six songs at random from the Eat the Beat album, and they’d be better than any 6 songs by Blink182. So anyway, my answer for this weeks poll: 1. Dammit ---
**Author:** ![da\_pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ba0ec/32.png) [@da\_pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/da_pope)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2002, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-15-your-blink-182-faves-results-from-the-black-sabbath-ac-dc-polls/119884/5 "2002-07-20T01:36:09Z")
not to nitpick: in the ‘1 VOTE EACH’ column you list ‘nativity in black’ which is also known as N.I.B. this should then break the tie with NIB (now 6 votes) and sweet leaf (still 5), causing NIB to be 4th, and sweet leaf 5th. so you do have a forth place this week. ---
**Author:** ![Chastain86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Chastain86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chastain86)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2002, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-15-your-blink-182-faves-results-from-the-black-sabbath-ac-dc-polls/119884/6 "2002-07-20T01:48:29Z")
Hey, you want my votes? You got 'em pal. 1. Dumpweed 2. Aliens Exist 3. Man Overboard 4. Roller Coaster 5. The Rock Show 6. Carousel ---
**Author:** ![gex\_gex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@gex\_gex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gex_gex)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2002, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-15-your-blink-182-faves-results-from-the-black-sabbath-ac-dc-polls/119884/7 "2002-07-20T13:32:01Z")
Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou, to **JohnBckWLD** for including one of my favourite bands ever in the poll. I was going to suggest them for fear that they would be overlooked but i was afraid of retribution along the lines of **tourbot** ’s post above. as such, i will now present my Blink picks, with extra thanks to JohnBckWLD: **1. Carousel** Such a great song. It used the _Dammit_ chord progression, but with bass as the lead instrument instead of guitar and opened both of their ‘first albums’, ‘Cheshire Cat’ and ‘Buddha’. It introduces the consistent Blink theme of lost love, a cruel adult world and painful adolescence. This is the only ‘early Blink’ song I saw when at their 2000 show, and it’s status as a constant live favourite is testament to its brilliance. **2. Romeo and Rebecca** Another Buddha/Cheshire Cat pick, Romeo and Rebecca was a look forward. Blink weren’t just about fart jokes, this song showed, and the melody and dynamics were more reminiscent of their work on ‘Dude Ranch’, despite the poor quality. And when your down, just wait for Mark and Tom to tell you that ‘girls are a waste of time’, and everything will be so much brighter. **3. Lemmings** This always seemed seperate from the other songs on ‘Dude Ranch’ to me. Rather than explore a current adolescence such as other tracks did, _Lemmings_ seemed to look back, with a nostalgia that was almost heartbreaking, despite the fact that they knew that the change was ‘for the best’. **4. Apple Shampoo** ‘Dude Ranch’ was my first exposure to Blink, and cemented their status as one of my favourite bands. _Dammit_ was released when I was 14, dammit! How could I not like them? _Apple Shampoo_ was always one of my favourites off this album and still is. And while I loved their later stuff, the lyrics of songs like this always seem so much more _real_ than things like _Stay Together For The Kids_ or _Give Me One Good Reason_ (Much as I do like those songs). **5. Going Away To College** _Enema of the State_ is a monster. Its title is both dumb and brilliant. The songs are the poppiest of their career, even though I must admit that I enjoy _All the Small Things_ very much (and did before anyone else, dammit!). But Going Away to College is the stand out on the album. It might be completely sappy, but I related to it, and hell, that’s worth a thousand guitar solos to me. **6. Story of A Lonely Guy** It’s terrible that I only have one song on this list from Take Off Your Pants. I like the album and all, but, this is how it turned out. This could easily have been _Online Songs_, _Reckless Abandon_, or _Anthem Part II_, but track #5 one the place at the last minute, and I’ll stick with the decision. Again, I’m going down to the sappy route, but this songs, while not very punk, or even punk-pop, is very well written, and I feel, deserves its place in the list. ---
**Author:** ![5-HT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/f19dbf/32.png) [@5-HT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5-HT)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2002, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-15-your-blink-182-faves-results-from-the-black-sabbath-ac-dc-polls/119884/8 "2002-07-20T21:07:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JohnBckWLD \* > \*\*_5-HT_: A _real_ stoner would’ve added Snowblind, Supernaut, Killing Yourself To Live, Hand of Doom or Trashed to their Sweet Leaf pick. \*\* I can’t believe I forgot Supernaut:smack: . The _1000 homo DJs_ version of that is one of my all time favs(the original is pretty cool too. 🙂 ). As for this week, hmmmm… I don’t think I know 5 Blink 182 songs. ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-15-your-blink-182-faves-results-from-the-black-sabbath-ac-dc-polls/119884/9 "2002-07-22T13:33:46Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by tourbot \*\*\* > 1)…why the turnout is so low… > 2)…I don’t think I have ever heard a song played on the radio attributed to (Jeff Beck)… > 3)…This weeks poll takes the cake. Passing up Blondie for a band that, by all rights, should have been a one hit wonder…_\* For the record: 1. I’ll concur, the less popular the artist = the less likely votes will be placed. However, popularity is a very relative term. I for one, refuse to allow radio stations to determine what’s good and what isn’t. Fact is, 8 message board members posted their favorites in 25% of more of the polls. 2. The main reason why the poll is run is for educational purposes. I can’t even count how many of those 1 and 2 vote track selections by other members I went back and had a “re-listen to.” I highly recommend listening to other peoples faves; you might discover some great songs you may have missed (either because you or radio PD’s) label them as filler. .Jeff Beck is (used to be considered?) one of the greatest guitarists that ever lived. He released several very successful (critically & commercially) albums. To omit his works, in my opinion, would be a sin. Please listen to Goin’ Down once and you’ll see what I mean. 3. We haven’t yet alphabetically “passed up” Blondie. The reason why I list future passed-bys is to see if it warrants a poll. If anyone wants a Blondie Poll, just say so. As far as Blondie being more “popular” than the “one hit wonder band” known as Blink I guess that too is relative. For proof, I’ll quote gex gex (: _"Thank you for including one of my favourite (he spells like a brit) bands ever in the poll. I was going to suggest them for fear that they would be overlooked but i was afraid of retribution_" ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-15-your-blink-182-faves-results-from-the-black-sabbath-ac-dc-polls/119884/10 "2002-07-22T13:58:36Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by da\_pope_**in the ‘1 VOTE EACH’ column you list ‘nativity in black’ which is also known as N.I.B. this should then break the tie with NIB (now 6 votes) and sweet leaf (still 5), causing NIB to be 4th, and sweet leaf 5th. so you do have a forth place this week.** I had no idea what to do with that selection. I was pretty sure the only “Nativity in Black” was the tribute album, but I didn’t have time to research it nor did I ask **WSLer** (who made the selection) for clarification. The I assumed, Nativity in Black was something off one of the late Iommi albums (i e Forbidden or Rock Mountains). That being said, I always ran on the assumption N.I.B stood for **“Now I Believe”** not **“Nativity in Black”**. So unless WSLer says otherwise, da\_pope’s clarification stands: 3rd Place: Ironman = 7 Votes 4th Place: N.I.B. = 6 votes 5th Place: Sweet Leaf = 5 Votes ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-15-your-blink-182-faves-results-from-the-black-sabbath-ac-dc-polls/119884/11 "2002-07-22T15:44:29Z")
1. A New Hope 2. Dammit 3. Rock Show 4. What’s my age again? 5. Happy Holidays, you bastard 6. stay together for the kids. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-15-your-blink-182-faves-results-from-the-black-sabbath-ac-dc-polls/119884/12 "2002-07-24T00:56:42Z")
1. Adam’s Song 2. Dammit 3. Stay Together for the Kids 4. Story of a Lonely Guy 5. Rock Show 6. First Date ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2002, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-6-6-week-15-your-blink-182-faves-results-from-the-black-sabbath-ac-dc-polls/119884/13 "2002-07-24T03:40:11Z")
1. Dammit 2. Adam’s Song 3. Josie 4. What’s My Age Again? 5. I’m Sorry 6. Untitled Like **tourbot** , I haven’t voted more because for the majority of the bands so far I couldn’t name you six songs, never mind six I really liked; which is ironic since other people seem to think my knowledge of music is much better than average.