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Readers’ Rock List: Best Sibling Bands

Last week, in honor of the Jonas Brothers on the cover of the current issue, Rock Daily asked the readers for their favorite bands that include siblings. The Kinks ended up as the top vote getters, which should smooth things over between brothers Ray and Dave Davies. Other popular choices included Van Halen (brothers Alex and Eddie), Heart (Nancy and Ann Wilson) and Radiohead (Jonny and Colin Greenwood). Click below for the gallery of the winners. • Readers’ Rock List Gallery: Best Sibling Bands [Photo: Ivan Keeman/Redferns/Retna]

Published: 2008-07-28 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Rock Lists

Readers’ Rock List: Best “Green” Songs

Last week, in honor of tomorrow’s Earth Day and yesterday’s “Sit on the couch and watch The Big Lebowski repeatedly” Day, we asked our readers to pick their favorite Earth-friendly/colorful/wake n’ bake songs. With bloodshot eyes we tallied the picks, and the double entendre that is Black Sabbath’s “Sweet Leaf” was deemed the Best “Green” Song. Without further ado, here’s our Readers’ Top Ten picks. Why only ten? We’re trying to decrease our carbon footprint. 1. Black Sabbath – “Sweet Leaf” 2. Booker T. and the MG’s – “Green Onions” 3. Gorillaz – “O Green World” 4. Weezer – “Hash Pipe” 5. Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Green River” 6. Coldplay – “Green Eyes” 7. The Kinks – “The Village Green Preservation Society” 8. Sublime – “Smoke Two Joints” 9. Joni Mitchell – “Big Yellow Taxi” 10. Elvis Costello – “Green Shirt” [Photo: Retna]

Published: 2008-04-21 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock Lists

Rock List: Readers’ Best Drinking Songs

To honor St. Patrick’s Day, we asked our readers to tell us their favorite drankin’ tunes. We went through the picks and came up with the top ten, because $3 will buy you ten songs on any respectable jukebox. Without further pregaming, here are your picks for the Best Drinking Songs: 1. Tom Petty – “Free Fallin’” 2. Guns N Roses – “Paradise City” 3. Billy Joel – “Piano Man” 4. Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Sweet Home Alabama” 5. Beastie Boys – “Fight For Your Right” 6. The Kinks – “Lola” 7. Elton John – “Tiny Dancer” 8. Journey – “Don’t Stop Believin’” 9. Bon Jovi – “Livin’ On a Prayer” 10. Jerry Lee Lewis – “What Made Milwaukee Famous”

Published: 2008-03-17 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock Lists, Rock Daily

Weekend Rock List: Color Songs

This weekend’s rock list pays homage to one of music’s most celebrated subjects: Roy G. Biv. Let us know which song with a color in its title you prefer, and on Monday we’ll tally the votes to a form a rainbow we’ll call “‘Rock List: Readers’ Best Color Songs.” Before you go consorting the Crayola box, here are our preliminary picks: Prince – “Purple Rain” Weezer – “Pink Triangle” The Velvet Underground – “White Light, White Heat” The Kinks – “The Village Green Preservation Society” New Order – “Blue Monday”

Published: 2008-02-29 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock Lists