This guy must not be paying attention to Youtube, because there are vids of him galore! I've put up some live versions of some songs before they disappear. The rehearsal of "Something in the Water" is the stuff of legend!

7. Prince



AM Rank: 6

2008 Poll Rank: 10

Votes: 30

Points: 1300.88

Nominated by:

Moonbeam (1)
Romain (1)
Stone (2)
Slick (5)
Sven (7)
SR (8)
Toni (8)
Frank (10)
Henrik (10)
Schleuse (10)
Stephan (11)
BillAdama (12)
Zorg (13)
Honorio (14)
Kinch (17)
Larry (17)
Henry (19)
nicolas (19)
Depeche Mode (21)
Nick (22)
Midaso (24)
John (34)
long5 (34)
Daniel (39)
listyguy (42)
Miguel (54)
Mindrocker (62)
Beef Supreme (65)
Petri (65)
Brose (71)

Top Albums (2010 Poll):

Purple Rain (30)
Sign 'O' the Times (53)
1999 (143)
Parade (321)
Dirty Mind (374)
Lovesexy (514)
Crystal Ball (529)
Controversy (659)
The Gold Experience (790)
Diamonds and Pearls (863)

Top Songs (2010 Poll):

When Doves Cry (27)
Purple Rain (96)
Sign o' the Times (135)
1999 (150)
Raspberry Beret (210)
Little Red Corvette (217)
Kiss (278)
Let's Go Crazy (296)
Controversy (663)
Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) (690)

6. The Velvet Underground



AM Rank: 13

2008 Poll Rank: 8

Votes: 32

Points: 1340.59

Nominated by:

Jackson (2)
Frank (4)
Zorg (4)
Brad (5)
Brose (5)
Schleuse (5)
John (6)
Petri (6)
Romain (6)
SR (6)
Kinch (9)
Stephan (9)
BillAdama (10)
Michel (10)
Honorio (16)
Nick (18)
Mindrocker (20)
Midaso (21)
Moonbeam (26)
Penguin (31)
Gillingham (38)
Beef Supreme (40)
Tim E (40)
Henrik (41)
Miguel (42)
Octopus (43)
Georgie (48)
nicolas (64)
Stone (69)
Daniel (76)
Nassim (96)
Henry (100)

Top Albums (2010 Poll):

The Velvet Underground & Nico (5)
White Light/White Heat (113)
The Velvet Underground (114)
Loaded (124)
VU (755)

Top Songs (2010 Poll):

Sunday Morning (43)
Heroin (61)
I'm Waiting for the Man (119)
Venus in Furs (152)
Sweet Jane (159)
Rock & Roll (276)
Pale Blue Eyes (398)
All Tomorrow's Parties (456)
White Light/White Heat (537)
Sister Ray (555)

5. David Bowie



AM Rank: 4

2008 Poll Rank: 6

Votes: 31

Points: 1565.91

Nominated by:

Honorio (3)
Romain (3)
Brose (4)
Nick (4)
Gillingham (5)
Henrik (6)
Jackson (7)
Midaso (7)
Zorg (7)
Moonbeam (8)
Schleuse (8)
Brad (9)
Depeche Mode (9)
Stephan (10)
Mindrocker (11)
Slick (11)
SR (11)
listyguy (13)
Nassim (13)
Petri (16)
BillAdama (18)
Henry (18)
Michel (18)
nicolas (21)
Daniel (22)
Frank (22)
Stone (24)
John (26)
Miguel (33)
Tim E (49)
Sven (66)

Top Albums (2010 Poll):

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (8)
Low (39)
Hunky Dory (66)
Station to Station (139)
"Heroes" (238)
Aladdin Sane (311)
Scary Monsters (481)
The Man Who Sold the World (950)

Top Songs (2010 Poll):

"Heroes" (11)
Life On Mars? (35)
Space Oddity (104)
Changes (166)
Ashes to Ashes (193)
Moonage Daydream (228)
Ziggy Stardust (259)
Warszawa (369)
Station to Station (372)
Starman (423)

When I introduce Bowie to Hanna I will choose another picture of him.

I'm glad to see both the VU and Bowie improving over their results last time, even if the gains were really small. Top four predictions:

4. RH
3. Stones
2. Dylan
1. Beatles

It's possible that the large-ish group of new contributers was enough to put the Stones above the 'head, but I'd still have to put my money on Radiohead. I do think they'll get beaten by Dylan, but probably not by as large a margain as last time.

I really really like this top 10. To me, if you want a general picture of music over the last 50 years you wouldn't go wrong buying these artists' best albums. A good mix of the 60 explosion as well as the cornerstones of modern rock and pop (Radiohead, Prince, R.E.M. and David Bowie). I only wish that there was space in the top 10 for one more "alternative" band, be it Pixies or Talking Heads.

8. Pink Floyd- The Barrett years were amazing and most everything after that was pretty special as well.

15. Kinks- For a band as big as they are, they should have been much, much bigger.

48. Neil Young- The songs are great, the voice not so much. But some artists you just have to forgive because their talent is so amazing.

9. Stevie Wonder- An artist who I’ve really come to enjoy over the past year. Some of his hits kept me away but I listened to Songs in the Key of Life and there was no going back.

11. Beach Boys- A tough band to peg down since the different lineups and sounds are dramatically different. For me, I base this rating off the early singles and one amazing album.

13. REM- A long career might have tainted their legacy but to me it’s strengthened it. While some of their later work pales to their best, it still is music that most bands would love to call their own. But, not many bands can rival their IRS output.

34. Prince- I’ve really come to admire Prince over the past year for a couple reasons. First, he’s really embraced Minneapolis and the music community like no other artist has ever done. Second, he has amazing music.

6. Velvet Underground- I can’t think of another band of any era that was as cutting edge but still remained accessible. So ahead of their time but at the same time I can’t believe they weren’t all over the radio.

26. David Bowie- There’s so much of his catalog I still need to listen to but he was one of the first to find that medium between art, weird and listenable. He sticks out like a sore thumb in my dad’s record collection and I think many of us can say the same. How many of us 30 something’s parents had a Velvet Underground album in their collection? How many had Bowie? He made art and flamboyance mainstream.

4. The Rolling Stones



AM Rank: 2

2008 Poll Rank: 4

Votes: 29

Points: 1661.81

Nominated by:

Kinch (1)
BillAdama (2)
Brose (2)
Frank (2)
Henry (2)
Gillingham (3)
Nick (3)
Stephan (3)
Stone (3)
Honorio (5)
listyguy (5)
Midaso (5)
Brad (6)
Slick (7)
Penguin (10)
Mindrocker (12)
Romain (12)
SR (12)
Daniel (18)
Henrik (18)
nicolas (18)
long5 (20)
Schleuse (20)
Sven (27)
Jackson (34)
Michel (36)
John (49)
Depeche Mode (50)
Beef Supreme (56)

Top Albums (2010 Poll):

Exile on Main St. (15)
Let It Bleed (34)
Sticky Fingers (46)
Beggars Banquet (49)
Aftermath (287)
Some Girls (643)
Tattoo You (945)

Top Songs (2010 Poll):

Gimme Shelter (6)
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (25)
Sympathy for the Devil (39)
Paint It, Black (40)
Jumpin' Jack Flash (157)
You Can't Always Get What You Want (188)
Brown Sugar (223)
Tumbling Dice (385)
Honky Tonk Woman (413)
Wild Horses (422)

3. Bob Dylan



AM Rank: 3

2008 Poll Rank: 2

Votes: 29

Points: 1744.43

Nominated by:

BillAdama (1)
Stephan (1)
Gillingham (2)
Honorio (2)
Kinch (2)
Brad (3)
Frank (3)
Jackson (3)
Sven (3)
Zorg (3)
SR (4)
Nick (5)
Midaso (6)
nicolas (6)
Stone (6)
Brose (9)
Henry (10)
Schleuse (12)
Daniel (13)
Depeche Mode (14)
long5 (15)
listyguy (18)
John (22)
Slick (24)
Octopus (28)
Henrik (33)
Michel (35)
Tim E (60)
Miguel (86)

Top Albums (2010 Poll):

Highway 61 Revisited (6)
Blonde on Blonde (9)
Blood on the Tracks (19)
Bringing It All Back Home (41)
The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (118)
Desire (169)
Live 1966 - The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert (295)
Time out of Mind (359)
John Wesley Harding (408)
Live 1975 (557)

Top Songs (2010 Poll):

Like a Rolling Stone (1)
Tangled Up in Blue (62)
Blowin' in the Wind (123)
Desolation Row (145)
It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (161)
Subterranean Homesick Blues (189)
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (207)
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (218)
I Want You (239)
Visions of Johanna (248)

2. Radiohead



AM Rank: 10

2008 Poll Rank: 3

Votes: 31

Points: 1842.65

Nominated by:

Gillingham (1)
Octopus (1)
Petri (1)
Nick (2)
Brose (3)
Schleuse (3)
SR (3)
BillAdama (4)
Honorio (4)
Kinch (4)
Michel (4)
Slick (4)
Nassim (6)
Zorg (6)
Penguin (7)
Romain (7)
Daniel (8)
Depeche Mode (8)
Midaso (10)
John (12)
Henrik (14)
Jackson (16)
Henry (20)
Toni (20)
Tim E (25)
long5 (26)
Brad (30)
Stone (30)
Frank (32)
Mindrocker (52)
nicolas (75)

Top Albums (2010 Poll):

OK Computer (1)
Kid A (24)
The Bends (44)
In Rainbows (65)
Amnesiac (247)
Hail to the Thief (376)

Top Songs (2010 Poll):

Paranoid Android (19)
Fake Plastic Trees (102)
Karma Police (120)
No Surprises (140)
Creep (141)
Idioteque (143)
Pyramid Song (179)
Let Down (264)
How to Disappear Completely (279)
Everything in Its Right Place (514)

1. The Beatles



AM Rank: 1

2008 Poll Rank: 1

Votes: 37

Points: 2856.66

Nominated by:

Brose (1)
Daniel (1)
Henrik (1)
Henry (1)
Honorio (1)
John (1)
Miguel (1)
Nick (1)
Penguin (1)
SR (1)
Stone (1)
Zorg (1)
Brad (2)
Mindrocker (2)
nicolas (2)
Schleuse (2)
Sven (2)
Toni (2)
BillAdama (3)
Kinch (3)
Michel (3)
listyguy (4)
Depeche Mode (5)
Frank (5)
Romain (5)
Georgie (6)
Slick (8)
Tim E (9)
long5 (10)
Gillingham (11)
Midaso (12)
Petri (12)
Jackson (15)
Nassim (20)
Larry (21)
Stephan (24)
Beef Supreme (36)

Top Albums (2010 Poll):

Revolver (4)
The Beatles (White Album) (7)
Abbey Road (10)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (11)
Rubber Soul (22)
Magical Mystery Tour (122)
A Hard Day’s Night (181)
Let It Be (257)
Help! (283)
Beatles For Sale (417)

Top Songs (2010 Poll):

A Day in the Life (3)
Strawberry Fields Forever (7)
Let It Be (23)
Hey Jude (24)
Tomorrow Never Knows (30)
Eleanor Rigby (34)
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (55)
In My Life (56)
Yesterday (66)
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (71)

Again, thank you all for your patience, participation, comments and discussion! It was a great pleasure to host this poll again!

A job well done on not only the presentation but keeping the poll in one thread.

But Radiohead beating out Bob Dylan and the Stones?
Bleh.

Moonbeam, congratulations (again). Awesome presentation. Every poll you host is an absolute success.

Pahaha it wasn't even close in the end, was it? Bob Dylan getting beaten by Radiohead is a bit surprising, but hey. Great poll!

Agree with all the others - great job! Artists aren't really my thing, but hopefully my list contributed.

Thanks a lot for the organisation Moonbeam!

Already looking forward to the next one, whenever that may be.

Setting the bar spectacularly high as always, hats off to you Moonbeam.

49. Rolling Stones- You have Rolling Stones fans and you have people who like a dozen Rolling Stones songs. I’m not a fan but even I can admit that the only other option is to like a dozen songs is pretty outstanding.

22. Bob Dylan- Not much you can say about Dylan, the songs are great, the longevity is amazing and he’s the hometown “kid”.

12. Radiohead- While Nirvana brought the rock world to it’s knees, a little bit of the art was lost at no fault of their own. Radiohead brought that back to the mainstream.

1. Beatles- Nobody has come close, and although I hope someone does it’s not likely. The songs the band passed off to others propelled careers, and bands would die for The Beatles worst songs to be their best.

I didn't vote in this poll - somehow, it simply fell off my radar entirely until it was too late - but I just want to join the chorus of praise for Moonbeam for doing such a fantastic job compiling and presenting the results!

Yes, great job Moonbeam, thanks for sticking with it through all the computer problems and whatnot. Cheers!

Terrific show, Moonbeam!

While I would personally have voted Dylan miles above Radiohead, I can't lament the fact that the collective AM community disagrees with me -- on the contrary, seeing that such an intelligent and dedicated bunch of people can value something even higher than Dylan is an inspiring reminder to go on listening. The music is out there.

Nice one, Moonbeam!

Whoops!--just realized I've been remiss: awesome job, Moonbeam. Nobody does these things better!

missed this! excellent stuff, thanks