Some people may instantly be able to deduct what this post will be about from its title. Others, most likely those who don't live in New Zealand, wouldn't have had the pleasure.
Every year one of the national radio stations, The Rock, does a count down of the top 1000 rock songs of all time, as voted by their listeners. The countdown takes about two weeks and, in my opinion, this is the best time to tune in. This year did not disappoint. Although I didn't listen nearly as much as I would've liked, mostly to the fact the my radio is faulty, I heard most of my favorite songs.
The best part of the countdown is the party during the last day. While some have pre-dawn starts to tune in, I just make the top ten a priority. During that last dash sprint, a lot of dancing and singing ensued. With the countdown coming to a close the Friday just been, I decided to make a play list of the songs that appeared on it. Happily I have the majority of these songs, it's just down to finding the time and patience to sift through the rest of my music to find them. So far I've only got about a tenth of the way through, but it still makes for a good compilation.
Each year the top ten doesn't change all that much, just the general order. This year I couldn't dispute the songs in the top ten, but if it were up to me I would have changed the order. The top ten is as follows:
1. One by Metallica
2. Everlong by Foo Fighters
3. Master of Puppets by Metallica
4. Killing in the Name by Rage Against the Machine
5. Sober by Tool
6. Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
7. Enter Sandman by Metallica
8. Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd
9. November Rain by Guns 'N' Roses
10. Back in Black by AC/DC
Metallica generally dominates the top ten and this year showed this. Although it's becoming more common to hear someone say they don't like Metallica, I think it's still evident how popular they are. However, the band which dominated the whole countdown, with the most songs, was the Foo Fighters. They were followed by Pearl Jam, AC/DC, and yes, Metallica.
As a whole listening to the radio in the past few days has been very enjoyable. Although, next year I have to remember to vote before tie runs out.
