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What individual has played on the most Billboard No. 1 singles in history?

Since the beginning of 2006, Bay has 78 homers, Manny has 75. Bay also has just 1 fewer RBI (258-257) in that time period. Just thought you guys should know that before you go saying that Bay is nowhere near the hitter that Manny is. And let's not forget that Bay is a far superior fielder and has a much better attitude.

Dodgers get Manny

Red Sox get Bay

Pirates get Craig Hansen, Brandon Moss, Andy Laroche, and another Dodgers AA prospect

I can't imagine this is it. If it is, the Pirates and Dodgers make out like bandits. I'm not saying it's bad for the Red Sox, but I think the Red Sox must be getting at least one other player (John Grabow possibly).

Your favorite song doesn't have to be from your favorite album.

The Beatles

The Rolling Stones

The Who

Bob Dylan

Jimi Hendrix

Led Zeppelin

Pink Floyd

Eric Clapton (or any of his bands)

The Doors

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Black Sabbath

Aerosmith

Bruce Springsteen

Eagles

Fleetwood Mac

Van Halen

Bob Seger

Tom Petty

U2

I know he's usually not, but I was thinking about this the other day. A lot of his songs have sad or somber themes about real life experiences many of his songs have awesome harmonica and sax pieces, both of which are often associated w/ the blues. Just wondering if anyone here has ever thought about this and what you think about my idea.

Only catch here is it can't be a Dropkick Murphys song. I love Dropkick, but I want some different answers. My favorite would be Bruce Springsteen's "American Land". It's about all immigrants, not just the Irish, but it has a very Irish flavor to it.

The question about songs you like right away made me think of this question. It can either be a song you didn't like for a long time, but now do or a song whose intro didn't appeal to you but then you loved the rest of the song. For me, the first time I heard "Love Reign O'er Me" I didn't think it was all that great. The slow beginning was weird and I didn't think the instruments throughout the song really sounded like The Who that I was used to. But now it's one of my top 5 favorite songs of all-time.

OK, so in one of the threads, some people complained that the board was boring and we needed to spice things up. So, I though it would be the perfect time for a quiz! As usual, I beg you not to use Google or Wikipedia.

1) Name one popular Aerosmith song that Brad Whitford play lead guitar on rather than Joe Perry.

2) Name a Rolling Stones song in which Mick Taylor plays an outro guitar solo.

3) Name a Derek & the Dominos song that Duane Allman did not play guitar on.

4) What famous guitarist said Steely Dan's "Reelin' In the Years" was his favorite solo of all-time?

5) What famous guitarist wrote "Sweet Home Chicago"?

6) Name 3 guitarists from the band Fleetwood Mac.

7) What famous drummer is now a guitarist in a popular rock band?

8) Jimi Hendrix started lighting his guitar on fire in an attempt to one-up what guitarist?

9) At the age of 17, what guitarist recorded the rift for "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"?

10) Eddie Van Halen once said he had learned all of which guitarist's solos by age 14?

By real song, I mean not something by a comedian (Chanukah Song) or a parody (any Weird Al stuff). My pick would be The Who's "A Quick One While He's Away". The funniest part is when they just keep repeating "cello, cello, cello" because they couldn't afford to actually pay a celloist (not sure if that's what they're called).

IMO, it has to be the Scorpions' "Still Loving You".

OK, whenever I go to a concert, I go crazy and listen that artist for like an entire week before the concert. I'm going to see Bruce next Thurs, so today I kicked off the madness by listening to every Bruce song I have in my library (I have like 60 and I'm still going right now). So, I want to know what your favorite Bruce song is. In order, mine would be:

1) Thunder Road

2) Jungleland

3) Rosalita

4) The Rising

5) Born to Run

OK, so I play basketball a lot w/ a bunch of other guys on my floor and we decided that we're gonna try to figure out what pro we most resemble as far as our game goes (I know sounds a little childish, but whatever). My height is below average (I'm 18 and 5-8), so I play guard, usually the point. My tendency is to pass before I shoot because I'm just an average shooter, but I have a tendency to knock down big 3s. I'm not great at driving the lane and I don't grab too many rebounds. The strength of my game is my defense. I can usually shut down the other team's best guard and I force a lot of turnovers. What NBA player, past or present, do you think I most resemble? Try to make sure it's a name that the average fan would know, but it doesn't have to be a HOFer. So far, the best suggestions I've got are Gary Payton, Mo Cheeks, and Joe Dumars. Someone said Payton drove it a lot, though, which I don't do. Does anyone know if Cheeks or Dumars drove a lot?

I'm going to the Bruce Springsteen in Hartford next week and was wondering if anyone knew who was opening for him. It's the first stop on the 2008 tour, so it might not be the same as whoever opened for him last year.

Also, Yahoo! wanted to put this under Sports- Football for some reason.

What do you think was his greatest performance? Here's my top 5:

1) Cobwebs and Strange

2) The Real Me

3) A Quick One While He's Away

4) Happy Jack

5) Baby Don't You Do It

Buddy Holly v Chuck Berry

Bo Diddley v Muddy Waters

The Beatles v Bob Dylan

The Rolling Stones v The Who

The Jimi Hendrix Experience v Led Zeppelin

The Beach Boys v The Grateful Dead

Cream v Derek & the Dominos

Deep Purple v Judas Priest

The Eagles v Fleetwood Mac

CCR v The Doors

Bruce Springsteen v Queen

AC/DC v Van Halen

Black Sabbath v Metallica

Bon Jovi v The Police

Bob Seger v Tom Petty

Nirvana v Radiohead

Pearl Jam v Red Hot Chili Peppers

Avenged Sevenfold v Muse

Jet v Wolfmother

His solo stuff in the 80s was definitely poppy (although still great), but in the 60s he was with Traffic and Blind Faith, which were both very bluesy bands. I've even heard people classify him as rock.

Peter Green or Stevie Nix/Lindsey Buckingham? I say Peter Green in a landslide (pun intended).

Taking into account popularity, influence, creativity, and longevity, this would be my top 25:

1) The Beatles

2) The Rolling Stones

3) The Who

4) The Jimi Hendrix Experience

5) Led Zeppelin

6) Pink Floyd

7) The Velvet Underground

8) The Grateful Dead

9) Black Sabbath

10) The Ramones

11) Nirvana

12) Queen

13) Aerosmith

14) Deep Purple

15) Van Halen

16) Fleetwood Mac

17) The Eagles

18) The Kinks

19) Metallica

20) The Doors

21) The Allman Brothers Band

22) AC/DC

23) The Clash

24) Cream

25) U2

What do you guys think?

OK, I'm looking for the longest non-live song ever recorded. It has to be on an album and not split up into separate parts, so Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" doesn't count. The longest I can find is The Mars Volta's "Cassandra Gemini", which clocks in at 31:42. The longest song I actually have on my iPod is Iron Butterfly's "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" at 17:10. What's the longest song you know of and/or the longest song you have?

Please don't use Google or Wikipedia! Whoever gets the most right gets 10 points!

1) What song has been recorded by Jimi Hendrix, Derek & the Dominos, Sting and Stevie Ray Vaughan?

2) What song has been recorded by Robert Johnson, Eric Clapton and The Rolling Stones?

3) The Rolling Stones first single in the US was a cover of what Buddy Holly song?

4) The Beatles covered what Chuck Berry song in 1964?

5) The Who covered what Beach Boys song in 1966?

6) Name two covers featured on Van Halen's "Diver Down" album.

7) On their Unplugged album, Nirvana covered "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" Who first made this song popular in 1944?

8) The Yardbirds covered what Bo Diddley song in 1965?

9) Name 3 bands to record "Train Kept A-Rollin".

10) Name 3 J.J. Cale songs that were made famous by other artists.

11) What song by The Band did Joan Baez turn into a top-10 hit in 1971?