Songs titled Sympathy

Goo Goo Dolls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oF0iY0z_Bs

Rare Bird
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vN6-1Zeg2w

Uriah Heep
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kuj-P1FDIlk

Billy Talent
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gao7dYLkKc

Sleater Kinney
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TklnsVqrG3E

Depeche Mode (In Sympathy)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTdcEoBLEuk

Six By Seven
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTptCVihdWo

Rare Bird
Uriah Heap
Goo Goo Dolls
Billy Talent
Sleater Kinney
Depeche Mode
Six By Seven

1) Goo Goo Dolls - They remind me of a polished Replacements, which isn't a bad thing at all. I still like the 'Mats quite a bit more though, but this is a pretty decent tune.
2) Billy Talent - I had heard of them, but never heard a song. This was a nice listen.
3) Sleater Kinney - I enjoy them, but I never go out of my way to listen to SK. This song could change that. A nice build up in the beginning to the meatier part of the song.
4) Rare Bird - Very 60's hippy rock sound. Kind of a product of it's time.
5) Uriah Heap - METAL! kinda?
6) Depeche Mode - Never was a DM fan. Not a bad song, but I still want to change it about 20 seconds in.
7) Six By Seven - ugh, they get no sympathy from me. Pretty monotonous, like a 90's SNL skit where they keep trying the joke 100 times until you laugh.

A good group of songs, mostly. Which song sparked this title round?

I always understood that the Goo Goo Dolls were heavily influenced by the Replacements.

I thought you knew I have old hippie blood. Rare Bird triggered this match.

lol, I should have guessed, but I didn't want to pigeonhole you

This one is a little bit difficult. There wasn't anything in there that I really loved, nor was there anything that I really hated. It's all ok.

Uriah Heep
Sleater Kinney
Six By Seven
(those top 3 can be in any order)
Depeche Mode
Rare Bird
Goo Goo Dolls
(these next 3 can be in any order)
Billy Talent
(putting Billy Talent at the bottom is the only sure thing on my list)

My wife has no votes this time. She said nothing stood out to her.

I had reasons written up for my rankings, and then the site or my browser hiccupped when I tried to post it and it was all lost to the ether. Sorry if I don't rewrite them.

Goo Goo Dolls
Uriah Heep
Rare Bird
Sleator Kinney
Six By Seven
Depeche Mode
Billy Talent

1. Rare Bird
2. Depeche Mode
3. Uriah Heep
4. Six by Seven
5. Sleater Kinney
6. Goo Goo Dolls
7. Billy Talent

1) Rare Bird

2) Six Bt Seven

3) Uriah Heep

4) Goo Goo Dolls

5) Depeche Mode

6) Sleater Kinney

7) Billy Talent

Thank you for introducing me to Sleater Kinney. I will expore their music further.

If I went by groups that I liked, my list would be a lot different. But in this group, #1 was very good, #2 had a nice solo that moved it way up, 3-6 were all a bit too monotonous, and 7 made me want to put my fingers in my ears. Actually Rare Bird had pretty bad singing, but it was tolerable.

1- Sleater Kinney- Creative sound, no fear sort of group. I like this.
2- Billy Talent- The solo at about 2 minutes is interesting

3- Depeche Mode (In Sympathy)
4- Uriah Heep- A favorite group for over 40 years, a favorite song probably never.
5- Rare Bird
6- Goo Goo Dolls

7- Six By Seven

While we wait for VG9 to give us the numbers here's the new match, recommended by Wintermute's mysterious wife:
http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showth...63#post7663363

They're a very talented band. I saw Pearl Jam and they were the opening act and Eddie Vedder came out before they did, as a thank you to everyone who got there early to see them (S-K) and it was a magical moment. Then he introduced S-K and the night just got better and better.