Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Greatest Jimi Hendrix Song?

Jimi Hendrix's newest release, People, Hell and Angels, landed at Number Two on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, selling 72,000 albums. It's his biggest chart success in 44 years – not bad for a guy who died in 1970.

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Now we have a question for you: what is your favorite Jimi Hendrix song? He had a brief career, but he recorded constantly and left an enormous vault of material behind. Feel free to go with hits like "Hey Joe" and "Foxy Lady," deeper cuts like "Ain't No Telling" and "House Burning Down" or posthumous tunes like "Ships Passing Through the Night" and "Hey Gypsy Boy." Vote for whatever you like, but please only vote once and only for a single song.

You can vote here in the comments, on facebook.com/rollingstone or on Twitter using the #weekend rock hashtag. 

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Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Greatest Jimi Hendrix Song?

Jimi Hendrix's newest release, People, Hell and Angels, landed at Number Two on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, selling 72,000 albums. It's his biggest chart success in 44 years – not bad for a guy who died in 1970.

Review: Jimi Hendrix, People, Hell and Angels

Now we have a question for you: what is your favorite Jimi Hendrix song? He had a brief career, but he recorded constantly and left an enormous vault of material behind. Feel free to go with hits like "Hey Joe" and "Foxy Lady," deeper cuts like "Ain't No Telling" and "House Burning Down" or posthumous tunes like "Ships Passing Through the Night" and "Hey Gypsy Boy." Vote for whatever you like, but please only vote once and only for a single song.

You can vote here in the comments, on facebook.com/rollingstone or on Twitter using the #weekend rock hashtag. 

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Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Best Nine Inch Nails Song?

Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails in 1994.

Trent Reznor recently announced plans to resurrect Nine Inch Nails for a new tour and studio album. It's largely a new lineup of the group, featuring former Jane's Addiction bassist Eric Avery and former King Crimson guitarist Adrian Belew. They'll hit the road later this year.

Now we have a question for you: what's your favorite Nine Inch Nails song? Feel free to pick anything in their catalog, from 1989's "Down in It" to 2008's "Demon Speed." It can be a hit like "Head Like a Hole" and "Closer" or a deep cut like "Lights in the Sky" or "Zero Sum." Vote for whatever song you want, but please just vote once and only for a single track.

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Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Best Nine Inch Nails Song?

Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails in 1994.

Trent Reznor recently announced plans to resurrect Nine Inch Nails for a new tour and studio album. It's largely a new lineup of the group, featuring former Jane's Addiction bassist Eric Avery and former King Crimson guitarist Adrian Belew. They'll hit the road later this year.

Now we have a question for you: what's your favorite Nine Inch Nails song? Feel free to pick anything in their catalog, from 1989's "Down in It" to 2008's "Demon Speed." It can be a hit like "Head Like a Hole" and "Closer" or a deep cut like "Lights in the Sky" or "Zero Sum." Vote for whatever song you want, but please just vote once and only for a single track.

You can vote here in the comments, on facebook.com/rollingstone or on Twitter using the #weekendrock hashtag.

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Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Best Nine Inch Nails Song?

Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails in 1994.

Trent Reznor recently announced plans to resurrect Nine Inch Nails for a new tour and studio album. It's largely a new lineup of the group, featuring former Jane's Addiction bassist Eric Avery and former King Crimson guitarist Adrian Belew. They'll hit the road later this year.

Now we have a question for you: what's your favorite Nine Inch Nails song? Feel free to pick anything in their catalog, from 1989's "Down in It" to 2008's "Demon Speed." It can be a hit like "Head Like a Hole" and "Closer" or a deep cut like "Lights in the Sky" or "Zero Sum." Vote for whatever song you want, but please just vote once and only for a single track.

You can vote here in the comments, on facebook.com/rollingstone or on Twitter using the #weekendrock hashtag.

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Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Best Nine Inch Nails Song?

Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails in 1994.

Trent Reznor recently announced plans to resurrect Nine Inch Nails for a new tour and studio album. It's largely a new lineup of the group, featuring former Jane's Addiction bassist Eric Avery and former King Crimson guitarist Adrian Belew. They'll hit the road later this year.

Now we have a question for you: what's your favorite Nine Inch Nails song? Feel free to pick anything in their catalog, from 1989's "Down in It" to 2008's "Demon Speed." It can be a hit like "Head Like a Hole" and "Closer" or a deep cut like "Lights in the Sky" or "Zero Sum." Vote for whatever song you want, but please just vote once and only for a single track.

You can vote here in the comments, on facebook.com/rollingstone or on Twitter using the #weekendrock hashtag.

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Weekend Rock Question: What Is Eric Clapton's Best Song?

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Eric Clapton announced plans for a new studio album this week featuring guest appearances by Paul McCartney, Steve Winwood, Chaka Khan and Jim Keltner. There are two new songs on Old Sock, but mostly it contains covers like "Goodnight Irene" and "Further On Down the Road." It hits shelves on March 2nd and Clapton will support it with a world tour.

This leads to a question for you: What is your single favorite Eric Clapton song? You don't need to be confined to his solo career. Songs from Cream, Derek and the Dominos and Blind Faith, as well as his tenure in the Yardbirds, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and Delaney and Bonnie will be accepted. You can even vote for any song featuring him on guitar, like "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." Just please only vote once and only for a single song.

You can vote here in the comments, on facebook.com/rollingstone or on Twitter using the #weekendrock hashtag. 

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Weekend Rock Question: What Is Eric Clapton's Best Song?

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Eric Clapton announced plans for a new studio album this week featuring guest appearances by Paul McCartney, Steve Winwood, Chaka Khan and Jim Keltner. There are two new songs on Old Sock, but mostly it contains covers like "Goodnight Irene" and "Further On Down the Road." It hits shelves on March 2nd and Clapton will support it with a world tour.

This leads to a question for you: What is your single favorite Eric Clapton song? You don't need to be confined to his solo career. Songs from Cream, Derek and the Dominos and Blind Faith, as well as his tenure in the Yardbirds, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and Delaney and Bonnie will be accepted. You can even vote for any song featuring him on guitar, like "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." Just please only vote once and only for a single song.

You can vote here in the comments, on facebook.com/rollingstone or on Twitter using the #weekendrock hashtag. 

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Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Greatest Super Bowl Halftime Show?

Madonna, Prince, Bruce SpringsteenKevin Mazur/WireImage; ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images; Kevin Mazur/WireImage

We're just two weeks away from the Super Bowl. Football is fine and dandy, but our main interest here is Beyonce's halftime show. What songs will she perform during the Destiny's Child reunion set? Will she truly sing live? Will Jay-Z come out during "Crazy in Love?"

Now we have a question for you: what is your favorite Super Bowl halftime show of all time? There's no need to stick to Madonna, Prince, Bruce Springsteen or other acts from recent years. You can go all the way back to the University of Arizona Symphonic Marching Band in 1967 or Up With People in 1980. There was even an Indiana Jones skit in 1995. Anything is fair game, but please only vote once and only for a single performance. 

You can vote here in the comments, on facebook.com/rollingstone or on Twitter using the #weekend rock hashtag. 

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Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Greatest Super Bowl Halftime Show?

Madonna, Prince, Bruce SpringsteenKevin Mazur/WireImage; ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images; Kevin Mazur/WireImage

We're just two weeks away from the Super Bowl. Football is fine and dandy, but our main interest here is Beyonce's halftime show. What songs will she perform during the Destiny's Child reunion set? Will she truly sing live? Will Jay-Z come out during "Crazy in Love?"

Now we have a question for you: what is your favorite Super Bowl halftime show of all time? There's no need to stick to Madonna, Prince, Bruce Springsteen or other acts from recent years. You can go all the way back to the University of Arizona Symphonic Marching Band in 1967 or Up With People in 1980. There was even an Indiana Jones skit in 1995. Anything is fair game, but please only vote once and only for a single performance. 

You can vote here in the comments, on facebook.com/rollingstone or on Twitter using the #weekend rock hashtag. 

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Weekend Rock Question: What Album Are You Most Anticipating in 2013?

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It's difficult to look ahead in the music world. Album release dates are often announced only six or so weeks in advance, and things shift around all the time, sometimes for years. (We're looking at you, Dr. Dre.) This isn't the case for movies. Right now, Hollywood is mapping out the summer of 2014, and this year's blockbusters have been locked in for months. But the music world is a world of chaos.

That said, we have a question for you: What album are you most looking forward to in 2013? Feel free to base your vote on rumor and intuition. Eminem, Beyonce, Britney Spears, U2, Arcade Fire and Kanye West haven't announced release dates or anything yet, but we're fairly positive they'll drop new albums sometime in 2013. 

Atoms for Peace, Tegan and Sara, A$AP Rocky, Yo La Tengo, the Joy Formidable, Jim James, Matt Pond and LL Cool J have all been nice enough to actually tell the world when to expect their new albums.  However, please don't feel boxed in by these suggestions. Vote for whatever you want, but please only vote once and only for a single album.

You can vote here in the comments, on facebook.com/rollingstone or on Twitter using the #weekend rock hashtag. 

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Weekend Rock Question: What Album Are You Most Anticipating in 2013?

Leigh Vogel/Getty Images; Jason Merritt/Getty Images For BET; Kevin Mazur/ WireImage

It's difficult to look ahead in the music world. Album release dates are often announced only six or so weeks in advance, and things shift around all the time, sometimes for years. (We're looking at you, Dr. Dre.) This isn't the case for movies. Right now, Hollywood is mapping out the summer of 2014, and this year's blockbusters have been locked in for months. But the music world is a world of chaos.

That said, we have a question for you: What album are you most looking forward to in 2013? Feel free to base your vote on rumor and intuition. Eminem, Beyonce, Britney Spears, U2, Arcade Fire and Kanye West haven't announced release dates or anything yet, but we're fairly positive they'll drop new albums sometime in 2013. 

Atoms for Peace, Tegan and Sara, A$AP Rocky, Yo La Tengo, the Joy Formidable, Jim James, Matt Pond and LL Cool J have all been nice enough to actually tell the world when to expect their new albums.  However, please don't feel boxed in by these suggestions. Vote for whatever you want, but please only vote once and only for a single album.

You can vote here in the comments, on facebook.com/rollingstone or on Twitter using the #weekend rock hashtag. 

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Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Best Live Album in Rock History?

This month, Led Zeppelin are finally releasing a live album of their 2007 reunion concert at London's 02 Arena. They may be one of the greatest live acts in rock history, but the only live album they released during their original run was the soundtrack to The Song Remains the Same.  They've since released How the West Was Won, which drew from two California shows in 1972, but a ridiculous amount of great live content still sits in the vault.

Most great live bands were more generous with their tapes. The Who gave their fans Live at Leeds, James Brown put out Live at the Apollo and the Allman Brothers released At Fillmore East. The list goes on and on.

Now we have a question for you: What is your single favorite live album of all time? It has to be something officially released by the band. No bootlegs. Please only vote once, and only for a single album. 

You can vote here in the comments, on facebook.com/rollingstone or on Twitter using the #weekend rock hashtag.

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Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Best Live Album in Rock History?

This month, Led Zeppelin are finally releasing a live album of their 2007 reunion concert at London's 02 Arena. They may be one of the greatest live acts in rock history, but the only live album they released during their original run was the soundtrack to The Song Remains the Same.  They've since released How the West Was Won, which drew from two California shows in 1972, but a ridiculous amount of great live content still sits in the vault.

Most great live bands were more generous with their tapes. The Who gave their fans Live at Leeds, James Brown put out Live at the Apollo and the Allman Brothers released At Fillmore East. The list goes on and on.

Now we have a question for you: What is your single favorite live album of all time? It has to be something officially released by the band. No bootlegs. Please only vote once, and only for a single album. 

You can vote here in the comments, on facebook.com/rollingstone or on Twitter using the #weekend rock hashtag.

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Weekend Rock Question: What is Taylor Swift's Best Song?

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Taylor Swift is only 22, but she's already completed four studio albums and toured the world many times over. She's also won over many skeptics who dismissed her as a prefabricated country ingenue when she first hit the scene back in 2006. Since then she's moved so gradually from country to pop that many fans barely realized what was happening. 

Her new album, Red, hits shelves next week, so we have a question for you: What is your favorite Taylor Swift song? Are you into the old-school country songs like "Teardrops on My Guitar," a sucker for "Love Story," or the hipster who only blasts "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" when you think nobody is listening? Vote for whatever song you want, but please only vote a single time and just for one song.

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Weekend Rock Question: What Is Bob Dylan's Best Album?

This week Bob Dylan releases Tempest. It's the 35th album he's made during his 50-year recording career. That's a remarkable achievement, and it makes picking his single best album a huge challenge – but we think you guys are up for it.

What's your single favorite Bob Dylan album? Don't be afraid to be idiosyncratic here. There's a huge Street Legal cult out there. Let your voices be heard. Some people swear by Desire, while the religious faithful (as well as some nonbelievers) worship  Slow Train Coming. The folk purists say it never got better than The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, while the politically minded love The Times They Are-A Changin'. Simply put, there's a Dylan album for almost everybody (though we don't wanna meet the guy who thinks Knocked Out Loaded speaks for him). 

You can vote here in the comments, on facebook.com/rollingstone or on Twitter using the #weekendrock hashtag. 

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Weekend Rock Question: What Is Bob Dylan's Best Album?

This week Bob Dylan releases Tempest. It's the 35th album he's made during his 50-year recording career. That's a remarkable achievement, and it makes picking his single best album a huge challenge – but we think you guys are up for it.

What's your single favorite Bob Dylan album? Don't be afraid to be idiosyncratic here. There's a huge Street Legal cult out there. Let your voices be heard. Some people swear by Desire, while the religious faithful (as well as some nonbelievers) worship  Slow Train Coming. The folk purists say it never got better than The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, while the politically minded love The Times They Are-A Changin'. Simply put, there's a Dylan album for almost everybody (though we don't wanna meet the guy who thinks Knocked Out Loaded speaks for him). 

You can vote here in the comments, on facebook.com/rollingstone or on Twitter using the #weekendrock hashtag. 

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Weekend Rock Question: What Is the Greatest Vocal Performance in Rock History?

John Lennon; Bob Dylan; Tina TurnerJan Persson/Redferns; Evening Standard/Getty Images; GAB Archive/Redferns

An impassioned vocal delivery can elevate a song to amazing heights. Would "Twist and Shout" be as memorable without John Lennon's shredded vocal cord screams? Can you imagine "Like a Rolling Stone" without Bob Dylan's nasal delivery of "How does it feeeeeeel?" A lot of people have sung "River Deep, Mountain High," but nobody hits the notes quite like Tina Turner. 

Now we have a question for you: what is your favorite vocal performance of the rock era? Please vote for a single artist and song. Tracks like "Unchained Melody" have been covered by a lot of people, so specify if you're voting for the Righteous Brothers, Al Green, Sam Cooke, etc. Please only vote once and only for a single song. If we get 9,000 votes for Biz Markie's "Just a Friend," we'll know something's up. 

You can vote here in the comments, on facebook.com/rollingstone or on Twitter using the #weekend rock hashtag. 

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Weekend Rock Question: What Is Your Favorite Rolling Stones Album?

As Rolling Stones fans well know, this year is the band's 50th anniversary. For the past couple of years, rumors have swirled that the group will reunite for a tour sometime in 2012. Mick Jagger has indicated that the band might play some gigs in the fall, but the clock is starting to tick and there's not even a hint that they have actually booked a show. 

Whether or not they actually tour, we still have 22 Stones albums to enjoy, from 1964's The Rolling Stones though 2005's A Bigger Bang. 

Now we have a question for you: What's your single favorite Rolling Stones album? Feel free to get weird with this one. If you love Voodoo Lounge or Goat's Head Soup, just own it. There's no judgement here. This is a safe place. But please, just vote once and only for one album. If we suddenly see 900 votes for Bridges to Babylon, we'll know something's up. 

You can vote here in the comments, on facebook.com/rollingstone or on Twitter using the #weekend rock hashtag.

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Weekend Rock Question: What Is Your Favorite Rolling Stones Album?

As Rolling Stones fans well know, this year is the band's 50th anniversary. For the past couple of years, rumors have swirled that the group will reunite for a tour sometime in 2012. Mick Jagger has indicated that the band might play some gigs in the fall, but the clock is starting to tick and there's not even a hint that they have actually booked a show. 

Whether or not they actually tour, we still have 22 Stones albums to enjoy, from 1964's The Rolling Stones though 2005's A Bigger Bang. 

Now we have a question for you: What's your single favorite Rolling Stones album? Feel free to get weird with this one. If you love Voodoo Lounge or Goat's Head Soup, just own it. There's no judgement here. This is a safe place. But please, just vote once and only for one album. If we suddenly see 900 votes for Bridges to Babylon, we'll know something's up. 

You can vote here in the comments, on facebook.com/rollingstone or on Twitter using the #weekend rock hashtag.

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