The mystery poster must be in his mid 30 like I am. Way to many hair bands on this list. Bracket B: 1) The Rolling Stones *** 16) Cake 8) R.E.M. *** 9) Bon Jovi 5) Lynyrd Skynyrd *** 12) Soundgarden 4) KISS 13) Thin Lizzy *** I hate KISS. 6) Nirvana 11) The Beach Boys *** Tough choice. Both bands are better than KISS, Tom Petty, and Metalica. 3) Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers *** 14) The B-52's Petty only win cause hes up against a really bad band. 7) Red Hot Chili Peppers *** 10) Deep Purple 2) The Who *** 15) Collective Soul Bracket D: 1) Pink Floyd *** 16) The Goo Goo Dolls Not a big floyd fan but they win due to a first round bye. 8) Depeche Mode 9) The Band *** 5) Pearl Jam *** 12) The Sex Pistols 4) U2 *** 13) Radiohead 6) Fleetwood Mac 11) The Police *** Another tough choice. Both these bands should have been higher. 3) Metallica *** 14) Blondie 7) Motley Crue 10) The Cars *** Posers vs. mediocrity. I'll go with mediocrity. 2) Queen *** 15) Green Day
Bracket B: 1) 16) Cake (someone had to do it; Stones are overrated anyway ) 8) R.E.M. 9) 5) Lynyrd Skynyrd 12) 4) KISS 13) 6) Nirvana 11) 3) 14) B 52's (my favorites in high school; I feel some disloyalty if I don’t vote here. I like Petty a lot though.) 7) RHCP 10) 2) 15) Collective Soul Bracket D: 1) Pink Floyd 16) 8) Depeche Mode 9) 5) 12) Sex Pistols 4) U2 13) 6) 11) The Police 3) Metallica 14) 7) Motley Crue 10) 2) Queen 15)
Bracket B: 1) The Rolling Stones 16) Cake 8) R.E.M. 9) Bon Jovi 5) Lynyrd Skynyrd 12) Soundgarden 4) KISS 13) Thin Lizzy 6) Nirvana 11) The Beach Boys 3) Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers 14) The B-52's 7) Red Hot Chili Peppers 10) Deep Purple 2) The Who 15) Collective Soul Bracket D: 1) Pink Floyd - is this really any contest?! 16) The Goo Goo Dolls 8) Depeche Mode 9) The Band 5) Pearl Jam 12) The Sex Pistols 4) U2 13) Radiohead 6) Fleetwood Mac 11) The Police 3) Metallica 14) Blondie 7) Motley Crue 10) The Cars 2) Queen 15) Green Day
B 1) STONES BABY! its them vs. beatles - bank on it! 8) rem - only bon jovi could make michael stipe seem straight in comparison 12) soundgarden - LOUDER THAN LOVE! 4) kiss - did thin lizzie ever make a movie about a haunted amusement park? ...i think not. 11) beach boys - that’s tough too - pet sounds/smile wins 14) b-52's - love tom, but b-52's were bigger influence on me growing up. 7) chili peppers - pre-first-time-fruciante-quit only. they shouldnt have quit doing smack. 2) the who - collective soul on here??? even bon jovi would beat them. D 1) floyd - the goo goo dolls??? Sorry, but UUGGHH 9) the band - roots rock vs. synth pop. DM was bigger influence growing up, but their music really didnt age well for me. 12) sex pistols - the fact that a ramones rip-off that only put out 1 badly recorded album could win just shows how little i think of pearl jam. 4) u2 - this is the toughest of all - they would both be in my top 5, but in the end id go w/ u2. 11) police - one of the greatest trios ever! 14) blondie - why oh why couldn’t lars and cliff have traded bunks for just that one night! 7) the crue - glam-satan defeats new wave. 2) queen - green day is good, but this is an easy one.
1) The Rolling Stones 16) Cake 8) R.E.M. 9) Bon Jovi 5) Lynyrd Skynyrd 12) Soundgarden 4) KISS 13) Thin Lizzy 6) Nirvana 11) The Beach Boys 3) Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers 14) The B-52's 7) Red Hot Chili Peppers 10) Deep Purple 2) The Who 15) Collective Soul Bracket D: 1) Pink Floyd 16) The Goo Goo Dolls 8) Depeche Mode 9) The Band 5) Pearl Jam 12) The Sex Pistols 4) U2 13) Radiohead 6) Fleetwood Mac 11) The Police 3) Metallica 14) Blondie 7) Motley Crue 10) The Cars 2) Queen 15) Green Day
1) The Rolling Stones 8) R.E.M. 12) Soundgarden 13) Thin Lizzy 11) The Beach Boys 3) Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers 7) Red Hot Chili Peppers 2) The Who Bracket D: 1) Pink Floyd 8) Depeche Mode 12) The Sex Pistols 13) Radiohead 11) The Police 14) Blondie 7) Motley Crue 15) Green Day
Bracket B: 1) The Rolling Stones 8) R.E.M. 12) Soundgarden 13) Thin Lizzy 6) Nirvana 3) Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers 7) Red Hot Chili Peppers 2) The Who Bracket D: 1) Pink Floyd 8) Depeche Mode 5) Pearl Jam 4) U2 11) The Police 3) Metallica 10) The Cars 2) Queen
**** your rules, Fine I also vote for Nirvana and all the lower seeds in the other matchups. Goo Goo Dolls > Pink OVERRATED Floyd
Some of these choices are brutal. Some are pie. Bracket B: 1) The Rolling Stones 16) Cake Easy one. Manny, why'd you lobby so hard for Cake only to set them up for a sure loss? 8) R.E.M. 9) Bon Jovi Easy. Bon Jovi is a joke. 5) Lynyrd Skynyrd 12) Soundgarden What's with all the grunge? Is A-Train from Seattle? 4) KISS 13) Thin Lizzy KISS is so great that their angular 'S' should be added to the standard keyboard. It's a shame to spell their name with this nelly, curvy 'S.' 6) Nirvana 11) The Beach Boys This one is impossible. I'm voting for both. Abstain me if you have to, Manny. 3) Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers 14) The B-52's B-52's give me a migraine. 7) Red Hot Chili Peppers 10) Deep Purple 2) The Who 15) Collective Soul The Who rules. Bracket D: 1) Pink Floyd 16) The Goo Goo Dolls 8) Depeche Mode 9) The Band The Band should make the final four. Alas, they will not. 5) Pearl Jam 12) The Sex Pistols So easy. 4) U2 13) Radiohead I don't care about either of these bands, but U2 gets on my nerves. 6) Fleetwood Mac 11) The Police Both great bands, but few rock harder live than The Police. 3) Metallica 14) Blondie Love me some Blondie. 7) Motley Crue 10) The Cars 2) Queen 15) Green Day Another final four contender in my book.
HOW do I vote for Thin Lizzy but not Pearl Jam/Sex Pistols? It's pretty simple actually. I just type my vote and that's that. When I abstain, I type "ABSTAIN." Now if you're asking WHY I voted/astained the way I did, I don't know. Maybe I was just hoping to rile someone up.
Since you used a profanity directed at me, your votes do not count for this round. Actually, I will go ahead and accept your votes since I defined "lower" being actually lower such as "1" is lower than "2". "Har-har!" Through Batman Jones' picks: Rolling Stones 40, Cake 5 REM 33, Bon Jovi 11 Soundgarden 28, Lynyrd Skynyrd 16 KISS 34, Thin Lizzy 10 Nirvana 24, Beach Boys 19 Petty 38, B-52's 6 RHCP 35, Deep Purple 9 The Who 43, Collective Soul 1 Pink Floyd 44, Goo Goo Dolls 0 Depeche Mode 23, The Band 21 Pearl Jam 23, Sex Pistols 20 U2 33, Radiohead 10 The Police 34, Fleetwood Mac 10 Metallica 34, Blondie 10 The Cars 24, Motley Crue 19 Queen 34, Green Day 10 You don't know how long and hard I thought about moving The Band to the Rolling Stones bracket. Gonna suck to vote against them in the next round IF they can beat Depeche Mode.
Bracket B: 1) The Rolling Stones (let them eat Cake... ) 16) Cake 8) R.E.M. 9) Bon Jovi 5) Lynyrd Skynyrd 12) Soundgarden 4) kisssmygrits 13) Thin Lizzy 6) Nirvana 11) The Beach Boys 3) Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (loved when they toured with Dylan, backing him up) 14) The B-52's 7) Red Hot Chili Peppers 10) Deep Purple 2) The Who 15) Collective Soul Bracket D: 1) Pink Floyd 16) The Goo Goo Dolls 8) Depeche Mode 9) The Band 5) Pearl Jam 12) The Sex Pistols 4) U2 13) Radiohead 6) Fleetwood Mac (love the Police, but saw FM when they had Peter Green) 11) The Police 3) no vote 14) no vote 7) Motley Crue 10) The Cars 2) Queen 15) Green Day
Bracket B: 1) The Rolling Stones 16) Cake I don't like them (the Stones) nearly as much as everyone else, but I can't stand that attempt at music Cake tries to put out. 8) R.E.M. 9) Bon Jovi Do that many people like Bon Jovi? I'm not complaining about the bracket setup but I see them as being a 14-16 5) Lynyrd Skynyrd 12) Soundgarden Grunge is my favorite kind of Rock. It's great to see a good band get an "upset." 4) KISS 13) Thin Lizzy Who's Thin Lizzy? Never heard anything by them. 6) Nirvana 11) The Beach Boys When one thinks of Rock in the 90's Kurt Kobain will be one of the first things that comes to mind. One of the most influential bands of the 90's, again Grunge is great. 3) Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers 14) The B-52's This is the most bizzare matchup to me. I had no idea that many people liked Tom Petty or that the band was that highly regarded. I can't believe B-52's even made this list. They are Pop, not Rock, least to me. 7) Red Hot Chili Peppers 10) Deep Purple I don't know much beyond "Smoke On the Water" for Deep Purple, but RHCP is one of the best of the 90's. 2) The Who 15) Collective Soul I like some Who stuff, but I like Collective Soul a lot better. Bracket D: 1) Pink Floyd 16) The Goo Goo Dolls I'm not too big on Floyd, but Goo Goo Dolls don't deserve to be called Rock. 8) Depeche Mode 9) The Band The Band is just better. 5) Pearl Jam 12) The Sex Pistols I don't think I've ever heard anything by Sex Pistols; I need to do something about that. Once, again there is the Grunge factor for me. 4) U2 13) Radiohead I don't get the following of Radiohead at all. Not even close. 6) Fleetwood Mac 11) The Police Sting just ANNOYS me. 3) Metallica 14) Blondie You can't rock much harder than Metallica. 7) Motley Crue 10) The Cars I don't like either. ABSTAIN 2) Queen 15) Green Day I hate this. Green Day just might be the most underrated band ever, in my opinion. I own all 129 original songs they ever made. Top 5 band for me. They are way more then just "When I Come Around" "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" "American Idiot" and "Boulevard of Broken Dreams." Oh, they ARE SO MUCH MORE! They're not pure Punk, more Punk Rock, but nonetheless, I consider them the best Punk band of all-time. They are not Pop; do not freaking tell me that. Queen has a big following around here - I don't get that; they were just a little before my time, I guess.
You didn't miss much. The sex pistols and P.I.L. were OK, but mostly screaming. Not my cup o' tea. Think Green Day 20 years earlier. I believe Pearl Jam had as much influence on 90's music as Nirvana did. How many other bands since have tried to emulate Eddie's voice?
Bracket B: 1) The Rolling Stones 8) R.E.M. 5) Lynyrd Skynyrd 13) Thin Lizzy 11) The Beach Boys 3) Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers 7) Red Hot Chili Peppers 2) The Who Bracket D: 1) Pink Floyd 9) The Band 12) The Sex Pistols 13) Radiohead 6) Fleetwood Mac 14) Blondie 10) The Cars 2) Queen
Bracket B: 1) The Rolling Stones 16) Cake 8) R.E.M. 9) Bon Jovi 5) Lynyrd Skynyrd 12) Soundgarden 4) KISS 13) Thin Lizzy 6) Nirvana 11) The Beach Boys 3) Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers 14) The B-52's 7) Red Hot Chili Peppers 10) Deep Purple 2) The Who 15) Collective Soul Bracket D: 1) Pink Floyd 16) The Goo Goo Dolls 8) Depeche Mode 9) The Band 5) Pearl Jam 12) The Sex Pistols 4) U2 13) Radiohead 6) Fleetwood Mac 11) The Police 3) Metallica 14) Blondie 7) Motley Crue 10) The Cars 2) Queen 15) Green Day
Didn't miss much, eh? That's good to know. I immediately thought of this quote: Felicity Shagwell:I want to see how the 70s and 80s turn out. Austin: The 70s and the 80s? I've looked into it. There's a gas shortage and A Flock of Seagulls. That's about it. I'm totally with you On Vedder's voice. He is one of the better ones, in my opinion. Nirvana isn't that much better than Pearl Jam in reality, but I tend to like Nirvana much better.
rockets #1: I am impressed that you voted for The Band over Depeche Mode, but VERY dismayed at you voting for Collective Soul and also dissing both Queen and Radiohead. Seriously, I know you like Led Zeppelin more than any other band in the world. Being a big Zep fan, I think you would really like The Who if you gave them a chance. Start with "Who's Next", easily one of the 10 greatest rock albums ever and then go onto "Quadrophenia" (the last 3 tracks - "Doctor Jimmy", "The Rock", and "Love, Reign O'er Me" might be the 3 greatest ending tracks I have ever heard on an album). You will get hooked on them like I did. Trust me.
I think what band's tried to emulate from the whole "Seattle Scene" was the rawness all the groups from there had at the time. They all probably had that sound because they all were in and out of each other's band's at some point. There is a great scene in the movie "Hype!" where a guy shows a six degrees of seperation chart of Seattle music and you see how they all worked with each other at one time or another. Personally, I still listen to Hammerbox and Mudhoney much more than Nirvana, Pearl Jam or Soundgarden.
But at least 5 popular bands have been Pearl Jam wannabees: STP Hootie Creed NickelBack And those are just off the top of my head.
