Battle of the Bands - 2nd Half of the 1st Round

People have compared Hootie to Eddie Vedder? Seriously?

 

yea...I thought that a a touch silly myself....I dont see it.

to the poster who doesnt know who Thin Lizzy was...


The Boys are Back in Town is a song that has been used in more movies, commericals and toher things than just about any song I can think of.

If you like good hrd rock...explore them...they are actually better than Kiss...they just dont have the catalog.

 

Bracket B:

1) The Rolling Stones

9) Bon Jovi

5) Lynyrd Skynyrd

13) Thin Lizzy

11) The Beach Boys

3) Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

10) Deep Purple

2) The Who

Bracket D:

1) Pink Floyd

9) The Band

12) The Sex Pistols

4) U2

6) Fleetwood Mac

3) Metallica

7) Motley Crue

2) Queen

 

I won't argue with the others but Hootie sounds nothing like Pearl Jam. Never have, never will. I'm not sure where that comparison came from.

New Hootie album out in July. Bringing back the CRV producer too, cough, cough

It's Darius. Hopefully he'll use the $750,000 he made off of it to promote the band now that they're independent. For those who haven't seen it, here's a screen cap

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y35/jpm0016/hootie_burgerking.jpg

 

Ohhhh, alright. Yeah, I have that song, but the person I had it from had it classified as the wrong artist. Thanks for the clarification. There's no better music than hard rock, so I'll check 'em out.

 

1) The Rolling Stones
9) Bon Jovi
12) Soundgarden
13) Thin Lizzy
6) Nirvana
14) The B-52's
10) Deep Purple
2) The Who
1) Pink Floyd
8) Depeche Mode
12) The Sex Pistols
13) Radiohead
11) The Police
14) Blondie
7) Motley Crue
2) Queen

 

Bracket B:
1) The Rolling Stones
8) R.E.M.
5) Lynyrd Skynyrd
4) KISS
6) Nirvana
14) The B-52's
7) Red Hot Chili Peppers
2) The Who

Bracket D:
16) The Goo Goo Dolls
8) Depeche Mode
5) Pearl Jam
4) U2
11) The Police
14) Blondie
10) The Cars
15) Green Day

 

I almost voted for them, R2K. Should have... they rocked in the '70's. I can't stand Kiss.

Manny, can I change my "no vote" for either to Thin Lizzy?

 

The Rolling Stones

R.E.M.

Soundgarden

KISS

Nirvana

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Who

Pink Floyd

Depeche Mode

Pearl Jam

Radiohead

Fleetwood Mac

Blondie

The Cars

Queen

 

no doubt....they were one of the top rock bands on the planet when Phil and Gary were together...RIP Phil...

 

Thanks. I really don't care about the winning and losing part (right! Depeche Mode over the Band? Are they crazy?!?), but it's fun to express your opinions. Some of the matchups are bizarre, but since I didn't do it, how can I complain?

 

Time to own up, y'all. You obviously have no idea who The Band is. There is NO other explanation. Let me try and help. Here are three Band songs you know like the back of your hand and probably love and you apparently (somehow) have no idea they're by The Band. There are probably a few of you who actually know who The Band is and are STILL voting Depeche Mode. Shame on you for that, but there's no accounting for taste. Even more disappointing the rest of you (obviously) have no idea who they are. This is a Texas message board for crying out loud. Here you are and you're welcome in advance.

THE WEIGHT

I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin' about half past dead;
I just need some place where I can lay my head.
"Hey, mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?"
He just grinned and shook my hand, and "No!", was all he said.


(Chorus)
Take a load off Fanny, take a load for free;
Take a load off Fanny, And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me.

I picked up my bag, I went lookin' for a place to hide;
When I saw Carmen and the Devil walkin' side by side.
I said, "Hey, Carmen, come on, let's go downtown."
She said, "I gotta go, but m'friend can stick around."

(Chorus)

Go down, Miss Moses, there's nothin' you can say
It's just ol' Luke, and Luke's waitin' on the Judgement Day.
"Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?"
He said, "Do me a favor, son, woncha stay an' keep Anna Lee company?"

(Chorus)

Crazy Chester followed me, and he caught me in the fog.
He said, "I will fix your rack, if you'll take Jack, my dog."
I said, "Wait a minute, Chester, you know I'm a peaceful man."
He said, "That's okay, boy, won't you feed him when you can."

(Chorus)

Catch a cannon ball now, t'take me down the line
My bag is sinkin' low and I do believe it's time.
To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one.
Who sent me here with her regards for everyone.

UP ON CRIPPLE CREEK

When I get off of this mountain, you know where I want to go?
Straight down the Mississippi river, to the Gulf of Mexico
To Lake Charles, Louisiana, little Bessie, girl that I once knew
She told me just to come on by, if there's anything she could do

Refrain:

Up on Cripple Creek she sends me
If I spring a leak she mends me
I don't have to speak, she defends me
A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one

Good luck had just stung me, to the race track I did go
She bet on one horse to win and I bet on another to show
The odds were in my favor, I had 'em five to one
When that nag to win came around the track, sure enough she had won

(refrain)

I took up all of my winnings, and I gave my little Bessie half
And she tore it up and threw it in my face, just for a laugh
Now there's one thing in the whole wide world, I sure would like to see
That's when that little love of mine, dips her doughnut in my tea

(refrain)

Now me and my mate were back at the shack, we had Spike Jones on the box
She said, "I can't take the way he sings, but I love to hear him talk"
Now that just gave my heart a throb, to the bottom of my feet
And I swore and I took another pull, my Bessie can't be beat

(refrain)

Now there's a flood out in California and up north it's freezing cold
And this living on the road is getting pretty old
So I guess I'll call up my big mama, tell her I'll be rolling in
But you know, deep down, I'm kind of tempted
To go and see my Bessie again.


THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN

Virgil Caine is my name and I served on the Danville train,
Till so much cavalry came and they tore up the tracks again
In the winter of sixty-five, we were hungry, just barely alive
By May the tenth, Richmond had fell - it's a time I remember oh so well

The night they drove old Dixie down, and all the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down, and the people were singing
They went "La, la, la-la, la, La, la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la"

Back with my wife in Tennesee, when one day she called to me
"Virgil, quick, come see, there goes the Robert E. Lee."
Now I don't mind choppin' wood, and I don't care if the money's no good.
Take what you need and leave the rest,
But they should never have taken the very best."

(Chorus)

Like my father before me, I'm a working man
Like my brother before me, I took a rebel stand
He was just eighteen, proud and brave, but a Yankee laid him in his grave
I swear by the blood below my feet
You can't raise the cane back up when it's in the feed

(Chorus)

 

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

 

Well I'm not a Rock fan by any means, but for some reason I've followed this thread and suddenly developed an urge to contribute by making some of these races closer. So here goes:

Cake
Bon Jovi
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Thin Lizzy
Beach Boys
B-52's
Deep Purple
Collective Soul

Goo Goo Dolls
The Band
Sex Pistols
Radiohead
Fleetwood Mac
Blondie
Motley Crue
Green Day

 

oh yeah let's not count moe's vote against Pink Floyd because he only listens to douche music and his opinions are not worthy.




Well you can cram it with walnuts, ugly.

 

I like it! It's pretty clear Soundgarden will be the Cinderella team in this tournament. I haven't looked at all the other matchups that closely, but it seems they are the only bad seeded 12 and below that will win. They beat Lynyrd Skynyrd with ease, so they should have no problem whatsoever taking care of KISS.

That is one of the more unfortunate losses, indeed. They haven't got as much play as they deserve, so really yeah, most people don't know about them.

 

Topic 1 :

I hate the Band and love Depeche Mode, so F off, preachy taste-arbiter. That's one of many problems with the Band. First, the horrible name. Second, horrible sound. Third, preachy preachy preachy. Sprinkle a little whiny with the worst of electric folk hubris on top. Mix it all together and you get nasty.

Topic 2 :

Thin Lizzy - My Woman from Tokyo!
Deep Purple - Space Truckin'

note the proto-David Lee Roth howls and shouts for musical punctuation. Brilliant. Can't think who does that now. Maybe Rob Zombie.