Battle of the Bands - 2nd Round

i don't mind people cracking on me. i was pretty specific about recognizing that this is all amatter of tastes. I just think a lot of this music sounds like crap you hear a 43 year old dirty mechanic with a doo-rag on listening to that alks about how much his kids music sucks. He's rockin out to skynyrd talking about how Franz Ferdinand, The Used, and The Hives all sound like ****e. I just disagree. Music has evolved. The GREAT ones are still great (Beatles, etc...) but the new stuff is fantastic , too.

 

1) The Beatles - horrible insects
8) Guns N Roses - awesome rock gods - winner

5) Rush - ridiculous prog rock noodlers
4) Van Halen - ridiculous **** rockers - winner

6) The Cure - mope goofs - winner
3) The Doors - proto-mope goofs

7) Grateful Dead - suckage - winner
2) The Eagles -supersuckage

Bracket B:

1) The Rolling Stones - Yeah! - winner
8) REM - don't speak so clearly. I liked the mumble.

12) Soundgarden - sludge and scream
4) KISS - grope and squeal - winner

6) Nirvana - lithium - winner
3) Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - prozac

7) Red Hot Chili Peppers - coke
2) The Who - crank - winner


Bracket C:

1) Led Zeppelin - monster god complex blues groovers
8) The Clash - red punk roots n reggae savants - winner

5) Black Sabbath - sweet leaf
4) AC/DC - givin the dog a bone - winner


11) Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) - rootsy boogie
3) ZZ Top - boogie boogie tex-mex - winner

7) The Ramones - Good God, I see America - winner
2) Aerosmith - Oh no, I see America

Bracket D:

1) Pink Floyd - paranoid head games
8) Depeche Mode - gay and s/m head games - winner

5) Pearl Jam - bloat and warp
4) U2 - massive superegonova - winner

11) The Police - skitter skitter bop
3) Metallica - crunch crunch rock - winner

10) The Cars - minimalist gems
2) Queen - over-the-top divas - winner

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I pretty much agree, but U2 and REM will always SUCK! (geeks have no place in rock)

BTW Chance, I've come up with a good song lyric I'd like you to listen to. Give me a week, and I'll call you. (I've still got my other songs I'd like to do. I just want to have some freed up money for y'all so I can placate your time.)

 

Bracket A:

1) The Beatles-winner
8) Guns N Roses

5) Rush
4) Van Halen-winner

6) The Cure
3) The Doors-winner

7) Grateful Dead
2) The Eagles-winner

Bracket B:

1) The Rolling Stones-winner
8) REM

12) Soundgarden-winner
4) KISS

6) Nirvana-winner
3) Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

7) Red Hot Chili Peppers
2) The Who-winner

Bracket C:

1) Led Zeppelin-winner
8) The Clash

5) Black Sabbath
4) AC/DC-winner

11) Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR)
3) ZZ Top-winner

7) The Ramones
2) Aerosmith-winner

Bracket D:

1) Pink Floyd-winner
8) Depeche Mode

5) Pearl Jam
4) U2-winner

11) The Police
3) Metallica-winner

10) The Cars
2) Queen-winner

 

Bracket A:

1) The Beatles - are more popular than Jesus
8) Guns N Roses

5) Rush
4) Van Halen - their singing does not scare away dogs

6) The Cure.... for my insomnia
3) The Doors

7) Grateful Dead
2) The Eagles did not spawn bands such as phish and also rock.

Bracket B:

1) The Rolling Stones did not write man on the moon and so they are better.
8) REM

12) Soundgarden black hole sun is a good song, and makeup is for ladies
4) KISS

6) Nirvana did not make a guest appearance in 'the postman.'
3) Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

7) Red Hot Chili Peppers were never covered by limp bizkit
2) The Who

Bracket C:

1) Led Zeppelin are kings of the junior high dance
8) The Clash

5) Black Sabbath
4) AC/DC shockingly refreshing lemon-lime

11) Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) make me tingle
3) ZZ Top

7) The Ramones have cooler t-shirts
2) Aerosmith

Bracket D:

1) Pink Floyd sounds good through my car speakers
8) Depeche Mode

5) Pearl Jam
4) U2 never sang "we were out on a date in my daddy's car/we hadn't driven very far"

11) The Police
3) Metallica would have each ****ed roxanne in turn rather than telling her to stop that hooker nonsense

10) The Cars
2) Queen fat-bottomed girls on bicycles. yes.

 

I'm pleasantly surprised how well received Soundgarden has been on the board. I had no idea so many people knew of them. I thought I was one of the few smart ones that appreciated them, ha. I do probably have more songs by them than most, however. I can conceivably see that Cinderella team going to the Elite 8 - that would be spectacular.

Speaking of Grunge, I'm surprised Pearl Jam isn't doing better. I thought they would have a real close match with U2. That one was basically a tossup for me.

I see the only other double-digit seed in CCR going to the Elite 8 too (The Police won't go that far with the following Queen has on the board). Both are in my top 10-15 bands, so it's good to see.

I'm shocked The Police are handling Metallica the way they are.

 

Bracket A:

1) The Beatles

4) Van Halen

3) The Doors

7) Grateful Dead


Bracket B:

1) The Rolling Stones

12) Soundgarden

3) Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

2) The Who


Bracket C:

8) The Clash

5) Black Sabbath

11) Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR)

7) The Ramones


Bracket D:

1) Pink Floyd

5) Pearl Jam

11) The Police

10) The Cars

 

Fair enough. But I am going to make you (that's right... make you) download "knock me down" by RHCP. It was written as a tribute to their original lead guitarist, who OD'd and eventually died. Best song by them.

"If you see me get me getting mighty
If you see me getting high
Knock me down
I'm not bigger than life"

Listen to it a few times. It will give you goose bumps.

Also, burn "pretty little ditty". I bet you'll figure out what rap song it was sampled off of.

(come my lady, come, come my lady. You're my butterfly sugar, baby)

 

Seriously MR,

If that's the only reason you don't care for GNR, then you may be missing out on some amazing music. Yea, Axl can be a prick, but he's a musical mastermind.

 

Bracket A:

1) The Beatles

5) Rush

3) The Doors

7) Grateful Dead

Bracket B:

1) The Rolling Stones

12) Soundgarden

6) Nirvana

2) The Who

Bracket C:

1) Led Zeppelin

4) AC/DC

11) Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR)

7) The Ramones

Bracket D:

1) Pink Floyd

4) U2

11) The Police

2) Queen

 

This is a travesty

 

Bracket A:

1) The Beatles
guns n roses is among my top five bands but the beatles will forever be the greatest band of all time and the eventual winner of this poll anyways. i do see led zeppelin giving them a run though.

4) Van Halen
it wasn't until i heard tom sawyer for the 500 millionth time that i realized it was a man singing. i can't stand rush at all no matter how well they play. van halen kicks ass and eddie is my second favorite guitar player to jimmy page.

6) The Cure
3) The Doors NO VOTE
i was going to vote for the cure because the doors suck but then i remembered they did that monday i'm in love song which sucks too so i was torn.

2) The Eagles
i only know one song by the dead and hotel california doesn't suck AT ALL so i vote for th eagles.

Bracket B:

1) The Rolling Stones
REM? really? i honestly might vote britney spears before michael stipe.

12) Soundgarden
i'm not big on face painting and soundgarden was the second best band of the grunge era to my boys alice in chains who i guess got eliminated? this is my first vote.

6) Nirvana
i actually like tom petty but nevermind is better then anything he ever did.

2) The Who
the who is awesome. keith moon is awesome. i actually think they might be able to best the stones in this bracket. i'll vote for them anyhow.

Bracket C:

1) Led Zeppelin
my second favorite band ever and i'm listening to ten years gone right as i'm typing this.

4) AC/DC
they did the houston thunderbears song, remember that? thunderstruck, yeah, yeah, yeah, thunderstruck!

3) ZZ Top
last time i checked CCR weren't rockets fans. zz top should maybe win this whole thing on that alone.

7) The Ramones
i don't listen to the ramones enough to judge their music but aerosmith lost when they made that armageddon song. wow.

Bracket D:

1) Pink Floyd
i have no idea what a depeche mode song sounds like and pink floyd wrote dark side of the moon. i mean c'mon.

5) Pearl Jam
4) U2 NO VOTE
for opposite reasons as the doors and the cure, i like both these bands too much.

3) Metallica
i have to severly dock them for st.anger but they still win. i even like load and reload. does that mean none of my votes count?

2) Queen
i don't know any songs by the cars , sorry cars fans.

 

Manny check your email

 

Bracket A:

1) The Beatles
in a blowout

5) Rush
by a hair

3) The Doors
in a close one. p*rnography and the top fueled a failed second-half comeback

7) Grateful Dead
in overtime

Bracket B:

1) The Rolling Stones
blowout of historic proportions

4) KISS
yes, kiss was the first concert i ever attended

6) Nirvana
tom's cool, but nirvana routed him

2) The Who
come on now

Bracket C:

1) Led Zeppelin
8) The Clash this game went to 10 overtimes before it was called a draw

5) Black Sabbath
sorry aussies, you got outrocked

3) ZZ Top
chalk one up for the home team

7) The Ramones
easy takedown

Bracket D:

1) Pink Floyd
please

4) U2
please

11) The Police
metallica was handcuffed

2) Queen
the b**** is back, sincerely, elton john

 

Bracket A:

1) The Beatles

4) Van Halen

3) The Doors

2) The Eagles


Bracket B:

1) The Rolling Stones

12) Soundgarden

6) Nirvana

2) The Who


Bracket C:

1) Led Zeppelin

5) Black Sabbath (toughest matchup yet, by far)

11) Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR)

2) Aerosmith


Bracket D:

1) Pink Floyd

4) U2

3) Metallica

2) Queen

 

The Beatles

Van Halen

The Cure

Grateful Dead

REM

Soundgarden

Nirvana

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Led Zeppelin

Black Sabbath

ZZ Top

The Ramones

Pink Floyd

U2

The Police

Queen

 

Bracket A:

1) The Beatles - W
8) Guns N Roses

5) Rush
4) Van Halen - W

6) The Cure - W
3) The Doors

7) Grateful Dead
2) The Eagles - w ( I was about to abstain, but Joe Walsh was in the Eagles so I did vote.)

Bracket B:

1) The Rolling Stones - W
8) REM

12) Soundgarden
4) KISS - W

6) Nirvana
3) Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - W (mostly on depth of cataolog.)

7) Red Hot Chili Peppers
2) The Who - W

Bracket C:

1) Led Zeppelin
8) The Clash - W

5) Black Sabbath - W
4) AC/DC

11) Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR)
3) ZZ Top - W

7) The Ramones - W
2) Aerosmith

Bracket D:

1) Pink Floyd
8) Depeche Mode - W

5) Pearl Jam
4) U2 - W

11) The Police - W
3) Metallica

10) The Cars - w (This was a tough one.)
2) Queen