Bracket B: 1) Bob Dylan 16) Jackson Browne 8) Meat Loaf 9) Jeff Buckley For you Jeff Buckley fans, there is a great live session at Sony Studios from 06/04/95 available here. It's worth it for 'Grace' and 'Last Goodbye'. 5) Eric Clapton 12) Madonna 4) Chuck Berry 13) Townes Van Zandt 6) Joni Mitchell 11) Janis Joplin 3) John Lennon 14) Patti Smith 7) Bob Seger 10) Little Richard 2) Elton John 15) Nine Inch Nails Bracket D: 1) Bruce Springsteen 16) George Clinton 8) Billy Joel 9) Beck 5) Marvin Gaye 12) Ozzy Osbourne 4) David Bowie 13) Michael Jackson 6) Ray Charles 11) Sting 3) Elvis Costello 14) Iggy Pop 7) Roy Orbison 10) Smokey Robinson 2) Neil Young 15) Jimmy Buffett
Bracket B: 1) Bob Dylan *********** 16) Jackson Browne 8) Meat Loaf *************** 9) Jeff Buckley 5) Eric Clapton 12) Madonna *************** 4) Chuck Berry **************** 13) Townes Van Zandt 6) Joni Mitchell 11) Janis Joplin **************** 3) John Lennon ****************** 14) Patti Smith 7) Bob Seger 10) Little Richard **************** 2) Elton John 15) Nine Inch Nails ******************* Bracket D: 1) Bruce Springsteen 16) George Clinton **************** 8) Billy Joel 9) Beck ****************** 5) Marvin Gaye *************** 12) Ozzy Osbourne 4) David Bowie ******************** 13) Michael Jackson 6) Ray Charles ******************* 11) Sting 3) Elvis Costello 14) Iggy Pop **************** 7) Roy Orbison 10) Smokey Robinson *************** 2) Neil Young ******************* 15) Jimmy Buffett
Bracket B: 1) Bob Dylan 16) 8) Meat Loaf puhleeeeeze. What A F@#$ing Joke! 9) Jeff Buckley 5) Another terrible seeding,Madonna should be higher!! 12) Madonna 4) Chuck Berry 13) 6) Joni Mitchell 11) even Zeppelin cite her as an influence. 3) very underrated. Helped pave the way for singers like Michael Stipe. 14) Patti Smith 7) Bob Seger 10) 2) Elton John 15) Bracket D: 1) Bruce Springsteen 16) GC should have gone up against Iggy, in the battle of most wacked out seventies star. 8) Billy Joel 9) 5) Marvin Gaye 12) HA!! Ozzy. give me a break 4) David Bowie 13) Only if Michael had moved to Berlin and done tons of heroin would I have voted for him. 6) 11) Sting 3) Elvis Costello 14) More sincere vitriol and outrage in one album (M.A.I.T.) than most punk bands in their entire career's. 7) Better songwriter, but Roy had the better voice. 10) Smokey Robinson 2) Neil Young 15) Wouldn't you just love to see Neil take Buffet's guitar and smash against the wall ala Animal House. Better matchups or shall I say better seedings,with the exception of Madonna. The winner will be from this Bracket.
Bracket B: 1) Bob Dylan - *** 16) Jackson Browne 8) Meat Loaf 9) Jeff Buckley - *** 5) Eric Clapton 12) Madonna - *** outside his work with cream, i cant stand clapton (wanker) 4) Chuck Berry 13) Townes Van Zandt - *** this is a tough one. townes was a brilliant songwriter (criminally underrated one too). plus he's a texan. and doesnt chuck like the freaky-freak stuff (r kelly)? 6) Joni Mitchell - *** - i used to live in a house off of 6th and lamar that janis joplin lived in. there were still neighbors who remembered her living there. i swear that house was haunted. 11) Janis Joplin 3) John Lennon 14) Patti Smith - dont care for solo lennon stuff. 7) Bob Seger 10) Little Richard - *** punk rock is about playing each note like its your last. putting everything you have into your music. little richard was the first punk rocker. the energy and power from that gay man has no equal. i have some live stuff from back in the day and it blows the roof off of most music today. 2) Elton John - *** 15) Nine Inch Nails Bracket D: 1) Bruce Springsteen - *** 16) George Clinton 8) Billy Joel 9) Beck - *** 5) Marvin Gaye - *** even though i highly doubt marvin ever snorted a line of ants. 12) Ozzy Osbourne 4) David Bowie - what is wacko-jacko doing as a 13? so maybe michael touched some chidren, but come on! its michael jackson! that being said, i cant vote against bowie. 13) Michael Jackson 6) Ray Charles - *** 3) Elvis Costello - *** 14) Iggy Pop 7) Roy Orbison - *** 10) Smokey Robinson 2) Neil Young - *** 15) Jimmy Buffett
Bracket B: 1) Bob Dylan***** 16) Jackson Browne 8) Meat Loaf***** 9) Jeff Buckley 5) Eric Clapton*************************** 12) Madonna 4) Chuck Berry***** 13) Townes Van Zandt 6) Joni Mitchell 11) Janis Joplin***** 3) John Lennon***** 14) Patti Smith 7) Bob Seger****** 10) Little Richard 2) Elton John***** 15) Nine Inch Nails Bracket D: 1) Bruce Springsteen***** 16) George Clinton 8) Billy Joel***** 9) Beck 5) Marvin Gaye***** 12) Ozzy Osbourne 4) David Bowie 13) Michael Jackson***** 6) Ray Charles***** 11) Sting 3) Elvis Costello***** 14) Iggy Pop 7) Roy Orbison***** 10) Smokey Robinson 2) Neil Young 15) Jimmy Buffett*****
Bracket B: 1) Bob Dylan 16) 8) 9) Jeff Buckley 5) 12) Madonna 4) 13) Townes Van Zandt 6) 11) Janis Joplin 3) John Lennon 14) 7) Bob Seger 10) 2) 15) Nine Inch Nails Bracket D: 1) Bruce Springsteen 16) 8) Billy Joel 9) 5) 12) Ozzy Osbourne 4) David Bowie 13) 6) 11) Sting 3) Elvis Costello 14) 7) 10) Smokey Robinson 2) 15) Jimmy Buffett
I figured there would be some questioning on the seeding of Madonna and Michael Jackson. Both are included because of their iconic presences, yet neither was really a "rock" artist - pop for sure and in MJ's case (at least through "Bad"), r&b. Scoring update through Jameson Paulz's picks: Dylan 20, Browne 1 Meat Loaf 14, Buckley 7 Clapton 15, Madonna 6 Berry 20, Van Zandt 1 Joplin 15, Mitchell 6 Lennon 18, Smith 3 Little Richard 12, Seger 9 John 16, NIN 5 Springsteen 15, Clinton 6 Beck 12, Joel 8 Gaye 16, Osbourne 5 Bowie 14, Jackson 7 Charles 16, Sting 5 Costello 17, Pop 4 Orbison 13, Robinson 8 Young 15, Buffett 6
Bracket B: 1) Weird Al Yankovic 8) Weird Al Yankovic 5) Weird Al Yankovic 4) Weird Al Yankovic 6) Weird Al Yankovic 3) Weird Al Yankovic 7) Weird Al Yankovic 2) Weird Al Yankovic Bracket D: 1) Weird Al Yankovic 8) Weird Al Yankovic 5) Weird Al Yankovic 4) Weird Al Yankovic 6) Weird Al Yankovic 3) Weird Al Yankovic 7) Weird Al Yankovic 2) Weird Al Yankovic
Take your wrath out on Madonna - Weird Al was in the tourney but got booted at the last second by Guy Ritchie's wife.
Come on, Manny! You should have made an executive decision. This thing wouldn't even exist if it weren't for me. I guess including Cake in the original tourney was my only favor for this year. Remember one thing, Madonna BEGGED Weird Al to do a parody of "Like a Virgin". That Anti-American cheesehead would probably be on The Surreal Life right now if it weren't for Weird Al.
1) Bob Dylan 16) Jackson Browne 8) Meat Loaf 9) Jeff Buckley 5) Eric Clapton 12) Madonna 4) Chuck Berry 13) Townes Van Zandt 6) Joni Mitchell 11) Janis Joplin 3) John Lennon 14) Patti Smith 7) Bob Seger 10) Little Richard 2) Elton John 15) Nine Inch Nails Bracket D: 1) Bruce Springsteen 16) George Clinton 8) Billy Joel 9) Beck 5) Marvin Gaye 12) Ozzy Osbourne 4) David Bowie 13) Michael Jackson 6) Ray Charles 11) Sting 3) Elvis Costello 14) Iggy Pop 7) Roy Orbison 10) Smokey Robinson 2) Neil Young 15) Jimmy Buffett
1) Bob Dylan 9) Jeff Buckley 5) Eric Clapton 4) Chuck Berry 11) Janis Joplin 3) John Lennon 10) Little Richard 2) Elton John Bracket D: 1) Bruce Springsteen 8) Billy Joel [abstain] 9) Beck 5) Marvin Gaye 4) David Bowie 6) Ray Charles 3) Elvis Costello 7) Roy Orbison 2) Neil Young
1) Bob Dylan 9) Jeff Buckley 12) Madonna 4) Chuck Berry 6) Joni Mitchell 3) John Lennon 10) Little Richard 15) Nine Inch Nails Bracket D: 16) George Clinton 9) Beck 5) Marvin Gaye 4) David Bowie 6) Ray Charles 14) Iggy Pop 7) Roy Orbison 2) Neil Young
Bracket B: 1) Bob Dylan 9) Jeff Buckley 5) Eric Clapton 4) Chuck Berry 6) Joni Mitchell 3) John Lennon - Arrgh, I love 'em both, but gotta go with John 14) Patti Smith 10) Little Richard 2) Elton John Bracket D: 1) Bruce Springsteen 9) Beck 5) Marvin Gaye 4) David Bowie 6) Ray Charles 3) Elvis Costello 10) Smokey Robinson 2) Neil Young
i'm gonna try real hard not to puke all over this. i've got some real problems with this list. restraint. restraint. restraint. restraint. restraint. restraint. restraint. restraint. Bracket B: 1) Bob Dylan 9) Jeff Buckley 5) Eric Clapton=barf 12) Madonna=barf 13) Townes Van Zandt- thank god LonghornFan voted for townes. i shouldn't be upset 'cause i doubt most people even know who he is. i have the utmost respect for chuck berry and his place in rock and roll history but how often do i ever put on one of his albums? who does? talk about an artifact. okay, okay, maybe it's a matter of taste. i guess i value songwriting over almost any other aspect of popular music and nobody wrote better songs than townes. period. 11) Janis Joplin- okay, i'm gonna contradict myself here. joni was a better songwriter but janet blows me the **** away. get it while you can- she sure as hell did. 3) John Lennon 10) Little Richard restraint Bracket D: 1) Bruce Springsteen- george clinton? parliament maybe. curtis mayfield, awesome. gag a little 5) Marvin Gaye 4) David Bowie, just a personal choice. MJ obviously was great. 6) Ray Charles 3) Elvis Costello- tough matchup. can't vote against either, love'em both. 14) Iggy Pop 10) Smokey Robinson 2) Neil Young- what on earth is jimmy buffet doing here- projectile vomit. okay, i feel better now.
your weird al fandom is to be commended, as he is awesome. but the anti-Madonna stuff is not. "like a virgin/like a surgeon" is one of life's great symbiotic relationships. both great and both making each other better. and Madonna was almost not even gonna be in the tourney? dang, now that's harsh. i assume she made it just so you didn't have to hear me b**** about it. anyway, 1) Bob Dylan 16) 8) Meat Loaf 9) 5) 12) Madonna 4) Chuck Berry 13) 6) 11) Janis Joplin 3) John Lennon 14) 7) Bob Seger 10) 2) Elton John 15) Bracket D: 1) Bruce Springsteen 16) 8) Billy Joel 9) 5) Marvin Gaye 12) 4) 13) Michael Jackson 6) Ray Charles 11) 3) Elvis Costello 14) 7) Roy Orbison 10) 2) Neil Young 15)
I once broke up with a girl because she didn't like "Dogs" - so needless to say I don't take joking around with Floyd lightly.
"Scott Stapp of Creed does an even better job than Bono himself with 'With or Without You'" - Oski2005 They covered that?
