OFFICIAL best band ever tournament...for a third time!

[Rated R]

Okay, so here we are with a mere 16 bands remaining...who would have thought that Green Day and Guns N Roses and Foo Fighters would be amongst them...while bands like Pink Floyd, Aerosmith and Tool have been ousted...here are this rounds matchups:


Green Day vs. The Who
The Beatles vs. Elton John
Radiohead vs. Nirvana
Smashing Pumpkins vs. The Ramones
The Clash vs. Bob Dylan
The Doors vs. Johnny Cash
Led Zeppelin vs. Guns N Roses
Foo Fighters vs. Queen


First match:


Green Day

http://atdpweb.soe.berkeley.edu/2133/pnunns/images/green%20day.gif


vs.


The Who

http://www.ams.ubc.ca/clubs/guitar/the%20who.jpg


I vote for The Who

[Nate6]

The Who!

I'm still breathtaken by its last-minute victory over Pulp last time around! Good on you, Who!

[BadCoverVersion]

The Who...

I don't bloody know...Pulp are out for the count and Green Day managed to wing it...tsk, tsk...;)

[BakeTheMooCow]

I vote for The Who as well...

This round seems strangely easier to me than the round of 32. I already know who to pick for each matchup, considering I'm not a big fan of The Beatles, The Clash, The Ramones, The Doors and Queen.

All sealed except Radiohead vs. Nirvana. GAH! That's a toughie.

[charliebobo]

The Who

[JCR]

I vote for green day because I'm not very happy with the fact royalities from who records may have gone on paying to enter child porn websites. All in the name of research for his book, of course. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[POLYDISTORTION]

Originally posted by JCR
I vote for green day because I'm not very happy with the fact royalities from who records may have gone on paying to enter child porn websites. All in the name of research for his book, of course. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Dude.....Go Figure Where Royalties From Greenday Records May Have Gone.:D


My Vote is For The Who.

[Sugar Magnolia]

The Who...

[Hucksta G]

The Who

[JCR]

Dude.....Go Figure Where Royalties From Greenday Records May Have Gone.

Well even if that is the case, at least they have the brains not to get caught ;).

Call me an old fashoned prude, but I think I've been put off the who for good by this debacle.

[Ren Hoek]

THE WHO it is!

[SubMethod]

The Who

[screamer581]

The Who

[bedhead_dl]

Who?

The Who.

[Rated R]

Well, I would let the match continue, there is absolutely no hope for Green Day at this moment and time... The Who advances.


Next match:


The Beatles

http://www.physics.unomaha.edu/planet/beatles.jpg


vs.


Elton John

http://www.pitt.edu/~laurelp/bjej/elton.gif



I vote for The Beatles because they made good music consistently, wheras Elton has faltered over the last 15 years or so

[BadCoverVersion]

Elton John.

I'd take Bennie & The Jets, Your Song, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Tiny Dancer over ANY Beatles track.

Seriously...it's that straightforward.

The mop tops just don't butter my crumpet.

[quoth_the_raven]

Elton, cause i have never really been deep into the Beatles to be frank with ya...


(besides i am still sulking the who beat green day-i really never got into the who either)

[Annie Hall]

The Beatles

Yesterday, Eleanor Rigby, For No One, Sexy Sadie, Long and Winding Road, Fool on the Hill, Helter Skelter, All my Lovin, Julia, Hey Jude, Blackbird, Norweigan Wood, Strawberry Fields, Hard Day's Night, Happiness is a Warm Gun....

The wonder NEVER ends.

[POLYDISTORTION]

The Beatles

[charliebobo]

The Beatles

[screamer581]

As much as I love Sir Elton, I have to go with the best band ever, The Beatles.

[BorderEevilIII]

tough choice but hate to say Elton John. He just came out in the music biz just when I was young kid:D

[Indiana Sev]

The Beatles

[Sugar Magnolia]

The Beatles...

[DaveyJoeG]

The Beatles

[SubMethod]

Sir Elton John

[Hucksta G]

The Beatles

[bowieee]

Elton John.

[bedhead_dl]

Argh! another tough one...



The Beatles

[PrettyInPink]

Elton without a doubt.

The guys is a one man band who writes and sings some top class stuff. Even today he is up there with the very best and I hope he carrys on bringing us more of his smashing tunes.

I favour Elton over the Beatles any day.

[arto_j]

The Beatles

[Rated R]

The Beatles win! And now the toughest match yet.


Next match:


Radiohead

http://www.manikomio.it/fenomeni/radiohead/radiohead.jpg


vs.


Nirvana

http://hagen.let.rug.nl/peterm/images/nirvana.jpg



I vote for Radiohead...if only for The Bends

[Sugar Magnolia]

Nirvana...

[BadCoverVersion]

Radiohead...tough call though.

[charliebobo]

NIRVANA

[Sigur509]

Jesus Christ....um...............Radiohead are in my top 5, Nirvana are in my top 10.


RADIOHEAD.

[quoth_the_raven]

Nirvana, cause i think radiohead (with the possible exception of the bends, and if you bring that one up bake, i'll pull your nipples off ;)) are a bit pants.

Nirvana my good man

(this is gonna be a tough battle)

[DaveyJoeG]

I shall vote for my favorite band: Radiohead

I should also like to pick a fight with Quoth.:D

[POLYDISTORTION]

Radiohead

[MikeyB]

Nirvana

[SimplePlanGurl8]

Originally posted by quoth_the_raven
Elton, cause i have never really been deep into the Beatles to be frank with ya...


(besides i am still sulking the who beat green day-i really never got into the who either)

I have to agree with you. Elton over the Beatles

I wish Green Day would of advanced love them one of my favortie bands! well i guess they are in the minority :D

Well now between radiohead and nirvana thats so fricken easy! NIRVANA ALL THE WAY!!!!!! If only Kurt was alive..... :(

[Nate6]

Nirvana

[SubMethod]

I don't like either of these bands so I'll vote for the one I don't like the least...

Nirvana

[Hucksta G]

This is hard but I like Nirvana a bit more then Radiohead.

[BakeTheMooCow]

Tought tough tough choice...

but I'm going for Radiohead

[quoth_the_raven]

Originally posted by DaveyJoeG


I should also like to pick a fight with Quoth.:D

dont make me angry....you wouldnt like me when i'm angry....

:D:D

[screamer581]

Nirvana by a hair, I love both with a passion!

[Kastman]

Nirvana....

[bedhead_dl]

Argh! How can Nirvana beat Radiohead? No!!!


RADIOHEAD



That much.

[Annie Hall]

Oh

My

GOD

The torment is absolutely unBEARable...but...(and I ask the music gods for forgiveness on this one)

Radiohead

[SIREN30]

Originally posted by quoth_the_raven
Nirvana, cause i think radiohead (with the possible exception of the bends, and if you bring that one up bake, i'll pull your nipples off ;)) are a bit pants.

Nirvana my good man

(this is gonna be a tough battle)


Maybe it's just by American naivety but what the heck does 'a bit pants' mean???:confused:

My pick is ....oh dear, this is a toughie....I like to rock so I'll vote...

NIRVANA.

[quoth_the_raven]

a bit pants= a bit poo, a bit crap, shite, bollocks, bone and generally not very good at all :D:D

[SIREN30]

oh, well I don't agree but thanks for the little lingo lesson;)

[quoth_the_raven]

i cant help it siren. i just cant get into radiohead. probably because i am a moron...;):D


oh well. go nirvana (thats a not a second vote, more of an attempt at a little cheerleading by me ;))

[BorderEevilIII]

Radiohead

[Rated R]

Nirvana just barely edges out Radiohead...very much so a split decision amongst the schmoes....I believe Nirvana might be a front runner in this tourney!


Next Match:


Smashing Pumpkins


http://internettrash.com/users/lilybugg/smashing.gif


vs.


The Ramones

http://www.prms.org/around/spotlight/images/ramones.jpg


I vote for the Pumpkins!

[quoth_the_raven]

The Ramones-the godfathers of punk IMO.

[BakeTheMooCow]

Don't really like The Ramones, although they have some good songs.

Smashing Pumpkins!!

[Annie Hall]

Ramones for me.

[Sugar Magnolia]

The Ramones...

[bowieee]

One of the greatest bands ever to pick up an instrument:


The Ramones

[charliebobo]

The Smashing Pumpkins

[SIREN30]

Oh my, what I'm about to say is sacriliege but.....


Smashing Pumpkins



there; I said it. Tar and feather me. (I love the Ramones unconditionally but I have very much sweet nostalgia tagging at my heartstrings when it comes to the pumpkins. Gish and Siamese Dream are two of my favorite rock albums of all time.)

[MarkItZero]

Ill vote for The Ramones

However, I dont understand how you can have a Best Band Ever Tournament, without including THE BEST BAND EVER!!!!!

[Nate6]

The Ramones

[teenkiller]

It's bout time I got off my ass and voted in this tourney cause I want to see a punk band be declared champion (or at least advance to the next round), so I vote THE RAMONES! Well thats all for now GOoD JOURNEY my fellow schmoes.

[BadCoverVersion]

The Ramones!!!

[POLYDISTORTION]

Smashing Pumpkins

[flowrchild]

Certainly going with The Ramones.

[Sigur509]

Smashing Pumpkins..IMO a hell of a lot better.

[Hucksta G]

Smashing Pumpkins!!!!!!!!!!! (THEY CANT LOSE)

[arto_j]

The Ramones

[bedhead_dl]

Love the Smashing Pumpkins

But it's the Ramones ain't it?


Ah SMASHING PUMPKINS!




How the bloody hell can Radiohead dip out to Nirvana...shocking. Nirvana were amazing but...it's RADIOHEAD. R A D I O H E A D!

Pah!

[screamer581]

I love The Pumpkins, but I have to go with The Ramones.

[SuperPinkyMandy]

Well, i'm a little young to have enjoyed The Ramones at their peak, and i'm not a huge punk fan (however i cannot deny they are talented). Anyway, Smashing Pumpkins for me "i love to do that!". J/K :D BTW it's a travesty that Radiohead lost out to Nirvana (if only i was here sooner...)

[Rated R]

Wowzers, The Ramones pulled off a very tight victory, sorry pumpkinheads...

Next match:

The Clash


http://www.bretagnenet.com/nozy/automne99/images/clash.jpg


vs.



Bob Dylan


http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/10.24.01/gifs/music-bob-dylan-0143.jpg


I vote for The Clash only so I can continue my losing ways...

[BadCoverVersion]

The Clash

I've never been overly fond of Dylan...although I do appreciate the fact that he is a very talented bloke.

[charliebobo]

BOB DYLAN

[paul calf]

The Clash

[SIREN30]

I'm not a huge fan of either but I still vote...

The Clash

[BorderEevilIII]

The Clash! Never like Bob but wouldnt mind shaggin his son though;)

[bowieee]

The Clash

[Sugar Magnolia]

The Clash...

[teenkiller]

Since I like to Rock the Casbah every now and then I vote The Clash. Well thats all for now GOoD JOURNEY my fellow schmoes.

[SubMethod]

The Clash are great but Bob Dylan is one of a kind. I vote for...

Bob Dylan

[POLYDISTORTION]

The Clash

[screamer581]

Bob FREAKIN' Dylan!!!!!!!!, The Clash are awesome, but no way in hell were they better then Bobby!!!

[Hucksta G]

I haven't heared much from either but since Bob Dylan's got the least votes I'm going Bob Dylan.

Man this sucks my three favourite bands (Smashing Pumpkins, Metallica and Pink Floyd) all aren't even in the tournament anymore!

[bedhead_dl]

Bob Dylan

[quoth_the_raven]

The Clash :D

[Jason Voorhees]

The Clash.

[Rated R]

Sorry Dylanites(should have gotten bob and Quentin in here) but The Clash rocked his cashbah out of town in this combat rock! Oh I am bad...



Next match:


The Doors


http://www.cheapodiscs.com/doors.jpg



vs.



Johnny Cash


http://www-personal.umich.edu/~tehughes/bcms/johnnycash.jpeg



I will vote for Johnny Cash...for he is the man in black

[charliebobo]

The Doors

[ascreenname137]

The Doors

[bedhead_dl]

Dylans........gone?

:(


THE DOORS



Who is Johny Cash?

:D

[screamer581]

Dylan lost?!? Grrrr:mad: I guess I vote for Johnny, though I like The Doors a lot too.

[BorderEevilIII]

The Doors

[Sugar Magnolia]

The Doors...

[POLYDISTORTION]

The Doors

[Sigur509]

Johnny Cash....How the fuck did the Pumpkins lose. Oh Well then.

[bowieee]

Johnny Cash

[Psychocandy]

Johnny Cash pisses gasoline all over the entire Doors songbook then sets it ablaze with a look. The picture of Cash posted above is one of my favorite rock images...EVER!!!!

[teenkiller]

I'm glad to see that The Ramones and The Clash have each won their respective matches but does this mean that they will be butting heads in the next match!? Oh I hope not. Anyways, I vote for The Doors. Well thats all for now GOoD JOURNEY my fellow schmoes.

[paul calf]

The Doors

[Hucksta G]

The Doors

[quoth_the_raven]

I dislike both if i am honest. i will vote for Mr. Cash though, as i hate the doors with a deeply burning passion.

[arto_j]

Johnny Cash

[Rated R]

and The Doors close on Johnny Cash...oh man I need new writers.


Next Match:


Led Zeppelin

http://www.republika.pl/carret/led.jpg


vs.


Guns N Roses


http://www.natkin.net/images/metal/guns.jpg


For all that is good and holy, I vote Zeppelin..if GNR wins again I'll shoot something...maybe a flower

[Nate6]

Originally posted by Rated R
oh man I need new writers.

Hey! Stop asking us to do your laundry and maybe we'll do a little better. I'm calling the WGA...

Anyway, Zeppelin here.

[arto_j]

Zeppelin

[ze424]

GNR

[MikeyB]

Led Zeppelin

[screamer581]

Led Zeppelin by far!

[quoth_the_raven]

Led Zep i guess...


(something tells me that a band i hate is gonna win this tourney, and that i will be forced to sulk and pout my little heart out...)

:D

[Sugar Magnolia]

GNR...

[POLYDISTORTION]

Led Zep.

[BakeTheMooCow]

This tournament sure went down the shitter. Maybe it should be renamed to "BEST BAND EVER (apart from RADIOHEAD, OPETH, SMASHING PUMPKINS, THE PIXIES, TOOL, JOY DIVISION, WEEZER, NINE INCH NAILS and many many others...)"

So it looks like the fuckin Beatles are gonna take this. How completely boring and predictable.

Anyway, Led Zep

[Annie Hall]

Led Zepplin, definitely.

[bedhead_dl]

So it looks like the fuckin Beatles are gonna take this. How completely boring and predictable.

Doubt it...


Anyway for this round I vote : LED ZEP

[Psychocandy]

Led Zep.

With regard to GnR...I like Appetite For Destruction...almost everything else though...hmmm?

[Hucksta G]

Led Zeppelin

[charliebobo]

Zeppelin

[Sigur509]

Led Zeppelin

[Rated R]

Well, that was a massacre, Led Zeppelin crashed through GNR, and rightly so.


Next Match:

Foo Fighters


http://www.whatevermagazine.com/10/4foo500.gif



vs.


Queen


http://www.telepiu.it/v4_intrattenimento/img_rsshow/queen.jpg


And Dave Grohl just happens to be a big fan of Queen...but I vote for his totally awesome band(better than Nirvana) FOO FIGHTERS!...please god, may they win this round.

[Sugar Magnolia]

Queen...

[arto_j]

Foo Fighters, though Queen rocks.

[SubMethod]

Foo Fighters

[Annie Hall]

Not a big Foo Fighters fan, honestly


Queen

[quoth_the_raven]

another highly unfair match. present day top notch band, compared to childhood idols...

sorry, its gotta be the Foo Fighters

(that hurt...someone give me a hug...)

[Psychocandy]

Foo Fighters...by quite a distance.

[SIREN30]

QUEEN...very good band. Not very great band though. Same goes for the Foo Fighters but nostalgia wins

[POLYDISTORTION]

Queen

[Hucksta G]

Queen

[charliebobo]

Queen

[bedhead_dl]

Kin- I mean Queen

[Nate6]

Foo Fighters

[BorderEevilIII]

Queen!

[SimplePlanGurl8]

FOO FIGHTERS ARE MY HEROES!!!!! WOOOWHOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!! Come ON i've been waiting ALL my life for them to win. If only I could learn to fly. okay I'm a lozer hehe :p

[paul calf]

Foo Fighters

[screamer581]

Foo Fighters rock, but I have to vote for Queen!

[BakeTheMooCow]

FOO FIGHTERS

queen blow

[Annie Hall]

Originally posted by quoth_the_raven
(that hurt...someone give me a hug...)

**gives quoth a hug**

There there...they'll both lose in the end, so you won't have to worry ;):D




...don't hurt me.:o

[Rated R]

Jesus, this is a close one! Very split decision...I notice there a few votes where it could have gone either way, others like one and not the other...I like Foo Fighters but could care less about Queen, although Under Pressure rules.

[Morgana]

Queen

[Indiana Sev]

Killer..............Queen! easily.

[quoth_the_raven]

Originally posted by Annie Hall
**gives quoth a hug**

There there...they'll both lose in the end, so you won't have to worry ;):D




...don't hurt me.:o


thanx annie, i knew i could count on you babe ;)


so who do you thinks gonna win it then, smarty pants?

[Rated R]

Drat, me boys are out...new round.


The Who vs. The Beatles

Nirvana vs. The Ramones

The Clash vs. The Doors

Led Zeppelin vs. Queen


Okay, vote for each matchup this time, I want to get this over with so I can start "The Never Ending Music Tournament"(tentative title).


My votes: The Who, Nirvana, The Doors, Led Zeppelin

[Hucksta G]

The Beatles, Nirvana, The Doors, Led Zeppelin

[JCPhoenix]

Originally posted by Rated R
My votes: The Who, Nirvana, The Doors, Led Zeppelin

ditto.

damn i can't believe foo fighters lost :(:(:( ah well

[quoth_the_raven]

The Who

Nirvana

The Clash

Queen

[arto_j]

The Beatles

Nirvana

The Clash

Led Zeppelin

[charliebobo]

The Beatles

Nirvana

The Doors

Queen

[screamer581]

The Beatles, Nirvana, The Doors, Led Zeppelin

[Annie Hall]

The Beatles

Nirvana

The Clash

Queen

[Morgana]

The Beatles

Nirvana

The Doors

Led Zeppelin

[Haddonfield]

The Beatles
Nirvana
The Doors
Led Zeppelin

[BadCoverVersion]

The Who

Nirvana

The Doors

Led Zeppelin

[PrettyInPink]

The Who

The Ramones

The Doors

Queen

[SubMethod]

The Beatles
The Ramones
The Clash
Queen

[Sugar Magnolia]

The Beatles
Nirvana
The Doors
Queen

[MarkItZero]

Originally posted by BadCoverVersion
The Who

Nirvana

The Doors

Led Zeppelin

That is correct, that is correct!

Count that one twice (once for BCV, once for me)

[Joel_R]

The Beatles.
Nirvana.
The Doors.
Queen.

[Rated R]

The Beatles over The Who 10-6

Nirvana over The Ramones 14-2

The Doors over The Clash 12-4

Led Zeppelin barely defeats Queen 9-7


Exactly as I predicted...and now two matches before the final:


The Beatles vs. Nirvana

and

The Doors vs. Led Zeppelin


I am guessing whomever wins between Beatles and Nirvana will win altogether, but what do I know?


I vote Nirvana and Led Zeppelin

[quoth_the_raven]

Nirvana

Led Zep


the other two are horrendously overrated IMO.

(i hate to use overrated in this context, but its the only word i can think of now...)

[Sugar Magnolia]

The Beatles

The Doors

[quoth_the_raven]

Originally posted by Sugar Magnolia
The Beatles

The Doors



yeah those are the two i meant :D:D

[Sugar Magnolia]

Originally posted by quoth_the_raven
yeah those are the two i meant :D:D

Oh really? You might want to edit your post then. You really oughta improve your typing if you meant to type "The Beatles" and "The Doors", but actually typed "Nirvana" and "Led Zep".;)

[quoth_the_raven]

Originally posted by Sugar Magnolia
Oh really? You might want to edit your post then. You really oughta improve your typing if you meant to type "The Beatles" and "The Doors", but actually typed "Nirvana" and "Led Zep".;)


you know full well i meant that the beatles and the doors are overrated,

dont play word games with me sonny, i will crush you like...a....umm....small thing...

yes. yes i shall.

:D:D:D

[charliebobo]

Nirvana

The Doors

[Hucksta G]

Nirvana

Led Zeppelin

[MickeyKnox]

Nirvana

The Doors

[Nate6]

The Beatles

The Doors

[Sigur509]

Nirvana

Led Zeppelin

[SubMethod]

The Beatles
The Doors

[Annie Hall]

The Beatles

Zeppelin

[Morgana]

The Beatles

Led Zeppelin

[screamer581]

The Beatles

Led Zeppelin

[MarkItZero]

Nirvana
The Doors

[arto_j]

Beatles & Zeppelin

[POLYDISTORTION]

Beatles

Led Zeppelin

[Imopen]

Nirvana

Zep

[PrettyInPink]

Nirvana

The Doors

[Rated R]

Nirvana and Led Zeppelin are in the lead currently...I will end this one tomorrow, it's still too close to call.

[BakeTheMooCow]

Nirvana

Led Zeppelin

[Psychocandy]

Nivana

Led Zeppelin

[SimplePlanGurl8]

NIRVANA

The Clash

[screamer581]

Come on here people, I am a big Nirvana fan, but there is no way in hell they were better than the freakin' Beatles!

[Rated R]

Well Nirvana wins 12-8 and Led Zeppelin wins 12-7.



And now...the final round in the best band ever tournament...at least this incarnation of it...

NIRVANA


http://image.pathfinder.com/ew/dynamic/imgs/021031/145651__nirvana_l.jpg


VS.


LED ZEPPELIN


http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/pic200_web/drp100/p182/p18232bcyr8.jpg


I vote for Zeppelin...let's see what happens

[Annie Hall]

My vote goes to Nirvana. No way are they the best band in history, but they sure beat Zeppelin in my eyes.

[Hucksta G]

Led Zeppelin...still I do not believe they are the best band in history but they are good and so is Nirvana just Zeppelin's better in my opinion.

[charliebobo]

NIRVANA

[arto_j]

NIRVANA

[BakeTheMooCow]

NIRVANA

I don't care who wins this.. they're both great bands..
Thank fuck, The Beatles didn't make it to the final round..

[quoth_the_raven]

i am not really as into Led zep all thatr much

and i love nirvana. even so, either would be a deserving winner.

but i will go with Nirvana.

[Morgana]

Although I like Nirvana I don't think they were even close to being better in terms of musicianship and staying power than Zeppelin. I vote for Led Zep.

[Sugar Magnolia]

Nirvana...

[Nate6]

Led Zeppelin

[ze424]

Originally posted by charliebobo
Nirvana

The Doors

I'm with him...


Nirvana

Doors

[paul calf]

NIRVANA

[Rated R]

Not much traffic coming this way so I am closing the tournament and declaring Nirvana the champion...let's see if they do the same in the next tournament.

[screamer581]

Nirvana

[POLYDISTORTION]

LED ZEPPELIN

[Rated R]

IT'S OVER! NIRVANA WON! VOTE IN THE NEW TOURNAMENT!

[bedhead_dl]

What?

What happened to this tournament? You can't just stop this tournament right? Can you?

Ey Yooooooooo! :(