#1 (44) METALLICA vs. #16 (981) JODY WATLEY

Metal, except for some of the stuff they released in the late 90’s which still is formatless… “Master Of Puppets”, “Fade To Black”, “One” and “Enter Sandman”.

Late 80’s pop star… “Looking For A New Love”, “Friends”, “Don’t You Want Me” and “Real Love”

#8 (469) YEAH YEAH YEAHS vs. #9 (556) LIMP BIZKIT

Indie rock… “Maps”, “Zero”, “Gold Lion” and “Cheated Hearts”.

Crap rock from the late 90’s and early 00’s. And if that wasn’t enough, they have reunited to find that all their 12 year old fans from back in the day are now in their 20’s and do not care about their hits like “Nookie”, “Rollin’”, “Re-Arraigned” and who could forget the song that broke them… their cover of “Faith”…

#5 (300) THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS vs. #12 (725) MONSTER MAGNET

New wave powerhouse… “Love My Way”, “Pretty In Pink”, “Heartbreak Beat” and “The Ghost In You”…

Psychedelic metal of the late 90’s… “Negasonic Teenage warhead”, “Powertrip”, “Space Lord” and “Silver Future”.

#4 (213) INCUBUS vs. #13 (812) WINGER

One of the dominant forces on rock radio in the 00’s… “Drive”, “Anna-Molly”, “Wish You Were Here” and “Pardon Me”.

One of the many hair bands of the late 80’s that were all over MTV… “Seventeen”, “Headed For A Heartbreak”, “Can’t Get Enuff” and “Miles Away”.

#3 (172) HERMAN’S HERMITS vs. #14 (853) FLEET FOXES

British pop band that scored a ton of hits in the 60’s… “I’m Into Something Good”, “Can’t You Hear My Heartbeat”, “Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter” and “I’m Henry VIII, I Am”.

Indie rock, best known for 2008’s “White Winter Hymnal” and 2009’s “Mykonos”.

#6 (341) STEVE WINWOOD vs. #11 (684) JODECI

Steve Winwood was part of a number of groups in the late 60’s and into the 70’s, it was his 80’s solo career that netted us “Higher Love”, “While You See A Chance”, “The Finer Things” and “Valarie”.

Infectious combination of traditional R&B/Soul and New Jack Swing… “Forever My Lady”, “Come And Talk To Me”, “Cry For You” and “Freek’n You”.

#7 (428) SNOOP DOGG vs. #10 (597) PJ HARVEY

The poster child for West Coast G-Funk Rap… “Gin And Juice”, “What’s My Name”, “Signs” and “Drop It Like It Hot”.

Critically acclaimed experimental indie rocker Polly Jean gave us “Down By The Water”, “Sheela-Na-Gig”, “A Perfect Day Elise” and “Rid Of Me”.

#2 (85) THE SMASHING PUMPKINS vs. #15 (940) JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND

Leaders of the 90’s alternative music scene… “Today”, “Disarm”, “1979” and “Tonight, Tonight”

80’s rockers… “On The Dark Side”, “Tender Years”, “C-I-T-Y” and “Tough All Over”.

Metallica... 1st 4 albums still rock as hard as ever...

YYY... The only way I could vote for Limp Bizkit is if they went up against anyone from American Idol, Soulja Boy, Cher, Federline, William Hung or Hasselhoff...

P Furs...

Incubus... Winger would still get my vote over Limp Bizkit...

HH... Though Fleet Foxes got some serious consideration...

Steve Winwood...

Snoop... tough draw for PJ...

Pumpkins...

Metallica

Yeah Yeah Yeahs
(Limp Bizkit is probably in the bottom 3 artists ever imo)

Fleet Foxes

PJ Harvey

Smashing Pumpkins

#1 (44) METALLICA
#8 (469) YEAH YEAH YEAHS
#5 (300) THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS
#4 (213) INCUBUS
#14 (853) FLEET FOXES
#6 (341) STEVE WINWOOD
#10 (597) PJ HARVEY
#2 (85) THE SMASHING PUMPKINS

Metallica
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Incubus
PJ Harvey
The Smashing Pumpkins

#1 (44) METALLICA

#8 (469) YEAH YEAH YEAHS

Seriously?

#5 (300) THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS

Monster Magnet is okay, but the Furs are the Furs.

#4 (213) INCUBUS

Overrated but good.

#14 (853) FLEET FOXES

Glad Fleet Foxes drew a band that's only high seeded on sales so they have a chance.

#10 (597) PJ HARVEY

Ugh. One of the people responsible for ruining rap and making it all about bland marketing and 'gangsta' fronting against one of the most talented artists of the 90s.

#2 (85) THE SMASHING PUMPKINS

Bracket #24
#1 (44) METALLICA
#8 (469) YEAH YEAH YEAHS
#5 (300) THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS
#4 (213) INCUBUS
#14 (853) FLEET FOXES
#6 (341) STEVE WINWOOD
#10 (597) PJ HARVEY
#2 (85) THE SMASHING PUMPKINS

#1 Metallica
nothing good can come from voting in the 8/9, so I abstain...
#5 The Psychedelic Furs - taught me the meaning of "psychedelic"...because I looked it up in a dictionary when they first came out. :)
#13 Winger - must. stop. Incubus.
#3 Herman's Hermits
#6 Steve Winwood - also, "Roll With It", and "Back in the Highlife Again" were huge, back in the day
#7 Snoop Dogg - only a #7? I'm not a huge fan, but he's done a heck of a lot more than Steve Winwood, not to mention his massive influence in rap music
#15 John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band - "On the Dark Side" was a great song...and I hate the Pumpkins!

#10 (597) PJ HARVEY

Ugh. One of the people responsible for ruining rap and making it all about bland marketing and 'gangsta' fronting against one of the most talented artists of the 90s.

And 2000s. White Chalk is becoming her most underrated album to date.

#1 Metallica
#8 Yeah Yeah Yeahs
#5 The Psychedelic Furs
#13 Winger
#3 Herman's Hermits
#6 Steve Winwood
#10 PJ Harvey
#2 The Smashing Pumpkins

1. Metallica
8. Yeah Yeah Yeahs (this is, by FAR, the easiest choice I’ve had to make in an 8/9 matchup.)
5. Psychedelic Furs
4. Incubus
14. Fleet Foxes
6. Steve Winwood
10. PJ Harvey
2. Smashing Pumpkins

****

MOST UNDERRATED
PJ Harvey (UMT 597, AM 60); Fleet Foxes (UMT 853, AM 468).

MOST OVERRATED
Steve Winwood (UMT 341, AM 1065); Psychedelic Furs (UMT 300, AM 600).

NOT AM RANKED
Herman’s Hermits, Incubus, Limp Bizkit, Jodeci, Monster Magnet, Winger, John Caffery & the Beaver Brown Band, Jody Watley.

CLOSE
Smashing Pumpkins (UMT 85, AM 110).

#1 (44) METALLICA
#8 (469) YEAH YEAH YEAHS
#5 (300) THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS
#4 (213) INCUBUS
#14 (853) FLEET FOXES
#6 (341) STEVE WINWOOD
#10 (597) PJ HARVEY
#2 (85) THE SMASHING PUMPKINS

#1 METALLICA

It is my shame to have never listened to a full album by them. I hate "Enter Sandman," but the force of their early hits is undeniable.

#8 YEAH YEAH YEAHS

I admit to liking that "Faith" cover at the time. But I quickly figured out they sucked. YYYs are hit or miss to me, but they are quite good when they hit.

#5 THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS

I'm meh on both, but harbor some lingering sentiment for the Furs.

#4 INCUBUS

"One of the many hair bands of the late 80’s that were all over MTV" I can't express to the young kids how awful that period was to live through. NOt a shred of intelligence to be found.

#14 FLEET FOXES

Close pairing. I have reservations about Fleet Foxes reverb heavy recordings, but the Hermits are a little too insubstantial.

#6 STEVE WINWOOD

I was a little into Back in the High Life.

#10 PJ HARVEY

Genius. Tough pairing for Snoop.

#2 THE SMASHING PUMPKINS

Eddie lives!

#1 (44) METALLICA
#8 (469) YEAH YEAH YEAHS
#5 (300) THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS
#4 (213) INCUBUS
#14 (853) FLEET FOXES
#6 (341) STEVE WINWOOD
#10 (597) PJ HARVEY
#2 (85) THE SMASHING PUMPKINS

Metallica
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Psychedelic Furs
Incubus (Really John?)
Hermans Hermits (Love this "band")
Jodeci
PJ Harvey (Tough choice)
Smashing Pumpkins

Winners from bracket #24...

Metallica 92.0% / Jody Watley 8.0%
Yeah Yeah Yeahs 83.3% / Limp Bizkit 16.7%
Psychedelic Furs 91.3% / Monster Magnet 8.7%
Incubus 75.0% / Winger 25.0%
Fleet Foxes 54.2% / Hermans Hermits 45.8%
Steve Winwood 81.8% / Jodeci 18.2%
PJ Harvey 59.3% / Snoop Dogg 40.7%
The Smashing Pumpkins 96.0% / John Cafferty & The BBB 4.0%