#1 (45) Aretha Franklin vs. #16 (980) John Parr
#8 (468) The Libertines vs. #9 (557) The 5th Dimension
#5 (301) Siouxsie & The Banshees vs. #12 (724) Martha & The Vandellas
#4 (212) The Velvet Underground vs. #13 (813) Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
#3 (173) Three Doors Down vs. #14 (852) Ready For The World
#6 (340) Jeff Buckley vs. #11 (685) Ziggy Marley
#7 (429) Joe Walsh vs. #10 (596) Rick Astley
#2 (84) Pet Shop Boys vs. #15 (941) Cage The Elephant

Aretha... the Queen rolls over St Elmo's Fire...

Libertines... why are some of these 8/9 matchups so boring...

Siouxsie... a few more good songs than Martha

VU... Not big on this band, but RFTW only as "Oh Shiela"

3DD...

Jeff Buckley... I like a number of Ziggy's songs, but if you put them together they still wouldn't be as enjoyable as 'Grace'...

I abstain. Hate Joe Walsh and can't vote for Rick Astley...

PSB...

#1 (45) Aretha Franklin
#8 (468) The Libertines
#5 (301) Siouxsie & The Banshees
#4 (212) The Velvet Underground
#3 (173) Three Doors Down
#6 (340) Jeff Buckley
#7 (429) Joe Walsh
#2 (84) Pet Shop Boys

another home sweep! (VU vs. Lisa Lisa? Classic.)

#1 (45) Aretha Franklin
#8 (468) The Libertines
#5 (301) Siouxsie & The Banshees
#4 (212) The Velvet Underground
#3 (173) Three Doors Down
#6 (340) Jeff Buckley
#10 (596) Rick Astley (If only just for Rickroll awesomeness)
#2 (84) Pet Shop Boys

#1 Aretha Franklin
#9 The 5th Dimension
#12 Martha & The Vandellas
#4 The Velvet Underground
...
#6 Jeff Buckley
#10 Rick Astley
#2 Pet Shop Boys

That VU matchup is the funniest yet. The fact that 3 Doors Down is seeded above them might be even funnier. There's almost no chance the VU won't roll through this bracket.

#1 (45) Aretha Franklin
#8 (468) The Libertines
#5 (301) Siouxsie & The Banshees
#4 (212) The Velvet Underground
#3 (173) Three Doors Down
#6 (340) Jeff Buckley
#7 (429) Joe Walsh
#2 (84) Pet Shop Boys

16. John Parr (Aretha Franklin irritates me to almost no end.)
5. Siouxsie and the Banshees!!!
4. The Velvet Underground (This one kinda hurts, though, as I like Lisa Lisa.)
14. Ready for the World (Don't forget "Love Me Down")
2. Pet Shop Boys

I'm rather shocked that people prefer the bland, MOR "rock" of 3 Doors Down to the fun synth funk of Ready for the World. For shame, people! For shame!

#1 (45) Aretha Franklin
#8 (468) The Libertines
#5 (301) Siouxsie & The Banshees
#4 (212) The Velvet Underground
#6 (340) Jeff Buckley

#1 (45) Aretha Franklin
#8 (468) The Libertines
#12 (724) Martha & The Vandellas
#4 (212) The Velvet Underground
#14 (852) Ready For The World
#6 (340) Jeff Buckley
#7 (429) Joe Walsh
#2 (84) Pet Shop Boys

#16 John Parr - "St. Elmo's Fire" was one of my top 10 songs, and I liked "Naughty, Naughty" also; glad I'm not the only non-Aretha vote (she has some good songs, but nothing I seek to listen to regularly)
pass
#12 Martha & the Vandellas
#13 Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - 80s guilty pleasure (ok, most of the 80s was a guilty pleasure :)
#14 Ready for the World
#11 Ziggy Marley
#10 Rick Astley - love the Rick Roll!
#2 Pet Shop Boys - not a huge PSB fan, and I wanted to vote for all the underdogs today, but I just couldn't justify the last one

Today's fav: Lisa Lisa
Today's fav I didn't vote for: Aretha Franklin

#1 Aretha Franklin
#8 The Libertines - Don't care for either.
#12 Martha & The Vandellas
#4 The Velvet Underground
#14 (852) Ready For The World - Oh Sheila!
#6 Jeff Buckley - Yeah, Ziggy had some good stuff, but no Grace.
#10 Rick Astley - Lost behind the RickRoll phenomenon is Astley's greatest achievement... never before, and never since, has there been a greater disconnect between voice and appearance.
#2 Pet Shop Boys

1. Aretha Franklin
8. The Libertines
5. Siouxsie and the Banshees
4. The Velvet Underground
14. Ready for the World
6. Jeff Buckley
7. Joe Walsh
2. Pet Shop Boys (the older I get, the more I seem to appreciate them—they were REALLY good)

****

Unusually, today there are more underrateds than overrateds, including the most underrated artist of the tournament so far (hint: Reed/Cale/Morrison/Tucker).

MOST UNDERRATED
The Velvet Underground (UMT 212, AM 13); Martha and the Vandellas (UMT 724, AM 283).

MOST OVERRATED
The 5th Dimension (UMT 557, AM 1422).

NOT AM RANKED
Three Doors Down, Joe Walsh, Rick Astley, Ziggy Marley, Ready for the World, Cage the Elephant, John Parr.

CLOSEST
Pet Shop Boys (UMT 84, AM 93).

1966 - 79. The Velvet Underground -- Sunday Morning
1966 - 144. The Velvet Underground -- Femme Fetale
1966 - 245. The Velvet Underground -- I'll Be Your Mirror
1967 - 41. The Velvet Underground -- Waiting For The Man
1967 - 63. The Velvet Underground -- Heroin
1967 - 134. The Velvet Underground -- All Tomorrows Parties
1967 - 158. The Velvet Underground -- Venus In Furs
1968 - 76. The Velvet Underground -- Sister Ray
1968 - 104. The Velvet Underground -- White Light White Heat
1968 - 236. The Velvet Underground -- I Heard Her Call My Name
1969 - 151. The Velvet Underground -- What Goes On
1969 - 170. The Velvet Underground -- Pale Blue Eyes
1970 - 43. The Velvet Underground -- Sweet Jane
1970 - 148. The Velvet Underground -- Rock And Roll
1972 - 297. The Velvet Underground -- Head Held High
1976 - 321. The Velvet Underground -- Foggy Notion
VU had 15 songs make the slicknation year end lists (remember, I haven't figured albums into the equation, yet) and did so without much mainstream success, just alot of critical acclaim (which is about 33% of the equation)... As a comparision, a group like Three Doors Down did it all with mainstream success and no critical acclaim and a total of 17 songs...

2000 - 7. Three Doors Down -- Kryptonite
2000 - 78. Three Doors Down -- Loser
2001 - 88. Three Doors Down -- Be Like That
2001 - 128. Three Doors Down -- Duck And Run
2001 - 327. Three Doors Down -- The Better Life
2002 - 33. Three Doors Down -- When I’m Gone
2003 - 24. Three Doors Down -- Here Without You
2003 - 84. Three Doors Down -- The Road I'm On
2004 - 125. Three Doors Down -- Away From The Sun
2005 - 63. Three Doors Down -- Let Me Go
2005 - 180. Three Doors Down -- Behind Those Eyes
2005 - 220. Three Doors Down -- Here By Me
2006 - 86. Three Doors Down -- Landing In London
2008 - 30. Three Doors Down -- It’s Not My Time
2008 - 148. Three Doors Down -- Let Me Be Myself
2008 - 210. Three Doors Down -- Train
2008 - 288. Three Doors Down -- Citizen Soldier

Winners in bracket #32...

Aretha Franklin 84.6% / John Parr 15.4%
The Libertines 58.3% / The 5th Dimension 41.7%
Siouxsie & The Banshees 61.5% / Martha & The Vandellas 38.5%
Velvet Underground 76.0% / Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam 24.0%
Three Doors Down 54.2% / Ready For The World 45.8%
Jeff Buckley 64.0% / Ziggy Marley 36.0%
Joe Walsh 73.9% / Rick Astley 26.1%
Pet Shop Boys 88.5% / Cage The Elephant 11.5%