#1 (19) Aerosmith vs. #16 (1006) Paramore
#8 (494) Curtis Mayfield vs. #9 (531) Loretta Lynn
#5 (275) Godsmack vs. #12 (750) The Romantics
#4 (238) The Replacements vs. #13 (787) Semisonic
#3 (147) Usher vs. #14 (878) Chris Isaak
#6 (366) Belinda Carlisle vs. #11 (659) Dusty Springfield
#7 (403) J. Geils Band vs. #10 (622) Spandeau Ballet
#2 (110) Foreigner vs. #15 (915) Lit
Aerosmith...
Curtis "Superfly" Mayfield...
The Romantics...
The Replacements...Great band, and yes, I was one of those D-Bags that used to play "Closing Time" after making last call for alcohol...
Chris Isaak... Can't handle Usher...
Belinda... That's my girl, is it wrong that I know she has 2 weeks off and spent the day in Italy getting some Calamari???
Spandeau Ballet...More to this band than "True"...
Foreigner...
#1 (19) Aerosmith
#8 (494) Curtis Mayfield
#12(750) The Romantics
#4 (238) The Replacements
#14 (878) Chris Isaak
#11 (659) Dusty Springfield
#7 (403) J. Geils Band
#2 (110) Foreigner
#1 (19) Aerosmith
#8 (494) Curtis Mayfield (shame, my two favorite artists this week in the same ballot)
#4 (238) The Replacements
#14 (878) Chris Isaak
#11 (659) Dusty Springfield
#10 (622) Spandau Ballet (Pretty sure it's Spandau)
#2 (110) Foreigner
1. Aerosmith
8. Curtis Mayfield (after seemingly weeks and weeks of humdrum 8/9 matchups, this one’s a stone killer)
12. The Romantics
4. The Replacements (I’d have guessed they’d be lower than a 4 seed…not that I’m complaining.)
14. Chris Isaak
11. Dusty Springfield
7. J. Geils Band (the thinking man’s Huey Lewis)
2. Foreigner
****
MOST UNDERRATED
Curtis Mayfield (UMT 494, AM 132); Dusty Springfield (UMT 659, AM 190).
MOST OVERRATED
Foreigner (UMT 110, AM 856); Usher (UMT 147, AM 954); Aerosmith (UMT 19, AM 118).
NOT AM RANKED
Godsmack, Belinda Carlisle, J. Geils Band, The Romantics, Lit, Paramore.
#1 Aerosmith - A #16 I've heard of, and actually like! Unfortunately, I like a lot of Aerosmith songs too..."Sweet Emotion" and "Dream On" are all-time classics, and I like a lot of their 80s stuff too, especially "Walk This Way" with Run DMC (much better than the original, IMHO)
#9 Loretta Lynn
#12 The Romantics - "Talkin' in your sleep"
#13 Semi-sonic - could barely bring myself to vote in this one at all...
#14 Chris Isaak - "Wicked Game" > Usher
#6 Belinda Carlisle - one of my all-time favorites is the heartbreaking "Summer Rain"; I like Dusty Springfield as well, but not in this matchup
#7 J. Geils Band - still fun to listen to J. Geils, not so much with Spandau
#2 Foreigner - "I Want To Know What Love Is"...Lou Gramm had a couple of decent songs as a solo artist too (not counting those though)
Today's favorite: Aerosmith
Today's favorite I didn't vote for: lots to choose from today...I'll take Dusty Springfield over Paramore
Go 80s! One of the best samplings of 80s artists yet!
#1 Aerosmith
#8 Curtis Mayfield - Hard on Loretta, matching up against the great Mayfield.
#12 The Romantics
#4 The Replacements - A little tempted to vote for Semisonic... not a huge Replacements fan.
#14 Chris Isaak - A little tempted to vote for Usher also.
#11 Dusty Springfield
#7 J. Geils Band
#2 Foreigner - Ugh. Dislike both
Favorite this round: Mayfield
Favorite I didn't vote for: Lynn
