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ULTIMATE Music Tournament:Bracket #50

#1 (58) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles vs. #16 (967) Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
#8 (455) Traffic vs. #9 (570) Maroon 5
#5 (314) Missy Elliott vs. #12 (711) Mr. Big
#4 (199) Alice Cooper vs. #13 (826) Dashboard Confessional
#3 (186) Bobby Darin vs. #14 (839) Peter Murphy
#6 (327) The Cranberries vs. #11 (698) The Delphonics
#7 (442) 50 Cent vs. #10 (583) Fuel
#2 (71) Eagles vs. #15 (954) Jellyfish

Re: ULTIMATE Music Tournament:Bracket #50

#1 (58) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
#8 (455) Traffic
#5 (314) Missy Elliott
#4 (199) Alice Cooper
#14 (839) Peter Murphy
#6 (327) The Cranberries
#7 (442) 50 Cent
#2 (71) Eagles

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Miracles -- I know I saw BBVD in concert, twice, but they cannot compare to Smokey & the boys...
Traffic -- Never like Maroon 5, "Empty Pages" is such a great song...
Missy -- She bugs me, but has an oz. of talent, Mr. Big on the other hand...
Alice -- Rocked the 70's, the only thing DC rocks is the closing montages on TV shows...
Peter Murphy -- I'll take "Cuts You Up" over "Splish Splash" or "Mack The Knife"...
Cranberries -- I hate going against Philly Soul, but I do like me some Cranberries...
Fuel -- Never did get into Fitty's Music...
Eagles -- I should vote for Jellyfish just for the power pop brilliance of 'Bellybutton' alone, but Eagles had a huge chunk of the 70's that cannot be overlooked...

Re: ULTIMATE Music Tournament:Bracket #50

#1 (58) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
#8 (455) Traffic
#5 (314) Missy Elliott
#4 (199) Alice Cooper
#3 (186) Bobby Darin
#6 (327) The Cranberries
#7 (442) 50 Cent
#2 (71) Eagles

It's actually spelled "Delfonics."

Re: ULTIMATE Music Tournament:Bracket #50

#1 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
#8 Traffic
#5 Missy Elliott
#4 Alice Cooper
#3 Bobby Darin
#6 The Cranberries - This is a close one. The Delfonics were super-smooth, but not enough hits behind their belts. Cranberries I like probably better than they deserve.
#7 50 Cent
#15 Jellyfish - Big, big fan of Spilt Milk. I am beginning to struggle with whether I truly dislike the Eagles, or if it is a knee-jerk reaction. But I know I like Jellyfish.

Favorite this round - Probably Smokey... but I love Missy also.

Favorite I didn't vote for - The Delfonics

Re: ULTIMATE Music Tournament:Bracket #50

1. Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
8. Traffic
5. Missy Elliott
4. Alice Cooper
3. Bobby Darin
6. The Cranberries
7. 50 Cent
2. Eagles

Pretty humdrum group…I expect Smokey to run away with it.

****

MOST UNDERRATED
Missy Elliott (UMT 314, AM 109).

MOST OVERRATED
The Cranberries (UMT 327, AM 1696); Bobby Darin (UMT 186, AM 757).

NOT AM RANKED
Maroon 5, Fuel, Mr. Big, Dashboard Confessional, Peter Murphy, Jellyfish, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.

CLOSEST
50 Cent (UMT 442, AM 446).

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#1 Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - Too Bad Voodoo Daddy
#8 Traffic - kind of tough, since Traffic didn't really have any big hits, and I like "She Will Be Loved" from the Not Quite Red Quintet, but they are overplayed, and have too many minuses to get my vote ("This Love", I'm talking about you!)
#5 Missy Elliott - even though I still like "To Be With You", Miss Demeanor is vastly more talented
#4 Alice Cooper
#3 Bobby Darin - ha! Definitely an interesting matchup...
pass
pass
#2 The Eagles - Wow, I'm shocked that the Eagles are not a #1!! I guess they were close...

Today's favorite: The Eagles (easy)
Today's favorite I didn't vote for: Mr. Big
Favorite Song from today's bracket: Hotel California

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schleuse
1. Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
8. Traffic
5. Missy Elliott
4. Alice Cooper
3. Bobby Darin
6. The Cranberries
7. 50 Cent
2. Eagles

Pretty humdrum group…I expect Smokey to run away with it.



Not sure about that...I think the Eagles have a good shot.

Re: ULTIMATE Music Tournament:Bracket #50

#1 (58) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
#8 (455) Traffic
#5 (314) Missy Elliott
#4 (199) Alice Cooper
#3 (186) Bobby Darin
#6 (327) The Cranberries
#10 (583) Fuel
#2 (71) Eagles

Re: ULTIMATE Music Tournament:Bracket #50

#1 Smokey Robinson
#8 Traffic
#5 Missy Elliott
#4 Alice Cooper
#14 Peter Murphy
#11 The Delfonics
#7 50 Cent
#2 Eagles

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Larry

Not sure about that...I think the Eagles have a good shot.


Fair point, but people seem to be a lot more ambivalent about the Eagles than about Smokey.

The forum regulars, at least...there's obviously a big block of voters participating about whom we know very little, except that, as a group, they like Mariah Carey, Bad Religion and .38 Special (to name the first 3 that come to mind) more than we do.

Slick, what's your typical voter turnout? What percentage of it comes from AM?

Re: ULTIMATE Music Tournament:Bracket #50

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
Missy Elliott
Alice Cooper
50 Cent
Eagles

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schleuse
Larry

Not sure about that...I think the Eagles have a good shot.


Fair point, but people seem to be a lot more ambivalent about the Eagles than about Smokey.

The forum regulars, at least...there's obviously a big block of voters participating about whom we know very little, except that, as a group, they like Mariah Carey, Bad Religion and .38 Special (to name the first 3 that come to mind) more than we do.

Slick, what's your typical voter turnout? What percentage of it comes from AM?


I have been averaging about 25-30 voters per bracket.
About 10-12 from AM
About 5-8 from music fans via e-mail
About 10-12 from friends on facebook

You're familiar with the AM voters.
The e-mail participants are very knowledgable, most participated in the original slicknation year end votes.
The group on facebook tend to be a little more mainstream in their approach.

Overall it's a pretty good balance of musical perspective. Perhaps over the next 2 1/2 months as we get deeper in the tourney we may pick up a few more voters, but overall I am happy with the turnout.

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#1 (58) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
#8 (455) Traffic
#10 (583) Fuel
Strictly 'gansta marketing' rap versus a band I liked as a teenager but think is mediocre now. Well, Shimmer is a good song.

Re: ULTIMATE Music Tournament:Bracket #50

#1 (58) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
#8 (455) Traffic
#5 (314) Missy Elliott
#4 (199) Alice Cooper
#3 (186) Bobby Darin
#6 (327) The Cranberries
#10 (583) Fuel
#15 (954) Jellyfish

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Winners in #50...
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 96.2% / Big Bad Voodoo Daddy 3.8%
Traffic 72% / Maroon 5 28%
Missy Elliott 80% / Mr. Big 20%
Alice Cooper 92% / Dashboard Confessional 8%
Bobby Darin 54.2% / Peter Murphy 45.8%
Cranberries 73.9% / Delfonics 26.1%
50 Cent 62.5% / Fuel 37.5%
Eagles 72% / Jellyfish 28%

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Slick
Winners in #50...
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 96.2% / Big Bad Voodoo Daddy 3.8%
Traffic 72% / Maroon 5 28%
Missy Elliott 80% / Mr. Big 20%
Alice Cooper 92% / Dashboard Confessional 8%
Bobby Darin 54.2% / Peter Murphy 45.8%
Cranberries 73.9% / Delfonics 26.1%
50 Cent 62.5% / Fuel 37.5%
Eagles 72% / Jellyfish 28%


You're right schleuse...not much support for The Eagles...

Re: ULTIMATE Music Tournament:Bracket #50

Larry
Slick
Winners in #50...
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 96.2% / Big Bad Voodoo Daddy 3.8%
Traffic 72% / Maroon 5 28%
Missy Elliott 80% / Mr. Big 20%
Alice Cooper 92% / Dashboard Confessional 8%
Bobby Darin 54.2% / Peter Murphy 45.8%
Cranberries 73.9% / Delfonics 26.1%
50 Cent 62.5% / Fuel 37.5%
Eagles 72% / Jellyfish 28%


You're right schleuse...not much support for The Eagles...


Well, Jellyfish may have been sort of a trap matchup--a fun, poppy, critically acceptable band from a time when I imagine a lot of voters here were in or near high school.

Looking at the bottom half here, I do expect the Eagles to get to this bracket's final (vs. Smokey) with no problem.

BTW, these results mean that this is the third bracket in a row in which every higher seed advanced (there was one tie yesterday)...

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can't help but think that "blind" voting (hidden seeds) would change some of these outcomes

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Greg
can't help but think that "blind" voting (hidden seeds) would change some of these outcomes


Not necessarily in the direction you think. In Moderate, the 9th through 11th seeds dominated the 6th through 8th seeds. People root for underdogs.

I think the major reason higher seeds are dominating so much here is that a lot of people are voting for bands they know against bands they don't know.