#1 U2 vs. #5 A Tribe Called Quest
#3 Bo Diddley vs. #7 Howlin' Wolf
#1 AC/DC vs. #4 Bad Company
#3 Roxy Music vs. #7 Eric B. & Rakim
#8 Portishead vs. #4 The Verve
#6 Queensryche vs. #2 Beck
#1 Chuck Berry vs. #12 Soft Cell
#3 George Michael vs. #2 Guns 'N Roses
Slick's Votes... U2... BO... AC/DC... ERIC B. & RAKIM... THE VERVE... QUEENSRYCHE... CHUCK BERRY... GNR...
Slicks Predictions
U2 -- Tough, Tough draw for Tribe...
BO -- Intersting matchup...
AC/DC -- Should Win...
TOSS UP -- Could go either way...
TOSS UP -- Tough one to predict...
BECK -- Though Queensryche will get some support...
CHUCK -- The easiest choice of the day...
GUNS 'N ROSES -- Another easy one, 2nd rd. matchup looks to be a tough one...
#5 A Tribe Called Quest
#7 Howlin' Wolf
#1 AC/DC
#7 Eric B. & Rakim
#8 Portishead
#2 Beck
#1 Chuck Berry
#2 Guns 'N Roses
None of these were particularly close except for Portishead vs The Verve, and even then I feel like Portishead is clearly stronger. I feel like I should say that I'm not a Roxy Music fan though.
#1 U2
#3 Bo Diddley
#3 Roxy Music
#8 Portishead
The Verve has a few great songs, but they're a one album wonder and even that album is kind of top heavy.
#2 Beck
#1 Chuck Berry
#2 Guns 'N Roses
Love the song Faith, but I love a lot more songs by GNR.
U2
Bo Diddley
AC/DC
Roxy Music (tough matchup)
Portishead
Beck
Chuck Berry
Guns N’ Roses
Bo Diddley vs. Howlin’ Wolf: a harsh matchup of two absolutely essential R&B guys. It’s an easier choice for me than for many—I absolutely love Bo Diddley—but I still feel a pang about bumping Howlin’ Wolf.
Roxy Music vs. Eric B. & Rakim: a tricky one for a couple of reasons. EB&R have one absolute classic album and not a whole lot else. “Roxy Music” was a crucial glam band in their Brian Eno iteration, then basically a vanity project for Bryan Ferry on Avalon in the 80s (my vote here is meant to recognize the earlier phase).
winners in 3.5...
U2 85.2% / A Tribe Called Quest 14.8%
Bo Diddley 66.7% / Howlin' Wolf 33.3%
AC/DC 90.9% / Bad Company 9.1%
Roxy Music 52.9% / Eric B. & Rakim 47.1%
Portishead 53.1% / The Verve 46.9%
Beck 76.5% / Queensryche 23.5%
Chuck Berry 97.1% / Soft Cell 2.9%
Guns 'N Roses 88.2% / George Michael 11.8%
Roxy Music vs. Eric B. & Rakim: a tricky one for a couple of reasons. EB&R have one absolute classic album and not a whole lot else. “Roxy Music” was a crucial glam band in their Brian Eno iteration, then basically a vanity project for Bryan Ferry on Avalon in the 80s (my vote here is meant to recognize the earlier phase).
Given my preference for relatively easily accessible melodies, I still listen far more to Avalon than anything else by Roxy Music. Go figure :-)
