#1 Bruce Springsteen vs. #4 Public Enemy
#3 Sheryl Crow vs. #2 LL Cool J
#1 Neil Young vs. #4 The Commodores
#3 Paul Simon vs. #2 Kiss
#1 Marvin Gaye vs. #5 Kate Bush
#3 Peter Gabriel vs. #10 Violent Femmes
#1 Bon Jovi vs. #5 Kraftwerk
#6 Sonic Youth vs. #2 Neil Diamond

Bruce Springsteen
LL Cool J
Neil Young
Paul Simon
Marvin Gaye
Peter Gabriel
Kraftwerk
Sonic Youth

some of these (Springsteen, Gabriel) were really tough. Others (Kraftwerk, Sonic Youth) weren't so tough.

Public Enemy
LL Cool J
Neil Young
Paul Simon
Kate Bush
Violent Femmes
Kraftwerk
Sonic Youth

SLICKS VOTES: BRUCE (tough one)... LL COOL J... NEIL YOUNG... KISS... MARVIN GAYE... PETER GABRIEL... BON JOVI... SONIC YOUTH...

Slicks Predictions...
TOSS UP -- I give the edge to Bruce, but it will be close...
TOSS UP -- Edge goes to LL, another close one expected...
YOUNG -- Potentially a big win, Commodores could give a fight...
TOSS UP -- Not sure if Kiss can win this one...
MARVIN -- Should win...
PG -- I'll give Peter Gabriel the edge, Femmes could make things interesting...
BON JOVI -- Classic AM vs. non-AM matchup. Swing vote could be from the AM voters who vote for Bon Jovi...
TOSS UP -- Cannot pick a winner in this one...

Bruce Springsteen - not a huge Springsteen fan, but he wins this one
Sheryl Crow - interesting matchup...I like both, but I listen to Crow more often
The Commodores - Neil Young's music has always annoyed me...like the Commodores
Paul Simon
Marvin Gaye - another Motown great vs. um, someone I don't like :)
Peter Gabriel
Bon Jovi
Neil Diamond - if only because of Scrubs, when Turk does his Neil Diamond impression; ok, and because of songs like "Red, Red Wine", "America", and "Delirious Love"

easy decisions today...almost every matchup was someone I like vs. someone I don't

Today's favorite: Bon Jovi
Today's favorite I didn't vote for: LL Cool J
Favorite Song: "Solisbury Hill"

#1 Bruce Springsteen
#2 LL Cool J
#1 Neil Young
#3 Paul Simon
#1 Marvin Gaye
#3 Peter Gabriel
#5 Kraftwerk
#6 Sonic Youth

1 Bruce Springsteen
#3 Sheryl Crow
#1 Neil Young
#3 Paul Simon
#1 Marvin Gaye
#3 Peter Gabriel
#5 Kraftwerk
#6 Sonic Youth

#4 Public Enemy
Very, very tough vote.
#3 Sheryl Crow
Not an LL Cool J fan. Sheryl Crow gets another 'consistently above average' vote. It's a shame Public Enemy and Springsteen had to go against each other instead of both facing one of each here.
#1 Neil Young
#3 Paul Simon
Kiss is a gimmick band.
#5 Kate Bush
Gaye is more 'important', but I like Kate Bush's material more.
#10 Violent Femmes
Peter Gabriel has some good songs, but overall I find him overproduced and annoying.
#5 Kraftwerk
#6 Sonic Youth

Two of the best four of the week are in the same match.

Public Enemy
LL Cool J
Neil Young
Paul Simon
Marvin Gaye
Violent Femmes
Kraftwerk
Sonic Youth

Feels weird to be voting against Springsteen this early, but for me that matchup’s no contest. However, I expect to be seeing him again in this tournament…

The Femmes vs. Peter Gabriel was the other tough one, but I’ll take punky over proggy 9 times out of 10. But I also expect that I didn’t vote for the winner here, either.

Boss
Pass (I can't believe one of these two will be in the top 128)
Neil
Kiss
Marvin
Pass
Bon Jovi
Pass

Fave: The Boss
FNVF: Public Enemy
Fave Song: Livin' On a Prayer
Fave Album: Born in the USA

#4 Public Enemy: I've never been big on Bruce.
#2 LL Cool J: Sheryl Crow is a one-trick pony. Some could argue that so is LL Cool J, but I like his trick better.
#4 The Commodores: What I've heard of Neil Young doesn't really interest me much.
#3 Paul Simon: Not a fan of KISS, at all.
#5 Kate Bush: An easier win for me than it should be.
#3 Peter Gabriel: I'm not his biggest supporter, but he has some great songs.
#5 Kraftwerk: I really hope they pull it off. I like a lot of 80s pop/rock and hair metal, but I never really warmed to Bon Jovi. Kraftwerk, meanwhile, are absolutely essential.
#6 Sonic Youth: Easy win.

Bruce Springsteen
Sheryl Crow
Neil Young
Paul Simon
Kate Bush
Peter Gabriel
Kraftwerk
Sonic Youth

#1 Bruce Springsteen
#2 LL Cool J
#1 Neil Young
#3 Paul Simon
#1 Marvin Gaye
#3 Peter Gabriel
#5 Kraftwerk (just)
#6 Sonic Youth

#1 Bruce Springsteen
#2 LL Cool J
#1 Neil Young
#3 Paul Simon
#5 Kate Bush
#3 Peter Gabriel
#5 Kraftwerk
#6 Sonic Youth

Back from vacation... sorry I missed the past number of brackets.

Bruce Springsteen
LL Cool J
Neil Young
Paul Simon - I really hope this is the end of Kiss.
Marvin Gaye
Peter Gabriel
Kraftwerk
Sonic Youth - I like Neil Diamond, but come on.

Favorite this round - A bunch of greats. I'm gonna mull this one a little longer.

Favorite not voted for - Diamond!

Bruce Springsteen
LL Cool J
Neil Young
Paul Simon
Marvin Gaye
Peter Gabriel
Kraftwerk
Sonic Youth

Bruce Springsteen
Neil Young
Paul Simon
Marvin Gaye
Peter Gabriel
Kraftwerk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sonic Youth

#1 Bruce Springsteen
#3 Sheryl Crow
#1 Neil Young
#3 Paul Simon
#1 Marvin Gaye
#10 Violent Femmes (close though)
#5 Kraftwerk
#6 Sonic Youth

#4 Public Enemy
#2 LL Cool J
#1 Neil Young
#3 Paul Simon
#1 Marvin Gaye
#10 Violent Femmes
#5 Kraftwerk
#6 Sonic Youth

Bruce vs PE is terrible, arguably the best artists of each respective genre. That said, I'm more likely to put on a Public Enemy album than a Boss one right now.

I hope Sonic Youth beats Neil Diamond in the ultimate battle of artistic innovation vs pop sugar.

Public Enemy
Neil Young
Paul Simon
Marvin Gaye
Violent Femmes
Kraftwerk
Sonic Youth

We had an 18-18 tie for Kraftwerk vs. Bon Jovi and I held out for the past 36 hours waiting for a deciding vote that never came...

winners in 3.12...
Bruce Springsteen 66.7% / Public Enemy 33.3%
LL Cool J 69.7% / Sheryl Crow 30.3%
Neil Young 80.6% / The Commodores 19.4%
Paul Simon 63.9% / Kiss 36.1%
Marvin Gaye 80.6% / Kate Bush 19.4%
Peter Gabriel 62.9% / Violent Femmes 37.1%
TIE *** Bon Jovi & Kraftwerk 50% each***
Sonic Youth 62.9% / Neil Diamond 37.1%

Yeah, next round it's Sonic Youth vs. Bon Jovi vs. Kraftwerk (for example).