Led Zeppelin vs. Soundgarden
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles vs. Eagles
Johnny Cash vs. The Animals
Red Hot Chili Peppers vs. The Doors
Prince vs. Daft Punk
Foo Fighters vs. Elvis Costello
Queen vs. John Lennon
Bjork vs. Santana

Led Zeppelin
Smokey
Johnny Cash
The Doors
Prince
Elvis Costello
John Lennon
Santana

LED ZEPPELIN--
The might Zep should take this one easy, looking down the road at a Led Zeppelin/Prince matchup that should be one of the best of the tourney. As for Soundgarden, can they recapture some of the old magic, or are they washed up?

THE MIRACLES--
Maybe its my dislike for the Eagles, or my affection for the 60's Motown sound...

CASH--
I wonder how much love for JC there would have been without his final 6 albums in the Rick Rubin era???

RHCP--
As much as I really The Doors, The Peppers have been a band I've really enjoyed for a long, long time...

PRINCE--
I wonder how many daft Punk fans vote for them in this round???

ELVIS--
I hate voting against Foo, I gotta in this one...

QUEEN--
Never been much of a Lennon fan, to me classics like "Stone Cold Crazy" and "Killer Queen" are just too much to ignore...

SANTANA--
A toss up for me, not big enough of a fan of either to want them in the next round...

Led Zeppelin 15, Soundgarden 7
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles 16, Eagles 4
Johnny Cash 18, The Animals 10
Red Hot Chili Peppers 12, The Doors 3
Prince 18, Daft Punk 16
Elvis Costello 18, Foo Fighters 12
John Lennon 9, Queen 7
Björk 16, Santana 3

Led Zeppelin
Eagles
The Animals
The Doors
Prince
Elvis Costello
Queen
Santana

Zep
Smokey
JC
Doors (Go ahead, make another remark about how this forum is losing it's taste)
Prince
Elvis
Queen (Hmm...My favorite band vs. a solo career I hate witha buring passion...)
Santana (Reffer to my comment on the Doors-RHCP matchup)

Fave: Queen (Led Zeppelin Close Behind)
FNVF: RHCP, Eagles, Animals, Bjork
Fave Song: Bohemian Rhapsody, Stairway, Hotel California (All top 10)
Fave Album: The Doors

Soundgarden 11, Led Zeppelin 7: I'm not really a fan of either artist, but I tend to enjoy Soundgarden's songs more.
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 12, Eagles 0: I have no time for the bland arena rock that defines The Eagles, and while I should get to know Smokey Robinson better, this is still an easy win.
Pass: I know fewer than 5 songs from each, so I won't vote.
The Doors 18, Red Hot Chili Peppers 13: I really took to The Doors about 6 years ago, and while they've become hated by many, I think they've produced at least 3 killer albums, L.A. Woman being my favorite. I really like "Otherside", "Scar Tissue" and several other RHCP singles, but I've never completely warmed to any of their albums.
Prince 20, Daft Punk 13: I really should investigate Daft Punk more, as I like the limited material I know of theirs. That said, they wouldn't ever stand a chance against Prince.
Elvis Costello 15, Foo Fighters 10: I've only got Elvis' first 2 albums, but I love the heck out of This Year's Model. I'm not really sure where I should go from there- probably chronologically. Foo Fighters, meanwhile, are the very definition of 10/20 here- complete ambivalence.
Queen 3, John Lennon 0: It disgusts me that I have to vote for one of these artists. Queen's glam-lite miasma just wins out over John Lennon's unending quest to irritate.
Björk 20, Santana 10: Björk is the most important female artist of the past 20 years in my book, and my gender split of favorite artists is about 50/50, so that really means something! Santana is a bit of an enigma for me, but not one I'm that keen on understanding better.

Favorite artist: Prince (surprise, surprise)
Favorite artist not voted for: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Favorite album: 1999 (#1 all-time)
Favorite song: "Something in the Water (Does Not Compute)" (#1 all-time)

Led Zeppelin
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Johnny Cash
The Doors
Prince
Elvis Costello
John Lennon
Bjork

Led Zeppelin
pass
Johnny Cash
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Prince
Foo Fighters
Queen
Bjork

I'm going to jump bandwagon and do the number thing.

Led Zeppelin 19 vs. Soundgarden 14
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 12 vs. Eagles 6
Johnny Cash 15 vs. The Animals 11
Red Hot Chili Peppers 13 vs. The Doors 15
Prince 20 vs. Daft Punk 13
Foo Fighters 11 vs. Elvis Costello 17
Queen 2 vs. John Lennon 16
Bjork 17 vs. Santana 12

Both my least favorite popular 70s bands are up today. I really hate stuff that's oversung, overemoted, melodramatic or kitschy, and these two are more guilty of it than any other band. Other than some great guitar riffs I find nothing likable about either of them.

Hopefully Elvis Costello gets through. I'm a little concerned that post-grunge seems to be rather popular in the non-AM block, whereas quirky pop seems to be rather unpopular.

Either way Zep/Prince seems like an inevitable R16 match.

Led Zeppelin
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Johnny Cash
The Doors
Prince
Elvis Costello
John Lennon
Bjork

It has never been easier

Led Zeppelin
The Eagles
Johnny Cash
The Doors - tough choice, went with the more influential (IMHO)
Prince
Foo Fighters - not a fan of this Elvis
Queen - my appreciation for Queen has grown tremendously over the years
Santana - Bjork is just too out there for me

Zep
Smokey
Johnny Cash
The Doors
Prince
Elvis
John Lennon
Bjork

Fave: Prince
FNVF:Daft Punk
Fav Album: Sign O The Times/The Doors
Fav Song: The End

Led Zeppelin
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Johnny Cash
The Doors
Prince
Elvis Costello
Queen
Bjork

Led Zep
Smokey & the Miracles
Johnny Cash
The Doors
Daft Punk
Elvis Costello
Queen
pass

Led Zeppelin
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Johnny Cash
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Prince
Elvis Costello
John Lennon
Bjork

Pretty easy week, close one between RHCP and Doors, but I like more material by RHCP. Prince vs Zep will be exciting.

Led Zeppelin
Eagles
Johnny Cash
The Doors
Prince
Elvis Costello
John Lennon
Bjork

Led Zeppelin - Easy win
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Easy win
Johnny Cash - Easy win
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Kinda easy win
Prince - Painful to vote agaisnt Daft Punk.
Elvis Costello - Close, but obvious choice
John Lennon - Tight call.
Bjork - Easy win.

Fave - Will not choose between Prince and Bjork yet.
Fave not voted for - Daft Punk

Led Zeppelin
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Johnny Cash
The Doors
Prince
Elvis Costello
Queen
Santana

Led Zeppelin 20, Soundgarden 15
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 13, Eagles 5
Johnny Cash 17, The Animals 11
Red Hot Chili Peppers 17, The Doors 17 (tie goes to RHCP )
Prince 19, Daft Punk 18
Foo Fighters 16, Elvis Costello 13
Queen 17, John Lennon 16
Santana 11, Bjork 9

Led Zeppelin
------------
Johnny Cash
The Doors
Prince
Foo Fighters
John Lennon
Björk

No time for points today.

Led Zeppelin
Eagles
Johnny Cash
The Doors
Prince
Elvis Costello
Queen
Björk

Led Zep
Smokey
Johnny Cash
RHCP
Daft Punk (they'll lose to Prince, which sucks but there we are)
Foos
Queen
Bjork

winners in 4.7...
Led Zeppelin 88.8% / Soundgarden 11.2%
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 73.5% / Eagles 26.5%
Johnny Cash 88.6% / The Animals 11.4%
The Doors 61.1% / Red Hot Chili Peppers 38.9%
Prince 94.4% / Daft Punk 5.6%
Elvis Costello 63.9% / Foo Fighters 36.1%
Queen 63.9% / Lennon 36.1%
Bjork 57.1% / Santana 42.9%