Vote for your winners, Results posted tomorrow:
#1 The Cure vs. #16 The Carpenters
#8 Donna Summer vs. #9 ZZ Top
#5 Pretenders vs. #12 Madness
#4 T. Rex vs. #13 Supertramp
#3 Sex Pistols vs. #14 Peter Tosh
#6 Eric Clapton vs. #11 Dolly Parton
#7 XTC vs. #10 Dire Straits
#2 AC/DC vs. #15 Eddie Money
#1 The Cure
#8 Donna Summer
#12 Madness
#4 T. Rex
#3 Sex Pistols
#11 Dolly Parton (anti-Clapton vote... I dislike most of the bands he played with, but clearly hate his solo discography)
#7 XTC
#2 AC/DC
Favorite band, album and song of this week would all include Robert Smith.
#9 ZZ Top (Very tempted to pick Donna Summer, especially since I suspect there are voters out there with throwback discophobia. But I can’t not vote for a Houston band when it’s this close.)
#5 Pretenders (They’re one of my all-time favorites, but Madness is a severely underrated band, especially in the US.)
#4 T. Rex
#3 Sex Pistols
#11 Dolly Parton (Both an anti-Clapton vote and deserved props for Dolly.)
#1 The Cure (although The Carpenters are awesome too, "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognized Anthem of World Contact Day)" is brilliant)
#8 Donna Summer
#5 Pretenders
#13 Supertramp
#3 Sex Pistols
#6 Eric Clapton
#10 Dire Straits
#2 AC/DC
#1 The Cure - My personal #1 artist of all-time. Hard to believe anyone could sway me to vote against them, certainly not The Carpenters, though "Bless The Beasts And The Children" is a great song!!!
#9 ZZ Top - too many Donna songs make me cringe. ZZ circa '73 - '75 kicked ass!!!
#5 Pretenders - Love Madness, they got a tough draw.
#4 T. Rex - Nothing against Supertramp, they just do not have a "Jeepster", a "Children Of The Revolution" or a "20th Century Boy" in their arsenal.
#3 Sex Pistols - Tempted to go the way of Tosh.
#11 Dolly - EC solo is not a driving force, I really only like "Jolene", but it is so much better than any Clapton solo song, including "After Midnight".
#7 XTC
#15 Eddie Money - AC/DC just doesn't cut it for me.
#1 The Cure
#9 ZZ Top
#5 Pretenders
Our House is a fantastic song, but otherwise they're just good, and Pretenders have one complete solid album.
#4 T. Rex
Pass...dislike both
#6 Eric Clapton
#7 XTC
Let's see if we can summon up another cinderella run for XTC.
Pass
Don't care
Don't care
#5 Pretenders
Don't care
#3 Sex Pistols
#11 Dolly Parton (Don't care, but I think it's funny she has a chance to win, so I'm going to vote for her)
#7 XTC
#2 AC/DC
#1 The Cure - Don't understand the cult of the Carpenters among certain hipsters.
#8 Donna Summer
#5 Pretenders
#4 T. Rex
#3 Sex Pistols
#11 Dolly Parton
#10 Dire Straits
#2 AC/DC
RESULTS:
The Cure 97% / The Carpenters 3%
ZZ Top 69.7% / Donna Summer 31.3%
Pretenders 81.3% / Madness 18.7%
T. Rex 58.1% / Supertramp 41.9%
Sex Pistols 80.6% / Peter Tosh 19.4%
Eric Clapton 57.8% / Dolly Parton 42.2%
Dire Straits 52.9% / XTC 47.1%
AC/DC 81.3% / Eddie Money 18.7%
