Vote for your winners, results posted tomorrow:
#1 Pearl Jam vs. #9 The Roots
#5 Primal Scream vs. #4 Franz Ferdinand
#3 Jay-Z vs. #6 Jeff Buckley
#7 2Pac vs. #2 Wilco
#1 Blur vs. #8 Lupe Fiasco
#5 The Killers vs. #4 Weezer
#3 Coldplay vs. #6 Vampire Weekend
#7 Cypress Hill vs. #2 Pavement

#1 Pearl Jam
#4 Franz Ferdinand
#3 Jay-Z
#2 Wilco
#1 Blur
#4 Weezer
#6 Vampire Weekend
#7 Cypress Hill

My 2 favorite songs of the week, Fillmore Jive and Grace, are from bands/artists I voted against !

Pearl Jam ~~~ Agonizing having to vote for one of these artists which I really, really like and both have given us outstanding albums in the past couple of years...
Franz ~~~
Jay-Z ~~~
2Pac ~~~ This vote kind of surprised me when I typed it too...
Blur ~~~ Another tough vote, I like Lupe, just not enough to compete here...
The Killers ~~~
Vampire Weekend ~~~
Cypress Hill ~~~

#1 Pearl Jam
#4 Franz Ferdinand
#3 Jay-Z
#2 Wilco
#1 Blur
#5 The Killers
#3 Coldplay
#2 Pavement

#9 The Roots
#5 Primal Scream
#3 Jay-Z
#2 Wilco
#1 Blur
#5 The Killers
#6 Vampire Weekend
#2 Pavement

Pearl Jam
Franz Ferdinand
Jay-Z
Wilco
Blur
Weezer
Coldplay
Pavement

Lots of tough matchups today (Vampire Weekend vs Coldplay, The Killers vs Weezer, Primal Scream vs Franz Ferdinand, Jay-Z vs Jeff Buckley)

Pearl Jam
Primal Scream
Jeff Buckley
Wilco
Blur
Weezer
Vampire Weekend
Pavement

#9 The Roots
#5 Primal Scream
#6 Jeff Buckley
#2 Wilco
#1 Blur
#4 Weezer
#6 Vampire Weekend
#2 Pavement

Thanks!

The Roots (I know them just well enough to know that I don’t have any major problems with them. I know Pearl Jam very well – enough to know that I have enough minor problems with them to pick the Roots.)

Franz Ferdinand (Yes, they’re pretty predictable, and I doubt they’ll hold up well. I’ve just never really grokked Primal Scream.)

Jay-Z (This one was close.)

Wilco (Have my tickets to see them Friday!)

Blur

Weezer (A matchup of bands that started very strong and quickly ran out of gas artistically. But Weezer had more in the tank.)

Vampire Weekend (Interesting matchup, and I’m very curious to see if Coldplay still has the kind of support they did five years ago. Me, I prefer the band that puts its own wonky spin on ska over the band that’s really just channeling U2 and Radiohead.)

Pavement

#1 Pearl Jam
#4 Franz Ferdinand
#6 Jeff Buckley
#2 Wilco
#1 Blur
#4 Weezer
#3 Coldplay
#2 Pavement

#1 Pearl Jam
#4 Franz Ferdinand
#6 Jeff Buckley
#2 Wilco
#1 Blur
Pass
#3 Coldplay
#2 Pavement

pass
#5 Primal Scream
pass
#2 Wilco
#1 Blur
#4 Weezer
#6 Vampire Weekend
#2 Pavement

Feels like one of the weakest second rounds.

#1 Pearl Jam (Very tough matchup. Ended up going with the home team)
#4 Franz Ferdinand (Never could stand Primal Scream)
#3 Jay-Z (Never got the hubub surrounding Jeff Buckley)
#2 Wilco
#1 Blur
#4 Weezer
#6 Vampire Weekend (Favorite band since 2008)
#2 Pavement

Relatively easy week with the exception of the first matchup.

#9 The Roots
#4 Franz Ferdinand
#3 Jay-Z
#7 2Pac
#1 Blur
#4 Weezer
#6 Vampire Weekend
#2 Pavement

#9 The Roots
#4 Franz Ferdinand
#3 Jay-Z
#2 Wilco
#8 Lupe Fiasco
#5 The Killers
#3 Coldplay
#2 Pavement

#1 Pearl Jam
#4 Franz Ferdinand
#3 Jay-Z (love both)
#7 2Pac (two overrated acts, I'll take the underdog)
#8 Lupe Fiasco
#5 The Killers
#6 Vampire Weekend
#2 Pavement

Pearl Jam
Franz Ferdinand
Jeff Buckley (sorry Jay, Buckley just gets to me more)
Wilco
Blur
Killers (always liked them, Weezer slipped away at the last album)
Coldplay
Pavement

#1 Pearl Jam
#5 Primal Scream
#3 Jay-Z
#2 Wilco
#1 Blur
#4 Weezer
#6 Vampire Weekend
#2 Pavement

The Roots (I am literally shocked at all the votes for Pearl Jam. I can only conclude that many have not given a close listen to the Roots)

Primal Scream (blowout)
Jeff Buckely
Wilco
Blur
Weezer
pass
Pavement

#1 Pearl Jam
Harder vote for me than for most.
#5 Primal Scream
Easier vote for me than for most.
#6 Jeff Buckley
Not as easy as it would have been one year ago.
#2 Wilco
pass
#5 The Killers
I like some Weezer but they don't overly impress me. The Killers at least have a couple really good singles.
#6 Vampire Weekend
Two good but overrated bands.
#2 Pavement

#1 Pearl Jam
#5 Primal Scream - blowout,FF were a flash in the pan
#6 Jeff Buckley
#2 Wilco
#1 Blur
#4 Weezer
#3 Coldplay
#2 Pavement

Pearl Jam
Franz
buckley
pass
pass
pass
pass
pass

#9 The Roots
#5 Primal Scream
#3 Jay-Z
#2 Wilco (Maybe the best band of the last 20 years. No contest.)
#1 Blur
#4 Weezer
#6 Vampire Weekend
#2 Pavement

#9 The Roots: Fairly easy win over a 90s dinosaur.
#4 Franz Ferdinand: I like Primal Scream, but I quite dig Franz.
Pass (don't really care for either)
Pass (don't know either well enough)
#1 Blur: I prefer Gorillaz to Blur, but Blur have some great singles.
Pass (Both are pretty bad overall to me.)
#6 Vampire Weekend: More of an anti-Coldplay vote than a pro-VW one.
#2 Pavement: I never got the fuss over Cypress Hill.

Whoops, I accidentally voted for Franz Ferdinand. I meant to pass as I don't know enough Primal Scream to vote.

RESULTS:
Pearl Jam 58.3% / The Roots 41.7%
Franz Ferdinand 66.7% / Primal Scream 33.3%
Jay-Z 68.6% / Jeff Buckley 31.4%
Wilco 60% / Tupac 40%
Blur 65.7% / Lupe Fiasco 34.3%
Weezer 61.8% / The Killers 38.2%
***TIE Coldplay & Vampire Weekend (17-17) 50% each ***
Pavement 65.7% / Cypress Hill 34.3%

I'm a bit surprised by the high percentages for
Franz Ferdinand
Jay-Z
Vampire Weekend

I knew this would happen to Jeff. Just out of curiousity, Slick, how did the voting in that one go outside AM?

You guys should be happy your favorites don't lose most of the time every week like they do for me!