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Apr 22, 2010 - 3:50PM

ULTIMATE Music Tournament:Bracket #10

BRACKET #10

#1 (57) RAMONES vs. #16 (968) FIREHOUSE

Legendary punk pioneers…. “Blitzkrieg Bop”, “I Wanna Be Sedated”, “Sheena Is A Punk Rocker” and “Pet Sematary” just a few of the many classics.

When you think cheesy 90’s hair band power ballads what comes to mind…. Song like FireHouse’s “Love Of A Lifetime”, “When I Look Into Your Eyes”, “Don’t Treat Me Bad” and “I Live My Life For You”. If you haven’t already thrown up in your mouth just a little, this band won Best New Hard Rock band AMA in 1992 over Nirvana!!!

#8 (456) ROBERTA FLACK vs. #9 (569) MOTORHEAD

Roberta Flack combined elements of jazz, R&B and Folk together to create a few classic 70’s pop hits including “The First Time I Saw Your Face”, “Killing Me Softly With His Song”, “Feel Like Making Love” and “Where Is The Love”.

Back in 1980, Motorhead was one of the leaders of a The New Wave Of British Metal and their signature hit “Ace Of Spades”. Others include “Bomber” and “Overkill”.

#5 (313) GRAND FUNK RAILROAD vs. #12 (712) BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB

Back in the early 70’s, Grand Funk was a popular rock band with songs like “We’re An American Band”, “I’m Your Captain (Closer To Home)”, “The Loco-Motion” and “Some Kind Of Wonderful”.

BMRC, the Neo-Psychedelic Garage Rockers gave us “Whatever Happened To My Rock And Roll (Punk Song)”, “Spread Your Love”, “Stop” and “Weapon Of Choice”.

#4 (200) GENE PITNEY vs. #13 (825) NENEH CHERRY

In the early 60’s Gene Pitney had a number of big hits including “A Town Without Pity”, “(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valence”, “Only Love Can Break A Heart” and “Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa”.

Neneh Cherry combined elements of hip-hop with other influences to create some unique pop hits including “Buffalo Stance”, “Trout”, “7 Seconds” and “Manchild”.

#3 (185) THE DOOBIE BROTHERS vs. #14 (840) THE MARS VOLTA

The Doobies are a popular rock band that had “Black Water”, “What A Fool Believes”, “Long Train Running” and “Listen To The Music” as a few of their big hits.

Experimental Prog-Rockers The Mars Volta created a buzz with 2005’s “The Widow” along with others like “Inertiatic ESP” and “Wax Simulacra”.

#6 (328) GEORGE HARRISON vs. #11 (697) BAUHAUS

After The Beatles split, George had a successful solo career with songs like “My Sweet Lord”, “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)”, “Got My Mind Set On You” and “All Those Years Ago”.

Goth Rock pioneers Bauhaus were only around for a few years, but in that time they left behind some critically acclaimed songs like “Bela Lugosi’s Dead”, “Kick In The Eye”, “She’s In Parties” and their cover of “Ziggy Stardust”

#7 (441) THE MAMA’S & THE PAPA’S vs. #10 (584) THE LEMONHEADS

From 1965 to 1968, The Mama’s & The Papa’s had a number of big hits including “California Dreaming”, “Monday Monday”, “Creeque Alley” and “Dedicated To The One I Love”.

Alt/Rockers The Lemonheads enjoyed a taste of success during the 90’s alt/rock boom including the hits “It’s A Shame About Ray”, “Mrs. Robinson”, “Into Your Arms” and “If I Could Talk I’d Tell You”

#2 (72) RUSH vs. #15 (953) SWITCHFOOT

Canadian Prog-Rockers have had a long career and a ton of rock radio hits including “Tom Sawyer”, “The Spirit Of Radio”, “Fly By Night” and “Closer To The Heart”

Switchfoot gained notoriety with 2003’s “Meant To Live” and “Dare You To Move”. They also charted with “Stars” and “Oh! Gravity”.

Apr 22nd, 2010 - 3:50 PM

Larry

Apr 22, 2010 - 4:11PM