#1 (59) Roy Orbison vs. #16 (966) Hot Chip
#8 (454) Salt-N-Pepa vs. #9 (571) Breaking Benmjamin
#5 (315) Joy Division vs. #12 (710) White Lion
#4 (198) Rihanna vs. #13 (827) Feist
#3 (187) The Black Crowes vs. #14 (838) The Lovin' Spoonful
#6 (326) Paula Abdul vs. #11 (699) Air
#7 (443) Megadeth vs. #10 (582) Ultravox
#2 (70) The Smiths vs. #15 (955) Patti LaBelle

Roy... was the man...
BB... what can I say, I kinda like this band...
Joy... Too bad the "Supercheery" Ian only lasted a few years, he was the man also...
Feist... don't care for either, Rihanna annoys me more...
Crowes... underrated band, still putting out great music...
Air... Paula annoys me more than Rihanna...
Ultravox... this was a tough matchup, I like Megadeth...
The Smiths... talk about not having to think about who you're gonna choose!!!

Roy Orbison
Salt N Pepa
Joy Division
Feist
The Lovin' Spoonful
Air
The Smiths

#1 (59) Roy Orbison
#8 (454) Salt-N-Pepa
#5 (315) Joy Division
#13 (827) Feist
#14 (838) The Lovin' Spoonful
#11 (699) Air
#7 (443) Megadeth
#2 (70) The Smiths

#16 (966) Hot Chip
I find Roy Orbison massively overrated. I find his songs cheesy and annoying.

#5 (315) Joy Division vs.

#13 (827) Feist
Sadly, Rihanna's overglossy overcomputerized disposable pop R&B will probably win.

#11 (699) Air

#2 (70) The Smiths

#16 (966) Hot Chip
#13 (827) Feist
#11 (699) Air
#2 (70) The Smiths

#1 Roy Orbison
#8 Salt-N-Pepa
#5 Joy Division
#4 Rihanna
#3 The Black Crowes
#11 Air
#7 Megadeth
#2 The Smiths

Hot Chip (no matter how much I respect Orbison, Hot Chip is one of my favourite bands)
Salt n Pepa
Joy Division
Feist
The Lovin Spoonful
Air
Megadeth
The Smiths

#1 (59) Roy Orbison
#8 (454) Salt-N-Pepa
#5 (315) Joy Division
#4 (198) Rihanna
#14 (838) The Lovin' Spoonful
#11 (699) Air
#7 (443) Megadeth
#2 (70) The Smiths

#1 (59) Roy Orbison
#8 (454) Salt-N-Pepa
#5 (315) Joy Division
#13 (827) Feist
#14 (838) The Lovin' Spoonful
#11 (699) Air
#10 (582) Ultravox
#2 (70) The Smiths

Joy Division
Lovin' Spoonful
Air
Megadeth
Smiths

pass - not an Orbison fan, though "Pretty Woman" is a classic...don't know Hot Chip
#8 Salt-N-Pepa: Push It!
#12 White Lion - definitely a guilty pleasure from high school...another pick I could get kicked off the forum for :)
#13 Feist - definitely anti-Rihanna, and while they shamelessly sold out to Apple, I must admit "1-2-3-4" is hopelessly catchy
#3 The Black Crowes - This was a very tough matchup to me..."Do You Believe in Magic" is pure 60s fun, while "Hard to Handle" was a classic from my college years. I like "Nashville Cats" and "She Talks to Angels", so...finally gave the nod to the Black Crowes, for longevity
#6 Paula Abdul - Hey, "Straight Up" was cool and different when it came out...
pass
pass - ugh vs. ugh

Today's Fav: Black Crowes
Today's Fav I didn't vote for: The Lovin' Spoonful

#1 Roy Orbison
#8 Salt-N-Pepa
#5 Joy Division
#13 Feist
#14 The Lovin' Spoonful
#11 Air
#10 Ultravox
#2 The Smiths

Today's Favorite: Orbison, with Air in a not close 2d.
Today's favorite not voted for: Hot Chip

Winners in #42...
Roy Orbison 80.8% / Hot Chip 19.2%
Salt-N-Pepa 73.1% / Breaking Benjamin 26.9%
Joy Division 82.1% / White Lion 17.9%
Feist 59.3% / Rihanna 40.7%
Black Crowes 66.7% / Lovin' Spoonful 33.3%
Air 57.1% / Paula Abdul 42.9%
Megadeth 66.7% / Ultravox 33.3%
The Smiths 100% / Patti LaBelle 0%

Aargh! Was having too much Memorial Day fun and missed a round (It’s difficult in general for me to get around to UMT on weekends). For the record, I would have voted for all of this group’s winners except Megadeth.

But here are the stats, in case anyone cares:

MOST UNDERRATED
Joy Division (UMT 315, AM 51); Hot Chip (UMT 966, AM 291); The Smiths (UMT 70, AM 24); Air (UMT 699, AM 249).

MOST OVERRATED
The Black Crowes (UMT 187, AM 744); Rihanna (UMT 198, AM 682); Megadeth (UMT 443, AM 1326).

NOT AM RANKED
Paula Abdul, Breaking Benjamin, White Lion.

CLOSEST
Patti LaBelle (UMT 955, AM 973).