#1 (38) The Kinks vs. #16 (987) D'Angelo
#8 (475) Creed vs. #9 (550) Lupe Fiasco
#5 (294) The Zombies vs. #12 (731) The Alarm
#4 (219) Lynyrd Skynyrd vs. #13 (806) Gnarls Barkley
#3 (166) Matchbox 20 vs. #14 (859) The Vines
#6 (347) Richard Marx vs. #11 (678) Joe Jackson
#7 (422) Little River Band vs. #10 (603) The Gap Band
#2 (91) CCR vs. #15 (934) Gym Class Heroes
Kinks...
Lupe... one of the few gifted hip/hop artists around today, any Creed fans from the late 90's are embarrased to admit they were fans...
Zombies... one of the best bands from the 60's, which is still a tough vote cuz I am a huge fan of The Alarm
Gnarls... My hatred for "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Freebird" were the deciding factors...
Matchbox... not enough stuff from The Vines to put them over the top...
Joe Jackson...
Gap Band... dropping a bomb all over the weak sounds of The Little River Band...
CCR... One of the biggest routes in the 1st round...
#1 (38) The Kinks
#8 (475) Creed
#5 (294) The Zombies
#4 (219) Lynyrd Skynyrd
#14 (859) The Vines
#11 (678) Joe Jackson
#10 (603) The Gap Band
#2 (91) CCR
#1 The Kinks - laughable matchup; among their many credits, inspiring the "Weird" Al parody, "Yoda"!
pass
#12 The Alarm
#4 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Hey, I'm from Alabama, I have to vote for "Sweet Home Alabama"!
#3 Matchbox 20 - not a big fan, but they've had a couple of good songs
#6 Richard Marx - Sentimental favorite
#7 Little River Band - not a big fan of either
#2 CCR
Today's Fav: Richard Marx
Today's Favorite I didn't vote for: The Zombies
Favorite song by an artist in today's bracket: "Rescue Me" by The Alarm
#1 (38) The Kinks
#9 (550) Lupe Fiasco
#5 (294) The Zombies
#4 (219) Lynyrd Skynyrd
#14 (859) The Vines
#11 (678) Joe Jackson
#10 (603) The Gap Band
#2 (91) CCR
#1 (38) The Kinks
#9 (550) Lupe Fiasco
#5 (294) The Zombies
#4 (219) Lynyrd Skynyrd
#3 (166) Matchbox 20
#11 (678) Joe Jackson
#7 (422) Little River Band
#2 (91) CCR
#1 (38) The Kinks (although D'Angelo is surprisingly good)
#9 (550) Lupe Fiasco
#5 (294) The Zombies
#13 (806) Gnarls Barkley (I really like both, but Crazy is just too good)
#14 (859) The Vines
#11 (678) Joe Jackson
#7 (422) Little River Band
#2 (91) CCR (so far apart it's not even funny)
The Kinks
Lupe Fiasco
Gnarls Barkley (even though Lynyrd Skynyrd does not deserve all this hatred)
CCR
I do not have hatred for Skynyrd... songs like "Tuesdays Gone", "Simple Man", "The Ballad Of Curtis Lowe", "Call Me The Breeze" are great songs. Just hate "Free Bird" and "Sweet Home Alabama"...
#8 (475) Creed
I got really into Creed in high school. Now I hate a lot of their stuff, but enough of their stuff is just good enough to get my nostalgia vote.
#5 (294) The Zombies
#13 (806) Gnarls Barkley
I appreciate Skynyrd a lot more after listening to a lot of Drive By Truckers music. But I'll still go with Gnarls.
#3 (166) Matchbox 20
Ditto my comments about Creed. I think a lot of their stuff on the first two albums is pretty damn decent.
#2 (91) CCR
CCR = Creedence Clearwater Revival, right? I think they're overrated, but I haven't heard anything from Gym Class Heroes that isn't outright awful.
Winners in #44...
The Kinks 93.5% / D'Angelo 6.5%
Lupe Fiasco 60.7% / Creed 39.3%
The Zombies 82.8% / The Alarm 17.2%
Lynyrd Skynyrd 58.1% / Gnarls Barkley 41.9%
Matchbox 20 59.3% / The Vines 40.7%
Joe Jackson 71.4% / Richard Marx 28.6%
The Gap Band 57.7% / The Little River Band 42.3%
CCR 100% / Gym Class Heroes 0%