#1 (2) The Beatles vs. #16 (1023) Kitchens of Distinction
#8 (511) Fatboy Slim vs. #9 (514) Mott The Hoople
#5 (258) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds vs. #12 (767) Toots & The Maytals
#4 (255) Destinys Child vs. #13 (770) Blue October
#3 (130) Kanye West vs. #14 (895) Ugly Kid Joe
#6 (383) Billy Ocean vs. #11 (642) System of a Down
#7 (386) The B-52's vs. #10 (639) Peter Frampton
#2 (127) Bill Haley & His Comets vs. #15 (898) Sam and Dave
Beatles -- KOD had great songs like "Drive That Fast" and "Smiling" and in any other matchup I would consider them...
Mott The Hoople -- Tough choice...
Nick Cave -- Another tough choice, I would rather listen to "The Mercy Seat" over "Pressure Drop"...
Destinys Child -- Why couldn't Toots be a #13 seed...
Kanye -- Next round it will be Kanye vs. his ego...
SOAD -- "Chop Suey" is a great ringtone...
B-52's -- Almost voted against them because of "Love Shack"...
BH & The Comets --
#1 (2) The Beatles
#8 (511) Fatboy Slim
#5 (258) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
#7 (386) The B-52's
#15 (898) Sam and Dave
I can't believe Sam and Dave are a 15 seed.
#1 The Beatles
#8 Fatboy Slim
#5 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
#4 Destinys Child
#3 Kanye West
#11 System of a Down - Although I do like me some Billy Ocean
#7 The B-52's
#15 Sam and Dave
Favorite: Kanye... but only because I don't want him to rush the stage and grab the microphone when I name my actual favorite, the Beatles.
1. The Beatles
8. Fatboy Slim
12. Toots & the Maytals
4. Destiny’s Child (A matchup of two Houston acts! Did you do that for me, Slick?)
3. Kanye West
11. System of a Down
7. The B-52’s
15. Sam and Dave
Tough choices today in the 8/9, 5/12 and 2/15 matchups.
****
No AM artists are wildly out of whack this time.
MOST UNDERRATED
Nick Cave (UMT 258, AM 78).
MOST OVERRATED
Bill Haley & His Comets (UMT 127, AM 353); Destiny’s Child (UMT 255, AM 616).
NOT AM RANKED
Billy Ocean, Blue October, Ugly Kid Joe, Kitchens of Distinction.
CLOSEST
Kanye West (UMT 130, AM 116); The Beatles (UMT 2, AM 1).
#1 (2) The Beatles
#9 (514) Mott The Hoople
#5 (258) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
#4 (255) Destinys Child
#3 (130) Kanye West
#11 (642) System of a Down
#7 (386) The B-52's
#15 (898) Sam and Dave
#1 (2) The Beatles
#9 (514) Mott The Hoople
#5 (258) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
#4 (255) Destinys Child
#3 (130) Kanye West
#11 (642) System of a Down
#7 (386) The B-52's
#15 (898) Sam and Dave
Elvis & The Beatles outscored everyone else by a big margain, Elvis just barely beat the Fab Four out for top spot. Stones were the overall #3 seed.
Most of the unexpected seedings for me were explained when I found out the seedings were totally based on singles. I'm sure if albums were factored in, Beatles would easily be #1.
#1 (2) The Beatles
#8 (511) Fatboy Slim
#5 (258) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
#4 (255) Destinys Child
#3 (130) Kanye West
#11 (642) System of a Down
#7 (386) The B-52's
#15 (898) Sam and Dave
16. Kitchens Of Distinction (they have the unfortunate distinction of being paired up agaist the Beatles. It pains me to vote against the Beatles but what would pain me more is to see KOD shut out 100% to 0.)
8. Fatboy Slim
5. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4. Destinys Child
14. Ugly Kid Joe
11. System of a Down
7. B-52s
15. Sam and Dave
#1 The Beatles
#8 Fatboy Slim
pass
#4 Destiny's Child
#14 Ugly Kid Joe - down with Kanye and his ego!
#6 Billy Ocean - When the Going Gets Tough, Billy Ocean gets Going
#7 The B-52s - TIIIIIN ROOF!! Rusted.
#2 Bill Haley & His Comets - "Rock around the Clock" started it all...
Today's favorite: The Beatles would be a boring choice, so I'll take Billy Ocean
Today's favorite I didn't vote for: tough picking today...I guess Peter Frampton
Favorite Song from today's bracket: (ignoring Beatles) "Rock Lobster", the B-52s (though "Rock around the Clock" is a close 2nd)
Winners in #57...
The Beatles 96.4% / Kitchens Of Distinction 3.6%
Fatboy Slim 53.6% / Mott The Hoople 46.4%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 66.7% / Toots & The Maytals 33.3%
Destinys Child 75% / Blue October 25%
Kanye West 74.1% / Ugly Kid Joe 25.9%
System Of A Down 76.9% / Billy Ocean 23.1%
The B-52's 78.6% / Peter Frampton 21.4%
Sam And Dave 51.9% / Bill Haley & His Comets 48.1%
I'm kicking myself for costing the Beatles a 100% and forgetting to vote for Concrete Blonde over New Order. No way does that band deserve 100% over Concrete Blonde.