Paul McCartney vs. Portishead
Husker Du vs. The Verve
DJ Shadow vs. Queensryche
Toad The Wet Sprocket vs. Beck
Chuck Berry vs. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts vs. Booker T. & The MG’s
Soft Cell vs. Travis
George Michael vs. Thompson Twins
Dolly Parton vs. Guns ‘N Roses
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1970 - 36. Paul McCartney -- Maybe, I’m Amazed
1971 - 22. Paul McCartney -- Another Day
1971 - 48. Paul McCartney -- Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
1971 - 252. Paul McCartney -- Eat At Home
1971 - 263. Paul McCartney -- The Back Seat Of My Car
1972 - 122. Paul McCartney -- Hi Hi Hi
1972 - 202. Paul McCartney -- Mary Had A Little Lamb
1972 - 207. Paul McCartney -- Give Ireland Back To The Irish
1973 - 27. Paul McCartney -- My Love
1973 - 40. Paul McCartney -- Live And Let Die
1973 - 135. Paul McCartney -- Helen Wheels
1974 - 3. Paul McCartney -- Band On The Run
1974 - 46. Paul McCartney -- Jet
1974 - 84. Paul McCartney -- Junior's Farm
1974 - 164. Paul McCartney -- Sally G
1974 - 278. Paul McCartney -- Mrs. Vanderbilt
1975 - 36. Paul McCartney -- Listen To What The Man Said
1975 - 181. Paul McCartney -- Venus And Mars
1975 - 323. Paul McCartney -- Letting Go
1976 - 11. Paul McCartney -- Silly Love Songs
1976 - 52. Paul McCartney -- Let ‘Em In
1977 - 80. Paul McCartney -- Mull Of Kintyre
1978 - 50. Paul McCartney -- With A Little Luck
1978 - 263. Paul McCartney -- I’ve Had Enough
1978 - 289. Paul McCartney -- London Town
1979 - 77. Paul McCartney -- Goodnight Tonight
1979 - 263. Paul McCartney -- Getting Closer
1980 - 31. Paul McCartney -- Coming Up
1980 - 256. Paul McCartney -- Waterfalls
1982 - 31. Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder -- Ebony & Ivory
1982 - 75. Paul McCartney -- Take It Away
1982 - 82. Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson -- The Girl Is Mine
1983 - 22. Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson -- Say Say Say
1983 - 229. Paul McCartney -- Pipes Of Peace
1984 - 58. Paul McCartney -- No More Lonely Nights
1985 - 111. Paul McCartney -- Spies Like Us
1986 - 313. Paul McCartney -- Press
1987 - 304. Paul McCartney -- Once Upon A Long Ago
1989 - 194. Paul McCartney -- My Brave Face
1989 - 318. Paul McCartney -- This One
1993 - 319. Paul McCartney -- Hope Of Deliverance
1997 - 300. Paul McCartney -- The World Tonight
2001 - 324. Paul McCartney -- Freedom
2002 - 338. Paul McCartney -- Lonely Road
2005 - 263. Paul McCartney -- Jenny Wren
2005 - 277. Paul McCartney -- Fine Line
2007 - 171. Paul McCartney -- Dance Tonight
2007 - 316. Paul McCartney -- Ever Present Past
1994 - 18. Portishead -- Sour Times (Nobody Loves Me)
1994 - 151. Portishead -- Glory Box
1994 - 209. Portishead -- Roads
1994 - 279. Portishead -- Mysterons
1994 - 320. Portishead -- Numb
1997 - 164. Portishead -- All Mine
1997 - 180. Portishead -- Cowboys
1997 - 197. Portishead -- Over
1998 - 162. Portishead -- Only You
2008 - 76. Portishead -- Machine Gun
2008 - 178. Portishead -- Magic Doors
2008 - 314. Portishead -- We Carry On
1984 - 92. Husker Du -- Eight Miles High
1984 - 298. Husker Du -- Turn on the News
1985 - 137. Husker Du -- Makes No Sense At All
1985 - 375 Husker Du -- Celebrated Summer
1985 - 385 Husker Du -- I Apologize
1986 - 278. Husker Du -- Sorry Somehow
1986 - 300. Husker Du -- Too Far Down
1986 - 352. Husker Du -- Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely
1987 - 333. Husker Du -- Could You Be There
1992 - 336. The Verve -- Gravity Grave
1995 - 209. The Verve -- History
1995 - 295. The Verve -- This Is Music
1997 - 1. The Verve -- Bittersweet Symphony
1997 - 35. The Verve -- The Drugs Don't Work
1997 - 100. The Verve -- Lucky Man
1997 - 213. The Verve -- Space And Time
1997 - 342. The Verve -- The Rolling People
1997 - 394. The Verve -- One Day
1998 - 135. The Verve -- Sonnet
2008 - 63. The Verve -- Love Is Noise
2008 - 321. The Verve -- Rather Be
1995 - 224. DJ Shadow -- What Does Your Soul Look Like
1996 - 145. DJ Shadow -- Stem
1996 - 231. DJ Shadow -- Midnight In A Perfect World
1997 - 332. DJ Shadow -- High Noon
2002 - 327. DJ Shadow -- Six Days
1984 - 335. Queensryche -- Queen of the Reich
1988 - 369. Queensryche -- Breaking The Silence
1989 - 75. Queensryche -- I Don't Believe In Love
1989 - 114. Queensryche -- Eyes Of A Stranger
1989 - 176. Queensryche -- Revolution Calling
1990 - 16. Queensryche -- Silent Lucidity
1990 - 104. Queensryche -- Empire
1990 - 184. Queensryche -- Best I Can
1990 - 352. Queensryche -- Last Time In Paris
1991 - 90. Queensryche -- Jet City Woman
1991 - 134. Queensryche -- Another Rainy Night (Without You)
1995 - 121. Queensryche -- Bridge
1995 - 164. Queensryche -- I Am I
1997 - 266. Queensryche -- Sign Of The Times
1990 - 198. Toad The Wet Sprocket -- Come Back Down
1992 - 27. Toad The Wet Sprocket -- All I Want
1992 - 59. Toad The Wet Sprocket -- Walk On The Ocean
1992 - 224. Toad The Wet Sprocket -- Hold Her Down
1994 - 72. Toad The Wet Sprocket -- Fall Down
1994 - 101. Toad The Wet Sprocket -- Something's Always Wrong
1994 - 316. Toad The Wet Sprocket -- Fly From Heaven
1995 - 113. Toad The Wet Sprocket -- Good Intentions
1996 - 291. Toad The Wet Sprocket -- Brother
1997 - 99. Toad The Wet Sprocket -- Come Down
1997 - 255. Toad The Wet Sprocket -- Whatever I Fear
1997 - 375. Toad The Wet Sprocket -- Crazy Life
1999 - 222. Toad The Wet Sprocket -- P.S.
1994 - 1. Beck -- Loser
1994 - 239. Beck -- Beercan
1994 - 334. Beck -- Pay No Mind
1996 - 3. Beck -- Where It’s At
1996 - 27. Beck -- Devil’s Haircut
1996 - 288. Beck -- Novacane
1996 - 296. Beck -- Lord Only Knows
1997 - 41. Beck -- The New Pollution
1997 - 169. Beck -- Deadweight
1997 - 211. Beck -- Jack-Ass
1997 - 259. Beck -- Sissyneck
1998 - 149. Beck -- Tropicalia
1998 - 390. Beck -- Diamond Bollocks
1999 - 34. Beck -- Sexx Laws
1999 - 156. Beck -- Nobody’s Fault But Mine
1999 - 267. Beck -- Debra
1999 - 394. Beck -- Cold Brains
2002 - 127. Beck -- Lost Cause
2004 - 216. Beck -- Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime
2005 - 39. Beck -- E-Pro
2005 - 67. Beck -- Girl
2005 - 287. Beck -- Hell Yes
2005 - 399. Beck -- Black Tambourine
2006 - 90. Beck -- Nausea
2006 - 267. Beck -- Cellphone’s Dead
2006 - 345. Beck -- The Information
2007 - 90. Beck -- Timebomb
2007 - 164. Beck -- Think I’m In Love
2008 - 103. Beck -- Gamma Ray
2008 - 127. Beck -- Chemtrails
2008 - 261. Beck -- Orphans
1955 - 2. Chuck Berry - Maybelline
1955 - 57. Chuck Berry -- Wee Wee Hours
1955 - 80. Chuck Berry -- Thirty Days (To Come Back Home)
1955 - 133. Chuck Berry -- No Money Down
1956 - 8. Chuck Berry -- Roll Over Beethoven
1956 - 40. Chuck Berry -- Too Much Monkey Business
1956 - 56. Chuck Berry -- Brown Eyed Handsome Man
1956 - 95. Chuck Berry -- You Can't Catch Me
1957 - 12. Chuck Berry -- Rock 'N Roll Music
1957 - 15. Chuck Berry -- School Day (Ring, Ring Goes The Bell)
1957 - 174. Chuck Berry -- Oh Baby Doll
1958 - 1. Chuck Berry -- Johnny B. Goode
1958 - 8. Chuck Berry -- Sweet Little Sixteen
1958 - 77. Chuck Berry -- Carol
1958 - 86. Chuck Berry -- Around And Around
1958 - 104. Chuck Berry -- Reelin' and Rockin'
1958 - 158. Chuck Berry -- Sweet Little Rock And Roller
1958 - 189. Chuck Berry -- Beautiful Delilah
1959 - 21. Chuck Berry -- Memphis, Tennessee
1959 - 28. Chuck Berry -- Back in the USA
1959 - 44. Chuck Berry -- Almost Grown
1959 - 77. Chuck Berry -- Little Queenie
1959 - 180. Chuck Berry -- Anthony Boy
1960 - 93. Chuck Berry -- Let It Rock
1960 - 143. Chuck Berry -- Too Pooped To Pop (Casey)
1960 - 164. Chuck Berry -- I Got To Find My Baby
1960 - 196. Chuck Berry -- Bye Bye Johnny
1961 - 172. Chuck Berry -- Come On
1964 - 49. Chuck Berry -- No Particular Place To Go
1964 - 86. Chuck Berry -- You Can Never Tell
1964 - 151. Chuck Berry -- Promised Land
1964 - 164. Chuck Berry -- Nadine
1972 - 33. Chuck Berry -- My Ding-A-Ling
1980 - 142. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts -- Bad Reputation
1982 - 2. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts -- I Love Rock 'N Roll
1982 - 117. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts -- Crimson And Clover
1982 - 213. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts -- Do You Wanna Touch Me
1983 - 305. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts -- Fake Friends
1983 - 385. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts -- Everyday People
1987 - 320. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts -- Light Of Day
1988 - 111. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts -- I Hate Myself For Loving You
1988 - 233. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts -- Little Liar
1990 - 397. Joan Jett -- Dirty Deeds
1962 - 1. Booker T. & The MG’s -- Green Onions
1962 - 196. Booker T. & The MG’s -- Jelly Bread
1967 - 276. Booker T. & The MG's -- Groovin'
1968 - 132. Booker T. & The MG’s -- Hang ‘Em High
1968 - 220. Booker T. & The MG’s -- Soul Limbo
1969 - 56. Booker T. & The MG's -- Time Is Tight
1971 - 261. Booker T. & The MG's -- Melting Pot
1981 - 2. Soft Cell -- Tainted Love
1981 - 202. Soft Cell -- Bedsitter
1982 - 96. Soft Cell -- Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
1982 - 172. Soft Cell -- Torch
1982 - 183. Soft Cell -- What!
1982 - 241. Soft Cell -- Sex Dwarf
1982 - 346. Soft Cell -- Where The Heart Is
1983 - 331. Soft Cell -- Soul Inside
1984 - 340. Soft Cell -- Down in the Subway
2002 - 363. Soft Cell -- Monoculture
1997 - 165. Travis -- All I Want To Do Is Rock
1997 - 251. Travis -- Tied To The 90's
1997 - 305. Travis -- Happy
1997 - 390. Travis -- U16 Girls
1999 - 46. Travis -- Why Does It Always Rain On Me
1999 - 88. Travis -- Driftwood
1999 - 129. Travis -- Writing To Reach You
1999 - 251. Travis -- Turn
2000 - 186. Travis -- Coming Around
2001 - 52. Travis -- Sing
2001 - 78. Travis -- Side
2002 - 147. Travis -- Flowers In The Window
2003 - 164. Travis -- Re-Offender
2003 - 362. Travis -- The Beautiful Occupation
2004 - 147. Travis -- Walking In The Sun
2007 - 153. Travis -- Closer
2007 - 340. Travis -- Selfish Jean
2007 - 347. Travis -- 3 Times And You Lose
2008 - 136. Travis -- Something Anything
1986 - 66. George Michael -- A Different Corner
1987 - 16. George Michael -- Faith
1987 - 29. George Michael -- I Want Your Sex
1988 - 41. George Michael -- One More Try
1988 - 49. George Michael -- Father Figure
1988 - 61. George Michael -- Monkey
1988 - 146. George Michael -- Kissing a Fool
1990 - 86. George Michael -- Praying For Time
1990 - 123. George Michael -- Freedom '90
1991 - 22. George Michael & Elton John -- Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
1992 - 56. George Michael -- Too Funky
1996 - 80. George Michael -- Jesus To A Child
1996 - 102. George Michael -- Fast Love
1996 - 248. George Michael -- Spinning The Wheel
1998 - 131. George Michael -- Outside
2004 - 253. George Michael -- Amazing
2004 - 298. George Michael -- Flawless -- Go To The City
1982 - 108. Thompson Twins -- Lies
1982 - 155. Thompson Twins -- In The Name Of Love
1983 - 37. Thompson Twins -- Hold Me Now
1983 - 191. Thompson Twins -- Love On Your Side
1984 - 110. Thompson Twins -- Doctor! Doctor!
1984 - 133. Thompson Twins -- Lay Your Hands On Me
1984 - 176. Thompson Twins -- You Take Me Up
1984 - 311. Thompson Twins -- Passion Planet
1984 - 328. Thompson Twins -- The Gap
1985 - 132. Thompson Twins -- King For A Day
1985 - 368. Thompson Twins -- Revolution
1986 - 160. Thompson Twins -- Nothing In Common
1987 - 297. Thompson Twins -- Get That Love
1989 - 310. Thompson Twins -- Sugar Daddy
1971 - 83. Dolly Parton -- Coat of Many Colors
1974 - 42. Dolly Parton -- Jolene
1974 - 206. Dolly Parton -- I Will Always Love You
1977 - 68. Dolly Parton -- Here You Come Again
1977 - 329. Dolly Parton -- Light Of A Clear Blue Morning
1978 - 276. Dolly Parton -- Two Doors Down
1978 - 331. Dolly Parton -- Baby I’m Burning
1980 - 52. Dolly Parton -- 9 To 5
1987 - 2. Guns 'N Roses -- Welcome To The Jungle
1987 - 244. Guns 'N Roses -- It's So Easy
1988 - 1. Guns ‘N Roses -- Sweet Child O’ Mine
1988 - 123. Guns ‘N Roses -- My Michelle
1988 - 132. Guns ‘N Roses -- Mr. Brownstone
1988 - 187. Guns ‘N Roses -- Rocket Queen
1988 - 316. Guns ‘N Roses -- You’re Crazy
1988 - 339. Guns ‘N Roses -- Out Ta Get Me
1989 - 4. Guns 'N Roses -- Paradise City
1989 - 44. Guns 'N Roses -- Patience
1989 - 156. Guns 'N Roses -- Nightrain
1989 - 186. Guns 'N Roses -- Used To Love Her
1989 - 267. Guns 'N Roses -- One In A Million
1990 - 36. Guns 'N Roses -- Civil War
1990 - 85. Guns 'N Roses -- Knocking On Heavens Door
1991 - 36. Guns ‘N Roses -- Don’t Cry
1991 - 58. Guns ‘N Roses -- You Could Be Mine
1991 - 104. Guns ‘N Roses -- Live And Let Die
1992 - 4. Guns 'N Roses -- November Rain
1992 - 103. Guns 'N Roses -- Yesterdays
1992 - 317. Guns 'N Roses -- Pretty Tied Up
1993 - 153. Guns 'N Roses -- Estranged
1993 - 357. Guns 'N Roses -- Dead Horse
1994 - 144. Guns 'N Roses -- Sympathy For The Devil
2008 - 82. Guns ‘N Roses -- Better
2008 - 249. Guns ‘N Roses -- Chinese Democracy
2008 - 302. Guns ‘N Roses -- Shackler’s Revenge
Portishead
The Verve
DJ Shadow
Beck
Chuck Berry
Travis
George Michael
Guns ‘N Roses (although Dolly would've won 4 of the other brackets)
PORTISHEAD -- Even including all the Wings stuff with his solo stuff, Paul can not compare to the 3 Portishead albums. Pure genius...
THE VERVE -- Like Husker Du, alot... Just like The Verve alot more...
QUEENSRYCHE -- DJ Shadow innovative in his own right, but I'm a sucker for Operation Mindcrime and Empire...
TOAD -- Beck should be the easy choice, but I have always been a big fan of everything Toad has done, Beck has a few moments where I'm left scratching my head..
CHUCK BERRY -- This is your cousin Marvin...
TRAVIS -- Really good Britpop...
THOMPSON TWINS --
GNR -- Arguably the greatest debut album ever. Along with about 9 others, but that is another healthy debate...
Portishead
This matchup will be very telling as to whether people are rating people in bands who went solo as just their solo work or as their entire career. 90% of Paul's solo career is extremely lame.
Husker Du
Very hard vote. Husker Du is just slighlty better.
Queensryche
Another very hard vote. I'll vote for the one I've liked more recently.
Beck
Chuck Berry
George Michael
He doesn't have the deepest catalog, but Faith is one of the best singles of the 80s.
Guns ‘N Roses
Portishead
the Verve
DJ Shadow
Beck
Joan Jett
Travis
George Michael
Dolly Parton
Paul McCartney
The Verve
DJ Shadow
Beck
Chuck Berry
Travis
George Michael
Guns ‘N Roses
Portishead - Tough for a Beatle-philiac like me, but although I have some fondness for Band on the Run, this was not actually that close. Portishead's albums are consistently good and interesting, and that simply is not true of Macca.
Husker Du - Although I am not a huge Husker Du fan.
DJ Shadow - Although I am not a huge DJ Shadow fan.
Beck - One of the all time greats. A legend.
Chuck Berry - The definition of rock n' roll, and its greatest early purveyor.
Travis - Although I am not a huge Travis fan.
Thompson Twins - This is how much I like "Hold Me Now," one of my first favorite songs of all time. I appreciate some of Michael's work, but not like "Hold Me Now."
Dolly Parton - Not even close. There are certain G n R songs that are very good. Rose, for his genre, has a great voice. They could arrange some kick ass power ballads. But they are up against one of our most joy bringing singers of the last forty years. As adept with poppy material as with bluegrass. And a monster voice. A force for good.
Favorite this round - Beck
Favorite not voted for - McCartney, over GnR.
Paul McCartney
The Verve
DJ Shadow
Beck
Chuck Berry
Travis
George Michael
Dolly Parton
Portishead
Husker Du
DJ Shadow
Beck
Chuck Berry
Soft Cell
Thompson Twins
Guns ‘N Roses
Portishead
Husker Du
DJ Shadow
Beck
Chuck Berry
Soft Cell
George Michael
Guns ‘N Roses
Paul McCartney - btw, I disagree that a vote for Paul depends on his Beatles days...I counted at least 14 songs that I would happily sing along with if they came on the radio. The man is a prolific musician, and whether it takes 14 songs, or 114 to generate 14 good ones, you still have 14 good ones. I don't think his productivity should count _against_ him.
The Verve - much to my chagrin, I voted against The Verve in round one, and called them a one hit wonder...and now I have to vote for them.
Queensryche
Toad the Wet Sprocket - tough vote, very close
Chuck Berry
Soft Cell - though there are many more deserving acts who won't make it to round 3...
George Michael - I really like the Thompson Twins, but Michael was by far the more dominant musician
Guns N Roses - Sorry Dolly...you're more deserving than Soft Cell or The Verve. And speaking of deserving, GnR had a top 5 song in '87, '88, '89 and '92, and still didn't get a #1 seed?
Today's favorite: Paul McCartney
Today's favorite I didn't vote for: Dolly Parton, just barely over Beck and the Thompson Triplets
Favorite Song: "Johnny B. Goode" - Lots of great music from this bracket though, "I Will Always Love You", "Walk on the Ocean", "Sweet Child O' Mine", "No More Lonely Nights", to name a few
ps. Slick, it looks like duets are only showing for the artist who is listed first, e.g. "Ebony and Ivory" only showed up on Paul's list, not Stevie's
Paul McCartney
Husker Du
DJ Shadow
Beck
Chuck Berry
Soft Cell
George Michael
Guns 'N Roses
Portishead
Husker Du
DJ Shadow
Beck
Chuck Berry
Soft Cell
Guns 'N Roses
The Verve/ Husker Du match up was a tough one. The Toad the Wet Sprocket/ Beck match up however....
Portishead
Husker Du
DJ Shadow
Beck
Chuck Berry
Soft Cell
pass
Guns 'n Roses
Favourite songs : DJ Shadow - Building Steam With a Grain of Salt and Portishead - Roads are on my top 20 all time, DJ Shadow - Blood on the Motorway is not far behind
Favourite albums : Dummy, but Endtroducing is in my top 20 ever too
Portishead
Hüsker Dü
DJ Shadow
Beck
Chuck Berry
Travis
Thompson Twins
Dolly Parton
****
AM TOP 10 ALBUMS
1. Beck – Odelay
2. Guns N’ Roses – Appetite for Destruction
3. Portishead – Dummy
4. DJ Shadow – Endtroducing…
5. Hüsker Dü – Zen Arcade
6. The Verve – Urban Hymns
7. Portishead – Third
8. Beck – Mellow Gold
9. Hüsker Dü – New Day Rising
10. Paul McCartney – Band on the Run
AM TOP 10 SONGS
1. Chuck Berry, “Johnny B. Goode”
2. The Verve, “Bitter Sweet Symphony”
3. Beck, “Loser”
4. Chuck Berry, “Maybellene”
5. Booker T. & the MG’s, “Green Onions”
6. Guns N’ Roses, “Sweet Child O’ Mine”
7. Soft Cell, “Tainted Love”
8. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll”
9. Beck, “Where It’s At”
10. Portishead, “Sour Times”
MY FAVORITE ARTIST TODAY
Oh, let’s call it a tie between Hüsker Dü and Portishead.
winners in 2.10...A lot of close matchups...
Portishead 51.6% / Paul McCartney 48.4%
The Verve 54.8 / Husker Du 45.2%
Queensryche 51.6% / DJ Shadow 48.4%
Beck 64.5% / Toad The Wet Sprocket 35.5%
Chuck Berry 83.9% / Joan Jett 12.9% / Booker T. & The MG's 3.2%
Soft Cell 53.3% / Travis 46.7%
George Michael 65.5% / Thompson Twins 34.5%
Guns 'N Roses 77.4% / Dolly Parton 22.6%