Vote for your winners, results posted tomorrow:
#1 The Velvet Underground vs. #16 Blood, Sweat & Tears
#8 The Animals vs. #9 Santana
#5 The Temptations vs. #12 Ricky Nelson
#4 Fleetwood Mac vs. #13 Kenny Rogers
#3 Van Morrison vs. #14 Tony Bennett
#6 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles vs. #11 Serge Gainsbourg
#7 Howlin’ Wolf vs. #10 Chicago
#2 The Who vs. #15 Chubby Checker

The Velvet Underground
Santana
The Temptations
Fleetwood Mac
Van Morrison
Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
Howlin' Wolf
The Who

#1 The Velvet Underground: Easy victory
#8 The Animals: Not a huge fan of either, but Santana has a lot annoying stuff over the past decade.
#5 The Temptations: Easy victory
#4 Fleetwood Mac: Easy victory
#3 Van Morrison: I don't like Van Morrison as a rule, but I despise Tony Bennett.
#6 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: Tough loss for Serge.
#7 Howlin’ Wolf: A vote more out of respect than out of fandom.
#15 Chubby Checker: I'd vote for Milli Vanilli over The Who.

#1 The Velvet Underground
#8 The Animals
#5 The Temptations
#4 Fleetwood Mac
#3 Van Morrison
#11 Serge Gainsbourg
pass
#2 The Who

#1 The Velvet Underground
#8 The Animals
pass
#4 Fleetwood Mac
#3 Van Morrison
#11 Serge Gainsbourg
#7 Howlin’ Wolf
#2 The Who

#1 The Velvet Underground
Tie
#5 The Temptations
#4 Fleetwood Mac
#14 Tony Bennett
#11 Serge Gainsbourg
#7 Howlin’ Wolf
#2 The Who

The VU
The Animals
The Temptations
pass
Van Morrison
Serge Gainsbourg (good matchup)
Howlin' Wolf
The Who (surprised they aren't a 1 seed)

#1 The Velvet Underground
#8 The Animals
#5 The Temptations
#4 Fleetwood Mac
#3 Van Morrison
#11 Serge Gainsbourg
#7 Howlin’ Wolf
#2 The Who

Thanks!

#1 The Velvet Underground
#8 The Animals
#5 The Temptations
#4 Fleetwood Mac
#3 Van Morrison
#6 Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
#7 Howlin’ Wolf
#2 The Who

And once again, I have gone with all the higher seeds in the 60’s region. I wonder if this is because critical consensus has settled down for the earliest artists more definitively than for more recent acts…

The only upset I was seriously tempted to pick here was Serge Gainsbourg – who I would happily have chosen over some of the other higher seeds today (I also briefly considered Kenny Rogers and Tony Bennett, before I thought better of it).

The prospective 1/2 matchup here – which, contra Moonbeam, I’m sure will happen – will be fantastic; I’m guessing that VU is the overall #8 in this region and the Who is the overall #9? They’re two bands in whom I’ve gained a lot more insight and respect in the last year or two.

#16 Blood, Sweat & Tears
#9 Santana
#5 The Temptations
#4 Fleetwood Mac
#3 Van Morrison
#6 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
#10 Chicago
#2 The Who

#1 The Velvet Underground
#8 The Animals
#5 The Temptations
#4 Fleetwood Mac
#3 Van Morrison
#11 Serge Gainsbourg (toughest choice of the entire UMT)
#7 Howlin’ Wolf
#2 The Who

#1 The Velvet Underground
pass
#5 The Temptations
#4 Fleetwood Mac
#3 Van Morrison
#11 Serge Gainsbourg
#7 Howlin’ Wolf
#2 The Who

#1 The Velvet Underground - I like, BST, but come on now.
#9 Santana
#5 The Temptations
#4 Fleetwood Mac - Tougher call than you might think. With his smooth, silky vocals, Rogers is a pimp.
#3 Van Morrison - Almost voted Bennett, but changed my mind. Don't care for either of them much.
#6 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
#7 Howlin’ Wolf
#2 The Who

#1 VU - Just cuz they influenced alot of the bands I like.

#8 The Animals - "House Of The Rising Sun" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" still F'n rock.

#5 The Temptations - Soooo many great songs it's ridiculous

#13 Kenny - I hate Fleetwood Mac and I like chicken!!!

#3 Van Morrison - Not a huge fan, but "Into The Mystic" is a great song.

#6 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Another amazing run of great singles.

#10 - Chicago - Chicks like Peter Cetera, therefore you also like Peter Cetera!!!

#2 - The Who

pass due to not knowing the opponent at all
#9 Santana
#5 The Temptations
#4 Fleetwood Mac
#3 Van Morrison
#6 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
#10 Chicago
#2 The Who

#1 The Velvet Underground
#8 The Animals
#5 The Temptations
#4 Fleetwood Mac
#3 Van Morrison
#6 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
#10 Chicago
#2 The Who

#1 The Velvet Underground
#8 The Animals
#5 The Temptations
#4 Fleetwood Mac
#3 Van Morrison
#11 Serge Gainsbourg
#10 Chicago
#2 The Who

#1 The Velvet Underground
#9 Santana
#5 The Temptations
#4 Fleetwood Mac
#3 Van Morrison
#6 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
#7 Howlin’ Wolf
#2 The Who

#1 The Velvet Underground
#8 The Animals
#5 The Temptations
#4 Fleetwood Mac
#3 Van Morrison
#6 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
#10 Chicago - just slightly,sorry...
#2 The Who

VU
Santana
Tempts
Fleetwood (both fleetwoods)
Van
Smokey
Wolf
Who

The # 10 seed was good until Peter Cetera stepped in, but still not a Wolf.

RESULTS:
Velvet Underground 80% / Blood, Sweat & Tears 20%
The Animals 53.3% / Santana 46.7%
Temptations 96.8% / Ricky Nelson 3.2%
Fleetwood Mac 87.1% / Kenny Rogers 12.9%
Van Morrison 90.6% / Tony Bennett 9.4%
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 75.0% / Serge Gainsbourg 25.0%
Chicago 51.6% / Howlin' Wolf 48.4%
The Who 96.9% / Chubby Checker 3.1%

Was Moonbeam the only one who voted for Chubby? I can't imagine many would vote for a guy who sang the same song 27 times.

Yes. Moonbeam was the only one to vote for Chubby.

Yeah, I like this song more than the entirety of The Who's output.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdtTbOv0r1w