Vote for your winners, results posted Monday:
#1 Michael Jackson vs. #16 Richard And Linda Thompson
#8 Def Leppard vs. #9 George Harrison
#5 Paul Simon vs. #12 Squeeze
#4 Rush vs. #13 Bill Withers
#3 Kraftwerk vs. #14 The Gap Band
#6 Kiss vs. #11 The Commodores
#7 Paul McCartney/Wings vs. #10 The B-52’s
#2 The Police vs. #15 The Knack

#1 Michael Jackson
#9 George Harrison
#5 Paul Simon
#13 Bill Withers
#14 The Gap Band
#6 Kiss
#7 Paul McCartney/Wings
#2 The Police

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#5 Paul Simon
#13 Bill Withers
#3 Kraftwerk
pass
pass
#2 The Police

#1 Michael Jackson: 18 defeats #16 Richard And Linda Thompson: 6
#8 Def Leppard: 13 defeats #9 George Harrison: 2
#12 Squeeze: 12 defeats #5 Paul Simon: 5
#13 Bill Withers: 11 defeats #4 Rush: 7
#14 The Gap Band: 18 defeats #3 Kraftwerk: 18 (Damn! I actually like Kraftwerk more, but I know they'll win, and Gap Band deserve some love!)
#11 The Commodores: 11 defeats #6 Kiss: 7
#10 The B-52’s: 15 defeats #7 Paul McCartney/Wings: 0
#2 The Police: 13 defeats #15 The Knack: 12

#16 Richard And Linda Thompson
#9 George Harrison
#5 Paul Simon
#4 Rush
#3 Kraftwerk
#6 Kiss
#7 Paul McCartney/Wings
#2 The Police

Thanks!

#1 Michael Jackson
#9 George Harrison
#5 Paul Simon
Pass
#3 Kraftwerk
#11 The Commodores
#7 Paul McCartney/Wings(hard choice)
#2 The Police

Michael Jackson
George Harrison
Paul Simon
Pass
Kraftwerk
Pass
The B-52's
The Police

Vote for your winners, results posted Monday:
#1 Michael Jackson
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#10 The B-52’s
#2 The Police

#1 Michael Jackson
#9 George Harrison - Love Pyromania, loathe Hysteria. But Harrison is much better all around.
#5 Paul Simon - Like Squeeze, but no contest.
#13 Bill Withers - Close call.
#3 Kraftwerk
#11 The Commodores - Remember, KISS is one of the three worst artists of all time.
#7 Paul McCartney/Wings
#2 The Police

#1 Michael Jackson
#9 George Harrison
#5 Paul Simon
#4 Rush
#3 Kraftwerk
#11 The Commodores
#7 Paul McCartney/Wings
#2 The Police

Def Leppard and Squeeze had very tough match-ups. I would have liked to vote for both of these groups if they were matched against Kraftwerk or Kiss.

#16 Richard And Linda Thompson
#9 George Harrison
#5 Paul Simon
#4 Rush
#3 Kraftwerk
#6 Kiss
#7 Paul McCartney/Wings
#2 The Police

#1 Michael - Not a big MJ fan except for a few songs, still too early to vote against them.

#8 Def Leppard - Still enjoy their early stuff.

#12 SQUEEZE - Great band, Paul's solo stuff is way overrated. "Annie Get You Gun" is waaaaayy better than anything Simon ever did, (At least in my opinion).

#4 RUSH - Darkhorse finalist in a tough bracket???

#14 - The Gap Band - It's all about Skate U in 6th grade throwing grenades to "You Dropped A Bomb On Me"

#6 - Kiss

#10 - The B-52's - Yah Fred Schneider is annoying, but so was 70's version of Paul.

#2 - The PoPo - "My Sherona" was a great song, but this is The Po-Leece we are talking about!!!

#16 Richard And Linda Thompson (I do actually prefer MJ, but it's a shame the Thompsons have to leave in the first round and I don't want to see them lose without at least a few votes)
#8 Def Leppard
#5 Paul Simon
#4 Rush
#3 Kraftwerk
#11 The Commodores
#10 The B-52’s
#2 The Police

#16 Richard And Linda Thompson (pretty even, but then the whole child molestation thing tipped the scales)
#9 George Harrison (mop top beats hair rock)
#5 Paul Simon
Don't Care
Don't Care
#11 The Commodores
#7 Paul McCartney/Wings (Almost too close to call)
#2 The Police

Interweb access is down for me, so I'm doing this on my phone. Hence a comment-free ballot, except to say that my faves today are #12 and #10.

#1 Michael Jackson
Pass
#12 Squeeze
#13 Bill Withers
#3 Kraftwerk
Pass
#10 The B-52's
#2 The Police

#1 Michael Jackson (I'm going MJ just because I'm not a big Richard and Linda Thompson fan but remember that you are voting for Ben, Got To Be There and Off the Wall MJ. Weird to see him #1 seed for the 70's)
#9 George Harrison
#5 Paul Simon
#4 Rush (Tough call)
#3 Kraftwerk
#11 The Commodores
#7 Paul McCartney/Wings
#15 The Knack

pass
#9 George Harrison
#5 Paul Simon
#4 Rush
#3 Kraftwerk
#11 The Commodores
#7 Paul McCartney/Wings
#2 The Police

Do artists show up in multiple decades? I guess Michael Jackson only had two albums in the 80's but I don't think there are many people who wouldn't call him an 80's artist.

OK, sounds good.

Michael Jackson
Def Leppard
Paul Simon
Rush
Kraftwerk
Kiss
Paul McCarney/Wings
Police (give the legends a boost and let the one-hit wonders go)

Michael Jackson
Def Leppard
Paul Simon
Rush
Kraftwerk
Kiss
The B-52s
The Police

#1 Michael Jackson
#9 George Harrison
#12 Squeeze
I don't find Paul Simon's solo work that strong.
pass
pass
pass
#10 The B-52’s
pass

Greg, ma brobrick, that connection down there in Guatemala is more effed up than ever. read your lines though

#1 Michael Jackson
#8 Def Leppard
#5 Paul Simon
Pass
#3 Kraftwerk
#11 The Commodores
#7 Paul McCartney/Wings
#2 The Police

RESULTS:
Michael Jackson 87.5% / Richard And LInda Thompson 12.5%
Def Leppard 60% / George Harrison 40%
Paul Simon 71.9% / Squeeze 28.1%
Rush 67.9% / Bill Withers 32.1%
Kraftwerk 51.7% / The Gap Band 48.3%
Kiss 53.6% / The Commodores 46.4%
Paul McCartney/Wings 59.4% The B-52's 40.6%
The Police 96.9% / The Knack 3.1%