Thursday, March 20, 2025

Musical Melee - Round One

This will be a 64-team tournament of pop and rock acts.

48 hours to vote on each post's match-ups.  

Let's tip it off.  


The Beatles

The Police

     

 U2

 Duran Duran

        

 The Rolling Stones

 AC / DC

     

 Led Zeppelin

 The Bee Gees

     

 Genesis

 Garbage

     

 The Who

 The Pretenders

     

 Def Leppard

 Pink Floyd

    

 Fleetwood Mac

 Queen   


10 comments:

  1. Gotta take the boys from Liverpool (The Beatles) over The Police
    U2 sorry seeing Bono in concert live & go behind the scenes on their 360°Tour was great
    AC/DC gets Satisfaction over the Stones
    Led Zeppelin sorry it was a Tragedy they killed the Disco Gibbs boys I rather hear baby shark over the BeeGees
    Genesis gets the nod over Garbage
    The Who over the Pretenders
    Pink Floyd didn't hit the Dark side of the Moon over Def Leppard so get a Grip
    Fleetwood Mac is better then the Queen

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  2. The Beatles--you can safely assume they'll always get my vote.

    Duran Duran--never got much into U2 but it's close.

    Rolling Stones, easy.

    Bee Gees--I LOVE their early stuff.

    Genesis, mostly for the Gabriel years.

    The Who.

    Pink Floyd--neither is a favorite of mine but easy decision.

    Fleetwood Mac.

    I hope you're not defining "pop and rock" as excluding all R&B.

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    1. I had to get it down to 64 somehow. So rap / hip hop and country are out.
      The closest to R & B are probably James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Beyonce, Eric Clapton, and Jimi Hendrix.

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  3. Beatles
    U2
    Rolling Stones
    Led Zeppelin
    Garbage (toughest one, Garbage more my style)
    Pretenders
    Fleetwood Mac

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    1. Forgot a category: Pink Floyd over Def Leppard

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  4. This is awesome! Here are my picks (based on my musical preferences). Looking forward to seeing how things play out...

    1. The Beatles vs. The Police: The Police

    I really like The Beatles, but The Police are a Top 5 band for me.


    2. U2 vs. Duran Duran: U2

    This was a very tough decision. There was a time when Duran Duran was one of my favorite groups. Ultimately I went with U2, because I listen to more of their music as an adult.


    3. The Rolling Stones vs. AC/DC: AC/DC

    Although I'm only a casual fan of AC/DC... I'm still a fan. Never really been into The Rolling Stones


    4. Led Zeppelin vs. The Bee Gees: Led Zeppelin

    This one is much closer than I'd like to admit. If I was ranking all 16 bands... these would fall into the #9 and #10 spots.


    5. Genesis vs. Garbage: Genesis

    I really like Genesis and I don't really know much about Garbage.


    6. The Who vs. The Pretenders: The Pretenders

    Both bands are solid, but this falls into a battle of eras. And I was an 80's kid.


    7. Def Leppard vs. Pink Floyd: Def Leppard

    I like Pink Floyd... but I love def Leppard.


    8. Fleetwood Mac vs. Queen: Fleetwood Mac

    Fleetwood Mac is another Top 5 band for me.

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  5. 1. The Beatles
    2. U2
    3. AC/DC
    4. Led Zeppelin
    5. Genesis
    6. The Who
    7. Def Leppard
    8. Queen

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  6. 1. Beattles
    2. U2
    3. AC/DC
    4. Led Zeppelin
    5. Genesis
    6. The Who
    7. Def Leopard
    8. Fleetwood Mac

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  7. 1. Beatles
    2. Duran Duran
    3. The Rolling Stones
    4. The Bee Gees
    5. Genesis
    6. The Who
    7. Pink Floyd
    8. Fleetwood Mac

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  8. 1. The Beatles - something about Sting's voice irks me
    2. U2 - Not a fan of either band, but U@ has more songs I like
    3. AC/DC - Or as my daughter likes to cal them "Acka Dacka"
    4. Led Zeppelin - No contest
    5. Garbage - Easy win over Gabrial-era Genesis, much closer with Collins-era
    6. The Who - Surprisingly tough choice here
    7. Pink Floyd - Surprisingly easy choice here
    8. Queen - This band could find success with any genre of music

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