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trackaghost
10-04-2005, 03:58 PM
Round 13 certainly was unlucky for some, as Miss Emmylou Harris and Miss Linda Ronstadt lost out to the ample talents of Miss Dolly Parton.

I thought it was time for a little soul music in this Face Off, so I selected four true legends. Just who is your favourite?


The results so far *UPDATED*
Johnny Cash has once again moved ahead of Elvis, but will he stay there?

Round 1: Petty defeats Springsteen - 36 to 19
Round 2: Led Zeppelin defeat The Who - 22 to 19
Round 3: Madonna defeats Sheryl Crow/Kate Bush - 24 to 13/10
Round 4: The Beatles defeat Rolling Stones/U2 - 23 to 16/14
Round 5: Guns N Roses defeat Bon Jovi/Metallica - 17 to 13/12
Round 6: Heart defeat Blondie/The Pretenders - 23 to 16/6
Round 7: The Beach Boys defeat The Kinks/The Byrds - 24 to 10/10
Round 8: Johnny Cash defeats Elvis Presley/Roy Orbison - 20 to 19/7
Round 9: Abba defeats The Carpenters - 25 to 15
Round 10: Prince defeats Jimi Hendrix/Lenny Kravitz - 24 to 15/3
Round 11: No Doubt defeat Garbage/Hole - 26 to 11/9
Round 12: Bob Dylan defeats Neil Young - 26 to 24
Round 13: Dolly Parton defeats Emmylou Harris/Linda Ronstadt - 19 to 17/9

The polls are still open, vote now!

Moony
10-04-2005, 04:02 PM
I can't pick between Marvin and Aretha!!!! argh

Serrart
10-04-2005, 04:02 PM
Stevie Wonder, who can't feel the urge to dance or to take out the Kleenex box with his songs? I guess plenty, but that's their problem. :D

Romy

WildInTheWind
10-04-2005, 04:04 PM
Aretha Franklin. I love her voice and songs.

Richard B
10-04-2005, 04:05 PM
This is a tough one. It was between Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. Decided on the Wonder. If only for Sir Duke!! Yeah...that's right...you can feel it all over.

amber
10-04-2005, 04:10 PM
I can't pick between Marvin and Aretha!!!! argh
Me Neither.

trackaghost
10-04-2005, 04:18 PM
I can't pick between Marvin and Aretha!!!! argh

Oh but you must *evil laugh*

Moony
10-04-2005, 04:20 PM
:sigh: FINE evil one.

I'm going with Marvin, cause he was a brilliant composer.

shackin'up
10-04-2005, 04:33 PM
Marvin. But mainly for his early work. Still get a cringy feeling when I hear sexual healing. That's a nice opening line for a Tenacious D.-song.

Moony
10-04-2005, 04:42 PM
Marvin. But mainly for his early work. Still get a cringy feeling when I hear sexual healing. That's a nice opening line for a Tenacious D.-song.
I have to agree. I like to pretend that song doesn't exist.

dissention
10-04-2005, 04:59 PM
Marvin, baby. Stevie Wonder's music repulses me.

If Al Green was on here, though, I would have gone with him. :D

markolas
10-04-2005, 05:26 PM
Aretha.

If you'd put Otis Redding on the list, it would've been tough. And don't get me started on Diana Ross. What a bitch she is.

Jyqm
10-04-2005, 05:32 PM
Round 13 certainly was unlucky for some, as Miss Emmylou Harris and Miss Linda Ronstadt lost out to the ample talents of Miss Dolly Parton.

I thought it was time for a little soul music in this Face Off, so I selected four true legends. Just who is your favourite?

Oh my. Bit unfair lumping all four of them together, isn't it?

In the end, I had to go with Marvin, for having the longest string of artistic successes and for what he could do with that voice.

DavidMn
10-04-2005, 05:33 PM
Aretha all the way here.

face of glass
10-04-2005, 06:05 PM
Wonder to me had a greater run of albums in his peak period than Gaye did, and Stevie's grande humanism, spirituality and generally happy attitude does it for me. However, Music Of My Mind would never have been created without What's Going On coming out first so I do have to give Marvin a lot of credit there.

ontheEdgeof17
10-04-2005, 06:50 PM
Diana Ross...

...This bitch is fierce and such a diva.

DavidMn
10-04-2005, 06:56 PM
Diana Ross...

...This bitch is fierce and such a diva.
Probably the #1 Diva, wouldnt u say?

markolas
10-04-2005, 07:07 PM
Diana Ross...

...This bitch is fierce and such a diva.

Oh, good lord. Did you read her autobiography? She is sooo whiny. And phony, phony, phony. Absolutely can't stand her. I like the Supremes, but...just barely.

ontheEdgeof17
10-04-2005, 07:17 PM
Oh, good lord. Did you read her autobiography? She is sooo whiny. And phony, phony, phony. Absolutely can't stand her. I like the Supremes, but...just barely.


...I dont like her enough to listen to her music....just my pick out of these people. I'm not a fan of this type of music. But you're right, she's a phony biotch.

markolas
10-04-2005, 07:31 PM
I'm not a fan of this type of music.

What? Black people's music? :laugh:

Jyqm
10-04-2005, 07:44 PM
What? Black people's music? :laugh:

In a lot of places in Europe, that actually is how it's labeled. Instead of an R&B or soul or rap or hip-hop section of the music store, there's a section labeled "black music."

Moony
10-04-2005, 07:45 PM
Marvin, baby. Stevie Wonder's music repulses me.
Thank you!

If Al Green was on here, though, I would have gone with him. :D
I love Al, but I'd still go with Mr. Gaye.

This is the type of music that I grew up with so I'm getting all nostalgic now :o

gldstwmn
10-04-2005, 09:12 PM
Marvin. I might have to listen to Heard It Through The Grapevine right now.

markolas
10-04-2005, 09:15 PM
In a lot of places in Europe, that actually is how it's labeled. Instead of an R&B or soul or rap or hip-hop section of the music store, there's a section labeled "black music."

That's a little scary. Almost as bad as when it was called "race music."

strandinthewind
10-04-2005, 09:16 PM
That's a little scary. Almost as bad as when it was called "race music."


Well, black people called it that and still do in some cases :shrug:

ontheEdgeof17
10-04-2005, 09:17 PM
What? Black people's music? :laugh:


Welllllllllllllllllll........

markolas
10-04-2005, 09:18 PM
Well, black people called it that and still do in some cases :shrug:

I've never actually heard anyone call it that...I've only read it. :)

markolas
10-04-2005, 09:19 PM
Welllllllllllllllllll........

Oh, good grief, child...just be glad you don't hang with me... :D :laugh:

strandinthewind
10-04-2005, 09:23 PM
I've never actually heard anyone call it that...I've only read it. :)

I have it called that more times than not. I think it is okay to use that term though. Sadly, in Elvis' day, his music, which emulated black music, was called ni**er music and it got him banned lest white kids be exposed to it. Interestignly, the horrid use of that term in a fairly significant way helped bring around greater public acceptance of inter racial mingling, etc. So, from travesty came a good thing - though that cannot make up for the travesty.

markolas
10-04-2005, 09:27 PM
I have it called that more times than not. I think it is okay to use that term though. Sadly, in Elvis' day, his music, which emulated black music, was called ni**er music and it got him banned lest white kids be exposed to it.

The ironic thing is, the "white" versions of those songs were heavily sanitized. I have a couple of CDs by "jump blues" artists from the '40s...and some of that stuff would have the good white Christians in a tizzy even today.

strandinthewind
10-04-2005, 09:31 PM
The ironic thing is, the "white" versions of those songs were heavily sanitized. I have a couple of CDs by "jump blues" artists from the '40s...and some of that stuff would have the good white Christians in a tizzy even today.

Elvis' hip swiveling certainly wasn't :eek: - and thank goodness for that :laugh:

But, I agree with your point :cool: