Band face off!! No. 1
 

Here are your choices for the first round.

The winners of each round will compete against each other until we discover Ledgies' FAVOURITE BAND OF ALL TIME (besides Fleetwood Mac of course).

Sound like fun?

There will be a new poll each day.

Oh and defend your choice please!

Yes, it does. :)

So, if my band isn't listed in the poll, do I vote?

Bruce - hands down!!!!!!!!!!!

Though Petty is a fab. performer, songwritere, etc. I mean bruce does sets that are hours long and vary.

Bruce Springsteen, his songs deeply influenced me when I was a teen.

Romy

Yep! This is just to find out who you prefer between Tom and Bruce.
There will be two different artists tomorrow.
When I've covered the main bands and artists I think Ledgies like, then I'll put all the winners up against each other, until only two remain! :)

Cool idea, Sharon. I don't think many of my favorite bands will be mentioned though.

Anyway, I voted for Petty.

Springsteen grates on my nerves way too much. Take that underbite and go home.

So does Petty. :xoxo:

Great idea, Sharon, it should be a lot of fun. I chose Petty. Never was a big Springsteen fan. I like Petty's unique voice and his laidback attitude. Listening to his msuic, you can tell that he has a lot of fun making it and it all seems effortless; it takes someone special to convey that.

Tom Petty. :thumbsup: I like Bruce but I like Petty's sound and songwriting better. He also worked with a certain girl singer I like a lot. :laugh:

I'll be covering some metal and hard rock acts though, so there might be a favourite in a future poll. There are a lot of bands to choose from out there!

Petty.

I don't like Bruce at all. He looks constipated when he sings.

He's got something in common with Lindsey.

Tom without contest. Bruce bores me. He not only looks constipated, he sounds it. He has a handful of songs that I like. But, something about that whole 'common man' thing rubs me the wrong way.

this is a great idea sharon. :)

this was hard but i guess i gotta go with the Jersey boy. they are both great song writers and performers.

Tom Petty.

I don't think I even own a single Bruce album...?

And Tom's Stevie connections give him a leg up of course.

Kick Ass, Trackie. Hey....this idea...isn't boring!!! :eek: :laugh:

That's a hard one...
 

but Bruce gets my vote...Sorry Tom.

Ditto...
 

for me....More metal than anything these days.

Mr. Petty all the way. Bruce is an annoying over-emoter. Can't stand him and his bulging neck veins.

I love Tom Petty :xoxo: Bruce is ok, I am not as familiar with his music though. I've been a Tom Petty fanatic since I was 15. And he is amazing live!

this was a toughie, because Born to Run was really big and I do like Bruce's songs, especially Im on Fire, but I chose Tom because mostly his songs popped into my head as I was trying to think of songs each had done...Both very talented, and as I said a TOUGH choice~

Petty, hands down. :nod:

I voted for Petty, but I don't dislike Springsteen at all. I just like more of Petty's songs. And I prefer his voice over Springsteen's.

Tom Petty
 

Although it's an impossible choice. As a person, I'd choose Bruce, as a musician, I think he's better and more complete, too. It's just the songs of Tom Petty and his voice that appeal to my personal emotions a little more....


A FRIGGIN' Great Idea!!!!!

The BOSS
 

Never been a big fan of Tom Petty, but I had to choose him. And just to insult Mr. Springsteen, I quote George Starostin:

I know - it is hard not to like Petty just for that :laugh:

Interestingly, Stevie used some of the E Street Band in her solo stuff :cool:

That's the biggest misintrepretation I've ever heard about Springsteen's music. How is Born In The USA a celebration of being American or appreciating what you have? It's basically a tale of a man being used by his country (to fight in the war) and then being cast away. It's a pretty bleak song. There's no positive message in it to my ears. :shrug:

Have you ever listened to any of his music? That may be a message in a couple of songs, but not the majority. I get a sneaky feeling you're bias against him cos you think he's this 'I love America' guy and he's far from it. To me Springsteen's lyrics can be compared to Woody Guthrie or even someone like Hank Williams. That's my opinion. You can keep George Starostin's (whoever the hell he is). Oh and Springsteen's one of the best harmonica players in rock music too. :)

Yep!!

to wit:

Born in the USA

Born down in a dead man's town
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
You end up like a dog that's been beat too much
'Til you spend half your life just covering up

Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.

I got in a little hometown jam
And so they put a rifle in my hands
Sent me off to Vietnam
To go and kill the yellow man

Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.

Come back home to the refinery
Hiring man says "Son if it was up to me"
I go down to see the V.A. man
He said "Son don't you understand"

Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.

I had a buddy at Khe Sahn
Fighting off the Viet Cong
They're still there, he's all gone
He had a little girl in Saigon
I got a picture of him in her arms

Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
Out by the gas fires of the refinery
I'm ten years down the road
Nowhere to run, ain't got nowhere to go

I'm a long gone Daddy in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
I'm a cool rocking Daddy in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.

George Starostin has his word to say about Born In The USA too:
Yes, I have heard most of his studio albums. I don't hate them, actually, and I really like a few of them like Darkness On The Edge Of Town and Nebraska. However, I think that George Starostin made some good points and some of his sentiments I recognize in myself too.
George Starostin is one of the best internet music writers out there, and in my opinion he kicks the **** out of most rock critics who write that stuff for their living. I suggest you visit his site, for the work of one man it covers lots of artists and albums in great detail.

I don't agree with what he has to say about Born In The USA at all.
I don't even own that album, I think it's too 80s and too commercial, but I think plenty of Springsteen's lyrics are about "rebellion and desperation".

I also think Born In The USA's genius is that it sounds so pro-American, and yet at heart is this total criticism of America. A right-wing dude can sing along without realising he's singing these really left-wing lyrics.
How fantastic is that? That's pure rebellion if you ask me!
I think Bruce knew EXACTLY what he was doing there.

Tom Petty, hands down.

I never got the appeal of Springsteen. His voice is good, but not great or unique. His lyrics are good, but I never found the music of his songs to be catchy or even especially memorable. :shrug:

Petty, on the other hand, was probably the one artist that really turned me on and got me interested in music in general. I've been a fan since I was eight years old and the first album I owned by any artist was Full Moon Fever. He's consistently great and has yet to release an album that fell short of that. He also has a deep respect for his fans and for the integrity of his music and has demonstrated both numerous times.

I guess I like Sprigsteen mroe because Petty reminds me of Dylan with that nasal voice thing. I can only take so much of that.

have I posted too late?? I pick tom petty.

I'm posting too late to count, but I just wanted to comment on these two artists.

I love them both so much. A little while ago, on imdb, someone in the music forum put them up against each other and Bruce won majorly, but I couldn't decide at the time.

Now it would be Bruce. I never understood his music or appeal until I started getting his albums and really listening to his words and the way he sang them. He's absolutely amazing. I haven't had the opportunity to see him live, but I have seen some shows on DVD and they are mindblowing. I think Darkness On the Edge of Town,Nebraska, The Rising, and his new one are brilliant. Especially The Rising. It's become a major favorite album of mine. I really think his music is amazing and incredibly diverse, although a lot of people seem to typecast him unfairly.

Now Tom...awesome, awesome, awesome. Amazing artist. I love him and honestly haven't heard anything by him that I could say I dislike. Saw him in concert and he was INCREDIBLE. One of my most favorite concert experiences ever. I think his music can be so catchy, I love his lyrics, and sometimes he has those really gorgeous songs (like Square One off of Elizabethtown) that just blow you away. I really love him as an artist, but his songs probably move me just a *tad* less than Bruce's- and that's kind of what qualifies a preference for me, when choosing between artists.

But really they both kick ass. I'm a big fan of each.