Band Face Off - Round 15

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Originally Posted by markolas

I mean...I just hate that kind of music. All that emo/punk crap, or whatever that is. I'm still waiting for a jazz version of this poll (and I don't mean Dave Koz vs. Kenny G).

What about Bowie, Lou Reed or Iggy Pop has ever been emo? And while one could ceretainly make the arguments for Iggy and Lou as punk, when the late 70s came around, Bowie was firmly ensconced in his Eno (very different from emo) phase.

Bowie especially has done a lot of different stuff over the years. I don't think anything really approaching emo or punk came into the mix, though.

As for jazz, part of me hopes this face-off thing never goes there. I can only imagine the cruel cruel choices Sharon will come up with. Miles v. Coltrane? Bird v. Diz? The Duke v. the Count? Mingus v. ... well, I don't know who anybody could put up against Mingus.