Band Face Off - Round 36

[trackaghost]

The unique sounds of Andre 3000 and Big Boi beat out Eminem and Kanye West in the Rap-Off.

Round 36: two legendary guitar heroes


The results so far...
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 - 27 to 11/9
Round 12: Bob Dylan defeats Neil Young - 26 to 25
Round 13: Dolly Parton defeats Emmylou Harris/Linda Ronstadt - 20 to 17/9
Round 14: Marvin Gaye defeats Aretha Franklin/Stevie Wonder/Diana Ross - 14 to 11/10/2
Round 15: David Bowie defeats Lou Reed/Iggy Pop - 38 to 5/2
Round 16: Talking Heads defeat The Clash - 21 to 19
Round 17: Billie Holiday defeats Ella Fitzgerald - 25 to 7
Round 18: The Eagles defeat Lynyrd Skynyrd - 30 to 17
Round 19: The Doors defeat Jefferson Airplane - 22 to 17
Round 20: Elvis Costello defeats Sting - 19 to 13
Round 21: Eurythmics defeat Depeche Mode/New Order - 27 to 7/6
Round 22: Duran Duran defeat Tears For Fears - 21 to 15
Round 23: Tori Amos defeats Alanis Morissette/Jewel - 21 to 11/8
Round 24: REM defeat Coldplay - 34 to 9
Round 25: The White Stripes defeat Beck - 19 to 18
Round 26: Pink Floyd defeat Radiohead - 30 to 9
Round 27: The Killers defeat Franz Ferdinand/Maroon 5 - 15 to 14/5
Round 28: Nirvana defeat Pearl Jam/Soundgarden - 15 to 13/4
Round 29: Elton John defeats Billy Joel - 31 to 11
Round 30: Creedence Clearwater Revival defeat The Band/The Grateful Dead - 25 to 7/7
Round 31: Aerosmith defeat AC/DC/Van Halen - 20 to 11/7
Round 32: Whitney Houston defeats Celine Dion/Christina Aguilera/Mariah Carey - 10 to 9/9/8
Round 33: Joni Mitchell defeats Carole King/Jackson Browne/James Taylor - 12 to 11/4/4
Round 34: Patti Smith defeats PJ Harvey - 22 to 5
Round 35: OutKast defeat Eminem/Kanye West - 18 to 6/4

[ryan8472]

Eric Clapton.

[dissention]

Bonnie Raitt. I love her and I never liked Eric Clapton.

[Jyqm]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

The unique sounds of Andre 3000 and Big Boi beat out Eminem and Kanye West in the Rap-Off.

Or rather, "the unique combination of people not liking Kanye and Eminem and voting for Outkast by default."

As for this round... shoot. I'm gonna have to think about this for a while and get back to you.

[shackin'up]

bonnie.

clapton is ...

[Karlie]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

And Bonnie has better hair.

Yep. She has better hair and a better voice, IMO.

[Jyqm]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

Yeah well, rap isn't exactly a big fave on this board. I don't think Outkast are undeserving though.

Oh yeah, I realize that. And I do like Outkast, and I'm disappointed that they're new album has been pushed back to next year. And even if my choice (Kanye) had won, I don't have any illusions that he wouldn't have been stomped in round two by absolutely anybody he was put up against. But it was a lovely throwaway round for the few of us who were interested by it, so thank you for indluging us. (Same commentary applies to the future Nick Cave/Tom Waits round. Don't matter who wins that one - they won't be making it to round three. But I'm still looking forward to it!)

I'm still thinking about this round, though...

And also thinking about who's going to win the whole thing... I think I've got a pretty good idea.

[ryan8472]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

And Bonnie has better hair.

Eh. Eric is a better guitarist. But hair is important.

[Jyqm]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

No worries. I'm thinking of doing another rap round with the Beasties vs Public Enemy vs Run DMC. Might be interesting.

Ooh, throw NWA in there, too, for good measure!

What do you think if I put Leonard Cohen up against Tom Waits and Nick Cave?

Yes! And I am ashamed of myself for never thinking of Cohen. He's a great match for both of them.

[ragandbone]

Originally Posted by Jyqm

Ooh, throw NWA in there, too, for good measure!



Yes! And I am ashamed of myself for never thinking of Cohen. He's a great match for both of them.

Oh cruel! I love all three of them, and for totally different reasons. AAAAAh! How will I choose?

[amber]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

No worries. I'm thinking of doing another rap round with the Beasties vs Public Enemy vs Run DMC. Might be interesting.

What do you think if I put Leonard Cohen up against Tom Waits and Nick Cave?

Where's your modern black girls? Hehehehe. You know, MJB v. Badu, TLC v. Salt n Peppah....En Vogue v. Destiny's Child, etc.

[ontheEdgeof17]

They both bore me to tears, but I went with Raitt....I do like some of her stuff.

[Jyqm]

Originally Posted by amber

Where's your modern black girls? Hehehehe. You know, MJB v. Badu, TLC v. Salt n Peppah....En Vogue v. Destiny's Child, etc.

Oh man, TLC v. Salt 'n Pepa would kick ass.

Poor Spinderella never gets her due.

After Left Eye died, a friend of mine wiped away a tear and proclaimed: "No scrubs where you are, old friend..."

[Moony]

Bonnie Raitt. I love her.

Originally Posted by Jyqm

Oh man, TLC v. Salt 'n Pepa would kick ass.

I agree! I'd love to see that round.

[Richard B]

TrackAGhost...you're killing me. Tough rounds recently. I like both Eric Clapton and Bonnie Raitt...but I sure have more of Bonnie Raitt in my collection...so I should simply lean with her for that.

But then...Layla...Cocaine...Let It Grow...Wonderful Tonight...After Midnight. I treasure these Clapton songs.

Now I'm just confused and must end this post and vote later.