Band Face Off - Round 53

[trackaghost]

Nearly finished now - Round 52 saw a draw between Rufus and Jeff Buckley. Fair enough but c'mon someone give Jeff that winning vote, please! Even Rufus admits he was hugely influenced by Buckley - the song Memphis Skyline on Want Two is about Jeff and he even has Jeff's old drummer and his ex-girlfriend in his band!
And Gerald, Jeff was soooo not creepy. Ever hear his comedy version of Led Zep's Kashmir? He was awesome and damn funny too.
Anyway plea over and onto to Round 53

Some older female singer-songwriters.

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 - 15 to 14/4/4
Round 34: Patti Smith defeats PJ Harvey - 24 to 7
Round 35: OutKast defeat Eminem/Kanye West - 18 to 9/4
Round 36: Bonnie Raitt defeats Eric Clapton - 22 to 13
Round 37: Nick Cave defeats Leonard Cohen/Tom Waits - 10 to 9/9
Round 38: Loretta Lynn defeats Patsy Cline/Tammy Wynette - 15 to 13/7
Round 39: The Cars defeat B-52's/The Go Gos/Devo - 15 to 14/6/2
Round 40: Queen defeat Black Sabbath/Deep Purple - 21 to 13/4
Round 41: Tina Turner defeats Bette Midler/Cher - 22 to 10/6
Round 42: Bob Marley defeats Sly & The Family Stone - 19 to 16
Round 43: Roxy Music defeats T-Rex - 17 to 11
Round 44: Ryan Adams defeats Wilco - 10 to 7
Round 45: Peter Gabriel defeats Phil Collins - 24 to 10
Round 46: Sarah McLachlan defeats Natalie Merchant/Maria McKee - 16 to 9/4
Round 47: Red Hot Chili Peppers defeat The Black Crowes/Oasis - 14 to 9/8
Round 48: Salt N Pepa defeat TLC/Destiny's Child - 14 to 7/5
Round 49: The Pixies defeat Jane's Addiction/Sonic Youth - 9 to 7/6
Round 50: Janet Jackson defeats Paula Abdul/Jennifer Lopez - 15 to 10/5
Round 51: Rush defeat Genesis/Jethro Tull/Yes/ELP - 13 to 12/5/0/0
Round 52: Jeff Buckley/Rufus Wainwright *DRAW* defeat David Gray - 7/7 to 6

[DavidMn]

Carly Simon has one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard, period.

[Jyqm]

Patti Scialfa? Springsteen got his ass handed to him on a silver platter by Petty* in Round 1, you really think the Missus has a snowball's chance in hell around here? Not to mix metaphors or anything. Plus, that warble...

I'm giving it to Ms. Melissa this round. She's got horrible taste in sperm, but "Come To My Window" certainly rocked my mid-90s.

*My prediction, by the way, since twenty rounds or so ago: Petty will win this whole thing, easily.

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by Jyqm

Patti Scialfa? Springsteen got his ass handed to him on a silver platter by Petty* in Round 1, you really think the Missus has a snowball's chance in hell around here? Not to mix metaphors or anything. Plus, that warble...

I'm giving it to Ms. Melissa this round. She's got horrible taste in sperm, but "Come To My Window" certainly rocked my mid-90s.

*My prediction, by the way, since twenty rounds or so ago: Petty will win this whole thing, easily.

WHADDYA mean? You mean to tell me you dont think David Crosby is a "Hottie?"

[Karlie]

Carly Simon, because I was (sort of) named after her. I don't like her very much, but I don't know anything about the other two.

[ryan8472]

Carly! I love her!

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by ryan8472

Carly! I love her!

Massachusetts owen Carly Simon btw.

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

Last year, a lot of people on this board named 23rd Street Lullaby as one of their favourite albums, so I thought I'd include her. I haven't heard it so I can't comment.

Did you like my Stereophonics suggestion in your pm btw?

[jannieC]

I'm going with Carly Simon, even though I love Melissa Etheridge. Carly was a hero of mine when I was a little girl. Very classy and smoooooth.

[Jyqm]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

Last year, a lot of people on this board named 23rd Street Lullaby as one of their favourite albums of 2004, so I thought I'd include her. I haven't heard it so I can't comment.

Weird, I'd not have guessed that.

Almost time to do a for-real, final Everyone's Favorite Albums of 2005 thread, though.

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

Sorry David I forgot to reply to you as I've been really busy over the past week. I must admit I don't even know who the New American Rejects are!

Dont worry about it. They have a hit out called Dirty Little Secret I think. I have a great suggestion for you though. How about an all Irish round, Clannad VS The Chieftans?

[shackin'up]

melissa. saw her live once. she rocked the house down. long time ago though....

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

melissa. saw her live once. she rocked the house down. long time ago though....

I thought about voting for her, she sure does perform with great passion.

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

The Chieftans? Are they well-known in America?
I think I should include The Pogues and The Corrs too though!

I dont know them that well. Youre right though. I just think Clannad is one of those legendary bands that I would love to see you put up against someone.

[DavidMn]

Incidentally,I find it quite funny that alot of friends of mine have no idea That Clannad are member's of Enya's family, but maybe thats just me.