Band Face Off - Round 56

[trackaghost]

A surprisingly good response to the old school rap face-off. The Beasties did the best winning with 14 votes.

Round 56 was suggested by Jyqm

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 - 8/8 to 6
Round 53: Carly Simon defeats Melissa Etheridge/Patti Scialfa - 12 to 7/2
Round 54: Neil Diamond defeats Barry Manilow/Tom Jones/Paul Anka - 11 to 4/4/1
Round 55: Beastie Boys defeat Public Enemy/Run DMC/NWA - 14 to 6/3/2

[face of glass]

Not that the other two aren't good, but Sinatra has always done subtle machismo and tenderness the best of them all. Whenever I want uplift, I put on A Swingin' Affair, whenever I feel like calming myself down and even shedding quiet tears along the way, I play Francis Albert Sinatra And Antonio Carlos Jobim.

So though I'm not a great romancer,
I know that you're bound to answer
when I propose, anything goes.

[David]

I voted for Dean Martin. Not that Frank wasn't really the great, stylish, trend-setting vocalist that he was, but Dean was a quieter, more humble, & equally talented song stylist, with incisiveness & retenue.

[ryan8472]

Frank Sinatra. I love him, and so did my grandfather. Oh, and BTW, Phil Hartman DID influence my vote.




"I have chunks of guys like you in my stool!"

[jannieC]

Frank Sinatra, all the way.

[DavidMn]

No one compares to Mr. Sinatra

[Jyqm]

Well, if I'm being totally honest, I think I like Frank best as well. If nothing else, he's one of maybe two or three truly cool white people ever to exist. (And I'm not talking about the watered-down, it-can-mean-practically-anything "cool" that populates everybody's vernacular today. I mean cool.)

But. I've got a feeling Frank may run away with this one pretty quickly, so I'm throwing in my hat for Sammy. For Sammy, too, was pretty damn cool, and pretty damn swingin'.

And I mean, come on. Who did Joey and Uncle Jesse impersonate all the time when they wanted to tell each other how cool they thought the other one was? Was it Frank? Hell no. It was Sammy, baby.

And when Wayne went on his spirit quest in the desert to find out if he could truly make Waynestock a success, who was his spirit guide? Frank? No way, dude, it was f***ing Sammy. Frank couldn't have found his way through that desert with a GPS system.

Yeah I said it.

[wondergirl9847]

FRANKIEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

[SteveMacD]

Frank!!!

Frank is cooler than Sammy and Deano. Frank is also cooler than Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Madonna, Sheryl Crow, Kate Bush, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, U2, Guns N Roses, Bon Jovi, Metallica, Blondie, The Pretenders, Heart, The Beach Boys, The Kinks, The Byrds, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Abba, The Carpenters, Prince, Jimi Hendrix, Lenny Kravitz, No Doubt, Garbage, Hole, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Talking Heads, The Clash, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, The Eagles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Elvis Costello, Sting, Eurythmics, Depeche Mode, New Order, Duran Duran, Tears For Fears, Tori Amos, Alanis Morissette, Jewel, REM, Coldplay, The White Stripes, Beck, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, The Killers, Franz Ferdinand, Maroon 5, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Elton John, Billy Joel, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Band, The Grateful Dead, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Van Halen, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Joni Mitchell Carole King, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Patti Smith PJ Harvey, OutKast, Eminem, Kanye West, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, Nick Cave, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, The Cars, B-52's, The Go Gos, Devo, Queen, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Tina Turner, Bette Midler, Cher, Bob Marley, Sly & The Family Stone, Roxy Music, T-Rex, Ryan Adams, Wilco, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Maria McKee, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Crowes, Oasis, Salt N Pepa, TLC, Destiny's Child, The Pixies, Jane's Addiction, Sonic Youth, Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul, Jennifer Lopez, Rush, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Yes, ELP, Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainwright, David Gray, Carly Simon, Melissa Etheridge, Patti Scialfa, Neil Diamond, Barry Manilow, Tom Jones, Paul Anka, Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, Run DMC, and NWA

[shackin'up]

[SteveMacD]

Calling Frank a crooner is like calling Stevie a singer. In both cases, the music is maybe 50% of why people ACTUALLY like them.

[Serrart]

I had to go for Sinatra, because there wasn't Bing Crosby, my favourite.

Romy

[WildInTheWind]

This poll was cruel. I went with Frank though. I do love Dean Martin. He cracks me up. Has anyone seen Canonball Run with Dean and Sammy? They are freakin hilarious in that movie.

[Brwn_eyes0511]

I'm going with Frank...but I honestly love them all!

I have the 1988/89 (can't remember right now) concert of "The Ultimate Event" tour with Frank, Sammy and Liza...(Liza replaced Dean after he could no longer go on) IT IS AMAZING!

The 1962 Judy Garland special with Frank and Dean is awesome as well.

[WildInTheWind]

Originally Posted by Brwn_eyes0511

I'm going with Frank...but I honestly love them all!

I have the 1988/89 (can't remember right now) concert of "The Ultimate Event" tour with Frank, Sammy and Liza...(Liza replaced Dean after he could no longer go on) IT IS AMAZING!

The 1962 Judy Garland special with Frank and Dean is awesome as well.

The Rat Pack Live and Swingin DVD/CD is awesome. I don't know when it's from. It's old. LOL. Johnny Carson hosts it and it's in St. Louis. Great DVD!!!