Band Madness!

84 responses so far

1. spoonpirate93 Says:
   19 March 2007 at 12:12 am Eastern

   go genesis!

2. violated Says:
   19 March 2007 at 1:20 am Eastern

   Glad to see Band Madness back. I guess I forgot about the first two brackets….

   Genesis vs. Kenny Loggins has to be the most ‘adult contemporary’ catagory ever. My vote went to Genesis but Kenny Loggins does get credit for contributing to the soundtracks of my childhood.

3. Chris Coleman Says:
   19 March 2007 at 1:45 am Eastern

   Bright Eyes vs. Patti Smith stands out as the only super close one right now. I wonder if it’s going to stay that way. Rilo Kiley vs. Band of Horses was intense.

4. Chris Coleman Says:
   19 March 2007 at 9:03 am Eastern

   The low vote total on Mastodon vs. The Faint makes it pretty obvious that this is actually the battle of “Huh?” vs. “What?”

   Aerosmith vs Toto: Seriously, people. Do any of you listen to Aerosmith? They haven’t done anything that even vaguely qualifies as listenable since Get a Grip. Sure, Toto hasn’t done a damn thing in 20 years, but at least they aren’t under the delusion that big-haired women everywhere are falling out of their thongs just to get a piece of Steven Tyler’s ghoulish ass. If there are any, they pretty much all look like Steven Tyler, but with rock-hard breast implants. It’s not a thought I want to hold onto. Toto, also, has the good sense not to tarnish the legacy of the good music they made 20 years ago. Come on people. I thought you had more sense than that.

5. Chris Coleman Says:
   19 March 2007 at 9:09 am Eastern

   Buddy Holly vs. Bela Fleck: Do I need to again remind you that the question is “Who has been around longer?” but “Whom do you like better?”

6. Danielle McNamara Says:
   19 March 2007 at 9:40 am Eastern

   Quit tryin’ to influence votes, Coleman! : P I can think of more Aerosmith songs that I enjoy than I can Toto songs. Take that!

7. Matt Little Says:
   19 March 2007 at 9:44 am Eastern

   Currently, there are 44 votes for Toto over Aerosmith. Coleman, I didn’t know there were that many people in your family.

8. Chris Coleman Says:
   19 March 2007 at 10:06 am Eastern

   Yeah, “Livin’ on the edge” really compares to “Hold the line” you people sicken me.

9. Cubicle Captive Says:
   19 March 2007 at 12:07 pm Eastern

   “Yeah, “Livin’ on the edge” really compares to “Hold the line” you people sicken me.”

   —
   I guess people with better musical taste make you sick. You can’t sit there are seriously tell everyone that “Africa” or “Rosanna” was better than “Walk This Way,” “Last Child”, “Sweet emotion”, etc, etc, etc.

   This is one of the easiest decisions in the whole tourney.

   By the way, who voted for Creed and/or Smash Mouth? Is recess over?

10. Professional Robot Says:
    19 March 2007 at 12:15 pm Eastern

    I have erased all memory or Aerosmith in the post 1993, so they get the vote.

    Go Soul Coughing and Art Brut!

11. Chris Coleman Says:
    19 March 2007 at 12:16 pm Eastern

    OK, so now that we’ve collectively named the three good Toto songs and four of the six good Aerosmith songs, does anybody want to try to guess the last two? Seriously, Aerosmith is awful. They had a chance to fade gracefully into retirement, but they blew it. They just had to make their last ten Steven Tyler needs to either go away or get back on drugs, because whatever he’s doing now isn’t working.

12. nin4eva Says:
    19 March 2007 at 12:22 pm Eastern

    I just made a nice post and I got timed out on. Look, I’m at work. I can’t spend all my time on here with this whole work distraction thing. Can we increase the time before the timeouts?

    Anyway, Pantera over Sex Pistols, Psychedelic Furs over that loser Beck, and seriously Chris…Toto? Not in Round 1 baby. I expect Aerosmith will be gone in the next round or 2. At least don’t support a lost cause.

13. Nate Kushner Says:
    19 March 2007 at 12:26 pm Eastern

    Chris Coleman said:

    Yeah, “Livin’ on the edge” really compares to “Hold the line” you people sicken me.

    Yeah, Chris, sorry, even going back since last year, the tactic of “[song by band A] is so much better than [song by band b] so I like [band a]” as an argument has never ever impressed me.

    Like a lot of venerable bands, aerosmith has a back catalogue with great stuff in it, and not a lot of good stuff starting sometime in the 90’s.

    They do have songs that compare to “Hold The Line,” so you prove nothing by naming a song that doesn’t. (You are right that “Living on the edge” is dumb, though. Jesus.) They’re by no means my favorite band, but there is ample evidence in their catalogue that they’re pretty ok, and nobody has to feel ashamed to like them.

14. wilcofan Says:
    19 March 2007 at 12:30 pm Eastern

    Toto has makes better quality music Aerosmith guys (especially after Aerosmith decided to go fuck themsleves in the 90’s). Go ahead boo me if you want to, but I’m not changing my mind.

    A bunch of bands looking to beat the blowout record set by the Beatles last round: Zeppelin, Metallica, Johnny Cash, The Who, The Violent Femmes and U2 are all over 90%.

15. Nate Kushner Says:
    19 March 2007 at 12:31 pm Eastern

    (full disclosure: Aerosmith actually was my favorite band circa 5th grade.)

16. Chris Coleman Says:
    19 March 2007 at 12:41 pm Eastern

    Aerosmith was everybody’s favorite band in 5th grade, Nate. That was when people listened to the radio and every third song was “Love in an Elevator.” Which, by the way, is a shitty song.

    For the record, I don’t expect Toto to win, but people casting the default vote for Aerosmith because “they’re Aerosmith” is really annoying.

17. Matt Little Says:
    19 March 2007 at 1:05 pm Eastern

    No one is casting a vote for Aerosmith because “they’re Aerosmith!” And the comment levied in favor of them have reflected that.

    Coleman, a few things:

    A) I will point you to your own rule, to vote for the band you like. I’m positive that’s what they’re doing.

    B) Just because you don’t like their choice, doesn’t mean they’re just voting for someone based on name and not the person’s preference.

    C) You’re never allowed to play Last Child on Guitar Hero ever again. I’m locking up the axe when I get home.

    D) Why did the comment box tell me “axe” is a misspelled word? This is probably because it’s Steven Tyler’s favorite weapon, isn’t it?

18. Chris Coleman Says:
    19 March 2007 at 1:12 pm Eastern

    I could have sworn that his favorite weapon is his ability to make awful, awful music while trying to pass himself off as some sort of bog person sex symbol.

19. erik Says:
    19 March 2007 at 1:24 pm Eastern

    Oh Hey Kids,

    I have some questions:

    1. Where the hell is NIN? How come they aren’t even included? Trent Reznor invented music.

    2. Who made the bracket up? It doesn’t make any sense that some of these groups should have to go up against each other. Like how could you possibly decide between two powerhouses like Blur and Smashmouth.

    3. How’s everyone doing? Good to see this back.

20. erik Says:
    19 March 2007 at 1:27 pm Eastern

    On a more serious note, what’s with all the hip-hop hate on these boards?

    Ghostface Killah losing to the Rapture makes me want to go bust a cap.

21. kyse Says:
    19 March 2007 at 1:42 pm Eastern

    Aerosmith is the most overratede mainstream band of all time. My hatred towards them knows no bounds and to vote them out would thrill me no end. Then I saw they were up against Toto….um, Toys in the Attic anyone!

22. clevecore81 Says:
    19 March 2007 at 1:56 pm Eastern

    Slayer Vs. Wilco, and Slayer is losing? OK, I’m a metalhead and all, and it seems like Metallica Vs. Creed and Sex Pistols Vs. Pantera aren’t really “fairly” matched, but still. I’m not completely ignorant of “pop culture”, and Slayer is FAR from being an “underground” or “indie” force, but what makes a “better band”?

    Staying power.
    Other bands covering your songs. Tribute albums being released in your honor.
    Remaining a force in your genre through a period of comatose inactivity in your genre (like Metal from 1991-1997 or so).
    Writing riffs that are instantly recognizable within 2 seconds of hearing them (”Raining Blood” ’s instrumental midsection, anyone?).

    Slayer deserves to beat the hell out of Wilco and go to the next round, for no reason other than they’ve been shaping the Thrash Metal genre from day 1.

    Vote accordingly.

23. Nate Kushner Says:
    19 March 2007 at 2:18 pm Eastern

    Wilco have been around almost 15 years. And they’ve been great for almost 15 years. So, you know, there’s your staying power.

    In that time, if you count those Billy Bragg/Woody Guthrie projects, which I do, cause they’re great, they’ve made about 7 albums, (including one that in opinion actually deserves that instant classic status it’s received), done some legendary shows, won some Grammys.

    In earlier days, they reinvigorated everyone’s sense of how to use country in pop music, and lately, they’ve confounded my sense of what you can accomplish with a recording studio. (My lord, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot sounds great when you’ve got a really sweet pair of headphones.) Tweedy has a really recognizable voice, and he’s a really inspired and distinctive guitarist as well, and whoever they have drumming for them these days is an awesome maniac.

    I didn’t care for the very latest record very much, but so many of the previous ones are both fun and challenging, or at least just fun. I’ll take fun.

    Anyway, nothing against Slayer, but Wilco are actually a force in music as well. I just have to point out that most of what you say about Slayer is also true of Wilco, so don’t be so dismissive.

24. Nate Kushner Says:
    19 March 2007 at 2:25 pm Eastern

    (By the way, as usual, I will probably be on “don’t be so dismissive” patrol a lot, even on behalf of bands I didn’t vote for.)

25. tarp Says:
    19 March 2007 at 2:36 pm Eastern

    Metallica VS. Creed is like OMFG I hate them vs. OMFG I really really hate them. Neither gets my vote.

    And Coleman, right on with that one-> Aerosmith is horrible. They’re the Nickleback of the 90s, regardless of a few quasi-decent songs 25-35 years ago.

    And poor Bela Fleck. Amazing group. Amazing. See them live and then I dare you to vote for Buddy Holly.

26. Nate Kushner Says:
    19 March 2007 at 2:38 pm Eastern

    Yeah, tarp, but on the other hand, see Buddy Holly live, and I dare you not to run away from scary zombies.

27. erik Says:
    19 March 2007 at 2:39 pm Eastern

    Having to choose between Ben Folds and Eddie Money almost made me throw up.

28. erik Says:
    19 March 2007 at 2:43 pm Eastern

    I have seen Bela Fleck live many times. Pretty nice for elevator music, and when Future Man breaks out the box, look out. I’ll take Buddy Holly… even in zombie form.

29. Nate Kushner Says:
    19 March 2007 at 2:47 pm Eastern

    yeah, that motherfucker solos forever. It’s not fun. If he’s from the future like he says, then he should know that three minutes into the future we will be terribly bored.

30. Nate Kushner Says:
    19 March 2007 at 2:50 pm Eastern

    Also, check this out from Wikipedia…

    In November 2001, Wooten was indicted on four counts of tax evasion, for the years 1995 to 1998. His defense in 2004 involved many implausible assertions. He claimed, for example, that the Internal Revenue Service is a debt collector based in Puerto Rico. He also used esoteric and arcane tax protester literature.

    The court ordered a competency evaluation and postponed the trial.

    On May 4, 2005, Future Man pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion; however, his reason for not paying taxes was, “I don’t need to pay taxes, I’m from the future.” He was sentenced on August 8 of 2005 to two years probation and was ordered to pay $131,000 in back taxes.[1]

31. tarp Says:
    19 March 2007 at 2:59 pm Eastern

    Erik, that’s how i felt about White Stripes vs. Foreigner. It was a choice that I should never have had to make.

    And yeah, but have you ever seen Bela Fleck and the Flecktones… on weed?

    Nate, thank you for your wikinformation

32. erik Says:
    19 March 2007 at 3:14 pm Eastern

    Nate Kushner said:

    Also, check this out from Wikipedia…

    In November 2001, Wooten was indicted on four counts of tax evasion, for the years 1995 to 1998. His defense in 2004 involved many implausible assertions. He claimed, for example, that the Internal Revenue Service is a debt collector based in Puerto Rico. He also used esoteric and arcane tax protester literature.

    The court ordered a competency evaluation and postponed the trial.

    On May 4, 2005, Future Man pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion; however, his reason for not paying taxes was, “I don’t need to pay taxes, I’m from the future.” He was sentenced on August 8 of 2005 to two years probation and was ordered to pay $131,000 in back taxes.[1]

    Those guys are crrrrrraaaaazzzzzzzyy.

    The thing that kills me most about Bela Fleck is when the dude plays two saxaphones at once. Hey great Sax Guy, you’re right, why ruin this song only once when you can ruin twice… AT THE SAME TIME?

    They were better when they had the harmonica.

    And Tarp, has anyone seen Bela Fleck and the Flecktones… not on weed? I thought just saying that I’d seen them more than once was sort of an admission that my judgement was pretty “clouded” for much of my younger years.

33. nin4eva Says:
    19 March 2007 at 3:29 pm Eastern

    Nate Kushner said:

    yeah, that motherfucker solos forever. It’s not fun. If he’s from the future like he says, then he should know that three minutes into the future we will be terribly bored.

    This comment was so good, I had to quote it again. Thanks for the laugh Nate.

34. tarp Says:
    19 March 2007 at 3:31 pm Eastern

    Well actually, I saw them when I was still in high school, my judgement didn’t get too clouded until college. But I’m pretty sure it’s just opaque at this point.

35. Dan H. Says:
    19 March 2007 at 4:04 pm Eastern

    No mentions of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah vs. Godspeed You Black Emperor? Wasn’t intentional, but so far, my favorite name pairing of ‘07 (I loved Parliament/Funkadelic vs. Grand Funk Railroad in ‘06)

    We added a function this year where people have to sign in to comment, but if Neutral Milk Hotel loses in the first round again, which it looks like they will, next year we’re going to require people to listen to “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” five times before casting any votes. Regardless of whether or not NMH is in that day’s bracket or still in the tournament.

    Also, Coleman - good call on adding MC Chris and MC Frontalot this year. I figured they wouldn’t have a chance because no one really knows anything about them, cares about them, or knows or cares about them, but I’ve been proven 5% wrong.

36. erik Says:
    19 March 2007 at 4:59 pm Eastern

    Uh oh, I just went and posted onthe Smashmouth Allstar Messageboard. They’ll all be over here any minute. Guess we know who the knew champ is. Only shooting stars break the mold people.

37. erik Says:
    19 March 2007 at 5:00 pm Eastern

    like how i spelled new as knew? it’s my knew thing.

38. erik Says:
    19 March 2007 at 5:33 pm Eastern

    BTW Nate, that was me dismissing Smashmouth. In fact, I dimiss the sh*t out of them. Can you come to their rescue? I dare you.

39. Darren Says:
    19 March 2007 at 9:06 pm Eastern

    Steppenwolf vs. Thorogood is a close match. Neither is spectacular. I imagine this one will end up pretty close.

    Wilco vs. Slayer - Their music is so similar, how could anyone pick?

    Metallica vs. Creed - Even at the height of their craptacularness, Metallica was still better than Creed at their best.

    Incubus vs. Jesus and Mary Chain - Ouch, two of my favorites.

    The Faint vs. Mastodon - You get a kewpie doll if you’ve heard of them both.

    The Replacements can’t lose to ABBA, can they? I mean, really? That’s a punch to the gut.

    Johnny Cash vs. The Village People is going to contend for biggest blowout of all time.

    I picked Bright Eyes, but I won’t be too upset if Patti Smith wins.

    I picked Weezer over the Nuge, but it should be closer than this.

    Rush vs. Mars Volta in the first round… somebody out there doesn’t like prog…

    MC Frontalot? Nerdcore again? It doesn’t look like many others have heard of him/her either.

    Modest Mouse… I just saw them last night. Their new stuff sounds great. They’re a lot heavier than they were on their last album.

    By the end of the year, Art Brut might earn my vote (new album), but at the moment, I’m going with Blondie.

    Ted Leo vs. Mates Of State… If you’re familiar with both, this is a close match.

    I like how you refer to Paul McCartney as (solo). There’s a world of difference there.

    Trail of Dead needs to beat The Bee Gees. If you’ve never heard of them, look them up. You’ll shake your head wondering how you could have voted for the Gibbs’.

    James Brown will be a major surprise this year, especially if Spike Lee’s movie about him comes out before the tournament ends. It’s dark, but rock stars tend to do better in this type of competition after they die.

    In Rancid - Barry Manilow, are we referring to Rancid the punk band or Rancid the verb that best describes any of Barry Manilow’s songs?

    QOTSA is beating Bob Seger. That is a pleasant surprise.

40. Darren Says:
    19 March 2007 at 9:15 pm Eastern

    Chris - I listen to Aerosmith. While I agree about their selling out and generating nothing but crap for 15 years or so, I’m choosing to judge Aerosmith’s best music vs. Toto’s best music. At their best, Aerosmith was one of the best rock bands around. At their best, Toto was an above average 80s band that disappeared quickly and left behind a handful of decent songs. In my book, that puts Aerosmith WAY ahead of Toto, no matter what they’ve done since. In short, I’m judging the music of the artists and you’re judging the career arch of the band. More people seem to be agreeing with my assessment, but I mean, come on, it’s freakin’ Toto! We’re not talking about the Velvet Underground here.

41. Darren Says:
    19 March 2007 at 9:16 pm Eastern

    You have to consider that most people haven’t heard of Bela Fleck. Also, Buddy Holly is very good.

42. Darren Says:
    19 March 2007 at 9:33 pm Eastern

    Erik: Blur and Smash Mouth are powerhouses? I suppose Blur was huge in England and Smash Mouth was huge in that one month in 1996, but I doubt either will do much here.

    Hip hop and country aren’t doing well in this tourney thus far. The key is in demographics. The people voting here are clearly not big fans of either genre.

    clevercore: The only factor that matters is “whose songs do I like better”. A lot of people (myself included) prefer Wilco’s music to Slayer’s. The rest of those factors don’t matter. Being the greatest band in thrash metal doesn’t matter if the people voting prefer alt country.

    Nate: I would totally vote for Zombie Buddy Holly on Zombie American Idol (Robot Chicken…)

    Can we have a rule that says that if an artist gets less than 10% in the first round more than once we disqualify them for a couple years? I’d rather see a variety of bubble artists each year than the same bands getting blown out and I’d like Mariah Carey to never be considered for anything again. lol Let me just send this transmission from the one-armed scissor and there we go.

43. wilcofan Says:
    19 March 2007 at 11:48 pm Eastern

    Darren: OOH! I want my kewpie doll!

    Nate: Thank you for pointing out the copious reasons why everyone should vote for Wilco. (And the drummer’s name is Glen Kotche.)

    Replacements hold on please! You deserve to move far more than ABBA.

44. nin4eva Says:
    20 March 2007 at 12:01 am Eastern

    Hey, where’s the Kenny Loggins love? Footloose, Danger Zone, Return to Pooh Corner…the man’s a mainstay. Poor guy should have been up against Mariah Carey. Then he’d at least make it to the next round.

45. nin4eva Says:
    20 March 2007 at 12:03 am Eastern

    People obviously don’t like R. Kelly. Just cuz he’s a pedophile who pisses on young girls doesn’t mean he’s a bad guy. He believes he can fly.

46. alex Says:
    20 March 2007 at 12:21 am Eastern

    wow the mid-to-late 90’s are going down hard, with third eye blind, reel big fish and smash mouth getting crushed right in a row. only one deserves it though.

    and for those sans kewpie dolls, be sure to check out mastodon’s levithan and the faint’s wet from birth - two underappreciated concept albums from a few years ago. one is about procreation, the other moby dick.

47. Darren Says:
    20 March 2007 at 12:23 am Eastern

    nin4eva said:

    People obviously don’t like R. Kelly. Just cuz he’s a pedophile who pisses on young girls doesn’t mean he’s a bad guy. He believes he can fly.

    I don’t believe R. Kelly can fly, but I certainly wouldn’t discourage him from his attempts.

48. hayley Says:
    20 March 2007 at 12:28 am Eastern

    alex, do you mean leviathan?

    yes, wet from birth is very underappreciated. i find the faint in general are.

    as for the 1/3 who deserve to be crushed, i am guessing your vote on that one goes to smash mouth. and if not, it damn well should.

49. Nate Kushner Says:
    20 March 2007 at 1:09 am Eastern

    I had to vote for The Faint based on this:

    www.dropkickthefaint.com

    Any band that lets themself be made into a great flash game like this is a band that I like.

    The music is fun too. But the game is what first made me “like” them.

50. Nate Kushner Says:
    20 March 2007 at 1:12 am Eastern

    (I also voted for Mastodon at work, cause they’re great too.)

51. tarp Says:
    20 March 2007 at 9:08 am Eastern

    Nate Kushner said:

    I had to vote for The Faint based on this:

    www.dropkickthefaint.com

    Any band that lets themself be made into a great flash game like this is a band that I like.

    The music is fun too. But the game is what first made me “like” them.

    What an awesome way to waste my work day. I don’t even think my boss will mind.

52. erik Says:
    20 March 2007 at 9:28 am Eastern

    Darren said:

    Erik: Blur and Smash Mouth are powerhouses? I suppose Blur was huge in England and Smash Mouth was huge in that one month in 1996, but I doubt either will do much here.

    Hip hop and country aren’t doing well in this tourney thus far. The key is in demographics. The people voting here are clearly not big fans of either genre.

    clevercore: The only factor that matters is “whose songs do I like better”. A lot of people (myself included) prefer Wilco’s music to Slayer’s. The rest of those factors don’t matter. Being the greatest band in thrash metal doesn’t matter if the people voting prefer alt country.

    Nate: I would totally vote for Zombie Buddy Holly on Zombie American Idol (Robot Chicken…)

    Can we have a rule that says that if an artist gets less than 10% in the first round more than once we disqualify them for a couple years? I’d rather see a variety of bubble artists each year than the same bands getting blown out and I’d like Mariah Carey to never be considered for anything again. lol Let me just send this transmission from the one-armed scissor and there we go.

    Darren: I was placing my tounge firmly in my cheek and then speaking. Clearly not all that glitters is gold.

53. erik Says:
    20 March 2007 at 10:07 am Eastern

    Also, just to set the record straight:

    Randy Newman has made me cry.
    Stevie Knicks is not really THAT hot.

    Randy does not deserve to be losing like he is.

54. G Lyons Says:
    20 March 2007 at 10:19 am Eastern

    I sailed through the first two rounds with no real tests of my musical allegiance. This round, however, is like a minefield.

    Tom Petty vs. Joan Jett
    Bright Eyes vs. Patti Smith
    ABBA vs. The Replacements (That’s right. I like ABBA)
    As much as I like YYY’s, Spoon totally deserves to win that bracket.

55. Matt Little Says:
    20 March 2007 at 10:19 am Eastern

    hayley said:

    alex, do you mean leviathan?

    yes, wet from birth is very underappreciated. i find the faint in general are.

    as for the 1/3 who deserve to be crushed, i am guessing your vote on that one goes to smash mouth. and if not, it damn well should.

    No no, he meant Mastadon.

    Also, speaking of concept albums, everyone should check out Trick Daddy’s album “www.thug.com.” It’s a concept album about being awesome and having a lot of money.

56. DAB23 Says:
    20 March 2007 at 10:46 am Eastern

    Go Rush and Clapton!! No Breaking benjamin???

57. Professional Robot Says:
    20 March 2007 at 11:14 am Eastern

    I’m going to need some clarification. Is this a bracket to vote on the bands that you like, or the bands that have had a more prolific and long lasting musical career?

    If the former is true, then I fear the world is nearing its end…because BARRY MANILOW has amassed over 400 votes. It’s time to justify your existence “Mandy” fans.

    isn’t that song about a dog…?

58. hayley Says:
    20 March 2007 at 12:32 pm Eastern

    Matt Little said:

    hayley said:

    alex, do you mean leviathan?

    yes, wet from birth is very underappreciated. i find the faint in general are.

    as for the 1/3 who deserve to be crushed, i am guessing your vote on that one goes to smash mouth. and if not, it damn well should.

    No no, he meant Mastadon.

    Also, speaking of concept albums, everyone should check out Trick Daddy’s album “www.thug.com.” It’s a concept album about being awesome and having a lot of money.

    nate, yeah leviathan by mastodon.

59. wilcofan Says:
    20 March 2007 at 12:50 pm Eastern

    I’m rooting for Incubus, but I wouldn’t be that dissapointed if Jesus and Mary Chain won.

    I voted for YYY’s, but Spoon desrved a better matchup than this though. They had no chance form the beginning.

    Is it really possible that 431 people like Barry Manilow more than Rancid? Or is it that the majority of those people just don’t know who Rancid is?

60. Nate Kushner Says:
    20 March 2007 at 1:37 pm Eastern

    DAB23 said:

    Go Rush and Clapton!! No Breaking benjamin???

    No who?

61. Darren Says:
    20 March 2007 at 1:52 pm Eastern

    Nate:
    Breaking Benjamin is one of those hard rock bands that are incredibly popular in the midwest and almost completely unheard of on the coasts. They’ve put a lot of songs on the mainstream rock radio stations and are very popular. They are also very bad.

    In South Dakota (where I live), they’re on the rock station almost constantly, along with Godsmack, Nickelback, Hinder and Chevelle. Don’t be shocked if you get bombarded by shocked statements that any of those bands are missing from this tournament (if they are) as well.

62. DAB23 Says:
    20 March 2007 at 2:00 pm Eastern

    darren…I am from the east coast so there goes your midwest theory. Also it is just your opinion that Breaking benjamin is a bad band…on the contrary I think that they are very good. So who do you listen to??

63. Nate Kushner Says:
    20 March 2007 at 2:07 pm Eastern

    Somehow, we got not a single “where’s breaking benjamin?” last year, or I promise you we would have probably investigated them.

    I’m not doubting you, but you are the first person to call us out on not including them, or to make us aware that they even existed, so there’s not much we can do at this stage.

64. DAB23 Says:
    20 March 2007 at 2:13 pm Eastern

    Thats cool…I’m just stating that if you include bands from the same genre like Stained, Bush, Fuel, Live and incubus you could have also included breaking benjamin who I think is just as good, if not better than them…

65. erik Says:
    20 March 2007 at 2:26 pm Eastern

    I did ask you last year where “Changing a Hundred” was, but I guess I was slightly off on the name. oops.

66. alex Says:
    20 March 2007 at 2:43 pm Eastern

    what the fuck-

    where’s puddle of mudd at?

67. knate Says:
    20 March 2007 at 2:52 pm Eastern

    Puddle of mudd is the biggest piece of crap ever.

    actually… on second thought RUSH is the biggest piece of crap ever. Puddle of mudd is a close second.

    i’ll fight anyone that says different!

    RUSH BLOWS!

68. hayley Says:
    20 March 2007 at 3:00 pm Eastern

    knate, i think it’s time to evaluate your anger issues.

69. alex Says:
    20 March 2007 at 3:13 pm Eastern

    whatever knate, you james murphy looking canadian mfer. i’m gonna puddle of mudd my hat (put it on backwards), come up to the ‘peg, and make you listen to that one song hooba-benja-mudd song that i put on my college power hour mix right next to nelly #1.

    or i was joking.

70. hayley Says:
    20 March 2007 at 4:14 pm Eastern

    alex how the hell did you know it’s called the ‘peg?

    seriously?

    don’t you new yorkers, even the non native ones, have a complex that doesn’t allow you to see past new jersey?

71. Chris Coleman Says:
    20 March 2007 at 4:39 pm Eastern

    Nobody knows, because nobody ever looks in that direction.

72. alex Says:
    20 March 2007 at 5:18 pm Eastern

    guy maddin films, 90’s hockey, educated guess…

73. zunk Says:
    20 March 2007 at 8:07 pm Eastern

    How do you have the two shittiest bands of all time Metallica and Creed against each other and then two way more talented artists Aretha and Sam Cooke against each other? There is no such thing as seeding here I guess.

74. spoonpirate93 Says:
    20 March 2007 at 8:23 pm Eastern

    whats with the close match betwen the rapture and “ghostface killah”??
    the rapture are amazing!
    and at this point they both have exactly 571…
    c’mon, it’s ghostface killah… really.
    this is a discrace!

75. knate Says:
    20 March 2007 at 9:03 pm Eastern

    Hey, everyone..

    Digg Band Maddness Lets get somemore traffic here!

    http://www.digg.com/music/VOTE_Band_Madness_512_Bands_Fight_NCAA_Style

76. nimbleboy Says:
    20 March 2007 at 10:14 pm Eastern

    Darren-

    I traveled to SF to see Elvis Costello (and celebrate a freind’s birthday). That was a great show…

    And I like ABBA and The Replacements, too, but seriously, the Mats are sooo much better.

77. nimbleboy Says:
    20 March 2007 at 10:15 pm Eastern

    um… friend’s…

78. Darren Says:
    20 March 2007 at 11:08 pm Eastern

    DAB23: Actually, “Breaking Benjamin sucks” is based on a survey of 5 dentists. 4 of them said they sucked, while the other liked the band…

    In all seriousness though, yes it is my opinion that Breaking Benjamin, though certainly not the worst of the worst bands, is very bad. Their music is sludgy and dull and every song sounds like the last.

    If you want to know who I listen to, a fairly up-to-date list can be found on my site http://hinesy24.tripod.com/FavoriteBands.htm I’m working on an update for later this year, so it’s not entirely up-to-date, but it’ll do.

    Alex: I had completely forgotten about Puddle of Mudd. They were insanely popular 5 years ago, but the only memorable thing about them was how badly the lead singer tried to be Kurt Cobain.

    nimbleboy: I saw Costello in Sioux Falls, SD a few years back. He had to cancel the previous few shows because of laryngitis, so everybody was worried he wouldn’t be able to play. He came out and played for nearly 2 and a half hours without a set break. Amazing show.

    The Replacements are one of my favorite bands. I don’t think I even own any ABBA music, though my parents had some of the albums. I’m probably too young to appreciate disco, so I personally don’t think this match is even close.

79. Darren Says:
    20 March 2007 at 11:17 pm Eastern

    Bee Gees over Trail Of Dead? - I can’t disagree with this one enough. It’s got to be a name recognition thing.

80. violated Says:
    20 March 2007 at 11:47 pm Eastern

    Bee Gee’s totally rock my world. I like Trail of Dead…but come on they’ve never done anything that tops “How Deep is Your Love?”

    14 minutes til the bracket closes….the tension!

81. erik Says:
    21 March 2007 at 12:37 am Eastern

    spoonpirate93 said:

    whats with the close match betwen the rapture and “ghostface killah”??
    the rapture are amazing!
    and at this point they both have exactly 571…
    c’mon, it’s ghostface killah… really.
    this is a discrace!

    whats with the close match betwen the rapture and “ghostface killah”??
    Ghostface Killah is amazing!
    and at this point they both have exactly 571…
    c’mon, it’s The Rapture… really.
    this is a discrace!

    See what I did there SP? I just took it and turned it around on you. I know this contest is about what you prefer to listen to. You don’t like hip-hop and that’s okay. However, if this vote were based on who is going to to be seen as more influential and inportant in 25 years, Ghostface should be ahead by a landslide.

82. DAB23 Says:
    21 March 2007 at 8:17 am Eastern

    Darren…checked out your site and gotta say, I was impressed, you do know your shit! I can’t argue with many of your choices on there although I have 1 gripe. In my opinion Iron maiden should be much higher than 114 and they definitely should be higher than Metallica. Met. had only 3 albums that I think are up to the standards of Maiden…Master of puppets, Ride the lightning and and justice for all. Most of their stuff after that was garbage. Maiden is still pumping out some great material…especially the new album….A Matter Of Life and death.

83. Duncky Says:
    21 March 2007 at 2:30 pm Eastern

    Come on, GSYBE has gotta come out ahead of CYHSY in the battle of the abbreviated names!

84. aerodrome Says:
    21 March 2007 at 6:12 pm Eastern

    Fie on any tourney that makes me choose between Aretha Franklin and Sam Cooke.