Band Madness!

861 responses so far

1. hayley Says:
   28 March 2007 at 1:53 am Eastern

   the AFI fans are sure taking advantage of their parents and school’s/libraries computers. nice to see some innovation.

2. hayley Says:
   28 March 2007 at 1:54 am Eastern

   and for god’s sake will you people vote in all the freakin matchups. have some respect for the guys who worked so hard to put this together for you.

3. Darren Says:
   28 March 2007 at 1:58 am Eastern

   Remember everyone, you’re voting for whichever band is the newest and trendiest. If you vote for an older or less hip band simply because you prefer their music, Chris Coleman WILL kick your ass.

   After all, when’s the last time you saw Chuck Berry or Buddy Holly on the cover of Spin? When’s the last time Bob Dylan had an album named Rolling Stone’s Album of the Year? (yes, I realize lol)

   Don’t trust any musician over 30.

   Coming next year… top seed Lily Allen, provided she’s not washed up by then.

   Also, anyone caught voting for Aerosmith with have flying monkeys sent after them.

4. Darren Says:
   28 March 2007 at 2:04 am Eastern

   Don’t you just hate it when a band you really like loses out to a lesser band whose fan messageboard floods the voting, hayley?

   I mean, sure, you feel bad for the fans so desperate to validate their favorite band’s worth that they would do something like that, but that doesn’t make it any less annoying.

   I can’t wait to hoist AFI to the rafters with Nine Inch Nails as Band Madness champs. When I think of AFI being in a tournament of 512 artists, I can’t help but feel they’re at least in the top 500 or so.

5. hayley Says:
   28 March 2007 at 2:08 am Eastern

   well darren it’s all part of the thing we love called bandmadness.

   but i can say, with total certainty, that last year’s flooders were of a much higher caliber, music wise.

   AFI won’t win. Madonna will rape them til they cry like little girls.

6. hayley Says:
   28 March 2007 at 2:08 am Eastern

   in case you haven’t noticed, darren, i’ve had a real shit day.

7. hayley Says:
   28 March 2007 at 2:10 am Eastern

   “I can’t wait to hoist AFI to the rafters with Nine Inch Nails as Band Madness champs. When I think of AFI being in a tournament of 512 artists, I can’t help but feel they’re at least in the top 500 or so.”

   yeah. right behind james taylor. and Steven Tyler’s hair.

8. DAB23 Says:
   28 March 2007 at 2:45 am Eastern

   Gez Haley..you’re harsh for a sweet girl..

9. Delirious Says:
   28 March 2007 at 10:12 am Eastern

   Is it just me or were the decisions for Brackets C & D much more difficult than they were for A & B? Marvin Gaye vs. The Band?! This early?!

   As for AFI, I can’t wait to catch them on tour this summer. Probably on a double bill with Good Charlotte. I’ll be the tall drink of manhood with the steak knives through his ears.

10. Pickle Spears Says:
    28 March 2007 at 10:27 am Eastern

    hayley- sorry I can’t justify voting for a band I’ve never heard of (i.e. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists) and I’m not familiar enough with Tupac’s music (?) to vote for him just for the sake of voting. Do you want me to vote for Tupac just because I’ve heard of him and not heard of Ted Leo & The Pharmacists?
    I think not!
    When you vote in elections (if you’re even old enough) do you vote for everyone, just for the sake of voting?
    relax there girl.

11. cerb126 Says:
    28 March 2007 at 10:32 am Eastern

    Woah, I just reread the directions to make sure I was right, but we aren’t voting on age or historical significance (in which case I would vote WAY differently) but based on who we enjoy listening to. I don’t really care how many time’s REM’s three good songs have been played, OK go is more fun to listen to.

    and no, i’m not gonna vote in every match up, because i don’t have an informed opinion on all the bands. Voting on whcih name you recognize better if you don’t really know both bands well isn’t so good for anyone either…

12. stellaaa Says:
    28 March 2007 at 10:50 am Eastern

    I don’t understand why people spend their time complaining about a band they supposedly don’t care about.

13. Nate Kushner Says:
    28 March 2007 at 10:52 am Eastern

    I did not expect Soundgarden/Phish to be a massacre. I would not even have been surprised to see Phish win that either. I just didn’t think either band had what it took to destroy the other. Weird.

14. Matt Little Says:
    28 March 2007 at 11:16 am Eastern

    Pickle Spears said:

    hayley- sorry I can’t justify voting for a band I’ve never heard of (i.e. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists) and I’m not familiar enough with Tupac’s music (?) to vote for him just for the sake of voting. Do you want me to vote for Tupac just because I’ve heard of him and not heard of Ted Leo & The Pharmacists?
    I think not!
    When you vote in elections (if you’re even old enough) do you vote for everyone, just for the sake of voting?
    relax there girl.

    …a remark about age coming from someone what calls themselves Pickle Spear is amusing. But yes, Haley is of age. But she’s Canadian, so voting doesn’t really mean anything for them. I think they just carve names into sticks, then throw them into Lake Huron, and whichever person’s stick floats to shore first becomes an elected official.

    Fair enough, and I agree with your assertion to not vote when you don’t know the bands. However, one of our goals here as well is that people will actually, if they haven’t heard a band, seek them out for their decision. If anything, it will keep you from doing REAL work a little longer (yay!).

    Before Internet skepticism starts, we didn’t throw bands in the tournament for that reason. We felt these bands all belonged, and wanted to give people something to talk about.

    Maybe we’re just all nerds on this side and research things we don’t know about or of which we are unaware. I don’t know.

15. Matt Little Says:
    28 March 2007 at 11:20 am Eastern

    PS: Iron Maiden is only a few votes behind Chuck Berry. Come on, Maiden, make Chuck Berry Run To The Hills…

16. Delirious Says:
    28 March 2007 at 11:21 am Eastern

    stellaaa said:

    I don’t understand why people spend their time complaining about a band they supposedly don’t care about.

    1. Because certain artists become ubiquitous to the point of invading every waking moment of our lives (for a current example, see Mellencamp, John C.). We’d love to not think about them, but they refuse to surrender the spotlight.

    2. Because it’s well understood that, for all of the empiricism offered by binary dichotomies (Beatles fan vs. Elvis fan), hysteria is what carries the day in competitions such as these. Ergo, a groundswell of negative response is necessary to counteract the bracket-busting capabilities of fansite message board crusades.

    3. Because certain bands (objectively) suck and the recognition of that truth will set you free.

17. Chris Coleman Says:
    28 March 2007 at 11:30 am Eastern

    cerb126, you don’t have to vote in *every* matchup, but it’s always nice when people at least look at all of them and vote in the ones where they have an opinion. See AFI vs. Heart. It’s clear that the majority of the AFI fans don’t give a shit about anything except seeing AFI win. They come here, vote for AFI and leave. I’m sure many of them stick around and vote, but most leave as soon as they vote for AFI.

18. hayley Says:
    28 March 2007 at 11:31 am Eastern

    Pickle Spears said:

    hayley- sorry I can’t justify voting for a band I’ve never heard of (i.e. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists) and I’m not familiar enough with Tupac’s music (?) to vote for him just for the sake of voting. Do you want me to vote for Tupac just because I’ve heard of him and not heard of Ted Leo & The Pharmacists?
    I think not!
    When you vote in elections (if you’re even old enough) do you vote for everyone, just for the sake of voting?
    relax there girl.

    I’m 24. If you don’t know a band, there’s this nifty feature this year called band profiles. if you click on them, you can listen to them.

    lovely.

19. hayley Says:
    28 March 2007 at 11:33 am Eastern

    Matt, they must teach canadian poli sci at penn state

    but here in winnipeg, we actually throw the sticks into lake winnipeg.

20. hayley Says:
    28 March 2007 at 11:35 am Eastern

    Delirious said:

    stellaaa said:

    I don’t understand why people spend their time complaining about a band they supposedly don’t care about.

    1. Because certain artists become ubiquitous to the point of invading every waking moment of our lives (for a current example, see Mellencamp, John C.). We’d love to not think about them, but they refuse to surrender the spotlight.

    2. Because it’s well understood that, for all of the empiricism offered by binary dichotomies (Beatles fan vs. Elvis fan), hysteria is what carries the day in competitions such as these. Ergo, a groundswell of negative response is necessary to counteract the bracket-busting capabilities of fansite message board crusades.

    3. Because certain bands (objectively) suck and the recognition of that truth will set you free.

    this had to be posted again.

21. Delirious Says:
    28 March 2007 at 11:47 am Eastern

    Hayley,

    Can’t we just wait for the Red River to overflow again so that we can toss our sticks down the basement stairs from the comfort of our homes?

22. hayley Says:
    28 March 2007 at 11:49 am Eastern

    Delirious said:

    Hayley,

    Can’t we just wait for the Red River to overflow again so that we can toss our sticks down the basement stairs from the comfort of our homes?

    holy crap that’s such a good idea.

    i could probably just toss mine from my couch.

23. Nate Kushner Says:
    28 March 2007 at 11:50 am Eastern

    Hey, commenters, head on over to the front page to take part in the Ice Cream Challenge!

24. Pickle Spears Says:
    28 March 2007 at 11:59 am Eastern

    “I’m 24. If you don’t know a band, there’s this nifty feature this year called band profiles. if you click on them, you can listen to them.

    lovely.”

    Not good enough for me. Hearing a little bit of a band wont give me enough information to be able to vote, besides, I am at work and that kind of interweb listening research may be frowned upon here. sorry.

    I love this site and I think it’s alot of fun. Not voting in a match up does NOT mean I don’t have any respect for the people who put this together.

25. DAB23 Says:
    28 March 2007 at 12:02 pm Eastern

    pickle…at work?? Get your priorities straight

26. hayley Says:
    28 March 2007 at 12:03 pm Eastern

    no, you’re very much right, it doesn’t.

    however, when fanboards come here and vote for one single matchup, it has the capacity to bring down the actual point of the competition.

    last round the numbers between matchups were pretty high, and that is generally avoidable if people vote in all the matchups that are provided.

    The message is that if it is feasible, please do so. If it is not, then it is not.

    The issue is not with individuals, it is with people who come, vote in one matchup and then leave. it was a huge problem last year (with the message boards for 3 bands in particular, depeche mode, oasis and nine inch nails) and i just hope it doesn’t become a trend again this year.

27. hayley Says:
    28 March 2007 at 12:05 pm Eastern

    i would also like to point out that i do not necessarily mean the AFI fanboards, as I am sure they may think so. that’s not the case.

    last year, other fanboards were way worse. if AFI beat Heart, more power to them, if all the matchups are more or less on equal footing.

28. Pickle Spears Says:
    28 March 2007 at 12:07 pm Eastern

    DAB 23 - priorities, schmiorities

    hayley, I see what you’re saying about the one single match up thing. If it’s feasible I will, if it’s not, I won’t

29. hayley Says:
    28 March 2007 at 12:11 pm Eastern

    Pickle, to say I was high strung last night would be the understatement of the year.

    Just wait til the oasis fans show up

30. DAB23 Says:
    28 March 2007 at 12:13 pm Eastern

    whats a schmiority???

31. Pickle Spears Says:
    28 March 2007 at 12:22 pm Eastern

    DAB 23 — You’re gonna get me in trouble for LOL at my desk!!!

32. hayley Says:
    28 March 2007 at 12:24 pm Eastern

    Ok, I have to draw everyone’s attention away from bandmadness for a moment.

    A few days ago something amazing happened. something in my lovely city that has now created a privacy regulation upheaval.

    I bring you, ladies and gentleman, a tour of my fantastic city. Along with a guy taking a poo in a potted plant.

    yes.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QWwAsd6y4I

33. DAB23 Says:
    28 March 2007 at 12:24 pm Eastern

    Sorry…O well you can always get another job…you never know if you’ll get another good laugh..

34. Veoki Says:
    28 March 2007 at 12:29 pm Eastern

    Delirious said:

    Is it just me or were the decisions for Brackets C & D much more difficult than they were for A & B? Marvin Gaye vs. The Band?! This early?!

    As for AFI, I can’t wait to catch them on tour this summer. Probably on a double bill with Good Charlotte. I’ll be the tall drink of manhood with the steak knives through his ears.

    I doubt that, deary.

35. Cubicle Captive Says:
    28 March 2007 at 12:29 pm Eastern

    This is YOUR midday recap!

    It’s a bevy of blowouts so far, with Zeppelin, CCR, Cream, Metallica, White Stripes, Beck, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, Jefferson Airplane, Sex Pistols, Aerosmith, Weezer, Van Halen, Aretha Franklin, The Who, Fleetwood Mac, Neil Young, U2, Blondie, James Brown, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd, Foo Fighters, REM, Black Sabbath, Eagles, The Boss, The Ramones, Iggy Pop, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Soundgarden, The Doors, Prince, The Cars and Elton John enjoying 150+ vote leads.

    The closest match is Chuck Berry On Top (get it?) with a 2 vote lead over Iron Maiden. Also, Heart holds a 27 vote lead on AFI. 20 votes separate Earth Wind and Fire from tying it up with They Might Be Giants, and Cheap Trick is creeping up on Publice Enemy, with only 17 votes separation.

    In other news, Dave matthews v. Fatboy Slim continues to be the “Why the hell are these two in the tourney at all?!” matchup of this bracket.

    And who invited Basement Jaxx????

36. Veoki Says:
    28 March 2007 at 12:32 pm Eastern

    Some of us have our own computers, thank you very much.

    Why is it that I have only recently discovered that the internet is full of angry, spiteful people who take delight in insulting people and the things they hold dear? I’m sure it was always as such, but man. I’ve run into nothing but haters of late. Sadface…

37. hayley Says:
    28 March 2007 at 12:34 pm Eastern

    Veoki said:

    Some of us have our own computers, thank you very much.

    Why is it that I have only recently discovered that the internet is full of angry, spiteful people who take delight in insulting people and the things they hold dear? I’m sure it was always as such, but man. I’ve run into nothing but haters of late. Sadface…

    I’m sorry. let’s hug it out and have a lovefest.

38. Veoki Says:
    28 March 2007 at 12:36 pm Eastern

    hayley said:

    Veoki said:

    Some of us have our own computers, thank you very much.

    Why is it that I have only recently discovered that the internet is full of angry, spiteful people who take delight in insulting people and the things they hold dear? I’m sure it was always as such, but man. I’ve run into nothing but haters of late. Sadface…

    I’m sorry. let’s hug it out and have a lovefest.

    As long as we use e-protection.

39. Cubicle Captive Says:
    28 March 2007 at 12:37 pm Eastern

    **Sniff** Wow, Veoki, you’ve opened my eyes. What a small, petty spiteful life I’ve been living all these years. And to think, all it took was a post on a site by someone I’ll never never meet to make me see the error of my ways.

    Wait, no. The sniffling is just allergies.

    Nevermind.

40. Veoki Says:
    28 March 2007 at 12:39 pm Eastern

    Cubicle Captive said:

    **Sniff** Wow, Veoki, you’ve opened my eyes. What a small, petty spiteful life I’ve been living all these years. And to think, all it took was a post on a site by someone I’ll never never meet to make me see the error of my ways.

    Wait, no. The sniffling is just allergies.

    Nevermind.

    Sarcasm overload.

    It never hurt anyone to simply be ni– well, not nice per say. More like not mean. I just don’t understand it myself. Do you have some sort of sick chuckle to yourself afterwards, thinking about how clever you are? Eh, to each his own.

41. hayley Says:
    28 March 2007 at 12:41 pm Eastern

    veoki, everyone here has jabs at everyone else.

    i give them, and I take them. and so does everyone here, for the most part.

    no one is sitting here saying “oh what can I say that will be so mean”, no one is trying to hurt anyone’s feelings.

42. Cubicle Captive Says:
    28 March 2007 at 12:48 pm Eastern

    All i was trying to say is that no one should be sensitive on a comment thread. Crazy things will be said, negative things about things someone might like, etc. Just roll with it.

    It’s not like we’re going to kill your pet. Yet.

43. DAB23 Says:
    28 March 2007 at 12:51 pm Eastern

    OOOO the drama…What is this weekday afternoon television???

44. Cubicle Captive Says:
    28 March 2007 at 12:52 pm Eastern

    If someone shows up claiming to be the illegitimate daughter of hayley’s evil twin, I’m out of here.

45. DAB23 Says:
    28 March 2007 at 12:54 pm Eastern

    Cubicle…that was funny!!!

46. hayley Says:
    28 March 2007 at 12:59 pm Eastern

    hey, why do I have to be the one with an evil twin??

47. tarp Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:01 pm Eastern

    Seriously, if someone is seriously upset about comments on here, I think said person needs to grow a set of balls.

48. tarp Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:01 pm Eastern

    May I add:

    For real For Real

49. wilcofan Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:02 pm Eastern

    Alas, this is where the road ends for Wilco. Let’s have a moment of silence.

    OK, moment’s over. Let’s get to the rest of my comments.

    Ben Folds vs. Steely Dan - this has to be the most Adult Contemporary matchup ever. Well, maybe if you added Train and The Fray it would be.

    I can take Buddy Holly beating Modest Mouse, but are you really suggesting that you’d rather listen to Stevie Ray than YYY’s?

    Can we get better brackets? I really like Rush and New Order, but they ran into the insurmmountible roadblocks The Who and Pink Floyd. (and yes I voted for the leaders. I’m not that stupid.)

    Why is The Flaming Lips-Weird Al race even close? “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots” singlehandedly beats Weird Al.

50. hayley Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:03 pm Eastern

    tarp said:

    Seriously, if someone is seriously upset about comments on here, I think said person needs to grow a set of balls.

    Well, I could insert a comment about a certain band/emo/depressed people but I will refrain, as it would be mean.

51. tarp Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:06 pm Eastern

    hayley said:

    tarp said:

    Seriously, if someone is seriously upset about comments on here, I think said person needs to grow a set of balls.

    Well, I could insert a comment about a certain band/emo/depressed people but I will refrain, as it would be mean.

    I can tell that you’ve laid something down here but I can’t quite pick it up.

    I think I’m going to get back to work here.

    BTW- is there no RSS feed here or am I missing it?

52. Cubicle Captive Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:08 pm Eastern

    wilcofan said:

    Alas, this is where the road ends for Wilco. Let’s have a moment of silence.

    OK, moment’s over. Let’s get to the rest of my comments.

    Ben Folds vs. Steely Dan - this has to be the most Adult Contemporary matchup ever. Well, maybe if you added Train and The Fray it would be.

    I can take Buddy Holly beating Modest Mouse, but are you really suggesting that you’d rather listen to Stevie Ray than YYY’s?

    Can we get better brackets? I really like Rush and New Order, but they ran into the insurmmountible roadblocks The Who and Pink Floyd. (and yes I voted for the leaders. I’m not that stupid.)

    Why is The Flaming Lips-Weird Al race even close? “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots” singlehandedly beats Weird Al.

    ——–

    I think for most AC matchup that jack johnson would have to be involved.

    I like the YYY’s, but Stevie’s in the top 5 of my all-time guitar gods, and “Texas Flood” is one of my favorite songs ever.

    As for the Flaming Lips and Weird Al: Some people prefer a little amount of wierdness in their music (Lips), and some people prefer a LOT (Weird Al). Also, Flaming Lips aren’t for everyone, and Weird Al has a lot of name recognition with the masses.

53. hayley Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:11 pm Eastern

    yeah, amish paradise is a sweet tune.

    ha

54. hayley Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:13 pm Eastern

    but in all fairness, alot of people don’t actually like the flaming lips. they’re one of those bands you get or you don’t. like bjork.

55. tarp Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:14 pm Eastern

    I’m sorry, but I missed the whole “The Worst Song Ever Written” post, and I wanted you all to be aware of this little item from the village voice. (if you haven’t already read it)
    It’s a graphical dissertation on “This is Why I’m Hot”

    http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0711,harvilla,76021,22.html

    How do you insert hyperlinks? I feel so technologically inferior to all you folks out there… I and I work for an IS department, go figure…

56. Cubicle Captive Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:16 pm Eastern

    Is anyone else having a problem with the posts being cut off to the left side of your screen?

    It’s kind of like looking at a page in a book that was scanned or Xeroxed.

    trippy

57. wilcofan Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:17 pm Eastern

    Fair enough, but they’re facing a guy who just writes funny lyrics and plays the accordion. And for every one sweet song of Weird Al’s you get another terrible one. “Canadian Idiot” anyone?

58. hayley Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:17 pm Eastern

    Cubicle Captive said:

    Is anyone else having a problem with the posts being cut off to the left side of your screen?

    It’s kind of like looking at a page in a book that was scanned or Xeroxed.

    trippy

    really? that’s weird. what browser do you use?

59. wilcofan Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:19 pm Eastern

    Cubical: Yeah I’m having that same problem. I have no idea if what I’m typing is acually right.

60. wilcofan Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:19 pm Eastern

    OK, now it fixed itself. Weird.

61. erik Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:20 pm Eastern

    NWA is being crushed by Blondie.

    Earth, Wind and Fire is losing to They Might be Giants.

    Who are you people?

62. tarp Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:20 pm Eastern

    I’m having that problem too.

    COLEMAN!

    (he’s the easiest one for me to blame, because he’s family)

63. Delirious Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:21 pm Eastern

    Cubicle Captive said:

    Is anyone else having a problem with the posts being cut off to the left side of your screen?

    It’s kind of like looking at a page in a book that was scanned or Xeroxed.

    trippy

    I’m having the same issue. My office uses Explorer. Which sucks (there aren’t and MS fanboys out there whose feelings I’ve just hurt, are there?).

64. DAB23 Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:25 pm Eastern

    same issue here

65. hayley Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:29 pm Eastern

    hmm. odd.

    god bless apple

66. Cubicle Captive Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:30 pm Eastern

    I’m on IE too. It seems like the left margin of the screen is moving left to right and back like a wave over the course of the page. Wierd.

67. Cubicle Captive Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:33 pm Eastern

    So what music are you guys listening to right now as you bitch about how:
    people have no respect for rap
    people have no respect for the Flaming Lips
    People have no respect for AFI
    you can’t believe people like the (above groups)?

    I’m jammin’ to “Peaches & Cream” by Beck.

68. hayley Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:35 pm Eastern

    !!!

69. erik Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:36 pm Eastern

    Yeah, I’m in Firefox at home and everything is good, but on IE the message board is a total mess. It runs to the left, the post sometimes have verticle bars on them. Every other post is in a pale blue, with white text, making it kind of hard to read.

70. hayley Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:37 pm Eastern

    chris knows, i’m sure, and will fix it.

71. erik Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:38 pm Eastern

    He better.

72. hayley Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:44 pm Eastern

    for all the ladies on the board -

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi2t58CRmbU

73. Cubicle Captive Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:52 pm Eastern

    Personally, I’m fond of this one:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNqiSkd1M6k&eurl=

    THIS IS CAKETOWN!!!

74. Cubicle Captive Says:
    28 March 2007 at 1:58 pm Eastern

    Hey! the screen problem is fixed! Thanks guys!

75. Chris Coleman Says:
    28 March 2007 at 2:00 pm Eastern

    IE is such a piece of shit. I fixed the problem as best I can. The plugin we’re using for comment quoting isn’t really what I had hoped for. But let’s be honest. Every other browser does it right. Despite the fact that Microsoft is a giant corporation, they still can’t make a web browser without totally fucking it up. If you think IE is shitty to use, try building web sites that work the same in it as they do in real browsers (Mozilla, Safari and Opera).

76. Chris Coleman Says:
    28 March 2007 at 2:01 pm Eastern

    Also, if you can use it, the site is a lot prettier in every browser that isn’t IE.

77. Cubicle Captive Says:
    28 March 2007 at 2:04 pm Eastern

    Work computer. Sorry.

78. hayley Says:
    28 March 2007 at 2:04 pm Eastern

    there really is an ice cream fixation today, isnt there coleman

79. Chris Coleman Says:
    28 March 2007 at 2:04 pm Eastern

    Cubicle Captive said:

    Work computer. Sorry.

    I forgive you, but your employer is on my shit list.

80. Cubicle Captive Says:
    28 March 2007 at 2:15 pm Eastern

    Send complaints to:

    Turner Broadcasting

81. wilcofan Says:
    28 March 2007 at 2:28 pm Eastern

    Cubicle Captive said:

    So what music are you guys listening to right now as you bitch about how:
    people have no respect for rap
    people have no respect for the Flaming Lips
    People have no respect for AFI
    you can’t believe people like the (above groups)?

    I’m jammin’ to “Peaches & Cream” by Beck.

    Well, I’ve been listening to Mastodon’s newest album Blood Mountain. That reminds me, I need a T-shirt that says “I love prog”.

82. bastian Says:
    28 March 2007 at 2:29 pm Eastern

    Dinosaur Jr have less than 30%….against Aerosmith!!!!

    this madness has gone too far.

83. wilcofan Says:
    28 March 2007 at 2:32 pm Eastern

    btw, are we ever going to get a re-cap of bracket D?

84. Cubicle Captive Says:
    28 March 2007 at 3:35 pm Eastern

    bastian said:

    Dinosaur Jr have less than 30%….against Aerosmith!!!!

    this madness has gone too far.

    ——–

    They have 30% now, bastian.

    “Chip away, Chip away at the stone!”

85. tarp Says:
    28 March 2007 at 3:38 pm Eastern

    Wow Coleman! This does look 1000% better on Firefox. It’s also prettier in my new monitor, but that raises all kinds of issues at work, because even with the privacy screen, my office mate can see that I’m wasting time. That’s why I usually just use that one for excel spreadsheets.

    Excel=the appearance of being busing = cloaking band madness/ myspace = A not so bad day at work

    Most of my work apps don’t work on firefox, but from this point on, I solemnly swear to open firefox for the purposes of Band Madness.

    And people don’t like the Flaming LIps? For real for real?

86. Cubicle Captive Says:
    28 March 2007 at 3:43 pm Eastern

    For real for real, tarp. Stage show aside, the Lips have a really trippy sound that I don’t get. Except for “She Don’t Use jelly”, that song is AWESOME.

87. nin4eva Says:
    28 March 2007 at 3:48 pm Eastern

    hayley said:

    for all the ladies on the board -

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi2t58CRmbU

    Loving it hayley! Although, was I the only female who has seen this movie to think that those guys needed a bigger bra than I did? Their pecs were enormous!

88. tarp Says:
    28 March 2007 at 3:50 pm Eastern

    Cubicle Captive said:

    For real for real, tarp. Stage show aside, the Lips have a really trippy sound that I don’t get. Except for “She Don’t Use jelly”, that song is AWESOME.

    you’re kidding right? I mean, I understand not all people like trippy music. Ok. Got it. That being said, of all songs by the Flaming Lips you think that song is awesome? I also think it a great song, but every song off of Yoshime Battles the Pink Robots can kick “She Don’t Use Jelly”’s ass. It’s like musical cannibalism.

89. nin4eva Says:
    28 March 2007 at 3:51 pm Eastern

    Rick James is losing, bitches. What’s up with that? He was by far more talented than the Sex Pistols.

90. nin4eva Says:
    28 March 2007 at 3:52 pm Eastern

    Dead Kennedys v. the Foo…I don’t know if I can pick this one. Someone else do it for me, please.

91. Cubicle Captive Says:
    28 March 2007 at 3:57 pm Eastern

    tarp said:

    Cubicle Captive said:

    For real for real, tarp. Stage show aside, the Lips have a really trippy sound that I don’t get. Except for “She Don’t Use jelly”, that song is AWESOME.

    you’re kidding right? I mean, I understand not all people like trippy music. Ok. Got it. That being said, of all songs by the Flaming Lips you think that song is awesome? I also think it a great song, but every song off of Yoshime Battles the Pink Robots can kick “She Don’t Use Jelly”’s ass. It’s like musical cannibalism.

    ——

    “She Don’t Use Jelly” is played constantly on my satellite radio and has slowly grown on me. I imagine the other songs would too over time, but I just don’t care enough to try. Sorry.

    Oh, and nin4eva, you’re either being sarcastic, or you’re a moron. Sure, the Sex Pistols are the most overrated band ever (one album, people!), but they sure kick Rick James’ ass.

    Just remember, Rick James is the reason Eddie Murphy had a record career.

92. Chris Coleman Says:
    28 March 2007 at 3:59 pm Eastern

    nin4eva said:

    Rick James is losing, bitches. What’s up with that? He was by far more talented than the Sex Pistols.

    More talented, for sure. More influential? Probably not. But if more people like the Sex Pistols, there’s not much we can do, aside from remind them that they’re supposed to be voting for the one they like better, not which one was more influential.

93. nin4eva Says:
    28 March 2007 at 4:03 pm Eastern

    Yo fucker, Rick James could carry a tune while the Sex Pistols had no idea what the hell they were even playing when they were on stage. Who gives a fuck about Eddie Murphy? We are talking Rick.

    “I’m Rick James, bitch!” (I love Dave Chappelle).

94. nin4eva Says:
    28 March 2007 at 4:04 pm Eastern

    Sex Pistols suck ass. The only good thing they ever did was have a band member die…much like Nirvana.

95. Cubicle Captive Says:
    28 March 2007 at 4:07 pm Eastern

    Name four rick james songs.

96. Cubicle Captive Says:
    28 March 2007 at 4:08 pm Eastern

    nin4eva said:

    Sex Pistols suck ass. The only good thing they ever did was have a band member die…much like Nirvana.

    I’m not disagreeing, I’m just saying they’re better than Rick James.

97. nin4eva Says:
    28 March 2007 at 4:18 pm Eastern

    Rick James:
    Tell Me (What U Want)
    Give it to me Baby
    Sexy Lady
    Mary Jane
    SuperFreak (everyone knows that one)

    My older brother was a big Rick James/ Prince fan. I know my shit when it comes to those artists (by default, mind you). No way are the pistols better than Rick…no fucking way.

    But as Chris states, its opinions that count on this site…which leads to the flame wars they love so much. (I admit I love them too.)

98. nin4eva Says:
    28 March 2007 at 4:18 pm Eastern

    Oh, and fuck you all.

99. Cubicle Captive Says:
    28 March 2007 at 4:20 pm Eastern

    Oh yeah?

    Well…

100. Delirious Says:
     28 March 2007 at 4:21 pm Eastern

     nin4eva said:

     Sex Pistols suck ass. The only good thing they ever did was have a band member die…much like Nirvana.

     See, that was just being provocative for it’s own sake.

     nin4eva said:

     Yo fucker, Rick James could carry a tune while the Sex Pistols had no idea what the hell they were even playing when they were on stage. Who gives a fuck about Eddie Murphy? We are talking Rick.

     “I’m Rick James, bitch!” (I love Dave Chappelle).

     The Sex Pistols may very well be overrated. I won’t dispute that. But, without Dave Chappelle, we’re not talking about Rick James. And, without Eddie Murphy, we’re not talking about Dave Chappelle.

     Fuck your couch.

101. Cubicle Captive Says:
     28 March 2007 at 4:21 pm Eastern

     Nine Inch Nails suck!!

     —-

     I couldn’t type the above with a straight face.

102. tarp Says:
     28 March 2007 at 4:23 pm Eastern

     I must admit, I voted for the BeeGees soley because of the SNL’s Andy Gibb Talk Show.

103. nin4eva Says:
     28 March 2007 at 4:25 pm Eastern

     I

104. nin4eva Says:
     28 March 2007 at 4:26 pm Eastern

     Hey, it didn’t post my comment!

     I said I

105. nin4eva Says:
     28 March 2007 at 4:26 pm Eastern

     What the hell…! Fuck Bandmadness for not recognizing the heart sign!

106. nin4eva Says:
     28 March 2007 at 4:30 pm Eastern

     Cubicle Captive said:

     Nine Inch Nails suck!!

     —-

     I couldn’t type the above with a straight face.

     I agree. NIN sux.

107. Professional Robot Says:
     28 March 2007 at 4:33 pm Eastern

     That’s becuase we don’t have hearts.

     Can’t someone rid this bracket of its Oasis problem?

     Cubicle Captive - I love your idea of posting what you’re listening too as you bitch about other bands. Here it goes:

     AFI sucks.

     I’m listening to Bobby Bare Jr. (album: The Young Criminals Starvation League). I am eternally glad that BB Jr. did not appear on this bracket becuase of the heartbreak I would endure seeing him lose to wastes of time like AFI or the Dave Matthews Band.

108. Cubicle Captive Says:
     28 March 2007 at 4:42 pm Eastern

     Eventually, someone will get rid of Oasis, but it sure won’t be Jeff Buckley.

109. Professional Robot Says:
     28 March 2007 at 4:54 pm Eastern

     My anger will only build until that fateful day.

     The only thing keeping my urge to kill sedated is the fact that I know a whole lot more about Canadian voting methods now than I did 10 minutes ago.

     …that and fear of being gunned down by the police…

110. Cubicle Captive Says:
     28 March 2007 at 5:04 pm Eastern

     Oh, don’t worry about the cops. They hate Oasis too.

     But the Canadian voting process can mesmerize a man for days…

111. Delirious Says:
     28 March 2007 at 5:07 pm Eastern

     Yeah, we love us some democracy in Canada. That’s why we feel compelled to hold a federal election every Spring (for the foreseeable future).

112. Professional Robot Says:
     28 March 2007 at 5:07 pm Eastern

     One last comment: Weird Al is not “Weird” at all. He’s just a goofy looking idiot who can happen to write a song now and then that illicits a small chuckle. He was also the least funny character in UHF.

     This is the best article written about Mr. Yankovic in history:

     http://www.theonion.com/content/node/29395

113. C. Scott Says:
     28 March 2007 at 5:11 pm Eastern

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLQRv0RjBBM

114. wilcofan Says:
     28 March 2007 at 5:14 pm Eastern

     Cubicle Captive said:

     Eventually, someone will get rid of Oasis, but it sure won’t be Jeff Buckley.

     Do you think it will be next round in the Oasis vs. Gorrilaz matchup? I *really* don’t like Oasis but I’m not convinced that the Gorrilaz can pull it off.

115. Cubicle Captive Says:
     28 March 2007 at 5:24 pm Eastern

     Well, at least you won’t have people who vote for Oasis because they don’t know the other band/artist.

     You’d be suprised by the number of people who don’t know Jeff Buckley. Or maybe you won’t.

116. ARMissel Says:
     28 March 2007 at 5:38 pm Eastern

     Reasons you may have voted for Elton John over Curtis Mayfield:

     1) You have OCD and can only vote for the first artist in each pair.

     2) You somehow read “The Beatles” instead of “Elton John.”

     3) You are Elton John.*

     4) Curtis Mayfield accidentally burned your house down.

     5) You hate music.

     Seriously, though, what the Hell?

117. ARMissel Says:
     28 March 2007 at 5:40 pm Eastern

     Sorry, I meant to add an asterisked footnote.

     * No, even Elton John would vote for Curtis Mayfield.

118. vnectar Says:
     28 March 2007 at 6:29 pm Eastern

     Phish losing to Soundgarden would be like Trey going to Thanksgiving dinner at NYEMIA’s house and finding out there are no fruitcups.

     Am I right??

119. dingbat Says:
     28 March 2007 at 6:56 pm Eastern

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120. vnectar Says:
     28 March 2007 at 6:59 pm Eastern

     well put, dingbat

121. deep_elem Says:
     28 March 2007 at 7:05 pm Eastern

     well eff me in the a. ie > ff? soundgarden > phish?

     what is the world coming to?

122. vnectar Says:
     28 March 2007 at 7:05 pm Eastern

     Sure Soundgarden might win, but AT WHAT PRICE?

123. WHITEgillis Says:
     28 March 2007 at 7:28 pm Eastern

     Geez, The Doors put me to sleep, even though I am a lover of most classic rock. Must they win everything?

124. Chris Coleman Says:
     28 March 2007 at 7:41 pm Eastern

     Hey, who remembers when I was a real asshole last year and threatened to ban idiots who post dumb shit like dingbat just did? Just because I haven’t had to make any threats doesn’t mean I’m not still an asshole.

125. vnectar Says:
     28 March 2007 at 7:41 pm Eastern

     They wouldn’t win against The Phish, that’s for sure.

126. zunk Says:
     28 March 2007 at 8:43 pm Eastern

     Metallica beating Incubus? Thank you white trash Metal van driving pieces of 80’s trash. And Blondie? Fucking Blondie over N.W.A.? Last but not least (that is except for talent level)Phish? I see the patchouli wearing tree huggers are out in full effect, I thought you dirtbags were all about saving the world not voting out a way more talented band. For like the 3rd time in a row, You people disgust me.

127. hayley Says:
     28 March 2007 at 8:49 pm Eastern

     After my usual perusal of the various fanboards for some of the bands in the tournament, I feel compelled to say this.

     Please, vote for who you like more. Strategically voting for one band as opposed to another simply because your favorite has a better chance of beating said band next round is not what this is about.

     Vote for who you like better. and if your favorite band wins, by merit and true votes alone, awesome.

     but quit trying to ruin the entire thing, please.

128. ptdomination Says:
     28 March 2007 at 8:54 pm Eastern

     first bandmadness messageboard, then, the world

129. vnectar Says:
     28 March 2007 at 8:55 pm Eastern

     zunk said:

     Metallica beating Incubus? Thank you white trash Metal van driving pieces of 80’s trash. And Blondie? Fucking Blondie over N.W.A.? Last but not least (that is except for talent level)Phish? I see the patchouli wearing tree huggers are out in full effect, I thought you dirtbags were all about saving the world not voting out a way more talented band. For like the 3rd time in a row, You people disgust me.

     Clearly you’ve never heard a Miami Piper.

130. mandelbrot Says:
     28 March 2007 at 9:03 pm Eastern

     wow, what kind of website is this?

     why aren’t there any mentions of bananarama or adam ant?

131. wilcofan Says:
     28 March 2007 at 9:11 pm Eastern

     What the hell happened? Phish was getting killed…

     Nate Kushner said:

     I did not expect Soundgarden/Phish to be a massacre. I would not even have been surprised to see Phish win that either. I just didn’t think either band had what it took to destroy the other. Weird.

     Weird…

132. vnectar Says:
     28 March 2007 at 9:19 pm Eastern

     Spooky, huh?

133. fedenmydogacid Says:
     28 March 2007 at 9:19 pm Eastern

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134. treighantipasto Says:
     28 March 2007 at 9:48 pm Eastern

     soundgardens a bunch of KneWBS

135. MXC Says:
     28 March 2007 at 9:52 pm Eastern

     does phish have message boards? we may have hit those

136. vnectar Says:
     28 March 2007 at 9:55 pm Eastern

     Ha, most Phish phans can’t figure out how to turn on a shower much less work a computer. I wouldn’t bother trying to track these heady bastards down.

     Dakka dakka

137. wilcofan Says:
     28 March 2007 at 9:56 pm Eastern

     Can I ask one question? Who the hell told the Phish fansite about this? Once you call a band that was formed in the early 90’s “KneWBS”, you deserve to be kicked really, really hard.

138. MXC Says:
     28 March 2007 at 9:57 pm Eastern

     wilcofan said:

     Can I ask one question? Who the hell told the Phish fansite about this? Once you call a band that was formed in the early 90’s “KneWBS”, you deserve to be kicked really, really hard.

     probably oasis.

139. treighantipasto Says:
     28 March 2007 at 10:06 pm Eastern

     who the hell told you that phish was formed in the early 90’s KneWB. Self’d to the max

140. atamagashock Says:
     28 March 2007 at 10:08 pm Eastern

     mind blown!how is phish beating soundgarden…shocks my brain!

     bunch of wooks them phish fans are.

     ps~wheres molly anyway?!

141. deep_elem Says:
     28 March 2007 at 10:09 pm Eastern

     punch you in the eye > landlady > punch you in the eye

     wash your feet they drive me to a frenzy

     SIIHB

142. socal Says:
     28 March 2007 at 10:12 pm Eastern

     MXC said:

     does phish have message boards? we may have hit those

     Or, more appropriately, they hit you.

     It’s ok, these things tend to work themselves out.

143. deep_elem Says:
     28 March 2007 at 10:13 pm Eastern

     wash uffize drive me to burlington?

144. vnectar Says:
     28 March 2007 at 10:15 pm Eastern

     wilcofan said:

     Can I ask one question? Who the hell told the Phish fansite about this? Once you call a band that was formed in the early 90’s “KneWBS”, you deserve to be kicked really, really hard.

     Somehow the wooks managed to find this top-secret and clearly important competition with the diligent use of their internet decoder rings.

     Those wooks will shock ya, I tells ya.

     No need to get so riled up about. Relax, crush a calzone or something. You’ll feel better.

145. wilcofan Says:
     28 March 2007 at 10:25 pm Eastern

     treighantipasto said:

     who the hell told you that phish was formed in the early 90’s KneWB. Self’d to the max

     treighantipasto said:

     soundgardens a bunch of KneWBS

     You called Soundgarden “KneBS”. And they were formed in the early 90’s. Late 80’s at best.

146. MXC Says:
     28 March 2007 at 10:25 pm Eastern

     socal said:

     MXC said:

     does phish have message boards? we may have hit those

     Or, more appropriately, they hit you.

     It’s ok, these things tend to work themselves out.

     well…considering they’ll be up against dylan next, i’d have to say you’re right.

147. vnectar Says:
     28 March 2007 at 10:28 pm Eastern

     MXC’d

148. Darren Says:
     28 March 2007 at 10:28 pm Eastern

     Steely Dan’s beating Ben Folds. A mild surprise.

     Buddy Holly vs. Modest Mouse is a pretty close match for me.

     Lotsa blowouts this round. Ok… wheat goes that way… and Genesis goes that way…

     Blondie’s beating NWA? Big surprise there. Demographics be damned, I still think that would be an upset.

     Ted Leo’s surprisingly close to Tupac. I never realized they were so well-known.

     Granted he should beat the Bee Gees this round, but next round can we finally prove to Paul that we’ve had enough of shitty love songs?

     Crosby, Stills and Nash is beating the B-52s? Umm, ok… I guess the masses prefer lame to weird.

     Blur and Queens of the Stone Age are neck and neck. I favor Queens, but it’s not like I’d get upset if Blur won.

     Foo Fighters and Dead Kennedys in the 2nd round? Ouch. That’s at least a round too soon.

     Iggy Pop is kicking Moby’s ass, which is surprising. I mean, they basically play the same kind of music, right? lol

     AFI’s fans are still stacking the deck, but at least it’s not to a 70-30 Nine Inch Nails type of scale. Heart should definitely win that match.

     In fact, it’s very obvious that Phish is the latest band whose fans are so insecure that they feel the need to recruit voters for this competition. I wonder if Soundgarden can mount a comeback once the Phish fans get distracted with hackey sack, drum circles or the munchies.

     TMBG and Earth, Wind and Fire are neck and neck. Neither one has a chance next round against The Doors or Prince, though.

     Oasis fans haven’t been roused from their caves yet, I see.

     Dire Straits has pulled ahead of Gorillaz. It’ll be interesting to see how that pans out and if either can knock out Oasis next round.

     Marvin Gaye and the Band are 6 votes apart!

149. poeticjournalism Says:
     28 March 2007 at 10:29 pm Eastern

     little richard is losing to INXS?! yeah, thats pretty damn right…greaaaaaat music taste.

     heart is losing to AFI?! hmm, sexist too…

150. wilcofan Says:
     28 March 2007 at 10:29 pm Eastern

     vnectar said:

     wilcofan said:

     Can I ask one question? Who the hell told the Phish fansite about this? Once you call a band that was formed in the early 90’s “KneWBS”, you deserve to