Thursday, 31 March 2016

Ultimate Battle of the Bands - Elite 8

So we are now left with Elite 8 classic rivalries with all remaining bands hailing from the BRITISH ISLES (yes even U2 is technically included in this club!).

In corner A – you will be asked once again if you are a Beatle or Rolling Stone?  “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” vs “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction”?

In corner B – campy, theatrical and ever-changing trailblazers - Queen (rock opera maestros) and Bowie (glam rock never looked better)

In corner C – international super groups and stadium rock veterans, Police (early white reggae adopters) and U2 (angry young Irish boys turned global ambassadors) 

In corner D – experimental computer age alt-rock pioneers and it’s melodic commercial offspring – Radiohead vs Radiohead-Lite, I mean Coldplay.
Unto the Elite 8 voting.  You should now be familiar with the drill  – please submit your selections and Comments directly on my blog:

Deadline:  End of Day Tuesday April 5th (6pm EST)

Make your Votes Count!!    These match ups could go the distance!! 
A) 1960s


B) 1970s
1. Beatles
A Winner  1 vs 3
9. Queen
3. Rolling Stones

B Winner  3 vs 9
3. David Bowie
D) 1990s+


C) 1980s




1. Radiohead
D Winner  1 vs 7
13. Police
7. Coldplay

C Winner  3 vs 13
3.  U2




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14 comments:

  1. Paul Cable1 April 2016 at 05:18

    1960 1 The Beatles, rolling stones are good don't get me wrong, but the Beatles have it for me, but I will say both should have retired years ago neither Mick or Paul sound half as good these days
    1970 9 Queen. never been a Bowie fan, too glam for me
    1980 13 Police. U2 far too political for me
    1990+ 7 Coldplay, probably in the minority here

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  2. Unknown1 April 2016 at 05:49

    1960: Rolling Stones
    1970: Queen
    1980: U2
    1990: Coldplay

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  3. Magnus Bergman1 April 2016 at 06:38

    1960: The Beatles
    1970: Queen
    1980: U2
    1990: Coldplay

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  4. Paul T1 April 2016 at 09:12

    Rolling Stones, Queen, Police and Coldplay

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  5. Renan1 April 2016 at 09:28

    A) 3
    B) 9
    C) 13
    D) 7

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  6. Chris4 April 2016 at 16:45

    A. 3
    B. 3
    C. 13
    D. 1

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  7. Anonymous4 April 2016 at 18:00

    Fred:
    1960 - A) 1. Beatles
    1970 - B) 9. Queen
    1980 - C) 13. Police
    1990 - D) 7. Coldplay

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  8. Hannes Olsson5 April 2016 at 02:21

    A 1
    B 9
    C 3
    D 7

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  9. Stéphane Demullier5 April 2016 at 03:10

    A 1
    B 9
    C 3
    D 7

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  10. Tom Dovas5 April 2016 at 10:11

    A 1
    B 9 (soon to be king!)
    C 13
    D 7 (latest album takes the cake!)

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  11. Keys5 April 2016 at 13:28

    A3
    B9
    C3
    D7

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  12. Santino Bellisario5 April 2016 at 16:09

    Here are my final choices for each decade John. Drum roll please.
    1960s: 1
    1970s: 3
    1980s: 3
    1990s: 7

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  13. Seema Sondhi5 April 2016 at 16:12

    I knew the Brits were good for something!!
    My choices:
    A. Beatles
    B. Queen
    C.Police
    D. Coldplay

    Regards from sunny Goa!!
    Seema

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  14. John Minicucci5 April 2016 at 16:19

    1960s: Beatles (how I wish I could have seen them live in concert)
    1970s: David Bowie (tough choice - saw Queen live at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1978)
    1980s: Police (saw them live at small Massey Hall venue in 1980)
    1990s+: Radiohead (they are performing live this year!)

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