Ultimate Battle of the Bands - Round 1 Results

The Votes are cast, and the winners of Ultimate Battle of Bands Round 1 are tabulated below. In total, 19 music fans responded for a 66% participation rate.  This is excellent! Thanks to all for your selections and interesting comments!

In the end, some very tight races that saw Pixies, Depeche Mode, Smiths and Arcade Fire advance by a single vote!!!! 

Generally, the higher seeds prevailed, winning 25 of the 32 contests.  So no big upsets yet!  And all four #1 seeds moved on, although Pink Floyd needed a ‘Wall’ to keep out a surging Aerosmith.  But only one band received all 19 vote – no, not the Beatles but rather the Stones!!

Finally, the 1960s bracket had clear favorites and big victories; whereas the 1980s was wide open with a number of very tight races.  Sure makes for a fascinating Round of 32!  

A) 1960s			B) 1970s
1. Beatles	Beatles (95%)		1. Pink Floyd
16. Otis Redding		Pink Floyd (63%)	16. Aerosmith
8. Doors	Doors (78%)		8. Talking Head
9. Kinks		Queen (79%)	9. Queen
5. Who	Who (63%)		5. Neil Young
12. Johnny Cash		Neil Young (63%)	12. Black Sabbath
4. Velvet Underground	V. Underground (72%)		4. Clash
13. Zombies		AC/DC (58%)	13. AC/DC
6. Beach Boys	Simon & Garfunkel (58%)		6. Bruce Springsteen
11. Simon & Garfunkel		Springsteen (68%)	11. Fleetwood Mac
3. Rolling Stones	Rolling Stones (100%)		3. David Bowie
14. Byrds		David Bowie (74%)	14. Bob Marley
7. Jimi Hendrix	Jimi Hendrix (79%)		7. Joy Division
10. Frank Zappa		Van Morrison (63%)	10. Van Morrison
2. Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan (95%)		2. Led Zeppelin
15. Sly & Family Stone		Led Zeppelin (74%)	15. Kraftwerk
D) 1990s +			C) 1980s
1. Radiohead	Radiohead (87%)		1. Pixies
16. Daft Punk		Pixies (53%)	16. Madonna
8. Artic Monkeys	Artic Monkeys (58%)		8. Prince
9. Kanye West		D. Mode (53%)	9. Depeche Mode
5. Pearl Jam	Pearl Jam (72%)		5. Metallica
12. Weezer		Metallica (58%)	12. Dire Straits
4. Oasis	Oasis (53%)		4. REM
13. Guns & Roses		Police (63%)	13. Police
6. Smashing Pumpkins	Chilli Peppers (74%)		6. Cure
11. Red Hot Chili Peppers		Cure (72%)	11. Iron Maiden
3. Nirvana	Nirvana (63%)		3. U2
14. Green Day		U2 (74%)	14. New Order
7. Coldplay	Coldplay (63%)		7. Michael Jackson
10. White Stripes		M. Jackson (79%)	10. Beastie Boys
2. Arcade Fire	Arcade Fire (53%)		2. Smiths
15. Blur		Smiths (53%)	15. Van Halen

Ultimate Battle of the Bands - Decade brackets (DEADLINE: Friday March 18th 5pm EST)

Once again borrowing a page from the NCAA College Basketball 'March Madness' tournament, I have created an Ultimate Battle of Bands (classic rock, punk/new wave, soul, funk/R&B, metal, reggae, synth, grunge, rap etc.) ranked bracket of 64 artists/bands grouped into four 'Decades' categories.

Simply send a Comment  (enter Name only in Name/URL 'Select profile' drop-down option) to this post with your selections, ie A) 1, 8, 5, 4, 6, 3, 7, 2  B) etc...

Note: Artist/Band has been placed in Decade of most significant musical impact (for those straddling more than one decade).

The winners for each round will be announced after each DEADLINE and Winners posted the following day.  Then the voting continues..... until ONE Champion Artist/Band is Selected by Popular Vote.

Good Luck and keep the Votes coming in!

A) 1960s			B) 1970s
1. Beatles	A Winner 1 vs. 16		1. Pink Floyd
16. Otis Redding		B Winner 1 vs. 16	16. Aerosmith
8. Doors	A Winner 8 vs. 9		8. Talking Head
9. Kinks		B Winner 8 vs. 9	9. Queen
5. Who	A Winner 5 vs. 12		5. Neil Young
12. Johnny Cash		B Winner 5 vs. 12	12. Black Sabbath
4. Velvet Underground	A Winner 4 vs. 13		4. Clash
13. Zombies		B Winner 4 vs. 13	13. AC/DC
6. Beach Boys	A Winner 6 vs. 11		6. Bruce Springsteen
11. Simon & Garfunkel		B Winner 6 vs. 11	11. Fleetwood Mac
3. Rolling Stones	A Winner 3 vs. 14		3. David Bowie
14. Byrds		B Winner 3 vs. 14	14. Bob Marley
7. Jimi Hendrix	A Winner 7 vs. 10		7. Joy Division
10. Frank Zappa		B Winner 7 vs. 10	10. Van Morrison
2. Bob Dylan	A Winner 2 vs. 15		2. Led Zeppelin
15. Sly & Family Stone		B Winner 2 vs. 15	15. Kraftwerk
D) 1990s +			C) 1980s
1. Radiohead	D Winner 1 vs. 16		1. Pixies
16. Daft Punk		C Winner 1 vs. 16	16. Madonna
8. Artic Monkeys	D Winner 8 vs. 9		8. Prince
9. Kanye West		C Winner 8 vs. 9	9. Depeche Mode
5. Pearl Jam	D Winner 5 vs. 12		5. Metallica
12. Weezer		C Winner 5 vs. 12	12. Dire Straits
4. Oasis	D Winner 4 vs. 13		4. REM
13. Guns & Roses		C Winner 4 vs. 13	13. Police
6. Smashing Pumpkins	D Winner 6 vs. 11		6. Cure
11. Red Hot Chili Peppers		C Winner 6 vs. 11	11. Iron Maiden
3. Nirvana	D Winner 3 vs. 14		3. U2
14. Green Day		C Winner 3 vs. 14	14. New Order
7. Coldplay	D Winner 7 vs. 10		7. Michael Jackson
10. White Stripes		C Winner 7 vs. 10	10. Beastie Boys
2. Arcade Fire	D Winner 2 vs. 15		2. Smiths
15. Blur		C Winner 2 vs. 15	15. Van Halen