FOFC Favorite Rock Act - Round 2 Group G

[BYU 14]

I can see two potential upsets in this group, the other high seeds look like comfortable wins. A few new entries to the record board after last round as well.

Most votes one act	Most votes both acts	Fewest votes winner	Most votes loser
70 - Beach Boys - 1st rd	77 - Fleetwood Mac vs. Bob Segar (56-21) - 2nd rd	23 - Jeff Buckley - Play in rd	35 - Sting - 1st rd
69 - Eagles - 1st rd	77 - Rolloing Stones vs. REO Speedwagon (58-19) 2nd rd	23 - Counting Crows - Play in rd	34 - Talking Heads - 2nd rd
68 - Guns n' Roses - 1st rd	76 - Two way tie	24 - Sammy Hagar - Play in rd	34 - Blue Oyster Cult - 2nd rd
68 - AC/DC - 1st rd
Largest margin of victory	Smallest margin of victory	Biggest upset	Largest Shutout
64 - Guns n' Roses vs Slipknot (68-4) - 1st rd	0 - Rage against the Machine vs Sting (35-35) 1st rd	175/74 - James Taylor over Alice in Chains 1st rd	Chicago 63 - Arcana 0 - 1st rd
64 - Queen vs Counting Crows (67-3) 1st rd	0 - Stevie Ray Vaughn vs Talking Heads (34-34) 2nd rd	187/94 - Tears for Fears over Judas Priest 1st rd	The Kinks 63 - Free 0 - 1st rd
63 - Chicago vs Arcana (63-0) - 1st rd	1 - Elvis Costello vs STP (29-28) 1st rd	185/96 - No Doubt over Eric Burdon - 1st rd
63 - The Kinks vs Free (63-0) - 1st rd

[ColtCrazy]

I know America is going down, but I am voting for them anyway. Can name more of their songs I like than the Eagles.

Huey Lewis for the dark horse!

[Butter]

It's just me and you against The Eagles, man.

I hate the fuckin' Eagles man.

[Scarecrow]

Originally Posted by Butter

...I hate the fuckin' Eagles man.

+1

[Kodos]

Don't you draw the queen of diamonds, boy. She'll beat you if she's able. You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet.

[CrimsonFox]

omg you guiys like the eagles too huh....yuk

[CrimsonFox]

Originally Posted by Butter

It's just me and you against The Eagles, man.

I hate the fuckin' Eagles man.

+10000000000

i watched that documentary on netflix and made me hate them even more

henley and frey such assholes (rip)

their best contribution for me tho is the theme to the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy

[CrimsonFox]

here's a rarity from america that i love. from the last unicorn movie from rankin bass

[BYU 14]

I figured the lower seeds Buddy Holly and Soundgarden would win, but kind of surprised at the Huey Lewis love. Is it his band you like, or Deep Purple you don't like?

[Easy Mac]

Originally Posted by BYU 14

I figured the lower seeds Buddy Holly and Soundgarden would win, but kind of surprised at the Huey Lewis love. Is it his band you like, or Deep Purple you don't like?

yes

[CrimsonFox]

[CrimsonFox]

i recently listened to sports and found that almost none of it holds up anymore. just too cheesey and too 80s

except for this one track whhich still sounds fresh

[CrimsonFox]

and this one goes back further. awesome kinda late 70s feel

[CrimsonFox]

how the hell is buddy holly getting through?!? you guys can't possibly think that!

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

how the hell is buddy holly getting through?!? you guys can't possibly think that!

I think because Jethro Tull is pretty much a niche sound. I would take them over Buddy any day, but Buddy is iconic in R&R history.

[General Mike]

Why all the Eagles hate? They are before my time, but their sound is timeless.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by General Mike

Why all the Eagles hate? They are before my time, but their sound is timeless.

Agreed. I don't know the personal level stuff or if they were assholes or not, but I have found that most stars have been assholes at some time and some of them all the time. You can pretty much find a reason to exclude anyone from anything, depending on your perspective.

So I'm going as much as possible on the sound, and the Eagles sounded great and have a ton of memorable hits.

Hotel California alone deserves to get them a few rounds in. That is a masterful song.

[CrescentMoonie]

The Eagles are great, Buddy Holly's B sides are better than Jethro Tull's whole catalog, and Huey Lewis is still great because the 80s was just the right amount of cheesy.

[Buccaneer]

Originally Posted by CrescentMoonie

Buddy Holly's B sides are better than Jethro Tull's whole catalog,

+1

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

how the hell is buddy holly getting through?!? you guys can't possibly think that!

Do you even know who Buddy Holly is and the huge influence he had on rock&roll that came after him??

[Groundhog]

I can definitely understand folks not liking Jethro Tull. Their late 70s/80s stuff I can't listen to, and although I love Thick as a Brick and Songs for the Wood, their sound is definitely niche and the Celtic/flute sound puts off a lot of folks. I've come to learn over the years which of my weird ass music I can put on around non-wierd ass music loving friends, and Jethro Tull is definitely not one of them.

[ColtCrazy]

Come on people. You can't bet against America!!! Where's your Patriotism?

[NobodyHere]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

i recently listened to sports and found that almost none of it holds up anymore. just too cheesey and too 80s

[General Mike]

Originally Posted by Kodos

Don't you draw the queen of diamonds, boy. She'll beat you if she's able. You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet.

that;s my song man

[Vince, Pt. II]

Originally Posted by Groundhog

I can definitely understand folks not liking Jethro Tull. Their late 70s/80s stuff I can't listen to, and although I love Thick as a Brick and Songs for the Wood, their sound is definitely niche and the Celtic/flute sound puts off a lot of folks. I've come to learn over the years which of my weird ass music I can put on around non-wierd ass music loving friends, and Jethro Tull is definitely not one of them.

I like Jethro Tull quite a bit and I'm still surprised they're even that close. Buddy Holly was a legend.

[Groundhog]

I voted JT because there is zero chance I would ever play Buddy Holly on my Spotify, but I can appreciate how influential he was.

[Warhammer]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

and this one goes back further. awesome kinda late 70s feel

Wow, I love Sports, of course, I am an 80s junkie so there is that.

[corbes]

that huey lewis video is so bad it's fantastic

[dawgfan]

I'm rather surprised Pearl Jam is wiping the floor with the White Stripes - I expected that one to be much closer. Hell, I love PJ and it was a tough vote for me.

[ISiddiqui]

Ran into a buzzsaw, unfortunately. If they switched positions with Huey Lewis, I'm sure the White Stripes would be destroying Deep Purple.

[CrimsonFox]

[cartman]

[CrescentMoonie]

I don't get the love for Soundgarden over a great band like Iron Maiden. That shitty grunge scene sucked then and it sucks now.

[CrimsonFox]

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by CrescentMoonie

I don't get the love for Soundgarden over a great band like Iron Maiden. That shitty grunge scene sucked then and it sucks now.

Soundgarden was solid, but you're right. It's Maiden for gawds sake.

[digamma]

Man I love how the bracket is breaking for Billy Joel.

[CrimsonFox]

ya know i've been to the desert on a Colt that's Crazy...

[QuikSand]

:glares:

[dawgfan]

Originally Posted by CrescentMoonie

I don't get the love for Soundgarden over a great band like Iron Maiden. That shitty grunge scene sucked then and it sucks now.

The music that came out of the Seattle scene in the early '90's was head and shoulders above the crap that was dominating hard rock radio at the time. I know some want to blame the Seattle bands for the crap imitators that followed, but blame the imitators, not the originals that were great bands.

Trying to pin Soundgarden in some lazy label like "grunge" betrays a serious lack of knowledge of their catalog. Just like Led Zeppelin was so much more diverse than blues-based hard rock, Soundgarden was so much more than a punk take on Black Sabbath.

Iron Maiden is great at what they do, but they don't have the breadth of style that Soundgarden did. It took a while for them to really hit their stride - Louder Than Love had a few great songs but was largely uneven, but from Badmoterfinger on they put out great album after great album with virtually no filler.

[General Mike]

Originally Posted by digamma

Man I love how the bracket is breaking for Billy Joel.

You love that Billy is gonna get destroyed in round 3 by the Eagles?

[CrescentMoonie]

Originally Posted by dawgfan

The music that came out of the Seattle scene in the early '90's was head and shoulders above the crap that was dominating hard rock radio at the time. I know some want to blame the Seattle bands for the crap imitators that followed, but blame the imitators, not the originals that were great bands.

Trying to pin Soundgarden in some lazy label like "grunge" betrays a serious lack of knowledge of their catalog. Just like Led Zeppelin was so much more diverse than blues-based hard rock, Soundgarden was so much more than a punk take on Black Sabbath.

Iron Maiden is great at what they do, but they don't have the breadth of style that Soundgarden did. It took a while for them to really hit their stride - Louder Than Love had a few great songs but was largely uneven, but from Badmoterfinger on they put out great album after great album with virtually no filler.

Nirvana, Soundgarden, and the rest sucked out loud. They were different than the other stuff on the radio, but they didn't suck any less.

[ISiddiqui]

Hey, people have different opinions don't you know .

Nirvana is easily in my Top 5 for this tourney for example.

[digamma]

Originally Posted by General Mike

You love that Billy is gonna get destroyed in round 3 by the Eagles?

Nah, my work was done in post 37.

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by digamma

Nah, my work was done in post 37.

[ColtCrazy]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

ya know i've been to the desert on a Colt that's Crazy...

[BYU 14]

Last bump

[tarcone]

[tarcone]

Why did 35 people vote for Huey Lewis and the News?

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by tarcone

Why did 35 people vote for Huey Lewis and the News?

They took a new drug???

[Critch]

Originally Posted by tarcone

Why did 35 people vote for Huey Lewis and the News?

It's hip to be square