FFS Music Rumble: New thread

ok so the chances of some of those bands getting very far is pretty slim, i think, so feel free to only take some of them or ignore this post completely tbh

I would be surprised if people knew who a majority of these bands are. EDIT: I guess the guy who posted after me knows the Butthole Surfers! Awesome Awesome Awesome! Changed Shonen Knife to Scratch Acid.

ok so the chances of some of those bands getting very far is pretty slim, i think, so feel free to only take some of them or ignore this post completely tbh
no all these bands are awesome so if taken out the rumble’s level of awesome would decrease

Hope that’s enough 70s prog rock for you.

ok so the chances of some of those bands getting very far is pretty slim, i think, so feel free to only take some of them or ignore this post completely tbh

at least 2 of those should do well, imho.

also keep em coming folks.

Megadeth
Daft Punk
Madonna
Be Your Own Pet
Beck
The Sword
PJ Harvey
Slayer

For serious this time, Bryan. Note what I didn’t include 😉

and yes, picking eight is impossible.

I would be surprised if people knew who a majority of these bands are.

I don’t know Big Black, Rapeman and Scratch Acid, but oh wow, good thing you include BRMC, and Bikini Kill <3 "SUCK MY LEFT ONE!!".

And picking only 8 is hard. :/

The Sonics
Nat King Cole
Dinosaur Jr.
Converge
The Kinks
???Forward, Russia!
Amon Tobin
Motion City Soundtrack

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Nick cave and the bad seeds
Talking Heads
Portishead
Grinderman
The Dirty Three
David Bowie
Leonard Cohen
The Traveling Wilburys

Also, is it a bad sign that I only know of around 10 bands that were mentioned so far?. I’m so out of touch with music. :/

Comletely off topic but worth asking. Ndi, I hear Tom Waits is Nick Cave-like and that I should buy an album or two of his. Any suggestions?.

(Crunch Bar, I just checked out who those three bands are, and, well, I might say that that sorta noise rock is still something I should learn more about, ~tis a genre I gotta explore sum more~)

I was gonna pick them 🙁

Placebo:

Placebo are an alternative rock band consisting of Brian Molko (vocals, guitar) and Stefan Olsdal (bass). The band was founded when former Luxembourg schoolmates Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal – who never actually spoke to each other – met by accident at South Kensington tube station in 1994. Molko invited Olsdal to one of his gigs and Olsdal was impressed by Molko’s vocals so they agreed on forming a band. The singles "Nancy Boy", from Placebo (1996), and "Pure Morning", from Without You I’m Nothing (1998), were the peak of their British success, both charting in the top ten.

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Ben Folds:

Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American singer-songwriter. He is widely known for his prowess as a pianist. Folds’ musical career started to get off the ground in the late ’80s, as bassist for band Majosha, after playing bass and piano at Pinehurst, in a group known as the "Caroliners" with cohort Millard Powell in 1985-1987; for the Calayer and after working as but he is best known for his later work as the frontman and pianist of Ben Folds Five and as a solo artist. As of fall 2006, Ben Folds has released five solo LPs. His first album, Fear of Pop: Volume 1, an album of spoken word and instrumental compositions, was recorded and released while Ben Folds Five was still together.

Ben Folds, but barely.

grrr to late ok ok

Placebo

Placebo made a mini-comeback, but a pretty dominating win for Ben Folds.

Match 2:

Porcupine Tree: Porcupine Tree is an English progressive rock band formed in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England by Steven Wilson. Their music is a combination of rock, psychedelia, and more recently metal. The main songwriter and founder of the band, Steven Wilson, once commented: "I like so many different types of things, and they all go into the melting pot, if you like, that produces the music of Porcupine Tree." Porcupine Tree’s latest studio album, Fear of a Blank Planet, was released on April 16, 2007 in the UK and Europe, April 24 in the US and May 1 in Canada, featuring Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson and King Crimson’s Robert Fripp.

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Nine Inch Nails: Nine Inch Nails (abbreviated as NIN) is an industrial rock band, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its musical direction. NIN’s music straddles a wide range of genres, while retaining a characteristically intense sound using electronic instruments and processing. After recording a new album, Reznor usually assembles a live band to perform with him; this live component is a separate entity from Nine Inch Nails in the recording studio. On stage, NIN often employs spectacular visual elements to accompany its performances, which frequently culminate with the band destroying musical instruments.

This is an extremely tough choice for me, as I really like both bands, each having produced outstanding albums this year and I listen to them both frequently. I’ll go for Porcupine Tree, barely.

As close as I expected, but PT shades it.

Match 3:

Bjork: Bjork is an Icelandic singer-songwriter, composer, actress and music producer. She has been nominated for 12 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award and two Golden Globe awards (including one for acting). She is best known for her expressive range and an interest in many kinds of music, including pop, alternative rock, jazz, ambient music, electronica, and folk. She has won numerous awards. Her most recent album, Volta, was released worldwide on May 8, 2007.

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Godspeed You! Black Emperor: Godspeed You! Black Emperor (formerly punctuated Godspeed You Black Emperor!) is an avant-garde Canadian post-rock band based in Montreal, Quebec. Formed in 1994, the ensemble has been quite influential in its genre, with bands from as far as Hong Kong and Singapore citing them as influences in their musical work. Working on a near orchestral scale, the nine-piece group has been known to create wide dynamic ranges, unique use of instrumentation and sounds, large songs that are composed almost classically with multiple movements within themselves, and engrossing use of art and visuals in both their album packaging and live performances. They are currently on an indefinite hiatus, as members of the band are busy with many other projects; they have, however, made it clear that they have not disbanded.

Voting for Bjork.

Also, last update til Sunday as im off to Russia.

i’ve not listened to that much godspeed but that which i have i found a tad, well, lengthy, to say the least.

Pity that NIN is already out 🙁

…bjork

Bjork

Match 4:

Opeth: Opeth is a band from Sweden formed in 1990 that is fronted by songwriter Mikael ???kerfeldt. Rooted in Scandinavian death metal, Opeth later delved deep into experimentation, having since incorporated influences from jazz, progressive rock, blues, and folk, crossing genre borders to create a unique blend of musical styles???most successfully with their ground-breaking Blackwater Park (2001), and their latest release Ghost Reveries (2005). Since signing their first record-deal in 1994, the band has released eight albums, a DVD, and a box-set, but merely three singles. A notable exception in their catalog is Damnation (2003), a pure progressive rock record.

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L7: L7 was a band from Los Angeles that was active from 1985 to 2000. Due to their sound and image, they are often associated with the grunge movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s. L7 was formed by Donita Sparks and Suzi Gardner on shared electric guitar and shared vocals. A year previous, the then-fifteen year old Gardner had performed backing vocals on the Black Flag song "Slip It In". The punk rock duo were soon joined by Jennifer Finch on bass guitar and Roy Koutsky on drum kit.

Opeth are about the best band in all of metal, so easy vote for them.

The bastard.

L7

Hard vote but hey a vote’s a vote.

Opeth

Sense prevails and Opeth progresses. May those who voted for L7, burn in ever lasting Hades. Moving on….

Tool: Tool is an American rock band, formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California. The band consists of drummer Danny Carey, bassist Justin Chancellor, guitarist Adam Jones, and vocalist Maynard James Keenan. Due to Tool’s incorporation of visual arts and relatively long and complex releases, the band is generally described as a style-transgressing act and part of progressive and art rock.

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The Smashing Pumpkins: he Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago in 1988. While the group has gone through several lineup changes, The Smashing Pumpkins consisted of Billy Corgan (vocals/guitar), James Iha (guitar/vocals), D’arcy Wretzky (bass/vocals), and Jimmy Chamberlin (drums/percussion) for most of the band’s recording career. The Smashing Pumpkins broke into the musical mainstream with their second album, 1993’s Siamese Dream. The group built their audience with extensive touring and their follow-up, 1995’s double album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, debuted at number one on the Billboard charts. With approximately 18.3 million albums sold in the United States alone as of 2006.

Votin for Tool. I never did like the Pumpkins.

Uhhhhhhhh

Tool

Ends in a tie, and since the Pumpkins won a coinflip, they advance. Moving on.

Match 6:

Muse: Muse are a progressive rock band formed in Teignmouth, Devon in 1997, comprising Matthew Bellamy (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Chris Wolstenholme (bass guitar, keyboards, vocals) and Dominic Howard (drums, percussion). More recently, Morgan Nicholls has been featured on bass and keyboards in the Black Holes and Revelations era live performances. The band blends alternative rock, progressive rock, classical music, funk, electronica, and heavy metal, to help form the new sub-genre of new prog. Muse is known best for their energetic live performances and frontman Matthew Bellamy’s eccentric interests in global conspiracy, theology and the apocalypse. Muse has released four studio albums. The most recent, Black Holes and Revelations, was also the most critically acclaimed, garnering the band a Mercury Prize nomination and coming third in the NME Albums of the Year list for 2006.

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Jeff Buckley: Jeff Buckley (November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997), born Jeffrey Scott Buckley and raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Known for his ethereal singing voice, Buckley was considered by critics to be one of the most promising artists of his generation after the release of his critically acclaimed 1994 debut album Grace. At the height of his popularity, Buckley drowned during an evening swim in 1997. His work and style continue to be highly regarded by critics and fellow musicians.

Votin for Muse.

Muse purely because I don’t mind one or two songs by them.

can I vote twice?

Sick to death of hearing Jeff Buckley

This is your only warning.

More one sided then I expected.

Match 7:

The Stooges: The Stooges are an American rock band that was first active from 1967 to 1974, and then reformed in 2003. The Stooges sold few records in their original existence and often performed for indifferent or hostile audiences. Nevertheless, The Stooges are often regarded as hugely influential in both the heavy metal and punk rock genres. Singer Iggy Pop and his wild onstage antics were often the main focus of attention.

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the Dead Kennedys: The Dead Kennedys are a hardcore punk band from San Francisco, California. During the 1980s, the band gained a large underground following in the international punk music scene. Their music mixed the more experimental elements of English 1970s punk with the raw energy of the 1980s American hardcore punk scene. The Kennedys’ songs mix the deliberately shocking lyrics of punk with a humorous, acerbic, satirical, and sarcastic left-wing commentary on current social and political issues. At the same time, some of their songs also mocked the hypocritical stances of some liberal elites. Many of the band’s songs criticize the right-wing ideologies of the religious right and the Ronald Reagan administration, along with many far-left personalities and ideas.

at least they don’t look like faggots.

Stooges

Movin on.

Match 8:

The Mars Volta: The Mars Volta is an American Rock group founded by Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Isaiah Ikey Owens and Jeremy Michael Ward in 2001. They are generally considered progressive rock, with jazz, punk, and Latin influences. They are known for their wild, energetic, and improvised live shows along with the use of ambient music.

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Deep Purple: Deep Purple are an English hard rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered one of the pioneers of heavy metal and hard rock, although the members of the band have always refused to label themselves as the former. They are claimed to have sold over 100 million albums worldwide.

TMV doesn’t really need my vote, and Deep Purple is a really important band, so, don’t want to see them totally squashed

Child In Time ftw, Ritchie Blackmore is pretty much hard rock’s greatest guitarist

TMV doesn’t really need my vote, and Deep Purple is a really important band, so, don’t want to see them totally squashed

Deep Purple stages a valiant fightback, but it falls short of Cedric and his crew.

Match 9:

Nightwish: Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic power metal musical group, formed in 1996 in the town of Kitee, in eastern Finland. Nightwish is considered one of the bands responsible for the development and rise in popularity of symphonic metal at the end of the 1990s, and the creation of the symphonic metal genre.

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The Ramones: The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first punk rock group. After forming in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, in 1974, they performed 2,263 concerts, touring virtually nonstop for 22 years. In 1996, after a tour with the Lollapalooza music festival, the band went on a brief nightclub tour and then disbanded. The band’s three founding members—Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone and Dee Dee Ramone—each died within eight years after the breakup.

And because I like them more, but that’s a moot point.

And because I like them more, but that’s a moot point.

I like Nightwish you idiot.

If not, disregard the pissing you off part.

If not, disregard the pissing you off part.

I respect what the Ramones have done for music, and they have a few awesome songs, but metal is my first choice of genre. With a few exceptions of course.

No comment =/

Match 7:

The Eagles: The Eagles are an American rock band that was formed in Los Angeles, California in the early 1970s. With five Number 1 singles and four Number 1 albums, the Eagles were among the most successful recording artists of the 1970s. At the end of the 20th century, two of their albums, Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971???1975 and Hotel California, ranked among the ten best-selling albums according to the Recording Industry Association of America. The best-selling studio album Hotel California is rated as the 37th album in the Rolling Stone list "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time", and the band was ranked number 75 on Rolling Stone’s 2004 list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. They are also the best-selling American group ever, with Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971???1975 being the best-selling album in the U.S. to date.

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The Rapture: The Rapture is a Dance-punk band based in New York City. The band mixes influences from many genres including post-punk, dance-punk, acid house, disco, electronica and rock. The Rapture released their second full-length album, Pieces of the People We Love, on Universal Motown Records in September 2006. Paul Epworth, Ewan Pearson and Danger Mouse produced the album. The new album displays a more polished and markedly less angular sound to their previous work, receiving a mixed critical reception.

Neck and neck, but the Eagles snatch the win, somehow.

Match 8:

Foo Fighters: Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed by musician Dave Grohl in 1995. The group is named after the World War II term "foo fighter", used to refer to mysterious aerial phenomena. The band has earned a worldwide following, and have scored a number of hit songs, including "This Is a Call", "Everlong", "Learn to Fly", "All My Life", "Times Like These", "Best of You", "DOA", and "The Pretender". Two of their albums, There Is Nothing Left to Lose and One by One, won Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album, the band has won 4 Grammys in total. On top of their six studio albums, they have also contributed to several movie soundtracks, including the song "The One" on the 2002 Orange County soundtrack.

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Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Trans-Siberian Orchestra (often abbreviated as TSO) is a rock orchestra founded by Paul O’Neill, Robert Kinkel, and Jon Oliva in 1996. The band’s musical style is often described in different terms, incorporating progressive rock, symphonic metal, and heavy metal, with influences from classical music. Trans-Siberian Orchestra is well known for its renditions of traditional Christmas songs.

Sorry, I think "TSO"’s stuff sounds silly 🙁

Stardust. They shit it. Someone make the Despair.com parody NOW.

and I’ve never even heard of them!

and I’ve never even heard of them!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9xa_maqPRsU

and I’ve never even heard of them!

Why are you voting then? ;o

Seriously, getting 15+ votes a round is neat and all, but id rather you actually voted because you like the band you’re going for. Your choice though. Anywayz…

Foo Fighters-10
Trans-Siberian Orchestra-5

It’s official, FFS fails, voting for those generic tossers.

Match 9:

Radiohead: Do I actually need to say(more like paste) anything here?

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Iron Maiden: Ditto.

Iron Maiden is another band that’s a little too silly for me to swallow. Talented guys, but the songs don’t appeal to me.

Doesn’t sound any worse than popular movies being released on DVD, only to be updated later with an even better version after tons of people have already bought the lesser one, or albums getting re-released with better remixes and bonus tracks and all, but oh well

If you disagree that’s cool by me – let’s not derail the thread with it though!

radiohead btw

Radiohead anyway. <3

the cd release isn’t coming out till december 31st, though, and the version with the extra tracks is the ???40 discbox which most hardcore fans would have bought, given that it was announced at the same time? besides, you can pay what you want for the download so it ain’t that bad is it.

also, radiohead.

Either one is pretty bad.

Radiohead.

Radiohead wins the clash of genre leading bands, and thus we move on.

Match 12:

Pain of Salvation: Pain of Salvation is a Swedish progressive metal band featuring Daniel Gildenl???w, who is the lyricist, chief composer, guitarist, and lead vocalist. Their sound is characterised by powerful, accentuated guitar work, broad vocal range, abrupt switching between heavy and calm passages, intense syncopation, and polyrhythmic experimentation. Another trademark of the band is that each album is a concept album. Some examples of the topics addressed in the band’s albums are: war and its effect on family and humanity, environmental issues (e.g., nuclear power), the forming of the individual, and the nature of God, humankind, and existence.

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Yoko Kanno: Yoko Kanno (菅野 よう子, Kanno Yōko?, born March 19, 1964 in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan) is a composer, arranger and musician best known for her work on the soundtracks for many games, seminal anime films, TV series, live-action movies, and advertisements. She has written scores for famous animated works, including Macross Plus, Cowboy Bebop, Vision of Escaflowne and Wolf’s Rain, and is the most trusted composer by veteran and new-wave directors such as Yoshiyuki Tomino, Shinichiro Watanabe and Shoji Kawamori. Kanno has also composed music for JPop artists, the most notable being Maaya Sakamoto and Kyoko Koizumi. She is also a skilled keyboardist, and is the frontress for The Seatbelts, who perform many of Kanno’s compositions on the various original soundtracks for which she is responsible.

Oh, and Abstain.

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/2835/slowpokeml1.gif

Jeez, I wanted Kanno to win, but for Pain of Salvation to put up a decent fight. Oh well.

Match 13:

Megadeth: Megadeth is an American thrash metal band led by founder, frontman and songwriter Dave Mustaine. Formed in 1983 following Mustaine’s departure from Metallica, the band has since released eleven studio albums, six live albums, two EPs, and two compilations.

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Lou Reed: Lou Reed, born Lewis Allen Reed, March 2, 1942, is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. Reed first found prominence as the guitarist and principal singer-songwriter of The Velvet Underground (1965-1973). The band gained no notice during its life, but in hindsight became one of the most influential of their era. As the Velvets’ principal songwriter, Reed wrote about subjects of personal experience that rarely had been examined in rock and roll, including sadism and masochism ("Venus in Furs"), transvestites ("Sister Ray"), drug culture ("Heroin", and "I’m Waiting for the Man"), and transsexuals undergoing lobotomies ("Lady Godiva’s Operation"). As a guitarist, he was a pioneer in the use of distortion, volume-driven feedback, and nonstandard tunings.

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2006/12/08/lou_reed_narrowweb__300x316,0.jpg

there’s a man

Beautifully fuckin’ illustrated.

Match 13:

Genesis: Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967. With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide, Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists of all time.[1] In 1988 the band won a Grammy Award for Best Concept Music Video. Genesis’ members have included Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, Steve Hackett, Ray Wilson and Phil Collins, all of whom have achieved success as solo artists.

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Madonna: Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as Madonna, is an American pop singer-songwriter, dancer, record, film producer, actress and a fashion icon. She is a multiple Grammy and Golden Globe-award winner, known for her ambitious music videos, stage performances and use of political, sexual, and religious themes in her work. Madonna is sometimes referred to as "the Material Girl" or "Queen of Pop" in the media.

Also, I bet half the people who voted for Lou Reed had never heard of him and were just being pretentious faggots.

Also, I bet half the people who voted for Lou Reed had never heard of him and were just being pretentious faggots.

I didn’t vote but I would assume as objectively as I can, that Lou Reed is overly more accessible than Megadeth. Although I cannot deny that, yes, some people haven’t heard of them and were being a tad pretentious because he is an artsy, sort of modernly-underground [if that makes sense] person to like.

Genesis I suppose!

I like quite a lot of Madonna’s stuff, but since seeing a Genesis concert earlier on in the year I think they perform much better live.

because I love you, yo murphy

And Genesis! Their wonderful psychedelic music easily beats any popstar.

I haven’t heard Genesis in a while, and after that fateful occurrence of listening to That’s All a couple days ago on the radio, I felt, to a small degree, ashamed.

Phil’s smashing as a solo artist, but this was when he really shone.

Madonna even though it’s pointless

Quite a one sided affair, to say the least.

Match 14:

Kraftwerk: Kraftwerk, German for "power plant") is a Grammy Award nominated, German musical group from D???sseldorf that has made immense contributions to the development of improvisational rock and electronic music; most notably within the latter category’s sub-genres which later became known as synthpop, electro, techno, house and IDM. Early musical templates formed within the industrial and hip hop music communities have also been credited to the group.

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In Flames: In Flames is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden founded in 1990. Along with Dark Tranquillity and At the Gates, they pioneered what is now known as melodic death metal. Currently, In Flames are recording their ninth studio album in their own studio, IF Studios, located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Alongside the recording sessions, the band is releasing studio diaries documenting the recording process.

Radioactivity is love.

Wow, almost a whitewash, i’m surprised, but In Flames have been pretty crap last few albums saying that.

Match 15:

Gentle Giant: Gentle Giant were a British progressive rock band, one of the most experimental of the 1970s. Textually inspired by philosophy, personal events and the works of Fran???ois Rabelais, the group’s compositional purpose was to "expand the frontiers of contemporary popular music at the risk of becoming very unpopular."

http://starling.rinet.ru/music/sleeves/zap_gentle.gif

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Animal Collective: Animal Collective is a New York City-based group of experimental musicians from Baltimore, Maryland. Animal Collective consists of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Deakin (Josh Dibb), and Geologist (Brian Weitz). Records released under the name Animal Collective may include contributions from any or all of these members, but the lineup is not uniform. The band members met in school and started recording together in various forms of collaboration from a young age. Although the band is often classified as psych folk or noise rock, it is hard to define the Animal Collective sound as they often experiment with diverse styles and ideas.

quoted for truth. Same vote btw.

There’s been one tie and 6 matches have been decided by 3 votes or less. And a few one sided matches early on are to be expected.

Gentle Giant-3
Animal Collective-13

I’m surprised this wasn’t a total blowout.

Match 16:

King Crimson: King Crimson are a musical group founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969. King Crimson’s style has typically been categorised as progressive rock, although it incorporates diverse influences ranging from jazz, classical and experimental music to psychedelic, New Wave, heavy metal, gamelan and folk music. King Crimson has garnered little radio or music video airplay, but there is a cult following. Their debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King, is widely regarded as a landmark in progressive rock. Their later excursions into even more unconventional territory have been influential on many contemporary musical artists.

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Iced Earth: Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band that combine influences from thrash metal, power metal, progressive metal, opera, speed metal and NWOBHM. In 1999 their leader and songwriter Jon Schaffer teamed up with Blind Guardian vocalist Hansi K???rsch to form a side project called Demons & Wizards.

doesn’t seem hard rock and heavy metal is popular, although there’s nothing wrong with prog but it really aint my area of expertise and preference for music.

I need to stop taking this so seriously…

The thing about metal is it’s so diverse. I really love a lot of metal, but can’t listen to tons of other things in the genre as well. I like it when the lyrics are relatable and it’s not this overblown dramatic and theatrical thing.

I do feel like maybe some people here are just voting against the metal bands because it’s the silly little genre that’s cool to dismiss rather than having given any of it a chance. For such a diverse genre, as I stated, it really has a lot of negative connotations, as if every single band is going to be all about fist pumping and leather or viking-sword/goblin type lyrics or pure satanism and yadda yadda. Anyway though – at least I’ve personally listened to the bands I’ve voted against.

Then there’s the people that vote against whatever’s popular because OH GOD IT’S TERRIBLE TO LIKE WHAT OTHERS LIKE.

In general, it seems there’s always some really nasty negative vibe people get against many types of music for essentially no good reason. People have to HATE things. There can’t be simple disinterest. I can’t really speak for everyone though.

I’m getting to into this but it has indeed surprised me, I expected there to be several more fans of the genre here and there as well as honest voters which I can’t say don’t exist.

it’s like a massive wtf question comes into play when the underdog massacres an insanely popular band. I know it comes down to preference but voting for the sake of making sure a popular candidate doesn’t win is low, I just hope it isn’t actually happening.

It is perhaps a bit silly not liking bands because they’re popular but, I can sort of see where it’s coming from. I mean lately the Flaming Lips have had songs on three different adverts and they’re becoming more well known and it’s irritating me somewhat because one of the good things about them was their.. well they’re not underground by any means, but they had a cosy fanbase.

I tend to not like bands that are popular because said bands, I generally dislike anyway. I could say I hate a lot of bands though. For example, I generally hate Oasis, I generally hate Ian Brown etc.

Seriously, the British charts are awful. It makes me sad to think this is what constitutes "good" music. A hell of a lot of bands or singer/"songwriters" in the UK charts dont’ deserve hardly any of the money they get.

im seriously thinking of bringing in that you have to give a good solid reason WHY you’re voting for the band you’re voting for. the whole point of this thread was to bring in some good debate and discussion, not the same 10 idiots mindlessly voting the same, or someone voting to ‘balance it out’ or some bullshit reason.

im seriously thinking of bringing in that you have to give a good solid reason WHY you’re voting for the band you’re voting for. the whole point of this thread was to bring in some good debate and discussion, not the same 10 idiots mindlessly voting the same, or someone voting to ‘balance it out’ or some bullshit reason.

I’m in favour of something like that but wait and see what exactly happens before reverting to means such as that. it may just piss off more people than please.

Have you considered adding wildcard options for regular voters, like Prak did with the anime rumble, for later rounds?

Just to keep us updated ! 🙂

I already talked to you about this, but for the sake of the thread discussion, I’m totally for doing this in round two. It’ll be fun to see the reasons people like the bands I don’t really know that well. I am one of the many people at ffshrine that isn’t very into metal, but I always like to see why people enjoy things. 🙂

elaborate plz.

I’m not Ktulu (obviously), but Prak let a number of regular voters pick a "wild card" entry in the later rounds that was a third option in the rumble. Some of the ones that got brought back wound up doing surprisingly well. It definitely keeps the rumbles interesting.

p.s. we should totally do an albums rumble too (I will run it if people are up for two rumbles at once)

p.p.s and a songs rumble with links to the songs would also be awesome

p.p.p.s. no real opinion on this one so no voting

say i never heard band A but i heard band B. is that a good enough reason to vote or no?

Also, that only happened to me once this rumble so far.

I’m not Ktulu (obviously), but Prak let a number of regular voters pick a "wild card" entry in the later rounds that was a third option in the rumble. Some of the ones that got brought back wound up doing surprisingly well. It definitely keeps the rumbles interesting.

p.s. we should totally do an albums rumble too (I will run it if people are up for two rumbles at once)

p.p.s and a songs rumble with links to the songs would also be awesome

p.p.p.s. no real opinion on this one so no voting

Those are some good ideas there. I’d love to see them tried out.

i dont care about either of these bands, though ;(

Sigh.

Match 17:

Blues Explosion: Blues Explosion (formerly The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and sometimes abbreviated JSBX) is a New York based band, made up of members Jon Spencer (vocals, guitar), Judah Bauer (guitar, vocals) and Russell Simins (drums). Originally from Hanover, New Hampshire, Jon Spencer (born Jonathan) moved to Washington, DC where he fronted the band Pussy Galore. After that band’s breakup, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion formed in 1990 in New York City. Members played in bands including The Honeymoon Killers (not to be confused with the avant garde Belgian artists on the Crammed Discs label), Crowbar Massage, and Boss Hog prior to the formation of the Blues Explosion.

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Joy Division: Joy Division were an English rock band that formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band consisted of Ian Curtis (vocals and guitar), Bernard Sumner (guitar and keyboards), Peter Hook (bass guitar and vocals), and Stephen Morris (drums and percussion), who replaced three previous short-tenured drummers in late 1977.

just because of their song "love will tear us apart" and i have never heard of the other band. =/

HA

Yet another one sided match. Seperating the wheat from the chaff early on I guess.

Match 18:

Less Than Jake: Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida. Originally formed in 1992 as a power pop trio, the band evolved into a hybrid of third-wave ska and punk rock, with added elements of modern rock and even metal. To date, the group has released seven original full-length albums and countless more singles and compilations. The current lineup comprises guitarist/vocalist Chris Demakes, bassist/vocalist Roger Manganelli, drummer/lyricist Vinnie Fiorello, trombonist Buddy Schaub, and saxophonist JR.

http://s.yottamusic.com/i/aP9u.1CJC

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The Pixies: The Pixies are an American alternative rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1985. The band disbanded in 1993 in acrimonious circumstances but reunited in 2004. Black Francis, Joey Santiago, Kim Deal, and David Lovering have been the band’s continual members. The Pixies found only modest success in their home country, but were significantly more successful in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe, although never achieving mainstream success with their studio albums.

The Pixies

This is for Losing Streak, Hello Rockview, and Anthem.

"planet of sound" and "motorway to roswell" ftw

Well, at least that one was slightly close.

Match 19:

Yes: Yes are an English progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. Their music uses complex arrangements, unusual time signatures, virtuoso musicianship, dramatic dynamic and metrical changes, a blend of musical styles, vocal harmonies, and a unique lyrical style. Despite the many changes to its lineup, the band has continued for nearly 40 years and retains a strong international following.

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The Pillows: The Pillows are a Japanese rock band, best known internationally for the soundtrack of the anime series FLCL. During its long-running career, the group has released more than a dozen original studio albums, along with several EPs, singles and compilations. The Pillows are currently signed to the Avex Trax label.

Yes!

A lot more one sided then I expected.

Match 20:

Riverside: Riverside is a critically acclaimed progressive rock band from Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in 2001 by Mariusz Duda, Piotr Grudziński and Piotr Kozieradzki, who shared a love for progressive rock and heavy metal. Following their 2003 debut Out of Myself, the band were signed by major prog metal label InsideOut, releasing Second Life Syndrome in 2005.

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Aphex Twin: Aphex Twin (born Richard David James on August 18, 1971 in Limerick, Ireland) is an electronic music artist, credited with pushing forward the genres of techno, ambient, acid and drum and bass.

btw, that pic of Aphex Twin looks more or less like a Paedophiliac predator

sell-out.

I know! But there’s something about that grin, it’s compelling..

..come to daddy? (Worst Aphex Twin song btw.)

Those of you who voted for Aphex Twin, burn in hell. Disgraceful outcome.

Match 21:

Slayer: Slayer is an American thrash metal band founded by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame as a leader of the American thrash metal movement with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, which has been called "the heaviest album of all time" by Kerrang!. The band is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal bands, along with Metallica, Anthrax, and Megadeth.

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Faith No More: Faith No More was an experimental alternative rock group that formed in San Francisco, California in 1982 and disbanded in 1998. Their music combined elements of heavy metal, funk, hardcore punk, progressive, soul, hip hop, and jazz, among many others.

Those of you who voted for Aphex Twin, burn in hell.

Well aren’t you lovely 🙁

At least it wasn’t a total annihilation, it was really close

Aphex Twin has been very inspirational for me, and he’s incredibly gifted with what he does

ANYWAY….

SLAYER

At least it wasn’t a total annihilation, it was really close

Aphex Twin has been very inspirational for me, and he’s incredibly gifted with what he does

i be jesting nigga.

Anyway, as per request, i’ll compile a list of those who have progressed/been eliminated thus far.

Progressed
Ben Folds
Porcupine Tree
Bjork
Opeth
Smashing Pumpkins
Muse
Dead Kennedy’s
The Mars Volta
Ramones
The Eagles
Foo Fighters
Radiohead
Yoko Kanno
Lou Reed
Genesis
Kraftwerk
Animal Collective
King Crimson
Joy Division
The Pixies
Yes
Aphex Twin
Faith No More
Super Furry Animals
Of Montreal
Sonic Youth
Belle and Sebastian
My Bloody Valentine
Spock’s Beard
Bowie
The Clash
Pink Floyd
Kamelot
Dio
PJ Harvey
The Cure
The Flaming Lips
Our Lady Peace
JK
The Kinks

Eliminated:
Placebo
Nine Inch Nails
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
L7
Tool
Jeff Buckley
The Stooges
Deep Purple
Nightwish
The Rapture
TSO
Iron Maiden
Pain of Salvation
Megadeth
Madonna
In Flames
Gentle Giant
Iced Earth
Blues Explosion
Less Then Jake
The Pillows
Riverside
Slayer
The Velvet Underground
30STM
Bloc Party
Green Day
Daft Punk
The Descendents
Modest Mouse
The Chemical Brothers
Psapp
Mastadon
Surfjan Stevens
KMFDM
Neutral Milk Hotel
The Cure
Machinae Supremacy
Kings of Leon
EITS

Slayer-8
Faith No More-9

Yikes, Slayer was running away with it until Faith No More came and stole the cake from under their noses.

Match-22

The Velvet Underground: The Velvet Underground was an American rock band first active from 1965 to 1970 (& 1970 to 1973 in a different incarnation). Its best-known members were New Yorker Lou Reed and Welshman John Cale. Although never commercially successful whilst together, the Velvet Underground are often cited by critics as one of the most important and influential groups of their era. A famous remark, often attributed to British musician Brian Eno, is that while only a few thousand people bought the first Velvet Underground record upon its release, almost every single one of them was inspired to start a band. Their sound influenced many later musicians in many genres, including experimental, post-punk, new wave, and gothic rock.

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Super Furry Animals: Super Furry Animals (also known as "SFA", the "Furries" and the "Super Furries") are a Welsh rock band, with leanings towards psychedelic rock and electronic experimentation. The band formed in Cardiff after being in various other Welsh bands and techno outfits in the area, among them Ffa Coffi Pawb. Gruff Rhys, Dafydd Ieuan and Guto Pryce had been together since the early 1990s and had toured the north coast of France as a techno group.

also, no way will daft punk lose, cant see it happening. ditto PJ.

Also, Bryan http://www.themarsvolta.com/video/

this isn’t even a decision

Maybe I’ll try again one day, I like some stuff now that I didn’t before

ah the original

they kind of radically change in each one? so the second is proper crazy experimental rock is the best word i guess for it, the third mellows out immensely and the fourth is essentially a commercial rock album.

Holy shit.

Match 23:

30 Seconds to Mars: 30 Seconds to Mars (or Thirty Seconds to Mars) is an alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California, featuring actor Jared Leto as the lead vocalist. Created in 1998 by Jared Leto and his brother, Shannon, 30 Seconds to Mars began as a small family project. Things began to speed up quickly, and Matt Wachter later joined the band as bassist and keyboard player. After working with small revolving door of guitarists (as the band’s first two guitarists, Kevin Drake and Solon Bixler, left the band due to issues primarily related to touring), the three auditioned Tomo Miličević to round out the band’s roster.

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Of Montreal: Of Montreal is an American indie pop band formed in Athens, Georgia, fronted by Kevin Barnes. It was among the second wave of groups to emerge from The Elephant 6 Recording Company. The band was created by Kevin Barnes and named after a failed romance with a woman from Montreal, though the story changes in various interviews. Barnes was the only member of the "group" prior to his relocation to Athens, Georgia. There, he met Derek Almstead, later of the Circulatory System, M Coast, Elf Power etc., and Bryan Poole, who also performs as The Late B.P. Helium. Together, they recorded their first album, Cherry Peel, as well as The Bird Who Ate the Rabbit’s Flower and The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy.

Of Montreal

Or is it that 30 seconds to mars are that bad, that even pretentious indie can win?

Business as usual after a few close rounds. =/

Match 24:

Sonic Youth: Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band formed in New York City in 1981. Since 1985, the band’s line-up has consisted of Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo (both vocals and guitar), Kim Gordon (bass guitar, guitar and vocals) and Steve Shelley (drums). From 2000 to 2005 Jim O’Rourke became a full-time member as a multi-instrumentalist. Before Shelley, Sonic Youth went through several drummers, including Bob Bert, Richard Edson and Jim Sclavunos.

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Bloc Party: Bloc Party are an English indie rock band. In February 2005, the band released their critically acclaimed debut album Silent Alarm, which the magazine NME later made their Album of the Year. Bloc Party’s second studio album, A Weekend in the City was released on February 5, 2007 in the UK and February 6 in the US.

Have fun ~

Sonic Youth

Bloc Party

Match 25:

Belle & Sebastian: Belle & Sebastian are a band formed in Glasgow, Scotland in January 1996. They have been called the greatest Scottish band ever, and are one of the most celebrated groups of the 1990s. Belle & Sebastian are often compared to influential indie bands such as The Smiths, as well as classic rock acts such as Love, Bob Dylan and Nick Drake. The name Belle & Sebastian is inspired by Belle et S???bastien, a children’s book by French writer C???cile Aubry. Lauded by critics, Belle & Sebastian’s "wistful pop" has nevertheless enjoyed only limited commercial success.

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Green Day: Green Day was originally part of the punk rock scene at 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley, California. Its early releases for independent label Lookout! Records earned them a grassroots fanbase, some of whom felt alienated when the band signed to a major label. Nevertheless, its major label debut Dookie became a breakout success in 1994 and eventually sold over 10 million copies in the U.S. alone. As a result, Green Day was widely credited, along with fellow California punk bands The Offspring and Rancid, with reviving mainstream interest in and popularizing punk rock in the United States. Green Day’s three follow-up albums, Insomniac, Nimrod and Warning did not achieve the massive success of Dookie, but they were still successful, reaching double platinum, double platinum and gold status respectively. Its 2004 rock opera American Idiot reignited the band’s popularity with a younger generation, selling 5 million copies in the U.S.

Words cannot convey the depth of my loathing for Green Day.

way to read the entire thread.

Words cannot convey the depth of my loathing for Green Day.

13 years of fandom and counting.

don’t care what you think, you, judging person you

Words cannot convey the depth of my loathing for Green Day.

Just thought I’d release this statement to pull some life into the thread pro and anti green day people, HIT ME!

Really, if you’re going to go with that argument, you should probably just blame The Descendents? They were the biggest influence on bands like Greenday and Blink182 that the current popular emo stuff sprung up from.

And if you’re going to blame The Descendents you might as well blame Germs.

That’s how I put it.
Green Day aren’t that good but the emo wave that’s come in recent years, biggest pile of wank to hit the scene in recent times.

I’m not trying to be so one sided which explains the weird structure of the post.

it seems to me like green day just woke up one day and decided to dress differently and look very emo, which seems odd/disingenuous/cynical to me, almost. don’t see what green day have to do with a lot of the emo bands that are around today tbh. 🙁

Yeah, seriously, I don’t relate Green Day with todays emo-pop-rock bands at all. ?_?
Shoden, I’m surprised you vote for Green Day after all, even if you sorta dislike them ’cause you think they caused the new wave of emo music. D:

Thank god common sense prevailed.

Match 26:

Daft Punk: Daft Punk is a duo consisting of Paris house musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (born February 8, 1974) and Thomas Bangalter (born January 3, 1975). The duo is considered one of the most successful electronic music collaborations of all time, both in album sales and in critical acclaim. After Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France, other artists such as Air, Cassius and Dimitri from Paris began to receive a similar amount of attention.

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My Bloody Valentine: My Bloody Valentine are an alternative rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1984 and predominately based in London. The founding members were guitarist/singer Kevin Shields and drummer Colm O’Ciosoig. The band’s lineup during their heyday also included singer-guitarist Bilinda Butcher and bassist Debbie Googe. The band’s use of guitar distortion, tremolo, and digital reverb placed them as part of the shoegazing movement. Their 1991 album Loveless took two years to make, but once released it was critically acclaimed. Since Loveless My Bloody Valentine became inactive and Shields scrapped albums worth of follow-up material. In 2007 Shields announced that the band had reunited and that the group’s third album would be released before the end of the year.

My Bloody Valentine

My Bloody Valentine.

Daft Punk, actually.

Ok, I thought about it, I LOVE both bands, I love them as good as equally, but I’d like to see My Bloody Valentine continue~

Edit: lol, Daft Punk will win anyway.

Kind of surprised. Actually, very surprised.

Match 27:

Spock’s Beard: Spock’s Beard is a progressive rock band formed in 1992 in Los Angeles by brothers Neal and Alan Morse. Neal played keyboards and was the lead vocalist, as well as being the primary songwriter; Alan plays electric guitar. The pair teamed with fellow musicians Nick D’Virgilio (drums) and Dave Meros (bass) and released their debut album, The Light, in 1995. The quartet were later joined by veteran keyboardist Ryo Okumoto.

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The Descendents: Descendents were formed in 1978 by guitarist Frank Navetta, bassist Tony Lombardo and drummer Bill Stevenson. Their first release — the only one with this lineup — was "Ride the Wild"/"It’s a Hectic World", a double A-side of melodic surf-pop. In 1980 they enlisted Stevenson’s old schoolfriend Milo Aukerman as a singer, and reappeared as a punk band, becoming a major player in the hardcore scene developing in Los Angeles at the time. Their first release with Aukerman, 1981’s Fat EP, was a furious six-minute barrage of teen angst and goofball humour, featuring such songs as "My Dad Sucks" and the eleven-second "Wienerschnitzel".

Also guys, speak up on whether or not you want 32 first round matches or 64 as I think 64 will drag on too long, but I don’t mind either.

Also guys, speak up on whether or not you want 32 first round matches or 64 as I think 64 will drag on too long, but I don’t mind either.

I definitely wouldn’t mind 64 first rounders!

GUESS I HAVE BAD TASTE LOL

I put ALL in there first for a reason, Mr.! 😡

yay

also, 27.

i would go for 64 totally for real.

Match 28:

Modest Mouse: Modest Mouse is an influential American indie rock band formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington by singer/lyricist/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green, bassist Eric Judy, and guitarist Dann Gallucci. Since their 1996 debut album, This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About, their lineup has centered around Brock, Green and Judy.

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David Bowie: David Bowie is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger, and audio engineer. Active in five decades of rock music and frequently reinventing his music and image, Bowie is widely regarded as an influential innovator, particularly for his work through the 1970s. Bowie has taken cues from a wide range of fine art, philosophy and literature.

http://s.yottamusic.com/i/ahyY.2OcC

x2

David Bowie on grounds of Modest Mouse only having one song i like.

Kind of surprising, thought MM would win this.

Match 31:

The Clash: The Clash were an English rock band, active from 1976 to 1986, and part of the original wave of UK punk rock in the late 1970s. Although a punk rock band, the band experimented with reggae, funk, New Wave, dub, and rockabilly in their music. The band were formed by Joe Strummer (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Mick Jones (lead guitar, lead and backing vocals) and Paul Simonon (bass guitar, backing vocals).

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the Chemical Brothers: The Chemical Brothers are the UK-based Grammy Award winning electronic music duo of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons (occasionally referred to as Chemical Tom and Chemical Ed). Initially they called themselves "The Dust Brothers", after the noted United States production duo of the same name, but their burgeoning popularity and the threat of legal action from the originals led them to change their name in 1995. Along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method and other lesser-known acts they were pioneers of the big beat electronic dance genre, and are known for high-quality live sets.

Also guys, im updating the list of those who’ve gone through and those who’ve been knocked out. It’s on page 19~

Sigh.

Match 32:

Pink Floyd: Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. They are known for philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative cover art, and elaborate live shows. One of rock music’s most successful acts, the group have sold an estimated 74.5 million albums in the United States alone.

http://home.att.net/~chuckayoub/pink_floyd/pink_floyd_biography.jpg

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Psapp: Psapp is an experimental electronica band. The band, a duo consisting of members Carim Clasmann and Galia Durant, are sometimes credited with inventing a musical style known as toytronica, a form of electronica made with toys and toy instruments (the band uses toy guitars, flutes, and a chicken they named Brunhilda).

Other one sounds interesting, I just haven’t listened to em.

Pink Floyd

ps if you havent heard a band listen to something by them or don’t fucking vote. -_-

ps if you havent heard a band listen to something by them or don’t fucking vote. -_-

ps if you havent heard a band listen to something by them or don’t fucking vote. -_-

ps if you havent heard a band listen to something by them or don’t fucking vote. -_-

ps if you havent heard a band listen to something by them or don’t fucking vote. -_-

Match 33:

Kamelot: Kamelot is a power metal band that incorporates many elements of symphonic, progressive and on the last two albums even gothic metal into their music. The band hails from Tampa, Florida, and was founded by Thomas Youngblood and Richard Warner in 1991.

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Mastadon: Mastodon is a Grammy-nominated band from Atlanta, Georgia. They are usually classified as a heavy metal group, but there have been debates on what specific sub-genre they belong to. There is also a clear hardcore influence on the band, unsurprising as several of its members previously played in hardcore bands.

DON’T TALK, WATCH!!

So far I only did it once (I don’t know Riverside), ; ; sorry Bryan (Looking at it afterwards, Aphex was gonna win that anyway).

Mastadon, fun metal, and I like them a bit more than Kamelot.

A tie, so I cast the deciding vote and it goes to Kamelot.

The usual flurry of votes for when two metal bands face off. :rolleyes:

Match 34:

Dio: Dio is a heavy metal band led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who formed it in October 1982 after leaving Black Sabbath. In an interview, available on the special edition re-release of Holy Diver, Dio states that he never intended to begin a solo career. His intention was to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath member drummer Vinny Appice. Naming the band Dio made sense from a commercial standpoint, as the name was already well-known at that time. In addition to Dio on vocals and keyboards originally, and Vinny Appice on drums, the band featured Vivian Campbell who played guitar, and Jimmy Bain, bass. Dio has sold over 47 million albums worldwide.

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Surfjan Stevens: Sufjan Stevens is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Petoskey, Michigan. He is considered part of the folk revival in indie pop, but his influences are very broad. His music has been likened to electronica and the minimalism of Steve Reich.[2] Stevens originally announced plans to make a concept album for each of the 50 U.S. states, having begun the series with Michigan (2003) and Illinois (2005).

I fear this thread is just leading to people being all YOUR TASTE SUCKS 😮

I vote Sufjan Stevens

Dio.

Ronnie James Dio in the band DIO itself, well he isn’t anywhere as good as he was in Rainbow and Black Sabbath but a lot of the stuff throughout the span of the career is very good, sure Vivian Campbell went emo and left the band, as good as he was I prefered the sound Craig Goldy gave to the band live and on the album Dream Evil.

Whitesnake fans will recognise one of the other DIO guitarists, Doug Aldrich who has played on the latest of DIO’s albums. Bloody excellent on stage too but really hasn’t shone much with his writing in the band. Sure it’s not mandatory but a lot of people should know the song and the controversial album cover for the album of the same name, Holy Diver. Now the faggotry band Killswitch Engage may have killed the song but at least they did raise it’s profile somewhat. Holy Diver isn’t my favourite DIO song, that would have to be Sunset Superman from Dream Evil or Don’t Talk To Strangers from Holy Diver.

I’m not really a fan of Sufjan Stevens but I have indeed heard his stuff, I admit it isn’t my to my liking and that the band DIO is really coming from a biased liking before the poll. Everyone is allowed their obsessions as strange as they can be and really mine lies on Ronnie James Dio from his blues days in Ronnie and the redcaps and ELF to the hard rock and heavy metal days like now. He’s 65 and still owns the crap out of a lot of singers even now.
Well, I’ll shut up now but that’s my explanation done.

For a supposed metal fan, I’m really fucking weird, I know

For a supposed metal fan, I’m really fucking weird, I know

The videos, I find them more funny than serious. How can anyone take Rainbow In The Dark seriously? I mean the keyboard riff makes you want to kill Jimmy Bain for making it and the video is just so stupid.

I don’t think I could watch a typical metal video without laughing til I hurt myself at how silly it is. The ones I’ve seen are like that though.

Another tie and another deciding vote for me. I vote for Dio.

Match 35:

PJ Harvey: Polly Jean Harvey is an English musician and songwriter. Among the accolades she has received have been the 2001 Mercury Music Prize, six BRIT Award nominations, five Grammy nominations and two further Mercury Music Prize nominations. Rolling Stone named her 1992’s Best New Artist and Best Singer Songwriter and 1995’s Artist of the Year, and placed two of her albums on its 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. She was also rated the number one female rock artist by Q magazine in a 2002 poll.

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KMFDM: KMFDM is an industrial rock band and the brainchild of founding member Sascha Konietzko. KMFDM was founded in Paris, France on February 29, 1984 as a joint effort between Konietzko and German painter/multi-media performer Udo Sturm to perform for the opening of an exhibition of young European artists at the Grand Palais.

As expected, PJ wins pretty easily.

Match 36:

Neutral Milk Hotel: Neutral Milk Hotel was an American indie folk band. The band’s chief songwriter, Jeff Mangum, played with a number of other musicians on the band’s two full-length albums. Notable contributors to the band’s oeuvre include Jeremy Barnes (drums), Scott Spillane (horns), Julian Koster (banjo/bass guitar/saw), and producer-instrumentalist Robert Schneider. Neutral Milk Hotel is a part of The Elephant 6 Recording Company, based out of Athens, Georgia.

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The Cure: The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several lineup changes, with frontman, guitarist and main songwriter Robert Smith ??? known for his iconic wild hair, pale complexion, smudged lipstick and frequently gloomy and introspective lyrics ??? the only constant member.

I’ll go for The Cure on this one

but Neutral Milk Hotel is a serious contender for my all time favorite band.

I hate whiny hippie folk shit.

Carrying this on after the "interuption", and this result surprises me.

Match 37:

The Flaming Lips: The band is known for their lush, multi-layered, psychedelic arrangements, spacey lyrics and bizarre song and album titles (e.g "Pilot Can at the Queer of God", "Free Radicals (A Hallucination of the Christmas Skeleton Pleading with a Suicide Bomber)" and Yeah, I Know It’s a Drag… But Wastin’ Pigs Is Still Radical). They are also acclaimed for their elaborate live shows, which feature costumes, balloons, puppets, video projections, complex stage light configurations, giant hands, large amounts of confetti, and frontman Wayne Coyne’s signature man-sized plastic bubble, in which he traverses the audience. In 2002, Q magazine named The Flaming Lips one of the "50 Bands to See Before You Die".

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Dire Straits: Dire Straits was a British rock band, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), his brother David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass), and Pick Withers (drums), and subsequently managed by Ed Bicknell. Although the band was formed in an era when punk rock reigned, Dire Straits worked within the conventions of classic rock, albeit with a stripped-down sound that appealed to modern audiences weary of the overproduced stadium rock of the 1970s. In their early days, Mark and David requested that pub owners turn down the amps so that patrons could converse while the band played — indicative of their unassuming demeanor. Despite this oddly self-effacing approach to rock and roll, Dire Straits soon became hugely successful with their first album going multi-platinum globally.

http://www.multinet.no/~jonarne/Hjemmesia/Favorittartister/dire_straits/dire_straits_5.jpg

ill basically pm the regular voters and people that have contributed heavily to the thread and get a wildcard off them each.

y/n/m?

But Dire Straits, infinitely.

oh and Dire Straits

i really like some dire straits stuff but the flaming lips by a lot

Moving on, moving on;

Match 38:

Machinae Supremacy: Machinae Supremacy is a band from Lule???, Sweden that combines modern heavy metal and alternative rock with chiptunes. Self-defined as SID metal, many of their songs use a SidStation that features the SID chip of the Commodore 64. They have released a considerable number of songs for free download on their site, 32 original recordings, boasting over 3 million downloads as of 2006.

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Our Lady Peace: Our Lady Peace, often abbreviated OLP, is a Canadian alternative rock band consisting of Raine Maida (vocals, rhythm guitar), Duncan Coutts (bass guitar, backing vocals), Jeremy Taggart (drums, percussion), and Steve Mazur (lead guitar, backing vocals). Until 2001, guitarist and founding member Mike Turner was a member of the band. During their career they have sold over five million albums worldwide, won four Juno Awards out of twenty nominations, and won ten MuchMusic Video Awards, including the People’s Choice Award in 1997, 1998 and 2000. They have the most awards won by any artist or group at the MMVA’s.

They are WAY up there for me, having made a handful of my favorite albums (Clumsy, Happiness…, Age of Spiritual Machines) 🙂 Raine’s voice is quite possibly my alltime favorite, tied only with Adam from Counting Crows. His command of it in the ear-shattering range is impeccable.

Also, Merl knows who they are.

Match 39:

Jamiroquai: Jamiroquai is a Grammy Award-winning English funk / soul / disco band. Jamiroquai was initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito, the Brand New Heavies, Galliano, and Corduroy. Subsequent albums have explored other musical directions.

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Kings of Leon: Kings of Leon is a rock band made up of three brothers and a cousin, based in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, who play a cross between Southern rock and garage rock. The group’s name is derived from Nathan, Caleb, and Jared’s father and grandfather, both named Leon. Jared and Caleb were born in Tennessee, while Nathan and Matthew were born in Oklahoma.

HARHARDY

You fail, lulz. They win by # of votes, jftr.

STOOPID AMERICANS!

I wouldn’t call myself a fan, but I’ve always liked Jamiroquai stuff.

Recently I heard some from Kings of Leon, and must admit they’re pretty good. IMO, The singer sounds like a cross between Ozzy, Steven Tyler and a bit of Robert Plant.

I have to go with Jamiroquai on this one, only ’cause I been in a progressive electronica type mood lately.

damn right =P

Also Our Lady Peace is awesome.

Also I vote for Kings of Leon.

Good grief.

Deciced to let this rest for a bit, as votes had gone way down. Lets see if it helps.

Match 39:

The Kinks: The Kinks were an English pop/rock group formed in 1963, and categorised as a British Invasion band, along with the other members of the so-called Big Four (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who). Despite being less commercially successful than these three contemporaries, mostly because of an untimely four-year ban from the United States in the mid-to-late 1960s, the Kinks are cited among them as one of the most important and influential rock bands of all time.

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Explosions in the Sky: Explosions in the Sky is an American instrumental post-rock band from Texas. The band has garnered popularity beyond the post-rock scene for their cinematic, elaborately developed guitar work, narratively styled instrumentals, and their enthusiastic and emotional live shows.[citation needed] They primarily play with three electric guitars and a set of drums, and at times sub out the third electric guitar for a bass guitar.

Explosions In The Sky

But I will say The Kinks just to give a vote

Know thy classics.

Kinks

:rolleyes:

Match 40:

The Sword: The Sword was formed in 2003 in Austin, Texas by J.D. Cronise. Cronise, a guitarist and vocalist who had played with the Those Peabody’s, searched out a number of musicians before finally assembling the band completely with rhythm guitarist Kyle Shutt, bassist Bryan Richie and drummer Trivett Wingo.

vs

The National: The National is a Brooklyn-based indie rock band formed in 1999, by friends from Cincinnati, Ohio. Influences range from Bruce Springsteen to Tindersticks. The band’s morose, self-deprecating lyrics are written and sung by Matt Berninger in a distinctive, deep baritone. The rest of band comprises two pairs of brothers; Aaron & Bryce Dessner and Scott & Bryan Devendorf. Padma Newsome, from sister band, Clogs, often contributes strings, keyboards, and other arrangements and instrumental flourishes.

I prefered The Nationals style of music.

And I slightly prefer The National. ~

Right well, seeing how this is dying big time, im going to start the 2nd round. I’ll send some of you PM’s asking for a wildcard nomination, either one of the bands knocked out, or an entirely new nomination.

As a reminder;

Progressed
Ben Folds
Porcupine Tree
Bjork
Opeth
Smashing Pumpkins
Muse
Dead Kennedy’s
The Mars Volta
Ramones
The Eagles
Foo Fighters
Radiohead
Yoko Kanno
Lou Reed
Genesis
Kraftwerk
Animal Collective
King Crimson
Joy Division
The Pixies
Yes
Aphex Twin
Faith No More
Super Furry Animals
Of Montreal
Sonic Youth
Belle and Sebastian
My Bloody Valentine
Spock’s Beard
Bowie
The Clash
Pink Floyd
Kamelot
Dio
PJ Harvey
The Cure
The Flaming Lips
Our Lady Peace
JK
The Kinks
The National
Girl Talk
Judas Priest
Dream Theater
Queen
RHCP
Lynyrd Skynyrd

Eliminated:

Placebo(wild carded)
Nine Inch Nails
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
L7
Tool
Jeff Buckley
The Stooges(wild carded)
Deep Purple(wild carded)
Nightwish
The Rapture(wild carded)
TSO
Iron Maiden(wild carded)
Pain of Salvation
Megadeth
Madonna(wild carded)
In Flames
Gentle Giant
Iced Earth
Blues Explosion
Less Then Jake(wild carded)
The Pillows
Riverside
Slayer
The Velvet Underground(wild carded)
30STM
Bloc Party
Green Day
Daft Punk(wild carded)
The Descendents(wild carded)
Modest Mouse(wild carded)
The Chemical Brothers
Psapp
Mastadon
Surfjan Stevens(wild carded)
KMFDM(wild carded)
Neutral Milk Hotel(wild carded)
Machinae Supremacy
Kings of Leon
EITS
The Sword

also, this should start in a few days.

Round Two, Match 1:

Dream Theater: Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name "Majesty" by John Myung, John Petrucci, and Mike Portnoy, while they attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, before they dropped out to support the band. Though a number of lineup changes followed, the three original members remain today along with James LaBrie and Jordan Rudess. Dream Theater has become one of the most successful progressive rock bands since the height of the genre in the mid-1970s.

vs

Sufjan Stevens: Wildcard eliminated in Round 1.

MYUNG TACKLE!!!

sufjan!

4 srs.

not draming out or anything, just keep that in mind.

Dream Theater-7
Surfjan-5

Round 2, Match 2:

The Cure

vs

Ben Folds

bryan i am more blaming people not voting than you? if that is what you meant!

ive been updating since October, so im not going to suddenly stop, votes have been pretty steady and all, bar one or two rounds.

still getting more votes then Prak’s rumble, o burn.

hi bryan, I’m voting in your rumble, wut u gonna do bout it ho?!

hi bryan, I’m voting in your rumble, wut u gonna do bout it ho?!

die of shock =O

shock

Ben Folds songs make me gag, but not in a good way. D:

Another one bites the dust.

Round 2, Match 3:

The Stooges

vs

The Ramones

Such an unfair battle ~o~

Well, that blows. I like the Ramones and all, but I didnt want a masacre.

Round 2, Match 4:

Opeth

vs

Less then Jake

A metal band wins a vote on FFS. I’m shocked.

Round 2, Match 5

Muse

vs

the Foo Fighters

The foo fighters are wank

I’ll just go with Foo Fighters

I just want people who voted FF to know, im done with you. Now and forever. You all disgust me.

Round 2, Match 6:

Radiohead

vs

Aphex Twin

Sorry Bry ~~~

Sorry Bry ~~~

I’m not sorry.

Aphex Twin

You shouldn’t vote at all unless you’ve heard both the bands, imo.

When I see walls and walls of the same vote I often wonder how many are just bandwagoning, thanks for confirming that it does happen

Usually it does, but I thought I’d try it for once. In previous situations I coin flipped, this time I was out of coins.

Aphex Twin

Shoden, make an effort to check out the two groups, or dont vote at all, kthx. The point is to be encouraged to listen to new stuff, not be a fucking sheep.

Round 2, Match 7:

Porcupine Tree

vs

Sonic Youth

When I’m not busy and it happens again I’ll look into the bands, just to appease the grumpy ones.

When I’m not busy and it happens again I’ll look into the bands, just to appease the grumpy ones.

Learn when to keep your trap shut seriously.

Also Porcupine Tree

When I’m not busy and it happens again I’ll look into the bands, just to appease the grumpy ones.

Disregarded.

Thought So. At least I’m the one giving reason this time though. Being unable to decide between 2 choices that aren’t down my taste alley, doesn’t matter because a vote’s a vote. Unless someone else starts being clumsily honest this is going to get dull.

would you vote for someone you hadnt heard of in a presidential election?

cut the crap, seriously.

Well, I haven’t gotten around to downloading Daydream Nation or In Absentia because I have SoulSeek and SoulSeek takes forever to download anything.

Buuuut I have Fear of a Blank Planet and I was pretty amazed. I was half-expecting something I wouldn’t like but I can say that Porcupine Tree might become my latest obsession. They are really goood.

Thanks for the album recommendations. 🙂

EDIT
Ok, I finally got to listening to Sonic Youth and I definantly would like to put a vote down for this one (if I can still, that is). Sonic Youth is good – I liked the album and everything that you recommended buuuut they didn’t capture me from the beginning like Porcupine Tree. I mean Porcupine Tree made me zone out just listening to their music – it was wonderful wonderful bliss.

So my vote goes for Porcupine Tree.

Anywayz..

Porcupine Tree-7
Sonic Youth-5

Two excellent groups but the Prog giants take it down.

Round Two, Match 8:

Faith No More: (recommended albums: Angel Dust)

vs

Animal Collective: (recommended album: Strawberry Jam)

cut the crap, seriously.

Loose question. I can’t vote in a presidential election because I’m on the wrong side of the Atlantic, but if the question stands otherwise then no.

But I stated I’d heard of the bands, I said I was spoonfed the stuff, I’ll go into a little detail: I have unfortunate friends with diverse tastes in music who’ve sent me songs via MSN, some of the songs feature the selected artists. I didn’t like the sound of the music so I didn’t get any of their stuff otherwise, unless you want to introduce a rule stating how many songs of each artist are to heard to be accounted to "hearing of them", the point walks tall.

I’m pissing you off aren’t I? Well, I just wanted to explain and doing so has it’s prices.

For This round I’ll vote Faith No More to me, the more decent of the 2 artists. Now what I predict here is Animal Collective overtaking FNM, they seem more popular here.

Long, emo post, but I just thought I had to do it, don’t want to be making enemies over silly things.
Just hope I’ve been clear enough.

FNM-5
Animal Collective-4

Slightly surprising I must say.

Round Two, Match 9:

My Bloody Valentine

vs

Deep Purple

But supporting Deep Purple.

mbv

Round Two, Match Ten

Bjork

vs

Yes

=/

Oh, well. Tough luck as usual, but still VERY surprising.

Round 2, Match 11:

Kraftwerk:

vs

The Kinks

kraftwerk. just.

I’ve been waiting for a round I have a valid opinion on.

The Kinks – screechy cba gimmicky retro rock that I don’t care much for despite the fact it’s "cool" to like them

Kraftwerk – pioneers of all good things electronic, a brilliant live band and i just love them

..Kraftwerk

Round 2, Match 12:

Yoko Kanno

vs

Pink Floyd

This one was a very tough choice for me. On one side, my love for Pink Floyd and how revolutionary Floyds music was. On the other side, I am totally in love with the jazzy feel of Yoko Kanno’s Cowboy Bebop music. Plus his work with Ghost In the Shell: SAC. So in the end I had to vote Yoko.

This one was a very tough choice for me. On one side, my love for Pink Floyd and how revolutionary Floyds music was. On the other side, I am totally in love with the jazzy feel of Yoko Kanno’s Cowboy Bebop music. Plus his work with Ghost In the Shell: SAC. So in the end I had to vote Yoko.

his????

Oops, I wanted to say her but I guess my fingers wanted to type his.

Ugh. Sheep voters are really irritating. Is it so hard to give a reason why you voted for who you did? Quit being lazy.

And Chris I like PF less you forget.

Round 2, Match 13:

The Mars Volta:

vs

the National:

I had to find songs from both bands but after listening to both of them I have to cast my vote in favor of The Nationals.

Also, Ebichu 🙂 i lold

but, srsly Mars Volta

but, srsly Mars Volta

Either way, obviously, The Mars Volta; personally I find them admirably ruthless, genuine, individual, charismatic and mind-blowing with an all-round brilliant sound [not that it’s possible to say it has a specific "sound"].

And for my two cents on the National was merely that they didn’t do much for me, very few bands do nowadays.

Round 2, Match 14:

Smashing Pumpkins:

vs

PJ Harvey:

I love her latest album.

PJ Harvey

so I vote PJ Harvey

Do you like the Smashing Pumpkins?

(Smashing Pumpkins 😉 )

Yes, I do.

Wow.

Round 2, Match 15:

Dead Kennedy’s

vs

The Clash

The Clash

One of my favorite bands tbh.

Gahh. I guess I agree with DK’s motives and ideas mostly, but I prefer the Clash’s more diverse sound.

Abstain.

The Clash

Round 2, Match 16:

The Rapture:

vs

Explosions in the Sky:

Explosions in the Sky in my opinion is just really extensively boring guitar masturbation without any emotion or feeling.

EITS are still neat sweet post-rock, though, but quite dull in comparison~

No point keeping this going.

Round 2, Match 17:

David Bowie

vs

The Pixies

I LOVE him.

I usually don’t vote against Bowie, but I simply do like The Pixies simply more.

Epic clash, but the Pixies sneak past Ziggy Stardust.

Round 2, Match 18:

Red Hot Chilli Peppers:

vs

The Descendents

RHCP win due to my deciding vote, even if I dont care for them much, I just despise the Descendents.

Round 2, Match 19:

Our Lady Peace

vs

Bloc Party

(Also, I would like to mention that I love last.fm)

ty, Bryan. My revivals will lose in consecutive rounds :[

I was going to ask the same thing but I assumed he voted to break the tie. But now that I look at the score if he had voted it would be 7-6 not 7-5.

ty, Bryan. My revivals will lose in consecutive rounds :[

listen to better music then.

Why did The Descendents lose when it was 6-6?

because i miscounted….?

i guess

Round 2, Match 20:

KMFDM

vs

Of Montreal

Buuuut I go for KMFDM.

Buuuut I go for KMFDM.

KMFDM I guess

Close fought win for Clive Barnes and Co.

Round 2, Match 21:

Genesis:

vs

Nine Inch Nails:

oh man

Genesis

A tie! Casting vote, despite betraying my love of Prog, goes to NIN, Reznor is too good not to vote for.

Round 2, Match 22:

Metallica:

vs

Placebo:

Sure they aren’t the greatest now. But they are still pretty legendary in my book.