The Great Music Knockout: Round 1

  1. Peter Gabriel
  2. The Kinks
  3. Yes
  4. The Byrds
  5. Rush
  6. Van Halen
  7. Paul McCartney
  8. Simon & Garfunkel
  9. Elvis Presley
  10. The Eagles
  11. The Doors
  12. Alice In Chains
  13. Johnny Cash
  14. Ugh… I’ll hold my nose and vote for Bon Jovi (neither ever made a great album, but at least Bon Jovi seems like an okay person)
  15. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
  16. The Guess Who
  17. Blondie
  18. Rod Stewart
  19. Led Zeppelin
  20. Neil Young
  21. The Rolling Stones
  22. Britney Spears (Actually, I hate the music of Miss Spears just as much as the crud Miles Davis used to churn out… but at least I can enjoy a Brittney video, provided I have the mute button on)
  23. The Carpenters
  24. Willie Nelson
  25. Phil Collins
  26. George Harrison
  27. Frank Sinatra
  28. The Beatles
  29. Paul Simon
  30. The Steve Miller Band
  31. Radiohead
  32. The Scorpions
  33. Guns 'N Roses
  34. Creedence Clearwater Revival
  35. Chicago
  36. Black Sabbath
  37. James Taylor
  38. The Commodores
  39. The Who
  40. The Four Tops
  41. R.E.M.
  42. Smashing Pumpkins
  43. Bad Company
  44. Billy Joel
  45. The Bee Gees
  46. Styx
  47. Little Richard
  48. U2
  49. Bush
  50. The Police
  51. Alice Cooper
  52. AAAARGH… this one was painful, since I love them both… but I gotta go with Dire Straits (if Aeromsith had split up around 1989, they’d win)
  53. Creed
  54. John Lennon
  55. AC/DC
  56. Neil Diamond
  57. Donna Summer
  58. Marvin Gaye
  59. Jimi Hendrix
  60. The Doobie Brothers
  61. David Bowie
  62. The Cars
  63. Santana
  64. Michael Jackson

But hey, where’s Cheap Trick vs. King Crimson?
Where’s Chuck Berry vs. Cream?
Where’s Roy Orbison vs. Emerson Lake & Palmer?
Where’s Jeff Beck vs. Kenny Rogers?
Roxy Music vs. the Partridge Family?
KC & the Sunshine Band vs. the Dave Clark 5?

  1. Peter Gabriel
  2. The Kinks
  3. Yes
  4. The Buffalo Springfield
  5. Rush
  6. Van Halen
  7. Paul McCartney
  8. Simon & Garfunkel
  9. The Beach Boys
  10. The Eagles
  11. The Doors
  12. The Sex Pistols
  13. Johnny Cash
  14. Frank Zappa
  15. Foreigner
  16. Lynyrd Skynyrd
  17. Blondie
  18. Rod Stewart
  19. Led Zeppelin
  20. Neil Young
  21. The Rolling Stones
  22. Miles Davis
  23. The Carpenters
  24. Willie Nelson
  25. ABBA
  26. George Harrison
  27. Duran Duran
  28. The Beatles
  29. Queen
  30. Barbra Streisand
  31. Aretha Franklin
  32. Metallica
  33. Guns 'N Roses
  34. Creedence Clearwater Revival
  35. Foo Fighters
  36. Black Sabbath
  37. James Taylor
  38. Janis Joplin
  39. The Who
  40. The Four Tops
  41. R.E.M.
  42. Beastie Boys
  43. Lou Reed
  44. Billy Joel
  45. The Bee Gees
  46. Styx
  47. The Clash
  48. U2
  49. Nirvana
  50. The Police
  51. Soundgarden
  52. Aerosmith
  53. Public Enemy
  54. John Lennon
  55. AC/DC
  56. Crosby, Stills & Nash
  57. Donna Summer
  58. Marvin Gaye
  59. Jimi Hendrix
  60. Rage Against The Machine
  61. David Bowie
  62. The Cars
  63. Supertramp
  64. Michael Jackson

Definitely weird that you’ve got almost every big Seattle band except Nirvana. I gave them a write-in vote at 49 and boycotted the dreaded Bush/Cher matchup.

  1. Peter Gabriel
  2. The Kinks
  3. Bruce Springsteen
  4. The Buffalo Springfield
  5. Pearl Jam
  6. Van Halen
  7. Paul McCartney
  8. Simon & Garfunkel
  9. The Beach Boys
  10. The Eagles
  11. The Velvet Underground
  12. The Sex Pistols
  13. The Ramones
  14. Frank Zappa
  15. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
  16. Lynyrd Skynyrd
  17. Charlie Parker
  18. Motley Crue
  19. Led Zeppelin
  20. Neil Young
  21. The Rolling Stones
  22. Miles Davis
  23. Madonna
  24. Willie Nelson
  25. ABBA
  26. Genesis
  27. Frank Sinatra
  28. The Beatles
  29. Queen
  30. The Steve Miller Band
  31. Aretha Franklin
  32. Metallica
  33. Guns 'N Roses
  34. Creedence Clearwater Revival
  35. Foo Fighters
  36. Black Sabbath
  37. Whitney Houston
  38. The Commodores
  39. The Who
  40. ZZ Top
  41. R.E.M.
  42. Beastie Boys
  43. Bad Company
  44. Billy Joel
  45. Meatloaf
  46. Ozzy Osborne
  47. The Clash
  48. U2
  49. Bush
  50. Elton John
  51. Alice Cooper
  52. Dire Straits
  53. Public Enemy
  54. Garbage
  55. AC/DC
  56. Crosby, Stills & Nash
  57. Sade
  58. Gaye
  59. Jimi Hendrix
  60. Rage Against The Machine
  61. David Bowie
  62. Red Hot Chili Peppers
  63. Supertramp
  64. Michael Jackson

Shoot…

Where’s Bob Dylan vs. Sam Cooke?
Where’s Frankie Valli & the 4 Seasons vs. the Jefferson Airplane?
Where’s Barry Manilow vs. Beck?
Where’s Peter, Paul & Mary vs. Parliament/Funkadelic?
Where’s the Dixie Chicks vs. the Animals?
Where’s Run DMC vs. the Everly Brothers?

We need at least 128 acts to make this a REAL tournament!