Who Madness: Opening Round - "The Who By Numbers"

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I’ve enjoyed the rock “Madness” threads enough that I thought I’d try to contribute one of my own. (I really wanted to do Jethro Tull madness, but I figured there wouldn’t be enough potential players.) Anyway, you all know the drill: just pick your favorite from each of the following 32 pairings. This round will close Tuesday evening 4/15/08, around 6:00 p.m. PDT. Maybe.

Pete Townshend bracket

  1. Pinball Wizard
    vs.

  2. Getting In Tune

  3. I Can’t Explain
    vs.

  4. Join Together

  5. Who Are You
    vs.

  6. Disguises

7.Overture [from Tommy]
vs.
10. I’m a Boy

  1. You Better You Bet
    vs.

  2. I’m Free

  3. Imagine a Man
    vs.

  4. A Legal Matter

  5. Substitute
    vs.

  6. 1921

  7. Baba O’Riley
    vs

  8. Another Tricky Day
    Roger Daltrey bracket

  9. I Can See for Miles
    vs.

  10. Anyway Anyhow Anywhere

  11. We’re Not Gonna Take It
    vs.

  12. Athena

  13. Squeeze Box
    vs.

  14. Love Ain’t for Keeping

  15. Doctor Jimmy
    vs.

  16. Run, Run, Run

  17. Young Man Blues
    vs.

  18. Amazing Journey

  19. Behind Blue Eyes
    vs.

  20. Shakin’ All Over

  21. Love, Reign O’er Me
    vs.

  22. Eyesight to the Blind

  23. A Quick One While He’s Away
    vs.

  24. The Song Is Over
    John Entwistle bracket

  25. My Generation
    vs.

  26. The Real Me

  27. Bargain
    vs.

  28. Don’t Let Go the Coat

  29. My Wife
    vs.

  30. Underture

  31. Dreaming from the Waist
    vs.

  32. The Seeker

  33. Cousin Kevin
    vs.

  34. Relay

  35. Long Live Rock
    vs.

  36. Whiskey Man

  37. 5:15
    vs.

  38. The Acid Queen

  39. Boris the Spider
    vs.

  40. A Legal Matter
    Keith Moon bracket

  41. Won’t Get Fooled Again
    vs.

  42. Drowned

  43. Slip Kid
    vs.

  44. Fiddle About

  45. Magic Bus
    vs.

  46. Sister Disco

  47. Eminence Front
    vs.

  48. Pictures of Lily

  49. Going Mobile
    vs.

  50. The Punk and the Godfather

  51. The Kids Are Alright
    vs.

  52. Go to the Mirror

  53. Happy Jack
    vs.

  54. Sally Simpson

  55. Summertime Blues
    vs.

  56. Bell Boy

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Pete Townshend bracket

  1. Pinball Wizard
  2. I Can’t Explain
  3. Who Are You
    7.Overture [from Tommy]
  4. You Better You Bet
  5. Imagine a Man
  6. Substitute
  7. Baba O’Riley

Roger Daltrey bracket

  1. I Can See for Miles

  2. We’re Not Gonna Take It

  3. Love Ain’t for Keeping

  4. Doctor Jimmy

  5. Young Man Blues

  6. Behind Blue Eyes

  7. Love, Reign O’er Me

  8. The Song Is Over
    John Entwistle bracket

  9. My Generation

  10. Bargain

  11. My Wife

  12. Dreaming from the Waist

  13. Cousin Kevin

  14. Long Live Rock

  15. The Acid Queen

  16. Boris the Spider

Keith Moon bracket

  1. Won’t Get Fooled Again

  2. Slip Kid

  3. Magic Bus

  4. Pictures of Lily

  5. Going Mobile

  6. The Kids Are Alright

  7. Happy Jack

  8. Summertime Blues

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Pete Townshend bracket

Pinball Wizard

Join Together

Who Are You

Overture [from Tommy]

You Better You Bet

A Legal Matter

Substitute

Baba O’Riley

Roger Daltrey bracket

I Can See for Miles

We’re Not Gonna Take It

Squeeze Box

Run, Run, Run

Amazing Journey

Behind Blue Eyes

Love, Reign O’er Me

A Quick One While He’s Away

John Entwistle bracket

My Generation

Bargain

My Wife

Dreaming from the Waist

Cousin Kevin

Long Live Rock

5:15

Boris the Spider

Keith Moon bracket

Won’t Get Fooled Again

Slip Kid

Magic Bus

Eminence Front

Going Mobile

The Kids Are Alright

Happy Jack

Summertime Blues

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Great job with the brackets. I was surprised to see some of my favorites weren’t listed at all, but then again my Who favorites folder has a hundred tracks in it.

Pete Townshend bracket

  1. Pinball Wizard
  2. Join Together
  3. Disguises
  4. I’m a Boy
  5. I’m Free
  6. A Legal Matter
  7. Substitute
  8. Baba O’Riley

Roger Daltrey bracket
16. Anyway Anyhow Anywhere
3. We’re Not Gonna Take It
5. Squeeze Box
10. Run, Run, Run
9. Amazing Journey
6. Behind Blue Eyes
4. Love, Reign O’er Me
2. A Quick One While He’s Away

John Entwistle bracket
16. The Real Me
3. Bargain
12. Underture
10. The Seeker
8. Cousin Kevin
11. Whiskey Man
4. 5:15
2. Boris the Spider

Keith Moon bracket

  1. Won’t Get Fooled Again
  2. Slip Kid
  3. Sister Disco
  4. Pictures of Lily
  5. Going Mobile
  6. The Kids Are Alright
  7. Sally Simpson
  8. Summertime Blues

ETA: Btw, did you intend to include A Legal Matter twice? While it’s clearly better than Imagine A Man, it never stood a chance against Boris The Spider.

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I like this one, I actually don’t favor all the top dogs in this fight.

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Pete Townshend bracket

  1. Pinball Wizard

  2. I Can’t Explain

  3. Who Are You
    7.Overture [from Tommy]

  4. You Better You Bet

  5. Imagine a Man

  6. Substitute

  7. Baba O’Riley
    Roger Daltrey bracket

  8. I Can See for Miles

  9. We’re Not Gonna Take It

  10. Love Ain’t for Keeping

  11. Run, Run, Run

  12. Amazing Journey

  13. Behind Blue Eyes

  14. Love, Reign O’er Me

  15. A Quick One While He’s Away
    John Entwistle bracket

  16. My Generation

  17. Bargain

  18. Underture

  19. Dreaming from the Waist

  20. Relay

  21. Whiskey Man

  22. 5:15

  23. A Legal Matter
    Keith Moon bracket

  24. Won’t Get Fooled Again

  25. Slip Kid

  26. Magic Bus

  27. Eminence Front

  28. Going Mobile

  29. The Kids Are Alright

  30. Happy Jack

  31. Summertime Blues

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I omitted many of my own favorites, too. Sell Out is my favorite Who album, and is conspicuously underrepresented here. I was going for the songs I thought would be best known, which is why Who’s Next is represented in its entirety.

Oh shit, I knew I’d botch this somehow. Sorry, everybody.

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Pete Townshend bracket

  1. Getting In Tune
  2. I Can’t Explain
  3. Who Are You
    7.Overture [from Tommy]
  4. I’m Free
  5. – 11. – (I don’t know either of these! :confused: )
  6. Substitute
  7. Baba O’Riley
    Roger Daltrey bracket
  8. I Can See for Miles
  9. We’re Not Gonna Take It
  10. Love Ain’t for Keeping
  11. Doctor Jimmy
  12. Amazing Journey
  13. Behind Blue Eyes
  14. Love, Reign O’er Me
  15. The Song Is Over
    John Entwistle bracket
  16. The Real Me
  17. Bargain
  18. Underture
  19. The Seeker
  20. Relay
  21. Long Live Rock
  22. 5:15
  23. Boris the Spider

Keith Moon bracket

  1. Won’t Get Fooled Again
  2. Slip Kid
  3. Magic Bus
  4. Pictures of Lily
  5. Going Mobile
  6. The Kids Are Alright
  7. Happy Jack
  8. Summertime Blues
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In a lot of cases I don’t really care. I have some distinct favourites which I shall vote for and hope they don’t clash too early.

Pete Townshend bracket

  1. Pinball Wizard

  2. I Can’t Explain

  3. Who Are You

  4. I’m a Boy

  5. I’m Free

  6. Imagine a Man

  7. Substitute

  8. Baba O’Riley
    Roger Daltrey bracket

  9. I Can See for Miles

  10. We’re Not Gonna Take It

  11. Love Ain’t for Keeping

  12. Doctor Jimmy

  13. Young Man Blues

  14. Behind Blue Eyes

  15. Love, Reign O’er Me

  16. A Quick One While He’s Away
    John Entwistle bracket

  17. My Generation

  18. Bargain

  19. My Wife

  20. Dreaming from the Waist

  21. Cousin Kevin

  22. Long Live Rock

  23. 5:15

  24. Boris the Spider
    Keith Moon bracket

  25. Won’t Get Fooled Again

  26. Slip Kid

  27. Magic Bus

  28. Pictures of Lily

  29. Going Mobile

  30. The Kids Are Alright

  31. Happy Jack

  32. Summertime Blues

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Pete Townshend bracket

  1. Pinball Wizard
  2. I Can’t Explain
  3. Who Are You
  4. Overture [from Tommy]
  5. I’m Free
  6. Imagine a Man
  7. Substitute
  8. Baba O’Riley

Roger Daltrey bracket

  1. I Can See for Miles
  2. Athena
  3. Love Ain’t for Keeping
  4. Doctor Jimmy
  5. Young Man Blues
  6. Shakin’ All Over
  7. Love, Reign O’er Me
  8. The Song Is Over

John Entwistle bracket

  1. My Generation
  2. Bargain
  3. My Wife
  4. The Seeker
  5. Cousin Kevin
  6. Long Live Rock
  7. 5:15
  8. A Legal Matter

Keith Moon bracket

  1. Won’t Get Fooled Again
  2. Slip Kid
  3. Magic Bus
  4. Eminence Front
  5. Going Mobile
  6. The Kids Are Alright
  7. Happy Jack
  8. Summertime Blues
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Pete Townshend bracket

  1. Pinball Wizard

  2. Join Together

  3. Who Are You

7.Overture [from Tommy]

  1. I’m Free

  2. Imagine a Man PASS
    vs.

  3. A Legal Matter PASS

  4. Substitute

  5. Baba O’Riley
    Roger Daltrey bracket

  6. I Can See for Miles

  7. We’re Not Gonna Take It

  8. Squeeze Box

  9. Doctor Jimmy

  10. Amazing Journey

  11. Behind Blue Eyes

  12. Love, Reign O’er Me

  13. A Quick One While He’s Away
    John Entwistle bracket

  14. My Generation

  15. Bargain

  16. My Wife

  17. The Seeker

  18. Cousin Kevin

  19. Long Live Rock

  20. The Acid Queen

  21. Boris the Spider
    Keith Moon bracket

  22. Won’t Get Fooled Again

  23. Fiddle About

  24. Magic Bus

  25. Pictures of Lily

  26. Going Mobile

  27. Go to the Mirror

  28. Happy Jack

  29. Summertime Blues
    FWIW, You have "A Legal Matter listed twice. And I’d participate in Tull madness…

Joe

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Pete Townshend bracket
16. Getting In Tune

  1. I Can’t Explain

  2. Who Are You

  3. I’m a Boy

  4. You Better You Bet

  5. Imagine a Man

  6. Substitute

  7. Baba O’Riley

Roger Daltrey bracket

  1. Anyway Anyhow Anywhere

  2. Athena

  3. Squeeze Box

  4. Run, Run, Run

  5. Young Man Blues

  6. Behind Blue Eyes

  7. Love, Reign O’er Me

  8. A Quick One While He’s Away

John Entwistle bracket

  1. My Generation

  2. Bargain

  3. My Wife

  4. The Seeker

  5. Relay

  6. Whiskey Man

  7. 5:15

  8. Boris the Spider

Keith Moon bracket

  1. Won’t Get Fooled Again

  2. Slip Kid

  3. Magic Bus

  4. Pictures of Lily

  5. The Punk and the Godfather

  6. The Kids Are Alright

  7. Happy Jack

  8. Bell Boy

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Pete Townshend bracket

Getting In Tune

I Can’t Explain

Who Are You

Overture [from Tommy]

I’m Free

A Legal Matter

Substitute

Baba O’Riley

Roger Daltrey bracket

I Can See for Miles

We’re Not Gonna Take It

Love Ain’t for Keeping

Run, Run, Run

Amazing Journey

Behind Blue Eyes

Love, Reign O’er Me

The Song Is Over
John Entwistle bracket

My Generation

Bargain

Underture

The Seeker

Cousin Kevin

Long Live Rock

The Acid Queen

A Legal Matter
Keith Moon bracket

Won’t Get Fooled Again

Slip Kid

Magic Bus

Pictures of Lily

Going Mobile

The Kids Are Alright

Happy Jack

Summertime Blues

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Pete Townshend bracket

  1. Pinball Wizard

  2. I Can’t Explain

  3. Who Are You

  4. I’m a Boy

  5. I’m Free

  6. A Legal Matter

  7. Substitute

  8. Baba O’Riley
    Roger Daltrey bracket

  9. I Can See for Miles

  10. We’re Not Gonna Take It

  11. Squeeze Box

  12. Doctor Jimmy

  13. Amazing Journey

  14. Behind Blue Eyes

  15. Love, Reign O’er Me

  16. The Song Is Over
    John Entwistle bracket

  17. My Generation

  18. Bargain

  19. My Wife

  20. The Seeker

  21. Relay

  22. Long Live Rock

  23. The Acid Queen

  24. Boris the Spider
    Keith Moon bracket

  25. Won’t Get Fooled Again

  26. Fiddle About

  27. Magic Bus

  28. Pictures of Lily

  29. Going Mobile

  30. The Kids Are Alright

  31. Happy Jack

  32. Summertime Blues

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Pete Townshend bracket

  1. Pinball Wizard

  2. Who Are You

  3. I’m Free
    Roger Daltrey bracket

  4. I Can See for Miles

  5. We’re Not Gonna Take It

  6. Amazing Journey

  7. Behind Blue Eyes

John Entwistle bracket

  1. My Generation
  2. The Seeker (although I prefer the Rush cover)

Keith Moon bracket

  1. Won’t Get Fooled Again

  2. Magic Bus

  3. Eminence Front

  4. The Kids Are Alright

  5. Summertime Blues

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What’s the real name of the Who song that everyone thinks is called Teenage Wasteland?

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Pete Townshend bracket

  1. Pinball Wizard

  2. I Can’t Explain

  3. Disguises

7.Overture [from Tommy]

  1. I’m Free

  2. A Legal Matter

  3. Substitute

  4. Baba O’Riley
    Roger Daltrey bracket

  5. I Can See for Miles

  6. We’re Not Gonna Take It

  7. Squeeze Box

  8. Run, Run, Run

  9. Amazing Journey

  10. Behind Blue Eyes

  11. Love, Reign O’er Me

  12. A Quick One While He’s Away
    John Entwistle bracket

  13. My Generation

  14. Bargain

  15. My Wife

  16. The Seeker

  17. Relay

  18. Whiskey Man

  19. 5:15

  20. Boris The Spider

Keith Moon bracket

  1. Won’t Get Fooled Again

  2. Fiddle About

  3. Magic Bus

  4. Pictures of Lily

  5. Going Mobile

  6. The Kids Are Alright

  7. Happy Jack

  8. Summertime Blues

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Pete Townshend bracket

  1. Pinball Wizard

  2. I Can’t Explain

  3. Who Are You

7.Overture [from Tommy]

  1. I’m Free

  2. Imagine a Man

  3. Substitute

  4. Another Tricky Day

Roger Daltrey bracket

  1. I Can See for Miles

I’ve gotta pass on this one - both good
3. We’re Not Gonna Take It
vs.
14. Athena
Oh, all right - Athena

  1. Love Ain’t for Keeping

  2. Young Man Blues

Aww, c’mon - who did this seeding? :stuck_out_tongue:
6. Behind Blue Eyes
vs.
11. Shakin’ All Over
Shakin’ All Over - if I have to
13. Eyesight to the Blind

  1. A Quick One While He’s Away
    John Entwistle bracket

  2. My Generation

  3. Bargain

  4. My Wife

  5. Dreaming from the Waist

  6. Cousin Kevin

  7. Long Live Rock

  8. The Acid Queen

  9. Boris the Spider

Keith Moon bracket

  1. Won’t Get Fooled Again

  2. Slip Kid

  3. Magic Bus

  4. Pictures of Lily

  5. Going Mobile

  6. The Kids Are Alright

  7. Sally Simpson

  8. Summertime Blues

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Baba O’Reilly

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Like Frank sez, “Baba O’Riley.” Do you want to add a vote for that one?