What's On My Mind

Well fellow music fans the results of the quarter finals are in and if you thought there were a few tough decisions to make in the last round of this competition wait till you see these match ups. First here are the votes from the last round. Remember you can't blame me as these are your choices, well most of them were. Well once again I was forced to vote as we had one tie. I allowed myself to be swayed by a few please as well as the comments posted. If you haven't voted before please feel free to vote anyway. The more opinions the better.

Well my favorite band of all time, The Who, was eliminated though I can't say I was surprised by it as Pink Floyd certainly was a great band.

Votes received once again are contained in the parenthesis's in the first listing and original seeding in the semi final match ups.

Band Bracket:
The Beatles(51) vs. Cream (6)
The Rolling Stones(40) vs. Allman Brothers Band (17)
The Who (26) vs. Pink Floyd (31)
The Eagles (20) vs. Led Zeppelin (37)

Solo Acts Bracket:
Eric Clapton (42) vs. Stevie Ray Vaughn (15)
Bruce Springsteen (41) vs. Billy Joel (16)
Jimi Hendrix (37) vs. Neil Young (20)
Elvis Presley (28) vs. Bob Dylan (29)

Semi Final Match Ups:
Band Bracket:
The Beatles(1) vs. Led Zeppelin (5)
The Rolling Stones(2) vs. Pink Floyd (6)

Solo Acts:
Eric Clapton (1) vs Bob Dylan (9)
Bruce Springsteen (2) vs. Jimi Hendrix (3)

Voting will close Sunday May 18 at noon est.

Once again I thank you all for your continued support and interest.

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Excellent blogging for a gatorluver!!!!!! I was sorry to see the Who go down as well. I've never been a great fan of vote offs as they tend to be more popularity contests than critical evaluations. But everyone has done an outstanding job of being objective in their picks. Props to all. And besides, everyone is entitled to their own opinions(at least until The Patriot Act can be amended to take that personal privilage away too) not matter how much I personally disagree. So here's my opinions for everyone to shoot at.

BAND ACTS

THE BEATLES - You have to have grown up in the 60s to realize just how much The Beatles changed SOCIETY, not just musically. Musically, I rank side 2 of Abbey Road, starting with Here Comes The Sun through Golden Slumbers as the single best album side in rock. So I don't offend too many people, #2-10 could be #1 on any given day depending on my mood(DSotM, Sticky Fimgers, WSWH,etc.)

THE ROLLING STONES(BY A LIP) - This one is tough. So many similarities, length of career, body of work, musical diversity and influence,consistently great albums, musicianship. Again, my sixties childhood memories prevail. I knew who everyone of the Rolling Stones were in 1965, I never heard of Pink Floyd until Dark Side of The Moon(Discovered some other things that enhanced the listening experience about the same time. Hmmmmmmm....) My personal favorite group of musicians are the Mick Taylor Stones(68-74). He could sure play lead and Keith was free to play the best rythym guitar riffs I've ever heard. Listen to "Cant You Hear ME Knocking." Hard rock, drugs, jazz, latin, sax, guitar, fuzzbox, did I mention drugs, all in one song. Then flip it over and listen to side 2.

SOLO ACTS

BOB DYLAN - I love to listen to Eric Clapton play the guitar and I walked out of a Dylan concert around 1980 because his voice hurt my head. Still, Dylan has influenced more singersongwriters(I don't think that word existed before Dylan) than anyone. And he has morphed through several religious changes and not been afraid to incorporate them into his music. He never met a lyric he was afraid to sing, as long as it was an intelligent one, he was political well before it was fashionable to be so(see U2, Bono), and he was a Wilbury. Tough choice, but someone had to take the knife, even if I like him better.

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - Same as above. Jimi invented ways of playing guitar that computers still haven't caught up to. Brevity of career hurts him here as his talent was limitless. I watched an interview with Pete Townsend who talked about going to see Jimi in London with Clapton and how mad they were afterwards because they knew they would never be as good as Jimi was. It just don't get any better than that for compliments. However, Bruce is the 70s version of Dylan.(Dylan2.0 for geeks). Only records what he wants to hear and say, doesn't really care if you or the label or the critics(me!me!me!)like it. A true artist for art's sake. That's what every musician should strive for. I don't even like Bruce, but I have the utmost respect for him.
In the day we sweat it out on the streets of a runaway American dream
At night we ride through mansions of glory in suicide machines maybe the best lyric ever.

OK vultures. Pick my bones clean.

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Hey Yank, doing a great job

Bands:

Beatles: still relevant

Pink Floyd: The Stones used to be 1 of my favorites, however, IMHO, over the years their music just doesn't have the same quality as their earlier stuff. Kind of like a ball player that stays in the game past his prime.

Solo:

Clapton: Looks like Dylan is the cinderella and going for another upset

Hendrix: Almost 38 years after his death, he is still going strong and still considered 1 of the greatest guitar players ever. This bracket was the hardest to decide, because Springsteen isn't exaclty a slouch either

fansince66 Reputation: 96 Level: Superstar Since: Mar 20, 2008	Posted on: May 11, 2008 1:35 pm Score: 80 Semi-finals Are Ready For Voting Excellent blogging for a gatorluver!!!!!! I was sorry to see the Who go down as well. I've never been a great fan of vote offs as they tend to be more popularity contests than critical evaluations. But everyone has done an outstanding job of being objective in their picks. Props to all. And besides, everyone is entitled to their own opinions(at least until The Patriot Act can be amended to take that personal privilage away too) not matter how much I personally disagree. So here's my opinions for everyone to shoot at. BAND ACTS THE BEATLES - You have to have grown up in the 60s to realize just how much The Beatles changed SOCIETY, not just musically. Musically, I rank side 2 of Abbey Road, starting with Here Comes The Sun through Golden Slumbers as the single best album side in rock. So I don't offend too many people, #2-10 could be #1 on any given day depending on my mood(DSotM, Sticky Fimgers, WSWH,etc.) THE ROLLING STONES(BY A LIP) - This one is tough. So many similarities, length of career, body of work, musical diversity and influence,consistently great albums, musicianship. Again, my sixties childhood memories prevail. I knew who everyone of the Rolling Stones were in 1965, I never heard of Pink Floyd until Dark Side of The Moon(Discovered some other things that enhanced the listening experience about the same time. Hmmmmmmm....) My personal favorite group of musicians are the Mick Taylor Stones(68-74). He could sure play lead and Keith was free to play the best rythym guitar riffs I've ever heard. Listen to "Cant You Hear ME Knocking." Hard rock, drugs, jazz, latin, sax, guitar, fuzzbox, did I mention drugs, all in one song. Then flip it over and listen to side 2. SOLO ACTS BOB DYLAN - I love to listen to Eric Clapton play the guitar and I walked out of a Dylan concert around 1980 because his voice hurt my head. Still, Dylan has influenced more singersongwriters(I don't think that word existed before Dylan) than anyone. And he has morphed through several religious changes and not been afraid to incorporate them into his music. He never met a lyric he was afraid to sing, as long as it was an intelligent one, he was political well before it was fashionable to be so(see U2, Bono), and he was a Wilbury. Tough choice, but someone had to take the knife, even if I like him better. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - Same as above. Jimi invented ways of playing guitar that computers still haven't caught up to. Brevity of career hurts him here as his talent was limitless. I watched an interview with Pete Townsend who talked about going to see Jimi in London with Clapton and how mad they were afterwards because they knew they would never be as good as Jimi was. It just don't get any better than that for compliments. However, Bruce is the 70s version of Dylan.(Dylan2.0 for geeks). Only records what he wants to hear and say, doesn't really care if you or the label or the critics(me!me!me!)like it. A true artist for art's sake. That's what every musician should strive for. I don't even like Bruce, but I have the utmost respect for him. In the day we sweat it out on the streets of a runaway American dream At night we ride through mansions of glory in suicide machines maybe the best lyric ever. OK vultures. Pick my bones clean. [ Reply to Comment ]
gtbumblebee Reputation: 98 Level: Superstar Since: Nov 20, 2006	Posted on: May 11, 2008 1:38 pm Score: 93 Semi-finals Are Ready For Voting Hey Yank, doing a great job Bands: Beatles: still relevant Pink Floyd: The Stones used to be 1 of my favorites, however, IMHO, over the years their music just doesn't have the same quality as their earlier stuff. Kind of like a ball player that stays in the game past his prime. Solo: Clapton: Looks like Dylan is the cinderella and going for another upset Hendrix: Almost 38 years after his death, he is still going strong and still considered 1 of the greatest guitar players ever. This bracket was the hardest to decide, because Springsteen isn't exaclty a slouch either [ Reply to Comment ]
thefarnz Reputation: 99 Level: Superstar Since: Jun 28, 2007	Posted on: May 11, 2008 1:42 pm Score: 96 Semi-finals Are Ready For Voting Led Zeppelin Pink Floyd Clapton Jimi [ Reply to Comment ]
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