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Wow! Tougher choices than the first time.

Beatles
Stones
Who
Zeppelin

Clapton
Springsteen
Hendrix
Elvis (I' a bigger Dylan fan, but Elvis was The One.  No Elvis, No rock and roll)

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My Second Round Picks:

Band Bracket:
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
Pink Floyd
Led Zepplin

Solo Acts Bracket:
Eric Clapton
Billy Joel
Jimi Hendrix
Elvis Presley

Toughest choice was probably Pink Floyd vs The Who in the band, for me.

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Beatles

Stones

Wow this one is hard Pink Floyd for the unique nature of the music

This one is also hard I like Zepp better but the Eagles have Longevity

Led Zepp as one of the bands has to have a harder edge.

Clapton

Billy Joel

Jimi

Elvis cause hes Elvis

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Great, great idea for a thread.
I'm sorry that I didn't notice this until now or I would have voted in the first round.
And maybe I could have gotten 13 of my friends to vote too so that U2 could have beaten Cream. Oh well....

Here are my 2nd round choices:
Band:
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
The Who
The Eagles

Solo Acts:
Eric Clapton
Bruce Springsteen (Hopefully the eventual champion)
Neil Young
Bob Dylan

Very tough choices across the board. It's very hard to pick against any one of those 16!

Thanks for running this poll.
Looking forward to seeing the results

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Well, I lied, I am still up to see the results.  I have to say that I am surprized by some of the outcomes.  I never would have thought that the Eagles would beat out CCR, and I'm really stunned at Billy Joel besting Carlos Santana.  Well, what do I know anyway?

I guess I get to be the first vote in the field of eight:

The Beatles (1) vs. Cream (9)
The Rolling Stones(2) vs. The Allman Brothers Band (10)
The Who (3) vs. Pink Floyd (6)
The Eagles (4) vs. Led Zeppilin (5)

Solo Acts Bracket:
Eric Clapton (1) vs. Stevie Ray Vaughn (9)
Bruce Springsteen (2) vs. Billy Joel (7)
Jimi Hendrix (3) vs. Neil Young (6)
Elvis Presley (4) vs. Bob Dylan (5)

My picks are in bold.  As much as I love Cream, The Beatles had a longer run, and I'm sure that some of Cream's psychadelia was influenced by The Beatles.  Stones vs. ABB is a no-brainer for me, Stones hands down, but I've never really been a big fan of the Allmans.  The Who vs. Pink Floyd was a tough one, I went with Pink Floyd because I think that Darkside of the Moon is an album that has influenced so many people, and I can think of no Who album that is as widely recognized as DSOM.  Led Zep over the Eagles was easy, I like the Eagles, but IMO they don't come close to Led Zeppelin.

Solo acts.  EC vs. SRV was a coin toss, ultimately it went to Clapton for his contribution to so many great bands, as far as guitar playing, it's a toss-up.  Springsteen vs. Joel, interesting match-up, Jersey against New York, the nod goes to Springsteen, The Wild, The Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle is one of my favorite albums, and I can't honestly say that any of Billy Joel's albums even crack my top 50.  Hendrix vs. Young, had Hendrix lived longer, and put together a longer discography, he might have bested Neil, but I give the nod to Young based on a long careerin which he has consistently re-invented his music.  And finally, Presley vs. Dylan, for those of you who know me, this was an easy choice.  I love Elvis, but in the big scheme of things, he does not hold a candle to Dylan.  I've said before that when history looks back on the 20th century, Bob Dylan and Pablo Picasso will be viewed as the most important artists of the century.

Great blog Yank, keep up the good work.

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OK, I took so long I wasn't the first to vote, but I had to defend my choices. And I meant to type field of 16, not 8, oops.

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-I concur with Johnny, Yank-  This is even more brutal than the previous round, and I know it will only get tougher albeit with fewer tough decisions in the next...  (Deep breath) Here goes-

Band Bracket:
The Beatles (1) vs. Cream (9)  -Hated to do it- Cream were one of the greatest bands ever instrumentally, but they are up against the greatest band period, IMO...
The Rolling Stones(2) vs. The Allman Brothers Band (10)  -The Allmans are certainly great, but little question in my mind as to who is actually greater...                                                                                                                                                                                                                       The Who (3) vs. Pink Floyd (6)  -I was tempted to flip a coin, but in a definte squeeker, I am forced to give my nod to Floyd...   Most difficult decision for me in this bracket, as I love The Who, and they were a huge influence...
The Eagles (4) vs. Led Zeppilin (5)  -Luv The Eagles, but, well...

Solo Acts Bracket:
Eric Clapton (1) vs. Stevie Ray Vaughn (9)  -As much as I love SRV, he can't touch EC in terms of either longevity or influence...
Bruce Springsteen (2) vs. Billy Joel (7)  -Have to give it up to The Boss (Psst...   Don't tell the missus-  She's a big-time Billy fan!)
Jimi Hendrix (3) vs. Neil Young (6)  -I am a big fan of Neil, but in a few short years, Jimi revolutionized Rock guitar-  have to give this one to him on the strength of that alone.
Elvis Presley (4) vs. Bob Dylan (5)  -For a few years in the late 50's, Elvis was The King, but it was essentially about nostalgia after that, and hey, Dylan even wrote his own tunes

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Thanks for all the kind words so far. I agree these match ups have a few that are far from easy to make a choice. I am glad I decided to only vote in case of ties. I am pretty sure at least a few of what my choices would be will not survive  this round, but only time will tell.  It should be very interesting to say the least

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Beatles, Allman Brothers, Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin

SRV, Springsteen, Hendrix, Dylan