Time To Vote For The Greatest Acts In Rock

Posted on: April 28, 2008 11:24 pm

Well folks the brackets are now set.

I was surprised by the lack of votes for quite a few bands. I knew not all of my favorites would make it the list of 16 but I did think some of them would get more support. About 90 Bands were mentioned as well about 60 solo acts among all the postings.

4 of the 16 in the solo category could have been in the Bands category but I followed the way the votes were
cast. Tom Petty for some reason received 90% of his votes as a solo act and Carlos Santana got 75% of his that way.

Jimi Hendrix and Bruce Springsteen had enough votes to make the brackets and be seeded in the top half of both categories. I used my editorial powers to decide to put them in the solo category only.

Here are the first round match ups for both categories. The seeds are in parenthesis. Please just list your choice in each of the match ups. The voting for the first round will close on Sunday at 11:00 pm est. I will be posting the next round as soon as I can afterwards.

Thanks to all of for your participation as well as your comments.

The Beatles (1) vs. The Doors (16)
The Rolling Stones (2) vs. The Grateful Dead (15)
The Who (3) vs. Lynyrd Skynyrd (14)
The Eagles (4) vs. Creedence Clearwater Revival (13)
Led Zeppilin (5) vs. Aerosmith (12)
Pink Floyd (6) vs. Rush (11)
AC/DC (7) vs. The Allman Brothers Band (10)
U 2 (8) vs. Cream (9)

Eric Clapton (1) vs. Ozzy Osbourne (16)
Bruce Springsteen (2) vs. Chuck Berry (15)
Jimi Hendrix (3) vs. John Lennon (14)
Elvis Presley (4) vs. Johnny Cash (13)
Bob Dylan (5) vs. Tom Petty (12)
Neil Young (6) vs. Roy Orbison (11)
Billy Joel (7) vs. Carlos Santana (10)
Elton John (8) vs. Stevie Ray Vaughn (9)

I can't wait to see the results.

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moneydix Reputation: 93 Level: All-Star Since: Mar 31, 2008	Posted on: April 28, 2008 11:38 pm Score: 52 Time To Vote For The Greatest Acts In Rock Beattles Rolling Stones Skynard Eagles Aerosmith Rush ACDC U2 Solo OZZY Springsteen Hendrix Elvis Dylan Young Joel Elton John [ Reply to Comment ]
Da Fan in Japan Reputation: 98 Level: Superstar Since: Oct 29, 2007	Posted on: April 28, 2008 11:51 pm Score: 93 Time To Vote For The Greatest Acts In Rock -Great work, Yank, but of course we are all left with some pretty tough choices. I'm going with a "first guess, best guess" approach, I think.... Bands: The Beatles The Rolling Stones The Who The Eagles Led Zepplin Pink Floyd AC/DC Cream Solo: Eric Clapton Bruce Springsteen Jimi Hendrix Johnny Cash Bob Dylan Neil Young Carlos Santana Elton John -Thanks for your efforts, Yank! See ya around! [ Reply to Comment ]
A Flamingohead Reputation: 99 Level: Superstar Since: Sep 3, 2007	Posted on: April 28, 2008 11:55 pm Score: 90 Time To Vote For The Greatest Acts In Rock The Beatles (1) vs. The Doors (16) Beatles The Rolling Stones (2) vs. The Grateful Dead (15) Stones The Who (3) vs. Lynyrd Skynyrd (14) Who The Eagles (4) vs. Creedence Clearwater Revival (13) CCR Led Zeppilin (5) vs. Aerosmith (12) Led Zep Pink Floyd (6) vs. Rush (11) Pink Floyd AC/DC (7) vs. The Allman Brothers Band (10) Allman Bros U 2 (8) vs. Cream (9) Cream Eric Clapton (1) vs. Ozzy Osbourne (16) Clapton Bruce Springsteen (2) vs. Chuck Berry (15) Chuck Berry Jimi Hendrix (3) vs. John Lennon (14) Lennon Elvis Presley (4) vs. Johnny Cash (13) Johnny Cash Bob Dylan (5) vs. Tom Petty (12) Tom Petty Neil Young (6) vs. Roy Orbison (11) Neil Young Billy Joel (7) vs. Carlos Santana (10) Santana Elton John (8) vs. Stevie Ray Vaughn (9) SRV [ Reply to Comment ]
jaggrrrl Reputation: 98 Level: Superstar Since: Jan 9, 2008	Posted on: April 28, 2008 11:59 pm Score: 94 Time To Vote For The Greatest Acts In Rock Bands: Beatles Rolling Stones The Who CCR Led Zepplin Pink Floyd The Allman Brothers Cream Solo: Eric Clapton Bruce Springsteen Johnny Cash Bob Dylan Neil Young Carlos Santana Stevie Ray Vaughn John Lennon What? no Robert Plant - I'm sad! [ Reply to Comment ]
knoxvillepat Reputation: 99 Level: Superstar Since: Mar 6, 2008	Posted on: April 29, 2008 12:28 am Score: 89 Time To Vote For The Greatest Acts In Rock Beatles Stones Skynyrd Creedence Aerosmith Pink Floyd Allman Brothers Cream Eric Clapton Bruce Springsteen John Lennon Elvis Presley Bob Dylan Roy Orbison Billy Joel Stevie Ray Vaughn [ Reply to Comment ]
Journey819 Reputation: 99 Level: Superstar Since: Mar 9, 2007	Posted on: April 29, 2008 12:50 am Score: -173 Time To Vote For The Greatest Acts In Rock The Beatles Eric Clapton The Rolling Stones Bruce Springsteen Lynyrd Skynyrd John Lennon Eagles Elvis Presley Led Zeppelin Tom Petty Pink Floyd Neil Young AC/DC Billy Joel Cream Elton John [ Reply to Comment ]
DDriver80 Reputation: 99 Level: Superstar Since: Feb 9, 2007	Posted on: April 29, 2008 1:18 am Score: 97 Time To Vote For The Greatest Acts In Rock The Beatles (1) The Grateful Dead (15) Lynyrd Skynyrd (14) The Eagles (4) Aerosmith (12) Rush (11) AC/DC (7) U 2 (8) Eric Clapton (1) Bruce Springsteen (2) Jimi Hendrix (3) Johnny Cash (13) Tom Petty (12) Neil Young (6) Carlos Santana (10) Stevie Ray Vaughn (9) [ Reply to Comment ]
jonnyteach Reputation: 99 Level: Superstar Since: Jan 3, 2007	Posted on: April 29, 2008 1:20 am Score: 95 Time To Vote For The Greatest Acts In Rock Bands: Beatles Stones (I'm a deadhead, but I can't justify taking the dead over the stones) The Who CCR Zep Floyd The Allman Bros. U2 (I love cream, but U2 has amazing longevity. cream burned out too soon to get my vote) Solo Clapton Check Berry (I love Bruce, but Check Berry practically invented Rock and Roll). Hendrix Elvis Dylan (It's a shame Petty had to go up against Dylan). Neil Young Billy Joel Elton john [ Reply to Comment ]
Skydog Reputation: 99 Level: Superstar Since: Sep 30, 2006	Posted on: April 29, 2008 2:15 am Score: 94 Time To Vote For The Greatest Acts In Rock The Beatles (1) I love the Doors, but I can't take 'em over the Beatles. Tough match for Jim and the boys. The Grateful Dead (15) Hey Jonny! I can. I'm a tie dyed in the wool believer. Besides, I got all those bootlegs! The Who (3) vs. Lynyrd Skynyrd (14) Just a terrible matchup for me. I saw 'em both. I love 'em both. I'll pass for now; at least. Creedence Clearwater Revival (13) I was raised on CCR. Led Zeppilin (5) Easy. I don't like or respect the opposition. Over hyped. Sold out to be MTV darlings. Pink Floyd (6) The Allman Brothers Band (10) Complete slam dunk. The Allman's did more in their first 3 years to innovaite and create than most ever dreamed. They created a entire genre of music. Plus - No short pants! No costumes of any kind. No gimmicks period cause the Brothers didn't need 'em or tolerate them. From guitar tandem of Duane Allman and Dickey Betts all the way to Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes, the ABB imho, has been the best live act around for almost 40 years now. (and the MTV type media hates them cause they won't sell out) Cream (9) Individual Artists to follow. [ Reply to Comment ]
eddonald Reputation: 96 Level: Superstar Since: May 17, 2007	Posted on: April 29, 2008 2:28 am Score: 92 Time To Vote For The Greatest Acts In Rock I think you guys are starting to step off the deep end when you attempt to apply these stats-laden matchups (who's the best HR hitter: Ruth/Foxx; Aaron/Maris; Bonds/Mantle) to a venue that's truly ART. And a subjectively viewed interpretation of art, at that. You might as well make matchups (what's the most wonderful work of art: DaVinci's Mona Lisa/Michelangelo's David; Dali/Picasso; Beethoven/Mozart). [ Reply to Comment ]