FOFC Favorite Rock Act - Elite 8

[BYU 14]

We are in the home stretch and unlike the movie tourney, the seeds have held true to form the deeper we have gone. Eight to go!

Most votes one act	Most votes both acts	Fewest votes winner	Most votes loser
72 - Queen 3rd rd	81 - The Who vs INXS (64-17) 2nd rd	23 - Jeff Buckley - Play in rd	36 - Simon and Garfunkel - 3rd rd
71 - Eagles 2nd rd	79 - The Beach Boys vs Roy Orbison (70-9) 2nd rd	23 - Counting Crows - Play in rd	35 - Sting - 1st rd
70 - (2) Beach Boys - 1st rd and 2nd rd	78 - Two way tie	24 - Sammy Hagar - Play in rd	35 - Huey Lewis - 2nd rd
Largest margin of victory	Smallest margin of victory	Biggest upset	Largest Shutout
67 - Queen vs Heart (72-5) - 3rd rd	0 - Rage against the Machine vs Sting (35-35) 1st rd	175/74 - James Taylor over Alice in Chains 1st rd	Chicago 63 - Arcana 0 - 1st rd
64 - Guns n' Roses vs Slipknot (68-4) - 1st rd	0 - Stevie Ray Vaughn vs Talking Heads (34-34) 2nd rd	187/94 - Tears for Fears over Judas Priest 1st rd	The Kinks 63 - Free 0 - 1st rd
64 - Queen vs Counting Crows (67-3) 1st rd	1 - Elvis Costello vs STP (29-28) 1st rd	185/96 - No Doubt over Eric Burdon - 1st rd
64 - Eagles vs America (71-7) - 2nd rd	1 - Lynyrd Skynyrd vs Journey (31-30) 3rd rd

[BYU 14]

Went all underdogs this round and surprisingly only 1 matchup gave me pause to really think about it.

[dawgfan]

Man, 3/6 had me pausing for a really long time deliberating.

[Kodos]

Good to see the grunge scourge eliminated. Now we just need to get rid of Pink Floyd.

[tarcone]

I went all dogs except LZ.

3/6 was also my toughest choice. But I had to go what i play in my car most. And I play the Who more than Pink Floyd.
Though, I did see Floyd in concert.

[ntndeacon]

4/5 was the only one that made me stop and think. And that wasn't very long. I like Mick and the gang a little more than Freddie's bunch

[Marmel]

3/6 was impossible so I voted for both. They are 2 of my favorite groups of all time. I've been a Floyd fan for so much longer, but since I've really discovered the Who...I can't decide.

[General Mike]

Jimi, Queen, Floyd, Zeppelin

[General Mike]

Originally Posted by Kodos

Good to see the grunge scourge eliminated. Now we just need to get rid of Pink Floyd.

NO!

[Grammaticus]

So it boiled down to a bunch of old classic rock, with AC/DC the young Bucks of the lot.

Kind of disappointing.

[rowech]

United States is not good at Rock.

[Grammaticus]

Originally Posted by rowech

United States is not good at Rock.

They are great at rock. The voters just don't have the best aggregate taste.

[ISiddiqui]

Originally Posted by Grammaticus

So it boiled down to a bunch of old classic rock, with AC/DC the young Bucks of the lot.

Kind of disappointing.

Look at the demographics of this site .

[PilotMan]

All my votes are losing over and over. Wtf?

[Grammaticus]

Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

Look at the demographics of this site .

True, but I think most had their formative music years in the 80s and 90s. I would expect something from that era in a "favorite" poll.

[Buccaneer]

Originally Posted by Grammaticus

True, but I think most had their formative music years in the 80s and 90s. I would expect something from that era in a "favorite" poll.

Pink Floyd's Pulse (greatest live album of all time, imo)
AC/DC's Back in Black
AC/DC's For Those About to Rock..,
Pink Floyd's Delicate Sound of Thunder
Queen's Made In Heaven
Queen's Live Aid 85

All 1980s or 1990s

[JAG]

I didn't think The Who would be able to win this round, happy to see them in the lead currently. For a number of years of my life, they were my favorite group. I really got into Quadrophenia, enjoyed their offbeat Odds and Sods album, and other stuff.

[ColtCrazy]

So much Stones and Beatles hate. Love them both. Not nearly as high on their opponents.

[Groundhog]

Bummed to see maybe my favourite band losing (PF), but otherwise the other 3 battles are going predictably.

[BYU 14]

As it stands now, I am going with Queen as long as they last, which unfortunately will probably be the final 4 with the Beatles next. Beatles changed the game for sure, but Queen is just at a level nobody has reached for me. (They are also the only group I would have voted for over my personal favorite act ever Cheap Trick)

[CrimsonFox]

[CrimsonFox]

[dawgfan]

Originally Posted by ColtCrazy

So much Stones and Beatles hate. Love them both. Not nearly as high on their opponents.

The lack of support for the Stones and the level of support for Queen makes me scratch my head. Granted, I've never been a huge fan of Queen. Yeah, there's some classic songs there, but when you compare that to the Stones, it's no contest: between Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile On Main Street you have a nearly unmatched run of awesomeness. Add in all the great songs from before and after that period and you have a group that has arguably the most impressive catalog of recorded work in rock music.

Ah well. My top vote is going to Led Zeppelin, and it looks like they're a good bet to make it to the finals.

[NobodyHere]

Originally Posted by Kodos

...Now we just need to get rid of Pink Floyd.

I see your planet doesn't have good musical sensibilities.

Also I'm glad to see Pink Floyd tie it up

[Grammaticus]

Originally Posted by Buccaneer

Pink Floyd's Pulse (greatest live album of all time, imo)
AC/DC's Back in Black
AC/DC's For Those About to Rock..,
Pink Floyd's Delicate Sound of Thunder
Queen's Made In Heaven
Queen's Live Aid 85

All 1980s or 1990s

Sure, it wasn't a technical point. The Stones and AC/DC released content decades after that. They all came up in the 60s / 70s. AC/DC you can argue the turn of the decade with Back in Black. They still are not 80s rock.

That said, I like all of these bands, they just are not in my top 8, except for the mighty Zeppelin!

[Ksyrup]

The answer for how Queen can beat the Stones is easy - the vote is for favorite rock act. Beatles and Rolling Stones are the top 2 rock bands of all time. I can acknowledge that and not vote for either of them as my favorite.

I have personally never owned a Stones record. Beyond hearing them enough on XM as it is, I don't think I'll ever need to listen to them on demand. Without doubt, they are one of the biggest bands ever and I even like a bunch of their songs. But I'll take Queen every time, not just because I like them more but because they've influenced a bunch of bands I love.

[Grammaticus]

Queen has a better guitar player than the Stones

[Kodos]

And a better singer.

[NobodyHere]

And they perform Under Pressure better

[Buccaneer]

Plus Queen on one album (say Night at the Opera) has far better musicianship, music styles, arrangements and variety than Stones in their entire 50 years. And yes, each member is better than their counterpart in Stones, and Queen's sum is greater than their parts. The only good thing you can say about the Stones is that they have been around longer.

[Hammer]

Led Zepplin UK top 10 hits, 0. Beattles UK top 10 hits, 28. Never knew Zepplin were so big in the States!

[CrimsonFox]

This exercise definitely illustrates the stranglehold Rolling Stone magazine has continued to have over the world's music scene.

[Critch]

Originally Posted by Hammer

Led Zepplin UK top 10 hits, 0. Beattles UK top 10 hits, 28. Never knew Zepplin were so big in the States!

Led Zeppelin didnt release singles in the UK, so that's why there's no top 10 hits. They concentrated on the album charts instead and had loads of no 1 selling albums.

[dawgfan]

Originally Posted by Buccaneer

Plus Queen on one album (say Night at the Opera) has far better musicianship, music styles, arrangements and variety than Stones in their entire 50 years. And yes, each member is better than their counterpart in Stones, and Queen's sum is greater than their parts. The only good thing you can say about the Stones is that they have been around longer.

So by this reasoning I can assume you'll vote for Led Zeppelin over Queen?

[CU Tiger]

0-4 here

[HomerSimpson98]

The Who sucks

[PilotMan]

I straight up can't stand Pink Floyd.

[HomerSimpson98]

IMHO, Dark Side of the Moon is one of the best albums of all time.

But what the fuck do I know? I also thought Metallica was a metric shit ton better than Queen.

[sabotai]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

The answer for how Queen can beat the Stones is easy - the vote is for favorite rock act. Beatles and Rolling Stones are the top 2 rock bands of all time. I can acknowledge that and not vote for either of them as my favorite.

I have personally never owned a Stones record. Beyond hearing them enough on XM as it is, I don't think I'll ever need to listen to them on demand. Without doubt, they are one of the biggest bands ever and I even like a bunch of their songs. But I'll take Queen every time, not just because I like them more but because they've influenced a bunch of bands I love.

Ksyrup...that's a name I've not heard in a long. Long time.

[Hammer]

Originally Posted by Critch

Led Zeppelin didnt release singles in the UK, so that's why there's no top 10 hits. They concentrated on the album charts instead and had loads of no 1 selling albums.

Ah, no wonder. The stats didn't make much sense to me as Led Zepplin were quite popular. Not a massive following like the Beatles or Queen, but pretty strong. At least that is how I perceive it. Albums did consistently well, but none in the UK all-time top 60.

[Ksyrup]

Originally Posted by sabotai

Ksyrup...that's a name I've not heard in a long. Long time.

Me either!

[Groundhog]

Originally Posted by HomerSimpson98

IMHO, Dark Side of the Moon is one of the best albums of all time.

Start to finish it's one of the best album experiences of all time, if not the #1. Not my favourite Floyd album songs-wise, but I play it start-to-finish probably more than their other albums.

[Buccaneer]

Originally Posted by Groundhog

Start to finish it's one of the best album experiences of all time, if not the #1. Not my favourite Floyd album songs-wise, but I play it start-to-finish probably more than their other albums.

+1

This summer I worked on a massive new playlist of my all-time favorite rocks songs, mostly by choosing one to several songs from a lot of albums from 1969-1994. When I got to Dark Side, I couldn't narrow it down (except for excluding Money which I completely deleted from my library), so I got nearly the whole album on my greatest hits playlist. Incidentally, the only other albums that I have more than 4 songs from are Rumours, The Wall and Joshua Tree.

[CrimsonFox]

[albionmoonlight]

I abstained from the Who/Pink Floyd vote. I like both bands fine, but I do not have a deep understanding/appreciation of either. And I know that they each have very devoted fans, so it did not seem fair to pick a side by, in effect, flipping a coin, when others would have much stronger opinions.

And, as of this post, it is tied 42-42. So I am glad I abstained. May the best band win.

[Kodos]

Originally Posted by PilotMan

I straight up can't stand Pink Floyd.

I like a few songs like "Wish You Were Here," but in general, I loathe them. Once I got suckered into seeing a Dark Side of the Moon laser show. Ended up with the worst headache.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Hammer

Ah, no wonder. The stats didn't make much sense to me as Led Zepplin were quite popular. Not a massive following like the Beatles or Queen, but pretty strong. At least that is how I perceive it. Albums did consistently well, but none in the UK all-time top 60.

Wait, huh?

Did you just say that Queen had a bigger following than Zeppelin?

[Hammer]

Oh yeah, not even close. Back then and now. Led Zepplin is largely forgotten in the UK, very rare to hear their music. Queen have the no.1 and 10 UK album of all time. Zepplin nothing in the top 60.

Beatles have to be no.1 in the UK in a poll like this. Queen probably 2, although I wouldn't count out Oasis.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Hammer

Oh yeah, not even close. Back then and now. Led Zepplin is largely forgotten in the UK, very rare to hear their music. Queen have the no.1 and 10 UK album of all time. Zepplin nothing in the top 60.

Beatles have to be no.1 in the UK in a poll like this. Queen probably 2, although I wouldn't count out Oasis.

This bewildered me so completely that I actually threw out a question of "perception as most popular -- regardless of which you prefer personally" on my FB. (Interestingly, virtually every person who replied is either a musician or someone that I know for certain has a very strong sustainted interest in music, zero "casuals" responded either way)

Almost every answer came back with some form of "that's a tough/close one".

Rather than re-type, I'll just paste my own comment to an early reply

At no time in 50 years (prior to today) thought this could even be a question. I'm not a huge fan of either, so I'm not biased by that or anything. I just literally never heard anyone put Queen on that level before today, whereas I was almost beaten over the head countless times for admitting that I wasn't an over the moon Zep fan.

I'd go with the gap in popularity narrowing over the past 20 years or so, but I'm genuinely shocked to see the responses (wife said Queen after wavering over the question for a bit).

You could knock me over with the proverbial feather on this one.

[Kodos]

I am a fan of both Queen and LZ, but I'd choose Queen head-to-head.