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batmagadanleadoff Jan 25 2011 12:31 PM

I wouldn't mind reviving this thread. The Monkees are one of my all time fave shows. And I wasn't even into the show as a kid. This show hit me as a young adult. Not only is the music brilliant pop, but the Monkees --- the acting Monkees, not the band Monkees -- remind me of (dare I say it? I will. Yes, I will) .... the Marx Brothers. Bad apostrophe.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 25 2011 12:35 PM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

You just wanna talk about the Monkees or revive the CPF Band Ladder Challenge? The latter was a brilliant concept but it ate itself alive. The former. Uh, OK. Two Monkees songs that really did it for me recently are "Valleri" and "It's a Little Bit Me"

batmagadanleadoff Jan 25 2011 12:38 PM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: You just wanna talk about the Monkees or revive the CPF Band Ladder Challenge? The latter was a brilliant concept but it ate itself alive. The former. Uh, OK. Two Monkees songs that really did it for me recently are "Valleri" and "It's a Little Bit Me" Band Challenge. Before my time.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 25 2011 12:41 PM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

We should find the final positions on the ladder. What I remember about it was there was a lot of yapping over the rules and some people got mad when the bad they sponsored lost a challenge.

metirish Jan 25 2011 12:45 PM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

It was great fun though , as I remember I had The Cure , Nick Cave , The Pogues ........fun times. didn't GNR win the bloody thing?

seawolf17 Jan 25 2011 12:50 PM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: We should find the final positions on the ladder. What I remember about it was there was a lot of yapping over the rules and some people got mad when the bad they sponsored lost a challenge. Yeah, like that dipwad who got all worked up about the effing Monkees beating the Chili Peppers. Called the validity of the entire challenge into question.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 25 2011 12:57 PM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

Some funny stuff in there though, looks like it went from 2/06 to 9/06 in the Music Archives. LONDON — Laser focused on avoiding a further slide in the All-Time Greatest Band Ladder Challenge, Queen adjusted its lineup for its upcoming tilt with acid-dropping psychedelic guitar genius Jimi Hendrix and his band, the Experience. “You don’t bring a knife to a gun fight. So we swapped out some of the mellower songs from our repertoire, so as to take on Jimi axe-to-axe,” explained metaphor-mixing Queen guitarist Brian May. “We sat ‘39’ on the bench in favor of the power-hitting ‘Fat-Bottomed Girls,’ and replaced ‘I’m in Love with Car’ with the even more fiery and furious ‘Death on Two Legs.’ I think it’s our strongest set yet.” May admitted his high-flying guitar work lacks the reputation of his dead opponent’s but said he hopes voters come away from the contest with a deeper appreciation for his unique contributions to music that often in this contest has been dismissed as the bombastic ego-trip of ‘mercurial’ lead singer Freddy Mercury. He added that Queen's proficiency in a variety of styles may attract voters against the overwhelmingly blues-based Experience style. “Sure, we’re over the top, and, as this set shows, we’re still not too proud to take aim at a variety of styles ranging from ballads to disco to opera,” May said. “But without blowing my own horn, of if you will, strumming my own strings, I think I made Queen music worth listening to, and with all due respect to my opponent, we intend to sling him around our back, set him on fire, and smash him to pieces on stage.”

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 25 2011 01:03 PM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

seawolf17 wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: We should find the final positions on the ladder. What I remember about it was there was a lot of yapping over the rules and some people got mad when the bad they sponsored lost a challenge. Yeah, like that dipwad who got all worked up about the effing Monkees beating the Chili Peppers. Called the validity of the entire challenge into question. Not that it would have made a difference, really... but no "Scar Tissue?" "Otherside?" "Breaking the Girl?" "Behind the Sun?"

Edgy DC Jan 25 2011 01:03 PM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

Last I can find is ths: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/2400/f22_t2496.shtml

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 25 2011 01:09 PM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

Heartbreakers 0-7. Ouch. If I'm not mistaken they were how the whole thing got started. Or, actually, they were used to formalize a combat style invented on the spot when Willets tried to prove how much Queen sucked.

metirish Jan 25 2011 01:11 PM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

Lenny Harris?......there's a blast from the past.....someones kid right.....Sharpie , Soupcan?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 25 2011 01:40 PM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

Here we go: Rotation (Current sponsor marked in bold) 1. Sharpie (The Doors, Talking Heads, The Clash, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Cream) 2. Johnny Dickshot (Queen, R.E.M., The Pretenders, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, The Cars) 3. Edgy DC (The Beatles, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Los Lobos, The English Beat) 4. Willets Point (The Rolling Stones, Prince & the Revolution, They Might Be Giants, Radiohead) 5. Vic Sage (Steve Miller Band, The Monkees) 6.Rockin' Doc(Creedence Clearwater Revival, Van Halen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Smithereens) 7. A Boy Named Seo (The Byrds) 8. RealityChuck (The Kinks) 9. Abogdan (Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins) 10. Elster 88 (Guns N' Roses, Huey Lewis and the News) 11. Hahn Solo(U2, The Eagles, Squueze, Green Day) 12. Soupcan (Led Zeppelin, The Police) 13. Scarlett Knight resigned (Ben Folds Five, Dave Matthews Band) 14.Cooby (Jimi Hendrix Experience, Electric Light Orchestra, Guess Who, Santana) 15. Seawolf17 (AC/DC, Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica) 16. Olerud Owned (Black Sabbath) 17. Lenny Harris (The Who, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, The Ramones) 18. Lundy (Steely Dan, The Beach Boys, Rush, The Allman Brothers) 19.Rotblatt (Velvet Underground, Pogues, Parliament, Pixies) 20.Metirish (The Cure, Thin Lizzy, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds) Standings 1) The Beatles (sponsored by Edgy DC) 4-0 2) Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band (sponsored by Johnny Dickshot) 3-0 3) The Rolling Stones (sponsored by Willets Point) 3-2 (Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band) 4) The Doors (sponsored by sharpie) 4-3 (The Rolling Stones) 5) The Who 3-0 (sponsored by Lenny Harris) 6) Led Zeppelin (sponsored by Soupcan) 4-1 (The Who) 7) The Jimi Hendrix Experience (sponsored by cooby) 3-2 ( Led Zeppelin) 8) U2 (sponsored by HahnSolo) 5-1 (Eligible for rematch with Led Zeppelin) 9) Talking Heads (sponsored by sharpie) 4-2 (U2) 10) Creedence Clearwater Revival (sponsored by Rockin' Doc) 5-1 (Eligible to rechallenge The Doors) 11) The Byrds (Sponsored by A Boy Named Seo) 1-0 12) The Velvet Underground (sponsored by Rotblatt) 4-3 (The Byrds) 13) Queen (sponsored by Johnny Dickshot) 3-3 (The Velvet Underground) 14) The Clash (sponsored by Sharpie) 3-1 (Creedence Clearwater Revival) 15) The Ramones (sponsored by Lenny Harris) 1-0 16) Guns N' Roses (sponsored by Elster88) 4-2 (The Ramones) 17) Nirvana (Sponsored by Lenny Harris) 2-1 (Queen) 18) Prince & the Revolution (Sponsored by Willets Point) 4-2 (eligible for a rematch with Nirvana) 19) Pink Floyd (sponsored by Lenny Harris) 3-1 (Queen) 20) Radiohead (sponsored by Willets Point) 2-1 (The Doors) 21) AC/DC (sponsored by Seawolf17) 3-3 (Radiohead) 22) Elvis Costello & the Attractions (sponsored by Sharpie) 3-0 23) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (sponsored by Edgy DC) 5-8 (Eligible for remabch with Elvis Costello & the Attractions) 24) The Pogues (sponsored by Rotblatt) 3-2 (eligible for a rematch with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) 25)The Kinks (sponsored by RealityChuck) 2-2 (The Pogues) 26) Bob Marley and the Wailers (sponsored by Edgy DC) 1-2 (Velvet Underground) 27) The Police (sponsored by soupcan) 3-2 (Guns 'N Roses) 28) Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (sponsored by metirish) 1-2 (The Police) 29) R.E.M. (sponsored by Johnny Dickshot) 5-2 (Elvis Costello and the Attractions) 30) Van Halen (sponsored by Rockin' Doc) 5-1 31) Aerosmith (sponsored by Seawolf17) 2-7 (Van Halen) 32) The Cure (sponsored by metirish) 4-2 (Van Halen) 33) The Pretenders (sponsored by Johnny Dickshot) 2-3 (The Cure) 34) Steely Dan (sponsored by lundy) 2-4 (The Pretenders) 35) Cream (sponsored by sharpie) 1-0 36) Electric Light Orchestra (sponsored by Cooby) 1-3 (Cream) 37) The Beach Boys (sponsored by Lundy) 0-2 (Talking Heads) 38) They Might Be Giants (sponsored by Willets Point) 2-5 (eligible for a rematch with The Cure) 39) Squeeze (sponsored by HahnSolo) 1-1 (Ceiling: The Police) 40) Thin Lizzy (sponsored by metirish) 0-2 (Squeeze) 41) Pearl Jam (sponsored by abogdan) 0-2 (Nirvana) 42) The Eagles (sponsored by Hahn Solo) 1-2 (Steely Dan) 43) Ben Folds Five (sponsored by Scarlett Knight) 1-1 (The Eagles) 44) The Steve Miller Band (sponsored by Vic Sage) 0-3 (Ben Folds Five) 45) The Guess Who (sponsored by Cooby) 0-1 (The Velvet Underground) 46) Def Leppard (sponsored by Seawolf17) 0-3 (They Might Be Giants) 47) Black Sabbath (Sponsored by Olerud Owned) 0-1 (Van Halen) 48) Rush (sponsored by Lundy) 0-1 (Creedence Clearwater Revival) 49) Parliament (sponsored by Rotblatt) 0-2 (The Clash) 50) The Dave Matthews Band (sponsored by Scarlet Knight) 1-0 51) Los Lobos (sponsored by Edgy DC) 0-2 (Dave Matthews Band) 52) Lynyrd Skynyrd (sponsored by Rockin' Doc) 0-2 (the Pretenders) 53) Smashing Pumpkins (sponsored by abogdan) 0-1 (Aerosmith) 54) Santana (sponsored by cooby) 1-2 (Creedence Clearwater Revival) 55) The Monkees (Sponsored by Vic Sage) 1-0 56) Red Hot Chili Peppers (sponsored by Seawolf17) 0-2 (The Monkees) 57) The Allman Brothers Band (sponsored by Lundy) 0-1 (Santana) 58) The Pixies (sponsored by Rotblatt) 0-1 (U2) 59) The Cars (sponsored by Johnny Dickshot) 0-1 (The Cure) 60) The English Beat (sponsored by Edgy DC) 0-1 (They Might Be Giants) 61) Buddy Holly and the Crickets (sponsored by Willets Point) 0-1 (Elvis Costello and the Attractions) 62)The Smithereens (Sponsored by Rockin' Doc) 0-1 (The Pogues) 63) Huey Lewis and the News (sponsored by Elster88) 0-1 (Ceiling: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) 64) Green Day (sponsored by HahnSolo) 0-1 (Ceiling: AC/DC) 65) Metallica (sponsored by Seawolf17) 0-1 (Prince & The Revolution) [url]http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/2400/f22_t2496.shtml

Edgy DC Jan 25 2011 01:45 PM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

How about that comeback for TP & the HBs?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 25 2011 01:48 PM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

They were one of the first bands on the ladder and so had a good perch and just the right kinda repetoire that people launching new bands felt they could take them out.

Edgy DC Jan 25 2011 01:51 PM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

And take them out they did. Originally, it was Queen vs. some other giant in a grudge match. In order to introduce the concept, I through the Heartbreakers out for a challenge and Willets muscled up with the Stones. Petty took heavy beatings from that point onward until he fell into a weight class he could punch at.

metirish Jan 25 2011 01:53 PM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

I thought Nick Cave acquitted himself well in his first round going against The Police.....especially considering that not everyone knew a lot about Cave.....I do remember Edgy imploring me to include "In Between days" in my list for The Cure....

Frayed Knot Jan 25 2011 02:04 PM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Heartbreakers 0-7. Ouch. If I'm not mistaken they were how the whole thing got started. Or, actually, they were used to formalize a combat style invented on the spot when Willets tried to prove how much Queen sucked. That was around the time Adam Rubin showed up here for a Q&A because I remember someone throwing him the question: Queen or the Doors?

HahnSolo Jan 25 2011 02:09 PM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

The Queen vs. the Doors Superbrawl was one of the first threads I ever commented on. I believe I went with Queen solely on the fact that News of the World was one of the first albums I ever owned.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 25 2011 02:20 PM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

The Queen vs. the Doors Superbrawl was one of the first threads I ever commented on. I believe I went with Queen solely on the fact that News of the World was one of the first albums I ever owned. September of 05! Wow, that was some time ago: [url]http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/1200/f22_t1244.shtml

metirish Jan 25 2011 02:23 PM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

Damn we were so young then....

seawolf17 Jan 25 2011 02:28 PM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

Names in there we never see any more (or that changed) like Lundy and Matt Murdock.

sharpie Jan 25 2011 02:35 PM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

Lenny Harris (the poster) is my kid. Away in college, surely won't be returning to the Band Ladder Challenge.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 25 2011 02:37 PM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

Well, tell him we all said hi and that we're standing behind The Who.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 25 2011 02:38 PM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

sharpie wrote: Lenny Harris (the poster) is my kid. Away in college, surely won't be returning to the Band Ladder Challenge. Where does he go, Luddite State?

metirish Jan 25 2011 02:41 PM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

LWFS would have been a good contestant in that game...if only Yoko had let him play. Yeah , a big hi to Lenny.....he had good taste pre college.....

Edgy DC Jan 25 2011 02:43 PM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

Now, how about that table making?!

sharpie Jan 25 2011 03:50 PM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

Lenny's at Hampshire College. I don't think he's been here since those days. Still has good taste in music. He'd probably be sponsoring Gogol Bordello now.

Vic Sage Jan 26 2011 09:24 PM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

Gogol Bordello? Okay, you just made that up.

Willets Point Jan 27 2011 09:22 AM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

Vic Sage wrote: Gogol Bordello? Okay, you just made that up. Nope, they're a real Gypsy Punk band. Think the Pogues except with Romani music instead of Irish. "American Wedding" is a fun song

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 27 2011 09:29 AM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

You want to see them perform live. A lot.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 27 2011 09:34 AM Re: http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/4200/f22_t4230.shtml

Does the singer really have to sound like Boris Badenoff?