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The Who vs. Led Zepplin

Lenny Harris Jun 07 2006 10:17 PM

1. Pinball Wizard 2. Baba O'reily 3. Won't Get Fooled Again 4. Can't Explain 5. My Generation 6. Behind Blue Eyes 7. We're Not Gonna Take It 8. Love Reign O'er Me 9. Magic Bus 10. The Punk and the Godfather

RealityChuck Jun 08 2006 02:46 PM

Two great acts. The result will be determined by what songs go head to head.

Edgy DC Jun 08 2006 02:49 PM

The result should always be determined as such.

Vic Sage Jun 08 2006 03:16 PM

]The result should always be determined as such. not necessarily. There are some bands that are so much better (subjectively speaking) than the bands they are matched up against that the least of their 10 songs will still surpass the best of the other's top 10. In that case (which i've seen happen here more than once), song order is utterly irrelevant. in this case, however, i'd agree that song order will likely determine the victor.

Edgy DC Jun 08 2006 04:16 PM

]There are some bands that are so much better (subjectively speaking) than the bands they are matched up against that the least of their 10 songs will still surpass the best of the other's top 10. In that case (which i've seen happen here more than once), song order is utterly irrelevant. Well, I guess, but we don't even have one band's list. What breaks the spirit of this is, "The Buggles don't even belong on the same field as Queen. I don't even know why I waste the keystrokes to write 10-0." Queen may well be of another class entirely, but a worthy vote should take a look at the list to see if "Video Killed the Radio Star" matches up against "Theme from Flash Gordon." I suspect some votes may come due to thinking such as, "I respect Yes four times as much as Duran Duran, therefore my vote is 8-2. I respect the Byrds somewhat and never heard of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, therefore I vote 10-0." Don't know if that's true, just want to nip that in the bud. It's not about a ratio of respect, it's about punches landed in a ring of combat.

sharpie Jun 09 2006 09:58 AM

Soupcan, put your songs up already.

seawolf17 Jun 09 2006 10:00 AM

Edgy DC wrote: ]There are some bands that are so much better (subjectively speaking) than the bands they are matched up against that the least of their 10 songs will still surpass the best of the other's top 10. In that case (which i've seen happen here more than once), song order is utterly irrelevant. Well, I guess, but we don't even have one band's list. What breaks the spirit of this is, "The Buggles don't even belong on the same field as Queen. I don't even know why I waste the keystrokes to write 10-0." Queen may well be of another class entirely, but a worthy vote should take a look at the list to see if "Video Killed the Radio Star" matches up against "Theme from Flash Gordon." I suspect some votes may come due to thinking such as, "I respect Yes four times as much as Duran Duran, therefore my vote is 8-2. I respect the Byrds somewhat and never heard of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, therefore I vote 10-0." Don't know if that's true, just want to nip that in the bud. It's not about a ratio of respect, it's about punches landed in a ring of combat. Which is why this whole thing is bunk; there are waaaaay too many factors involved that we have no control over. It is good for a lark, however.

Edgy DC Jun 09 2006 11:07 AM

]Which is why this whole thing is bunk I disagree. We're shattering prejudices every day.

soupcan Jun 09 2006 11:07 AM

Sometime today - I promise. Meant to do it yesterday but I had an engagement after work and got home late.

soupcan Jun 10 2006 08:08 AM

Sorry dudes (and dudettes). internet problems doncha know... Here they are... "Boogie with Stu" "Rock n' Roll" "Whole Lotta Love" "Black Dog" "Stairway To Heaven" "Misty Mountain Hop" "The Immigrant Song" "Houses of The Holy" "Travelling Riverside Blues" "Since I've Been Lovin' You"

cooby Jun 10 2006 09:53 AM

Two very nice lists

RealityChuck Jun 10 2006 10:31 AM

Pinball Wizard vs. Boogie with Stu -- The Who Baba O'reily vs. Rock n' Roll -- Have to call this a tie. Won't Get Fooled Again -- Whole Lotta Love -- The Who by Pete Townsend's nose. Can't Explain vs "Black Dog" -- Led Zep. One of their top against a good but not great Who song. My Generation -- Stairway To Heaven. Extremely close. Maybe the best rock songs ever vs. one of the founding documents of rock. I'll give Led Zep a hair's edge. Behind Blue Eyes vs. Misty Mountain Hop -- Led Zep. BBE is overrated, the weakest song on "Who's Next" We're Not Gonna Take It vs The Immigrant Song -- The classic Who beats good but not great Led Zep. Love Reign O'er Me vs. Houses of The Holy -- The Who Magic Bus vs. Traveling Riverside Blues -- The Who, clearly The Punk and the Godfather vs. Since I've Been Lovin You -- The Who The Who, 7.5 vs 2.5 Better song choices (Communications Breakdown, Good Times Bad Times) would have helped Led Zep, but probably not enough to make a difference.

sharpie Jun 10 2006 10:59 AM

Chuck, my count of your ballot has it 6.5-3.5, not 7.5-2.5

RealityChuck Jun 10 2006 03:06 PM

You're correct. 5.6 to 3.5

cooby Jun 10 2006 07:58 PM

Pinball Wizard vs. Boogie with Stu -- The Who Baba O'reily vs. Rock n' Roll -- The Who Won't Get Fooled Again -- Whole Lotta Love -- Led Zeppelin Can't Explain vs "Black Dog" -- Led Zeppelin My Generation -- Stairway To Heaven. Led Zepplin Behind Blue Eyes vs. Misty Mountain Hop -- Tie, very nice, both of them We're Not Gonna Take It vs The Immigrant Song -- Led Zeppelin Love Reign O'er Me vs. Houses of The Holy -- The Who Magic Bus vs. Traveling Riverside Blues -- The Who The Punk and the Godfather vs. Since I've Been Lovin You -- Led Zeppelin Led ZEPpelin 5.5 The Who 4.5

seawolf17 Jun 10 2006 09:20 PM

Pinball Wizard vs. Boogie with Stu -- Who Baba O'reily vs. Rock n' Roll -- Who Won't Get Fooled Again -- Whole Lotta Love -- Led Zeppelin Can't Explain vs "Black Dog" -- Led Zeppelin My Generation -- Stairway To Heaven. -- Led Zeppelin Behind Blue Eyes vs. Misty Mountain Hop -- Led Zeppelin We're Not Gonna Take It vs The Immigrant Song -- Led Zeppelin Love Reign O'er Me vs. Houses of The Holy -- Led Zeppelin Magic Bus vs. Traveling Riverside Blues -- Led Zeppelin The Punk and the Godfather vs. Since I've Been Lovin You Led Zeppelin The Who got off to a good start, but this is Led Freaking Zeppelin. 8-2 Zeps.

sharpie Jun 10 2006 10:22 PM

Pinball Wizard vs. Boogie with Stu -- THE WHO Baba O'Reilly vs. Rock n' Roll -- THE WHO close Won't Get Fooled Again -- Whole Lotta Love -- LED ZEP Can't Explain vs "Black Dog" -- THE WHO My Generation -- Stairway To Heaven. -- THE WHO Behind Blue Eyes vs. Misty Mountain Hop -- LED ZEP We're Not Gonna Take It vs The Immigrant Song -- THE WHO Love Reign O'er Me vs. Houses of The Holy -- THE WHO Magic Bus vs. Traveling Riverside Blues -- THE WHO The Punk and the Godfather vs. Since I've Been Lovin You -- THE WHO THE WHO 8 LED ZEPPELIN 2 Lot of these could have gone either way but, truth be told, I like the Who a whole lot better than Led Zep.

Rockin' Doc Jun 10 2006 10:50 PM

Pinball Wizard vs. Boogie with Stu - Who Baba O'reily vs. Rock n' Roll - Who Won't Get Fooled Again -- Whole Lotta Love - Who Can't Explain vs "Black Dog" -- Led Zeppelin My Generation -- Stairway To Heaven. - Led Zeppelin Behind Blue Eyes vs. Misty Mountain Hop - Led Zeppelin We're Not Gonna Take It vs The Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin Love Reign O'er Me vs. Houses of The Holy -Tie Magic Bus vs. Traveling Riverside Blues - Who The Punk and the Godfather vs. Since I've Been Lovin You - Who AThis was a tight battle that could have easily gone the other way had the matchups fell a little differently. Some real tough calls in this match, but the Who won my card by a score of 5.5 to 4.5.

Lenny Harris Jun 11 2006 07:21 PM

Pinball Wizard vs. Boogie with Stu - Who Baba O'reily vs. Rock n' Roll - Led Zepplin Won't Get Fooled Again -- Whole Lotta Love - Who Can't Explain vs Black Dog -- Led Zeppelin My Generation -- Stairway To Heaven. - The Who Behind Blue Eyes vs. Misty Mountain Hop - The Who We're Not Gonna Take It vs The Immigrant Song - The Who Love Reign O'er Me vs. Houses of The Holy -The Who Magic Bus vs. Traveling Riverside Blues - Who The Punk and the Godfather vs. Since I've Been Lovin You - The Who 8-2 The Who

Gwreck Jun 11 2006 07:35 PM

Pinball Wizard vs. Boogie with Stu - The Who Baba O'Reily vs. Rock n' Roll - The Who in a walk. Won't Get Fooled Again -- Whole Lotta Love - Great Zeppelin song but the matchup still isn't fair. The Who Can't Explain vs Black Dog The Who, slightly. My Generation -- Stairway To Heaven. - The Who Behind Blue Eyes vs. Misty Mountain Hop - Led Zeppelin We're Not Gonna Take It vs The Immigrant Song - The Who Love Reign O'er Me vs. Houses of The Holy The Who, another landslide. Magic Bus vs. Traveling Riverside Blues The Who, Led Zeppelin, you caaaaaan't have it. The Punk and the Godfather vs. Since I've Been Lovin You - The Who The Who, 9-1.

Johnny Dickshot Jun 12 2006 07:24 AM

Pinball Wizard vs. Boogie with Stu --Zeppelin Baba O'reily vs. Rock n' Roll --Who. Won't Get Fooled Again -- Whole Lotta Love --Who Can't Explain vs "Black Dog" --Who My Generation -- Stairway To Heaven. --Who Behind Blue Eyes vs. Misty Mountain Hop --Zeppelin We're Not Gonna Take It vs The Immigrant Song --Zeppelin Love Reign O'er Me vs. Houses of The Holy --Who Magic Bus vs. Traveling Riverside Blues -- Who The Punk and the Godfather vs. Since I've Been Lovin You --Who I've always been a Who Man, and bias prolly seeping through here, but this is a 7-3 win.

Edgy DC Jun 12 2006 10:00 AM Edited 3 time(s), most recently on Jun 13 2006 02:23 PM

vs. "Pinball Wizard" vs. "Boogie with Stu" "Baba O'Reilly" vs. "Rock n' Roll" "Won't Get Fooled Again" vs. "Whole Lotta Love" "Can't Explain" vs. "Black Dog" "My Generation" vs. "Stairway To Heaven" "Behind Blue Eyes" vs. "Misty Mountain Hop" "We're Not Gonna Take It" vs. "The Immigrant Song" "Love Reign O'er Me" vs. "Houses of The Holy" "Magic Bus" vs. "Travelling Riverside Blues" "The Punk and the Godfather" vs. "Since I've Been Lovin' You" Interesting Fact: The Who to release debut single June 5, 2006 The Who are to release their first single in 23 years. 'Wire And Glass' --- which is about a teenage band finding fame via the Internet --- will be an 11-minute epic making it the longest single ever to enter the British charts. Guitarist Pete Townsend said: "This new release is the first truly creative piece from The Who for nearly 25 years. "I just grabbed at whatever came into my mind as I sat with pen and paper." The legendary British rockers split in 1983 but reformed for Live Aid in 1985. Townsend and singer Roger Daltrey have been touring ever since. (Ed: huh?) Meanwhile, The Who are planning to make bootleg recordings of their own shows on their forthcoming European tour, in a bid to raise money for charity. They will sell DVDs and CDs, and are also working on releasing podcasts and a webcast of an entire concert. Townsend is urging major corporate sponsors to "get their heads out of their a**es" and back the initiative. In a recent posting on his official website, he said: "I intend to bootleg Who shows myself and give the proceeds to charity. "Why are we doing this? Because we f***ing well can. Will it make us look good? We don't give a f**k." Interesting Fact: When Led Zeppelin played the Knebworth Festival on April 8 and 9, 1979, they used the biggest PA (600,000 Watts) and the biggest lighting rig (200,000 Watts) ever used in Europe. They played to a combined audience of over 600,000 over the 2 days. (They were big, yo.) These were their only 2 concerts in England between 1975 and their final split after John Bonham's death.

soupcan Jun 12 2006 11:53 AM

"Pinball Wizard" vs. "Boogie with Stu" LED ZEP "Baba O'Reilly" vs. "Rock n' Roll" TIE "Won't Get Fooled Again" vs. "Whole Lotta Love" THE WHO "Can't Explain" vs. "Black Dog" LED ZEP "My Generation" vs. "Stairway To Heaven" THE WHO "Behind Blue Eyes" vs. "Misty Mountain Hop" LED ZEP "We're Not Gonna Take It" vs. "The Immigrant Song" LED ZEP "Love Reign O'er Me" vs. "Houses of The Holy" LED ZEP "Magic Bus" vs. "Travelling Riverside Blues" LED ZEP "The Punk and the Godfather" vs. "Since I've Been Lovin' You" LED ZEP LED ZEP 7.5 / THE WHO - 2.5

Edgy DC Jun 12 2006 12:38 PM

"Pinball Wizard" vs. "Boogie with Stu" Zep. "Baba O'Reilly" vs. "Rock n' Roll" The Who loses a close match because of the overblown extended keyboard outro. Zep. "Won't Get Fooled Again" vs. "Whole Lotta Love" Who. "Can't Explain" vs. "Black Dog" Who. "My Generation" vs. "Stairway To Heaven" Who. "Behind Blue Eyes" vs. "Misty Mountain Hop" Zep. "We're Not Gonna Take It" vs. "The Immigrant Song" Who. "Love Reign O'er Me" vs. "Houses of The Holy" Tie. "Magic Bus" vs. "Travelling Riverside Blues" Who. "The Punk and the Godfather" vs. "Since I've Been Lovin' You" I generally vote against the operatic Who songs, as they are too overblown out of context, but all four guys are dead on in "TPatG." Who. The Who wins 6.5-3.5. I really went into this expecting to lean toward Zeppelin. Good matchup.

sharpie Jun 13 2006 02:17 PM

This one ends at mindnight tonight. Vote, people, you know these songs.

Willets Point Jun 13 2006 02:24 PM

"Pinball Wizard" vs. "Boogie with Stu" Led Zeppelin "Baba O'Reilly" vs. "Rock n' Roll" The Who "Won't Get Fooled Again" vs. "Whole Lotta Love" Led Zeppelin "Can't Explain" vs. "Black Dog" Led Zeppelin "My Generation" vs. "Stairway To Heaven" The Who "Behind Blue Eyes" vs. "Misty Mountain Hop" The Who "We're Not Gonna Take It" vs. "The Immigrant Song" The Who "Love Reign O'er Me" vs. "Houses of The Holy" Led Zeppelin "Magic Bus" vs. "Travelling Riverside Blues" Led Zeppelin "The Punk and the Godfather" vs. "Since I've Been Lovin' You" Led Zeppelin The Who 4:6 Led Zeppelin

Vic Sage Jun 13 2006 02:56 PM

"Pinball Wizard" vs. "Boogie with Stu" WHO "Baba O'Reilly" vs. "Rock n' Roll" WHO "Won't Get Fooled Again" vs. "Whole Lotta Love" tie "Can't Explain" vs. "Black Dog" tie "My Generation" vs. "Stairway To Heaven" tie "Behind Blue Eyes" vs. "Misty Mountain Hop" WHO "We're Not Gonna Take It" vs. "The Immigrant Song" WHO "Love Reign O'er Me" vs. "Houses of The Holy" WHO "Magic Bus" vs. "Travelling Riverside Blues" tie "The Punk and the Godfather" vs. "Since I've Been Lovin' You" tie WHO 7.5 / LED ZEP - 2.5

Edgy DC Jun 13 2006 03:14 PM

Play by play of the matchup on Norrin's card: "You CAN'T stop the WHO! You can ONLY hope to CONTAIN them!"

sharpie Jun 14 2006 09:05 AM

Led Zeppelin is the punk to the Who's godfather as the Who wins a decisive 71-49 victory.

PatchyFogg Jun 16 2006 03:59 PM

Led Zeppelin would have a different name but for The Who. 2 Who members turned the band down flat. The first couple of Who albums are not merely plagiarized Blues standards.