British Band Tournament ... (Like the Sitcoms)

[Sugar Ape]

Just now, PestiRed said:

Good point although tbf I think you can start at the winner. I’ll be surprised and a bit disappointed if the Stones don’t walk this 

Yeah same. With the rest of the world one and a US one I don’t think there is a clear winner like in the British one. 

[PestiRed]

5 minutes ago, Sugar Ape said:

Yeah same. With the rest of the world one and a US one I don’t think there is a clear winner like in the British one. 

USA - struggle to call an outright winner although that doesn’t speak to a higher quality of music than U.K. 

 

RoW - hard to see past Cohen, Cave or Marley 

 

Edit: just realised that you might struggle to call these bands and U.K. would get more interesting if you threw in Bowie and a few others

[Bjornebye]

3 minutes ago, PestiRed said:

Good point although tbf I think you can start at the winner. I’ll be surprised and a bit disappointed if the Stones don’t walk this 

I was tempted to leave the Stones out but if I'm honest of they come up against The Jam they can fuck right off 

[PestiRed]

Just now, Bjornebye said:

I was tempted to leave the Stones out but if I'm honest of they come up against The Jam they can fuck right off 

and that is why the voting age should be increased to 40 (and cut off at 55)

[TheHowieLama]

4 minutes ago, Sugar Ape said:

Yeah same. With the rest of the world one and a US one I don’t think there is a clear winner like in the British one. 

AC/DC vs U2 innit?

[TheHowieLama]

2 minutes ago, PestiRed said:

USA - struggle to call an outright winner although that doesn’t speak to a higher quality of music than U.K. 

 

RoW - hard to see past Cohen, Cave or Marley 

Should be the same rules - no solo artists, just bands

[PestiRed]

1 minute ago, TheHowieLama said:

Should be the same rules - no solo artists, just bands

 
see edit that came in about the same time as your post

[Sugar Ape]

3 minutes ago, PestiRed said:

USA - struggle to call an outright winner although that doesn’t speak to a higher quality of music than U.K. 

 

RoW - hard to see past Cohen, Cave or Marley 

 

1 minute ago, TheHowieLama said:

AC/DC vs U2 innit?

I rest my case. 
 

Include solo artists to increase the pool. 

[TheHowieLama]

US would be interesting, probably more diverse.

E-Street Band to Public Enemy

[The Golden Eel]

Nickelback will probably get in it

[TheHowieLama]

4 minutes ago, The Golden Eel said:

Nickelback will probably get in it

[Bjornebye]

9 minutes ago, The Golden Eel said:

Nickelback will probably get in it

Canadian aren't they? They wouldn't even get into a Canadian tournament of 64 the shit twats. 

 

A US bands one would be good. 

[Pidge]

We going to do a post-final vote with the eventual winner going up against the Beatles (entering in the final scene like some kind of skiffle Shao Khan)?

[Tony Moanero]

20 minutes ago, PestiRed said:

and that is why the voting age should be increased to 40 (and cut off at 55)

Why?

[PestiRed]

1 minute ago, Tony Moanero said:

Why?

Because that’s my age group and I’m right. Obviously 

[Bjornebye]

2 minutes ago, Pidge said:

We going to do a post-final vote with the eventual winner going up against the Beatles (entering in the final scene like some kind of skiffle Shao Khan)?

Might have too. Mind you the way some cunts are voting I could have put the Beatles in from the start and them gone up against Dexys Midnight Runners and still lost votes. 

[The Golden Eel]

4 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Canadian aren't they? They wouldn't even get into a Canadian tournament of 64 the shit twats. 

 

A US bands one would be good. 

Fuck, so they are... You learn something new every day. 

[Tony Moanero]

17 minutes ago, PestiRed said:

Because that’s my age group and I’m right. Obviously 

It’s my age group, too. I probably won’t vote for The Rolling Stones.

[The Golden Eel]

6 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Might have too. Mind you the way some cunts are voting I could have put the Beatles in from the start and them gone up against Dexys Midnight Runners and still lost votes. 

I'd have been voting Dexys against the vast majority of the ones that have been up so far. 

[PestiRed]

1 minute ago, Tony Moanero said:

It’s my age group, too. I probably won’t vote for the The Rolling Stones.

Clearly I need to add some biscuit-based rules into calculations

[TheHowieLama]

1 hour ago, The Golden Eel said:

I'd have been voting Dexys against the vast majority of the ones that have been up so far. 

The only band with a woman involved right?

Is there not a single female fronted British band of any quality?

[AngryOfTuebrook]

2 hours ago, Sugar Ape said:

What about rest of the world excluding the UK and the States? Combined bands and solo artists. They’d have to be artists that were big or rated highly over here though or no one will vote for them. No use putting in a French band who are big in France but unheard of over here. 
 

Few off the top of my head if anyone wants to add on. 
 

U2

Thin Lizzy

Rush
INXS

Rory Gallagher

Neil Young 
Van Morrison

Boomtown Rats
Leonard Cohen
AC/DC

Justin Bieber

The Band

Crowded House

Joni Mitchell

Shakira

Kylie

First Aid Kit

Rihanna

a paddling pool of green jelly

 

Sorry, I forgot what we were talking about for a moment there

[Tony Moanero]

9 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

The only band with a woman involved right?

Is there not a single female fronted British band of any quality?

New Order - Gillian Gilbert

 

[TheHowieLama]

Reckon the Eurythmics got shafted here.

[The Golden Eel]

17 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

The only band with a woman involved right?

Is there not a single female fronted British band of any quality?

The Human League have women, don't they? 

 

Edit: I did try to get Cocteau Twins and Prefab Sprout in too but Stig said no to diversity.