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UMT 2012: Round of 128 #2

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We move on to the head to head portion of the Tournament. Pick your winners in each matchup. The results from last round are in parenthesis.

The Who (222) vs. Billy Joel (63)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (92) vs. The Smashing Pumpkins (91)
Pearl Jam (117) vs. Rush (73)
Marvin Gaye (120) vs. Pavement (70)
Stevie Wonder (176) vs. Foo Fighters (65)
Paul Simon (96) vs. Otis Redding (74)
Nine Inch Nails (97) vs. John Lennon (77)
Bruce Springsteen (190) vs. Aretha Franklin (64)
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The Who
Smashing Pumpkins
Pearl Jam (Tough to vote against Rush though)
Marvin Gaye
Stevie Wonder (Another tough vote)
Otis Redding
NIN
Springsteen
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The Who
Smashing Pumpkins
Pearl Jam
Marvin Gaye
Stevie Wonder
Paul Simon
NIN
Bruce Springsteen
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Billy Joel (Gotta give him some votes)
Tom Petty
Pearl Jam
Marvin Gaye (Wish one of the first two was in this match)
Stevie Wonder
Otis Redding
NIN (If "Imagine"(the song and album) didn't exist, this would have a different outcome)
Bruce (Damn...I feel sorry for Aretha)
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The Who
The Smashing Pumpkins
Rush
Pavement
Stevie Wonder
Otis Redding (74)
John Lennon (77)
Bruce Springsteen

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Billy Joel
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Rush
Pavement
Stevie Wonder
Paul Simon
John Lennon
Bruce Springsteen
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The Who
The Smashing Pumpkins
Pearl Jam
Pavement
Stevie Wonder
Otis Redding
Nine Inch Nails
Bruce Springsteen
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The Who
Smashing Pumpkins
Pearl Jam
Marvin Gaye
Stevie Wonder
Otis Redding
John Lennon
Bruce Springsteen
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The Who and Billy Joel are two very similar artists for me as weird as that sounds. I've listened to the majority of the albums for both, I don't love any of them, and really can't stand a few yet they both have 10-15 songs that I really like. I chose Joel because I like his just a little more.

Also, I've said it before, Tom Petty is probably the most underrated artist ever when it comes to critical acclaim. He just was playing the right songs at the wrong times. His two peaks are when classic rock just wasn't looked upon fondly (late 70's and early to mid 90's)
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The Who (222)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (92)
Rush (73)
Pavement (70)
Stevie Wonder (176)
Otis Redding (74)
John Lennon (77)
Bruce Springsteen (190)
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The Who
Tom Petty (tough call)
Pearl Jam (tough call)
Marvin Gaye
Stevie Wonder
Paul Simon (tough call)
John Lennon
Bruce Springsteen (tough call)
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Damn it, I have to vote against Leonard Cohen and for Nine Inch Nails. Unfortunate matchups sometimes.

1. Bruce Springsteen (3)
2. The Who (4)
3. Paul Simon (96)
4. Otis Redding (39)
5. Marvin Gaye (42)
6. Stevie Wonder (45)
7. Aretha Franklin (84)
8. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (129)
9. Pavement (~150)
10. The Smashing Pumpkins (~200)
11. Billy Joel (~200)
12. Rush (~200)
13. Pearl Jam (~250)
14. Foo Fighters (~250)
15. Nine Inch Nails (?)
16. John Lennon (?)
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The Who (without much enthusiasm)
The Smashing Pumpkins
Pearl Jam (oh no, but I HATE Rush)
Marvin Gaye
Stevie Wonder (without much enthusiasm)
Paul Simon
John Lennon
Bruce Springsteen

3 out of these winners do not really deserve to be...
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The Who
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Pearl Jam
Pavement
Stevie Wonder
Paul Simon
Nine Inch Nails
Bruce Springsteen
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The Who
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Pearl Jam
Marvin Gaye
Stevie Wonder
Otis Redding
John Lennon
Bruce Springsteen
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Weaker round today...

The Who vs. Billy Joel
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers vs. The Smashing Pumpkins #59
Pearl Jam vs. Rush
Marvin Gaye #18 vs. Pavement
Stevie Wonder #14 vs. Foo Fighters
Paul Simon vs. Otis Redding (close!)
Nine Inch Nails vs. John Lennon #51
Bruce Springsteen #17 vs. Aretha Franklin #83
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The Who (222)
The Smashing Pumpkins (91)
Pearl Jam (117)
Marvin Gaye (120)
Stevie Wonder (176)
Otis Redding (74)
John Lennon (77)
Aretha Franklin (64)
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Billy Joel
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Pearl Jam
Marvin Gaye
Stevie Wonder
Paul Simon
John Lennon
Bruce Springsteen
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The Who
The Smashing Pumpkins (I discovered Tom Petty through the moderately acclaimed poll and I didn't find any appeal in it + it beat a personal favorite + I like the Pumpkins)
Pearl Jam
Pavement (even if only for Filmore Jive)
Foo Fighters
Otis Redding
Nine Inch Nails
Pass
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Nassim wrote: The Smashing Pumpkins (I discovered Tom Petty through the moderately acclaimed poll and I didn't find any appeal in it + it beat a personal favorite + I like the Pumpkins)
Just wondering, are previous results important for people during the current vote? I read this justification once in a while. I think it's curious.
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Scores out of 20. Winners in bold:

The Who: 1 vs. Billy Joel: 9
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: 15 vs. The Smashing Pumpkins: 9
Pearl Jam: 4 vs. Rush: 7
Marvin Gaye: 14 vs. Pavement: 13
Stevie Wonder: 19 vs. Foo Fighters: 8
Paul Simon: 5 vs. Otis Redding: 16
Nine Inch Nails: 14 vs. John Lennon: 0
Bruce Springsteen: 8 vs. Aretha Franklin: 7
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The Who
The Smashing Pumpkins
Pearl Jam
Pavement
Stevie Wonder
Paul Simon
Nine Inch Nails
Bruce Springsteen

I saw Springsteen live last week, he really is an incredible showman.

If we're judging John Lennon exclusively on his solo work I have to vote against him.

The thing about Tom Petty is, he's great a crafting pop songs, but he sings like he's on valium.
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Marvin Gaye (120) vs. Pavement (70)
Stevie Wonder (176) vs. Foo Fighters (65)
Paul Simon (96) vs. Otis Redding (74)
Nine Inch Nails (97) vs. John Lennon (77)
Bruce Springsteen (190) vs. Aretha Franklin (64)

The Who
pass
pass
Pavement
Stevie Wonder
Paul Simon
Nine Inch Nail
Bruce
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1) Billy Joel
2) Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
3) Rush
4) Marvin Gaye
5) Stevie Wonder
6) Paul Simon
7) John Lennon
8) Aretha Franklin
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Gillingham wrote:
Nassim wrote: The Smashing Pumpkins (I discovered Tom Petty through the moderately acclaimed poll and I didn't find any appeal in it + it beat a personal favorite + I like the Pumpkins)
Just wondering, are previous results important for people during the current vote? I read this justification once in a while. I think it's curious.
Well, Here the real reason is that I found his album boring while I like many songs by the Pumpkins.
However, on a match-up too close to make a real choice, I sometimes end up picking the winner through silly reasons!
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The Who
The Smashing Pumpkins
Pearl Jam
Marvin Gaye
Stevie Wonder
Paul Simon
Nine Inch Nails
Bruce Springsteen
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The Who
The Smashing Pumpkins
Rush
Marvin Gaye
Stevie Wonder
Otis Redding
John Lennon
Aretha Franklin
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The Who
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Rush
Pavement
Stevie Wonder
Paul Simon
John Lennon
Bruce Springsteen
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RESULTS... (42) voters...

The Who over Billy Joel (32-10)
The Smashing Pumpkins over Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (21-20)
Pearl Jam over Rush (28-13)
Marvin Gaye over Pavement (32-10)
Stevie Wonder over Foo Fighters (36-6)
Otis Redding over Paul Simon (22-20)
Nine Inch Nails over John Lennon (24-18)
Bruce Springsteen over Aretha Franklin (34-7)
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Here's what I would have gone for

The Who
Tom Petty
Pearl Jam
Pavement
Foo Fighters
Otis Redding
Nine Inch Nails
Bruce Springsteen
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slick wrote: The Smashing Pumpkins over Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (21-20)
Ouch.
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