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[blackwasp]

Wow, I'm impressed!

 

[ps139]

Here are the seedings and brackets....in text form - I hope this is easy to understand!!

ROUND 1
A1: 1Pink Floyd v. 8Korn
A2: 4Phish v. 5Iron Maiden
A3: 3Dave Matthews Band v. 6POD
A4: 2Radiohead v. 7Green Day
B1: 1U2 v. 8Black Sabbath
B2: 4Dream Theater v. 5Lynrd Skynyrd
B3: 3Aerosmith v. 6Kiss
B4: 2The Doors v. 7Deep Purple
C1: 1Led Zeppelin v. 8Van Morrisson
C2: 4Nirvana v. 5Pearl Jam
C3: 3Red Hot Chili Peppers v. 6Dire Straits
C4: 2Rolling Stones v. 7Velvet Underground
D1: 1The Beatles v. 8The Clash
D2: 4R.E.M. v. 5Rage Against the Machine
D3: 3Metallica v. 6AC/DC
D4: 2Guns n Roses v. 7Queen

ROUND 2
A1 v. A2
A3 v. A4
B1 v. B2
B3 v. B4
C1 v. C2
C3 v. C4
D1 v. D2
D3 v. D4

ROUND 3
Winners in each letter bracket play each other
Example: Winner of A1 v.A2 plays winner of A3 v. A4
Whoever comes out on top, lets call "A."

ROUND 4
A v. B
C v. D

CHAMPIONSHIP
Winner of A v. B plays winner of C v. D

How were the seedings picked??

I made a list from 1 to 8.
I put 4 bands in each numerical category. (So, Zeppelin, U2, Pink Floyd and Beatles were put in category #1)
You may wonder why some band you hate is seeded higher than some band you like.....well, I tried to reflect the forum's musical tastes. If I had to seed them on my own preferences, it would be a lot different....(like, Phish would be #1 seed, and Aerosmith would be down around 7 or 8)

If anyone has the know how to make a bracket graphic, that would be pretty nice.

Let me know if you think certain alphabetical groups are either too strong or too weak. This is really subjective but if theres a significant response that X is too strong and Y is too weak, we can still make some changes without disturbing the structure.

 

[KristianJ]

Quite interesting, ps139! Especially the seedings. To me, Group D is the group of death - some key matchups early, although I'm not sure whether it's too strong! Truth be told, everyone would have had different structures and ways of setting up the tourney, but it looks very promising.

 

[ps139]

You have a good point KristianJ. Perhaps we should trade a band from Group D to Group A or C? Maybe switch ACDC with POD or Dire Straits? Or switch A2 and D2? Or A3 and D3?

I'll be back on tomorrow evening to see what everyone thinks.

 

[blackwasp]

I think you did a pretty good job with the seedings. The only real qualms I see are Velvet Underground as a 7 and Black Sabbath as an 8. I think that either could be a strong 2 seed, but perhaps this is just my opinion. Maybe we will see U2 get knocked off in round 1!!!

 

[Axver]

Queen seeded seventh? No, I think that's way too low.

Who here thinks U2 versus Kiss is better than U2 versus Black Sabbath? Or ... better idea - how about U2 versus Britney! (Alright, so we know who I'm fighting for to win, haha) Overall, I like it. Just as long as U2 goes far ...

 

[Sign Of The Fish Burger]

Nice job guys!! Looks good

 

[Arwen Undomiel]

Beatles versus Clash. Interesting....

 

[nadroj1985]

I think you did a pretty good job with the seedings. The only real qualms I see are Velvet Underground as a 7 and Black Sabbath as an 8. I think that either could be a strong 2 seed, but perhaps this is just my opinion. Maybe we will see U2 get knocked off in round 1!!!

I agree. I was very interested to see Black Sabbath versus U2. Black Sabbath is an incredibly tough 8 seed, and I for one will be voting for them. And VU a 7?????? J/k. That's actually a pretty good seeding of them probably, since there aren't as many VU fans around here.

Overall a great job with the seedings, guys. Looks like it'll be an interesting tournament

 

[nadroj1985]

You have a good point KristianJ. Perhaps we should trade a band from Group D to Group A or C? Maybe switch ACDC with POD or Dire Straits? Or switch A2 and D2? Or A3 and D3?

I say we leave it like it is. Different people will have different opinions of which bracket is stronger, so it'll just get too confusing. Why not just go with what we have, especially since the overall reaction to it seems pretty positive.

 

[blackwasp]

I agree. I was very interested to see Black Sabbath versus U2. Black Sabbath is an incredibly tough 8 seed, and I for one will be voting for them.

I as well, and not only to spite U2 (). Black Sabbath is widely recognized as the greatest hard rock band of all time (with the exception of Zep).

And VU a 7?????? J/k. That's actually a pretty good seeding of them probably, since there aren't as many VU fans around here.

Are the seedings based on the popularity of the bands within CF? If that is the case, then the "tournament committee" did an ever better job than i thought! Don't worry nadro, VU will get their share of votes.

 

[nadroj1985]

I as well, and not only to spite U2 (). Black Sabbath is widely recognized as the greatest hard rock band of all time (with the exception of Zep).

Don't ever forget that qualifying statement in parentheses there

Don't worry nadro, VU will get their share of votes.

They better; otherwise.......


you will all feel the wrath of NADROJ!!!!









.......actually, I'll probably just go cry in the corner. Sorry for that little outburst

 

[blackwasp]

Don't ever forget that qualifying statement in parentheses there

Yeah, Zep is the better band, but when it comes to being dark, Sabbath takes the cake.

They better; otherwise.......


you will all feel the wrath of NADROJ!!!!



.......actually, I'll probably just go cry in the corner. Sorry for that little outburst

Either response would probably be just. The Rolling Stones are an incredibly tough #2 seed as well. When it comes down to ranking bands, outside of the CF influence, the Beatles are the only band who would probably be considered a stronger seed than the Stones.

 

[ps139]

Are the seedings based on the popularity of the bands within CF? If that is the case, then the "tournament committee" did an ever better job than i thought! Don't worry nadro, VU will get their share of votes.

Yes, thats how I tried to seed them - based on the opinions here, who loves who. Thats why I put the Beatles so high. etc etc.

 

[absolutely_lost_86]

yeh i agree to leave it as it is. not everyone will completely agree on matchups

 

[ps139]

Suggestion: how about we make the first round battles at least a day shorter? Added up, that would make the first round shorter by 2 weeks.

 

[nadroj1985]

Suggestion: how about we make the first round battles at least a day shorter? Added up, that would make the first round shorter by 2 weeks.

I support the above statement.

 

[blackwasp]

I support the above statement.

I as well.

 

[ps139]

Guys check out this:
http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=66666&tclass=

Make predictions too!

 

[oldrooster]

MEE TOO !!!!!!