The 2018 Hardcore Husky Battle of the Bands - Presented by YellowSnow's Record Shoppe

YellowSnow

Moderator
Staff member
Swaye's Wigwam
YellowSnow’s Record Shoppe would like to announce an Old Man Music, shit polling piece de resistance, The 2017 Hardcore Husky Battle of The Bands.

- 64 of the all-time great rock groups and solo artists from the 1960’s to the present (pop, R&B, country, hip hop, to be saved for another off-season)

- 4 groupings based on eras – i.e., 1960’s; early 1970’s; late 1970’s to mid 80’s; and late 80’s to the present - with artists seeded #1 to #16 in each grouping

- Each week we’ll cover a different round of voting, so think March Madness with your favorite rock artists until we crown a champion.

I tried to be as objective as possible with the seedings, using criteria like Rolling Stone’s 100 greatest artists, # All Music Guide 5 Star albums per artist, etc. All the being said, Jake Browing Sucks, some of your favorite artists (and mine too) didn’t make the cut. Oh well, they probably weren’t probably good enough to make a deep run anyhow. Thanks in advance for playing and hope you enjoy! Also shootout to @Tequilla for coming up with this idea; if it ends up sucking we can blame him.

The Groupings:

1960’s

1- The Beatles
2- The Rolling Stones
3- Bob Dylan
4- Jimi Hendrix
5- The Beach Boys
6- The Kinks
7- The Doors
8- CCR
9- Cream
10- The Byrds
11- Simon & Garfunkel
12- The Band
13- The Velvet Underground
14- The Yardbirds
15- Crosby, Stills and Nash
16- Jefferson Airplane

Early 1970’s

1- Led Zeppelin
2- The Who
3- Neil Young
4- David Bowie
5- Pink Floyd
6- Black Sabbath
7- Lynyrd Skynyrd
8- Van Morrison
9- The Allman Brothers Band
10- Steely Dan
11- Elton John
12- Grateful Dead
13- ZZ Top
14- Rod Stewart
15- The Eagles
16- Roxy Music

Early 1970’s – Mid 1980’s

1- AC DC
2- Fleetwood Mac
3- Van Halen
4- Talking Heads
5- The Clash
6- Bruce Springsteen
7- Queen
8- Elvis Costello
9- Tom Petty
10- The Police
11- The Ramones
12- Def Leppard
13- Aerosmith
14- Stevie Ray Vaughn
15- Rush
16- Styx

Late 1980’s to Present

1- Nirvana
2- Metallica
3- U2
4- The White Stripes
5- Guns n’ Roses
6- REM
7- Radio Head
8- Pearl Jam
9- Beck
10- Red Hot Chili Peppers
11- Weezer
12- Rage Against The Machine
13- Wilco
14- Black Crowes
15- Black Keys
16- Soundgarden

 
giphy.gif


giphy.gif


giphy.gif


tumblr_myg7szX5Vt1t8zrh4o1_500.gif

 
Early 1970’s

...

Early 1970’s
– Mid 1980’s
So what you're saying is that you really like the Early 1970's...

*Late 1970's - Mid 1980's

But, yes, I do love the early 70's. Hopefully, I spelled all the names of the bands correctly.
 
Last edited:
Brian Kelly thinks this list needs more early 1970's

I did my best to include as much 1990s as I could but chinvariably the mor one tries to make room for the more recent decades, you start losing space for the great acts of the early and later 1970's. While there are a lot of band of the 2000s and 2010s that I dig and listen to regularly, few truly stand out to me as great enough for 64 band/artist tournament.

Consider the percentages by decade of the albums in the Rolling Stone 500 GOAT list:

1950s - 10 albums (2.0%)
1960s - 105 albums (21.0%)
1970s - 186 albums (37.2%)
1980s - 84 albums (16.8%)
1990s - 73 albums (14.6%)
2000s - 40 albums (8.0%)
2010s - 2 albums (0.4%)

 
Last edited:
This should be a lot of fun with some great matchups and debate

The thought of a Jimi vs Beach Boys matchup in Round 2 is tremendous
 
1960’s

1- The Beatles
2- The Rolling Stones
3- Bob Dylan
4- Jimi Hendrix
5- The Beach Boys
6- The Kinks
7- The Doors
8- CCR
9- Cream
10- The Byrds
11- Simon & Garfunkel
12- The Band
13- The Velvet Underground
14- The Yardbirds
15- Crosby, Stills and Nash
16- Jefferson Airplane

The Guess Who and Steppenwolf always struggle to make the cut on anyone's 'best bands from the 60s' list.
 
This should be a lot of fun with some great matchups and debate

The thought of a Jimi vs Beach Boys matchup in Round 2 is tremendous

I'm definitely not seeing all the #1 seeds making it to the Final 4.
 
1960’s

1- The Beatles
2- The Rolling Stones
3- Bob Dylan
4- Jimi Hendrix
5- The Beach Boys
6- The Kinks
7- The Doors
8- CCR
9- Cream
10- The Byrds
11- Simon & Garfunkel
12- The Band
13- The Velvet Underground
14- The Yardbirds
15- Crosby, Stills and Nash
16- Jefferson Airplane

The Guess Who and Steppenwolf always struggle to make the cut on anyone's 'best bands from the 60s' list.

Both good bands. Just can't see putting them ahead of anyone listed above. Maybe Steppenwolf could have gotten a nod over Jefferson Airplane, but certainly no one else in the 1960's region.
 
1960’s

1- The Beatles
2- The Rolling Stones
3- Bob Dylan
4- Jimi Hendrix
5- The Beach Boys
6- The Kinks
7- The Doors
8- CCR
9- Cream
10- The Byrds
11- Simon & Garfunkel
12- The Band
13- The Velvet Underground
14- The Yardbirds
15- Crosby, Stills and Nash
16- Jefferson Airplane

The Guess Who and Steppenwolf always struggle to make the cut on anyone's 'best bands from the 60s' list.

Both good bands. Just can't see putting them ahead of anyone listed above. Maybe Steppenwolf could have gotten a nod over Jefferson Airplane, but certainly no one else in the 1960's region.

I’d put Jefferson Airplane ahead of Steppenwolf
 
Sadly, neither Keith Emerson aka @WilburHooksHands or Frank Zappa aka @YellowSnow made it in. @Dennis_DeYoung did, however.
 
This should be a lot of fun with some great matchups and debate

The thought of a Jimi vs Beach Boys matchup in Round 2 is tremendous

I'm definitely not seeing all the #1 seeds making it to the Final 4.

I’d be surprised if more than 2 did

Agree. I see two #1 seeds with a pretty clear path to the Final 4. But there's probably a 4 or 5 seed that will make it in. Perhaps even a 16 taking down a 1.
 
Brian Kelly thinks this list needs more early 1970's

I did my best to include as much 1990s as I could but chinvariably the mor one tries to make room for the more recent decades, you start losing space for the great acts of the early and later 1970's. While there are a lot of band of the 2000s and 2010s that I dig and listen to regularly, few truly stand out to me as great enough for 64 band/artist tournament.

Consider the percentages by decade of the albums in the Rolling Stone 500 GOAT list:

1950s - 10 albums (2.0%)
1960s - 105 albums (21.0%)
1970s - 186 albums (37.2%)
1980s - 84 albums (16.8%)
1990s - 73 albums (14.6%)
2000s - 40 albums (8.0%)
2010s - 2 albums (0.4%)

Rolling Stone came out in 1967. That must have nothing to do with the fact 58% of the albums chosen were from the 60’s and 70’s.
 
Last edited:
Back
Top