DUEL 2002 Ongoing Thread

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Rather than do separate threads I'll just announce new Duels and old results on this one.

― Tom, Tuesday, 26 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

So yesterday's result was Creed 87% - Ash 13%, an overwhelming victory. And Here's today's Duel!.

― Tom, Tuesday, 26 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I want to start a lounge band called 'Limp Biscotti'. We could do cabaret-style Radiohead covers

― geeta, Tuesday, 26 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

just a general thing, it's slightly annoying the way when you click on the link to Duel and then have to scroll down through a load of stuff to get to it.

― DV, Tuesday, 26 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Is this any better, DV?.

Yesterday's result - Limp Bizkit 79%, Radiohead 21%.

― Tom, Wednesday, 27 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Radiohead vs Limp Bizkit? I thought everybody here but me liked Radiohead and hated Limp Bizkit? Wouldn't Limp Bizkit vs Korn be a more equitable pairing. Or Radiohead vs Coldplay. At least those two sound the same.

― Lord Custos, Wednesday, 27 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I want to start a lounge band called 'Limp Biscotti'. We could do cabaret-style Radiohead covers
Great, you could open for Black Velvet Flag, who do Ben-Folds-on-a-morphine-drip versions of Circle Jerks and Dead Kennedies songs.

― Lord Custos, Wednesday, 27 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

oh, the tide is turning against radiohead. 21%! look at that!

― minna, Wednesday, 27 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

No it isnt - unless you're saying wow 21% is high considering theyre up against Limp Bizkit! :)

Lord C - that's the romance of the cup. Duel! does not neccessarily pit bands who are bad in the same way against each other...

― Tom, Wednesday, 27 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Ahhh. I see.

― Lord Custos, Wednesday, 27 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Dont make me stomp my feet, whose next? Who won?

― Mr Noodles, Thursday, 28 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

oh jeez, that was so depressing, *and* I made multiple votes for Radiohead, the fuckers.

― chris, Thursday, 28 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Right - yesterday's result: David Gray 53%, Linkin Park 47%, a closer- than-expected result frankly!

(better late than never).

― Tom, Thursday, 28 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

We need some brit on brit or yank against yank action in the duel.
Too bad their isnt a Celine Dion vs Nelly Furtado or Lover Boy vs Glass Tiger FITE.

― Mr Noodles, Thursday, 28 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Brit on Brit action coming tonight but no Yank on Yank until, blimey, not for ages. I'm going to get Popshots to introduce it!

― Tom, Friday, 1 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Why did someone put an apostrophe in "Linkin Park"? "Linkin" isn't short for anything, you know.

― Ally, Friday, 1 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah, it's not as if they are linking parks. It's just the eedjit's way of spelling Lincoln Park.

― Nicole, Friday, 1 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

But who won yesterday's duel? Please tell me it's Muse?

― Nicole, Friday, 1 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm setting up today's right now.

― Tom, Friday, 1 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

You can still vote for Muse (again). I just did.

― Jeff W, Friday, 1 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Thanks, I just voted for them again...

― Nicole, Friday, 1 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Me, too!

― Dan Perry, Friday, 1 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Yesterday's result - Muse 60% / Slipknot 40%. Matt and the lads are through!

Today - Manics vs Gorillaz!

― Tom, Friday, 1 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

The result of that one - Manics 57%, Gorillaz 43%.

And here's today's!.

― Tom, Monday, 4 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

*sniff* BLURILLAZ! *sob*

― Dan Perry, Monday, 4 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm sorry to see them go.

― Tom, Monday, 4 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Cor, if J Spaceman and that guy with the bobble hat are truly among the 32 worst acts in the world right now, then things must be good. Yay 2002! (I voted anyway: I am a poll-whore)

― Jeff W, Monday, 4 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

An undeserving pass through to the next round is part of the romance of the cup.

BDB is dreadful, though. And J Spaceman at least off-form.

― Tom, Monday, 4 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

BDB 69%, Spiz 31%

Today's match is somewhat weightier.

― Tom, Thursday, 7 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Stereophonics 68%, Strokes 32%

Here's today's battle.

Apologies for Duel! delay this week, things here went a bit tits up.

― Tom, Tuesday, 12 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Dido 74% - Andrew WK 26%

Here's today's - Travis vs Belle & Seb - like a fool I have forgotten to put a forum option on it so you'll have to comment here, sorry! (Or email emergencytom@hotmail.com with your comments)

― Tom, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

No fair Kate aint about these days to defend her Scottish Boys.

― Mr Noodles, Thursday, 14 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Frankly, she doesn't need to, considering that they're up against TWEE-SATAN.

― Dan Perry, Thursday, 14 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

do you know why the turnout in Duel votes is going down - it's because it doesn't actually get updated every day and people stop going back to check it.

― DV, Friday, 15 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'll now use a new formula for comparing bands of equal merit:
more meat = better bands.
Hopefully Meatloaf, The Fat Boys and Rita McNeil (& Friends (sounds wrong without her friends)) arent in this bracket.

― Mr Noodles, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah, sorry about that Duel fans. Big hiatus this weekend cause I was away. And there'll be another big hiatus while I go on holiday next week. Turnout was back up anyway so it was just that nobody cared about Andrew WK vs Dido.

― Tom, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

In all its glory, Duel! returns - this time with a message board! And Travis beat B&S 74-26.

― Tom, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

You can see the standings after you vote, Tom.

― Jeff W, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Not any more hopefully.

― Tom, Tuesday, 19 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

two weeks pass...

U2 64% - Ryan Adams 36%

Nu Duel. And I'll sort out the seeing-the-results thing right now too.

― Tom, Wednesday, 3 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Coldplay 77% - Weezer 23%

And the Duels go on....

― Tom, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Hey Duelmaster, why don't you put some pop artists in the thunderdome? Where's Britney vs. Ja Rule? Timba vs Dre? Or are you popists too scared to look in the mirror? :)

― bnw, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm sure I said this somewhere upthread - pop and dance are coming up in a separate Duel before the huge superbowl-like clash of titans to finish up with. And not before time too since Moby has new material out.

― Tom, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Hmph. I don't see anything like that upthread. My conspiracy theories about the ILM cabal will therefore continue unabated.

― bnw, Thursday, 4 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Moldy Peaches 73% - Mogwai 27%

Unlucky 13...

― Tom, Friday, 5 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I am going to keep using the word Vomtastic til it actually gets quoted, people.

― Nicole, Friday, 5 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I feel like such an ignorant American. I have no idea who Baxendale (sic) even is (name is completely new to me) let alone heard their music.

― Alex in SF, Friday, 5 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Just vote starsailor. Whoever Baxendale are they cant be that bad.

― Mr Noodles, Friday, 5 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Starsailor 81% - Baxendale 19% - and here's match 14....

― Tom, Monday, 8 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Jesus, that's surprising. I thought everyone hated Baxendale. I voted Starsailor anyway

― electric sound of jim, Monday, 8 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Let the record show I like Baxendale. I care not for anyone's scoffing.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 8 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Haven't heard them, but Baxendale's name is awful. I nearly voted for them just for the name alone, but my loathing for Starsailor's squawking won it.

― Nicole, Tuesday, 9 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

REM 72% - Hives 28%

Match No.15! (Almost there!)

― Tom, Tuesday, 9 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Nickelback 83% - PRML SCRM 17% -

The final Round 1 match!. What excitement eh!

NB the hidden results thing has gone because votations.com changed their terms of service, for Round 2 I'll try to find a different poll site maybe.

― Tom, Wednesday, 10 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Kudos to starry for long overdue revival of adjective "bally"

― Jeff W, Wednesday, 10 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Round 2 FITE!

― Mr Noodles, Friday, 12 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Duel! is back on Monday with Round 2.

― Tom, Saturday, 13 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Okay its Tuesday a=in Engerland I wanna crappy FITE!

― Mr Noodles, Monday, 15 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

OK, Duel 2002! Round 2! is go!.

2 points. 1) Couldn't find anywhere which allows hidden results for free so we're staying with votations.com cos I like the message board system. 2) Comments can now add to votes.

― Tom, Tuesday, 16 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Oops link.

― Tom, Tuesday, 16 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Starsailor 52% - Muse 48%

THIS IS THE BIG ONE.

― Tom, Friday, 19 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Nickelback 44% - Stereophonics 56% - and here's the new Duel!

(Sorry for lack of Duel! updates - they take a while and I've had real actual work, plus 102 beats that, to do)

― Tom, Thursday, 25 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Sorry, heres the new Duel.

― Tom, Thursday, 25 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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