ILM July Madness: FINAL FOUR

Stones vs. Beatles = easiest single decision so far...Beatles

VU vs. Prince = as I said before *feel free to incorporate solo albums* - doing so leaves you with 10-15 A++ classic VU albums whereas Prince has like 9 maybe. also: remember the stuff Prince said about gay people recently. you are also allowed to take that into your decision making process.

OTOH you are not allowed to incorporate anything lou reed has ever said, ever

Stones, Velvets

Beatles, Prince obv

I honestly don't care that Prince hasn't made a spectacular album in over 20 years. It's been even longer than that for either Reed or Cale. As for Beatles vs. Stones... Beatles easy.

Beatles, Velvet Underground

two of my favorite artists vs two i barely give a shit about

wrong way up and songs for drella are 20 and 21 years old

xp Bitter much?

fragments of a rainy season is 18!

uh, it's not as if just started not caring about vu after they beat stevie

and they beat him so hard

Sun Ra, Oum Kalthoum

actually I think the 3 VU results were the 3 biggest margins so far

Honestly I am bit surprised by the outpouring of VU love in these polls.

Songs for Drella = zzzzz. I never even bothered listening to Wrong Way Up.

I actually kind of like Lou Reed's sporadic run from 1989-2000, but I wouldn't call any of them spectacular. Cale's been asleep since Music for a New Society.

wrong way up is 100% classic imo

Anyway, like I said before, I could put all the VU songs I like on a single cd. They were capable of greatness, but just as easily capable of non-greatness. (This is true for Prince as well, but at least he released entire albums I love.)

i have a feeling that the Velvet Underground might win this whole thing.

I certainly don't plan to vote for them over the Stones.

wait no, they're up against prince. still, I think I might have to give prince the edge.

if it came down to stones vs vu i think i would abstain just because i wouldn't really care at that point

beatles & prince because I'm feelin kinda hongro today

Beatles, Prince

this was very easy

This should've been Fleetwood Mac, The Cure, Abba, and Black Sabbath.

stones really don't have a shot, do they? I mean I like them fine but are they really final four material? if steely dan or bob dylan were in west I don't think the stones would be here.

should've been James Brown, James Brown, James Brown, CCR

I would vote for the Stones over Steely Dan or Dylan in a heartbeat

Out of those three, I'd take Dylan without blinking.

Beatles, Velvets

actually I think the 3 VU results were the 3 biggest margins so far

― iatee, Thursday, July 22, 2010 10:21 PM (9 minutes ago)

First Round: Biggest winners as measured by margin of victory
1. (tie) Beatles over Madonna
1. (tie) VU over Radiohead
3. Kate Bush over Hall & Oates

First round: biggest winners as measured by percentage of votes
1. Beatles over Madonna
2. VU over Radiohead
3. Prince over Black Sabbath

Second round: biggest winners, no matter how you measure it
1. VU over PE
2. Eno over Smiths
3. Can over Biggie

Third round: biggest winners
1. VU over Stevie
2. Beatles over Dylan
3. Stones over Can

Beatles and Prince for me, thanks.

oh shit this poll is closing tomorrow? I always screw up with the dates

I imagine it won't get 153 votes again unless it becomes a clusterfuck

let's discuss...race

Maybe you should re-do the poll to avoid riots (over the closing date)?

(Apologies for being so present tonight. I'm tired and need some cheap, easy entertainment.)

hmmmm

do other people think this is something worth redoing? I mean I am perfectly fine w/ the race war solution.

can a mod modify the closing date?

nope

oh what the hell I'll remake it