Since I have been moderating the "Metal Bands World Cup" with a lot of fun, it gave me an idea...
Why not do the same for the 'Classic Rock Bands' from all over the world?!
So, with credits to Agent_AAS for giving me the idea, here it is!!!
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_______________________________________________________________________ ### CLASSIC ROCK BANDS WORLD CUP !!! ### _______________________________________________________________________ The format of this World Cup for Classical Rock Bands is based upon the organisation schematics of the Soccer World Cup, same as the "Metal Bands World Cup" was made. It has the same rules as the Soccer Cup in terms of proceeding through, but it will follow a few rules of its own too. To elaborate the >binding rules< for this competition:
# The Group stage: -There will be 8 different groups presented in the thread, one at a time, and each group will be consisting of 5 Classical Rock Bands that will be pre-selected by me or one of the co-mods. -Every user of Armor Games has the power to give one point with one vote for one band only. So you only get to vote for one band in a group, no double voting for a single band or voting for more than one band per group. No exceptions will be made in this matter. -When one of the bands in a particular group reaches the 10 points limit, the voting for that group is over and that group will be closed for voting by me or one of the co-mods. Both the 'group winner' and the 'runner up' band will proceed to the knockout stage of this World Cup. -If two bands will reach the 10 points limit at the same time in a group, the band that reached the 10 points limit first, will automatically be declared 'group winner' and the band that reached the 10 points limit secondly, will automatically be declared 'runner up'. This rule also applies for the second place in the group. If two bands reach a similar point count for second place at the same time, the band reaching this point count first, will then automatically be declared 'runner up'. Remaining bands will be eliminated of the competition. Again, no discussions about the outcome are allowed, should this situation occur in a group.
The Knockout Stage: -After completing the Group stage, the 'group winner' of the first group will be up against the 'runner up' of the second group. The 'group winner' of the second group will be up against the 'runner up' of the first group. This scedule will be followed for the rest, to clarify: #1 Group A vs. #2 Group B (Winning band is called 'Winner I' #1 Group B vs. #2 Group A (Winning band is called 'Winner II' #1 Group C vs. #2 Group D (Winning band is called 'Winner III' #1 Group D vs. #2 Group C (Winning band is called 'Winner IV' #1 Group E vs. #2 Group F (Winning band is called 'Winner V' #1 Group F vs. #2 Group E (Winning band is called 'Winner VI' #1 Group G vs. #2 Group H (Winning band is called 'Winner VII' #1 Group H vs. #2 Group G (Winning band is called 'Winner VIII' -Like in the famous 'Battle of the Bands thread', you (again) get to vote once for one band only. -When one of the bands in this knockout battle reaches the limit of 10 points first, that band is declared the winner of the match and will proceed to the next stage in the competition. The 1/4 Finals: -The next stage, the 1/4 finals, will be held in this order: # Winner I vs. Winner V # Winner II vs. Winner VI # Winner III vs. Winner VII # Winner IV vs. Winner VIII -When one of the bands in these 1/4 final battles reaches the limit of 10 points first, that band is declared the winner of the match and will proceed to the next stage in the competition. The Semi Finals: -The semi finals will be held in the order of: # Winner I/V vs. Winner II/VI # Winner III/VII vs. Winner IV/VIII -When one of the bands in these Semi Finals battles reaches the limit of 10 points first, that band is declared the winner of the match and will proceed to the next stage in the competition. The 'Shadow Final': -A number three and four is decided in a match between both 'losing' bands from the semi finals. Again, the ranking of third and fourth place in this Final is decided upon the band that reaches the 10 points limit first. The Final match: -The Final match is held between both winning bands from the semi finals. -When one of the bands in the Final reaches the limit of 10 points first, that band is declared the winner of the competition and is crowned The 'CRBWC' Champion 2010. -The remaining band is ranked #2 in this competition. # Further rules for this competition: -You can only vote once per group and only once per knockout battle -You are obligated to give a good reasoning on why you choose the band to get your vote. ('They are the best' or 'I like them' is not accepted as a reasoning.) -There will be NO playoffs held in this competition. -You don't get to complain when 'your band' is eliminated from the competition. -Swearing and obscene language is not tolerated. Always respect the opinion(s) of the other users participating in this thread, even if you disagree on their reasoning. -The 'Armor Games Community Forum Rules and Regulations' and the 'Battle of the ... Thread Rules' are to be followed for this 'Classic Rock Bands World Cup'. They will be referred to when needed. You can find them here: Armor Games Community Forum Rules and Regulations Battle of the ... Thread Rules -'CRBWC'-Moderators: Besides me, there will be 2 persons who will help me moderate this thread. You can always ask us for help in this thread: MrDayCee goumas13 Agent_AAS >>> Attention! Official AG Administrators and Moderators will always have a binding word!<<< I hope the AG users will like and participate in this 'Classic Rock Bands World Cup'! So... ENJOY!!!
Ahh man. Aerosmith is among the All-Time greats, but so is AC/DC and Guns N Roses. Very tough, but I choose AC/DC. Along with Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Deep Purple, AC/DC brought hard rock into tthe mainstream. "For those about to rock...we salute you!"
Two more votes in making both AC/DC and Aerosmith take a further lead and a a further tie! =D
But in order to count Drace's vote, I need a reasoning obligated by the compertition's rules... I'll count it for now, but when the deadline is reached and reasoning is not given it will be disqualified... :/
Yes... I know what you mean there chaotix567... but to ease my mood in this, the overall user activity seems pretty slow on AG lately... don't know what's happening?!?! 0_o
Maybe the users have had enough of AG and they lost their momentum in keeping their members interested? Hope not... :S
I'll present my own vote to at least keep the voting count going a bit... hope more people will follow after this! =)
My vote goes to the band that has had the biggest impact on current bands in terms of making pure Rock music, AC/DC!!! Allthough they have had some songs in their repertoire that are not 'AC/DC-worthy', they completely make up for it with their alltime greatest hit-list! =D I mean, who can deny huge epic songs like 'Thunderstruck', 'Highway To Hell', 'Whole Lotta Rosie', 'Back In Black', 'For Those About To Rock', 'Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap', 'T.N.T.' and the latest in this awesome list 'Rock 'n Roll Train'? If you deny this, you're either not a rock fan or your blind as a bat... =P I have to say it was a tough choice between Aerosmith and AC/DC, but the latter band won in this by a mile!!
So, with my personal vote counted, new score shows us:
I'm going to vote for Gun's 'n Roses. I think they make songs with the most variety out of all of the groups. In my opinion, Sweet Child of Mine (though overplayed) and Mr. Brownstone just take the cake. All of AC/DC's songs sound too similar, Aerosmith is good, but not my kind of music, and I've never heard of Meat Loaf or Rose Tattoo.
Aerosmith for me. Again, it was tough between them and AC/DC, but AC/DC is too formulaic for me to really enjoy most of their songs, while Aerosmith changes it up quite a bit!
@ pk2015 : Allthough chaotix567 already answered the question, I'll elaborate on it just a little more for you... Iron Maiden is a band that has both the Rock and Metal genre labelled on them, but they actually DO belong in the Metal genre, based on their type of music played... I had them in mind for this competition too, but the decisive argument that made me exclude them from this one is just like chaotix567 states, they are present and accounted for in the 'MBWC' and that's where they belong!
@ chaotix567 : Yes! Seems like that's the case here! Always good to have some more voters participating in this competition! You know... 'The more, the merrier!' =P
Actually looks like Guns 'n Roses and Aerosmith are both catching up on AC/DC there! 0_o
Allthough this is the current score and ranking, I still need to have a reasoning from both Drace and Amitkevincloskey to make their votes legit, those are the rules!
This group stays open for a few more days and then the next will be posted, so if you want to vote... better hurry! =D
Chaotix567 has a really strong point there! I mean... even if you aren't a so-called 'rock-a-holic', you must know at least one of these bands presented in this competition?!?! 0_o
The current leaders of the group and even Meat Loaf (still at 0 votes, don't know why that is though) are all world wide known rock bands that have had several big hits in more countries you might even think of! =D
So, it doesn't matter if you don't have your heart racing for Classic Rock music, the least you can do is vote for a band that has only one single hit you think is completely awesome!! You don't need to be a harcore fan of that band... just like that particular song and you have a legitimate reasoning for a vote! =D
But be sure to include that with your vote to have us count it...
