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!!!
Ladieeeeeeees aaaaaaaaaaand gentlemeeeeeeeeen, we proudly present to you, the
_______________________________________________________________________ ### 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!!!
It seems that voting has dropped to a minimum for this group... Thanx for the reasoning though pk2015, now your vote is 'legit'! =D
I'll state my own vote for this group and that wasn't easy, like I said to wajo59 somewhere in another post... after some consideration I choose to vote for JOURNEY!!! Allthough my personal battle was between two (in my opinion) 'epic' rock bands, ulimately Heart (though having a lot of really awesome 'core-shaking' songs and ballads in their repertoire like 'Alone', 'Barracuda', 'All I Wanna Do' and 'Crazy On You' had to face defeat... maybe it was because the Wilson sisters made a statement by pointing me in the direction of the band that got my vote with the song 'Your Long Journey'! =P Journey somehow got my attention in the early 90's with a song I first heard on a Rock ballads collection CD and that same song turned out to be the end credit song for the very last episode of the hit series 'The Sopranos'... "Don't Stop Believing"! When I heard that song for the first time, I was sold immediatley! I began to search for their CD's and ended up with owning every single one of them!!! They had a great lead singer in Steve Perry, but then when he left, they did an amazing job when they replaced him with Arnel Pineda, found with the help of a YouTube video Neal Schon spotted of him performing one of their songs... the resemblance of their voices is simply breathtaking! I just never grow tyred of their songs and the first song I ever heard is still one of my favorite songs of all time! Enough said... =D
With Journey now in the lead, we still need votes for the other bands to catch up... who's willing to pick up the gloves and fight for their favorite rock band in this group?! =D
Only one vote per round is permitted... if you feel lost in the rules about this competition, visit the first page of the thread and you'll find the rules in the OP!
Seems like Journey is definitely making a huge gap in the lead for this group! =D
@ delossantosj : must be because the song is used for the end credits in the series 'Sopranos'... it's happening here in Europe too! Can't say I hate other people for getting to know their music, allthough it was kind of nice to be one of the few that knew and loved the band... =P
Updated score shows:
Group G: "Melodic Rock Bands" - Journey - 4 - Boston - 1 - Heart - 1 - Dire Straits - 1 - R.E.O. Speedwagon - 0
Will any of the other bands make it to a second vote?!? 0_o Even R.E.O. Speedwagon seems lost without votes... :S
i thought with boston and hearty in there it woud be a much mroe close battle
I thought so too! Never would have guessed that only Journey would get votes in this group... but there's still some time... I will leave voting open till Monday, so maybe a decisive vote will be made and one of them can claim second prize! =D
So who will it be? Boston... Heart... or Dire Straits?!?! Let us know people!!!
I do know some people have neglected to vote for this round, so... take your chance to make the decision!!! =P
So with this round closed, without further delay... here's the next (and final) group to vote for in this 'CRBWC'!!!
Since they (read: bands) all don't fit into one of the categories (or the proper category for them was already filled up with 5 contestants), I decided to call this group:
oh god mr. daycee, if youre going to have one band that just beats the entire group it should be rush
my vots for rush. no other band on that list can even TOUCH them when it comes to musical talent. if i see someone even vote for lynard skynyrd i will cry.... they were the WORST band that even tried to call them selves rock. they had one legendary song that wasnt even good up untill its guitar solo (free bird)
Rush is still together, neil peart is currently STILL on the top five drummers list at number 2, alex is still kicken hard and singing bad when he needs to, and geddy lee is still playing 6 instruments at the same time.
Gonna vote for Thin Lizzy here, they are a fantastic blend of romantic lyrics and hard-hitting Rock N' Roll instrumentation (see songs "Little Girl in Bloom", "Romeo and the Lonely Girl", and my personal favourite track of theirs "Angel From the Coast". On another note, I share a birthday, August 20, with TL's bassist/singer Phil Lynott (Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin also has this birthday).
