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!!!
And the last two votes for Van Halen came in!!! And allthough the reasoning to them was pretty thin, they were within the margins of the thread rules, so I'll count them and with those in, close this battle...
After an exciting two weeks battle, Van Halen has managed to beat KISS in the 1/2 Finals!
Final score shows : ________________________________
1/2 Final II :
Van Halen - 10 - Winner! KISS - 6 - Eliminated... ________________________________
Now before we start with the Final of this 'Classic Rock Bands World Cup'... it's time to decide who's #3 and #4! So it's time for the 'Shadow Final'!!! =D
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'Shadow Final' :
Led Zeppelin -vs.- KISS ________________________________
So here are the already known starting words for this battle!
On your marks... get set... ready... eddie... steady... VOTE!!! =D
This is a great match up, both are influential fans and have a huge fan base but i gotta vote for zepplin. They have made more hits and have more skills than kiss
led zeppelin has had a far bigger impact on the music industry as a whole and they are far more talented so being the drummer that i am i will do the honorable thing and vote for zep
Led Zeppelin for sure. I like KISS but I love LZ. Like loganada said they are more skilled, in music as in lyrics. They bring up great atmospheres in their songs. And they had a bigger impact on everyone.
Led Zeppelin all the way. There are numerous reasons for this, however I've gone into detail several times in this thread about the awesomeness that is Zeppelin, as well as the mediocrity and over-ratedness (yes it's a word cause I just made it ) of KISS.
Frankly I don't like a lot KISS, whereas Led Zeppelin had several extraordinary songs (e.g. Immigrant Song, Black Dog). Therefore I will vote for Led Zeppelin.
Led Zeppelin are pure greatness that have made incredible albums (Led Zeppelin 3 and 4 are fantastic), and stay as one of my favorite artists. They are incredibly talented and, like a lot of people have mentioned, made a great impact in music.
I have explained why I dislike Kiss.
I second MRWalker above me. KISS is screwed, let's just say Zep wins.
Sorry guys... I've been extremely busy the last couple of days and haven't been able to do anything else but answer some comments (and even that I had to postpone a bit), but today I'm able to catch up! =D
Ok then, let's see what happens... *gathers and ordens his papers* ... we have the current battle betwe... ...oh my! What on earth happened here?!?! 0_o
I had the intention to vote sooner and not decide this battle, but I guess that failed miserably... oh well, then it's up to me to call it a 'clean sweep' and close this battle, because my vote was/is for Led Zeppelin!!!
They simply have a bigger legacy and impact on the genre of rock music than KISS and allthough I haven't seen them perform live -a subject that is clearly a huge plus for KISS (I know because I've seen them standing out while standing on stage)- I still prefer Led Zeppelin over KISS in terms of how many songs I like and the touch to those songs! =)
So this means that I've placed the deciding vote in this battle and can call it for closure! hehehh...
Final score shows the 'clean sweep': ________________________________
'Shadow Final' :
Led Zeppelin - 10 - Winner! KISS - 0 - Eliminated... ________________________________
I'll post the next (and final) battle in a separate post after this, hang on a tad...
And I know that's pretty difficult for some of you! But I won't say any names! Right, MR.?! LOL :P
