In ToR II: The Legends, S&R poses a simple question: who is the greatest rock band or artist of all time? Over 170 entrants are in the field – can anyone beat The Beatles?

Posts are in the order of the matches. The winner is italicized, and for complete results of a match, consult the next post in the series.

• Prologue – the Process and Rules
• #12 Van Halen, The Moody Blues, The Cure, Frank Zappa, The Verve
• #9 Metallica, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Talking Heads, The Raspberries, Stone Temple Pilots
• #6 Eric Clapton, Guns ‘n Roses, Ted Nugent, Robert Fripp/King Crimson, The Church
• #8 John Mellencamp, Cream, Sarah McLachlan, My Bloody Valentine, Mott the Hoople
• #5 The Ramones, Blues Traveler, Aerosmith, Skinny Puppy, Heart
• #11 Elton John, Joan Jett/Blackhearts, Lush, Concrete Blonde, White Zombie/Rob Zombie, Duran Duran
• #7 Bob Marley, Joe Walsh, Joe Jackson, Luke Haines/The Auteurs/Baader Meinhof/Black Box Recorder, Thin Lizzy
• #10 Crosby Stills & Nash, Blondie, The Yardbirds, World Party, The Dave Matthews Band, Hall & Oates
• #8 The Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers Band, Queensryche, T. Rex, Bon Jovi
• #6 Queen, The Jefferson Airplane/Starship, The Cars, Kate Bush, Suede
• #12 Blur/Damon Albarn, The Smiths/Morrissey, The Stone Roses, Rick Springfield, Brian Eno, The Jam/Style Council/Paul Weller
• #9 Peter Gabriel, The Steve Miller Band, Buffalo Springfield, Nick Lowe, The Black Crowes
• #10 Tom Petty/Heartbreakers, Jeff Beck, Bob Mould/Husker Du/Sugar, Bauhaus, Kiss, Tears for Fears
• # 11 Nine Inch Nails, Chicago, Electric Light Orchestra, Devo, Mountain, John Hiatt
• #5 Graham Parker, Roxy Music, Emerson Lake & Pamer, Annie Lennox, The Damned
• #12 Rush, Phish, Paul Simon/Simon & Garfunkel, Steve Winwood/Traffic/The Spencer Davis Group, Dave Edmunds, Slade
• #5 Green Day, Tool, Robert Palmer, The Sisters of Mercy, Counting Crows, Styx
• #8 Joni Mitchell, The Doobie Brothers, Todd Rundgren, Motorhead, Alice Cooper, Rod Stewart
• #9 Steely Dan, The Cult, Sweet, Boston, Los Lobos, The Jesus & Mary Chain
• #5 Jimi Hendrix, Joy Division, Journey, Foo Fighters, The Pretenders, The Eagles
• #11 Oasis, ZZ Top, Genesis, Garbage, Pearl Jam, Sheryl Crow
• #8 Janis Joplin, Catherine Wheel/Rob Dickinson, Bob Seger/Silver Bullet Band, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Paul McCartney/Wings, MC5/Wayne Kramer
• #7 The Byrds, INXS, The Velvet Underground, Fleetwood Mac, XTC, The Guess Who
• #10 The Sex Pistols, Supergrass, Little Feat, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Judas Priest, Alice in Chains
• #6 The Beach Boys/Brian Wilson, The Stooges/Iggy Pop, Yes, Tori Amos, Wilco, The Smithereens
• #10 Warren Zevon, The Kinks, Sonic Youth, James Taylor, The Replacements, Jackson Browne
• #12 Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne, Bad Company, New Order, Rage Against the Machine, Billy Idol, John Lennon
• #11 Cheap Trick, Indigo Girls, The Faces/Small Faces, Billy Joel, X, Soundgarden
• #7 The Band, Tom Waits, Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler, Jethro Tull, The Buzzcocks, Kansas
• #7 AC/DC, George Harrison, Midnight Oil, Smashing Pumpkins, Fish, Badfinger
• #8 Eels/E, Santana/Carlos Santana, Richard Thompson, The Animals, Peter Frampton, Squeeze (Eels/Santana sudden death overtime)
• #5 Neil Young, Deep Purple, Iron Maiden, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The B-52s, The Doors, The Levellers
• #2 Bruce Springsteen/E Street Band, #10 Tom Petty/Heartbreakers, #7 Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler
• #3 Van Morrison, #9 Peter Gabriel, Santana
• #4 Radiohead, #5 Neil Young, Devo
• #1 Bob Dylan, The Smiths/Morrissey, The Doobie Brothers
• #2 The Clash, #10 Crosby Stills & Nash, Fleetwood Mac
• #1 Led Zeppelin, #6 Eric Clapton, #12 Rush
• #3 The Who, #9 AC/DC, Queensryche
• #4 The Police, #5 Graham Parker, Billy Joel
• #3 David Bowie, #8 Janis Joplin, Creedence Clearwater Revival
• #2 Pink Floyd, The Kinks, Robert Palmer
• #1 U2, #6 Queen, #12 Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne
• #4 Elvis Costello, #5 The Ramones, ZZ Top
• #1 The Beatles, #6 The Beach Boys/Brian Wilson, Frank Zappa
• #4 REM, #5 Jimi Hendrix, Joan Jett/Blackhearts
• #2 The Rolling Stones, #7 Bob Marley/Wailers, #10 The Sex Pistols
• #3 Nirvana, #8 John Mellencamp, Los Lobos
• Great 48 Wrap-up
• #2 Bruce Springsteen vs #3 The Who
• #1 Led Zeppelin vs #5 Jimi Hendrix
• #2 The Clash vs #3 Nirvana
• #1 Bob Dylan vs #4 The Police
• #1 U2 vs #5 Neil Young
• #1 The Beatles vs #4 Elvis Costello
• #2 Pink Floyd vs Santana/Carlos Santana
• #2 The Clash vs #5 Neil Young
• #1 Led Zeppelin vs #2 Pink Floyd
• #2 The Rolling Stones vs #4 The Police
• #1 The Beatles vs #3 The Who
• The Final Four
• #2 The Rolling Stones vs #5 Neil Young
• #2 Pink Floyd vs #3 The Who
• The Grand Final
• #2 The Rolling Stones vs #2 Pink Floyd
• The envelope please…

Final bracket:

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