It’s been a pretty good week for the top seeds. Despite the upset threat posed by a couple of exceptional challengers, Zep scores early and often to post a decisive win. The […]
Tournament of Rock – Legends: the Led Zeppelin pod
Results: For the second pod in a row, we had a clean win by the top seed. Clearly this is just too easy. The numbers: #2 The Clash 54%; Fleetwood Mac 35%; […]
Tournament of Rock – Legends: the Clash pod
Results: Wow. Total lack of drama in this one. Dylan runs off and hides. The numbers: #1 Bob Dylan 86%; The Smiths/Morrissey 7%; The Doobie Brothers 7%. Dylan advances to the Sweet […]
Tournament of Rock- Legends: the Bob Dylan pod
Results: In a pod that pretty much encapsulates everything we’ve come to expect of ToR voters, the ’60s Classic Rock hero wins (narrowly), the popular ’80s band takes second and the critically […]
Tournament of Rock – Legends: the Radiohead pod
Results: Well, damn. There’s no denying the greatness of Carlos Santana, but there’s also no arguing that this is the biggest surprise of the tournament so far: Santana, the upset machine, laps […]
Tournament of Rock – Legends: the Van Morrison pod
The results: Three incredible competitors, three worthy showings. The Boss surges to an early lead and never looks back. The numbers: #2 Bruce Springsteen/E Street Band 50%; #10 Tom Petty/Heartbreakers 33%; #7 […]
Tournament of Rock – Legends: the Bruce Springsteen pod
Results: Our final preliminary pod went more or less to form, with the top seed running off and hiding from the pack. The numbers: #5 Neil Young 68%; The Doors 13%; The […]
Tournament of Rock – Legends: the AC/DC pod
Results: Our latest pod featured yet another upset that wasn’t really a huge upset, as the unseeded but eminently worthy Dire Straits won handily. The numbers: Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler 48%; Jethro Tull […]
Tournament of Rock – Legends: The Band pod
(Note to self – launching pods on Saturday morning leads to low voter turnout.) In one of the tightest contests yet, The Piano Man eked out an extremely close win over Cheap […]
Tournament of Rock – Legends: the Cheap Trick pod
Results: John Lennon is sure to get some serious voter love before the ToR concludes, but it won’t be for his solo efforts. He becomes the second Former Fab to bite the […]
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