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Tournament Day 17: Country Classics, Studio Innovation, Blues Rock, Power Ballads
Day 17 Match-Ups Alright, I’m making a call. I am unfortunately too busy/stressed/unemployed to keep to the regular schedule of posting as often as I was, even with the ease of SurveyMonkey versus manual entry, so will be toning it … Continue reading
MIRST Competitors Release (7 of 13): Psychedelia, 1966-1969
Note: All information below is based on my notes from my History of Rock course. The songs found at the bottom will be competing in our “Most Influential Rock Song of all Time” (MIRST) tournament, which will begin here at LivingTheDream.org on … Continue reading
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Tagged Beach Boys, Beatles, Clapton, Grateful Dead, Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Most Influential Rock Song, Pink Floyd, Psychedelia
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MIRST Competitors Release (5 of 13): American Responses, 1964-1966
When the British invaded, America was simultaneously moving away from the Brill Building model- emergence of the singer-songwriter came with Bob Dylan. Credited with turning the “we” of the traditional folk revival themes into a “me.” Bore criticism when he … Continue reading
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Tagged Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Garage Rock, Lenny Kaye, most influential rock song ever, Music Tournament, Nuggets, The Byrds, TV Rock
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Opening Tracks and Radio Songs: Day 4
This is a really fun set, as evidenced by the presence of one of the kings of funk in the match-ups. Combine that with some mainstays and we’ve got ourselves a good set of songs. But first, the results of … Continue reading
Royal Rumble, Game 7/8: Double Header
The scores are in, and Led Zeppelin now finds itself one game away from victory! “In My Time of Dying” defeats “Do It Again,” 58.7-53.6. We now stand at the cusp of the end of this tournament and our coaches … Continue reading
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Tagged Beach Boys, Double header, last band standing, Led Zeppelin, Man On Fire, Royal Rumble
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Royal Rumble: Game 2
Votes are in the bag, and Strike 1 has been awarded. “Are you serious?” Bono might be yelling. If he saw these results, that’s definitely what he’d be yelling. Final scores for Game 1: Zeppelin’s “Going To California” powers for … Continue reading
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Tagged Beach Boys, last band standing, Led Zeppelin, Living the Dream, U2
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Last Band Standing Restart: Marathon Edition
Votes due by Saturday at midnight: And we’re back with a bang! After our last call for coaches, people popped up out of the woodwork left and right- so much so that we ended up with eight new bands in … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, Allman Brothers, Atmosphere, Beach Boys, last band standing, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Soundgarden, Stevie Wonder, The Band, Tom Petty, U2, Velvet Underground
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Music Tournament Round of 128: Division K Results
We’ve got a ho-hum Sunday here in Division K. None of the matchups were particularly close or exciting, and only Stand By Me put together a score that will intimidate anyone outside the Division. #1 Stand By Me (Ben E. … Continue reading
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