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I just got in on this in the latest round, but I thought there were many bands that weren't in this that could have been. Some of these might be personal preferences, but I think they are fairly popular. And I realize only so many teams to fit with the whole soccer thing (I'm a yank, so I THINK that is what you were going for).

Franz Ferdinand
Garbage
Keane
No Doubt
Snow Patrol


I'd like to see a few of those added. Hey i'm only new here to this, but I don't think you could add Passengers, who only have one album. I'd like to see Tori Amos added, Rage Against The Machine, The White Stripes perhaps?, Green Day?....maybe I'm starting to get to popular :wink:
 
How was it 2-2 with R.E.M. and the boss. It ended up 10-6 to R.E.M. in terms of votes. Should that not be a win for them? Just wondering how the votes are counted.

From the 19 votes overall there were 40 for REM and 34 for Bruce; it's a draw if the bands are within 6 points overall of each other in the Premier; and within 5 points in the other divisions. The result then is just the average (inflated in lower divisions) edited slightly to add a draw or remove a draw.

I've just joined the madness! :hyper:

YAY welcome to the madness :hyper:

I'd like to see a few of those added. Hey i'm only new here to this, but I don't think you could add Passengers, who only have one album. I'd like to see Tori Amos added, Rage Against The Machine, The White Stripes perhaps?, Green Day?....maybe I'm starting to get to popular :wink:

Well Passengers could get in if enough people nominated them; we'll have a nomination round for 8 new bands after the end of the first season.
 
From the 19 votes overall there were 40 for REM and 34 for Bruce; it's a draw if the bands are within 6 points overall of each other in the Premier; and within 5 points in the other divisions. The result then is just the average (inflated in lower divisions) edited slightly to add a draw or remove a draw.

Ah right cool, thanks for explaining. ;) And thanks for still doing this, it's a good laugh:up:
 
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Premier Results

Bruce Springsteen v The National 2 - 1
Radiohead v R.E.M. 2 - 2
Led Zeppelin v The Beatles 2 - 3
Arcade Fire v U2 1 - 3
David Bowie v Pink Floyd 1 - 2
The Who v Wilco 2 - 1
Pearl Jam v Crowded House 2 - 1
Porcupine Tree v The Clash 1 - 2
The Rolling Stones v The Verve 2 - 2
The Smiths v Coldplay 2 - 1
 
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Championship Results

Ryan Adams v Muse 1 - 2
The Killers v Travis 2 - 1
Jeff Buckley v The Flaming Lips 2 - 2
Pavement v Split Enz 0 - 1
Bright Eyes v Depeche Mode 0 - 1
Bob Dylan v Leonard Cohen 2 - 1
Blur v Elbow 2 - 1
The Shadows v Tom Petty 1 - 2
The Kinks v Live 2 - 1
Oasis v Peter Gabriel 3 - 2
 
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Third Division A Results

Pixies v Rush 2 - 1
The Dresden Dolls v Nirvana 1 - 2
Common v Alice in Chains 1 - 1
Sam Cooke v Foo Fighters 1 - 2
Sugababes v The Replacements 0 - 1
Midnight Oil v Frank Sinatra 2 - 2
Pure Reason Revolution v Elvis Costello 1 - 2
Van Halen v Beck 1 - 1
New Order v Queen 1 - 4
Nouvelle Vague v Jane's Addiction 0 - 0
 
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Third Division B Results

The Doors v Pulp 2 - 1
INXS v Belle & Sebastian 2 - 0
Catherine Wheel v Sigur Rós 1 - 2
Sex Pistols v Jimi Hendrix 1 - 2
Jacques Brel v The Shins 0 - 1
Black Sabbath v Talking Heads 2 - 2
Joy Division v Britney Spears 3 - 0
Eagles v Elvis 1 - 2
Morrissey v Avril Lavigne 2 - 0
John Lennon v Bloc Party 2 - 1
 
Participation
Round 1: 32
Round 2: 28
Round 3: 26
Round 4: 21
Round 5: 22
Round 6: 20
Round 7: 20
Round 8: 19
Round 9: 15


I hope it doesn't continue to drop like that...please guys take part...please...it's more interesting the more people that take part in it, come on it's fun
 
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Round 10 Results

The National v Coldplay 0 - 1
The Verve v The Smiths 1 - 1
The Clash v The Rolling Stones 2 - 2
Crowded House v Porcupine Tree 1 - 0
Wilco v Pearl Jam 1 - 2
Pink Floyd v The Who 3 - 2
U2 v David Bowie 3 - 1
The Beatles v Arcade Fire 3 - 1
R.E.M. v Led Zeppelin 2 - 2
Bruce Springsteen v Radiohead 2 - 2
 
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Round 10 Results

Muse v Peter Gabriel 2 - 1
Live v Oasis 1 - 3
Tom Petty v The Kinks 2 - 2
Elbow v The Shadows 1 - 1
Leonard Cohen v Blur 1 - 2
Depeche Mode v Bob Dylan 1 - 2
Split Enz v Bright Eyes 1 - 0
The Flaming Lips v Pavement 1 - 0
Travis v Jeff Buckley 1 - 1
Ryan Adams v The Killers 1 - 2
 
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Round 10 Results

Rush v Jane's Addiction 1 - 1
Queen v Nouvelle Vague 4 - 0
Beck v New Order 1 - 1
Elvis Costello v Van Halen 1 - 1
Frank Sinatra v Pure Reason Revolution 1 - 0
The Replacements v Midnight Oil 1 - 1
Foo Fighters v Sugababes 3 - 1
Alice in Chains v Sam Cooke 0 - 0
Nirvana v Common 2 - 0
Pixies v The Dresden Dolls 1 - 1
 
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Round 10 Results

Pulp v Bloc Party 1 - 1
Avril Lavigne v John Lennon 1 - 3
Elvis v Morrissey 2 - 2
Britney Spears v Eagles 1 - 2
Talking Heads v Joy Division 1 - 2
The Shins v Black Sabbath 1 - 1
Jimi Hendrix v Jacques Brel 2 - 0
Sigur Rós v Sex Pistols 2 - 1
Belle & Sebastian v Catherine Wheel 0 - 0
The Doors v INXS 2 - 2
 
Participation
Round 1: 32
Round 2: 28
Round 3: 26
Round 4: 21
Round 5: 22
Round 6: 20
Round 7: 20
Round 8: 19
Round 9: 15
Round 10: 14



Okay guys we really need ideas for getting participation back up; before it drops much further; if anyone has any ideas please post them here
 
I think the problem is that there are so many artists here that people don't like. Personally I stopped voting because I was tired of giving of giving a zero to almost half the artists. Plus my vote won't really matter.

Does this mean you won't vote in the US Election? :wink: j/k

Obama Vs McCain (3-0) :giggle:
 
I think the problem is that there are so many artists here that people don't like. Personally I stopped voting because I was tired of giving of giving a zero to almost half the artists. Plus my vote won't really matter.

Single votes in the end actually do matter a lot; in a lot of matches it's the single person's vote that turns it from draw to a win, or win to a draw (which at times annoys me greatly)

The thing is there's always gonna be Artists people don't like considering the deverse range of tastes on here. And the random selection system used to pick some of the low levels bands means Artists like Jacques Brel who nobody knows got in; but if the Artist League goes on for a second season eight of the unknowns will be replaced by (Hopefully) more well known bands who missed the cut last time because people simply forgot. But if particpation remains really low that won't happen.
 
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Premier Results

Radiohead v The National 2 - 1
Led Zeppelin v Bruce Springsteen 2 - 3
Arcade Fire v R.E.M. 1 - 2
David Bowie v The Beatles 2 - 3
The Who v U2 1 - 3
Pearl Jam v Pink Floyd 2 - 2
Porcupine Tree v Wilco 1 - 1
The Rolling Stones v Crowded House 2 - 1
The Smiths v The Clash 1 - 1
Coldplay v The Verve 1 - 1
 
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Championship Results

The Killers v Muse 2 - 2
Jeff Buckley v Ryan Adams 1 - 0
Pavement v Travis 1 - 1
Bright Eyes v The Flaming Lips 0 - 1
Bob Dylan v Split Enz 2 - 1
Blur v Depeche Mode 1 - 1
The Shadows v Leonard Cohen 0 - 2
The Kinks v Elbow 2 -1
Oasis v Tom Petty 2 - 1
Peter Gabriel v Live 2 - 1
 
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Third Division A Results

The Dresden Dolls v Rush 0 - 1
Common v Pixies 0 - 2
Sam Cooke v Nirvana 1 - 3
Sugababes v Alice in Chains 1 - 2
Midnight Oil v Foo Fighters 1 - 2
Pure Reason Revolution v The Replacements 0 - 1
Van Halen v Frank Sinatra 1 - 2
New Order v Elvis Costello 1 - 2
Nouvelle Vague v Beck 0 - 2
Jane's Addiction v Queen 1 - 3
 
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Third Division B Results

INXS v Pulp 2 - 1
Catherine Wheel v The Doors 1 - 2
Sex Pistols v Belle & Sebastian 1 - 0
Jacques Brel v Sigur Rós 0 - 2
Black Sabbath v Jimi Hendrix 1 - 2
Joy Division v The Shins 2 - 1
Eagles v Talking Heads 1 - 2
Morrissey v Britney Spears 2 - 0
John Lennon v Elvis 2 - 2
Bloc Party v Avril Lavigne 2 - 0
 
Participation
Round 1: 32
Round 2: 28
Round 3: 26
Round 4: 21
Round 5: 22
Round 6: 20
Round 7: 20
Round 8: 19
Round 9: 15
Round 10: 14
Round 11: 23 :hyper:

A big thank you to everyone who came back for the last round and I hope you all stay around for the last few rounds of this season
 
So, after this "season," we'll have some sort of nomination process to add more bands?

It's kind of a crime that Franz Ferdinand isn't in on this. Same with Mute Math.
 
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