Greatest Rock Vocalist Tourney: Round of 32 Matchup #1

[Vin+ 3,121]

Now that we've gotten out of the early stages, there should hopefully only be good matchups from here on out.

 

As was the case previously, feel free to post songs if you don't think what I've posted is enough.

 

Now without further ado:

 

#1 Freddie Mercury vs. #17 Bruce Dickinson

 

 

Mercury:

 

 

 

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgPmMJDfZ4Q

 

Queen - The Show Must Go On

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq-L8vxE8XY

 

Queen - Somebody to Love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iDQwon_EGw

 

 

 

Dickinson:

 

 

Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G90ngH2anxQ

 

Iron Maiden - Aces High

https://www.youtube....h?v=ZO6giM9UAv0

 

Iron Maiden: The Trooper

https://www.youtube....h?v=nMyMS-p9YW0

 

 

 

 

 

 

#2 Robert Plant vs. #18 Myles Kennedy

 

 

 

Plant:

 

 

 

Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPSkNFODVRE

 

Led Zeppelin - Kashmir

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQH3LtNePgI

 

Led Zeppelin - Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fqi7-HH03w

 

 

 

 

Kennedy:

 

 

 

 

 

Alter Bridge - Broken Wings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CuK0MaWF8M

 

Alter Bridge - Black Bird

https://www.youtube....h?v=yz_j7nVCJJ0

 

Alter Bridge - Ghosts of Days Gone By

https://www.youtube....h?v=oH8sWeTWvlA

 

 

 

 

 

#3 Chris Cornell vs. #46 David Gilmour

 

 

Cornell:

 

 

 

Solo - Seasons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TksqEIl1uxU

 

Temple of the Dog - Four-Walled World

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAezfl61t9w

 

Solo - Preaching The End of the World

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFzBHKrF7zs

 

 

 

Gilmour:

 

 

 

 

Pink Floyd - Time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwYX52BP2Sk

 

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

https://www.youtube....h?v=yvPr9YV7-Xw

 

Pink Floyd - Money

https://www.youtube....h?v=cpbbuaIA3Ds

 

 

 

 

 

#4 Layne Staley vs. #20 Corey Taylor

 

 

Staley:

 

 

Alice in Chains - Rooster

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0FAosDi4XA

 

Alice in Chains - Nutshell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_ihXlWKC7g

 

Alice in Chains - Them Bones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFgAE5SgFnw

 

 

Taylor:

 

 

 

Stone Sour - Bother

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch1X4Dj705o

 

Slipknot - Snuff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfP2sm4aKVs

 

Solo - From Can to Can't

https://www.youtube....h?v=d2GCp8vs168

[SteVo+ 3,702]

Cornell vs. Gilmour is a coin flip for me. I suspect I'm in the minority, but I think Cornell is very overrated. Is he #3 in the entire tournament by seeding?

 

Oh, and the eventual tourney winner is in this matchup. Somewhere...

Edited June 16, 2014 by SteVo

[Vin+ 3,121]

People I'm friends with:

 

Stevo

 

 

 

And yes, he's #3 overall by seeding. Third highest vote-getter out of all the candidates.

Edited June 16, 2014 by Vin

[BwareDWare94 723]

Chris Cornell grows on you, over time. I didn't like him before, either, but his talent became clearer and clearer and a I developed an appreciation for what he's capable of.

[seanbrock 1,684]

Go Layne

[JetsFan4Life 542]

I actually really like Taylor but can't vote for him over Layne.

[BJORN 679]

I'm just going to be a Maiden homer and throw Dickinson a vote

 

 

Really tough matchups, always thought Soundgarden is meh (couldn't get into them after hearing one or two of their popular songs) but I'm digging the songs posted for Cornell. Toughest vote was easily Plant vs Kennedy...

[GA_Eagle 595]

Easy wins for higher seeds. Kennedy is the best of the rest, IMO.

[SteVo+ 3,702]

I love Myles Kennedy, and I love that he's getting some credit in this thread, but voting for him over Robert Plant is ridiculous. This board either has some Zeppelin haters or music hipsters who find Zeppelin too mainstream.

[RazorStar 4,025]

Zeppelin being mainstream makes no sense to me, it's total nerd music.

[Sarge+ 3,436]

Man, why did we have to have Cornell vs. Gilmour? That makes me sad. Had to go with Gilmour.

[BLUE 1,026]

#TeamCornell

 

Also, I am a huge fan of Alice in Chains and Layne Staley, but I think Scott Weiland is better than him, and Weiland's not even in this tournament (I think).

Edited June 16, 2014 by BLUE

[BJORN 679]

I love Myles Kennedy, and I love that he's getting some credit in this thread, but voting for him over Robert Plant is ridiculous. This board either has some Zeppelin haters or music hipsters who find Zeppelin too mainstream.

For the record, I love both Alter Bridge and Zeppelin.

[seanbrock 1,684]

#TeamCornell

 

Also, I am a huge fan of Alice in Chains and Layne Staley, but I think Scott Weiland is better than him, and Weiland's not even in this tournament (I think).

idk if I'd say he's better than Layne, but he should be in the tourney and so should Bradley Nowell from Sublime. Kicking myself for not nominating either of them.

[Vin+ 3,121]

Really liking the amount of activity thus far.

 

[SteVo+ 3,702]

I concur. Hopefully the rest of the tourney contains as much quality discussion as this thread, even if the eventual winner is inevitable... O_O

[GA_Eagle 595]

I concur. Hopefully the rest of the tourney contains as much quality discussion as this thread, even if the eventual winner is inevitable... O_O

Yea. Orbison is gonna run away with it.

[Vin+ 3,121]

Get your votes in. This is gonna close tonight.

[Cherry 1,302]

Layne over Corey? I'm ashamed of you all

[Bay 2,003]

pls

[Vin+ 3,121]

Closed.

 

Mercury. Plant, Cornell, and Staley advance.

[ATL_Predator+ 1,196]

Layne of Corey just proves that this entire tournament is invalid.