Battle of the Bands - Soul Train Edition, presented by Yellow Snow and HillsboroDuck

YellowSnow · February 2019

In honor of Black History Month, Yellow Snow and @HillsboroDuck are pleased to announce a Battle of the Bands featuring 32 of the greatest soul, R&B, and funk artists of the past 60 years. I handled seeding the 60’s and 70’s and @HillsboroDuck took the reins for the 80s the present to keep us out of the mud. There were some tough calls no doubt to get this whittled down to 32 artists and if you don’t like our judgments here, well then F.O. Poles will open very soon.

1960's Bracket

1- James Brown
8- Smokey Robison
4- Otis Redding
5-Diana Ross & The Supremes
3- Aretha Franklin
6- Sam Cooke
2- Ray Charles
7- Wilson Pickett

1970's Bracket

1- Stevie Wonder
8- Kool & Gang
4- Sly & The Family Stone
5- Al Green
3- Marvin Gaye
6- Bill Withers
2- Parliament / Funkadelic
7- Ike & Tina Turner

1980's to early 90’s Bracket

1- Michael Jackson
8- New Edition
4- Rick James
5- Lionel Ritchie
3- Whitney Houston
6- Janet Jackson
2- Prince
7- Luther Vandross

Mid 90's to Present Bracket

1- Beyonce (Destiny's Child)
8- K-Ci & JoJo / Jodeci
4- R Kelly
5- TLC
3- Boyz II Men
6- Mary J Blige
2- Mariah Carey
7- Alicia Keys

YellowSnow · February 2019

@Swaye please to be putting down the bug spray and make my announcement official.

YellowSnow · February 2019

Ok, Round 1 of the 1960's is up. Poles will stay open for a few days on each round. I aim to have Round 1 of the 1970's up by tomorrow and maybe the 1980's as well.

Baseman · February 2019

Have any of you seen the bootleg video of Stevie Wonder's 1973 show in Seattle?

YellowSnow · February 2019

Baseman said:
Have any of you seen the bootleg video of Stevie Wonder's 1973 show in Seattle?

No. Please to be posting. I've seen plenty of his 1973 stuff on YouTube though. I felt pretty strongly about him as the clear #1 seed for the 1970's.

Baseman · February 2019

YellowSnow said:

Baseman said:
Have any of you seen the bootleg video of Stevie Wonder's 1973 show in Seattle?
No. Please to be posting. I've seen plenty of his 1973 stuff on YouTube though. I felt pretty strongly about him as the clear #1 seed for the 1970's.

Neither has he

YellowSnow · February 2019

Baseman said:

YellowSnow said:

Baseman said:
Have any of you seen the bootleg video of Stevie Wonder's 1973 show in Seattle?
No. Please to be posting. I've seen plenty of his 1973 stuff on YouTube though. I felt pretty strongly about him as the clear #1 seed for the 1970's.
Neither has he

@GrandpaSankey

GrandpaSankey · February 2019

I see two options in the field.

YellowSnow · February 2019

GrandpaSankey said:
I see two options in the field.

Blind leading the blind semi final?

GrandpaSankey · February 2019

YellowSnow said:

GrandpaSankey said:
I see two options in the field.
Blind leading the blind semi final?

People forget Stevie still had to beat Michael Finland to win the gold. People forget that.

Baseman · February 2019

GrandpaSankey said:
I see two options in the field.

You lying fuck @GrandpaSankey

GrandpaSankey · February 2019

Baseman said:

GrandpaSankey said:
I see two options in the field.
You lying fuck @GrandpaSankey

Hurtful.

Also, fuck off.

Baseman · February 2019

GrandpaSankey said:

Baseman said:

GrandpaSankey said:
I see two options in the field.
You lying fuck @GrandpaSankey
Hurtful.

Also, fuck off.

Whatever Hellen Keller

Laocoön · February 2019

https://youtu.be/Iv7nGejw36I

What? No Cameo for the 80's bracket!??! I'm fucking out!

YellowSnow · February 2019

Laocoön said:
https://youtu.be/Iv7nGejw36I

What? No Cameo for the 80's bracket!??! I'm fucking out!

They lost in their conference tourney.

YellowSnow · February 2019

So there were a lot of painfully difficult choices that had to be made to whittle this exercise down to 32 artist. I'm WTF'ing myself on the Isley Bros, Temptations, Earth, Wind, and Fire, Curtis Mayfield, etc, but just couldn't find a way to keep out the 16 I chose from the 60's and 70's. If you have complaints on the 80's to the present, direct those to my colleague in Hillsboro, OR.

PurpleThrobber · February 2019

YellowSnow said:

Laocoön said:
https://youtu.be/Iv7nGejw36I

What? No Cameo for the 80's bracket!??! I'm fucking out!

They lost in their conference tourney.

Lakeside, bitches

Come along and ride on a Fantastic Voyage.

PurpleThrobber · February 2019

Maybe you could at least put Tim McGraw in one of these brackets since he got so royally FUCKED in the country tourney.

Lady Antenellum....Christ.

YellowSnow · February 2019

PurpleThrobber said:

YellowSnow said:

Laocoön said:
https://youtu.be/Iv7nGejw36I

What? No Cameo for the 80's bracket!??! I'm fucking out!

They lost in their conference tourney.
Lakeside, bitches

Come along and ride on a Fantastic Voyage.

Fuck man. I love Lakeside. Rowed with some really cool rich bastards that went to HS there.

YellowSnow · February 2019

PurpleThrobber said:
Maybe you could at least put Tim McGraw in one of these brackets since he got so royally FUCKED in the country tourney.

Lady Antenellum....Christ.

You're gonna have to take that one up with @Tequilla . I gave him carte blanche on the Cuntry tournament.

YellowSnow · February 2019

Still too lazy to build a proper bracket doc like @UW_Doog_Bot but he can do that for the Punk Rock tournament.

Howdy, Stranger!

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