Welcome to the Hardcore Husky Forums. Folks who are well-known in Cyberland and not that dumb.

Round 1 (late 1980's to present) - #3 U2 vs #14 Black Crowes

2»

Comments

  • Swaye
    Swaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,739 Founders Club
    edited April 2018
    #14 Black Crowes

    Swaye said:

    dnc said:

    dnc said:



    How in the fuck did the Black Crowes make it and not the Smashing Pumpkins?

    Whom did Jimi page tour with?

    Prolly a coin flip between Pumpkins and Crowes. Both were about the same level of importance in the 90s.
    You serious Clark?

    As a 90s kid cannot confirm. Pumpkins were far far more important.
    Record sales about equal for both groups at 30,000,000. Just one metric. Don't twist.
    MindBlown.gif

    Must have been for old people. I didn't know a single person who listened to Black Crowes. Not in Seattle. Not in North Carolina. I knew a ton of people who loved the Pumpkins in both (and a ton who hated them in both).

    Youtube seems to agree. Those 90s kids grew up and watch Youtube. Those old people apparently do not. Black Crowes has one video with over 10 million views (and only one more with 5). Pumpkins has 7.

    I'd be shocked if the average 90s rock fan can name more than one Black Crowes song. Or a single member of the band.
    Note to self: form a seeding committee of trusted expurts. I'll start looking a resumes later this year.
    This resume is an old one for me, but I don't have a new one. TIA for your consideration.


    Backpack?
    You caught me. I told him to add the part about not sucking dick.
  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,839
    #3 U2

    dnc said:

    dnc said:



    How in the fuck did the Black Crowes make it and not the Smashing Pumpkins?

    Whom did Jimi page tour with?

    Prolly a coin flip between Pumpkins and Crowes. Both were about the same level of importance in the 90s.
    You serious Clark?

    As a 90s kid cannot confirm. Pumpkins were far far more important.
    Record sales about equal for both groups at 30,000,000. Just one metric. Don't twist.
    MindBlown.gif

    Must have been for old people. I didn't know a single person who listened to Black Crowes. Not in Seattle. Not in North Carolina. I knew a ton of people who loved the Pumpkins in both (and a ton who hated them in both).

    Youtube seems to agree. Those 90s kids grew up and watch Youtube. Those old people apparently do not. Black Crowes has one video with over 10 million views (and only one more with 5). Pumpkins has 7.

    I'd be shocked if the average 90s rock fan can name more than one Black Crowes song. Or a single member of the band.
    Note to self: form a seeding committee of trusted expurts. I'll start looking a resumes later this year.
    I'd be useless on the older stuff, but 90's rock, rap and R&B is my wheelhouse
  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,268 Founders Club
    #3 U2
    dnc said:

    dnc said:

    dnc said:



    How in the fuck did the Black Crowes make it and not the Smashing Pumpkins?

    Whom did Jimi page tour with?

    Prolly a coin flip between Pumpkins and Crowes. Both were about the same level of importance in the 90s.
    You serious Clark?

    As a 90s kid cannot confirm. Pumpkins were far far more important.
    Record sales about equal for both groups at 30,000,000. Just one metric. Don't twist.
    MindBlown.gif

    Must have been for old people. I didn't know a single person who listened to Black Crowes. Not in Seattle. Not in North Carolina. I knew a ton of people who loved the Pumpkins in both (and a ton who hated them in both).

    Youtube seems to agree. Those 90s kids grew up and watch Youtube. Those old people apparently do not. Black Crowes has one video with over 10 million views (and only one more with 5). Pumpkins has 7.

    I'd be shocked if the average 90s rock fan can name more than one Black Crowes song. Or a single member of the band.
    Note to self: form a seeding committee of trusted expurts. I'll start looking a resumes later this year.
    I'd be useless on the older stuff, but 90's rock, rap and R&B is my wheelhouse
    And of the 4 eras included in this BOTB, the late 80s to present is my weakest area of knowledge, so it's only natural that I had a few fuck ups. I'm an old soul after all.

    All that said, Jake Browning sucks, and I think that I whiffed on 2 or maybe 3 at most in this part of the bracket. Prolly Wilco, Black Crowes, and the 3rd could be maybe Rage or Black Keys. Still, I think I got, at least, 13 of 16 right here and you know what that means? 81.25% fuckers!!!! Suck it.
  • UW_Doog_Bot
    UW_Doog_Bot Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 18,090 Founders Club
    #14 Black Crowes
    dnc said:

    dnc said:



    How in the fuck did the Black Crowes make it and not the Smashing Pumpkins?

    Whom did Jimi page tour with?

    Prolly a coin flip between Pumpkins and Crowes. Both were about the same level of importance in the 90s.
    You serious Clark?

    As a 90s kid cannot confirm. Pumpkins were far far more important.
    Record sales about equal for both groups at 30,000,000. Just one metric. Don't twist.
    MindBlown.gif

    Must have been for old people. I didn't know a single person who listened to Black Crowes. Not in Seattle. Not in North Carolina. I knew a ton of people who loved the Pumpkins in both (and a ton who hated them in both).

    Youtube seems to agree. Those 90s kids grew up and watch Youtube. Those old people apparently do not. Black Crowes has one video with over 10 million views (and only one more with 5). Pumpkins has 7.

    I'd be shocked if the average 90s rock fan can name more than one Black Crowes song. Or a single member of the band.
    Cannot name a single Crowes song confirmed. Could probably name Smashing Pumpkins discography just from how much radio time they had before I ever liked them. Did not grow up in Seattle. You could also look at some sort of MTV viewership as a metric for that era as well. Also, Smashing Pumpkins were on the Simpsons so that's gotta count for something.

    All that said, U2 sucks.
  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,129
    #3 U2
    Swaye said:

    Also I was downvoted by @RoadDawg55 for making fun of U2, which confirms my theory that the only people who like U2 are girls and asian guys.

    U2 is good stuff
  • Pitchfork51
    Pitchfork51 Member Posts: 27,662
    Idk who the black crowes are
  • oregonblitzkrieg
    oregonblitzkrieg Member Posts: 15,288
    #14 Black Crowes



    How in the fuck did the Black Crowes make it and not the Smashing Pumpkins?

    Whom did Jimi page tour with?

    Prolly a coin flip between Pumpkins and Crowes. Both were about the same level of importance in the 90s.

  • oregonblitzkrieg
    oregonblitzkrieg Member Posts: 15,288
    #14 Black Crowes
    D'Arcy was my favorite Pumpkin. Hot & cool at the same time. Not enough chick rockers in the poles.


  • Southerndawg
    Southerndawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,346 Founders Club
    #3 U2

    dnc said:

    dnc said:



    How in the fuck did the Black Crowes make it and not the Smashing Pumpkins?

    Whom did Jimi page tour with?

    Prolly a coin flip between Pumpkins and Crowes. Both were about the same level of importance in the 90s.
    You serious Clark?

    As a 90s kid cannot confirm. Pumpkins were far far more important.
    Record sales about equal for both groups at 30,000,000. Just one metric. Don't twist.
    MindBlown.gif

    Must have been for old people. I didn't know a single person who listened to Black Crowes. Not in Seattle. Not in North Carolina. I knew a ton of people who loved the Pumpkins in both (and a ton who hated them in both).

    Youtube seems to agree. Those 90s kids grew up and watch Youtube. Those old people apparently do not. Black Crowes has one video with over 10 million views (and only one more with 5). Pumpkins has 7.

    I'd be shocked if the average 90s rock fan can name more than one Black Crowes song. Or a single member of the band.
    Cannot name a single Crowes song confirmed. Could probably name Smashing Pumpkins discography just from how much radio time they had before I ever liked them. Did not grow up in Seattle. You could also look at some sort of MTV viewership as a metric for that era as well. Also, Smashing Pumpkins were on the Simpsons so that's gotta count for something.

    All that said, U2 sucks.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-HamRO4nC8&list=RDy-HamRO4nC8&t=1
  • El_K
    El_K Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 1,490 Swaye's Wigwam
    #3 U2
    I want to know the board's opinions on when the music stopped mattering for U2? My opinion was up to The Joshua Tree. Anything after that was NEW U2, and everything before was OLD U2
  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,268 Founders Club
    #3 U2
    El_K said:

    I want to know the board's opinions on when the music stopped mattering for U2? My opinion was up to The Joshua Tree. Anything after that was NEW U2, and everything before was OLD U2

    Achtung was New U2 but a great album none the less. I haven't really found much to enjoy about them post this record.
  • GrundleStiltzkin
    GrundleStiltzkin Member Posts: 61,516 Standard Supporter
    #3 U2
    El_K said:

    I want to know the board's opinions on when the music stopped mattering for U2? My opinion was up to The Joshua Tree. Anything after that was NEW U2, and everything before was OLD U2

    Achtung Baby is brilliant
  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,268 Founders Club
    #3 U2

    El_K said:

    I want to know the board's opinions on when the music stopped mattering for U2? My opinion was up to The Joshua Tree. Anything after that was NEW U2, and everything before was OLD U2

    Achtung Baby is brilliant
    As is Brian Eno.