Battle of the Bands - Information Thread

[Corki]

Here is a new idea for everyone at DM to get involved in. The Band of the Red Hand ORG, DM's very own music and travel ORG, will be hosting a music tournament like no other music tournament ever seen before - The Battle of the Bands. This thread is here to give you some background information of what will be happening. So have a quick read and come join the fun.

 

How it will work

16 different music genres have been found, and each of the 3 Regiments (the Archers, the Cavalry and the Infantry) have put forward a champion for each of these categories. Each week, 2 of these categories will be picked, and it will be down to you, the members of DM, to determine the winner of each category from the 3 names put forward. There will be a little 'blurb' about why each has been nominated to help you pick your winner. Once the winners for each genre has been picked, they will go into the Grand Final.

 

The Grand Final

The 16 winners head to the Grand Final, which will be simple knock out. There will be a draw, and the winner of each tie goes through until we are left with the final two. From these two, the winner will be decided.

 

The Genres

Below is the list of the 16 genres chosen. Also find the dates of when they will happen.

3rd May --> 9th May: Country and Reggae

11th May --> 17th May: Folk and Soul

18th May --> 24th May: Blues and Pop

25th May --> 31st May: Jazz and Metal

5th June --> 11th June: R&B and Ska

8th June --> 14th June: Electronica and Rock

15th June --> 21st June: Hip Hop and Trance

22nd June --> 28th June: Garage and Indie

Then it will be into the knock-out stages. The dates for this will follow.

 

What you need to do

It's pretty simple what you need to do! For each genre, you just need to post your favourite. It's that simple. Of course, there is nothing stopping you from posting your views and comments either.

 

The Future...

If this proves successful, which I believe it will, we plan to incorporate different categories into the idea, including Classical Music, Film Music and Holiday Locations.

 

Final Words...

Firstly, if there are any questions about any of this, do not hesitate to ask them. I will then do my best to answer them. And finally, have fun! :)

[Corki]

The Nominations

 

1. Blues LINK

Archers: Muddy Water

Cavalry: B.B. King

Infantry: John Lee Hooker

Overall Winner: B.B. KING

 

2. Country LINK

Archers: Johnny Cash

Cavalry: Big And Rich

Infantry: Shania Twain

Overall Winner: JOHNNY CASH

 

3. Electronica LINK

Archers: The Prodigy

Cavalry: The Chemical Brothers

Infantry: Moby

Overall Winner: THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS

 

4. Folk LINK

Archers: Bob Dylan

Cavalry: Simon & Garfunkle

Infantry: Ani DiFranco

Overall Winner: BOB DYLAN

 

5. Garage LINK

Archers: The White Stripes

Cavalry: Sublime

Infantry: Ms Dynamite

Overall Winner: THE WHITE STRIPES

 

6. Hip Hop LINK

Archers: Grandmaster Flash

Cavalry: Run D.M.C.

Infantry: The Beastie Boys

Overall Winner: THE BEASTIE BOYS

 

7. Indie LINK

Archers: Modest Mouse

Cavalry: The Ugli Stick

Infantry: Murder by Death

Overall Winner: MODEST MOUSE

 

8. Jazz LINK

Archers: Louis Armstrong

Cavalry: Ella Fitzgerald

Infantry: Billie Holliday

Overall Winner: LOUIS ARMSTRONG

 

9. Metal LINK

Archers: Metallica

Cavalry: Ozzy Osbourne

Infantry: Motorhead

Overall Winner: METALLICA

 

10. Pop LINK

Archers: The Beatles

Cavalry: Elvis Presley

Infantry: Madonna

Overall Winner: THE BEATLES

 

11. R&B LINK

Archers: Ray Charles

Cavalry: Otis Redding

Infantry: Macy Gray

Overall Winner: RAY CHARLES

 

12. Reggae LINK

Archers: Bob Marley

Cavalry: Ziggy Marley

Infantry: UB40

Overall Winner: BOB MARLEY

 

13. Rock LINK

Archers: Led Zeppelin

Cavalry: The Rolling Stones

Infantry: Aerosmith

Overall Winner: LED ZEPPELIN

 

14. Ska LINK

Archers: The Urge

Cavalry: Madness

Infantry: Five Iron Frenzy

Overall Winner: MADNESS

 

15. Soul LINK

Archers: James Brown

Cavalry: Aretha Franklin

Infantry: Barry White

Overall Winner: ARETHA FRANKLIN

 

16. Trance LINK

Archers: Armin Van Buuren

Cavalry:

Infantry: Robert Miles

Overall Winner: ARMIN VAN BUUREN

[Corki]

The threads for Reggae and Country are now up. So get involved!

[Corki]

The voting for Country and Reggae has closed.

 

The threads for Folk and Soul will go up tonight once I get in from cricket. I am sorry they didn't go up yesterday, but my day was ruined by a cancelled cricket match.

[Corki]

The threads for the Folk and Soul categories are now up.

[Alive-And-Dreaming]

Bob Dylan isn't Electronica.  Neither is Ani Defranco.

[Kara_J]

lol he's just put them in the wrong category -  should have been folk :)

 

[Corki]

Yeap, I just put them in the wrong category by mistake. Thanks for sorting it out, Kara. :)

[Kara_J]

Not a problem :)

[Corki]

After a bit of extra time due to ties in the voting, winners have been finally found in the Soul and Folk genre. Aretha Franklin and Bob Dylan go forth to the Grand Final.

 

The threads for Blues and Pop are up, so go and make your vote count.

[Corki]

The threads for Jazz and Metal have gone up.

 

The Champion of Blues is B.B. King.

 

The Champions of Pop are the Beatles. 

[Corki]

Metallica won the vote for Metal.

 

Louis Armstrong won the vote for Jazz.

 

R&B and Ska have been locked until I receive the nominations from the Cavalry.

[Taymist]

Voting ends on Wednesday 18th for Rock and Electronica.

 

Trance and Hip Hop are locked until I receive the Cavalry's nominations.

[Taymist]

Trance and Hip Hop are now open for voting!!

[Corki]

Hip Hop has a champion - The Beastie Boys.

 

Trance is still to be decided.

 

And the last two genres before the knockout stages begin have been posted - so go and vote for the Champions of Indie and Garage.

[Corki]

Before we start the first round of the knock out stage, below are the nominations that have made it through.

 

The Nominations

 

1. Blues LINK

Overall Winner: B.B. KING

 

2. Country LINK

Overall Winner: JOHNNY CASH

 

3. Electronica LINK

Overall Winner: THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS

 

4. Folk LINK

Overall Winner: BOB DYLAN

 

5. Garage LINK

Overall Winner: THE WHITE STRIPES

 

6. Hip Hop LINK

Overall Winner: THE BEASTIE BOYS

 

7. Indie LINK

Overall Winner: MODEST MOUSE

 

8. Jazz LINK

Overall Winner: LOUIS ARMSTRONG

 

9. Metal LINK

Overall Winner: METALLICA

 

10. Pop LINK

Overall Winner: THE BEATLES

 

11. R&B LINK

Overall Winner: RAY CHARLES

 

12. Reggae LINK

Overall Winner: BOB MARLEY

 

13. Rock LINK

Overall Winner: LED ZEPPELIN

 

14. Ska LINK

Overall Winner: MADNESS

 

15. Soul LINK

Overall Winner: ARETHA FRANKLIN

 

16. Trance LINK

Overall Winner: ARMIN VAN BUUREN

[Corki]

The Grand Final

The chosen 16 winners now head into the Grand Final, which will be simple knock out. The draw has been made below, and the winner of each tie goes through until we are left with the final two. From these two, the winner will be decided.

 

2ND ROUND (1ST KNOCKOUT STAGE)

Below is the draw for the 1st Knockout Round, with the dates when the voting will be held.

 

1. 2nd July --> 8th July: The White Stripes (GARAGE) vs. Ray Charles (R&B) LINK

2. 2nd July --> 8th July: The Chemical Brothers (ELECTRONICA) vs. Aretha Franklin (SOUL) LINK

3. 9th July --> 15th July: Louis Armstrong (JAZZ) vs. B.B. King (BLUES) LINK

4. 9th July --> 15th July: The Beastie Boys (HIP HOP) vs. Metallica (METAL)  LINK

5. 22nd July --> 28th July: Bob Marley (REGGAE) vs. Armin Van Buuren (TRANCE) LINK

6. 22nd July --> 28th July: Modest Mouse (INDIE) vs. Bob Dylan (FOLK) LINK

7. 29th July --> 4th August: Led Zeppelin (ROCK) vs. The Beatles (POP) (POP) LINK

8. 29rd July --> 4th August: Johnny Cash (COUNTRY) vs. Madness (SKA) LINK

 

 

QUARTER FINALS

Below is the draw for the Quarter-Finals, with the dates when the voting will be held.

 

9. 5th August --> 11th August: Aretha Franklin (SOUL) vs. Metallica (METAL) LINK

10. 5th August --> 11th August: Johnny Cash (COUNTRY) vs. Louis Armstrong (JAZZ) [LINK

11. 12th August --> 18th August: Ray Charles (R&B) vs. The Beatles (POP) LINK

12. 12th August --> 18th August: Bob Marley (REGGAE) vs. Bob Dylan (FOLK) LINK

 

 

SEMI FINALS

Below is the draw for the Semi-Finals, with the dates when the voting will be held.

 

13. 19th August --> 25th August: The Beatles (POP) vs. Aretha Franklin (SOUL) LINK

14. 19th August --> 25th August: Bob Marley (REGGAE) vs. Johnny Cash (COUNTRY) LINK

 

 

3rd/4th PLAYOFF

Below is the draw for the 3rd/4th Playoff, with the dates when the voting will be held.

 

15. 26th August --> 1st September: Aretha Franklin (SOUL) vs. Bob Marley (REGGAE) Link

 

 

THE FINAL

Below is the draw for the Final, with the dates when the voting will be held.

 

16. 26th August --> 1st September: The Beatles (POP) vs. Johnny Cash (COUNTRY) Link

 

 

What you need to do

It's pretty simple what you need to do! For each round of the knock out stage, you just need to post your favourite in the dedicated thread. It's that simple. Of course, there is nothing stopping you from posting your views and comments either.

 

 

Final Words...

Firstly, if there are any questions about any of this, do not hesitate to ask them. I will then do my best to answer them. And finally, have fun! :)

[Corki]

The first two threads for the first round of the knock out stage of the competition are up and open for voting!

[Corki]

Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles have both made it through to the Quarter Finals after victories in their 2nd Round ties.

 

Now it is the turn of the Champions of Metal, Hip Hop, Blues and Jazz to fight it out to see who progresses to the Quarter Finals.

[Corki]

The first two quarter-finals have been posted.

[Corki]

The second two quarter-finals are up.

 

Johnny Cash and Aretha Franklin have progressed to the semi-finals.

[Corki]

The two semi-finals have been posted. Go and vote to see who makes it through to the Grand Final.