Battle of the Bands - COUNTRY vs. SKA (2nd Round)

[Corki]

And here is the last tie of the 2nd Round. This sees the Champions of Country and Ska take on each other for a coveted place in the last 8 of the Battle of the Bands tournament!

 

The Champion of Country... JOHNNY CASH

Johnny Cash is widely considered one of the most influential music stars of all time. Not just in the counrty music scene, but for music in general. He started playing and writing music at a time when artists were still playing the normal "accepted" styles of music that mostly encompassed the good Christian Faith. Cash took music in a different direction, writing songs that reflected issues in peoples lives then. He was considered a rebel in the times, always dressing in black and pushing the limits of "acceptable behavior". His music is also remembered by the tell-tale boom-chick-a-boom or "freight train" sound of his Tennessee Three backing band. You have to wonder what modern music would be like if there hadn't been brilliant, and rebellious musicians like Johnny Cash to change the standards of what people listened too. That is why we chose Johnny Cash.

 

Sample song:  Cocaine Blues  or  A Boy Named Sue

 

The Champion of Ska...MADNESS

Madness! ONE....STEP.....BEYOND!

 

That pretty much sums it up. Madness are Ska and Ska are Madness! They epitomized 2nd wave Ska and 2 Tone in the early eighties. Ever a minor player among pop genres, Ska Bands don't tend to last long without branching out and Madness were no different. Moving towards a pop punk sound with Our House but retaining Ska as a base for their performances

 

From 1980 to 86 they spent 214 weeks in the UK singles charts. The same as UB40 have but in a shorter period of time.

 

There you go - the two champions of Country and Ska. All you now need to do is pick who you want to win (please highlight in some way or another) and go through to the next stage of the Knock out and one step closer to the Grand Final! You have until Monday 4th August 2008 to make your choice!

[Taymist]

Hmm yeah, going with Madness on this one, though I'd normally prefer Country.

[Felicur]

I'm gonna go for Madness on this one. Not a massive Johnny Cash fan, to be honest.

[Samuraiflip05]

Being from the U.S. I only know the one Madness song, so I'll go Johnny Cash.

[Majsju]

Must go with the man in black, Johnny Cash. Madness may be good, but they are not exactly The Specials...

[Auld Manriva]

I'll go with John Cash here. As much as I never liked his music all that well, I did recognize his artistry, talent and appeal.

[snin83]

Im going to go with Johnny Cash here.  He was a one of a small group of artists that dared to go against the typical conservative norms at a time when that was what was socially acceptable.  Thanks to artists like Cash, music was opened up to new original forms and ideas.

[Corki]

Johnny Cash

[Corki]

Johnny Cash beats Madness by 5 votes to 2.

 

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