Feb 142012
 

The Family Stone vs The JB's

As we progress through the Semifinals round of our tournament to determine—once and for all—rock’s greatest backing band ever, the Expansion Conference comes down to a battle between The Family Stone and The JB’s. The winner of this match will face Legacy Conference champs The Crickets.

Through the long, painstaking course of this tournament adequate arguments have been made on behalf of all the semifinalists. That doesn’t mean you’re not encouraged to continue arguing for your selection in this round, but you are welcome to cast your vote now. Voting in this match will run through 11:59 pm on Friday, February February 17, 2012.

Semifinals, Expansion Conference: The Family Stone vs The JB's.

  • The JB's (66%, 21 Votes)
  • The Family Stone (34%, 11 Votes)

Total Voters: 32

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Feb 092012
 

Semifinals, Legacy Conference: The Crickets vs The Texas Playboys

Finally, we enter the Semifinals round of our tournament to determine—once and for all—rock’s greatest backing band ever! The first three rounds have been completed. The attached grid shows where we stand entering the Semifinals: backingband-tournament-64_SEMIS

The final two backing bands in the Legacy Conference battling to move forward are The Crickets and The Texas Playboys. The winner of this match will play the winner of the upcoming Expansion Conference match.

Through the long, painstaking course of this tournament adequate arguments have been made on behalf of all the semifinalists. That doesn’t mean you’re not encouraged to continue arguing for your selection in this round, but you are welcome to cast your vote now. Voting in this match will run through 11:59 pm on Friday, February February 10, 2012.

Semifinals, Legacy Conference: The Crickets vs The Texas Playboys

  • The Crickets (57%, 16 Votes)
  • The Texas Playboys (43%, 12 Votes)

Total Voters: 28

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Jan 232012
 

Play continues in our tournament to determine—once and for all—rock’s greatest backing band ever.

The first two rounds have been completed. We enter the final conference matches in the Regional round of play. The attached grid shows where we stand as the Regionals round is played out: backingband-tournament-64

Feel free to think ahead to coming Regional battles as you begin work on the present conference match up. Meanwhile, tournament play for the Rebel Conference has begun. Four backing bands remain: The Wailers vs The Rumour and The Maytalls vs The Attractions.

Regionals: Rebel Conference

Because the selections from this point forward are so crucial to future generations’ understanding of rock history, play will follow a different course of action in this round. Before any voting can take place, Townspeople are encouraged to post comments and YouTube clips of the backing bands you support in this round. You may begin launching your campaigns now. After a day or two of lobbying and counter-lobbying the polls for this conference’s regional round will open. We don’t want any rash votes on Day 1 that you may regret on Day 3 of discussion. Dig?

UPDATED: POLLS OPEN THROUGH 11:59 pm on THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012!

Regionals, Rebel Conference: The Wailers vs The Rumour

  • The Wailers (58%, 18 Votes)
  • The Rumour (42%, 13 Votes)

Total Voters: 31

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Regionals, Rebel Conference: The Maytals vs The Attractions

  • The Attractions (89%, 34 Votes)
  • The Maytals (11%, 4 Votes)

Total Voters: 38

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Jan 182012
 

Play continues in our tournament to determine—once and for all—rock’s greatest backing band ever.

The first two rounds have been completed. The attached grid shows where we stand as the Regionals round is played out: backingband-tournament-64

Feel free to think ahead to coming Regional battles as you begin work on the present conference match up. Meanwhile, tournament play for the Classic Conference has begun. Four backing bands remain: The E-Street Band vs Crazy Horse and The Spiders From Mars vs The Silver Bullet Band.

Regionals: Classic Conference

Because the selections from this point forward are so crucial to future generations’ understanding of rock history, play will follow a different course of action in this round. Before any voting can take place, Townspeople are encouraged to post comments and YouTube clips of the backing bands you support in this round. You may begin launching your campaigns now. After a day or two of lobbying and counter-lobbying the polls for this conference’s regional round will open. We don’t want any rash votes on Day 1 that you may regret on Day 3 of discussion. Dig?

UPDATED: POLLS NOW OPEN THROUGH MIDNIGHT ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2012!

Regionals, Classic Conference: The Silver Bullet Band vs The Spiders From Mars

  • The Spiders From Mars (74%, 28 Votes)
  • The Silver Bullet Band (26%, 10 Votes)

Total Voters: 38

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Regionals, Classic Conference: The E-Street Band vs Crazy Horse

  • Crazy Horse (62%, 32 Votes)
  • The E-Street Band (38%, 20 Votes)

Total Voters: 52

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Jan 102012
 

Play has resumed in our tournament to determine—once and for all—rock’s greatest backing band ever.

The first two rounds have been completed. The attached grid shows where we stand as the Regionals round is played out: backingband-tournament-64_REGIONALS

Feel free to think ahead to coming Regional battles as you begin work on the present conference match up. Meanwhile, tournament play for the Expansion Conference has begun. Four backing bands remain: The TCB Band vs The Family Stone and The JBs vs The Buckaroos.

Expansion Conference Regionals

Because the selections from this point forward are so crucial to future generations’ understanding of rock history, play will follow a different course of action in this round. Before any voting can take place, Townspeople are encouraged to post comments and YouTube clips of the backing bands you support in this round. You may begin launching your campaigns now. After a day or two of lobbying and counter-lobbying the polls for this conference’s regional round will open. We don’t want any rash votes on Day 1 that you may regret on Day 3 of discussion. Dig?

UPDATED WITH POLLS (open through 11:59 pm on January 15, 2012)!

Regionals, Expansion Conference: The TCB Band vs The Family Stone

  • The Family Stone (79%, 19 Votes)
  • The TCB Band (21%, 5 Votes)

Total Voters: 24

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Regionals, Expansion Conference: The JBs vs The Buckaroos

  • The JBs (76%, 25 Votes)
  • The Buckaroos (24%, 8 Votes)

Total Voters: 33

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Jan 052012
 

It is time to resume play in our tournament to determine—once and for all—rock’s greatest backing band ever.

The first two rounds have been completed. The attached grid shows where we stand as we enter the Regionals: REGIONALS 12/23/11

Feel free to think ahead to coming Regional battles as you begin work on the present conference match up. Meanwhile, tournament play resumes with the Legacy Conference. Four backing bands remain: The Crickets vs The Tennessee Two and The Texas Playboys vs The Famous Flames.

Because the selections from this point forward are so crucial to future generations’ understanding of rock history, play will follow a different course of action in this round. Before any voting can take place, Townspeople are encouraged to post comments and YouTube clips of the backing bands you support in this round. You may begin launching your campaigns now. After a few days of lobbying and counter-lobbying the poll for this conference’s regional round will open. We don’t want any rash votes on Day 1 that you may regret on Day 3 of discussion. Dig?

VOTING IS NOW OPEN THROUGH Monday, January 9 @ 11:59 pm.

Regionals, Legacy Conference: The Crickets vs The Tennessee Two

  • The Crickets (88%, 15 Votes)
  • The Tennessee Two (12%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 17

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Regionals, Legacy Conference: The Texas Playboys vs The Famous Flames

  • The Texas Playboys (52%, 14 Votes)
  • The Famous Flames (48%, 13 Votes)

Total Voters: 27

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Dec 232011
 

Next week, after the holiday break has had a chance to settle in and Townspeople have begun fulfilling social commitments we will resume play in our tournament to determine—once and for all—rock’s greatest backing band ever.

The first two rounds have been completed. The attached grid shows where we stand as we prepare to enter the Regionals: REGIONALS 12/23/11 

Because the selections from this point forward are so crucial to future generations’ understanding of rock history, play will follow a different course of action in this round. Before any voting can take place, Townspeople will be encouraged to post YouTube clips of the backing bands you support in the coming round. You may begin launching your campaigns now, in this thread, or await the posting of the individual brackets. Then, after a few days of lobbying and counter-lobbying the polls will open. Dig?

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