Classic Rock Mega-Knockout: Results

Round 30 results:

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Joe Walsh exits the game with a record of 17-25 (.405) and 2 songs eliminated.
 
Round 32 results:

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Otis Redding exits the game with a record of 11-18 (.379) and 1 song eliminated.
Steve Miller exits the game with a record of 46-83 (.357) and 6 songs eliminated.
Red Hot Chili Peppers exit the game with a record of 30-39 (.435) and 2 songs eliminated.
 
Phase Two Results

Bands with three or more songs still alive:
Beatles - 8
AC/DC - 6
Led Zeppelin - 6
Queen - 6
Rolling Stones - 6
Pink Floyd - 5
Guns 'n Roses - 4
Jimi Hendrix - 4
Rush - 4
Bon Jovi - 3
David Bowie - 3
Fleetwood Mac - 3
Police - 3
The Who - 3

Standings: Artists still in the game
Deep Purple - 24-5 (.828), 1 of 1 still alive
Derek & the Dominoes - 22-6 (.786), 1 of 1 still alive
The White Stripes - 22-6 (.786), 1 of 1 still alive
Lenny Kravitz - 23-8 (.742), 1 of 1 still alive
The Ramones - 23-8 (.742), 1 of 1 still alive
Black Sabbath - 47-17 (.734), 2 of 2 still alive
Ozzy Osbourne - 22-8 (.733), 1 of 1 still alive
Rush - 104-39 (.727), 4 of 5 still alive
Phil Collins - 21-8 (.724), 1 of 1 still alive
Alice Cooper - 21-8 (.724), 1 of 1 still alive
Queen - 167-65 (.720), 6 of 9 still alive
Scorpions - 44-18 (.710), 2 of 2 still alive
Cream - 60-26 (.698), 2 of 3 still alive
Blue Oyster Cult - 45-21 (.682), 2 of 2 still alive
Paul McCartney - 55-26 (.679), 2 of 3 still alive
Beastie Boys - 21-10 (.677), 1 of 1 still alive
John Lennon - 27-13 (.675), 1 of 2 still alive
Guns 'n Roses - 98-50 (.662), 4 of 5 still alive
Heart - 58-30 (.659), 2 of 3 still alive
The Police - 82-45 (.646), 3 of 5 still alive
Jimi Hendrix - 114-67 (.630), 4 of 7 still alive
Bon Jovi - 58-42 (.630), 3 of 3 still alive
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - 17-10 (.630), 1 of 1 still alive
Thin Lizzy - 17-10 (630), 1 of 1 still alive
Dire Straits - 42-25 (.627), 1 of 2 still alive
Pink Floyd - 206-124 (.624), 5 of 13 still alive
AC/DC - 149-91 (.621), 6 of 9 still alive
The Kinks - 49-32 (.605), 1 of 3 still alive
Chuck Berry - 18-12 (.600), 1 of 1 still alive
Metallica - 50-34 (.595), 1 of 3 still alive
R.E.M. - 25-17 (.595), 1 of 2 still alive
Fleetwood Mac - 101-69 (.594), 3 of 7 still alive
Nirvana - 73-51 (.589), 2 of 5 still alive
The Beatles - 271-191 (.587), 8 of 17 still alive
Golden Earring - 35-25 (.583), 1 of 2 still alive
Jethro Tull - 18-13 (.581), 1 of 1 still alive
The Clash - 73-53 (.579), 1 of 4 still alive
Crosby, Still, Nash & Young - 32-24 (.571), 1 of 2 still alive
Joan Jett - 16-12 (.571), 1 of 1 still alive
Pearl Jam - 74-56 (.569), 1 of 5 still alive
The Who - 114-88 (.564), 3 of 8 still alive
Foo Fighters - 36-28 (.563), 1 of 2 still alive
Creedence Clearwater Revival - 74-58 (.561), 2 of 5 still alive
U2 - 167-134 (.555), 2 of 11 still alive
The Rolling Stones - 265-219 (.548), 6 of 20 still alive
Cheap Trick - 23-19 (.548), 1 of 2 still alive
Led Zeppelin - 259-216 (.545), 6 of 19 still alive
Yes - 48-40 (.545), 1 of 3 still alive
Styx - 24-20 (.545), 1 of 2 still alive
Boston - 55-47 (.539), 1 of 5 still alive
Elton John - 51-44 (.537), 1 of 4 still alive
David Bowie - 93-84 (.525), 3 of 8 still alive
Peter Gabriel - 22-20 (.524), 1 of 2 still alive
Van Halen - 140-148 (.486), 1 of 13 still alive
ZZ Top - 47-52 (.475), 1 of 5 still alive
Foreigner - 70-80 (.467), 1 of 6 still alive
The Doors - 87-101 (.463), 2 of 9 still alive
Bob Dylan - 47-56 (.456), 1 of 5 still alive
Tom Petty - 99-119 (.454), 2 of 11 still alive
Allman Brothers Band - 36-47 (.434), 1 of 4 still alive
Bad Company - 45-59 (.433), 1 of 5 still alive
Lynyrd Skynyrd - 53-70 (.431), 1 of 6 still alive
George Thorogood - 27-37 (.422), 1 of 3 still alive
Journey - 58-84 (.408), 1 of 5 still alive
Aerosmith - 73-120 (.378), 1 of 10 still alive
Eric Clapton - 37-63 (.370), 1 of 5 still alive
The Eagles - 52-100 (.342), 1 of 9 still alive

Standings: Eliminated artists (Phase Two eliminations in bold)
Stevie Wonder - 19-12 (.613), 1 song eliminated
Michael Jackson - 18-12 (.600), 1 song eliminated
The Band - 15-11 (.577), 1 song eliminated
Simple Minds - 19-14 (.576), 1 song eliminated
Animals - 16-12 (.571), 1 song eliminated
Don McLean - 15-14 (.517), 1 song eliminated
Elvis Presley - 16-15 (.516), 1 song eliminated
Soundgarden - 24-24 (.500), 2 songs eliminated
Janis Joplin - 21-21 (.500), 2 songs eliminated
Free - 14-14 (.500), 1 song eliminated
Billy Idol - 28-29 (.491), 3 songs eliminated
Jackson Brown - 14-15 (.483), 1 song eliminated
Toto - 8-9 (.471), 1 song eliminated
Stevie Nicks - 6-7 (.462), 1 song eliminated
Ram Jam - 6-7 (.462), 1 song eliminated
Pat Benatar - 19-23 (.452), 2 songs eliminated
Beach Boys - 7-9 (.438), 1 song eliminated
Red Hot Chili Peppers - 30-39 (.435), 2 songs eliminated
Bob Seger - 29-38 (.433), 4 songs eliminated
Kiss - 6-8 (.429), 1 song eliminated
Johnny Cash - 15-20 (.429), 1 song eliminated
Rod Stewart - 6-8 (.429), 1 song eliminated
Greg Kihn Band - 6-8 (.429), 1 song eliminated
Neil Young - 52-71 (.423), 5 songs eliminated
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - 11-15 (.423), 2 songs eliminated
Def Leppard - 31-43 (.419), 4 songs eliminated
Kansas - 13-18 (.419), 2 songs eliminated
Beck - 5-7 (.417), 1 song eliminated
Violent Femmes - 5-7 (.417), 1 song eliminated
The Knack - 7-10 (.412), 1 song eliminated
Radiohead - 30-44 (.405), 3 songs eliminated
Joe Walsh - 17-25 (.405), 2 songs eliminated
Meat Loaf - 6-9 (.400), 1 song eliminated
Joy Division - 11-17 (.393), 1 song eliminated
Aretha Franklin - 11-17 (.393), 1 song eliminated
Simon & Garfunkel - 12-19 (.387), 2 songs eliminated
B-52's - 5-8 (.385), 1 song eliminated
Foghat - 5-8 (.385), 1 song eliminated
J. Geils Band - 5-8 (.385), 1 song eliminated
Moody Blues - 5-8 (.385), 1 song eliminated
Ted Nugent - 5-8 (.385), 1 song eliminated
The Smiths - 5-8 (.385), 1 song eliminated
Stone Temple Pilots - 22-36 (.379), 3 songs eliminated
Romantics - 11-18 (.379), 1 song eliminated
Otis Redding - 11-18 (.379), 1 song eliminated
Jeff Buckley - 6-10 (.375), 1 song eliminated
Bryan Adams - 16-27 (.372), 2 songs eliminated
Talking Heads - 31-54 (.364), 4 songs eliminated
Steve Miller - 46-83 (.357), 6 songs eliminated
Lou Reed - 15-27 (.357), 2 songs eliminated
America - 5-9 (.357), 1 song eliminated
Sex Pistols - 5-9 (.357), 1 song eliminated
Patti Smith - 5-9 (.357), 1 song eliminated
War - 5-9 (.357), 1 song eliminated
The Verve - 11-20 (.355), 1 song eliminated
Guess Who - 6-11 (.353), 1 song eliminated
Prince - 6-11 (.353), 1 song eliminated
Marvin Gaye - 10-19 (.345), 2 songs eliminated
Jefferson Airplane - 11-22 (.333), 2 songs eliminated
Smashing Pumpkins - 5-10 (.333), 1 song eliminated
Whitesnake - 5-10 (.333), 1 song eliminated
Billy Squier - 14-29 (.326), 2 songs eliminated
Green Day - 9-19 (.321), 1 song eliminated
Steppenwolf - 9-19 (.321), 2 songs eliminated
The Cars - 25-55 (.313), 5 songs eliminated
Buffalo Springfield - 4-9 (.308), 1 song eliminated
Pretenders - 13-30 (.302), 2 songs eliminated
Live - 3-7 (.300), 1 song eliminated
Bruce Springsteen - 33-80 (.292), 7 songs eliminated
Van Morrison - 14-36 (.280), 4 songs eliminated
Blind Faith - 4-11 (.267), 1 song eliminated
Oasis - 4-11 (.267), 1 song eliminated
Outkast - 4-11 (.267), 1 song eliminated
Sweet - 4-11 (.267), 1 song eliminated
The Strokes - 4-11 (.267), 1 song eliminated
Supertramp - 21-58 (.266), 5 songs eliminated
Black Crowes - 10-29 (.256), 1 song eliminated
Grateful Dead - 3-9 (.250), 1 song eliminated
Al Green - 3-9 (.250), 1 song eliminated
George Harrison - 3-10 (.231), 1 song eliminated
Nazareth - 3-10 (.231), 1 song eliminated
Doobie Brothers - 11-37 (.229), 4 songs eliminated
Billy Joel - 15-51 (.227), 5 songs eliminated
.38 Special - 6-22 (.214), 2 songs eliminated
Steely Dan - 9-36 (.200), 3 songs eliminated
Traffic - 6-24 (.200), 2 songs eliminated
Stevie Ray Vaughan - 5-20 (.200), 2 songs eliminated
Ben E. King - 3-12 (.200), 1 song eliminated
Eddie Money - 5-22 (.185), 2 songs eliminated
Coldplay - 5-23 (.179), 2 songs eliminated
Loverboy - 3-14 (.176), 1 song eliminated
Electric Light Orchestra - 7-37 (.159), 3 songs eliminated
John Mellencamp - 10-55 (.154), 5 songs eliminated
Norman Greenbaum - 2-11 (.154), 1 song eliminated
Jimmy Buffett - 2-11 (.154), 1 song eliminated
Don Henley - 4-23 (.148), 2 songs eliminated
Bob Marley - 2-12 (.143), 1 song eliminated
Pete Townshend - 2-12 (.143), 1 song eliminated
Warren Zevon - 2-12 (.143), 1 song eliminated
REO Speedwagon - 2-12 (.143), 1 song eliminated
Jefferson Starship - 2-15 (.118), 1 song eliminated
Peter Frampton - 4-34 (.105), 3 songs eliminated
T. Rex - 1-11 (.083), 1 song eliminated
Edgar Winter Group - 1-12 (.077), 1 song eliminated
Mountain - 1-14 (.067), 1 song eliminated
Marshall Tucker Band - 0-14 (.000), 1 song eliminated
 
Round 4 results:

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Elton John exits the game with a record of 54-57 (.486) and 4 songs eliminated.
Jethro Tull exits the game with a record of 26-22 (.542) and 1 song eliminated.
Yes exits the game with a record of 54-50 (.519) and 3 songs eliminated.
 
Round 5 results:

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Metallica exits the game with a record of 56-46 (.549) and 3 songs eliminated.
Van Halen exits the game with a record of 148-156 (.487) and 13 songs eliminated.
Peter Gabriel exits the game with a record of 26-33 (.441) and 2 songs eliminated.
 
That's very likely. It's one of the two songs I really missed in the game. The other being Grand Funk's "I'm Your Captain / Closer To Home", which was just a few spots below "Aqualung".

Edit: both those songs would have made it into the game if I had excluded the "alternative" sources. But in that case, so would even more Petty, Van Halen, Aerosmith etc.

One way to look at it: "Aqualung" isn't in the game because "Seven Nation Army" is. "Aqualung" and some other great songs were an unfortunate victim of my choice to have a more diverse list. While that made for a better game, I'd vote for "Aqualung" over, say, any of the Radiohead songs we saw in the game.
 
For what it's worth, I liked the more diverse approach. It was fun to see how a band like Talking Heads fared on this board.
 
It depends on how we define diverse approach. I see what you mean SMX when you talk about your choice for more diverse (American) sources.

Of course, if there would be one more Tull song and one less Petty song; it would have made the game (not the sources) more diverse and balanced, without having to initially sacrifice other bands. But when looking at the methods that were used, and choices for the sources, that would have been an exception. And where to end this? That isn't easy indeed, so I can understand you prefer to be more consequent. The game is huge ! :)

I should keep in mind what this game is exactly about. Perhaps I am too focused on expecting to do a game leading to the most popular classic rock songs out here and tend to forget how all these songs were gathered.

Anyway, thanks for the insight and keep going! :ok:
 
Round 7 results:

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Journey exits the game with a record of 66-93 (.415) and 5 songs eliminated
The Ramones exit the game with a record of 31-16 (.660) and 1 song eliminated.
 
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