Question:
Battle of the Bands: Which one do you prefer?
Christina
2012-05-19 18:34:48 UTC
I did one of these awhile back, but I wanna do a newer, and more improved, HARDER version! Are you rocker enough to take it?! Haha, this is ONLY for entertainment purposes, no bashing of any bands, please. Just have fun!

Early Through Late 60's:
The Beatles V. The Rolling Stones
The Kinks V. The Who
Cream V. Jimi Hendrix
The Doors V. Jefferson Airplane
Bob Dylan V. Neil Young
The Hollies V. Small Faces
Iron Butterfly V. Strawberry Alarm Clock
Moody Blues V. Procol Harum
Stevie Wonder V. Marvin Gaye
Canned Heat V. Ten Years After


Late 60'S to the 70's:
Doobie Brothers V. Chicago
Pink Floyd V. Led Zeppelin
Guess Who V. Bachman Turner Overdrive
Lynyrd Skynyrd V. Allman Brothers Band
Journey V. Foreigner
Blue Oyster Cult V. Thin Lizzy
Sex Pistols V. The Clash
Tom Petty V. Bob Seger
Kiss V. Alice Cooper
Black Sabbath V. Deep Purple
Billy Joel V. Elton John
Eric Clapton V. Stevie Ray Vaughn
Styx V. Boston

Late 70's to the 80's:
Def Leppard V. Van Halen
Judas Priest V. Dio
Slayer V. Megadeth
Motley Crue V. Poison
AC/DC V. Guns N' Roses
Aerosmith V. Bon Jovi
Metallica V. Iron Maiden

Early Through late 90's:
Radiohead V. Muse
Nirvana V. Alice in Chains
Pearl Jam V. Soundgarden
Oasis V. Coldplay
Green Day V. Weezer
Cranberries V. Garbage

Modern:
Foster the People V. MGMT
Arctic Monkeys V. The Strokes
Fun. V. Gotye
Black Keys V. White Stripes
Rise Against V. Three Days Grace
Eighteen answers:
Sarcastatron
2012-05-20 08:10:43 UTC
60's:

The Beatles

The Kinks

Jimi Hendrix

The Doors

Neil Young

The Hollies

Iron Butterfly

Moody Blues

Marvin Gaye

Canned Heat





60'S to the 70's:

Doobie Brothers

Led Zeppelin

Bachman Turner Overdrive

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Journey

Thin Lizzy

Sex Pistols

Bob Seger

Kiss

Deep Purple

Billy Joel

Stevie Ray Vaughn

Boston



70's to the 80's:

Van Halen

Judas Priest

Megadeth

Motley Crue

Guns N' Roses

Bon Jovi

Metallica



90's:

Radiohead

Nirvana

Pearl Jam

Oasis

Green Day

Cranberries



Modern:

MGMT

The Strokes

Gotye

White Stripes

Three Days Grace
2012-05-21 13:28:53 UTC
The Beatles

The Who

Jimi Hendrix

The Doors

Bob Dylan

Small Faces

Strawberry Alarm Clock

Moody Blues

Marvin Gaye

Ten Years After





Late 60'S to the 70's:

Chicago

Led Zeppelin

Guess Who

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Foreigner

Thin Lizzy

Sex Pistols

Bob Seger

Alice Cooper

Black Sabbath

Elton John

Eric Clapton

Boston



Late 70's to the 80's:

Van Halen

Judas Priest

Megadeth

Motley Crue

AC/DC

Aerosmith

Iron Maiden



Early Through late 90's:

Radiohead

Nirvana

Soundgarden

Coldplay

Weezer

Garbage



Modern:

Foster the People

Arctic Monkeys

Gotye

White Stripes

Rise Against
2012-05-19 19:28:45 UTC
Early Through Late 60's:

The Beatles

The Who

Jimi Hendrix

The Doors

Neil Young

Small Faces

Iron Butterfly

Moody Blue

Stevie Wonder

Canned Heat





Late 60'S to the 70's:

Doobie Brothers

Led Zeppelin

Guess Who

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Journey

Thin Lizzy

Sex Pistols

Tom Petty

Alice Cooper

Black Sabbath

Billy Joel

Eric Clapton

Boston



Late 70's to the 80's:

Van Halen

Dio

Megadeth

Motley Crue

AC/DC

Aerosmith

Iron Maiden



Early Through late 90's

Muse

Nirvana

Pearl Jam

Oasis

Green Day

Cranberries



Modern:

Foster the People

Arctic Monkeys

Gotye

White Stripes

Rise Against
2012-05-19 19:02:01 UTC
The Beatles

The Kinks

Jimi Hendrix

Jefferson Airplane

Bob Dylan

The Hollies

Iron Butterfly

Moody Blues

Stevie Wonder

Ten Years After



Doobie Brothers

Pink Floyd

Guess Who

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Foreigner

Blue Oyster Cult

The Clash

Tom Petty

Alice Cooper

Black Sabbath

Elton John

Eric Clapton

Boston



Van Halen

Judas Priest

Megadeth

Motley Crue

Guns N' Roses

Aerosmith

Metallica



Radiohead

Nirvana

Pearl Jam

Oasis

Weezer

Cranberries



MGMT

The Strokes

Gotye

Black Keys

Rise Against
?
2012-05-19 18:53:23 UTC
The Rolling Stones

The Who

Jimi Hendrix

The Doors

Neil Young

Small Faces

Iron Butterfly

Moody Blues

Marvin Gaye

Canned Heat



Chicago

Led Zeppelin

Guess Who

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Journey

Blue Oyster Cult

Alice Cooper

Black Sabbath

Elton John

Stevie Ray Vaughn

Boston



Van Halen

Judas Priest (tough choice, very tough)

Slayer

Motley Crue

AC/DC

Aerosmith

Iron Maiden



Radiohead

Alice in Chains

Soundgarden

Oasis

Weezer

Garbage



MGMT

Arctic Monkeys

Fun

White Stripes

Rise Against





I don't like all these groups, but I gave it my best shot.
Roman Zimojic
2012-05-19 18:46:56 UTC
60's

The Beatles

The Who

Jimi Hendrix

The Doors

Bob Dylan

The Hollies

Iron Butterfly

Moody Blues

Stevie Wonder

Ten Years After





Late 60'S to the 70's:

Doobie Brothers

Pink Floyd

Guess Who

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Journey

Blue Oyster Cult

The Clash

Tom Petty

Alice Cooper

Black Sabbath

Elton John

Stevie Ray Vaughn

Styx



Late 70's to the 80's:

Van Halen

Judas Priest

Megadeth

Motley Crue

Guns N' Roses

Aerosmith

Iron Maiden



Early Through late 90's:

Radiohead

Alice in Chains

Pearl Jam

Coldplay

Green Day

Garbage



Modern:

Foster the People

The Strokes

Gotye

White Stripes

Three Days Grace
Earthbound Misfit
2012-05-19 18:46:15 UTC
Wow, this is a lot... I'll answer as many as possible, but I'll just put a line (---) for the ones I can't pick because I don't know the bands well enough.



Early Through Late 60's:

The Rolling Stones

The Who

Jimi Hendrix

The Doors

Bob Dylan

---

---

---

Stevie Wonder

---





Late 60'S to the 70's:

---

Pink Floyd

---

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Journey

Blue Oyster Cult

Sex Pistols

Tom Petty

Alice Cooper

Black Sabbath

Billy Joel

---

Styx



Late 70's to the 80's:

Van Halen

Judas Priest

---

Poison

Guns N' Roses

Aerosmith

Iron Maiden



Early Through late 90's:

Muse

Nirvana

Pearl Jam

Coldplay

GREEN DAY!!!

Cranberries



Modern:

MGMT

---

Gotye

Black Keys

Three Days Grace
Tim
2012-05-19 18:44:50 UTC
Early Through Late 60's:

The Stones

The Kinks

Cream

The Doors

Neil Young

The Hollies

Iron Butterfly

Moody Blues

Stevie Wonder

Ten Years After



Late 60'S to the 70's:

Doobie Brothers

Pink Floyd, very tough one, I love Led Zep too

Bachman Turner Overdrive

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Foreigner

Blue Oyster Cult

The Clash

Tom Petty

Kiss

Black Sabbath

Billy Joel

Eric Clapton

Boston



Late 70's to the 80's:

Van Halen, easy one, Van Halen is my favorite

Judas Priest

Slayer

Poison

Guns N' Roses

Aerosmith

Iron Maiden



Early Through late 90's:

Radiohead

Alice in Chains

Pearl Jam

Oasis

Weezer

Cranberries V. Garbage - don't know these



Modern:

Foster the People

Arctic Monkeys

Gotye

Black Keys

Rise Against





Very good list, lots of good comparisons
ILoveBrandonBoyd
2012-05-19 18:42:45 UTC
The Beatles

The Kinks

Jimi Hendrix

The Doors

Neil Young

The Hollies

Iron Butterfly

Moody Blues

Stevie Wonder

Canned Heat



Doobie Brothers

Led Zeppelin

Guess Who

Lynard Skynard

Foreigner

Thin Lizzy

The Clash

Tom Petty

Alice Cooper

Black Sabbath

Billy Joel

Stevie Ray Vaughn

Boston



Van Halen

Dio

Slayer

Poison

AC/DC

Aerosmith

Metallica



Radiohead

Alice in Chains

Soundgarden

Oasis

Green Day

Cranberries



MGMT

The Strokes

Gotye

White Stripes

Three Days Grace



That was fun!
Chris C.
2012-05-19 18:40:33 UTC
60's

The Beatles

The Who

Jimi Hendrix

The Doors

Bob Dylan

Small Faces

Iron Butterfly

Moody Blues

Stevie Wonder

Don't know



70's

Chicago

Pink Floyd

Guess Who

Lynyrd Skynryd

Journey

Blue Oyster Cult

Sex Pistols

Tom Petty

Kiss

Black Sabbath

Elton John

Eric Clapton

Boston



80's

Def Leppard

Dio

Megadeth

Motley Crue

AC/DC

Aerosmith

Metallica



90's

Radiohead

Nirvana

Pearl Jam

Oasis

Green Day

Garbage



Modern

Foster the People

The Strokes

Don't know

White Stripes

Rise Against
Foster The Nation
2012-05-19 21:32:20 UTC
Early Through Late 60's:

The Rolling Stones

The Who

Jimi Hendrix

The Doors

Bob Dylan

Small Faces

Iron Butterfly

Moody Blues

Stevie Wonder

Ten Years After





Late 60'S to the 70's:

Chicago

Pink Floyd

Guess Who

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Journey

Blue Oyster Cult

Sex Pistols

Bob Seger

Kiss

Black Sabbath

Billy Joel

Eric Claptonn

Styx



Late 70's to the 80's:

Van Halen

Dio

Slayer

Poison

AC/DC

Bon Jovi

Metallica



Early Through late 90's:

Muse

Nirvana

Pearl Jam

Coldplay

Green Day

Cranberries



Modern:

Foster the People

Arctic Monkeys

Fun.

White Stripes

Rise Against
Hawthorn_Scarlet
2012-05-19 21:41:00 UTC
I'll put N/A for the ones I'm not familiar with or haven't heard much of to determine.



Toughie. I love them both but I'm gonna have to go with The Beatles

The Who

Jimi Hendrix

The Doors

Not a fan of either

N/A

N/A

N/A

Stevie Wonder

N/A



Doobie Brothers

Led Zeppelin

N/A

Lynyrd Skynyrd

N/A

Thin Lizzy

Toughie but I'll choose Sex Pistols

Not a fan of either

Alice Cooper

Black Sabbath

Billy Joel

Not a fan of either

N/A



Toughie but I'll choose Def Leppard

Judas Priest

Slayer

Motley Crue

Guns N' Roses

Aerosmith

Iron Maiden



Radiohead

Nirvana

Not a fan of either

Not a fan of either

Green Day

Garbage



Not a fan of either

Arctic Monkeys

N/A

White Stripes

Three Days Grace
jadegreenkaty
2012-05-19 19:06:34 UTC
Early/late 60s The Beatles, the Kinks, Cream, Jefferson Airplane,Neil Young,the Hollies, Strawberry Alarm Clock,Moody Blues, Marvin Gaye,Ten Years After

70's Chicago, Led Zeppelin,Guess Who, Allman Brothers Band,Journey,Blue Oyster Cult,Bob Seger,Kiss, Deep Purple,Billy Joel,Eric Clapton, Boston.

80's Van Halen,Judas Priest, Megadeath, Poison,Guns and Roses, Bon Jovi, Metallica

90's Radiohead, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Coldplay, Green Day, Cranberries

Sorry, I dont know enough about the modern artists to make an opinion.
Katt
2012-05-19 18:52:14 UTC
60's:

The Beatles

The Who

No preference

The Doors

Tie

No preference

No preference

No preference

No preference

No preference



60's-70's:

Chicago

Tie

No preference

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Journey

No preference

No preference

Tom Petty

Kiss

Black Sabbath

Tie

No preference

Boston



70's-80's:

Tie

No preference

No preference

Motley Crue

Tie

Bon Jovi

Metallica



90's:

Muse

Nirvana

Pearl Jam

No preference

Green Day

No preference



Modern:

Foster the People

No preference

Ew.

No preference

Tie
lady-jane
2012-05-19 18:55:07 UTC
(My Favorite Rock Battle)

Beatles vs Rolling Stones

Led Zeppelin vs Deep Purple

King Crimson vs Pink Floyd

The Who vs Kinks

Queen vs Aerosmith

Eagles vs The Band

Kiss vs Cream

Billy Joel vs Janis Joplin

The Animals vs The Hollies

Metallica vs Iron Maiden

AC/DC vs Guns N' Roses

Green Day vs Arctic Monkeys

Van Halen vs Black Sabath

Doobie Brothers vs Lernard Skinardo
gartman
2016-10-16 14:37:34 UTC
Megadeth < Metallica Black Sabbath (with Ozzy Ossbourne) > Metallica (with Cliff Burton) My Chemical Romance < Muse forestall < Iron Maiden The Beatles > Queen Bullet For My Valentine (do not care a lot for both) Avenged Sevenfold
2012-05-20 03:28:27 UTC
Bob Dylan surround them all....
Honorary Walrus
2012-05-19 18:40:44 UTC
The Beatles surround them all....


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