Greatest Band Round #5 Finale

[MikeA]

Here are the 5 top vote getters. In this round, select only ONE contentant for the most influential in the Business Honors.

Bob Dylan
Chuck Berry
Jimi Hendrix
Elvis Presley
Rolling Stones

[MikeA]

Note that it would disappoint me NOT AT ALL if all 5 of these got an equal number of votes and TIED for Top Honors. I must admit that I am a bit shocked that Led Zeppelin did not make the final cut but I don't know who I would have chopped to make room for them! There is an absolute dead head between two of the final 5 in my mind and I don't see how I can vote for one over the other!

<SIGH>

[TimothyBFan]

I'm not going to play with any of you any more!!!!! I can't believe Zep is gone!!! What the heck people?

I had this all figured out--now what am I going to do! When do you need our final vote by Mike?

[luvthelighthouse]

Last round I said it pained me to cut Zeppelin, so I know how you feel. I just decide between Dylan, Berry and Hendrix. I've already crossed Elvis and Stones off of my list. This is where subjectivity comes in, eh?

[EagleLady]

Elvis Presley

[cynd1231]

BOB DYLAN

[MikeA]

I'm not going to play with any of you any more!!!!! I can't believe Zep is gone!!! What the heck people?

I had this all figured out--now what am I going to do! When do you need our final vote by Mike?

Willie,

I've been giving 48 hours between rounds. So to keep it level, I'll make the final tally Wednesday morning at 7am CDT (-6 hrs GMT).

BTW...I could make a solid case for ANY of the TOP-10 and certainly for the TOP-5. I really do not think we are going to come to any conclusions here. I'm thinking there is going to be a veritable tie between these top-5 finalists. I'll make the Tally, but am NOT going to suggest any "tie-breakers" to eliminate all but ONE.

In my opinion, it is a dead heat between Dylan and Hendrix and with that said, I can argue myself out of that statement when it comes to crossing off Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley or the Stones. I just don't have either the objectivity or the data to empirically conclude that any of the top 5 stand significantly above the other four in enough ways to designate them "THE Greatest".

I'm happy with just having narrowed it down to the TOP-TEN. My selections for the top-5 were pretty much arbitrary...random selection.

And before anyone else says it, I'll say it myself:

"THAT'S A COPOUT"

[luvthelighthouse]

I think this is hard, becuase you aren't comparing the same things. How can you decide who contributes more, a songwriter or a guitar player. KWIM?

As for Chuck... the creator of rock'n'roll? So yeah, I may just throw a dart and see where it lands.

[Prettymaid]

Chuck Berry for the win!

[sodascouts]

My vote:

ELVIS PRESLEY.

He's called "the king of rock'n'roll" for a reason. Before Elvis, music from the likes of Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby was what dominated popular radio. No offense to those guys, but it sure wasn't rock. At the time, a lot of white folks considered what would become rock music as vulgar and low-class. Elvis brought it to the mainstream.

He also was the one who introduced the sex-ay into mainstream live performances. It may look tame now, but thrusting while you're grunting out "woah, woah, woah" on live television was pretty wild back then. A lot of girls had fantasies that never occurred to them while watching Bing Crosby stand there singing "bubaloo."

As the saying goes - women wanted him. Men wanted to BE him.

When we're talking influence and longevity... Elvis is universally recognized as a pioneer and many people credit him as an influence - in fact, most of the other "contestants" in this very competition have credited him as an influence including the Stones, Hendrix, and Dylan. Mick Jagger called him "an original in an area of imitators." Heck, Dylan even referenced Elvis in a song!

Elvis still has name recognition among all ages. That can't be said of many people who came on the scene more than fifty years ago, including Chuck Berry unfortunately.

Dylan as a lyricist is wonderfully unique, but I can't get over that awful voice (sorry).

GO ELVIS!

P.S. I still think Fleetwood Mac is the greatest band along with the Eagles!