1 (edited by Deezer 2014-03-08 14:24:04)

Topic: 2nd Annual Joe Bonamassa Tournament of Champions

It's that time of year! As many of you remember, last year in the inaugural tournament, Jimi Hendrix beat Led Zeppelin for the crown. Here is the link to last year's thread: https://forum.jbonamassa.com/viewtopic.php?id=24214

Now I have made a change to this year's rules. Last year, you could nominate 10 artists for the tournament. This year you can nominate 20! Double the artists! With that said, here are the rules:

Nominate your 20 absolute favorite bands/artists regardless of genre, excluding Joe Bonamassa or any groups Joe is a part of (BCC, Beth & Joe, Rock Candy Funk Party, Bloodline, etc.). Let's face it, we all know Joe would win this tournament hands down if he were allowed to compete, so in honor of Joe, I named the tournament after him. If you nominate more than 20, I'll pick the first 20 listed. The top 64 bands/artists with the most votes will make the tournament, where we will vote on each matchup until we determine a champion March Madness-style!

I will start things off by listing my favorite 20 bands/artists (besides Joe):
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
ZZ Top
Eric Clapton
Foo Fighters
Jimi Hendrix
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Robert Randolph & The Family Band
Gary Clark Jr
Tom Petty
John Mayer
Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Black Keys
Doyle Bramhall II
B.B. King
Albert Collins
Buddy Guy
Led Zeppelin
The Rolling Stones
Jonny Lang
Jeff Beck

Ready, set, and go! I'll keep the nomination voting going until Friday March 14 at 8pm cst! Happy voting!

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Re: 2nd Annual Joe Bonamassa Tournament of Champions

oooh fun!

1)Led Zeppelin
2)Metallica
3)Eric Clapton
4)Fleetwood Mac
5)BB King
6)Peter Frampton
7)Pink Floyd
8)Jimi Hendrix
9)Michael Jackson
10)Pearl Jam
11)Red Hot Chili Peppers
12)Styx
13)Van Halen
14)Rush
15)Alice in Chains
16)Bad Company
17)Manchester Orchestra
18)Foo Fighters
19)Poison
20)The Police

Also want to note how hard it was for me to not put anything related with Joe! haha

Re: 2nd Annual Joe Bonamassa Tournament of Champions

Nice one!

1) Pearl Jam
2) Sigur Ros
3) Dave Matthews Band
4) John Mayer
5) Tedeschi Trucks Band
6) Ben Harper
7) Gov't Mule
8) Edie Brickell
9) Radiohead
10) Foo Fighters
11) Guns n' Roses
12) Bruce Springsteen
13) Red Hot Chili Peppers
14) Neil Young
15) Nirvana
16) Smashing Pumpkins
17) Led Zeppelin
18) Joseph Arthur
19) Blur
20) Lisa Hannigan

I've not added Jimi Hendrix, because i think that as the current Champion he should make the tournament by right, without these preliminary lists. Just to "Honor" his title.

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Re: 2nd Annual Joe Bonamassa Tournament of Champions

Allman Bros.
SRV
Robin Trower
Rory Gallagher
Robert Cray
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Jeff Beck
Dave Mason
Beatles
Jimi Hendix
BB King
Al DiMeola
Neil Young
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Led Zeppelin
The Who
Sonny Landreth
CSN
Eric Clapton
Miley Cyrus

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Re: 2nd Annual Joe Bonamassa Tournament of Champions

Tom Petty
Eric Clapton
Robert Cray
SRV
Jeff Healey
Buddy Guy
CCR
Neil Young
Dire Straits
Beatles
AC/DC
Cheap Trick
Eagles
Joe Walsh
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Rolling Stones
ZZ Top
Red Hot Chile Peppers

My Favorite Bonamassa Songs
Happier Times... Sloe Gin...Last Kiss...Lonesome Road Blues...Blues Deluxe...No Slack
Equipment For Listening To Joe
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Re: 2nd Annual Joe Bonamassa Tournament of Champions

SRV
Gov't Mule
Santana
Yes
CSN&Y
Jethro Tull
Joe Walsh (not the Eagles, hate the Eagles)
Aerosmith
Allman Bros
Black Crowes
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
Gary Moore
Led Zepplin
Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Outlaws
Pink Floyd
Traffic
The Who
ZZ Top
Derek and the Dominos
Bonnie Raitt

The only thing we deserve, is an opportunity.  Everything else has to be earned.

Re: 2nd Annual Joe Bonamassa Tournament of Champions

Cool thread, Deezer! Love it.

1) Aynsley Lister,
2) Ryan Mc Garvey,
3) Ian Parker,
4) Jimi Hendrix,
5) Eric Clapton,
6) B. B. King,
7) Robert Cray,
8) Dire Straits,
9) Gary Moore,
10) Santana,
11) The Rolling Stones,
12) The Beatles,
13) Fleetwood Mac,
14) Pink Floyd,
15) Red Hot Chili Peppers,
16) Jethro Tull,
17) Simple Minds
18) Three Doors Down,
19) Guns N' Roses,
20) The Scorpions
.
.

Re: 2nd Annual Joe Bonamassa Tournament of Champions

Rush
UFO
Alice In Chains
Nirvana
Filter
Nine Inch Nails
Deftones
Gary Moore
Robin Trower
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Aerosmith
Thin Lizzy
Black Sabbath
ZZ Top
The Black Keys
Ozzy Osbourne
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Foghat
Deep Purple
Judas Priest

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Re: 2nd Annual Joe Bonamassa Tournament of Champions

I'll play....In no particular order....

1)ZZ Top
2)Phillip Sayce
3)John Gomm
4)David Grissom
5)Eric Johnson
6)Joe Satriani
7)Foo Fighters
8)SRV
9)Robben Ford
10)Dave Mathews
11)Tommy Emmanuel
12)ACDC
13)Steely Dan
14)Rush
15)Chet Atkins
16)Shaun Kirk
17)Josh Smith
18)Queens Of The Stone Age
19)Radiohead
20)John Mayer

Re: 2nd Annual Joe Bonamassa Tournament of Champions

You think this would be easy but the 20 means having to make some hard choices.
Not in order yet
Led Zep
Jimi Hendrix
Deep Purple
Black Sabbath
Al DiMeola
The Crusaders
The Who
Jean Luc Ponty
SRV
Jethro Tull
Santana
Blindstone
Blue Oyster Cult
Walter Trout
ELP
Henrik Freischlader
Montrose
Robin Trower
Rolling Stones
Indigenous

Your rock candy baby
Your hard sweet and sticky

11 (edited by Michael 2014-03-09 11:27:16)

Re: 2nd Annual Joe Bonamassa Tournament of Champions

OK lets play (though i predict a Jimi Hendrix v Led Zeppelin final)

Here's my Fave 20 artists, though half of them aint got a hope of getting any where
but gotta keep it true

AC/DC
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN
LED ZEPPELIN
PINK FLOYD
T - REX
LYNYRD SKYNYRD
FRANK SINATRA
RASCAL FLATTS
MICHAEL JACKSON
SLAYER
METALLICA
SEX PISTOLS
MADONNA
JIMI HENDRIX
THE BEATLES
ELVIS PRESLEY
BOB DYLAN
SNAKEWATER
VIRGIL AND THE ACCELERATORS
KEITH URBAN


.............. Michael

Joe Bonamassa .......  His Greatest 3 Videos ... IMMHO   After Much Deliberation
3rd ...... Mountain Time / Rockpalast       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h01xa6NMsJo
2nd ...... Sloe Gin       /  Vienna            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRASS8O8ZnE           
1st ....... Blues Deluxe / The Borderline    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnl3E_KLxYg

Re: 2nd Annual Joe Bonamassa Tournament of Champions

in no particular order

1) Miles Davis
2) Mahavishnu Orchestra
3) Jeff Beck
4) Eric Johnson
5) Yes
6) Return To Forever
7) Pink Floyd
8) Free
9) The Beatles
10) Led Zeppelin
11) Herbie Hancock
12) The Black Keys
13) John McLaughlin
14) Jimmy Herring
15) Wes Montgomery
16) Dave Brubeck
17) Jimi Hendrix
18) Billy Cobham
19) Michael Bloomfield
20) B.B. King

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1 AC/DC
2 Aerosmith
3 Foo Fighters
4 Creedence Clearwater Revival
5 John Fogerty
6 Deep Purple
7 Tedeschi Trucks Band
8 Derek Trucks
9 Airbourne
10 The Darkness
11 Paramore
12 BB KING
13 Eagles
14 Brad Paisley
15 Queen
16 Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
17 Vince Gill
18 The Who
19 Kiss
20 Lenny Kravitz

I'm broke, motherf**ker!

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1. Rod Stewart
2.  Free
3.  Keith Urban
4.  John Fogerty
5.  CSN&Y
6.  The Beatles
7.  Pure Prairie League
8.  Creedence Clearwater
9.  Allman Brothers
10. ZZ Top
11. The Eagles
12. Jackson Browne
13.  Elton John
14.  James Taylor
15.  Prince
16.  Queen
17.  The Doobie Brothers
18.  Led Zeppelin
19.  Lynyrd Skynyrd
20.  Aerosmith

"I'm not nice to any guitar!"      lol
                 Joe Bonamassa 05-03-12

JBLP CHILD #184

Re: 2nd Annual Joe Bonamassa Tournament of Champions

I thought somebody would notice by now,, but that last selection I made was a joke...not a single chuckle yet?

"Rock ON & Keep the Faith"

Re: 2nd Annual Joe Bonamassa Tournament of Champions

Well I did a double-take, but I was trying to show a spirit of tolerance and not be too judgemental of your musical tastes!

Bill S wrote:

I thought somebody would notice by now,, but that last selection I made was a joke...not a single chuckle yet?

Re: 2nd Annual Joe Bonamassa Tournament of Champions

Bill S wrote:

I thought somebody would notice by now,, but that last selection I made was a joke...not a single chuckle yet?


You were "twerking our chains"     lol   lol   lol

                                           plj

"I'm not nice to any guitar!"      lol
                 Joe Bonamassa 05-03-12

JBLP CHILD #184

Re: 2nd Annual Joe Bonamassa Tournament of Champions

well, saw where Michael had Sinatra and Rascal Flatts so I thought "each to his own", whatever. I kinda figured it was a "dummy" selection.

Bill S wrote:

I thought somebody would notice by now,, but that last selection I made was a joke...not a single chuckle yet?

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