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I did that within the confines of my own votes, I didn't do a separate snarky post on top of it.

But point taken. It's all good in this corner of the internet woods.

(But Slippery When Wet? Jesus Christ, Piotr, why don't you just admit you have a vagina and be totally open about it?)

 

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I own the FIFA 12 video game. The only track on it I have turned off is the one in which Robert Smith sings.

Whiny, bitchy bullshit.

 

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I really like The Cure's best work, but I get that entirely. A lot of the stuff is miserable. Disintegration and Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me are not. Is it possible you don't like "Just Like Heaven"?

 

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Agree with all who say this could easily be a Final Four matchup.

Disagree with the comment about The Unforgettable Fire. The first four songs on that record are among U2's best.

 

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Some clear oversights by the selection committee:

Night Ranger-Dawn Patrol
REO Speedwagon-High Infidelity
Megadeth-Peace Sells
Rush-Moving Pictures

 

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Oh, you've only heard two Smiths songs ever.

 

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Anyway,

East
1 Thriller (Michael Jackson) vs. 16 Nebraska (Bruce Springsteen)
8 Rhythm Nation 1814 (Janet Jackson) vs. 9 Brothers In Arms (Dire Straits)
5 1999 (Prince) vs. 12 Rain Dogs (Tom Waits)
4 Like A Virgin (Madonna) vs. 13 Faith (George Michael)
6 Doolittle (Pixies) vs. 11 Pretenders (Pretenders) - I could have sworn that The Pretenders was released in '79
3 Born in the USA (Bruce Springsteen) vs. 14 Psychocandy (The Jesus and Mary Chain)
7 Daydream Nation (Sonic Youth) vs. 10 1984 (Van Halen)
2 Raising Hell (Run-D.M.C.) vs. 15 Private Dancer (Tina Turner)

South
1 It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (Public Enemy) vs. 16 Slippery When Wet (Bon Jovi)
8 Like A Prayer (Madonna) vs. 9 Tracy Chapman (Tracy Chapman)
5 Remain In Light (Talking Heads) vs. 12 The Message (Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five)
4 Synchronicity (The Police) vs. 13 The Smiths (The Smiths)
6 Master of Puppets (Metallica) vs. 11 The Unforgettable Fire (U2)
3 Sign O' The Times (Prince) vs. 14 She's So Unusual (Cindi Lauper)
7 Paid In Full (Eric B. & Rakim) vs. 10 So (Peter Gabriel)
2 Appetite For Destruction (Guns N' Roses) vs. 15 Document (R.E.M.)

Midwest
1 Purple Rain (Prince and the Revolution) vs. 16 Nick of Time (Bonnie Raitt)
8 Hysteria (Def Leppard) vs. 9 Closer (Joy Division)
5 Whitesnake (Whitesnake) vs. 12 Let It Be (The Replacements)
4 Graceland (Paul Simon) vs. 13 King Of Rock (Run-D.M.C.)
6 Paul's Boutique (Beastie Boys) vs. 11 The River (Bruce Springsteen)
3 Straight Outta Compton (N.W.A) vs. 14 Ride The Lightning (Metallica)
7 Number Of The Beast (Iron Maiden) vs. 10 War (U2)
2 Back In Black (AC/DC) vs. 15 Hounds Of Love (Kate Bush)

West
1 The Joshua Tree (U2) vs. 16 Reign In Blood (Slayer)
8 Radio (LL Cool J) vs. 9 Bad (Michael Jackson)
5 3 Feet High and Rising (De La Soul) vs. 12 Dirty Mind (Prince)
4 The Queen Is Dead (The Smiths) vs. 13 Beauty And The Beat (The Go-Go's)
6 The Stone Roses (The Stone Roses) vs. 11 Disintegration (The Cure)
3 Murmur (R.E.M.) vs. 14 Dare! (The Human League)
7 Run-D.M.C. (Run-D.M.C.) vs. 10 Ace Of Spades (Motorhead)
2 Licensed To Ill (Beastie Boys) vs. 15 Nothing's Shocking (Jane's Addiction)

 

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I probably would have had it going to the Final Four, not sure about the final.

 

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Need to repost my list as I keep discovering albums the selection committee left off:

The Blasters - The Blasters
Double Fantasy - John Lennon
Centerfield - John Fogerty
Oh Mercy - Bob Dylan (IMHO one of the Top 5 Dylan albums ever)
High InFidelity - REO Speedwagon
Private Eyes - Hall & Oates
Sports - Huey Lewis & the News

Relegated to the NIT:
Escape - Journey

 

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Oh come on, it's "American Music"! And if they get there against some 80s juggernaut it would be "So Long, Baby, Goodbye"!

 

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Actually, I do like Just Like Heaven, but nothing else.