Episode 6: Greatest Rock Music Artists NCAA Tournament (’80s & '90s Second Round)

Episode 6 continues our NCAA Tournament styled brackets to determine the greatest rock music artist of all time. This episode covers second round match ups from the  '80s and '90s. 

'80s match ups for this episode:

(1) U2 vs. (8) Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

(2) R.E.M. vs. (7) AC/DC

(5) Metallica vs. (13) Iron Maiden

(6) Genesis vs. (14) Rush

'90s match ups for this episode:

(1) Nirvana vs. (9) Smashing Pumpkins

(2) Radiohead vs. (7) Alice In Chains

(3) Pearl Jam vs. (6) Wilco

(4) Soundgarden vs. (5) Oasis

Notes for this episode:

Scott will amend calling U2’s “Boy” “great” to “very good” instead. “War” was indeed the first truly great U2 album. Also, you couldn't ignore 2014's Songs Of Innocence either but that was mostly due to the iTunes fiasco.

Metallica’s initial 10 year run is as good a run as any band has had - in heavy metal (the last part got cut off)

Matt meant to say that Iron Maiden and Metallica were NOT party bands, unlike KISS

Scott meant to single out the Soundgarden song “Loud Love” which is on the album “Louder Than Love” (also home of the excellent “Hands All Over”)

The Smashing Pumpkins' drummer Jimmy Chamberlin was kicked out of the band for Adore, but he did return for the Machina albums. 

Wilco covered “Bob Dylans 115th Dream” (title was incorrectly stated)