Music Cup Round 8 - Album Openers

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Three rounds to go and it's a bit of a breakaway at the top with Hero and Adam fighting it out. The rest of us are playing for pride. Galted has missed that boat and he's playing more to avoid the ignominy of finishing below Union.

This round features songs that opened their respective bands albums, and it's your duty to pick your favourite TWO from the hodge-podge of classics and not-so-classics.

The next round, round 9, for the numerically challenged, will be songs featured on a film soundtrack. However, that's a pretty wide category, so I'm narrowing it down to films from the 80s because we will be guaranteed to get some hideous selections out of that. The songs have to be verifiably on the soundtrack too - not just a song that featured for a little bit in a rubbish scene with Molly Ringwald.

I also offer an apology to Mysti who's choices were both taken and he's now gone on holiday so he can't select another one.

Haha very good Julius!

The Boss wrote:Haha very good Julius!

Julius is annoying funny, isn't he.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Crimey wrote:Lyrics from the Angel of Death...

Destroying, without mercy
To benefit the aryan race

Good lord.  It's hardly Living on a Prayer, is it.  JBJ wouldn't write such naughty lyrics.

You've obviously never heard Bon Jovi's concept album based around the crusades. Brutal.

I suppose one of the mods had to be

sodhat wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Crimey wrote:Lyrics from the Angel of Death...

Destroying, without mercy
To benefit the aryan race

Good lord.  It's hardly Living on a Prayer, is it.  JBJ wouldn't write such naughty lyrics.

You've obviously never heard Bon Jovi's concept album based around the crusades. Brutal.

Isn't that the album that contains You give Muslims a Bad Name?

Bon Jovi's hardcore man! Have you never heard Wanted Dead Or Alive? He's a cowboy on a steel horse for Christ's sake!

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

sodhat wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Crimey wrote:Lyrics from the Angel of Death...

Destroying, without mercy
To benefit the aryan race

Good lord.  It's hardly Living on a Prayer, is it.  JBJ wouldn't write such naughty lyrics.

You've obviously never heard Bon Jovi's concept album based around the crusades. Brutal.

Isn't that the album that contains You give Muslims a Bad Name?

It also contained an early precursor to the track Wanted Dead or Alive. They just added the "alive" bit later.

The Boss wrote:Bon Jovi's hardcore man! Have you never heard Wanted Dead Or Alive? He's a cowboy on a steel horse for Christ's sake!

The man doesn't even sleep. I need at least 6 hours a night. JBJ is a phenom.

"Until I'm 6 feet under
Baby I don't need a bed
Gonna live while I'm alive
I'll sleep when I'm dead"

He's like the Undertaker! That should get jeff out from wherever he's hiding.

He's probably pondering whether it's worth carrying on in a world where some people prefer Oasis to The Stone Roses...

He's just gotta roll with it.

Hero wrote:He's just gotta roll with it.

Yep, some might say you're right.

Once he stops crying his heart out.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

The Boss wrote:Bon Jovi's hardcore man! Have you never heard Wanted Dead Or Alive? He's a cowboy on a steel horse for Christ's sake!

The man doesn't even sleep.  I need at least 6 hours a night.  JBJ is a phenom.

"Until I'm 6 feet under
Baby I don't need a bed
Gonna live while I'm alive
I'll sleep when I'm dead"

I think it is a front. That romeo is definitely bleeding, you just can't see his blood.

It's his life lads!

The man has an Ironclad fist. He wakes up and French kisses the morning. He sleeps on a bed of nails for crying out loud.

And when you breathe he's even the air for you. A considerate bad boy! Rough diamond is our Jon!

sodhat wrote:He's probably pondering whether it's worth carrying on in a world where some people prefer Oasis to The Stone Roses...

More people go to watch the twilight films than go to see a Scorcese film, does not make them correct.

If Bon Jovi did the soundtracks to the Twilight movies Scorsese could make a fim where you actually get to act with DeNiro and people still wouldn't go watch it. Such is the power of Jon multiplied by Richie, Tico and "the other bloke"

I'd LOVE to be the bass player in Bon Jovi....multi millionaire and even his wife doesn't know he's in a band. That's how anonymous he is

He is an unofficial member. I think his inability to advertise Timotei worked against him joining the band full time.

That's what stopped me being in Bon Jovi (or any other hair band to be honest). Seems being sponsored by Mr Sheen isn't rock 'n' roll enough.

DAVE667 wrote:That's what stopped me being in Bon Jovi (or any other hair band to be honest). Seems being sponsored by Mr Sheen isn't rock 'n' roll enough.

However, being sponsored by Charlie Sheen is SO Rock n Roll!

#winning

How are the Libertines in 3rd place.

The world has gone mad.

I can no longer stay silent whilst all these vailed jibes at the Rock Gods that are Bon Jovi carry on

Having seen these giants in action numerous times ( going on the 5th July aswell ) i bow at the alter that is JBJ

and how can anyone question the keyboard wizardry of the great David Bryan ? ........................... he even went to dinner the other week with Sophie Ellis Baxter ,Gary Kemp and Alex James !!

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:How are the Libertines in 3rd place.

The world has gone mad.

I know some people who think they are one of the best bands of all time.


I really, really don't understand why, they are the Oasis of the noughties

Kenny wrote:I can no longer stay silent whilst all these vailed jibes at the Rock Gods that are Bon Jovi carry on

Having seen these giants in action numerous times ( going on the 5th July aswell ) i bow at the alter that is JBJ

and how can anyone question the keyboard wizardry of the great David Bryan ? ........................... he even went to dinner the other week with Sophie Ellis Baxter ,Gary Kemp and Alex James !!

At one point he was surrounded by 3 plates which he was eating from simultaneously with both hands.

ChequeredJersey wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:How are the Libertines in 3rd place.

The world has gone mad.

I know some people who think they are one of the best bands of all time.


I really, really don't understand why, they are the Oasis of the noughties

Surely Arctic Monkeys take that 'prize'?

The man is a legend




and very clever , he has invested wisely and is worth a reported $85 million

Their lead singer is less punchable than either Doherty or Barat

ChequeredJersey wrote:


they are the Oasis of the noughties

They are not even that good. Time for Heroes is a good song but that is it.

I would put Biffy Clyro above them, and I don't just mean to appease your fit housemate.

Kenny wrote:

and very clever , he has invested wisely and is worth a reported $85 million

He still gives love a bad name. No matter how rich he is.

I don't recall hearing a Biffy single and disliking it, they seem incapable of releasing a poor track.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Kenny wrote:

and very clever , he has invested wisely and is worth a reported $85 million

He still gives love a bad name.  No matter how rich he is.

But like they said It's My Life ,it's now or never , I ain't gonna live forever

Hero wrote:I don't recall hearing a Biffy single and disliking it, they seem incapable of releasing a poor track.

Fast Food Rockers > Biffy Clyro

Biffy Clyro are far too Scottish to be great.

Is Biffy Clyro a band? I thought it was an unusually-named bloke.

The Special Juan wrote:Is Biffy Clyro a band?

Arguably.

The Special Juan wrote:Is Biffy Clyro a band?  I thought it was an unusually-named bloke.

Yep, the lead singer is called Simon Neil and has approximately 7 trillion tattoos, apparently

ChequeredJersey wrote:

The Special Juan wrote:Is Biffy Clyro a band?  I thought it was an unusually-named bloke.

Yep, the lead singer is called Simon Neil and has approximately 7 trillion tattoos, apparently

Is that the same Simon Neil that wrote The Couple Odd?

I see what you there did

Biffy Clyro > Karaoke

Just...

When's when's the next round up Soddy? 
I've never really seen the appeal of biffy Clyro myself! Bit like Muse with me. Just don't get them.

I will get it done this morning, so this round is closed (100 votes in)

Cheers mate I'm just getting sick of looking at 3 votes beside the best song there

These are the picks and scorers from round 8:

Tino	1999 - Prince
Adam D	Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana	7
Julius
Nando
Cherriesfna
Sodhat	By The Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers	5
Enforcer	About A Girl - Nirvana	3
TSJ	Rock n Roll Star - Oasis	7
Hero	I Wanna Be Adored - The Stone Roses	9
Azzy
Galted	Christine - The House of Love	1
Il Gialloblu	Cold Days From the Birdhouse - The Twilight Sad
VDT	People=Sh!t - Slipknot	3
Kenny	Welcome to the Jungle - Guns N Roses	10
Chris W	Can't Stand Me Now - The Libertines	8
The Boss	Bright Side of the Road - Van Morrison
Chequered	Jenny was a Friend of Mine - The Killers	4
Mysti
Gregers
Union Cane
crazygangwomble	Tie Your Mother Down - Queen
Stella

And this is your leaderboard:

Hero 65
Adam D 55
Kenny 39
Chris W 39
TSJ 38
Enforcer 37
Mysti 31
Sodhat 28
Il Gialloblu 26
crazygangwomble 26
Nando 23
Chequered 21
Tino 18
Stella 13
The Boss 11
VDT 9
Gregers 5
Azzy 3
Cherriesfna 2
Galted 1
Union Cane 1
Julius 0

Extremely disappointed that Galted has gone above me in the points score.
On the other hand, after Oasis outscored The Beatles in the first round I sort of gave up anyway.
I have high hopes that my film song in the next round will get at least 1 vote.