The Madness is back for a fourth year.
This year the Battle of the Bands Competition is 80s Madness! While last year we selected artists, this year we have decided to focus on albums – specifically from the decade of the 1980s. To add to the fun, Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars and John McTavish of Developing Palates are once again participating.
This year, Hector, John, Dave, and Coop held a draft on Prime Time Jukebox Episode 66 where each picked eight albums. The albums were then seeded into brackets determined by each participant.
John’s Bracket and Seedings
Thriller,Michael Jackson
London Calling, The Clash
Eliminator, ZZ Top
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, Public Enmy
Slippery When Wet, Bon Jovi
Number of the Beast, Iron Maiden
Pretty Hate Machine, Nine Inch Nails
Master of Puppets, Metallica
Hector’s Bracket and Seedings
Purple Rain, Prince & the Revolution
The Joshua Tree, U2
License to Ill, The Beastie Boys
Songs from the Big Chair, Tears for Fears
Moving Pictures, Rush
Run D.M.C., Run D.M.C.
Once Upon a Time, Simple Minds
Like a Virgin, Madonna
Dave’s Bracket and Seedings
Appetite for Destruction, Guns N Roses
Straight Outta Compton, NWAA
1984, Van Halen
Hysteria, Def Leppard
Whitney, Whitney Houston
Uprising, Bob Marley
Faith, George Michael
Violent Femmes, Violent
Coop’s Bracket and Seedings
Back in Black, AC/DC
Born in the USA, Bruce Springsteen
So, Peter Gabriel
5150, Van Halen
Synchronicity, The Police
Rio, Duran Duran
Kick, INXS
No Jacket Required
The winner of this battle will be determined by you! Starting Tuesday March 28, 2021, we will have two matchups. You will be able to vote for which artist you think should move on to the next round. We will go through each round on Twitter until there is a winner from Hector, Dave, John, and Coop’s bracket. The final four will square off and then winner will be determined. The winning album will give someone bragging rights – and be reserved for an Album Archaeology show.
We will be offering incentives to vote. This year the prize pool has really been amp’d up! Three winners will be chosen this year. Prizes offered include the following:
A $50.00 Vinyl Me Please Gift Card (you heard us talk about VMP on Jukebox!!!)
A Drew Estate DE 25 Leather Pack Pack + Cigar Case
An Alec Bradley Red Badge Ceramic Ashtray
You can watch the draft show here (Note, you may have to click Watch on YouTube below due to age restrictions):
Rules of the contest are
Originally posted on March 27, 2023 @ 8:17 am