Versus (Week Forty-Three)

[Yoshi]

Hey, I'm taking over for Ammer for just this week, he's busy preparing for Werewolf (swamped to the point that he's not to be able to do this, which doesn't take too long actually, judging by my 20 minute experience, so expect great things over in NNV!). I'm following his format, save for the little graphic and the lack of research (other than all I've heard on the radio and little tidbits I found) in my "info" section for the competitor. :P
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Welcome to Versus! This event will pit two artists/bands against one another. PPT will vote (On the Poll) to see which band/artist they want to win. The winner will than take on a challenger the next week and so on and so forth.

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Winner from Last Week

Coldplay won the battle against Rammstein! The results:

Coldplay: 68%
Rammstein: 31%

Total Votes: 47

This week, Coldplay will take on Rob Thomas!

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Facts

Coldplay

• Coldplay's third album "X&Y" took a span of 18 months to complete until it was set to release worldwide. "X&Y" contains songs with lyrics about life and death, love and loss, about being fascinated by the world around us but also about accepting that some things can never be fully understood.
• To date, Coldplay has four Grammies, four Brit awards, and have sold almost 17 million albums worldwide.
• Their singles include "Speed of Sound", "Clocks" and "The Scientist".

Total Number of Videos: 11


Rob Thomas

• Frontman of the multiplatinum band Matchbox Twenty. Rob is the singer and principal songwriter. His solo release, "Something To Be", is compiled of songs he affectionately calls as Matchbox's "scrap heap"- songs that were different from the group style. The group is still together.
• Collaborated with Carlos Santana on the track "Smooth" in 1999, which effectively launched him into individual fame and won him three Grammies.
• His singles with Matchbox Twenty include "Push", "Bent", and "3 AM", while his two solo singles are "Lonely No More" and "This Is How A Heart Breaks".

Total Number of Videos: 2

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Feedback

• Do you have any general improvements/complaints/comments about Versus?

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Hall of fame

Bands and artists which were taken out of the competition due to continously winning, are automatically posted in the Hall of Fame:

Matchbox Twenty (Won from Week Sixteen to Week Twenty-One, Won the Golden Round)
Queen (Won from Week Twenty-One to Week Twenty-Seven)


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Previous Versus Competitors

AC/DC
Avril Lavigne
Ashlee Simpson
Backstreet Boys
Beyoncé
Black Eyed Peas (Won from Week Two to Week Four)
Blink 182
Ciara
Clay Aiken
Coldplay (Won from Week Thirty-Nine to ???)
Destiny's Child
Eminem (Won from Week Eleven to Week Thirteen)
Evanescence (Won from Week Nine to Week Eleven)
Green Day (Won from Week Four to Week Seven)
Good Charlotte
Guns N' Roses
Gwen Stefani (Won from Week Twenty-Nine to Week Thirty-Two)
Hilary Duff
Hoobastank
Jessica Simpson
Jet (Won from Week Thirty-Two to Week Thirty-Four)
Jojo
Kelly Clarkson
Kym Huynh (Won from Week Thirty-Four to Week Thirty-Five)
Linkin Park (Won from Week One to Week Two)
Lindsay Lohan
Matchbox Twenty (Won from Week Sixteen to Week Twenty-One)
Metallica (Won from Week Thirty-Five to Week Thirty-Six)
Missy Elliott
Nelly
No Doubt (Won from Week Thirty-Six to Week Thirty-Nine)
Norah Jones
OutKast (Won from Week Thirteen to Week Sixteen)
Our Lady Peace
Queen (Won from Week Twenty-One to Week Twenty-Seven)
Rammstein
Rob Thomas
R. Kelly
Seether
The Bee Gees
The Killers (Won from week Twenty-Seven to Week Twenty-Nine)
Tim McGraw
Usher
Yellowcard (Won from Week Seven to Week Nine)

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Coming Soon!

Want to see if your favorite artist/band is coming up next? Well, here is the list of upcoming challengers!

Anastacia
Amerie
Britney Spears
Russian Red Army Choir

And more...

(Note: This list is subject to change)

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Information

- Any band/artist is able to compete (Ranging from as old as Queen to as new as Rihanna)
- You may suggest artists/bands to compete.
- Every Saturday the votes will be tallied and a new round will be posted.

[Paul]

Rob Thomas.

[Xerophyte]

I rather liked his "duet" with Santana, and now his solo song before it got overplayed, so, Rob Thomas it is.

[Kugetsu]

Rob Thomas.

I liked his solo work before he actually went solo and I also enjoyed "Lonely No More" (not his newer song so much).

[Medusa]

Rob Thomas, "Lonely No More" is a good song.

[Flame]

This is a tough choice...but I'm going to have to go with Rob Thomas.

[sparkygoesforth]

Rob Thomas? Never heard of him.

[Fiddelysquat]

I HATE Rob Thomas in ways I can't even begin to describe. His vocals and every single one of his songs grates on my nerves worse than nails across a chalkboard. I want to break something every time one of his songs comes on the radio and I have to sit it out because my sister is driving and she loves him.

I pick Coldplay, but then again, I'd probably pick death by asphixiation over Rob Thomas.

[RaeLynn]

Coldplay definitely gets my vote because I've never actually listened to Rob Thomas's solo work, and I never liked Matchbox Twenty. But anyway, Coldplay's X&Y album is one of the best I've ever heard (of course, their older work is so amazing as well).. I can relate to many of their songs.

[Monique]

Coldplay is definately my pick! I love them!!

[Zero!]

Rob Thomas rocks man, my vote goes to him. ^.^

[AFI_Sorrow]

*shrugs* Coldplay. Though I'm really not amazingly fond of either.

[Matterbug]

Rob Thomas

But I don't really like either all that much.

Oh, and can I suggest Bowling for Soup as a band? ^^

[i_love_starburst]

Umm, Rob Thomas doesn't deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence as Coldplay, he's far too bad.

Soo..umm, yeah, Coldplay.

[DM was on fire!]

I like Rob Thomas, and I like Matchbox Twenty. But I have to go with Coldplay. DM-Chan likes Lonley No More, but is getting tired of hearing it.