Thanks to you all, we have ourselves another MEGA 128 list full of classic albums, LPs, CDs, you name it, which will be pitted against one another, Match by Match, Round by Round, weeding them all out until they get to the FINAL MATCH, which will have our two favorite albums face against one another to see which one emerges as Grand Champion of our latest Rock Wars!

As for the rules, well as Im sure youve all figured out by now, this isnt really a TOC in the “fighting to the death” kind of way. Our members will not be dropping their axe guitars and drumsets to physically beat the heck out of one another. No, here in this latest Rock Wars TOC, were going to pair up our Favorite Albums, in one on one competitions, as separate matches, at which time we'll all vote on which one we like the best.

Now this isnt just a “What has it done, How Iconic is it, how much has it Sold” contest. This isnt just which record is the more Classic or Legendary, but more of a which one do YOU like more, which do YOU feel you would rather listen to, and ultimately more deserving to move on. (Maybe you like The Cars more than Dark Side Of The Moon, or All Eyez On Me more than Abby Road, if so then vote accordingly and well go from there)

Pretty basic really. Albums are matched up, you all vote on the one you like more, they go to the Next Round, and we do this over and over again until the Rounds are Over. Easy. I do ask that you all give objective opinions and votes here, listening to All songs and arguments within this TOC with an open mind, beginning to end, and base your honest votes from that.

Amazon.com links have been provided to every album here, most every one having complete song listings and 30 second clips of each song therein, so as to help us all re-acquaint ourselves with these classic or fan favorite albums. I do also urge anyone who wishes to do so (Not just its nominator), to support such albums, to post any songs from these records you wish via Youtube, which will no longer be supplied by myself. (means you lazy buggers are gonna have to do some work here for a change)

So, with that, lets get down to our Next of Many TOC Matches to come in HCRs Fifth Mega Battle Music Clash, ROCK WARS 5.

I give you:


SUPERUNKNOWN (Soundgarden)

vs.

PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN (Pink Floyd)


So what say you all. Which of these albums will be the First to move onto the Next Round, and which will be selling for $2.99 at your local bargain basement bin?


Previous Match Up Results:

ROUND 1

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band vs. Appetite For Destruction: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band leads (21 - 9)
Dark Side Of The Moon vs. Pet Sounds: Dark Side Of The Moon leads (19 - 14)
Homogenic vs. Thriller: Thriller leads (20 - 7)
Bat Out Of Hell vs. Takk...: Bat Out Of Hell (17 - 6)
Metallica (The Black Album) vs. Rumours: Metallica (The Black Album) (14 - 13)
A Kind Of Magic vs. (What's The Story) Morning Glory?: A Kind Of Magic (21 - 11)
The Battle Of Los Angeles vs. OK Computer: OK Computer (15 - 12)
Exile On Main Street vs. America's Sweetheart: Exile On Main Street (13 - 5)
American Idiot vs. Precious Time: American Idiot (19 - 11)
Lust For Life vs. Synchronicity: Synchronicity (15 - 14)
Born In The USA vs. Antichrist Superstar: Born In The USA (18 - 10)
Nevermind vs. Fashion Nugget: Nevermind (21 - 1)
Abbey Road vs. The Joshua Tree: Abbey Road (17 - 9)
All Eyez On Me vs. The Number Of The Beast: The Number Of The Beast (23 - 6)
Breakaway vs. London Calling: London Calling (16 - 10)
The Woods vs. Back In Black: Back In Black (19 - 8)
Born To Run vs. She's So Unusual: She's So Unusual (16 - 8)
Heroes vs. Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1: Heroes (11 - 10)
Led Zeppelin IV vs. Follow The Leader: Led Zeppelin IV (19 - 9)
Achtung Baby vs. Oceanborn (1999 version): Achtung Baby (12 - 7)
Jagged Little Pill vs. Loaded: Jagged Little Pill (14 - 11)
Slippery When Wet vs. Fox Confessor Brings The Flood: Slippery When Wet (17 - 12)
Here Come The Warm Jets vs. Permanent Vacation: Here Come The Warm Jets (15 - 10)
A Night At The Opera vs. Operation: Mindcrime: A Night At The Opera (22 - 3)
Ray Of Light vs. Tragic Kingdom: Tragic Kingdom (23 - 9)
Infidels vs. Highway 61 Revisited: Highway 61 Revisited (11 - 7)
1999 vs. Lola Vs. The Powerman & The Money-Go-Round: Lola Vs. The Powerman & The Money-Go-Round (17 - 8)
Breakdown vs. Ten: Ten (15 - 4)
True Blue vs. Hybrid Theory: True Blue (19 - 11)
Pyromania vs. Flood: Flood (16 - 10)
The Stranger vs. Stripped: The Stranger (20 - 8)
Dookie vs. Vespertine: Dookie (18 - 7)
The Wall vs. Strange Days: The Wall (19 - 9)
Little Creatures vs. Abraxas: Little Creatures (17 - 8)
The Cars vs. Californication: The Cars (15 - 15) - Winner Randomly Chosen
Let It Bleed vs. Soviet Kitsch: Let it Bleed (18 - 3)
Hotel California vs. Extraodrinary Machine: Extraordinary Machine (15 - 14)
Pump vs. Smash: Pump (13 - 11)
Physical Graffiti vs. Beautiful Midnight: Physical Graffiti (17 - 6)
Blood On The Tracks vs. Bright Idea: Blood On The Tracks (12 - 4)
Thick As A Brick vs. Weezer (Blue Album): Weezer (Blue Album) (15 - 10)
Stranger In Town vs. A New World Record: Stranger In Town (14 - 7)
Under The Pink vs. Standing Hampton: Under The Pink (15 - 10)
Clumsy vs. Are You Experienced: Are You Experienced (19 - 3)
I Get Wet vs. Superunknown: Superunknown (25 - 3)
Moving Pictures vs. Like A Prayer: Like A Prayer (16 - 13)
Meteora vs. Book Of Shadows: Book Of Shadows (13 - 10)
Tommy vs. Aion: Tommy (21 - 4)
So vs. Riding With The King: So (23 - 4)
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road vs. Led Zeppelin III: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (17 - 16)
The Real Thing vs. Automatic For The People: Automatic For The People (18 - 7)
Fly vs. The Grand Illusion: Fly (13 - 11)
Afterburner vs. Texas Flood: Texas Flood (11 - 10)
Yield vs. Blue: Yield (12 - 11)
Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness vs. Paradise Theater: Mellon Collie And The infinite Sadness (18 - 7)
Bridge Of Sighs vs. In 3-D: Bridge Of Sighs (11 - 10)
Face Dances vs. Rudebox: Face Dances (13 - 10)
Elephant vs. Happiness Is Not A Fish That You Can Catch: Elephant (16 - 6)
Revolver vs. Fumbling Towards Ectasy: Revolver (22 - 6)
Astral Weeks vs. Costello Music: Astral Weeks (12 - 8)
Electric Ladyland vs. Hellbilly Deluxe: Electric Ladyland (19 - 7)
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot vs. The Hour Of Bewilderbeast: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (16 - 6)
Greyest Of Blue Skies vs. Piper At The Gates Of Dawn: Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (11 - 10)
Twice Removed vs. Call Off The Search: Twice Removed (12 - 7)

ROUND 2

Dark Side Of The Moon vs. The Wall: Dark Side Of The Moon (15 - 12)
Metallica (The Black Album) vs. Dookie: Metallica (The Black Album) (17 - 13)
Heroes vs. Elephant: Elephant (14 - 10)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band vs. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (20 - 2)
Nevermind vs. Achtung Baby: Nevermind (19 - 7)
American Idiot vs. Highway 61 Revisited: American Idiot (16 - 11)
Born In The USA vs. Led Zeppelin IV: Led Zepplin IV (14 - 12)
Tragic Kingdom vs. Twice Removed: Tragic Kingdom (17 - 7)
True Blue vs. Blood On The Tracks: True Blue (16 - 13)
Exile On Main Street vs. So: So (16 - 10)
Synchronicity vs. Here Come The Warm Jets: Synchronicity (17 - 7)
Flood vs. Book Of Shadows: Flood (19 - 4)
Back In Black vs. Electric Ladyland: Back In Black (17 - 13)
A Night At The Opera vs. Let It Bleed: A Night At The Opera (16 - 8)
Abbey Road vs. Jagged Little Pill: Abbey Road (17 - 11)
Ten vs. Fly: Ten (15 - 4)
Thriller vs. Slipper When Wet: Slippery When Wet leads (14 - 12)
She's So Unusual vs. Pump: She's So Unusual leads (14 - 8)
Superunknown vs. Piper At The Gates Of Dawn: ??????

This isn't even a tiny bit close for me. I may not love soundgarden but I don't hate them, I sure can't say the same for floyd.

My Vote: Superunknown

PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN (Pink Floyd) gets my vote.

Though props should be given to this game for making me listen to Superunknown again.

Here's my same spiel on Piper At The Gates Of Dawn:

Here are some Piper At The Gates Of Dawn links. I suggest listening to all of them, as every track on this album is very different from each other and incredibly different from anything you will ever here in Rock music:

Bike: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMbVtovh8sY

Astronomy Domine, Lucifer Sam, and Take Up Thy Stethascope And Walk (all on one youtube clip together for some reason): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWXLDkNsoAk

The Gnome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hyiW...elated&search= (this is one of the funniest songs I've ever heard)

Interstellar Overdrive: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TQeRZnPWpc (an instrumental psychadelic staple)


Piper At The Gates Of Dawn is one of the most off-the-wall, out there, imaginative and hilarious albums I have ever heard. It's completely different from later Floyd stuff, mostly because Syd Barrett was the band leader at the time. I don't even know how to begin describing it, but I will say you cannot call yourself a huge Pink Floyd fan without listening to this entire album.

So yeah, I'm voting for Piper. And I'm STILL waiting for Pashima to chime in.

Well, as much as I Love Pink Floyd, I just cant vote for them here, as Piper and its songs dont do a single thing for me (its night and day to the songs of PF I know and love). Soundgarden has more than a few tracks that I like, so Superunknown gets my vote here.

I've never been a huge Floyd fan, but I do like Piper better than Darkside, Wall, Animals...etc. I really do like Chris Cornall with SG/AS or solo and Soundgarden (Bulldozer is my fave song of theirs) gets quite a regular rotation on my Ipod.

Superunknown

Okay, I'm enjoying these Pink Floyd tracks, actually, and may need to finally make an effort to get into this band.

But Spoonman is awesome.

Superunknown.

Superunknown ftw.

floyd
if only on principle alone
(though not really, as i actually like this album more)

Piper At The Gates of Dawn for me.

Piper gets my vote.

Superuknown gets my vote.

Even though you didn't vote for Syd Barret's Floyd, if you pick up a copy of Piper at the Gates of Dawn after listening to those sample tracks, I'll consider it a win.

Superunknown