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A while ago inspired by a similar contest on a Velvet Underground forum I started running a little fun poll-based competition on U2 songs. Basically, it was a knockout tournament similar to, say, Wimbeledon with preliminary rounds, 1st 2nd and Quarters etc. Song would be pitched against a song (at random) in a poll and after X number of days the poll closed and the winner would go through. So, say in the semis the 'Bad' could come up against 'One' and you'd have to decide.
Now, the last time I tried to do this on my favourite music forum I got real stick for it. Not everyone there was a U2 fan and given that I started with a preliminary round (mostly B-sides and non LP tracks) people quickly objected on the basis that this could go on & on for weeks and it would clutter up the forum. Plus I should have opened it up to discuss the merits of each track in each poll thread rather than just use them to vote. After 7 matches, I was asked politely to drop it or be dropped. Looking back, I think they were right: I was too green & too keen and that's what really bugged people.
Anyway, 5 years on I stumble on the old database I set up for this and I think 'Dang! That would really have been fun had I finished it'. Now I have quite a bit of free time with the wife over there now and this might keep me out of mischief, I'm thinking about doing it again. Here.
Of course this time I'm asking permission to do this, especially from the mods. It will be songs based (so live B-sides of existing studio material wouldn't count) and will involve a lot of work given the size of the canon, but I'm game. But if you think its a bad idea, say so and you'll never hear of it again.
So, what do you think?
Edited by jimjim, 02 June 2008 - 11:01 PM.
But MV's view is the important one, of course.
