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March 27, 2007
Album Insanity - Nevermind versus Siamese Dream
ERIC B BRACKET
1. Nirvana – Nevermind
Overall Ranking: 2
[PF 6
Key songs: Smells Like Teen Spirit, Lithium
Year: 1991
Defeated 16. Quasi – Field Studies 4-0
Defeated 8. Le Tigre – S/T 32-5
Defeated 4. Massive Attack - Blue Lines 20-0
NCAA team: UNC (1 seed)
The historical favorite, but people, because of their successful past, are sleeping a bit on them.
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3. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Overall Ranking: 10
[PF 18]
Key songs: Today, Cherub Rock
Year: 1993
Defeated 14. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory 2-0 (community vote was tied)
Defeated 11. Blur – Parklife 26-11
Defeated Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)13-6
NCAA team: Memphis (2 seed)
A good team and the best team from a weak conference (pop grunge (allow me some liberties) that shocked a sleeper favorite (Wu-Tang Clan) are expected to get easily bounced in the Elite 8Al
Posted by Keith O'Brien at March 27, 2007 02:30 PM
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I've said my piece about Bill Simmons, but his, "don't you think Billy Corgan stays up at night knowing that had he committed suicide, he would have gone down in history, along with Kurt Cobain, as the alternative rock Bird and Magic?" is probably more than a little accurate.
But he didn't. My vote: Nevermind.
Posted by: Randall Monty at March 27, 2007 08:33 PM
Nevermind. I have jetlag, and I'm not sure I need to explain myself on this one...
Posted by: Jeff K at March 29, 2007 09:37 AM
Hey, I just had a thought, which is Nirvana related, so I'll stick it here. I was just watching a rerun of Six Feet Under on Bravo, and after Nate's funeral there was a sweet flashback between young Claire and Nate centering around Cobain's death, soundtracked by "All Apologies." I may be wrong, but I'm not sure their music had been allowed for such uses before. As groan worthy as it to see Nirvana songs in commercials for MLB 2007 or whatever (and really, is there something that screams Cobain less than a video game about baseball?) we should also be glad that Courtney's selling out will allow tasteful, character driven uses of the band's music as well.
Posted by: Jeff K at March 31, 2007 01:03 PM
