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June 03, 2007
No, Surprises
Third round results
Roxy Music bracket
Paranoid Android (1)
OK Computer
89% (34 votes) defeats Optimistic (4) 11% (4 votes)
VS
Exit Music (From a FIlm) (6)
OK Computer 63% (25 votes) defeats 2+2=5 (2) 38% (15 votes)
Pink Floyd bracket
Karma Police (1)
OK Computer
72% (28 votes) defeats The National Anthem (5) 28% (11 votes)
VS
Airbag (10)
OK Computer 56% (23 votes) defeats There There (3) 44% (18 votes)Kraftwerk bracket
Everything in its Right Place (1)
Kid A
74% (29 votes) defeats A Wolf at the Door (4) 26% (10
VS
Idioteque (2)
Kid A 71% (30 votes) defeats How to Disappear Completely (14) 29% (12 votes)
Pink Floyd bracket
No Surprises (4)
OK Computer
66% (27 votes) defeats Bends (9) 34% (14 votes)
VS
Fake Plastic Trees (2)
The Bends 57% (24 votes) defeats Let Down (3) 43% (18 votes)Posted by Keith O'Brien at June 3, 2007 08:03 AM
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Comments
You know, I was always sort of skeptical of the "Kraftwerk Bracket" name, because I guess I just don't see that band having a huge influence on Radiohead, but that final matchup isn't the worst argument. It's not the best argument, either, but it worked out nicely...
Posted by: Jeff K at June 4, 2007 05:09 PM
Didn't the titular band of this tournament name-drop Kraftwerk quite a bit when recording Kid A? That's probably where the bracket name came from.
Posted by: Randall Monty at June 5, 2007 11:24 AM
You know, I'm not sure that they were. I was reading a ton about them at the time and I remeber more talk of Warp Records stuff like Aphex Twin and Autechre, some vague Can and Eno and Neu! mentions, but not really Kraftwerk. Most of that album isn't rhythmic enough, I don't think...
Posted by: Jeff K at June 5, 2007 12:57 PM
Maybe it was just everybody else at the time claimind that Radiohead was influenced by Kraftwerk. Maybe Massive Attack or DJ Shadow would have been a better bracket name.
Posted by: Randall Monty at June 5, 2007 01:40 PM
