02/07/2008

ANIMAL BAND NAME BATTLE ROYALE

Warp + Weft: Animal Band Name Battle Royale 2008. É uma questão ainda mais velha do que o nome da banda - Animal Collective . Os 24 adversários para a coroa de Animal Band Name .
1. Eagles of Death Metal 2. Wolf Parade 3. Mastodon 4. Grizzly Bear 5. Phoenix 6. Birdmonster 7. We Are Wolves 8. Band of Horses 9. Band of Bees 10. AIDS Wolf 11. Frog Eyes 12. Foals 13. Fleet Foxes 14. rinôçérôse 15. Caribou 16. The Eagles 17. The Wrens 18. The Cows 19. Tortoise 20. Panda Bear 21. The Ponys 22. Wolf Eyes 23. Modest Mouse 24. Eels 1. The Eagles of Death Metal vs. 16. The Eagles — Once again, in a fight between some eagles and some eagles powered by death metal, who are you going to pick? Also, there was apparently some trouble with transportation from the hotel for The Eagles, resulting in their late arrival and a lack of warm-up time. Something about checking in but not being able to leave. 2. Wolf Parade vs. 18. The Cows — Was this ever in question? Wolf Parade decimated The Cows, drubbing them even more soundly than they did The Little Red Riding Hoods earlier in the season. 3. Mastodon vs. 14. rinôçérôse — A close one, but ultimately, rinôçérôse couldn't handle Mastodon's size, not to mention a lack of advance scouting, since no one's seen a mastodon for millions of years. Also, cold weather played a factor. 4. Grizzly Bear vs. 20. Panda Bear — The match-up everyone was looking forward to this season. Not as close as you might have expected, either, since Panda Bear mostly just ate bamboo and acted cute, while Grizzly Bear got down to business. 5. Phoenix vs. 12. Foals — It was hard to know how to call this one, but Phoenix basically just outlasted Foals. Never underestimate your opponent when they can rise from their own ashes. 6. Birdmonster vs. 22. Wolf Eyes — I'll be honest, I don't even know what a Birdmonster is. A gryphon? One of those roosters that turn people to stone? Whatever it is, I'm pretty sure it could kick the shit out of a pair of eyes from a wolf. 7. We Are Wolves vs. 10. AIDS Wolf — In the most heroic game to feature an HIV-positive athlete since Magic Johnson suited up for the All-Star Game in 1992, AIDS Wolf trounced We Are Wolves singlehandedly. 8. Band of Horses vs. 9. Band of Bees — Another much-anticipated match-up here, with heavy favorite Band of Horses falling to Band of Bees. Bees can sting, you know, whereas horses can't really do much other than run and chew.
9. Band of Bees vs. 24. Eels — As is often the case, home field played a huge advantage here, with the Band of Bees squaring off against some Eels in a flower-filled meadow. The bees mostly made honey while waiting for the eels to expire. 10. AIDS Wolf vs. 23. Modest Mouse — This one was over before it began, AIDS or no. 11. Frog Eyes vs. 22. Wolf Eyes — Both these teams actually had to win play-in games against "Hungry Eyes" and "Private Eyes," respectively. Momentum favored Wolf Eyes, who rode it into the second round. 12. Foals vs. 21. The Ponys — The Ponys were too undersized to match up in the post, plus the Foals had youth on their side. 13. Fleet Foxes vs. 20. Panda Bear — Fleet, but not fleet enough. In the first upset of the tournament, Panda Bear moves on to the second round. 14. rinôçérôse vs. 19. Tortoise — Playing with some hunger (perhaps to avenge their low seed), rinôçérôse handled Tortoise with little difficulty. 15. Caribou vs. 18. The Cows — It's pretty hard to get a bunch of herbivores to fight, but numbers won the day as The Cows beat out the undermanned Caribou. 16. The Eagles vs. 17. The Wrens — The Wrens were probably seeded too high here, taken easily by The Eagles. Hey, at least it's not the BCS. Mais alguns nomes que as bandas não deviam colocar : The Hawks (disqualified from the NABNA (National Animal Band Name Association) for changing their name to The Band), Emmet Otter's Jug Band (actually otters), The Frogs (season-ending eye injury), Swans (previous commitment to an Akron/Family picnic and reunion with Ugly Duckling ), The Jayhawks (still celebrating their win in the NCAA Tournament), The Owls (no night games), and Cannibal Ox (cannibalism will not be tolerated). As finais: 1 vs. the Eagles of Death Metal 2 vs. Wolf Parade. Wolf Parade - We high five, wolves do this. YOUR CHAMPION ... WOLF PARADE

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