70's Region - #13 Rush vs #20 David Bowie

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2nd Round 70's Region Match

#13 Rush vs #20 David Bowie

Please take into account the entire body of work of the artists, their mark on the music industry and/or society as a whole, their influence on other artists, lyrics, music, etc. If you have not already done so, please review the rules of the tournament and the Wrestlezone Forums. Have fun!

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[Father:_Polley]

Eugh, nasty draw here for David Bowie.

The sound David Bowie has turned out for a long long time, starting with Spacy Oddity, and constantly changed his sound from glam rock, rock to soul. Hits like 'The Man Who Sold The World', 'Heroes', 'Life on Mars' make him a credible vote.
There's no denying the influence Rush have had on the rock music scene...Metallica, Smashing Pumpkinss and Dream Theatre among the bands counting them as musical influences, making them an easy choice on this on influence.
That being said, Bowie was one of the pioneers of glam rock, influencing bands of this genre, as well as a minor influence on a band known as Nirvana, with a reasonably famous cover of 'Man who Sold the World'. Personally, I'm giving Bowie the vote on preference, but I fully expect to be the minority on this one.

 

[strafro]

Rush is one of the greatest rock bands of all time, these guys are so relevant to this day, they have had 22 albums go platinum and 15 go gold. They have some awesome songs, and can really deliver in a live show setting. Their drummer (name is not coming to me right now) is phoenomenal and they are always a good listen, I think they could gain some steam and make a run in this thing. Bowie is decent, but I was never a big fan, plus Tom Sawyer is one of my all time favorite songs.