70's Region - Alice Cooper vs Stevie Wonder

[IrishCanadian25]

1st Round 70's Region Match

Alice Cooper vs Stevie Wonder

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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[X]

Stevie Wonder should win this won, but Alice Cooper will end up winning it. Why? Again, the predominatly hard-rock and metal listening audience that watches wrestling who are voting in this tournament. That's not to discredit Alice Cooper.

Cooper put on some of the craziest damn shows to ever be seen on a rock and roll stage, and his band pumped out some 70s hard-rock classics. Though his classic ode to summer "School's Out" was his biggest hits, by far his best song in my opinion was always "I'm Eighteen", a total classic. Take a listen folks, absolutely great stuff.

Alice Cooper - I'm Eighteen
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^ Total classic right there.

That being said, Stevie Wonder got my vote here. He is one of the most eclectic and popular soul artists to ever grace the world, and his work in the 70s stand unparralled in the world of funk and soul. And don't you dare think Stevie couldn't rock the fuck out, because anyone who's heard "Higher Ground" knows he can (RHCP did a great cover of the song on Mother's Milk). He's influenced decades of pop music and remains a rock and roll legend. Unfortunately he's facing a fellow legend in Alice Cooper. I won't fault anyone for voting for Cooper, but just remembering Cooper's work in the 80s had me voting for Wonder. Once his original backing band left him, Cooper turned mediocre pretty quickly.

 

[IrishCanadian25]

X, you're going to hate me on this one, but I am used to it. Not only did I vote for Cooper, but I voted for Cooper based on his more polished, more alternative work off of the album "Hey Stoopid." And I LOVE STEVIE WONDER. This was no easy choice.

When I have a moment, I'll post songs from Hey Stoopid, including the title track with was an energetic anti-suicide song, to the fun but far-from-influential sex anthem "Feed My Frankenstein" which appeared in Wayne's World. The album itself is strong.

You can't get a clear winner here. Wonder is a victim of the amazing depth of the 70's region.