The WZ Rock Tournament Starts Tomorrow

[Cena's Little Helper]

Well, technically, it will start on Tuesday, as I'll put Region 5 (Keyboardists/Pianists and One Bagpipe Players) up on midnight/an hour after RAW. Here are the matches:

Kerry Livgren (Kansas) vs. George Duke (Frank Zappa/Solo)
Brent Mydland (Grateful Dead) vs. Brian Eno
Jon Lord (Deep Purple) vs. Jon Carin (Pink Floyd, Roger Waters)
Mike Pinder (Moody Blues) vs. T. Lavitz (The Dregs)
Tom Waits vs. Patrick Moraz (Moody Blues, Yes, Solo)
Amos Milburn vs. Jonathan Cain (Journey, Solo)
John Evan (Jethro Tull) vs. Vincent Crane (Arthur Brown)
Spicy McHaggis (The Dropkick Murphys) vs. Howard Jones
Jools Holland (Squeeze) vs. Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep)
Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater, The Dregs) vs. Richard Tandy (ELO)
Allen Ravenstine (Pere Ubu) vs. Rick Davies (Supertramp)
Daryl Hall (Hall & Oates) vs. Rod Argent (Zombies, Argent)
Claudio Simonetti (Goblin) vs. Ray Manzarek (The Doors)
Donald Fagen (Steely Dan) vs. Mark Kelly (Marillion)
Stephen Stills vs. Felix Cavaliere (Rascals)
Burton Cummings (Guess Who) vs. John "Jojo" Herman (Widespread Panic)
Michael Pinella (Symphony X) vs. Jeff Chimenti (Rat Dog, The Dead)
Jan Hammer vs. Keith Tippett (King Crimson)
Goldy McJohn (Steppenwolf) vs. Isaac Hayes
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (Grateful Dead) vs. Doug Ingle (Iron Butterfly)
Allan Zavod (Frank Zappa)vs . David Sancious (Springsteen, Santana, Sting)
Michael Mcdonald (Doobie Borothers) vs. Al Kooper (Blood Sweat & Tears)
Geoff Downes (Yes, Asia) vs. John Herndon (Tortoise)
Steve Winwood (Traffic) vs. Tony MacAlpine
Mike Ratledge (Soft Machine) vs. Bill Payne (Little Feat)
Bernie Worrell (Talking Heads, Funkadelic) vs. Christian Lorenz (Rammstein)
Eddie Jobson (UK, Roxy Music) vs. Billy Preston
Page McConnell (Phish) vs. Gary Wright
Alan Fitzgerald (Night Ranger) vs. Gene Taylor (Fabulous Thunderbirds)
Don Airey (Rainbow, Ozzy, Deep Purple) vs. Manfred Mann
Steve Nieve (Elvis Costello) vs. Tony Carey (Rainbow)
Kevin Moore (Dream Theater) vs. Art Neville
John "Rabbit" Bundrick (The Who) vs. Garth Hudson (The Band)
Booker T. Jones vs. Tony Banks (Genesis)
Andrew Fletcher (Depeche Mode) vs. Bobby Whitlock (Derek & The Dominos)
Roddy Bottum (Faith No More) vs. Matthew Fisher (Procol Harum, Solo)
Mark Mancina (Yes) vs. Reese Wynans (Double Trouble)
David Rosenthal (Rainbow) vs. David Bryan (Bon Jovi)
Billy Powell (Lynyrd Skynyrd) vs. Ian Mclagan (Rolling Stones, Faces)
Ian Underwood (The Mothers Of Invention) vs. Janne Warman (Children of Bodom, Warmen)
Leon Russell vs. Richard Tee (Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, James Brown)
Bob Mayo (Frampton) vs. Yoshiki Hayashi (X Japan)
Tony Hymas (Jeff Beck) vs. Chuck Leavell (Allman Brothers, Rolling Stones)
Keith Emerson (ELP) vs. David Greenfield (The Stranglers)
Neal Doughty (REO Speedwagon) vs. Nicky Hopkins (Rolling Stones, Jeff Beck)
Gregg Rolie (Santana, Journey) vs. Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five)
Michael Brown (Left Banke, Stories, Montage) vs. Roger Powell (Todd Rundgren, David Bowie)
Larry Knechtel (Bread, Smith) vs. Tony Kaye (Yes)
Roy Bittan (E Street Band) vs. Max Middleton (Jeff Beck)
Edgar Winter vs. Mustis (Dimmu Borgir)
Barry Goldberg (Electric Flag) vs. Benmont Tench (The Heartbreakers)
Carly Simon vs. Simon House (Hawkwind)
Greg Hawkes (Cars) vs. Mike Garson (David Bowie)
Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge) vs. Paul "Wix" Wickens (Paul McCartney)
Roger O'Donnell (The Cure) vs. Peter Bardens
Lee Michaels vs. Alan Pasqua (sessions-Damn Yankees)
Randy Newman vs. Gregg Allman (Allman Brothers Band)
Dennis De Young (Styx) vs. Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant)
Stevie Wonder vs. Eric Drew Feldman (Captain Beefheart)
Jimmy Greenspoon (Three Dog Night) vs. Rick Wakeman (Yes)
Alan Price (The Animals) vs. Robert Lamm (Chicago)
Dick Sims (Eric Clapton, Bob Seger) vs. Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater)
Chris Stainton (Joe Cocker's Grease Band) vs. Bruce Hornsby
Jens Johansen (Yngwie Malmsteen) vs. Richard Wright (Pink Floyd)

 

[Alex]

Ray Manzarek FTW

 

[Cena's Little Helper]

If only he wasn't facing the greatest keyboardist of all time .

 

[Alex]

I'm rather bad on keyboardists, so who would that be???

 

[Cena's Little Helper]

Claudio Simonetti, frontman/keyboardist of the Italian rock band Goblin.

 

[Alex]

Did stuff off Dawn Of The Dead??, that was good. Thanks Wikipedia

I just realised Dizzy Reed is a keyboardist/pianist I should have mentioned him for this category, oh well

 

[Cena's Little Helper]

Well, technically, it will start on Tuesday, as I'll put Region 5 (Keyboardists/Pianists and One Bagpipe Players) up on midnight/an hour after RAW. Here are the matches:

Kerry Livgren (Kansas) vs. George Duke (Frank Zappa/Solo)
Brent Mydland (Grateful Dead) vs. Brian Eno
Jon Lord (Deep Purple) vs. Jon Carin (Pink Floyd, Roger Waters)
Mike Pinder (Moody Blues) vs. T. Lavitz (The Dregs)
Tom Waits vs. Patrick Moraz (Moody Blues, Yes, Solo)
Amos Milburn vs. Jonathan Cain (Journey, Solo)
John Evan (Jethro Tull) vs. Vincent Crane (Arthur Brown)
Spicy McHaggis (The Dropkick Murphys) vs. Howard Jones
Jools Holland (Squeeze) vs. Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep)
Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater, The Dregs) vs. Richard Tandy (ELO)
Allen Ravenstine (Pere Ubu) vs. Rick Davies (Supertramp)
Daryl Hall (Hall & Oates) vs. Rod Argent (Zombies, Argent)
Claudio Simonetti (Goblin) vs. Ray Manzarek (The Doors)
Donald Fagen (Steely Dan) vs. Mark Kelly (Marillion)
Stephen Stills vs. Felix Cavaliere (Rascals)
Burton Cummings (Guess Who) vs. John "Jojo" Herman (Widespread Panic)
Michael Pinella (Symphony X) vs. Jeff Chimenti (Rat Dog, The Dead)
Jan Hammer vs. Keith Tippett (King Crimson)
Goldy McJohn (Steppenwolf) vs. Isaac Hayes
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (Grateful Dead) vs. Doug Ingle (Iron Butterfly)
Allan Zavod (Frank Zappa)vs . David Sancious (Springsteen, Santana, Sting)
Michael Mcdonald (Doobie Borothers) vs. Al Kooper (Blood Sweat & Tears)
Geoff Downes (Yes, Asia) vs. John Herndon (Tortoise)
Steve Winwood (Traffic) vs. Tony MacAlpine
Mike Ratledge (Soft Machine) vs. Bill Payne (Little Feat)
Bernie Worrell (Talking Heads, Funkadelic) vs. Christian Lorenz (Rammstein)
Eddie Jobson (UK, Roxy Music) vs. Billy Preston
Page McConnell (Phish) vs. Gary Wright
Alan Fitzgerald (Night Ranger) vs. Gene Taylor (Fabulous Thunderbirds)
Don Airey (Rainbow, Ozzy, Deep Purple) vs. Manfred Mann
Steve Nieve (Elvis Costello) vs. Tony Carey (Rainbow)
Kevin Moore (Dream Theater) vs. Art Neville
John "Rabbit" Bundrick (The Who) vs. Garth Hudson (The Band)
Booker T. Jones vs. Tony Banks (Genesis)
Andrew Fletcher (Depeche Mode) vs. Bobby Whitlock (Derek & The Dominos)
Roddy Bottum (Faith No More) vs. Matthew Fisher (Procol Harum, Solo)
Mark Mancina (Yes) vs. Reese Wynans (Double Trouble)
David Rosenthal (Rainbow) vs. David Bryan (Bon Jovi)
Billy Powell (Lynyrd Skynyrd) vs. Ian Mclagan (Rolling Stones, Faces)
Ian Underwood (The Mothers Of Invention) vs. Janne Warman (Children of Bodom, Warmen)
Leon Russell vs. Richard Tee (Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, James Brown)
Bob Mayo (Frampton) vs. Yoshiki Hayashi (X Japan)
Tony Hymas (Jeff Beck) vs. Chuck Leavell (Allman Brothers, Rolling Stones)
Keith Emerson (ELP) vs. David Greenfield (The Stranglers)
Neal Doughty (REO Speedwagon) vs. Nicky Hopkins (Rolling Stones, Jeff Beck)
Gregg Rolie (Santana, Journey) vs. Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five)
Michael Brown (Left Banke, Stories, Montage) vs. Roger Powell (Todd Rundgren, David Bowie)
Larry Knechtel (Bread, Smith) vs. Tony Kaye (Yes)
Roy Bittan (E Street Band) vs. Max Middleton (Jeff Beck)
Edgar Winter vs. Mustis (Dimmu Borgir)
Barry Goldberg (Electric Flag) vs. Benmont Tench (The Heartbreakers)
Carly Simon vs. Simon House (Hawkwind)
Greg Hawkes (Cars) vs. Mike Garson (David Bowie)
Mark Stein (Vanilla Fudge) vs. Paul "Wix" Wickens (Paul McCartney)
Roger O'Donnell (The Cure) vs. Peter Bardens
Lee Michaels vs. Alan Pasqua (sessions-Damn Yankees)
Randy Newman vs. Gregg Allman (Allman Brothers Band)
Dennis De Young (Styx) vs. Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant)
Stevie Wonder vs. Eric Drew Feldman (Captain Beefheart)
Jimmy Greenspoon (Three Dog Night) vs. Rick Wakeman (Yes)
Alan Price (The Animals) vs. Robert Lamm (Chicago)
Dick Sims (Eric Clapton, Bob Seger) vs. Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater)
Chris Stainton (Joe Cocker's Grease Band) vs. Bruce Hornsby
Jens Johansen (Yngwie Malmsteen) vs. Richard Wright (Pink Floyd)

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[Cena's Little Helper]

Putting up the rest of the threads for Region 5 right now...I've already put up six of them, so how come no has responded yet?

 

[Cena's Little Helper]

All right, guys, after the holiday, the Rock Tourny resumes.

Now, I made an uber-mistake by posting the keyboardists first: I didn't allow the tournament to gain momentum by posting the categories that you really want first (i.e., frontmen and guitarists). So, I'll be posting all frontmen rounds today; they'll be open for four days a piece. I'll then post the rest of the keyboardists for three days a piece. That'll bring us into next week, where I'll do guitarists and bassists. Then, we'll close out with drummers and be done with the first round!

Thanks for all who have participated so far (I'm looking at Sorg Guy, Dirty Jose, The Sign Guy, Alex A, and Doug Crashin')!!! Please continue to support the tournament, friends!!!!!!

 

[One Punch Doug Crashin]

The Frontman sections going to be really interesting. I'm going to definitely participate in that region.

 

[FunKay the Inevitable]

And this where I enter the tourney. Johnny Cash gets my full support here.