I have no idea what the plans are for the 2008 Tournament of Tunes, but I figured it\'s never too early to start the bitching, song bashing and shameless lobbying.
Perhaps the most interesting part of the 2008 ToT will be the songs that ARE NOT present. Correct me if I\'m wrong, but, to preserve the purpose of the tournament, the brackets should only be composed of songs that the band has played in 2008 (which, in case, means songs that the current line-up has played). If this is true, then there are currently only 49 originals to choose from.
While 15 of last year\'s 16 are still around (all except Sundance), potential first-round spoilers Drunk Monk Bar, Attraction to Shade Ditty, Intension, Superfly Phaddy Fat and Wild Pack of Asscracks are currently on the shelf.
Among the new tunes, which always do well because we all collectively tend to get infatuated by new songs, Synergy is clearly poised to make the biggest splash, with divisive tunes like Living Daylights and Reel Time getting a chance to state their cases.
Of course, all it takes is one epic bust-out to change all of this, but it will certainly be fun (and, more importantly, time-consuming) to discuss what is currently ahead of us.