I have to admit that I was slightly concerned about this bracket going in, but that just shows what the bracket-meister knows: it\'s turned out to be the best in the first round, hands-down.
I mean, this matchup right here isn\'t even over. I did a lot of tossing and turning before voting Beef Barley last night and it\'s just one vote down. I think a tie would be great for drama and really is the sign of a tremendous matchup. I just love two different songs from two different eras getting a similar number of votes. It\'s what the tourney be all about. The winner should engage in a close one with Doughboy, which got everything it could handle from Simpleton before distancing itself.
And there\'s another bout still up for grabs with Drunk Monk leading Surreal Radio by one with less than an hour on the clock. Semi-similar tunes, different eras, still tight. Great, great stuff and I\'d expect the victor to challenge Escher\'s big-time.
Over Exposure vs. Coma turned out to be an all-timer. I\'m not sure what\'s more impressive: that a new song beat a classic that goes back to the band\'s larva days or that a few-minute instrumental nearly knocked off a tune which offers bucketloads more from a compostional standpoint. Either way, Over Exposure vs. Scheme is a marquee second-round matchup. I just got a funny feeling about that one. I\'ll gladly expose my vote.
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