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    "Recently, we at the Free Press held one of our weekly, quasi-hypothetical, death match, musical, face-offs in the form of Mr. Bob Seger aka \"The Silver Bullet\" aka \"Mr. Jet Airliner\" vs. Mr. Joe Cocker aka \"WhaaaaatwouldzuudooifIsannn....attitu?\" aka \"Youahhhhhsoooobeautifoooo\".",
    "The debate raged on for many fearless nights, pitting Shelby Hohl against Omar Afra in an endless quest for knowledge that would drive a stake through the heart of the endless question: Bob Seger vs. Joe Cocker -- Who's Better?",
    "Omar pulled out the big guns almost immediately in the form \"Unchain My Heart\" and the classic, Beatles cover, \"A Little Help From My Friends\". However Shelby was quick to dare Omar to find anymore singles, thus giving him the footing he would need in his argument. We should probably note that Omar voted Cocker and Shelby voted \"Like a Rock\". So, after endless hours in front of pie charts and venn diagrams, Shelby and Omar started calling out to friends both international and local to reinforce either positions enough to verify who actually is, better.",
    "Here are the results:",
    "Shelby Hohl - Bob Seger. More accessibility through his vocals.",
    "Omar Afra - Joe Cocker",
    "Tyler Barber - Joe Cocker. Seger is the obvious answer",
    "Jody Worthington - Joe Cocker. Wonder Years.",
    "Brian Jackson (Black Congress, Cop Warmth) - Seger. Cuz he's got nightmoves",
    "Christian Larson (Hell City Kings) - I would have a preference towards Joe Cocker since his music has been revamped through hip hop so its like a double thing.",
    "John (HEALTH) - Shit thats hard. Seger. Way more hits",
    "Shelby's Mom - Bob Seger.. by FAR!! Bob actually sings.. no grunting",
    "Eddie (An Albatross) - Seger. By far, check out the albums, \"Ramblin' Gamblin' Man\", \"Noah\", \"Mongrel\" and \"Smokin OP's\". It's late 60's & 70's Detroit Blue-eyed Soul Rock. I feel he is equally as good as The Stooges, The MC5 and the like..",
    "Roky Moon (Roky Moon & Bolt) - Bob Seger! Silver Bullet band 4 life!!!",
    "There you have it folks, at 4 votes to 6, King Seger takes the throne and sends Cocker off to the pigs! In the event that you feel your opinion would weigh heavily on this debate, we will honor a \"Round 2\" of sorts, and actually encourage folks to jump on this. This decision will determine who headlines the next Block Party...."
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