Red Hot Chili Peppers vs. Guns n' Roses-Day 16

After Puddle of Mudd defeated Everclear by a vote of 3-1, we move on to our final first round matchup, which may be the biggest. We have two real rock legend going up against each other in this last round-Red Hot Chili Peppers and Guns n' Roses. The Chili Peppers have been around since 83' and they are still providing awesome funk rock. The first few Chili Pepper albums go relatively unnoticed due to low commercial success, but once 1991's Blood Sugar Sex Magik came around, they become a phenomenon. With hits such as Give It Away and Under the Bridge, the Chili Peppers became one of the biggest names in rock. However, the band hit a speed bump when guitarist John Frusciante left the band after the Blood Sugar tour due to drug addiction. The band recruited Jane's Addiction's Dave Navarro to take his place and produced 1995's One Hot Minute. The style of the album was quite different than Blood Sugar, and was not nearly as popular. Chemistry between the new band members did not seem to flow well, as Navarro left the band in 1998. Afterwards, frontman Anthony Kiedis confronted Frusciante who was going through rehab, and asked him if he would like to rejoin the band. He said yes, and the band created 1999's Californication, which instantly became a huge success. Lead single Scar Tissue received much popularity, as well as many other songs on the album. The album also introduced a more mellow side to the band, with a good amount of softer sounding songs on the album. The album has become known as the "comeback album", as since then, the band has seen renewed popularity and has produced two more excellent albums, By The Way and Stadium Arcadium. The latter is the band's most recent installment, which is a true representation of the band's legacy. The double disc, 28 song set includes songs that represent the band's mellow side, and the band's funk driven side, which makes it a one of a kind masterpiece. Our other band hit the spotlight in 1987 with the release of Appetite for Destruction. The album produces many hit songs, from "Sweet Child o' Mine" to "Welcome to the Jungle", and still is proven to be one of the best rock albums ever created. After the debut album, GnR produced a few more albums, none seeing the spotlight like Appetite for Destruction did. Over the years many of the band's members have left and moved on, but lead singer Axl Rose has stayed put. He has been working the band's newest album, "Chinese Democracy", for years now, and still no release date has been set.

This matchup is between two of the greatest rock bands ever...but now it is time to vote!