The Edge gets you into the spirit of the Beijing Summer Games with "New Rock Games."
20 world class music competitions featured the best new rock superstars. Edge listeners were recruited for competitive judging with edge.ca as the scoring computer.
Here are the results:
Event #1: Best Live Performance
Gold: Pearl Jam - Jeremy
Silver: Green Day - American Idiot
Bronze: U2 - Bullet in the Blue Sky
Event #2: Activism - Which Band Makes the Biggest Difference in the World?
Gold: Rage Against the Machine
Silver: Pearl Jam
Bronze: Rise Against
Event #3: Edge Session - Which Band Gives the Best Edge Session?
Gold: Stone Temple Pilots
Silver: Richard Ashcroft
Bronze: Jane's Addiction
Event #4: Sountrack Recording - Which is the Best Song Specifically Recorded for a Soundtrack?
Gold: Foo Fighters - The One
Silver: Nine Inch Nails - Dead Souls
Bronze: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Love Rollercoaster
Event #5: Reunion - Which Reunion was the Most Significant?
Gold: Rage Against the Machine
Silver: The Police
Bronze: Stone Temple Pilots
Event #6: Best Acoustic Performance - Which Band Gives the Best Acoustic Performance?
Gold: Nirvana - About A Girl
Silver: Foo Fighters - Everlong
Bronze: Alice In Chains - Over Now
Event #7: Covers - Who Delivers the Best Cover?
Gold: Johnny Cash - Hurt
Silver: Lenny Kravitz - American Woman
Bronze: Green Day - I Fought The Law
Event #8: Solo Effort - Who Delivers the Best Solo Effort?
Gold: Joe Strummer - Redemption Song
Silver: Eddie Vedder - Hard Sun
Bronze: Raine Maida - Yellow Brick Road
Event #9: Slow Jams - Which is the Best Song Under 90 bpm?
Gold: Radiohead - Karma Police
Silver: Finger Eleven - One Thing
Bronze: Staind - It's Been A While
Event #10: Two-Piece - Which Two People Make the Best Band?
Gold: USS
Silver: The White Stripes
Bronze: The Black Keys
Event #11: Guitar Performance - Who Can Shred the Best?
Gold: Rage Against the Machine
Silver: Queens of the Stone Age
Bronze: Jane's Addiction
Event #12: Beats & Samples: Who Uses the Sampler/Drum Machine the Best?
Gold: Prodigy
Silver: Chemical Brothers
Bronze: Fatboy Slim
Event #13: Sports Anthems - Best Song that Gets Played at Sporting Events
Gold: Metallica - Enter Sandman
Silver: Blur - Song 2
Bronze: Marilyn Manson - Beautiful People
Event #14: Bands that Rap - Which Band Offers the Best Rap Performance?
Gold: Linkin Park
Silver: P.O.D.
Bronze: Limp Bizkit
Event #15: Screaming - Who Delivers the Best Screaming Performance?
Gold: Foo Fighters
Silver: Alexisonfire
Bronze: Disturbed
Event #16: Piano - Which Song Makes the Best Use of a Piano?
Gold: White Stripes - The Denial Twist
Silver: Coldplay - The Scientist
Bronze: Evanescence - Bring Me To Life
Event #17: Sexy Time - Which Song Makes You Want To Get It On The Most?
Gold: Nine Inch Nails - Closer
Silver: Hawksley Workman - Striptease
Bronze: Garbage - #1 Crush
Event #18: Best Side Project (Spin-Off) - Best Side Project from their Main Focus?
Gold: A Perfect Circle
Silver: City & Colour
Bronze: Porno for Pyros
Event #19: Bass Players - Who Slap the Fat Strings the Best?
Gold: Tool
Silver: Death From Above 1979
Bronze: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Event #20: Best Short Song - Which is the Best Song Under 3 Minutes?
Gold: Foo Fighters - Big Me
Silver: Green Day - Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)
Bronze: Beastie Boys - Girls