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Jeff

I searched and did not see this list posted. A poll of select "World" music critics and a few of the Observer's in-house staff from 2008. Presumably eligible? List is numbered, but unranked. Africa 1 Oum Kalsoum - The Legend (2007) 2 Cesaria Evora - Miss Perfumado (1992) 3 Orchestra Baobab...

Jeff

Billboard gets in on the "best of the half-decade" trend, except they waited until the half-decade was actually over. 1. Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 2. Beyonce, Beyonce 3. Adele, 21 4. Frank Ocean, Channel Orange 5. Kendrick Lamar, good kid, m.A.A.d city 6. Drake, Take Ca...

Jeff

Here's my list. Just top 20s because it's too hard for me to differentiate between albums and songs beyond that. Albums 1 Freddie Gibbs and Madlib - Pinata 2 Wadada Leo Smith - The Great Lakes Suites 3 Grouper - Ruins 4 D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Black Messiah 5 Robert Rich - Perpetual: A Somnium C...

Jeff

47. Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence (1990)
237. The Zombies - Time of the Season (1968) - I always like this one more than I think I do.
9. Radiohead - Idioteque (2000)
38. LCD Soundsystem - Someone Great (2007) - LCD is my favorite group of the four, but this is probably my least favorite LCD song.

Jeff

They actually award an album of the year along with two runners-up (all three appear in the top 25 list above) as part of their year-end awards feature. Album of the Year: PRhyme (DJ Premier And Royce Da 5’9) - PRhyme Runners-up: YG - My Krazy Life, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib - Piñata There's also an ...

Jeff

Bumping this to post the 2013 and 2014 lists. 2014 Critics Poll Jazz Albums 1. Cécile McLorin Salvant - WomanChild 2. Ambrose Akinmusire - The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier 3. Dave Holland & Prism - Prism 4. Gregory Porter - Liquid Spirit 5. Pat Metheny Unity Group - Kin 6. Frank Wess - Magic 10...

Jeff

Part II, Conference Stats How to read the stats: The first two numbers are a conference's wins and losses. In parentheses is its winning percentage. In brackets is the round in which a conference's last remaining artist(s) was eliminated, with its last remaining artist following in parentheses. Conf...

Jeff

End of Tournament Stats, Part I Match Statistics Biggest Upsets (difference in AM artist rank by a winning artist) 1. Mike Oldfield (659) def. Kanye West (19) - 640 2. Fela Kuti (511) def. Public Enemy (37) - 474 3. Serge Gainsbourg (171) def. Jay-Z (41) - 130 4. Duke Ellington (87) def. Madonna (23...

Jeff

That's the game! The Beatles have done it! The band everyone believed in come away with the expected result, defeating their opponent Bob Dylan 52-44. Final statistics and a brief review post to follow in the results thread.

Thanks everyone for voting.

Jeff

There is just under 23 hours to go for the championship. A single vote separates the two as I post this so votes definitely matter at this point.

Jeff

I will begin the end.

~~1) The Beatles~~
1) Bob Dylan

Jeff

We have come to the end of the Acclaimed Music Madness tournament with a final featuring the top two overall seeds (and the top two artists on Acclaimed Music). The Beatles have won all of their matches in decisive fashion, with their most competitive match being a 16-point victory over Jimi Hendrix...

Jeff

Final Four Results 1) The Beatles def. 1) Prince, 63-35 1) Bob Dylan def. 1) Radiohead, 58-52 Miraculous come-from-behind victory by Dylan. Championship Result 1) The Beatles def. 1) Bob Dylan, 52-44 By far the Beatles' closest match. It was tied at various points, but a late influx of Beatles votes...

Jeff

Voting for this round is closed. The Dylan / Radiohead match was quite bizarre. Radiohead opened with a 16-0 run and Dylan closed the round with 24 unanswered points. But will that be enough for Dylan to complete his comeback? Answer in the results thread: http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/forums/viewto...

Jeff

~~1) The Beatles~~
1) Prince - 2

I'm indifferent to the Beatles and enjoy Prince.

1) Bob Dylan - 2
~~1) Radiohead~~

I like both, but prefer Dylan by some margin.

Jeff

Today begins the final week of Acclaimed Music Madness. The Final Four features all of the #1 seeds in what one hopes will be two tightly contested matches. This poll closes around 11pm EST Wednesday and 4am GMT Thursday. IMPORTANT: THE VOTING LIMITS VARY BY ROUND DUE TO FEWER MATCHES, MAKE SURE TO ...

Jeff

Elite 8 Results and Statistics Results 1) The Beatles def. 2) Miles Davis, 75-39 1) Prince def. 7) Neil Young, 60-52 1) Bob Dylan def. 3) Stevie Wonder, 63-41 1) Radiohead def. 7) David Bowie, 57-47 As a reminder, I add one point to each artist per voter to lessen the influence that votes of 3 have...

Jeff

Voting for this round is closed. Results forthcoming in the results thread.

Jeff

A radio program focusing on music of Africa and the African diaspora produced and widely distributed in the United States but also broadcast in Europe and Africa. Previous editions of their "Stocking Stuffer" year-end albums lists are included, but seemingly not for the past few years (pro...

Jeff

23 hours left to vote. Two of the matches are fairly close, so additional votes can still make a difference.

Jeff

This poll dates to 1986, but it appears that Acclaimed Music only includes it going back to about 2006 or so. The complete list of winners can be viewed here: http://www.frootsmag.com/pollwinners/ Unfortunately, it only lists the winners and three runners up from previous years, but I do not know wh...

Jeff

link: http://www.frootsmag.com/content/critpoll/ 1. Martin & Eliza Carthy - The Moral Of The Elephant (Topic) 2. Toumani & Sidiki Diabate - Toumani & Sidiki (World Circuit) 3. Aurelio - Landini (Real World) 4. Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker - Nothing Can Bring Back The Hour (Folk Room)...

Jeff

London Regional Final 1) The Beatles 2) Miles Davis - 3 A vote for Miles is a vote for jazz. Also, he's my favorite artist remaining. Lagos Regional Final 1) Prince - 2 7) Neil Young Memphis Regional Final 1) Bob Dylan - 1 3) Stevie Wonder Detroit Regional Final 1) Radiohead 7) David Bowie - 1 Hm, t...

Jeff

Welcome to the quarterfinal round of Acclaimed Music Madness, otherwise known as the regional finals or the Elite 8. This poll closes around 11am EST (4pm GMT) Sunday . IMPORTANT: THE VOTING LIMITS VARY BY ROUND DUE TO FEWER MATCHES, MAKE SURE TO READ BELOW: For each matchup, indicate which artist y...

Jeff

Sweet 16: Results and Statistics Results London Region 1) The Beatles def. 4) Bruce Springsteen, 56-35 2) Miles Davis def. 6) Duke Ellington, 47-29 Lagos Region 1) Prince def. 5) Frank Sinatra, 56-33 7) Neil Young def. 11) The Velvet Underground, 46-44 Memphis Region 1) Bob Dylan def. 4) The Rolling...

Jeff

As much as I would love to hold off a bit and see if a shining white knight will come and save the day by eliminating Neil Young, I'm afraid I must close the poll two hours early tonight. I do not expect anymore votes anyway at this point and the issue with Nassim and Miguel's votes is inconsequenti...

Jeff

PlasticRam wrote:The day has come that Taylor Swift is quite critically acclaimed. I don't know what I'm gonna do now.

To be fair, she's always been held in fairly high esteem in certain circles. It's just that rock critics traditionally ignore mainstream pop music, though that's slowly starting to change.

Jeff

I love how Vibe throughs in a few token Pop/Rock picks into their lists since that's how the rock magazines tend to treat Hip Hop and R&B.

Jeff

There's about 13 hours left to vote in this round. To Nassim and Miguel, the voting procedure for this round is a little different than in previous rounds. Read the first post of this thread for more information if you want to change your votes accordingly. For now, Nassim's votes are taken as is si...

Jeff

I always like the NPR year-end lists since they are among the most eclectic. Seattle Symphony - John Luther Adams, Become Ocean This album is highly unusual in that Luther Adams won the Pulitzer for that composition earlier this year. Usually, Pulitzer Prize winning pieces are rarely performed and c...

Jeff

Automatic Qualifiers: Marvin Gaye (Early R&B) The Temptations (Early R&B) These two belong in SOUL, not Early R&B. Like the NCAA tourney, teams (artists) from the same conference (genre) should be seeded so as to not have to face each other unless there's no oyther alternative. AMG has ...

Jeff

London 1) The Beatles 4) Bruce Springsteen - 1 6) Duke Ellington 2) Miles Davis - 1 Lagos 1) Prince 5) Frank Sinatra - 1 11) The Velvet Underground - 3 7) Neil Young I'm tired of Neil Young hanging around so here is where I spend my three. Memphis 1) Bob Dylan - 2 4) The Rolling Stones 3) Stevie Won...

Jeff

The initial field of 64 artists has been whittled down to a mere sixteen. So begins the second half of the tournament. From this point on, all regions are together and we go through two rounds per week. Additionally, the voting scale has undergone a slight adjustment. This poll closes around 11pm ES...

Jeff

Round 2B Results and Statistics Results Memphis Region 1) Bob Dylan def. 8) Ray Charles, 50-25 4) The Rolling Stones def. 5) R.E.M., 39-31 3) Stevie Wonder def. 6) Michael Jackson, 44-25 10) Pink Floyd def. 15) Mike Oldfield, 56-24 Detroit 1) Radiohead def. 8) OutKast, 48-26 12) The Beach Boys def. ...

Jeff

Voting for this round is closed. Results are posted here: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2192

Jeff

Reminder: This poll closes in about 22 1/2 hours.

Jeff

Jeff, congratulations to the successful ongoing game! I have to say though, that I'm not a fan of the three point scale. It just means that those who appreciate all kinds of music are less influential on the results than the haters. A better option IMO would be if everyone was assigned a number of ...

Jeff

I really do like seeing "Move that Dope" get some love, but c'mon, am I the only person who appreciates "Good Kisser"? I like "Good Kisser" too. I think that issue is that it wasn't much of a hit and that's probably why it hasn't been doing well so far. I would also li...

Jeff

Memphis Region 1) Bob Dylan - 2 8) Ray Charles 5) R.E.M. - 2 4) The Rolling Stones 6) Michael Jackson - 2 3) Stevie Wonder 10) Pink Floyd 15) Mike Oldfield - 2 Detroit Region 1) Radiohead 8) OutKast - 2 12) The Beach Boys 4) Johnny Cash - 1 6) James Brown - 3 3) Bob Marley 7) David Bowie 2) Marvin G...

Jeff

Acclaimed Music Madness: Round 2A This begins the second half of the second round of the Acclaimed Music Madness tournament. It features the Memphis and Detroit regions. This poll will close around 11am EST (4pm GMT) Sunday. For each matchup, indicate which artist you prefer and then assign that art...

Jeff

Round 2A Results Results London Region 1) The Beatles def. 9) Jimi Hendrix, 45-29 4) Bruce Springsteen def. 5) Kraftwerk, 47-34 6) Duke Ellington def. 3) Madonna, 36-33 2) Miles Davis def. 10) Serge Gainsbourg, 45-28 Lagos Region 1) Prince def. 9) Aretha Franklin, 47-27 5) Frank Sinatra def. 4) Beas...

Jeff

Voting for this round is closed. Sounds fun! I'm a little confused about the scale, though. For example, I like Kraftwerk a LOT more than Bruce Springsteen. The margin is insurmountable, so a score of 2 seems to small. However, I don't hate Bruce at all, which seems to mean a score of 3 is inappropr...

Jeff

Jeff, congratulations to the successful ongoing game! I have to say though, that I'm not a fan of the three point scale. It just means that those who appreciate all kinds of music are less influential on the results than the haters. A better option IMO would be if everyone was assigned a number of ...

Jeff

This poll closes in just under 24 hours. Keep those votes coming in!

Jeff

98. The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice (1966) 255. Gorillaz - DARE (2005) 66. Portishead - The Rip (2008) 34. Leonard Cohen - Suzanne (1967) 61. Bob Dylan - Ballad of a Thin Man (1965) 4. Lana Del Rey - Video Games (2011) 100. Neil Young - Cortez the Killer (1975) 36. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (19...

Jeff

1) The Beatles - 2 9) Jimi Hendrix 5) Kraftwerk - 2 4) Bruce Springsteen 6) Duke Ellington 3) Madonna - 1 10) Serge Gainsbourg 2) Miles Davis - 2 Serge is good, but Miles is Miles. Lagos Region 1) Prince 9) Aretha Franklin - 1 5) Frank Sinatra - 1 4) Beastie Boys 11) The Velvet Underground 14) Fela ...

Jeff

After one week's worth of voting we are ready to begin the second round of the Acclaimed Music Madness tournament. The first half of Round 2 features the London and Lagos regions. This poll closes around 11pm EST (4am GMT) Wednesday night (Thursday morning for GMT). For each matchup, indicate which ...

Jeff

Round 1B Results and Statistics Results Memphis Region 1) Bob Dylan def. 16) Steve Reich, 46-24 8) Ray Charles def. 9) Chemical Brothers, 38-24 5) R.E.M. def. 12) Billie Holiday, 37-26 4) The Rolling Stones def. 13) Joao Gilberto, 44-22 6) Michael Jackson def. 11) Eminem, 38-22 3) Stevie Wonder def....

Jeff

This poll is closed. Results will be posted in the results thread once I have finished counting them all.

Jeff

Quick reminder, this poll closes in about 18 hours.

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