Moderately Acclaimed Albums 4 - Round 1.13

[Brad]

Round 1.13

Vote for your favorite album in each match-up.
Remember, anyone can vote as long as he or she has heard both albums!
Comments are encouraged but not absolutely necessary.
Deadline = June 4th at 10am EST

Match-ups:
1. Yes - The Yes Album vs. Aphex Twin - The Richard D. James Album
2. The Thermals - The Body, The Blood, The Machine vs. Echo And The Bunnymen - Porcupine
3. Sebadoh - Harmacy vs. Marisa Monte - Verde, amarelo, anil, cor-de-rosa e carvão
4. Puppetmastaz - Creature Funk vs. Kronos Quartet - Pieces Of Africa

Where's the Party?

[Jirin]

The only one I can't find from this group is the Marisa Monte.

[PlasticRam]

I vote Aphex Twin. I think I gave it like 7/10 and the Yes album 6.5 or something.

[HRS]

The only one I can't find from this group is the Marisa Monte.

Jirin, the album can be heard in full on Youtube and maybe you could find it somewhere else under the alternative title "Rose and charcoal".

[Honorio]

1. Yes - The Yes Album vs. Aphex Twin - Richard D. James Album
2. The Thermals - The Body, the Blood, the Machine vs. Echo & the Bunnymen - Porcupine
3. Sebadoh - Harmacy vs. Marisa Monte - Verde, Anil, Amarelo, Cor-de-Rosa e Carvão
4. Puppetmastaz - Creature Funk vs. Kronos Quartet - Pieces of Africa

[Henry]

1. I prefer Yes - The Yes Album over Aphex Twin - The Richard D. James Album

[Michel]

1. Aphex Twin - The Richard D. James Album
2. Echo And The Bunnymen - Porcupine
4. Kronos Quartet - Pieces Of Africa

[Brad]

My Picks:

1. Yes - The Yes Album vs. Aphex Twin - The Richard D. James Album
2. The Thermals - The Body, The Blood, The Machine vs. Echo And The Bunnymen - Porcupine
3. Sebadoh - Harmacy vs. Marisa Monte - Verde, amarelo, anil, cor-de-rosa e carvão
4. Puppetmastaz - Creature Funk vs. Kronos Quartet - Pieces Of Africa

Thanks!

[DaveC]

1. Aphex Twin - The Richard D. James Album
This week’s toughest contest between two quality albums, but given the choice, this is the one I would prefer to hear.

2. Echo And The Bunnymen - Porcupine
Not my favourite Echo And The Bunnymen album, but good enough to win this match.

3. Marisa Monte - Verde, amarelo, anil, cor-de-rosa e carvão
These albums are very uneven for me, so is comes down to comparing highlights. Marisa Monte’s album highlights “Danca Da Solidao” & “Bem Leve” just take it.

4. Kronos Quartet - Pieces Of Africa
Neither album really engages my interest.

Thanks Brad!

[jamieW]

Yes - The Yes Album
“The Yes Album” is not my favorite Yes album; but it’s still enough to beat the decent, but unremarkable (to me anyway), “Richard D. James Album.”

The Thermals - The Body, The Blood, The Machine
Vivid storytelling by The Thermals; I’ve never been a really big fan of the Bunnymen.

Marisa Monte - Verde, amarelo, anil, cor-de-rosa e carvão
The beautiful vocals alone are enough for me here. “Harmacy” has always perplexed me, since “Beauty of the Ride” is one of my favorite songs of the 90s, but nothing else on the album appeals to me nearly as much.

Kronos Quartet - Pieces Of Africa
Puppetmastaz starts strong and wears a little thin by the end (with the exception of the excellent “Humans Get All the Credit”). Kronos Quartet is my favorite album of the week (although this was, admittedly, the weakest week for me so far).

[Jirin]

Yes - The Yes Album 70
Aphex Twin - The Richard D James Album 60
The Thermals - The Blood, The Body, The Machine 75
Echo And The Bunnymen - Porcupine 80
Sebadoh - Harmacy 70
Marisa Monte - Verde, Amarelo, Anil... 78
Puppetmastaz - Creature Funk 60
Kronos Quartet - Pieces of Africa 87

[Kingoftonga]

1. Aphex Twin - The Richard D. James Album
2. Echo And The Bunnymen - Porcupine

[Brad]

22 or so hours left to vote!

[Greg]

1. Yes - The Yes Album
2. Echo And The Bunnymen - Porcupine
3. Marisa Monte - Verde, amarelo, anil, cor-de-rosa e carvão
4. Kronos Quartet - Pieces Of Africa

[Nassim]

2. The Thermals - The Body, The Blood, The Machine
4. Puppetmastaz - Creature Funk
I didn't expect Creature Funk to get a very warm welcome (I should probably have picked their 3rd album instead) but it still is my second favorite hip-hop album of all time for some reasons !

[Kingoftonga]

I'll throw a last minute vote for:

3. Marisa Monte - Verde, amarelo, anil, cor-de-rosa e carvão

[Brad]

Results
11 Total voters:
Brad
DaveC
Greg
Henry
Honorio
jamieW
Jirin
kingoftonga
Michel
Nassim
PlasticRam

Winners:
1. Yes - The Yes Album over Aphex Twin - The Richard D. James Album 6-4
2. Echo And The Bunnymen - Porcupine over The Thermals - The Body, The Blood, The Machine 7-2
3. Marisa Monte - Verde, amarelo, anil, cor-de-rosa e carvão over Sebadoh - Harmacy 6-1
4. Kronos Quartet - Pieces Of Africa over Puppetmastaz - Creature Funk 7-1

Round 1.14 up soon!

[nicolas]

Cool!

I forgot to vote but my only vote is Yes over Aphex Twin so it's ok