Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Round 1.8
Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Round 1.8
About to hit the midpoint of the first round! Welcome to another installment of Moderately Acclaimed Albums!
Vote for your favorite album in each match-up.
Remember, anyone can vote as long as the voter has heard both albums!
Comments are encouraged but not absolutely necessary.
Deadline = May 11th at 10am EST.
Match-ups:
1. St. Vincent - Actor vs. The Roots - Thins Fall Apart
2. Jethro Tull - Stand Up vs. The Black Keys - El Camino
3. Style Council - Our Favourite Shop vs. The Chills - Brave Words
4. Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld vs. Pepe Deluxe - Queen Of The Wave
Let's Have A Party!
Vote for your favorite album in each match-up.
Remember, anyone can vote as long as the voter has heard both albums!
Comments are encouraged but not absolutely necessary.
Deadline = May 11th at 10am EST.
Match-ups:
1. St. Vincent - Actor vs. The Roots - Thins Fall Apart
2. Jethro Tull - Stand Up vs. The Black Keys - El Camino
3. Style Council - Our Favourite Shop vs. The Chills - Brave Words
4. Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld vs. Pepe Deluxe - Queen Of The Wave
Let's Have A Party!
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Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Round 1.8
I couldn't find the final three albums on Spotify...
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Enter musicmp3.ru:
The Chills - Brave Words
Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld
Pepe Deluxe - Queen Of The Wave
The Chills - Brave Words
Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld
Pepe Deluxe - Queen Of The Wave
Splish splash, I was raking in the cash
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I found Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... F852CA284F
I also found Pepe Deluxe - Queen of the Wave on Rdio:
http://rd.io/x/QSt0FiJNpKE/
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... F852CA284F
I also found Pepe Deluxe - Queen of the Wave on Rdio:
http://rd.io/x/QSt0FiJNpKE/
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Round 1.8
1. St. Vincent - Actor vs. The Roots - Thins Fall Apart
2.Jethro Tull - Stand Up vs. The Black Keys - El Camino
3. Style Council - Our Favourite Shop vs.The Chills - Brave Words
4. Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld vs.Pepe Deluxe - Queen Of The Wave
Luckily got this weeks listening in before Grooveshark went down. The last match-up was the closest and most rewarding.
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3. Style Council - Our Favourite Shop vs.
4. Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld vs.
Luckily got this weeks listening in before Grooveshark went down. The last match-up was the closest and most rewarding.
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Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Round 1.8
Not a good week for Spotify.
El Camino isn't available on Spotify in this region. Here it is on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxx-lrV ... 93rb4BEc8m
Phil already covered Hypnotic Underworld on YouTube. I can't find Brave Words there.
El Camino isn't available on Spotify in this region. Here it is on YouTube:
Here is the start to a YouTube playlist for Queen of the Wave:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxx-lrV ... 93rb4BEc8m
Phil already covered Hypnotic Underworld on YouTube. I can't find Brave Words there.
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Round 1.8
St Vincent - Actor 89-85
The Black Keys - El Camino 81-65
Style Council is 77, Pepe Deluxe is 91, hearing the other two will be more problematic with Grooveshark gone.
The Black Keys - El Camino 81-65
Style Council is 77, Pepe Deluxe is 91, hearing the other two will be more problematic with Grooveshark gone.
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Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Round 1.8
Is there something evil about this site that you guys haven't told me about? I've used it to listen to many albums for months now with no problems.Sweepstakes Ron wrote:Enter musicmp3.ru:
The Chills - Brave Words
Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld
Pepe Deluxe - Queen Of The Wave
Splish splash, I was raking in the cash
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Round 1.8
Not that I'm aware of Ron... works for me!Sweepstakes Ron wrote:Is there something evil about this site that you guys haven't told me about? I've used it to listen to many albums for months now with no problems.Sweepstakes Ron wrote:Enter musicmp3.ru:
The Chills - Brave Words
Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld
Pepe Deluxe - Queen Of The Wave
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Hello !
1. St. Vincent - Actor
2. The Black Keys - El Camino
4. Pepe Deluxe - Queen Of The Wave
For these three, obvious choices for me.
1. St. Vincent - Actor
2. The Black Keys - El Camino
4. Pepe Deluxe - Queen Of The Wave
For these three, obvious choices for me.
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Round 1.8
My picks:
1. St. Vincent - Actor vs. The Roots - Thins Fall Apart (barely)
2. Jethro Tull - Stand Up vs. The Black Keys - El Camino
3. Style Council - Our Favourite Shop vs. The Chills - Brave Words
4. Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld vs. Pepe Deluxe - Queen Of The Wave
Thanks!
1. St. Vincent - Actor vs. The Roots - Thins Fall Apart (barely)
2. Jethro Tull - Stand Up vs. The Black Keys - El Camino
3. Style Council - Our Favourite Shop vs. The Chills - Brave Words
4. Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld vs. Pepe Deluxe - Queen Of The Wave
Thanks!
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Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Round 1.8
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
Jethro Tull - Stand Up
The Chills - Brave World
Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld
Jethro Tull - Stand Up
The Chills - Brave World
Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld
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Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Round 1.8
1. St. Vincent - Actor (2009) vs. The Roots - Things Fall Apart (1999)
2. Jethro Tull - Stand Up (1969) vs. The Black Keys - El Camino (2011)
3. The Style Council - Our Favourite Shop (1985) vs. The Chills - Brave Words (1987)
4. Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld (2004) vs. Pepe Deluxé - Queen of the Wave (2012)
Hardest decision of the week: Clark vs. Trotter but also Anderson vs. Auerbach (I enjoyed "Stand Up" much more than I expected). A fantastic week overall.
Art Pop, Conscious Hip Hop, Blues Rock, Garage Rock, Sophisti-Pop, Jangle Pop, Psychedelic Rock and Baroque Pop.
2. Jethro Tull - Stand Up (1969) vs. The Black Keys - El Camino (2011)
3. The Style Council - Our Favourite Shop (1985) vs. The Chills - Brave Words (1987)
4. Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld (2004) vs. Pepe Deluxé - Queen of the Wave (2012)
Hardest decision of the week: Clark vs. Trotter but also Anderson vs. Auerbach (I enjoyed "Stand Up" much more than I expected). A fantastic week overall.
Art Pop, Conscious Hip Hop, Blues Rock, Garage Rock, Sophisti-Pop, Jangle Pop, Psychedelic Rock and Baroque Pop.
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Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Round 1.8
I listened to the Chills album on it and it didn't work greatly. The songs kept stopping for a few seconds way too frequently. It's better than no alternative though.Sweepstakes Ron wrote:Is there something evil about this site that you guys haven't told me about? I've used it to listen to many albums for months now with no problems.Sweepstakes Ron wrote:Enter musicmp3.ru:
The Chills - Brave Words
Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld
Pepe Deluxe - Queen Of The Wave
I had a busy week, so I couldn't listen to each album twice as I usually do. It's a great group though, with only one mediocre album and no bad ones.
1. St. Vincent - Actor vs. The Roots - Things Fall Apart
I like the sound of the Roots and their above average lyrics, but something about the beautiful weirdness of Actor is hard to resist for me.
2. Jethro Tull - Stand Up vs. The Black Keys - El Camino
One of the toughest choices in this game so far. It's pretty much a tie. El Camino is a near-perfect rock album, but the Jethro Tull wins on originality. It's medieval sounding flutes are such a great addition.
3. Style Council - Our Favourite Shop vs. The Chills - Brave Words
The only really easy choice of the week. Brave Words was okay, but also something I instantly forgot about the minute it stopped playing. The Style Council was something of a surprise. I knew Shout It To the Top, a somewhat typical eighties power pop single and that didn't make me expect the variety of the complete album, which covers a lot of ground stylistically and has good lyrics to boot. Perhaps my favorite album of the week.
4. Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld vs. Pepe Deluxe - Queen Of The Wave
The last bracket each week contains unranked and not even bubbling albums, so it is a great place for unusual works to show up and this is a great example. Here more than elsewhere I'm sad I couldn't listen to the albums more than once this week, because this could swing either way and both are rich and surprising enough to perhaps need another listen. I go with Ghost. Pepe Deluxe is great fun from a band that clearly likes to mix styles, but the more seriously minded experimentation in genre on Hypnotic Underworld tend to hit me more.
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Round 1.8
Yet another really strong week (though I don't know if I'll ever get the appeal of St. Vincent).
The Black Keys - El Camino
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
Jethro Tull - Stand Up
The Chills - Brave Words
Pepe Deluxe - Queen Of The Wave
Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld
Style Council - Our Favourite Shop
St. Vincent - Actor
The Black Keys - El Camino
The Roots - Things Fall Apart
Jethro Tull - Stand Up
The Chills - Brave Words
Pepe Deluxe - Queen Of The Wave
Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld
Style Council - Our Favourite Shop
St. Vincent - Actor
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Round 1.8
1. The Roots - Thins Fall Apart
3. The Chills - Brave Words
3. The Chills - Brave Words
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Round 1.8
I suppose about 18 hours left to vote!
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Round 1.8
1. St. Vincent - Actor vs. The Roots - Thins Fall Apart
2.Jethro Tull - Stand Up vs. The Black Keys - El Camino
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Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Round 1.8
Winners in red.
1. St. Vincent - Actor vs. The Roots - Things Fall Apart
2. Jethro Tull - Stand Up vs. The Black Keys - El Camino
3. Style Council - Our Favourite Shop vs. The Chills - Brave Words
4. Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld vs. Pepe Deluxe - Queen Of The Wave
1. St. Vincent - Actor vs. The Roots - Things Fall Apart
2. Jethro Tull - Stand Up vs. The Black Keys - El Camino
3. Style Council - Our Favourite Shop vs. The Chills - Brave Words
4. Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld vs. Pepe Deluxe - Queen Of The Wave
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Match-ups:
1. St. Vincent - Actor vs. The Roots - Things Fall Apart
2. Jethro Tull - Stand Up vs. The Black Keys - El Camino
3. Style Council - Our Favourite Shop vs. The Chills - Brave Words
4. Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld vs. Pepe Deluxe - Queen Of The Wave
1. St. Vincent - Actor vs. The Roots - Things Fall Apart
2. Jethro Tull - Stand Up vs. The Black Keys - El Camino
3. Style Council - Our Favourite Shop vs. The Chills - Brave Words
4. Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld vs. Pepe Deluxe - Queen Of The Wave
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St. Vincent - Actor vs. The Roots - Thins Fall Apart
These two were fantastic albums, Annie has the edge with familiarity though.
These two were fantastic albums, Annie has the edge with familiarity though.
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Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Round 1.8
1. St. Vincent - Actor vs. The Roots - Things Fall Apart
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Round 1.8
14 total voters this week:
Brad
DaveC
DocBrown
Gillingham
Honorio
jamieW
Jirin
Kingoftonga
Maschine_Man
Michel
phil
Rob
Romain
sonofsamiam
And some real close races!
Winners:
1. St. Vincent - Actor vs. The Roots - Things Fall Apart ***Tie! 7-7 Next Vote Wins!***
2. The Black Keys - El Camino over Jethro Tull - Stand Up 7-4
3. The Chills - Brave Words over Style Council - Our Favourite Shop 5-4
4. Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld over Pepe Deluxe - Queen Of The Wave 5-4
There's a tie-beaker outstanding: St. Vincent - Actor vs. The Roots - Things Fall Apart ***Tie! 7-7 Next Vote Wins!***
Round 1.9 up soon!
Brad
DaveC
DocBrown
Gillingham
Honorio
jamieW
Jirin
Kingoftonga
Maschine_Man
Michel
phil
Rob
Romain
sonofsamiam
And some real close races!
Winners:
1. St. Vincent - Actor vs. The Roots - Things Fall Apart ***Tie! 7-7 Next Vote Wins!***
2. The Black Keys - El Camino over Jethro Tull - Stand Up 7-4
3. The Chills - Brave Words over Style Council - Our Favourite Shop 5-4
4. Ghost - Hypnotic Underworld over Pepe Deluxe - Queen Of The Wave 5-4
There's a tie-beaker outstanding: St. Vincent - Actor vs. The Roots - Things Fall Apart ***Tie! 7-7 Next Vote Wins!***
Round 1.9 up soon!
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Round 1.8
St. Vincent - Actor vs. The Roots - Things Fall Apart
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Thanks acroamor!acroamor wrote:St. Vincent - Actor vs.The Roots - Things Fall Apart