Moderately Acclaimed Albums 7 - Round 1.2

Brad · Post by **Brad** » Tue Mar 29, 2016 2:37 pm

Welcome to another round of Moderately Acclaimed Albums 7!

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 = April 5th at 10am EST.

Match-ups:
1. Grizzly Bear - Yellow House vs. Captain Beefheart - Clear Spot
2. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - Painted from Memory vs. Bad Company - Bad Co.
3. Elliott Smith - Roman Candle vs. Nils Frahm - Spaces
4. The Little Rabbits - Dans Les Faux Puits Rouges Et Gris vs. Hash Jar Tempo - Well Oiled

Also, we have a tiebreaker open from Round 1.1:
The Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4 vs. The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me ***TIE! 10-10! Next Vote Wins!***

Bang Jan · Post by **Bang Jan** » Tue Mar 29, 2016 2:44 pm

luney6 · Post by **luney6** » Tue Mar 29, 2016 3:13 pm

Haven't heard all the albums from this week yet.

Grizzly Bear - Yellow House vs. ~~Captain Beefheart - Clear Spot~~

The Grizzly Bear album was a fantastic discovery! Very dreamy psychedelic music, that is well arranged. The only drawback is that the songs don't seem very memorable. Normally, I love Captain Beefheart, but this is one of his weaker albums. Beefheart's approach is very similar to what he did on Trout Mask Replica, but with inculcating gospel and soul music. However, Clear Spot lacks the combination of intricacies and kick ass riffs that made TMR really good, though. Disappointing, but Beefheart has lot of other great albums as well that are worth checking out.

~~Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - Painted from Memory~~ vs. Bad Company - Bad Co.
Both albums were rather weak genre works, honestly, IMO. But Painted from memory just seemed to drag on and on, without reason or direction.

Jirin · Post by **Jirin** » Tue Mar 29, 2016 5:15 pm

Is there also a link for Little Rabbits or is it under US Spotify with a different name?

Elvis Costello & Burt Bachatach 79-70
Nils Frahm 88-73

Bang Jan · Post by **Bang Jan** » Tue Mar 29, 2016 5:21 pm

Spotify

Youtube

spiritualized · Post by **spiritualized** » Tue Mar 29, 2016 5:23 pm

Is Deezer working for you ?

http://www.deezer.com/album/309834

Bang Jan · Post by **Bang Jan** » Tue Mar 29, 2016 5:23 pm

I don't think Deezer is available in the US.

DaveC · Post by **DaveC** » Tue Mar 29, 2016 6:50 pm

1. ~~Grizzly Bear - Yellow House~~ vs. Captain Beefheart - Clear Spot
2. ~~Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - Painted from Memory~~ vs. Bad Company - Bad Co.
3. ~~Elliott Smith - Roman Candle~~vs. Nils Frahm - Spaces
4. ~~The Little Rabbits - Dans Les Faux Puits Rouges Et Gris~~ vs. Hash Jar Tempo - Well Oiled

BleuPanda · Post by **BleuPanda** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 1:50 am

Grizzly Bear - Yellow House
Bad Company - Bad Co.
Nils Frahm - Spaces
The Little Rabbits - Dans Les Faux Puits Rouges Et Gris

Spaces is a fantastic discovery!

whuntva · Post by **whuntva** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 2:18 am

Bad Company

Pretty clear nostalgic favorite here. I really like all of these, and "Seagull" in particular has started to grow on me.

Roman Candle

Elliott Smith could do no wrong.

Post by **Honorio** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 7:01 am

1. Grizzly Bear - Yellow House (2006) vs. Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band - Clear Spot (1972)

2. Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach - Painted from Memory (1998) vs. Bad Company - Bad Company (1974)

3. Elliott Smith - Roman Candle (1994) vs. Nils Frahm - Spaces (2013)

bonnielaurel · Post by **bonnielaurel** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 11:09 am

7. ~~Grizzly Bear - Yellow House~~
3. Captain Beefheart - Clear Spot

1. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - Painted from Memory
2. ~~Bad Company - Bad Co.~~

6. ~~Elliott Smith - Roman Candle~~
5. Nils Frahm - Spaces

8. ~~The Little Rabbits - Dans Les Faux Puits Rouges Et Gris~~
4. Hash Jar Tempo - Well Oiled

Song of the week: "In the Darkest Place" (Elvis Costello)

luney6 · Post by **luney6** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 11:37 am

Elliott Smith - Roman Candle vs ~~Nil Frahms - Spaces~~

Both albums are almost at the same level. Neither seems groundbreaking, honestly. Nil Frahms has some good moments, but overall, it has far too much fluff. Seems sort of pretentious. There is a lot better electronic music out there, IMO.

~~The Little Rabbis - Dans les faux puits rouges et gris~~ vs Hash Jar Tempo - Well Oiled

Oh god, what a tough match up. Both albums are truly great, and the Little rabbits is probably my favorite discovery in the game so far. There are some slightly weak parts (very rare, though), but the good moments are so good. Songs like Karen and Bad Days are really good. It's like a fusion of The Dream Syndicate and Mercury Rev. Well Oiled, on the other hand, is sublime and almost flawless. But I still wouldn't mind if the Little Rabbits went on to the next round, because, man, that is a really great record.

Romain · Post by **Romain** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 12:25 pm

1. ~~Grizzly Bear - Yellow House~~ vs. Captain Beefheart - Clear Spot
Too good albums. The choice can be the other album another day.
2. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - Painted from Memory vs. ~~Bad Company - Bad Co.~~
Not my favorite by Costello (far from my favorite) but it's enough.
3. Elliott Smith - Roman Candle vs. ~~Nils Frahm - Spaces~~
It's difficult to not like elliott Smith and I try Frahm some month ago after hearing the sublime music of "The Leftovers" by Max Richters and don't like it.
4. The Little Rabbits - Dans Les Faux Puits Rouges Et Gris vs. ~~Hash Jar Tempo - Well Oiled~~
Not a big fan of the two.

PlasticRam · Post by **PlasticRam** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 7:12 pm

1. Grizzly Bear - Yellow House vs. Captain Beefheart - Clear Spot
2. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - Painted from Memory vs. Bad Company - Bad Co.
3. Elliott Smith - Roman Candle vs. Nils Frahm - Spaces
4. The Little Rabbits - Dans Les Faux Puits Rouges Et Gris vs. Hash Jar Tempo - Well Oiled

spiritualized · Post by **spiritualized** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 9:13 am

1. ~~Grizzly Bear - Yellow House~~ vs. Captain Beefheart - Clear Spot

First listen for this album from Grizzly Bear. Listened to "Shields" (2012) and didn't dislike it or like it much. This one is better, more immediate and catchy. It falls short however with a lack of truly recognisable melodies. It is a keeper though.
I am no huge fan of Beefheart, although I appreciate his influence on the world of music. Deus 'Under the Bar, Under the Sea' (which we will listen to in this game) borrows HEAVILY from Beefheart. This album is an exception though, it belongs to the "brilliant" category. Everything in it has musical value, and it is a truely pleasurable experience. I loathed Trout Mask Replica, though !

2. ~~Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - Painted from Memory~~ vs. Bad Company - Bad Co.

The poorest matchup in the 10 already made. I cannot stand the soppiness of Bacharach but, if you have to have it, female singers are much better at delivering his sugar-coated songs. Dusty Springfield, Dionne Warwick, Carpenters, you name it.
By default, Bad Company wins. Rather catchy, from the ashes of Free and Mott the Hoople, it was bound to be rather good. Still not as good as Grizzly Bear !

Haven't had the time for the rest so far...

spiritualized · Post by **spiritualized** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 7:50 pm

luney6 wrote: Oh god, what a tough match up. Both albums are truly great, and the Little rabbits is probably my favorite discovery in the game so far. There are some slightly weak parts (very rare, though), but the good moments are so good. Songs like Karen and Bad Days are really good. It's like a fusion of The Dream Syndicate and Mercury Rev. Well Oiled, on the other hand, is sublime and almost flawless. But I still wouldn't mind if the Little Rabbits went on to the next round, because, man, that is a really great record.

Luney,
I must say that you have made my day for the past two days. You cannot i.magine how pleased I am to see that someone shared my love for this album and that the Rabbits will have another fan. This has been a landmark album for me and I met the band several times - just a local French band from the western countryside which didn't make it big, but meant so much to me. I hope that others will see that too

I am actually quite concerned I will like Well Oiled though....

*Commercial over*

luney6 · Post by **luney6** » Fri Apr 01, 2016 9:14 am

spiritualized wrote:
luney6 wrote: Oh god, what a tough match up. Both albums are truly great, and the Little rabbits is probably my favorite discovery in the game so far. There are some slightly weak parts (very rare, though), but the good moments are so good. Songs like Karen and Bad Days are really good. It's like a fusion of The Dream Syndicate and Mercury Rev. Well Oiled, on the other hand, is sublime and almost flawless. But I still wouldn't mind if the Little Rabbits went on to the next round, because, man, that is a really great record.
Luney,
I must say that you have made my day for the past two days. You cannot i.magine how pleased I am to see that someone shared my love for this album and that the Rabbits will have another fan. This has been a landmark album for me and I met the band several times - just a local French band from the western countryside which didn't make it big, but meant so much to me. I hope that others will see that too I am actually quite concerned I will like Well Oiled though....

*Commercial over*

Glad to hear this spiritualized, and thank you for selecting this album! I've been recommending the Little Rabbits to a lot of my friends as well, and quite a few of them like their music. I feel like with time, the Little Rabbits should definitely gain popularity and acclaim. Now I'm looking forward to checking out the later albums by them.

jamieW · Post by **jamieW** » Sun Apr 03, 2016 12:10 am

Captain Beefheart - Clear Spot
Bad Company - Bad Co.
Nils Frahm - Spaces
Hash Jar Tempo - Well Oiled

DocBrown · Post by **DocBrown** » Sun Apr 03, 2016 1:20 am

Grizzly Bear - Yellow House
Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - Painted from Memory
Elliott Smith - Roman Candle
The Little Rabbits - Dans Les Faux Puits Rouges Et Gris

spiritualized · Post by **spiritualized** » Sun Apr 03, 2016 8:32 am

Final matchup, and it is, as I feared, a tough one - this was my first introduction to Hash Jar Tempo - I have a few favourites from Bardo Pond, but this is MUCH better. Somehow missing the voice of the singer from Bardo Pond makes it BETTER. When I saw "drone + post rock" I thought yeah ! winning formula ! And I wasn't wrong. The first part of the album is simply sublime. I think it gets weaker as it goes though, but listening to "Well Oiled" was probably the best hour of the week.
However I have no history with Hash Jar Tempo. The Rabbits is a pure gem of guitar pop, highly catchy tunes. Great covers (Karen from the Go Betweens is better than the original, La Mer is from the Jazz Butcher if I recall, but even they admitted that the Little Rabbits appropriated the song for themselves)

So without further ado....

The Little Rabbits - Dans Les Faux Puits Rouges Et Gris vs. ~~Hash Jar Tempo - Well Oiled~~

luney6 · Post by **luney6** » Sun Apr 03, 2016 10:35 am

spiritualized wrote:Final matchup, and it is, as I feared, a tough one - this was my first introduction to Hash Jar Tempo - I have a few favourites from Bardo Pond, but this is MUCH better. Somehow missing the voice of the singer from Bardo Pond makes it BETTER. When I saw "drone + post rock" I thought yeah ! winning formula ! And I wasn't wrong. The first part of the album is simply sublime. I think it gets weaker as it goes though, but listening to "Well Oiled" was probably the best hour of the week.
However I have no history with Hash Jar Tempo. The Rabbits is a pure gem of guitar pop, highly catchy tunes. Great covers (Karen from the Go Betweens is better than the original, La Mer is from the Jazz Butcher if I recall, but even they admitted that the Little Rabbits appropriated the song for themselves)

So without further ado....

The Little Rabbits - Dans Les Faux Puits Rouges Et Gris vs. ~~Hash Jar Tempo - Well Oiled~~

Very glad to hear that you liked it spiritualized

antonius · Post by **antonius** » Sun Apr 03, 2016 4:03 pm

1. Captain Beefheart - Clear Spot
2. Bad Company - Bad Co.

ordinaryperson · Post by **ordinaryperson** » Mon Apr 04, 2016 6:27 pm

1. Grizzly Bear - Yellow House vs. Captain Beefheart - Clear Spot
2. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - Painted from Memory vs. Bad Company - Bad Co.
3. Elliott Smith - Roman Candle vs. Nils Frahm - Spaces
4. The Little Rabbits - Dans Les Faux Puits Rouges Et Gris vs. Hash Jar Tempo - Well Oiled

spiritualized · Post by **spiritualized** » Mon Apr 04, 2016 6:34 pm

Forgot the third match...

Nils Frahm - Spaces.

I love Elliot Smith, but his first album is not to the standard of the rest, sadly....

Jirin · Post by **Jirin** » Mon Apr 04, 2016 7:08 pm

Add a vote for Clear Spot over Yellow House 87-86. Very close match.

Didn't have a chance to hear Well Oiled.

notbrianeno · Post by **notbrianeno** » Mon Apr 04, 2016 8:09 pm

1. Grizzly Bear - Yellow House vs. Captain Beefheart - Clear Spot
3. Elliott Smith - Roman Candle vs. Nils Frahm - Spaces

Didn't care for what I heard of the other two matches, so just going to abstain from them.

Brad · Post by **Brad** » Mon Apr 04, 2016 10:09 pm

16 hours left to vote!

babydoll · Post by **babydoll** » Mon Apr 04, 2016 11:44 pm

Two matchups this week, sadly. I'm afraid I don't have the time to listen to the three remaining.
2. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - Painted from Memory vs. ~~Bad Company - Bad Co.~~
I almost went towards Bad Company mainly because of an awesome story about my friend's father at one of their concerts. It seems the crowd was way too quiet and an encore was not happening, so he started chanting the band's name over and over, and other people joined in. It ended in an awesome encore with fire! Yeah, that story was better than the two albums. I went with Elvis and Burt, because I liked the instrumental and the vocals.

3. ~~Elliott Smith - Roman Candle~~ vs. Nils Frahm - Spaces
Elliott Smith's debut isn't by any means bad, and I liked it a lot. If it was against either Elvis or Bad Company, it'd win easily. However Nils Frahm's album was gorgeous, and filled with an arrangement that seemed to jump tiny jumps then started to get more energetic. It was a great discovery!

While I will probably end up listening to Captain Beefheart, The Little Rabbits, and Hash Jar Tempo when I have time, I'm afraid I have to go ahead and vote.

Brad · Post by **Brad** » Tue Apr 05, 2016 3:16 am

My Picks:

1. Grizzly Bear - Yellow House vs. Captain Beefheart - Clear Spot
2. Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - Painted from Memory vs. Bad Company - Bad Co.
3. Elliott Smith - Roman Candle vs. Nils Frahm - Spaces
4. The Little Rabbits - Dans Les Faux Puits Rouges Et Gris vs. Hash Jar Tempo - Well Oiled

Thanks!

GucciLittlePiggy · Post by **GucciLittlePiggy** » Tue Apr 05, 2016 5:31 am

1. Grizzly Bear - Yellow House vs. ~~Captain Beefheart - Clear Spot~~

Tough choice because Clear Spot just may be the best blues rock record I've heard. However, Yellow House may be even better than Grizzly Bear's supposed peak in Veckatimest (though Shields is still my personal favorite).

2. ~~Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - Painted from Memory~~ vs. Bad Company - Bad Co.

Brad · Post by **Brad** » Tue Apr 05, 2016 2:44 pm

19 voters this week!:
antonius
babydoll
Bang Jan
BleuPanda
bonnielaurel
Brad
DaveC
DocBrown
GucciLittlePiggy
Honorio
jamieW
Jirin
luney6
notbrianeno
ordinaryperson
PlasticRam
Romain
spiritualized
whuntva

Results:
1. Captain Beefheart - Clear Spot over Grizzly Bear - Yellow House 11-6
2. Bad Company - Bad Co. over Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach - Painted from Memory 11-7
3. Nils Frahm - Spaces over Elliott Smith - Roman Candle 12-6
4. The Little Rabbits - Dans Les Faux Puits Rouges Et Gris over Hash Jar Tempo - Well Oiled 9-5

Round 1.3 up soon!

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