Moderately Acclaimed Albums 7 - Round 1.7
Moderately Acclaimed Albums 7 - Round 1.7
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 = May 10th at 10am EST.
Match-ups:
1. Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) vs. Robyn - Body Talk
2. The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike vs. The Cure - Faith
3. Gal Costa - Gal Costa vs. Lisa Germano - Geek the Girl
4. The Rolling Stones - Metamorphosis vs. Throwing Muses - Limbo
Party Up!
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 10th at 10am EST.
Match-ups:
1. Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) vs. Robyn - Body Talk
2. The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike vs. The Cure - Faith
3. Gal Costa - Gal Costa vs. Lisa Germano - Geek the Girl
4. The Rolling Stones - Metamorphosis vs. Throwing Muses - Limbo
Party Up!
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Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 7 - Round 1.7
wow, this one has obvious winners. I will listen to all, but this is some STIFF competition.
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Robyn - Body Talk
The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike
The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike
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Brian Eno | Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
Lisa Germano | Geek the Girl
Gal Costa | Gal Costa
The Go! Team | Thunder, Lightning, Strike
The Cure | Faith
The Rolling Stones | Metamorphosis
Robyn | Body Talk
Throwing Muses | Limbo
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Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) vs. Robyn - Body Talk
Body talk is a massively boring, fairly stereotypical electro pop album. Anniemal was much better.
The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike vs.The Cure - Faith
Not the best Cure album. The Go team wins easily.
Gal Costa - Gal Costa vs. Lisa Germano - Geek the Girl
Geek the Girl is a straight up masterpiece. It's probably my favorite album in the game. Gal Costa is interesting at best, but it doesn't engage as much as it should.
Body talk is a massively boring, fairly stereotypical electro pop album. Anniemal was much better.
The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike vs.
Not the best Cure album. The Go team wins easily.
Geek the Girl is a straight up masterpiece. It's probably my favorite album in the game. Gal Costa is interesting at best, but it doesn't engage as much as it should.
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Whoa, tough week
Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
Gal Costa - Gal Costa
Lisa Germano - Geek the Girl
The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike
The Cure - Faith
Robyn - Body Talk
Throwing Muses - Limbo
The Rolling Stones - Metamorphosis
Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
Gal Costa - Gal Costa
Lisa Germano - Geek the Girl
The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike
The Cure - Faith
Robyn - Body Talk
Throwing Muses - Limbo
The Rolling Stones - Metamorphosis
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1. Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) (1974) vs. Robyn - Body Talk (2010)
2. The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike (2004) vs. The Cure - Faith (1981)
3. Gal Costa - Gal Costa (1969) vs. Lisa Germano - Geek the Girl (1994)
4. The Rolling Stones - Metamorphosis (1975) vs. Throwing Muses - Limbo (1996)
Favourite song from every album:
Third Uncle | Dancing on My Own | Ladyflash | All Cats Are Grey | Que pena (Ele já não gosta mais de mim) | Cry Wolf | Family | Shark
Favourite song of the week: All Cats Are Grey
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1. Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) vs. Robyn - Body Talk
2.The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike vs. The Cure - Faith
3.Gal Costa - Gal Costa vs. Lisa Germano - Geek the Girl
4.The Rolling Stones - Metamorphosis vs. Throwing Muses - Limbo
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1. Robyn - Body Talk
2. The Cure - Faith
3. Gal Costa - Gal Costa
4. The Rolling Stones - Metamorphosis
2. The Cure - Faith
3. Gal Costa - Gal Costa
4. The Rolling Stones - Metamorphosis
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Robyn 81-79
The Cure 85-85
Lisa Germano 95-86
Only non-Spotify this week is Limbo.
For the second matchup my feeling about both albums are so close I just went with a last minute instinct.
The Cure 85-85
Lisa Germano 95-86
Only non-Spotify this week is Limbo.
For the second matchup my feeling about both albums are so close I just went with a last minute instinct.
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https://musicmp3.ru/artist_throwing-mus ... yoDO6MrKCUJirin wrote:Only non-Spotify this week is Limbo.
Splish splash, I was raking in the cash
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Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike
Lisa Germano - Geek the Girl
Throwing Muses - Limbo
The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike
Lisa Germano - Geek the Girl
Throwing Muses - Limbo
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1. Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) vs. Robyn - Body Talk
2.The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike vs. The Cure - Faith
3. Gal Costa - Gal Costa vs.Lisa Germano - Geek the Girl
4.The Rolling Stones - Metamorphosis vs. Throwing Muses - Limbo
Song of the week: Robyn - Indestructible
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3. Gal Costa - Gal Costa vs.
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Song of the week: Robyn - Indestructible
De gustibus et coloribus non est disputandum.
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1. Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) One of my favorites album of all times.
2. The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike
4. The Rolling Stones - Metamorphosis
2. The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike
4. The Rolling Stones - Metamorphosis
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1. Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) vs. Robyn - Body Talk
2. The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike vs. The Cure - Faith
3. Gal Costa - Gal Costa vs. Lisa Germano - Geek the Girl
4. The Rolling Stones - Metamorphosis vs. Throwing Muses - Limbo
2. The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike vs. The Cure - Faith
3. Gal Costa - Gal Costa vs. Lisa Germano - Geek the Girl
4. The Rolling Stones - Metamorphosis vs. Throwing Muses - Limbo
I feel like that
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Easy enough.
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Robyn - Body Talk
It seems like sacrilege to vote against Brian Eno here. I can think of at least 5 of his albums that would've easily won this matchup for me. However, I prefer the more ambient Eno; and Robyn, like Annie, is electropop at its best. (I don't know if the same person nominated both Annie and Robyn. But, if so, you really have good taste in electropop!)
The Cure - Faith
Another example of "Why did these albums have to come up against each other in the first round?" (My top two albums of the week, in fact.) The Go! Team is tremendous fun; but this is The Cure. And, for me, gloom beats fun 90% of the time (musically anyway).
Lisa Germano - Geek the Girl
I had never heard this album before. I do really like Gal Costa, but see above...
Throwing Muses - Limbo
Probably my two least favorite albums of the week (though I don't dislike either by any stretch).
It seems like sacrilege to vote against Brian Eno here. I can think of at least 5 of his albums that would've easily won this matchup for me. However, I prefer the more ambient Eno; and Robyn, like Annie, is electropop at its best. (I don't know if the same person nominated both Annie and Robyn. But, if so, you really have good taste in electropop!)
The Cure - Faith
Another example of "Why did these albums have to come up against each other in the first round?" (My top two albums of the week, in fact.) The Go! Team is tremendous fun; but this is The Cure. And, for me, gloom beats fun 90% of the time (musically anyway).
Lisa Germano - Geek the Girl
I had never heard this album before. I do really like Gal Costa, but see above...
Throwing Muses - Limbo
Probably my two least favorite albums of the week (though I don't dislike either by any stretch).
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Sorry, Brad, I guess I haven't been too interested in listening to a lot of albums as of late. I feel bad for not being able to vote for more matchups this week. I did listen to Gal Costa which I adored.
1. Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) vs.Robyn - Body Talk
The two best songs on Body Talk, Dancing on My Own and Call Your Girlfriend, would have propelled the album unto the next round in almost every other instance but this. Brian Eno's album is just too much of a favorite.
1. Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) vs.
The two best songs on Body Talk, Dancing on My Own and Call Your Girlfriend, would have propelled the album unto the next round in almost every other instance but this. Brian Eno's album is just too much of a favorite.
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Voting against my namesake...
Robyn | Body Talk
Robyn | Body Talk
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Did my previous comment about Scandinavian, female-fronted electropop being the best thing ever not tip you off?jamieW wrote:(I don't know if the same person nominated both Annie and Robyn. But, if so, you really have good taste in electropop!)
That being said:
1. Body Talk
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I could only listen to two matchups this week. Winners in red.
1. Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) vs. Robyn - Body Talk
2. The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike vs. The Cure - Faith
1. Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) vs. Robyn - Body Talk
2. The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike vs. The Cure - Faith
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My picks:
1. Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) vs. Robyn - Body Talk
2. The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike vs. The Cure - Faith
3. Gal Costa - Gal Costa vs. Lisa Germano - Geek the Girl
4. The Rolling Stones - Metamorphosis vs. Throwing Muses - Limbo
Thanks!
1. Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) vs. Robyn - Body Talk
2. The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike vs. The Cure - Faith
3. Gal Costa - Gal Costa vs. Lisa Germano - Geek the Girl
4. The Rolling Stones - Metamorphosis vs. Throwing Muses - Limbo
Thanks!
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About 11 hours left to vote!
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1. Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) (3.5/5) vs. Robyn - Body Talk (unrated)
Not a huge fan a this Eno album, I am much more into his ambient stuff - but there are interesting songs in it, no doubt. The electro-pop Robyn is poor at best
2. The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike (3.5/5) vs. The Cure - Faith (4.5/5)
What a contrast between these two. The jaunty TLS is a breath of fresh air - but I prefer the classic damp and dark atmosphere of Faith - a landmark album for me.
3. Gal Costa - Gal Costa (unrated) vs. Lisa Germano - Geek the Girl (4.5/5)
Cannot stand Gal Costa - the shrieking and wailing got the better of me. On the other side, Lisa Germano's Geek The Girl has always been a huge favorite of mine - her voice is simply sublime.
4. The Rolling Stones - Metamorphosis (unrated) vs. Throwing Muses - Limbo (5/5) - pretty average collection of outtakes from Mick & co (i didn't know compilations were allowed in this competition ?) vs one of my favorite bands ever, with an album that challenged "The Real Ramona" position as the best Muses album. No competition, I'm afraid.
Not a huge fan a this Eno album, I am much more into his ambient stuff - but there are interesting songs in it, no doubt. The electro-pop Robyn is poor at best
2. The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike (3.5/5) vs. The Cure - Faith (4.5/5)
What a contrast between these two. The jaunty TLS is a breath of fresh air - but I prefer the classic damp and dark atmosphere of Faith - a landmark album for me.
3. Gal Costa - Gal Costa (unrated) vs. Lisa Germano - Geek the Girl (4.5/5)
Cannot stand Gal Costa - the shrieking and wailing got the better of me. On the other side, Lisa Germano's Geek The Girl has always been a huge favorite of mine - her voice is simply sublime.
4. The Rolling Stones - Metamorphosis (unrated) vs. Throwing Muses - Limbo (5/5) - pretty average collection of outtakes from Mick & co (i didn't know compilations were allowed in this competition ?) vs one of my favorite bands ever, with an album that challenged "The Real Ramona" position as the best Muses album. No competition, I'm afraid.
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Likely the toughest decision since the last The Cure matchup. They win in spite of The Go! Team's super fun debut.Brad wrote:2.The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strikevs. The Cure - Faith
I just wanted to be one of those ghosts
You thought that you could forget
And then I haunt you via the rear view mirror
On a long drive from the back seat...
You thought that you could forget
And then I haunt you via the rear view mirror
On a long drive from the back seat...
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They're not; "Metamorphosis" is not a compilation per se, it's a collection of previously unreleased tracks.spiritualized wrote:(i didn't know compilations were allowed in this competition ?)
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No problem babydoll - we appreciate you checking in & helping out when you can!babydoll wrote:Sorry, Brad, I guess I haven't been too interested in listening to a lot of albums as of late. I feel bad for not being able to vote for more matchups this week.
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We hit an even 20 this week:
antonius
babydoll
Bang Jan
BleuPanda
bonnielaurel
Brad
DaveC
DocBrown
GucciLittlePiggy
Honorio
jamieW
Jirin
Kingoftonga
luney6
notbrianeno
PlasticRam
Romain
sonofsamiam
spiritualized
Sweepstakes Ron
Winners:
1. Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) over Robyn - Body Talk 11-8
2. The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike over The Cure - Faith 9-8
3. Lisa Germano - Geek the Girl over Gal Costa - Gal Costa 7-6
4. Throwing Muses - Limbo over The Rolling Stones - Metamorphosis 7-6
Round 1.8 is next!
edit: corrected!
antonius
babydoll
Bang Jan
BleuPanda
bonnielaurel
Brad
DaveC
DocBrown
GucciLittlePiggy
Honorio
jamieW
Jirin
Kingoftonga
luney6
notbrianeno
PlasticRam
Romain
sonofsamiam
spiritualized
Sweepstakes Ron
Winners:
1. Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) over Robyn - Body Talk 11-8
2. The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike over The Cure - Faith 9-8
3. Lisa Germano - Geek the Girl over Gal Costa - Gal Costa 7-6
4. Throwing Muses - Limbo over The Rolling Stones - Metamorphosis 7-6
Round 1.8 is next!
edit: corrected!
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See below
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Euuuuh, Brad, I think you counted wrong ?Brad wrote: 3. Gal Costa - Gal Costa vs. Lisa Germano - Geek the Girl 7-6
4. The Rolling Stones - Metamorphosis vs. Throwing Muses - Limbo 7-6
Round 1.8 is next!
Fourth Match is a Throwing Muses win 7 to 6, and the third one is a Lisa Germano win too... 7-6 unless I have to work on my arithmetic...
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oh shit - i didn't count wrong, i just highlighted the wrong albums. You are correct spiritualized - thank you! (I got it right on the bracket fortunately)
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Phew roll on girls ! Glad these two albums could make it to the second round.
Great week overall. Sad that Faith didn't make it
Great week overall. Sad that Faith didn't make it