Moderately Acclaimed Albums 7 - Round 1.7

Brad · Post by **Brad** » Tue May 03, 2016 2:24 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 = 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!

spiritualized · Post by **spiritualized** » Tue May 03, 2016 3:01 pm

wow, this one has obvious winners. I will listen to all, but this is some STIFF competition.

BleuPanda · Post by **BleuPanda** » Tue May 03, 2016 3:11 pm

Robyn - Body Talk
The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike

Bang Jan · Post by **Bang Jan** » Tue May 03, 2016 3:12 pm

luney6 · Post by **luney6** » Tue May 03, 2016 3:28 pm

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.

sonofsamiam · Post by **sonofsamiam** » Tue May 03, 2016 5:51 pm

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

Post by **Honorio** » Tue May 03, 2016 7:15 pm

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)

DaveC · Post by **DaveC** » Tue May 03, 2016 7:54 pm

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

antonius · Post by **antonius** » Wed May 04, 2016 12:13 pm

1. Robyn - Body Talk
2. The Cure - Faith
3. Gal Costa - Gal Costa
4. The Rolling Stones - Metamorphosis

Jirin · Post by **Jirin** » Wed May 04, 2016 1:38 pm

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.

Sweepstakes Ron · Post by **Sweepstakes Ron** » Wed May 04, 2016 2:12 pm

Jirin wrote:Only non-Spotify this week is Limbo.

https://musicmp3.ru/artist_throwing-mus ... yoDO6MrKCU

DocBrown · Post by **DocBrown** » Thu May 05, 2016 12:56 am

Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike
Lisa Germano - Geek the Girl
Throwing Muses - Limbo

bonnielaurel · Post by **bonnielaurel** » Thu May 05, 2016 4:53 am

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

Romain · Post by **Romain** » Thu May 05, 2016 10:51 am

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

PlasticRam · Post by **PlasticRam** » Fri May 06, 2016 7:45 pm

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

luney6 · Post by **luney6** » Sat May 07, 2016 12:49 pm

~~The Rolling Stones - Metamorphosis~~ vs. Throwing Muses - Limbo

Easy enough.

jamieW · Post by **jamieW** » Sat May 07, 2016 6:59 pm

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).

babydoll · Post by **babydoll** » Mon May 09, 2016 2:36 am

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.

notbrianeno · Post by **notbrianeno** » Mon May 09, 2016 1:56 pm

Voting against my namesake...

Robyn | Body Talk

Sweepstakes Ron · Post by **Sweepstakes Ron** » Mon May 09, 2016 10:56 pm

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!)

Did my previous comment about Scandinavian, female-fronted electropop being the best thing ever not tip you off?

That being said:

1. Body Talk

Kingoftonga · Post by **Kingoftonga** » Tue May 10, 2016 1:37 am

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

Brad · Post by **Brad** » Tue May 10, 2016 2:47 am

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!

Brad · Post by **Brad** » Tue May 10, 2016 2:48 am

About 11 hours left to vote!

spiritualized · Post by **spiritualized** » Tue May 10, 2016 8:58 am

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.

GucciLittlePiggy · Post by **GucciLittlePiggy** » Tue May 10, 2016 11:40 am

Brad wrote:2. ~~The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike~~ vs. The Cure - Faith

Likely the toughest decision since the last The Cure matchup. They win in spite of The Go! Team's super fun debut.

Brad · Post by **Brad** » Tue May 10, 2016 12:42 pm

spiritualized wrote:(i didn't know compilations were allowed in this competition ?)

They're not; "Metamorphosis" is not a compilation per se, it's a collection of previously unreleased tracks.

Brad · Post by **Brad** » Tue May 10, 2016 1:47 pm

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.

No problem babydoll - we appreciate you checking in & helping out when you can!

Brad · Post by **Brad** » Tue May 10, 2016 2:02 pm

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!

spiritualized · Post by **spiritualized** » Tue May 10, 2016 2:17 pm

See below

spiritualized · Post by **spiritualized** » Tue May 10, 2016 2:48 pm

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!

Euuuuh, Brad, I think you counted wrong ?
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...

Brad · Post by **Brad** » Tue May 10, 2016 2:57 pm

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)

spiritualized · Post by **spiritualized** » Tue May 10, 2016 3:00 pm

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

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