Moderately Acclaimed Albums 7 - Round 4.1

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Moderately Acclaimed Albums 7 - Round 4.1

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Welcome to the next round of Moderately Acclaimed Albums 7... only 16 albums left!

Vote for your favorite album in each match-up.
Remember, anyone can vote as long as the voter has heard both albums.

Good-spirited comments are encouraged, but not absolutely necessary.
Deadline = October 11th at 10am EST.

Here's a link to the bracket for the entire tournament:
http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=462048

Match-ups:
1. King Crimson - Red vs. Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
2. The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me vs. Amon Düül II - Yeti
3. Kashiwa Daisuke - Program Music 1 vs. Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night
4. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Masterpieces by Ellington vs. Jimmy Cliff - Jimmy Cliff


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Red (First 5 tracks)
Program Music 1
Jimmy Cliff (First 11 tracks)

King Crimson | Red
Brian Eno | Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
Amon Düül II | Yeti
Kashiwa Daisuke | Program Music 1
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | Masterpieces by Ellington
Julee Cruise | Floating into the Night
Jimmy Cliff | Jimmy Cliff
The Cure | Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me

The first matchup would have been great for the finals... :cry:
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1. King Crimson - Red (8.25/10) vs. Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) (7.75/10)
2. The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (7/10) vs. Amon Düül II - Yeti (7.25/10)
3. Kashiwa Daisuke - Program Music 1 (8.5/10) vs. Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night (8.75/10)
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Red
Yeti
Floating into the night
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I see two of my selections made it to the final 16. I also see they are facing each other. I guess I should vote then.

Red over Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)

There's a part of me that thinks Red is King Crimson's best album. I'm not completely convinced yet (I mean, it does have "Providence" on it), but it's pretty close. Eno's album is great too, but I didn't have to think very hard about this one.
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1. King Crimson - Red vs. Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
3. Kashiwa Daisuke - Program Music 1 vs. Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night
4. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Masterpieces by Ellington vs. Jimmy Cliff - Jimmy Cliff
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1. King Crimson - Red vs. Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
2. The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me vs. Amon Düül II - Yeti
3. Kashiwa Daisuke - Program Music 1 vs. Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night
4. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Masterpieces by Ellington vs. Jimmy Cliff - Jimmy Cliff
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Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
Program Music 1
Jimmy Cliff
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My picks:

1. King Crimson - Red vs. Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
2. The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me vs. Amon Düül II - Yeti
3. Kashiwa Daisuke - Program Music 1 vs. Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night
4. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Masterpieces by Ellington vs. Jimmy Cliff - Jimmy Cliff

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Some comments this round...

1. King Crimson - Red (1974) vs. Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) (1974)
Two albums released in 1974 (within one month of difference) by two close friends (by then they already had an album as Fripp & Eno) that shared a common inclination to experimentalism. But these albums could not be more different, Eno was at the beginning his ground-breaking career and Fripp was deliberately closing the first part of his career, saying goodbye to Prog-Rock. But can someone think of a more brilliant (almost orgasmic) closer to a whole style than the song "Starless"?

2. The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987) vs. Amon Düül II - Yeti (1970)
The battle of the double albums. I know that The Cure album is not the cool choice here, and moreover I'm aware that its mid 80s sound hasn't aged well and the Kraut-Rock sound of Amon Düül II's magnum opus looks more relevant today. I also know that the album is somehow uneven and the previous and posterior albums ("The Head on the Door" and "Disintegration") were far more consistent. But what can I do? It contains "Just Like Heaven"!!! So, Robert Smith, please kiss me, kiss me, kiss me…

3. Kashiwa Daisuke - Program Music I (2007) vs. Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night (1989)
Ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space. Ethereal sounds in both albums, even narcotic in "Floating into the Night," a trio effort with David Lynch on (mysterious) lyrics, Angelo Badalamenti on (dreamy) music and Julee Cruise on (sweet) voice, delivering a fascinating retro-modern sound. But not as unique as the Kashiwa Daisuke album, a mixture of Glitch Electronica and Modern Classical with elements of Jazz and Pop that creates a beauty so intense that is able to obliterate your senses.

4. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Masterpieces by Ellington (1951) vs. Jimmy Cliff - Jimmy Cliff (1969)
Back to earth after the ethereal bracket. Cliff's second album is an excellent sample of early reggae (including his immortal "Many Rivers to Cross"). But the Ellington album showcases how technology influences art. Like the microphone allowed the singers to whisper directly into you ear, the long play albums allowed musicians to express themselves out of the jail of the 3 minutes single. Ellington sounded in his first album (46 minutes, 4 songs) like a just released prisoner running free.
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1. King Crimson - Red vs. Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
2. The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me vs. Amon Düül II - Yeti
3. Kashiwa Daisuke - Program Music 1 vs. Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night
4. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Masterpieces by Ellington vs. Jimmy Cliff - Jimmy Cliff
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Brian Eno 84-82

Taking Tiger Mountain is a fun weird album.

The Cure 84-83

Kashiwa Daisuke 86-73

Duke Ellington 86-83

All in all very close matchups.
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1. King Crimson - Red
2. The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
3. Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night
4. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Masterpieces by Ellington
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King Crimson - Red
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
Kashiwa Daisuke - Program Music 1
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Masterpieces by Ellington

"Floating Into the Night" is definitely my favorite album I've had to vote against so far...
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King Crimson - Red
Amon Düül II - Yeti
Kashiwa Daisuke - Program Music 1
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Masterpieces by Ellington
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Winners in red:

1. King Crimson - Red vs. Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
2. The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me vs. Amon Düül II - Yeti
3. Kashiwa Daisuke - Program Music 1 vs. Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night
4. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Masterpieces by Ellington vs. Jimmy Cliff - Jimmy Cliff
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About 10 hours left to vote!
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2. The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
3. Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night

I'm being totally uncool here with my choices and for not voting in all matches, but I deeply love these albums so I figured it might be time to step into this game now... Anyway, I am very glad that these albums could reach round 4 even without my help.

I have listened to Red and Taking Tiger too, but can't decide. Both are albums with one huge favorite (Starless and Fat Lady of Limbourg), but otherwise I definitely prefer other albums by each artist.
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1. Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
2. The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
4. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Masterpieces by Ellington
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17 total voters this week:
Bang Jan
BleuPanda
bonnielaurel
Brad
DaveC
Henrik
Honorio
jamieW
Jirin
Kingoftonga
Listyguy
luney6
notbrianeno
PlasticRam
Romain
sonofsamiam
whuntva

Winners:
1. King Crimson - Red over Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) 9-6
2. The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me over Amon Düül II - Yeti 9-6
3. Kashiwa Daisuke - Program Music 1 over Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night 8-7
4. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Masterpieces by Ellington over Jimmy Cliff - Jimmy Cliff 9-4

Round 4.2 up soon!
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