Music of the Year 2000: Round 1 Week 2

[BleuPanda]

The rules are simple: vote for your favorite in each match below. The winner will move to the next round. The deadline to vote is Sunday, November 6th at 8 PM CST. Note: I have divided the tournaments into groups of 16 based on the acclaimed music list; that way, lesser known works have a better chance to stand out, instead of facing off against the strongest. That might lead to a weaker final match, but think of it more as a collection of smaller tournaments celebrating different levels of acclaim. I am also going to do the two brackets inverse of each other; the most acclaimed albums with the least acclaimed songs, etc. That way, there's a balance of how much new material you will be expected to listen to, assuming more people are familiar with the more acclaimed works.

Brackets:
Albums: http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?t ... 0of%202000
Songs: http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=464803

Albums:
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
vs.
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele

Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antarctica
vs.
Primal Scream - XTRMNTR

OutKast - Stankonia
vs.
Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump

D'Angelo - Voodoo
vs.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven

Songs:
Richard Ashcroft - A Song for the Lovers
vs.
Sade - By Your Side

Primal Scream - Accelerator
vs.
Ghostface KIllah - Nutmeg

Primal Scream - Kill All Hippies
vs.
Johnny Cash - The Mercy Seat

Luomo - Tessio
vs.
Linkin Park - In the End

Peaches - Fuck the Pain Away
vs.
Erykah Badu - Bag Lady

Mystikal - Shake Ya Ass
vs.
Lambchop - Up With People

Boards of Canada - In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country
vs.
Radiohead - Optimistic

Common - The Light
vs.
The Soggy Bottom Boys - I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow

[PlasticRam]

Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
vs.
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele

[whuntva]

Marshall Mathers LP
Moon and Antarctica
Stankonia
Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven

A Song for Lovers
Accelerator
The Mercy Seat
In the End
Bag Lady
Up with People
In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country
Man of Constant Sorrow

[slick]

Albums:
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP

Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antarctica

OutKast - Stankonia

D'Angelo - Voodoo

Songs:
Richard Ashcroft - A Song for the Lovers
What a great match. a big fan of "By Your Side" but "A Song For Lovers" was a song I could not get enough of in '00 and it stands up...

Ghostface KIllah - Nutmeg

Johnny Cash - The Mercy Seat
JC/Rubin had a knack of taking a great song and making it all their own, this one, "Hurt" and a few others accentuated that...

Linkin Park - In the End
Call it a guilty pleasure... I did spend some time in a post-grunge/nu-metal world...

Erykah Badu - Bag Lady

Mystikal - Shake Ya Ass

Radiohead - Optimistic
I remember buying 'Kid A' on CD (yes, there was a time you had to go to the store on release day) and this was the stand out track on the 1st couple of listens... Over the years one other song from the album has passed it for me, but this still gets me happy when I am sitting at my desk and it comes on one of my Spotify Playlists during the work day...

Common - The Light

[antonius]

Albums:
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antarctica
OutKast - Stankonia
D'Angelo - Voodoo

Songs:
Richard Ashcroft - A Song for the Lovers
Ghostface KIllah - Nutmeg
Johnny Cash - The Mercy Seat
Luomo - Tessio
Erykah Badu - Bag Lady
Mystikal - Shake Ya Ass
Radiohead - Optimistic
Common - The Light

[notbrianeno]

Albums:
Eminem | The Marshall Mathers LP vs. Ghostface Killah | Supreme Clientele

Modest Mouse | The Moon and Antarctica vs. Primal Scream | XTRMNTR

OutKast | Stankonia vs. Grandaddy | The Sophtware Slump

D'Angelo | Voodoo vs. Godspeed You! Black Emperor | Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven

Songs:
Richard Ashcroft | "A Song for the Lovers" vs. Sade | "By Your Side"

Primal Scream | "Accelerator" vs. Ghostface KIllah | "Nutmeg"

Primal Scream | "Kill All Hippies" vs. Johnny Cash | "The Mercy Seat"

Luomo | "Tessio" vs. Linkin Park | "In the End"

Peaches | "Fuck the Pain Away" vs. Erykah Badu | "Bag Lady"

Mystikal | "Shake Ya Ass" vs. Lambchop | "Up With People"

Boards of Canada | "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" vs. Radiohead | "Optimistic"

Common | "The Light" vs. The Soggy Bottom Boys | "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow"

[Bang Jan]

Albums:
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele

Primal Scream - XTRMNTR

Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven

Songs:
Richard Ashcroft - A Song for the Lovers

Primal Scream - Accelerator

Johnny Cash - The Mercy Seat

Luomo - Tessio

Erykah Badu - Bag Lady

Lambchop - Up With People

Boards of Canada - In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country

Common - The Light

[BleuPanda]

Albums:
5. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP (8.5/10)
vs.
7. Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele (7.75/10)

2. Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antarctica (9.5/10)
vs.
4. Primal Scream - XTRMNTR (9.25/10)

1. OutKast - Stankonia (9.5/10)
vs.
8. Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump (7.5/10)

6. D'Angelo - Voodoo (8.25/10)
vs.
3. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (9.5/10)

Songs:
Sade - By Your Side
Primal Scream - Accelerator
Primal Scream - Kill All Hippies
Linkin Park - In the End
Peaches - Fuck the Pain Away
Mystikal - Shake Ya Ass
Boards of Canada - In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country
Common - The Light

[Jirin]

I vote Eminem, Primal Scream, Godspeed.

Need to listen to Grandaddy.

[bootsy]

Albums:
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
Primal Scream - XTRMNTR
OutKast - Stankonia
D'Angelo - Voodoo


Songs:
Sade - By Your Side
Ghostface KIllah - Nutmeg
Primal Scream - Kill All Hippies
Luomo - Tessio
Erykah Badu - Bag Lady
Mystikal - Shake Ya Ass
Boards of Canada - In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country
Common - The Light

[ordinaryperson]

Albums:
Eminem- The Marshall Mathers LP
Primal Scream- XTRMNTR
OutKast- Stankonia
D'Angelo- Voodoo

Songs:
Richard Ashcroft- A Song for the Lovers
Primal Scream- Accelerator
Johnny Cash- The Mercy Seat
Lomo- Tessio
Erykah Badu- Bag Lady
Lambchop- Up With People
Radiohead- Optimistic
The Soggy Bottom Boys- I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow

[DaveC]

Albums:
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
Primal Scream - XTRMNTR
OutKast - Stankonia
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven

Songs:
Sade - By Your Side
Primal Scream - Accelerator
Johnny Cash - The Mercy Seat
Linkin Park - In the End
Erykah Badu - Bag Lady
Lambchop - Up With People
Radiohead - Optimistic
Common - The Light

[jamieW]

Albums:
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP 7.43
vs.
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele 5.65

Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antarctica 6.97
vs.
Primal Scream - XTRMNTR 6.77

OutKast - Stankonia 6.94
vs.
Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump 6.86

D'Angelo - Voodoo 6.73
vs.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven 7.25

Songs:
Richard Ashcroft - A Song for the Lovers 8
vs.
Sade - By Your Side 5

Primal Scream - Accelerator 6
vs.
Ghostface KIllah - Nutmeg 6

Primal Scream - Kill All Hippies 7
vs.
Johnny Cash - The Mercy Seat 8

Luomo - Tessio 7
vs.
Linkin Park - In the End 9

Peaches - Fuck the Pain Away 6
vs.
Erykah Badu - Bag Lady 6

Mystikal - Shake Ya Ass 3
vs.
Lambchop - Up With People 5

Boards of Canada - In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country 8
vs.
Radiohead - Optimistic 7

Common - The Light 7
vs.
The Soggy Bottom Boys - I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow 7

[Romain]

Albums:
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
Primal Scream - XTRMNTR
Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven

Songs:
Richard Ashcroft - A Song for the Lovers
Primal Scream - Accelerator
Primal Scream - Kill All Hippies
PAss
Erykah Badu - Bag Lady
Lambchop - Up With People
Radiohead - Optimistic
Pass

[bonnielaurel]

Albums:
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP vs. Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antarctica vs. Primal Scream - XTRMNTR
OutKast - Stankonia vs. Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump
D'Angelo - Voodoo vs. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven

Songs:
Richard Ashcroft - A Song for the Lovers vs. Sade - By Your Side
Primal Scream - Accelerator vs. Ghostface KIllah - Nutmeg
Primal Scream - Kill All Hippies vs. Johnny Cash - The Mercy Seat
Luomo - Tessio vs. Linkin Park - In the End
Peaches - Fuck the Pain Away vs. Erykah Badu - Bag Lady
Mystikal - Shake Ya Ass vs. Lambchop - Up With People
Boards of Canada - In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country vs. Radiohead - Optimistic
Common - The Light vs. The Soggy Bottom Boys - I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow

[andyd1010]

Albums:
1. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
vs.
6. Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele

5. Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antarctica
vs.
7. Primal Scream - XTRMNTR

2. OutKast - Stankonia
vs.
4. Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump

8. D'Angelo - Voodoo
vs.
3. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven

Songs:
4. Richard Ashcroft - A Song for the Lovers
vs.
15. Sade - By Your Side

11. Primal Scream - Accelerator
vs.
5. Ghostface KIllah - Nutmeg

12. Primal Scream - Kill All Hippies
vs.
3. Johnny Cash - The Mercy Seat

14. Luomo - Tessio
vs.
2. Linkin Park - In the End

13. Peaches - Fuck the Pain Away
vs.
9. Erykah Badu - Bag Lady

10. Mystikal - Shake Ya Ass
vs.
8. Lambchop - Up With People

16. Boards of Canada - In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country
vs.
1. Radiohead - Optimistic

7. Common - The Light
vs.
6. The Soggy Bottom Boys - I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow

[Dan]

ALBUMS

2. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
vs.
8. Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele

7. Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antarctica
vs.
6. Primal Scream - XTRMNTR

1. OutKast - Stankonia
vs.
4. Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump

3. D'Angelo - Voodoo
vs.
5. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven

SONGS

3. Richard Ashcroft - A Song for the Lovers
vs.
2. Sade - By Your Side

9. Primal Scream - Accelerator
vs.
10. Ghostface KIllah - Nutmeg

6. Primal Scream - Kill All Hippies
vs.
4. Johnny Cash - The Mercy Seat

11. Luomo - Tessio
vs.
15. Linkin Park - In the End

12. Peaches - Fuck the Pain Away
vs.
16. Erykah Badu - Bag Lady

1. Mystikal - Shake Ya Ass
vs.
13. Lambchop - Up With People

14. Boards of Canada - In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country
vs.
7. Radiohead - Optimistic

8. Common - The Light
vs.
5. The Soggy Bottom Boys - I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow

Yikes. A song at #1 that objectifies and degrades women, and an album at #2 that is blatantly misogynist. I feel a bit uncomfortable ranking those so highly at a time when a certain misogynist clown might become president of a very powerful country. This made me think about something that I find relatively easy to do, but that many others apparently struggle with: separating reality from art. I would definitely want the leader of my country to not be misogynist (among other things), but neither Eminem nor Mystikal are running for president. They reflect attitudes and thoughts that many people men are feeling and thinking, and I believe that in music (and other art forms) there should be a platform for everyone in society to express themselves, not just the politically correct ones. If I met someone in “real life” who expresses views that Eminem and Mystikal express in their music, I wouldn’t like that person. But if they express themselves in an innovative way through music, then I like their art. I try not to let an artist’s behaviour or personality affect my appreciation of their art. Besides, it might be a bit harsh of me to compare Mystikal with Eminem. At least the Mystikal song is humorous and doesn’t take itself too seriously (unlike Eminem’s songs). This brings me to another point: Aren’t people becoming too sensitive? I like “Shake Ya Ass” partly because of the impressively fast rapping and partly because the beats make me want to dance… but what I like most about it is that I feel it very effectively captures the primal nature of human beings as sexual creatures (and I don't think the intention is to degrade women). As Americans would say: this is just my two cents. Let’s see where their two cents take them next week.

[EmilienDelRey]

15. Richard Ashcroft - A Song for the Lovers
vs.
13. Sade - By Your Side

4. Primal Scream - Accelerator
vs.
1. Ghostface Killah - Nutmeg

11. Primal Scream - Kill All Hippies
vs.
5. Johnny Cash - The Mercy Seat

9. Luomo - Tessio
vs.
16. Linkin Park - In the End

12 .Peaches - Fuck the Pain Away
vs.
8. Erykah Badu - Bag Lady

14. Mystikal - Shake Ya Ass
vs.
7. Lambchop - Up With People

2. Boards of Canada - In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country
vs.
3. Radiohead - Optimistic

6. Common - The Light
vs.
10. The Soggy Bottom Boys - I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow

[Jirin]

I will vote Stankonia. Grandaddy is okay but is pretty ordinary for the style.

[Nassim]

Albums:
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
vs.
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
I think both the Eminem Show and Fishscale have the best songs, but the 2000 albums are more solid throughout. That's also what makes the difference here, Supreme Clientele (one of the 2 best Wu tang solo albums imo) doesn't have a lot of standouts, but save for 2 overlong skits it never falters, while the Marshall Mathers, while having 3 or 4 songs that best any of those in Supreme Clientele, also has way more skippable material.

Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antarctica
vs.
Primal Scream - XTRMNTR
I remembered XTRMNTR as a terrible album but I enjoyed it quite a lot this time around, but it's facing an all time top 20!

OutKast - Stankonia
vs.
Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump

D'Angelo - Voodoo
vs.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven

Songs:
Richard Ashcroft - Song for Lovers
Ghostface KIllah - Nutmeg
Primal Scream - Kill All Hippies (If you ask which one I'd rather listen, it'd be about a tie, but I'll take an original over a cover that doesn't add much to the original)
Luomo - Tessio (I was quite into Nü metal back then but Linkin Park never worked for me, main offender being their very boring drumming in a genre that had some awesome ones)
Peaches - Fuck the Pain Away
Mystikal - Shake Ya Ass
Radiohead - Optimistic
Common - The Light

[sonofsamiam]

Albums:
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele

Primal Scream - XTRMNTR

OutKast - Stankonia

D'Angelo - Voodoo

Songs:
Sade - By Your Side

Ghostface KIllah - Nutmeg

Johnny Cash - The Mercy Seat

Luomo - Tessio

Erykah Badu - Bag Lady

Lambchop - Up With People

Boards of Canada - In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country

Common - The Light

[Henrik]

Albums:
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
vs.
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele


Songs:
8. Richard Ashcroft - A Song for the Lovers
vs.
1. Sade - By Your Side

16. Primal Scream - Accelerator
vs.
15. Ghostface KIllah - Nutmeg

(ouch!)

10. Primal Scream - Kill All Hippies
vs.
11. Johnny Cash - The Mercy Seat

6. Luomo - Tessio
vs.
12. Linkin Park - In the End

14. Peaches - Fuck the Pain Away
vs.
2. Erykah Badu - Bag Lady

13. Mystikal - Shake Ya Ass
vs.
7. Lambchop - Up With People

4. Boards of Canada - In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country
vs.
5. Radiohead - Optimistic

9. Common - The Light
vs.
3. The Soggy Bottom Boys - I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow

"The Light" is fine, but mostly because Bobby Caldwell's "Open Your Eyes" is so great.

[EmilienDelRey]

8. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
vs.
3. Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele

6. Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antarctica
vs.
5. Primal Scream - XTRMNTR

7. OutKast - Stankonia
vs.
4. Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump

2. D'Angelo - Voodoo
vs.
1. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven

[Sweepstakes Ron]

By Your Side
Nutmeg
The Mercy Seat
Tessio
Bag Lady
Shake Ya Ass
In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country
The Light

[BleuPanda]

Albums:
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP: 12
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele: 8

Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antarctica: 8
Primal Scream - XTRMNTR: 10

OutKast - Stankonia: 14
Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump: 4

D'Angelo - Voodoo: 7
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven: 11

Songs:
Richard Ashcroft - A Song for the Lovers: 9
Sade - By Your Side: 10

Primal Scream - Accelerator: 8
Ghostface KIllah - Nutmeg: 11

Primal Scream - Kill All Hippies: 6
Johnny Cash - The Mercy Seat: 13

Luomo - Tessio: 11
Linkin Park - In the End: 7

Peaches - Fuck the Pain Away: 4
Erykah Badu - Bag Lady: 15

Mystikal - Shake Ya Ass: 8
Lambchop - Up With People: 11

Boards of Canada - In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country: 9
Radiohead - Optimistic: 10

Common - The Light: 13
The Soggy Bottom Boys - I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow: 5