Best of the B-Sides 2: Final 4

[BleuPanda]

Deadline to vote is Tuesday, July 25th at 10 PM CST.

Bracket:
http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=466352

Patti Smith - Birdland
vs.
Animal Collective - In the Flowers

Air - La femme d'argent
vs.
T. Rex - Mambo Sun

[Bang Jan]

Birdland
La femme d'argent

[BleuPanda]

2. Patti Smith - Birdland
vs.
1. Animal Collective - In the Flowers

3. Air - La femme d'argent
vs.
4. T. Rex - Mambo Sun


Not the final 4 I was expecting at all; but they all deserve their place! I'm especially happy to see In the Flowers here; I always see a lot of hate directed toward Animal Collective here, as if they were undeserving of their acclaim, but perhaps their haters are simply more vocal than their fans.

[BleuPanda]

For the prediction leaderboard, I believe it comes down to this match: if La femme d'argent wins, EmilienDelRey will take the top spot (and Bang Jan also takes second place). If Mambo Sun wins, the leaderboard remains the same and I win.

[prosecutorgodot]

Congrats to the prediction leaders, you guys can really read the forum.
I feel pretty happy that one of my noms made it this far.
I really can't pick a winner from the 3 that I love here...

1. Patti Smith - Birdland
vs.
1. Animal Collective - In the Flowers

1. Air - La femme d'argent
vs.
4. T. Rex - Mambo Sun

[Henrik]

Birdland
Mambo Sun

[EmilienDelRey]

Animal Collective - In the Flowers
Air - La femme d'argent

[Honorio]

Including some links to covers:

2. Patti Smith - Birdland (Gareth Liddiard cover)
vs.
4. Animal Collective - In the Flowers (Lacrymosa cover)


3. Air - La femme d'argent (DnB remix)
vs.
1. T. Rex - Mambo Sun (Eszter Balint cover)

[DaveC]

Animal Collective - In the Flowers

Air - La femme d'argent

[Krurze]

Patti Smith - Birdland
vs.
Animal Collective - In the Flowers

Air - La femme d'argent
vs.
T. Rex - Mambo Sun

Very pleased with these semis

[BleuPanda]

So, does anyone else reevaluate albums due to this? I decided to relisten to Horses over my lunch break due to Birdland's performance here, and I'm pretty sure it's going to enter my all-time top 5 albums (it's currently #20). I also want to revisit Electric Warrior. Unless it's an album I listen to a lot, I always forget how these less discussed tracks sound, and hearing them can really reignite my interest in the album as a whole.

[Madzong]

Patti Smith - Birdland

T.Rex - Mambo Sun

[BleuPanda]

I'm bumping this up.

[Nick]

All great songs.

In the Flowers
La Femme D'Argent

[StevieFan13]

Patti Smith - Birdland
Air - La femme d'argent

[Nassim]

Animal Collective - In the Flowers

T. Rex - Mambo Sun

[BleuPanda]

7 and a half hours left to vote.

[BleuPanda]

Results:
Patti Smith - Birdland: 7
Animal Collective - In the Flowers: 5

Air - La femme d'argent: 8
T. Rex - Mambo Sun: 4


Surprisingly distant results after many weeks of super close matches.