Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 2.5
Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 2.5
Welcome to Round 2.5 of Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8!
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 = August 1st at 10am EST.
Here's a link to the bracket for the entire tournament:
http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?t ... Albums%208
Match-ups:
1. Big Black - Atomizer vs. Sinead O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra
2. Santigold - Santogold vs. Scott Walker - Scott 3
3. Saint Etienne - So Tough vs. Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Nancy & Lee
4. Rodriguez - Coming from Reality vs. Yuzo Koshiro - Bare Knuckle
Have you seen junior's grades?!
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 = August 1st at 10am EST.
Here's a link to the bracket for the entire tournament:
http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?t ... Albums%208
Match-ups:
1. Big Black - Atomizer vs. Sinead O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra
2. Santigold - Santogold vs. Scott Walker - Scott 3
3. Saint Etienne - So Tough vs. Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Nancy & Lee
4. Rodriguez - Coming from Reality vs. Yuzo Koshiro - Bare Knuckle
Have you seen junior's grades?!
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Bare Knuckle
7 | Big Black | Atomizer
5 | Sinead O'Connor | The Lion and the Cobra
6 | Santigold | Santogold
2 | Scott Walker | Scott 3
1 | Saint Etienne | So Tough
3 | Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood | Nancy & Lee
4 | Rodriguez | Coming from Reality
8 | Yuzo Koshiro | Bare Knuckle
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1. Big Black - Atomizer (4.0) vs. Sinead O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra (3.5)
2. Santigold - Santogold (4.0) vs.Scott Walker - Scott 3(2.5)
3. Saint Etienne - So Tough (4.0) vs. Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Nancy & Lee (4.0)
PASS
4.Rodriguez - Coming from Reality (2.5) vs. Yuzo Koshiro - Bare Knuckle (3.0)
2. Santigold - Santogold (4.0) vs.
3. Saint Etienne - So Tough (4.0) vs. Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Nancy & Lee (4.0)
PASS
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1. Sinead O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra
2. Santigold - Santogold
3. Saint Etienne - So Tough
4. Rodriguez - Coming from Reality
2. Santigold - Santogold
3. Saint Etienne - So Tough
4. Rodriguez - Coming from Reality
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Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 2.5
1. Big Black - Atomizer vs. Sinead O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra
2. Santigold - Santogold vs.Scott Walker - Scott 3
3.Saint Etienne - So Tough vs. Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Nancy & Lee
4. Rodriguez - Coming Reality vs.Yuzo Koshiro - Bare Knuckle
2. Santigold - Santogold vs.
3.
4. Rodriguez - Coming Reality vs.
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Sinead O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra
Santigold - Santogold
Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Nancy & Lee
Rodriguez - Coming Reality
Santigold - Santogold
Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Nancy & Lee
Rodriguez - Coming Reality
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Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 2.5
Sinead O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra
Scott Walker - Scott 3
Saint Etienne - So Tough
Rodriguez - Coming from Reality
Favorite album I couldn't vote for: Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Nancy & Lee
Scott Walker - Scott 3
Saint Etienne - So Tough
Rodriguez - Coming from Reality
Favorite album I couldn't vote for: Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Nancy & Lee
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1. Big Black - Atomizer
2. Scott Walker - Scott 3
3. Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Nancy & Lee
4. Rodriguez - Coming from Reality
2. Scott Walker - Scott 3
3. Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Nancy & Lee
4. Rodriguez - Coming from Reality
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Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 2.5
8. Big Black - Atomizer (1986)
vs.
4. Sinéad O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra (1987)
6. Santigold - Santogold (2008)
vs.
1. Scott Walker - Scott 3 (1969)
2. Saint Etienne - So Tough (1993)
vs.
3. Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Nancy & Lee (1968)
5. Rodriguez - Coming from Reality (1971)
vs.
7. Yuzo Koshiro - Bare Knuckle (1991)
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 2.5
My picks:
1. Big Black - Atomizer vs. Sinead O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra
2. Santigold - Santogold vs. Scott Walker - Scott 3
3. Saint Etienne - So Tough vs. Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Nancy & Lee
4. Rodriguez - Coming from Reality vs. Yuzo Koshiro - Bare Knuckle
Thanks!
1. Big Black - Atomizer vs. Sinead O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra
2. Santigold - Santogold vs. Scott Walker - Scott 3
3. Saint Etienne - So Tough vs. Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Nancy & Lee
4. Rodriguez - Coming from Reality vs. Yuzo Koshiro - Bare Knuckle
Thanks!
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Decided to give Nancy & Lee a second chance. I still don't get it.
Choice of songs are all folksy-cutesy and their delivery of such comes off as forced. In Greenwich Folk Song Salesman they unamusingly quip at each other about the fact they are singing such big words. The two voices clash with each other and fail to emotionally connect with the stories they're telling. Lee Hazelwood sounds like if Leonard Cohen with every emotional note stripped except the sarcastic disconnect. The entire album clashes with itself.
Choice of songs are all folksy-cutesy and their delivery of such comes off as forced. In Greenwich Folk Song Salesman they unamusingly quip at each other about the fact they are singing such big words. The two voices clash with each other and fail to emotionally connect with the stories they're telling. Lee Hazelwood sounds like if Leonard Cohen with every emotional note stripped except the sarcastic disconnect. The entire album clashes with itself.
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I agree that some songs have this quality. (It's why I ended up going with the more consistent Saint Etienne.) But I certainly think "Some Velvet Morning" is an exception to this. In the case of this particular song, the contrast feels perfect to me. Lee sounds sinister; Nancy sounds innocent and naïve. It's like a dark singalong between Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf.Jirin wrote:Decided to give Nancy & Lee a second chance. I still don't get it.
Choice of songs are all folksy-cutesy and their delivery of such comes off as forced. In Greenwich Folk Song Salesman they unamusingly quip at each other about the fact they are singing such big words. The two voices clash with each other and fail to emotionally connect with the stories they're telling. Lee Hazelwood sounds like if Leonard Cohen with every emotional note stripped except the sarcastic disconnect. The entire album clashes with itself.
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The Lion and the Cobra 65 - Atomizer 35
Santogold 83 - Scott 3 75
So Tough 92 - Nancy & Lee 55
Bare Knuckle I actually didn't listen to first time around because it was against Dare To Be Stupid which, while awesome, I didn't feel I could rate against a non-comedy album. I will make sure to listen to it this week. Coming From Reality gets a 83.
I will say, there are some parts in Nancy & Lee where I started to enjoy it. Mostly parts where one person was singing, then the other person came in, and the voices just didn't match up, or the Sinatra-esque musical backing didn't match the tone of the song and it all felt weird again.
Santogold 83 - Scott 3 75
So Tough 92 - Nancy & Lee 55
Bare Knuckle I actually didn't listen to first time around because it was against Dare To Be Stupid which, while awesome, I didn't feel I could rate against a non-comedy album. I will make sure to listen to it this week. Coming From Reality gets a 83.
I will say, there are some parts in Nancy & Lee where I started to enjoy it. Mostly parts where one person was singing, then the other person came in, and the voices just didn't match up, or the Sinatra-esque musical backing didn't match the tone of the song and it all felt weird again.
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 2.5
Big Black - Atomiser
Santigold - Santogold
Saint Etienne - So Tough
Rodriguez - Coming Into Reality
Santigold - Santogold
Saint Etienne - So Tough
Rodriguez - Coming Into Reality
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Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 2.5
Big Black - Atomizer
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Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 2.5
Rob's picks:
Round 2.5:
1. Big Black - Atomizer vs. Sinead O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra
2. Santigold - Santogold vs. Scott Walker - Scott 3
3. Saint Etienne - So Tough vs. Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Nancy & Lee
4. Rodriguez - Coming from Reality vs. Yuzo Koshiro - Bare Knuckle
Round 2.5:
1. Big Black - Atomizer vs. Sinead O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra
2. Santigold - Santogold vs. Scott Walker - Scott 3
3. Saint Etienne - So Tough vs. Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Nancy & Lee
4. Rodriguez - Coming from Reality vs. Yuzo Koshiro - Bare Knuckle
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 2.5
Big Black - Atomizer (9.1)
Santigold - Santogold (8.6)
Yuzo Koshiro - Bare Knuckle (8.6)
Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Nancy & Lee (8.0)
Sinead O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra (7.75)
Scott Walker - Scott 3 (7.75)
Saint Etienne - So Tough (7.5)
Rodriguez - Coming from Reality (6.25)
Santigold - Santogold (8.6)
Yuzo Koshiro - Bare Knuckle (8.6)
Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Nancy & Lee (8.0)
Sinead O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra (7.75)
Scott Walker - Scott 3 (7.75)
Saint Etienne - So Tough (7.5)
Rodriguez - Coming from Reality (6.25)
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Winners in red:
1. Big Black - Atomizer vs. Sinead O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra
2. Santigold - Santogold vs. Scott Walker - Scott 3
3. Saint Etienne - So Tough vs. Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Nancy & Lee
4. Rodriguez - Coming from Reality vs. Yuzo Koshiro - Bare Knuckle
1. Big Black - Atomizer vs. Sinead O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra
2. Santigold - Santogold vs. Scott Walker - Scott 3
3. Saint Etienne - So Tough vs. Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Nancy & Lee
4. Rodriguez - Coming from Reality vs. Yuzo Koshiro - Bare Knuckle
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 2.5
15 total voters this week:
Bang Jan
BleuPanda
bonnielaurel
Brad
DaveC
Honorio
jamieW
Jirin
Kingoftonga
luney6
madzong
Rob
Romain
spiritualized
StevieFan13
Winners:
1. Sinead O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra over Big Black - Atomizer 8-7
2. Santigold - Santogold over Scott Walker - Scott 3 9-5
3. Saint Etienne - So Tough over Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Nancy & Lee 7-5
4. Rodriguez - Coming from Reality over Yuzo Koshiro - Bare Knuckle 10-3
Round 2.6 up soon!
Bang Jan
BleuPanda
bonnielaurel
Brad
DaveC
Honorio
jamieW
Jirin
Kingoftonga
luney6
madzong
Rob
Romain
spiritualized
StevieFan13
Winners:
1. Sinead O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra over Big Black - Atomizer 8-7
2. Santigold - Santogold over Scott Walker - Scott 3 9-5
3. Saint Etienne - So Tough over Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Nancy & Lee 7-5
4. Rodriguez - Coming from Reality over Yuzo Koshiro - Bare Knuckle 10-3
Round 2.6 up soon!