Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 2.8
Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 2.8
Welcome to the final series in Round 2 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 22nd 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. The Beatles - Help! vs. Julia Holter - Loud City Song
2. Wishbone Ash - Argus vs. Tom Waits - Small Change
3. Fennesz - Becs vs. Ennio Morricone - C'era una volta il West (Once Upon a Time in the West)
4. Barbara - Barbara chante Barbara vs. Mademoiselle K - Hungry Dirty Baby
Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo...
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 22nd 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. The Beatles - Help! vs. Julia Holter - Loud City Song
2. Wishbone Ash - Argus vs. Tom Waits - Small Change
3. Fennesz - Becs vs. Ennio Morricone - C'era una volta il West (Once Upon a Time in the West)
4. Barbara - Barbara chante Barbara vs. Mademoiselle K - Hungry Dirty Baby
Riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo...
Last edited by Brad on Wed Aug 16, 2017 2:22 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 2.8
1. The Beatles - Help!
3. Ennio Morricone - Once Upon a Time in the West
3. Ennio Morricone - Once Upon a Time in the West
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2. The Beatles - Help! (1965)
vs.
4. Julia Holter - Loud City Song (2013)
7. Wishbone Ash - Argus (1972)
vs.
3. Tom Waits - Small Change (1976)
6. Fennesz - Bécs (2014)
vs.
1. Ennio Morricone - C'era una volta il West (1968)
5. Barbara - Barbara chante Barbara (1964)
vs.
8. Mademoiselle K - Hungry Dirty Baby (2015)
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Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 2.8
The Beatles - Help!
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3 | The Beatles | Help!
1 | Julia Holter | Loud City Song
7 | Wishbone Ash | Argus
4 | Tom Waits | Small Change
5 | Fennesz | Becs
2 | Ennio Morricone | Once Upon a Time in the West
6 | Barbara | Barbara chante Barbara
8 | Mademoiselle K | Hungry Dirty Baby
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Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 2.8
Julia Holter - Loud City Song
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My picks:
1. The Beatles - Help! vs. Julia Holter - Loud City Song
2. Wishbone Ash - Argus vs. Tom Waits - Small Change
3. Fennesz - Becs vs. Ennio Morricone - C'era una volta il West (Once Upon a Time in the West)
4. Barbara - Barbara chante Barbara vs. Mademoiselle K - Hungry Dirty Baby
Thanks!
1. The Beatles - Help! vs. Julia Holter - Loud City Song
2. Wishbone Ash - Argus vs. Tom Waits - Small Change
3. Fennesz - Becs vs. Ennio Morricone - C'era una volta il West (Once Upon a Time in the West)
4. Barbara - Barbara chante Barbara vs. Mademoiselle K - Hungry Dirty Baby
Thanks!
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 2.8
1. The Beatles - Help! vs. Julia Holter - Loud City Song
2. Wishbone Ash - Argus vs.Tom Waits - Small Change
3. Fennesz - Becs vs.Ennio Morricone - C'era una volta il West (Once Upon a Time in the West)
4.Barbara - Barbara chante Barbara vs. Mademoiselle K - Hungry Dirty Baby
2. Wishbone Ash - Argus vs.
3. Fennesz - Becs vs.
4.
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Julia Holter - Loud City Song
Tom Waits - Small Change
Fennesz - Becs
Barbara - Barbara chante Barbara
Tom Waits - Small Change
Fennesz - Becs
Barbara - Barbara chante Barbara
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Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 2.8
The Beatles - Help!
Wishbone Ash - Argus
Ennio Morricone - C'era una volta il West (Once Upon a Time in the West)
Mademoiselle K - Hungry Dirty Baby
Favorite album I couldn't vote for: Julia Holter - Loud City Song
Wishbone Ash - Argus
Ennio Morricone - C'era una volta il West (Once Upon a Time in the West)
Mademoiselle K - Hungry Dirty Baby
Favorite album I couldn't vote for: Julia Holter - Loud City Song
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 2.8
1. The Beatles - Help!
2. Tom Waits - Small Change
3. Ennio Morricone - C'era una volta il West (Once Upon a Time in the West)
4. Mademoiselle K - Hungry Dirty Baby[/color]
2. Tom Waits - Small Change
3. Ennio Morricone - C'era una volta il West (Once Upon a Time in the West)
4. Mademoiselle K - Hungry Dirty Baby[/color]
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Help! 86 - Loud City Song 76
Argus 89 - Small Change 87
Becs 91 - Once Upon A Time In The West 73
Barbara chante Barbara 83 - Hungry Dirty Baby 53
Argus 89 - Small Change 87
Becs 91 - Once Upon A Time In The West 73
Barbara chante Barbara 83 - Hungry Dirty Baby 53
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 2.8
Julia Holter - Loud City Song
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Very good week. When The Beatles rank 7th of the week you know the company is good. I really like everything here, even an album I didn't in the first round.
7. The Beatles - Help! vs. 6. Julia Holter - Loud City Song
Help! still has quite a lot of highlights, but I still feel that it is rather run-of-the-mill for these guys. It's not their weakest album (though second after Let It Be), but it is perhaps the least distinct one. Loud City Song stands out more and not just in Holters career.
4. Wishbone Ash - Argus vs. 2. Tom Waits - Small Change
Argus is grower and more powerful than I remembered, but few things can beat a night at the bar with Tom Waits.
8. Fennesz - Becs vs. 1. Ennio Morricone - C'era una volta il West (Once Upon a Time in the West)
Sorry Fennesz, you fought bravely, but against Morricone you might as well call the match rigged.
3. Barbara - Barbara chante Barbara vs. 5. Mademoiselle K - Hungry Dirty Baby
I disliked Hungry Dirty Baby a lot the first round, even calling it one of the weakest albums in the whole game. I hardly know why now. There is more to it than I noticed at first and the whole thing is damn catchy. There is also something affecting about how she first goes through some close to perverted sex songs and then suddenly sings about blushing. I might have voted for her, but the chilling melancholy of Barbara just happens to be stronger.
7. The Beatles - Help! vs. 6. Julia Holter - Loud City Song
Help! still has quite a lot of highlights, but I still feel that it is rather run-of-the-mill for these guys. It's not their weakest album (though second after Let It Be), but it is perhaps the least distinct one. Loud City Song stands out more and not just in Holters career.
4. Wishbone Ash - Argus vs. 2. Tom Waits - Small Change
Argus is grower and more powerful than I remembered, but few things can beat a night at the bar with Tom Waits.
8. Fennesz - Becs vs. 1. Ennio Morricone - C'era una volta il West (Once Upon a Time in the West)
Sorry Fennesz, you fought bravely, but against Morricone you might as well call the match rigged.
3. Barbara - Barbara chante Barbara vs. 5. Mademoiselle K - Hungry Dirty Baby
I disliked Hungry Dirty Baby a lot the first round, even calling it one of the weakest albums in the whole game. I hardly know why now. There is more to it than I noticed at first and the whole thing is damn catchy. There is also something affecting about how she first goes through some close to perverted sex songs and then suddenly sings about blushing. I might have voted for her, but the chilling melancholy of Barbara just happens to be stronger.
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Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 2.8
1. The Beatles - Help! (4.0) vs. Julia Holter - Loud City Song (2.5)
2.Wishbone Ash - Argus (3.0)vs. Tom Waits - Small Change (4.5)
3. Fennesz - Becs (4.0) vs. Ennio Morricone - C'era una volta il West (Once Upon a Time in the West) (4.0) - PASS
4.Barbara - Barbara chante Barbara (1.5) vs. Mademoiselle K - Hungry Dirty Baby (3.5)
2.
3. Fennesz - Becs (4.0) vs. Ennio Morricone - C'era una volta il West (Once Upon a Time in the West) (4.0) - PASS
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Winners in red:
1. The Beatles - Help! vs. Julia Holter - Loud City Song
2. Wishbone Ash - Argus vs. Tom Waits - Small Change
3. Fennesz - Becs vs. Ennio Morricone - C'era una volta il West (Once Upon a Time in the West)
1. The Beatles - Help! vs. Julia Holter - Loud City Song
2. Wishbone Ash - Argus vs. Tom Waits - Small Change
3. Fennesz - Becs vs. Ennio Morricone - C'era una volta il West (Once Upon a Time in the West)
Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 2.8
16 total voters this week:
acroamor
andy1010
Bang Jan
bonnielaurel
Brad
DaveC
EmilienDelRey
Honorio
jamieW
Jirin
Kingoftonga
madzong
Rob
Romain
spiritualized
StevieFan13
Winners:
1. The Beatles - Help! over Julia Holter - Loud City Song 9-7
2. Tom Waits - Small Change over Wishbone Ash - Argus 7-4
3. Ennio Morricone - C'era una volta il West (Once Upon a Time in the West) over Fennesz - Becs 7-4
4. Barbara - Barbara chante Barbara over Mademoiselle K - Hungry Dirty Baby 6-5 (ot)
***TIE! 5-5! Next vote from someone who has not already voted in this matchup wins!***
Round 3 starts soon!
acroamor
andy1010
Bang Jan
bonnielaurel
Brad
DaveC
EmilienDelRey
Honorio
jamieW
Jirin
Kingoftonga
madzong
Rob
Romain
spiritualized
StevieFan13
Winners:
1. The Beatles - Help! over Julia Holter - Loud City Song 9-7
2. Tom Waits - Small Change over Wishbone Ash - Argus 7-4
3. Ennio Morricone - C'era una volta il West (Once Upon a Time in the West) over Fennesz - Becs 7-4
4. Barbara - Barbara chante Barbara over Mademoiselle K - Hungry Dirty Baby 6-5 (ot)
Round 3 starts soon!
Last edited by Brad on Tue Aug 22, 2017 4:12 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Barbara chante Barbara
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Thanks BleuPanda!