Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 3.1

[Brad]

Welcome to the final series in Round 3.1 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 29th 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 Jam - Sound Affects vs. Prince & the Revolution - Parade
2. Novos Baianos - Acabou chorare vs. Jorge Ben - A Tábua de Esmeralda
3. Nilsson - Aerial Ballet vs. Labradford - Mi Media Naranja
4. Fishmans - Long Season vs. Various Artists - I'm Your Fan

We also have a TIE from Round 2.8:
Barbara - Barbara chante Barbara vs. Mademoiselle K - Hungry Dirty Baby
***TIE! 5-5! Next vote from someone who has not already voted in this matchup wins!***

Oh, but Mama, that's where the fun is!

[Bang Jan]

Round 3 playlist:



This week's playlist:



Long Season
I'm Your Fan

6 | The Jam | Sound Affects
5 | Prince & the Revolution | Parade

2 | Novos Baianos | Acabou chorare 
1 | Jorge Ben | A Tábua de Esmeralda 

3 | Nilsson | Aerial Ballet
7 | Labradford | Mi Media Naranja

4 | Fishmans | Long Season 
8 | Various Artists | I'm Your Fan

[EmilienDelRey]

6. The Jam - Sound Affects
vs.
4. Prince & the Revolution - Parade

2. Novos Baianos - Acabou chorare
vs.
1. Jorge Ben - A Tábua de Esmeralda

7. Nilsson - Aerial Ballet
vs.
5. Labradford - Mi Media Naranja

3. Fishmans - Long Season
vs.
8. Various Artists - I'm Your Fan

[StevieFan13]

1. The Jam - Sound Affects
2. Novos Baianos - Acabou chorare
3. Nilsson - Aerial Ballet
4. Various Artists - I'm Your Fan

[spiritualized]

1. The Jam - Sound Affects (4.5) vs. Prince & the Revolution - Parade (2.5)
2. Novos Baianos - Acabou chorare (4.5) vs. Jorge Ben - A Tábua de Esmeralda (4.5) - PASS for the moment
3. Nilsson - Aerial Ballet (4.5) vs. Labradford - Mi Media Naranja (4.5) - PASS for the moment
4. Fishmans - Long Season (3.0) vs. Various Artists - I'm Your Fan (4.5)

Brutal matches for 2 & 3

[DaveC]

1. The Jam - Sound Affects vs. Prince & the Revolution - Parade
2. Novos Baianos - Acabou chorare vs. Jorge Ben - A Tábua de Esmeralda
3. Nilsson - Aerial Ballet vs. Labradford - Mi Media Naranja
4. Fishmans - Long Season vs. Various Artists - I'm Your Fan

[Jirin]

Sound Affects 95 - Parade 86
A Tabua de Esmeralda 85 - Acabou chorare 73
Aeril Ballet 84 - Mi Media Naranha 81
I'm Your Fan 83 - Long Season 82

[Madzong]

The Jam - Sound Affects

[jamieW]

The Jam - Sound Affects
Jorge Ben - A Tábua de Esmeralda
Labradford - Mi Media Naranja
Fishmans - Long Season

Favorite album I couldn't vote for: Novos Baianos - Acabou chorare

[Romain]

1. Prince & the Revolution - Parade
2. Jorge Ben - A Tábua de Esmeralda
3. Labradford - Mi Media Naranja
4. Fishmans - Long Season

[Honorio]

Sorry, Brad, I wanted to write some comments on this round 3 but I got no time (or inspiration) enough right now, so I'll save it for Round 4. Only a minor comment: we have in this first week three of the four remaining albums with a RYM rating higher of 4 (that nobody guessed), the three albums non sung in English, two Brazilian and one Japanese. Off the 6 albums with a rating higher than 4 only one has been eliminated so far, Built to Spill's "Perfect from Now On" (eliminated precisely by the album with a higher RYM rating, Angelo Badalamenti's "Soundtrack from Twin Peaks").



4. The Jam - Sound Affects (1980)
vs.
3. Prince & the Revolution - Parade (1986)

1. Novos Baianos - Acabou chorare (1972)
vs.
2. Jorge Ben - A Tábua de Esmeralda (1974)

6. Nilsson - Aerial Ballet (1968)
vs.
8. Labradford - Mi media naranja (1997)

7. Fishmans - Long Season (1996)
vs.
5. Various Artists - I'm Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen by... (1991)

Extremely difficult decisions on brackets 1 and 2, especially on the fratricide Brazilian battle of bracket 2.

[Brad]

My picks:
1. The Jam - Sound Affects vs. Prince & the Revolution - Parade
2. Novos Baianos - Acabou chorare vs. Jorge Ben - A Tábua de Esmeralda
3. Nilsson - Aerial Ballet vs. Labradford - Mi Media Naranja
4. Fishmans - Long Season vs. Various Artists - I'm Your Fan

Thanks!

[Brad]

we have in this first week three of the four remaining albums with a RYM rating higher of 4 (that nobody guessed)

I'll take a shot: The Jam, Novos Baianos and Jorge Ben?

[Honorio]

Almost! Novos Baianos (4.05 in RYM), Jorge Ben (4.02) and... Fishmans (4.04)

[Rob]

Round 3 and the quality shows it. Only one weak competitor here, though I'm to blame for that one too.

2. The Jam - Sound Affects 6. vs. Prince & the Revolution - Parade
Sorry Prince, but this greatest hits album masquerading as a proper album wins out with some ease.

1. Novos Baianos - Acabou chorare vs. 7. Jorge Ben - A Tábua de Esmeralda
Though I've come to appreciate Jorge Ben's style more and more over the last few months, the sonic toy box that is Acabou chorare remains one of the best entries in this entire poll.

8. Nilsson - Aerial Ballet vs. 5. Labradford - Mi Media Naranja
Nilsson is the weak one. It really lucked out the first two rounds because it was matched against an album I liked even less. That luck stops here.

3. Fishmans - Long Season vs. 4. Various Artists - I'm Your Fan
The tightest choice. If it weren't for the toilet sounds in the middle of Long Season it would have been a more clean victory. Besides, there are quite a few stirring performances on I'm Your Fan, that show the mostly unrealized potential of a covers album.

[Brad]

14 hours left to vote!

[Brad]

Only 12 voters this week:
Bang Jan
Brad
DaveC
EmilienDelRey
Honorio
jamieW
Jirin
madzong
Rob
Romain
spiritualized
StevieFan13

Winners:
1. The Jam - Sound Affects over Prince & the Revolution - Parade 8-4
2. Novos Baianos - Acabou chorare vs. Jorge Ben - A Tábua de Esmeralda ***TIE! 5-5 Next vote from someone who has not already voted in this match-up wins!***
3. Nilsson - Aerial Ballet vs. Labradford - Mi Media Naranja ***TIE! 5-5 Next vote from someone who has not already voted in this match-up wins!***
4. Fishmans - Long Season over Various Artists - I'm Your Fan 7-4

So, two ties this week:
Novos Baianos - Acabou chorare vs. Jorge Ben - A Tábua de Esmeralda ***TIE! 5-5 Next vote from someone who has not already voted in this match-up wins!***
Nilsson - Aerial Ballet vs. Labradford - Mi Media Naranja ***TIE! 5-5 Next vote from someone who has not already voted in this match-up wins!***

Round 3.2 up soon!

[BleuPanda]

Acabou chorare
Aerial Ballet

[Brad]

You're my boy, Bleu!

Nilsson and Novos Baianos take it!