Moderately Acclaimed Albums 8 - Round 3.2

[Brad]

Welcome to Round 3.2 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 = September 5th 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 Kinks - Face To Face vs. David Bowie - The Next Day
2. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare vs. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part
3. Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal vs. Agalloch - The Mantle
4. La Femme - Mystère vs. Godspeed! You Black Emperor - Asunder, Sweet And Other Distress

Also, two ties from last 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!***

You got to pick up every stitch.

[Bang Jan]

2 | The Kinks | Face To Face
5 | David Bowie | The Next Day

8 | Arctic Monkeys | Favourite Worst Nightmare
3 | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | No More Shall We Part

4 | Dead Can Dance | Spleen and Ideal 
1 | Agalloch | The Mantle

7 | La Femme | Mystère
6 | Godspeed! You Black Emperor | Asunder, Sweet And Other Distress

[DaveC]

1. The Kinks - Face To Face vs. David Bowie - The Next Day
2. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare vs. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part
3. Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal vs. Agalloch - The Mantle
4. La Femme - Mystère vs. Godspeed! You Black Emperor - Asunder, Sweet And Other Distress

[StevieFan13]

I can't vote this time around, so I'm just gonna have to sit back and sigh as Arctic Monkeys drop out.

[jamieW]

David Bowie - The Next Day
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part
Agalloch - The Mantle
Godspeed! You Black Emperor - Asunder, Sweet And Other Distress

Favorite album I couldn't vote for: Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare

[EmilienDelRey]

The Kinks - Face to Face

[DaveC]

I can't vote this time around, so I'm just gonna have to sit back and sigh as Arctic Monkeys drop out.

You could just vote in that matchup. I nominated them both, so I'm unhappy either way.

[StevieFan13]

I can't vote this time around, so I'm just gonna have to sit back and sigh as Arctic Monkeys drop out.

You could just vote in that matchup. I nominated them both, so I'm unhappy either way.

Alrighty, giving that one to AM. And I know the feeling: all of my remaining nominations popped up in one round and only one (Lion and the Cobra) made it out.

[Honorio]

2. The Kinks - Face to Face (1966)
vs.
1. David Bowie - The Next Day (2013)

8. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007)
vs.
3. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part (2001)

4. Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal (1985)
vs.
6. Agalloch - The Mantle (2002)

7. La Femme - Mystère (2016)
vs.
5. Godspeed! You Black Emperor - Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress (2015)

[andyd1010]

Doing the same thing as Stevie

Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare

[spiritualized]

1. The Kinks - Face To Face (4.5) vs. David Bowie - The Next Day (4.0)
2. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare (4.0) vs. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part (4.0) - PASS
3. Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal (4.5) vs. Agalloch - The Mantle (3.0)
4. La Femme - Mystère (4.5) vs. Godspeed! You Black Emperor - Asunder, Sweet And Other Distress (4.0)


Really top-tier music, with the exception of Agalloch, which I can't seem to warm to.

I can't vote this time around, so I'm just gonna have to sit back and sigh as Arctic Monkeys drop out.

Doing the same thing as Stevie

Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare

Curious as to why ? You haven't listened to the others ?

[andyd1010]

Really top-tier music, with the exception of Agalloch, which I can't seem to warm to.

I can't vote this time around, so I'm just gonna have to sit back and sigh as Arctic Monkeys drop out.

Doing the same thing as Stevie

Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare

Curious as to why ? You haven't listened to the others ?

Yeah, I had only heard Favourite Worst Nightmare, which I really like. So I listened to the Nick Cave, but I preferred Favourite Worst Nightmare. Cramming for the all-time albums poll, I listened to every album in the AM top 500, and I decided at this point that my listening time is better spent relistening than listening to new albums. I have marked down 1,315 songs from those albums that I like and want to listen to more, so that's my priority at the moment.

[EmilienDelRey]

Agalloch - The Mantle

[Jirin]

The Next Day 82 - Face To Face 80
No More Shall We Part 83 - Favorite Worst Nightmare 73
Spleen And Ideal 76 - The Mantle 57
Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress 88 - Mystere 86

[Romain]

1. David Bowie - The Next Day
2. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
3. Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal
4. La Femme - Mystère

[bonnielaurel]

The Kinks - Face To Face
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part
Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal
Godspeed! You Black Emperor - Asunder, Sweet And Other Distress

[Brad]

My picks:
1. The Kinks - Face To Face vs. David Bowie - The Next Day
2. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare vs. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part
3. Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal vs. Agalloch - The Mantle
4. La Femme - Mystère vs. Godspeed! You Black Emperor - Asunder, Sweet And Other Distress

20 hours left to vote!

[Rob]

Another amazing week. I mean, Favourite Worst Nightmare is a top-of-the-level rock record and still doesn't compare to its adversary. Only the two middle songs on Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress are weak. Everything else is great here.

7. The Kinks - Face To Face vs. 5. David Bowie - The Next Day
3. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare vs. 1. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part
2. Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal vs. 6. Agalloch - The Mantle
4. La Femme - Mystère vs. Godspeed! You Black Emperor - 8. Asunder, Sweet And Other Distress

[Brad]

Hey! I have some urgent business to take care of so results will be delayed slightly today... probably like an hour or two. Please feel free to continue voting!

[Brad]

13 total voters this week:
andy1010
Bang Jan
bonnielaurel
Brad
DaveC
EmilienDelRey
Honorio
jamieW
Jirin
Rob
Romain
spiritualized
StevieFan13

Winners:
1. The Kinks - Face To Face over David Bowie - The Next Day 7-4
2. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part over Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare 8-3
3. Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal over Agalloch - The Mantle 7-4
4. Godspeed! You Black Emperor - Asunder, Sweet And Other Distress over La Femme - Mystère 6-4

Round 3.3 up soon!