Acclaimed Music Forums

Welcome to the Quarter-Final Round of our 2017 Moderately Acclaimed Albums tournament!
The winners in this round move on the the Final Four!

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 = October 10th 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. The Beatles - Help!
2. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part vs. Lana Del Rey - Born to Die
3. Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal vs. Saint Etienne - So Tough
4. Fishmans - Long Season vs. Astor Piazzolla - Libertango

You can stand me up at the gates of hell
But I won't back down

Long Season

5 | The Jam | Sound Affects
6 | The Beatles | Help!

3 | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | No More Shall We Part
8 | Lana Del Rey | Born to Die

7 | Dead Can Dance | Spleen and Ideal 
1 | Saint Etienne | So Tough

2 | Fishmans | Long Season 
4 | Astor Piazzolla | Libertango

The Jam - Sound Affects
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part
Astor Piazzolla - Libertango

They've met their match!
The Jam - Sound Affects

My picks:
1. The Jam - Sound Affects vs. The Beatles - Help!
2. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part vs. Lana Del Rey - Born to Die
3. Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal vs. Saint Etienne - So Tough
4. Fishmans - Long Season vs. Astor Piazzolla - Libertango

Thanks!

Help!
Born to Die

1. The Beatles - Help!
2. Lana Del Rey - Born to Die
3. Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal]
4. Astor Piazzolla - Libertango[/color]

1. Beatles - Help!

1. The Jam - Sound Affects vs. The Beatles - Help!
2. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part vs. Lana Del Rey - Born to Die
3. Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal vs. Saint Etienne - So Tough
So, the two albums I've been struggling to love face each other. I found that the (few) lyrics of "Spleen and Ideal" really clicked with me, and that entry point reoriented me to like the album more.
4. Fishmans - Long Season vs. Astor Piazzolla - Libertango

Yay, two noms in the quarters!

Sound Affects 95 - Help! 86
No More Shall We Part 83 - Born To Die 55
So Tough 92 - Spleen And Ideal 76
Libertango 87 - Long Season 82

Saint Etienne - So Tough

The Beatles - Help!
Lana Del Rey - Born to Die
Saint Etienne - So Tough
Astor Piazzolla - Libertango

Favorite album I couldn't vote for: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part (Might've been my most difficult decision of the entire tournament.)

Beatles - Help!
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part
St. Etienne - So Tough
Pass

Favourite album I couldn't vote for: The Jam - Sound affects

1. The Beatles - Help!
2. Lana Del Rey - Born to Die
3. - pass
4. - pass

The Beatles - Help!
Lana Del Rey - Born to Die
Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal
Astor Piazzolla - Libertango

The Beatles

Dead Can Dance
Astor Piazzolla

One-line (silly) comments...


2. The Jam - Sound Affects (1980) vs. 3. The Beatles - Help! (1965)
A police car and a screaming siren / The Beatles winning a moderately acclaimed game / That's entertainment. Help!


5. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part (2001) vs. 6. Lana Del Rey - Born to Die (2012)
How I miss Angelo Badalamenti here... Autumnal sadness and summertime sadness. As Nick sat sadly by Lana's side.


8. Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal (1985) vs. 4. Saint Etienne - So Tough (1993)
How I miss Ennio Morricone here... Two outstanding singers, Lisa solemn and distant and Sarah sweet and near. So tough.


7. Fishmans - Long Season (1996) vs. 1. Astor Piazzolla - Libertango (1974)
Last non-English acts. Far East, Far South. Hypnotic electronic soundscapes and passionate organic sounds. Do the Tango!

24 hours left to vote!

The Jam - Sound Affects
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part
Saint Etienne - So Tough
Fishmans - Long Season

I've run out of things to say about these albums, so just votes:

6. The Jam - Sound Affects vs. 8. The Beatles - Help!
2. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part vs. 3. Lana Del Rey - Born to Die
4. Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal vs. 1. Saint Etienne - So Tough
5. Fishmans - Long Season vs. 7. Astor Piazzolla - Libertango

17 voters this week:
andy1010
Bang Jan
BleuPanda
bonnielaurel
Brad
DaveC
EmilienDelRey
Henry
Honorio
Hymie
jamieW
Jirin
luney6
madzong
Rob
Romain
StevieFan13

Winners:
1. The Beatles - Help! over The Jam - Sound Affects 9-8
2. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - No More Shall We Part over Lana Del Rey - Born to Die 9-5
3. Saint Etienne - So Tough over Dead Can Dance - Spleen 9-4
4. Astor Piazzolla - Libertango over Fishmans - Long Season 7-5

Semi-Finals are next!