Acclaimed Music Forums

Welcome to the Sweet 16 of Moderately Acclaimed Albums 2018!

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 9th at 10am EST.

Here's a link to the bracket for the entire tournament:
http://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?t ... 9%20(2018)

Match-ups:
1. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things vs. Cyndi Lauper - She's so Unusual
2. Sleater-Kinney - One Beat vs. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues
3. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans vs. Sonic Youth - Washing Machine
4. M. Ward - Hold Time vs. Aimee Mann - Music from the Motion Picture Magnolia

One generation got old
One generation got soul
This generation got no destination to hold
Pick up the cry!

2 | John Coltrane | My Favorite Things
7 | Cyndi Lauper | She's so Unusual

1 | Sleater-Kinney | One Beat
3 | Talking Heads | Speaking in Tongues

6 | Sufjan Stevens | Seven Swans
4 | Sonic Youth | Washing Machine

8 | M. Ward | Hold Time
5 | Aimee Mann | Music from the Motion Picture Magnolia

1. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things vs. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual
2. Sleater-Kinney - One Beat vs. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues
3. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans vs. Sonic Youth - Washing Machine
4. M. Ward - Hold Time vs. Aimee Mann - Music from the Motion Picture Magnolia

1. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things
2. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues
3. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans
4. M. Ward - Hold Time

1. Cyndi Lauper - She's so Unusual
2. Sleater-Kinney - One Beat
3. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans
4. Aimee Mann - Music from the Motion Picture Magnolia

1. Cyndi Lauper - She's so Unusual
2. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues
3. Sonic Youth - Washing Machine
4. Aimee Mann - Music from the Motion Picture Magnolia

Unfortunate draw as One Beat is my second favourite of the eight.

My Favorite Things 87 - She's So Unusual 84
One Beat (#61 AT) - Speaking In Tongues 83
Seven Swans 84 - Washing Machine 74
Magnolia 78 - Hold Time 72

1. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things vs. Cyndi Lauper - She's so Unusual
2. Sleater-Kinney - One Beat vs. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues
3. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans vs. Sonic Youth - Washing Machine

1. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things
2. Sleater-Kinney - One Beat
3. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans
4. Aimee Mann - Music from the Motion Picture Magnolia

1. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things (7/10) vs. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (7/10) = PASS
2. Sleater-Kinney - One Beat (8/10) vs. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (8/10) = PASS
3. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans (10/10) vs. Sonic Youth - Washing Machine (9/10)
4. M. Ward - Hold Time (5/10) vs. Aimee Mann - Music from the Motion Picture Magnolia (7/10)

Fourth round, no comments but cover arts instead...



1. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things (1961) vs. 7. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983)


6. Sleater-Kinney - One Beat (2002) vs. 4. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983)


5. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans (2004) vs. 8. Sonic Youth - Washing Machine (1995)


2. M. Ward - Hold Time (2009) vs. 3. Aimee Mann - Music from the Motion Picture Magnolia (1999)

My picks:

1. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things vs. Cyndi Lauper - She's so Unusual
2. Sleater-Kinney - One Beat vs. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues
3. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans vs. Sonic Youth - Washing Machine
4. M. Ward - Hold Time vs. Aimee Mann - Music from the Motion Picture Magnolia

Thanks!

4. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things vs. 8. Cyndi Lauper - She's so Unusual
2. Sleater-Kinney - One Beat vs. 3. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues
6. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans vs.5. Sonic Youth - Washing Machine
7. M. Ward - Hold Time vs. 1. Aimee Mann - Music from the Motion Picture Magnolia

Cyndi Lauper and M. Ward are a bit outmatched here if you ask me, but no album here is even close to being bad. And I did actually develop something of a soft spot for Hold Time.

I noticed that three out of four albums from the fourth bracket in these two weeks are my nominations, with Aimee Mann, Johann Johannson and Dolly Parton. These three and Camel are my remaining entries. I lost one album each round and this round I'll lose one by default as Johannson and Parton are up against each other. Otherwise, I'd be happy to keep up this trend even if it is unlikely to last this round.

1. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things vs. Cyndi Lauper - She's so Unusual
2. Sleater-Kinney - One Beat vs. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues
3. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans vs. Sonic Youth - Washing Machine
4. M. Ward - Hold Time vs. Aimee Mann - Music from the Motion Picture Magnolia

I'm getting pretty sick of Sonic Youth...

Sweepstakes Ron wrote:I'm getting pretty sick of Sonic Youth...

Interesting quote Sweeps, and I'm not entirely sure if you're being facetious or not, but lately I've been finding myself a bit less interested in listening to Sonic Youth. I've been a moderately big fan since around the time their "sell-out" album Goo came out, but it's been a long while since I've reached willingly for any of their albums. I'm revisiting Murray Street and Sonic Nurse this month to check myself... I'm concerned either they or I are not aging well.

12 hours left to vote, folks!

Winners in red:

1. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things vs. Cyndi Lauper - She's so Unusual
2. Sleater-Kinney - One Beat vs. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues
3. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans vs. Sonic Youth - Washing Machine
4. M. Ward - Hold Time vs. Aimee Mann - Music from the Motion Picture Magnolia

13 total voters this week:
Bang Jan
Brad
DaveC
FrankLotion
Honorio
Jirin
Kingoftonga
Listyguy
PlasticRam
Rob
Romain
spiritualized
StevieFan13
Sweepstakes Ron

Winners (on their way to the Quarter-Finals!):
1. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things over Cyndi Lauper - She's so Unusual 7-6
2. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues over Sleater-Kinney - One Beat 7-6
3. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans over Sonic Youth - Washing Machine 11-3
4. Aimee Mann - Music from the Motion Picture Magnolia over M. Ward - Hold Time 9-4

Round 4.2 up next!

Brad wrote:

Sweepstakes Ron wrote:I'm getting pretty sick of Sonic Youth...

Interesting quote Sweeps, and I'm not entirely sure if you're being facetious or not, but lately I've been finding myself a bit less interested in listening to Sonic Youth. I've been a moderately big fan since around the time their "sell-out" album Goo came out, but it's been a long while since I've reached willingly for any of their albums. I'm revisiting Murray Street and Sonic Nurse this month to check myself... I'm concerned either they or I are not aging well.

Haha, I just meant I was getting sick of this particular album (I listen to all the albums in each round for each week). It's actually the only Sonic Youth album I've heard so far. I do truly love "Teen Age Riot" so I really ought to listen to Daydream Nation and hope it's not just a fluke.