Moderately Acclaimed Albums 2018 - Quarter-Finals!

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Moderately Acclaimed Albums 2018 - Quarter-Finals!

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Welcome to the Quarter-Final Round 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 23rd 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. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods
2. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues vs. Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
3. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans vs. The Knife - Deep Cuts
4. Aimee Mann - Music from the Motion Picture Magnolia vs. Jóhann Jóhannsson - Fôrdlandia


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3 | John Coltrane | My Favorite Things
2 | Sleater-Kinney | The Woods

5 | Talking Heads | Speaking in Tongues
1 | Ennio Morricone | The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

7 | Sufjan Stevens | Seven Swans
8 | The Knife | Deep Cuts

6 | Aimee Mann | Music from the Motion Picture Magnolia
4 | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Fôrdlandia
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1. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods
2. Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
3. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans
4. Aimee Mann - Music from the Motion Picture Magnolia
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1. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things
2. Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
3. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans
4. Jóhann Jóhannsson - Fôrdlandia
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1. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things vs. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods | both 3 stars
2. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues vs. Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly | both 3.5 stars
3. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans vs. The Knife - Deep Cuts
4. Aimee Mann - Music from the Motion Picture Magnolia vs. Jóhann Jóhannsson - Fôrdlandia
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The Woods
Speaking in Tongues
Seven Swans
Magnolia
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John Coltrane - My Favorite Things
Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues
The Knife - Deep Cuts
Jóhann Jóhannsson - Fôrdlandia
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1. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods
2. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues
3. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans
4. Jóhann Jóhannsson - Fôrdlandia
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1. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things
2. Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
3. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans
4. Jóhann Jóhannsson - Fôrdlandia
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I unfortunately didn't keep up with this due to life events, but golly am I happy to see two of my own nominations facing off here, along with another one of my picks! Glad to see The Good The Bad and the Ugly, Deep Cuts, and Seven Swans survived without my support as the nominator.


Match-ups:
Sleater-Kinney - The Woods
Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Knife - Deep Cuts
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Quarter finals? One-line comments...




1. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things (1961) vs. 7. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods (2005)
Coltrane intense but playful sax, Tyner subdued but rich piano, Jones solid backing, these are a few of my favorite things.

6. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues (1983) vs. 2. Ennio Morricone - Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo (1966)
A duel at a Mexican cemetery. Ennio and David silently stare each other down. Then a shot rings out. Byrne, baby, Byrne.

5. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans (2004) vs. 8. The Knife - Deep Cuts (2003)
BleuPanda's bracket. Easy. The delicate banjos of Stevens or the twisted synths of the Dreijers? Echoes of a Sufjanish summer.

3. Aimee Mann - Music from the Motion Picture Magnolia (1999) vs. 4. Jóhann Jóhannsson - Fôrdlandia (2008)
Rob's bracket. Difficult. The frozen soundscapes of Jóhannsson or the affecting and real songs of Mann? Save me, Aimee...
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The Woods
Speaking In Tongues
Deep Cuts
Fordlandia
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6. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things vs. 1. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods
5. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues vs. 2. Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
8. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans vs. 7. The Knife - Deep Cuts
3. Aimee Mann - Music from the Motion Picture Magnolia vs. 4. Jóhann Jóhannsson - Fôrdlandia

What a great quarter finals. Not a minor album here!
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My picks:
1. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things vs. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods
2. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues vs. Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
3. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans vs. The Knife - Deep Cuts
4. Aimee Mann - Music from the Motion Picture Magnolia vs. Jóhann Jóhannsson - Fôrdlandia

Just over 19 hours left to vote!
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1. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things vs. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods
2. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues vs. Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
3. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans vs. The Knife - Deep Cuts
4. Aimee Mann - Music from the Motion Picture Magnolia vs. Jóhann Jóhannsson - Fôrdlandia

That first matchup is so difficult, I could easily switch at any moment...
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Winners in red:

1. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things vs. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods
2. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues vs. Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
3. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans vs. The Knife - Deep Cuts
4. Aimee Mann - Music from the Motion Picture Magnolia vs. Jóhann Jóhannsson - Fôrdlandia
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1. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things vs. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods
2. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues vs. Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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16 total voters this week:
Bang Jan
BleuPanda
bonnielaurel
Brad
DaveC
fasbjd
FrankLotion
Honorio
Jirin
Kingoftonga
Listyguy
PlasticRam
Rob
Romain
StevieFan13
Sweepstakes Ron

Winners:
1. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods over John Coltrane - My Favorite Things 10-5
2. Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly over Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues 9-6
3. Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans over The Knife - Deep Cuts 10-5
4. Jóhann Jóhannsson - Fôrdlandia over Aimee Mann - Music from the Motion Picture Magnolia 8-6

Semi-Finals will be right up!
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