Best Moderately Acclaimed Albums 4 - Nominations Now Open!

[Brad]

It’s time to begin the nomination process for the 4th installment of Best Moderately Acclaimed Album (henceforth “MA4”)!

Best Moderately Acclaimed Album is a voting game where only albums ranked under 500 and bubblers are eligible. Additionally, albums that are "non-bubblers (i.e.- completely “unacclaimed” on AM) are eligible. This time through there will be no limit on non-bubblers.

There will be a single elimination draw with 128 albums, and now it's time to pick them.

Send me an ordered list of ten nominations at ModAcc3@aol.com. Please include the artist name and album name as they appear on AM, as well as the rank.

You have until Sunday, January 6th to make nominations (this may be extended if not all slots are filled).

I will select nominations as follows:
First I will go through and pick all the first place albums
Then, I will go through and pick all the second place albums
Then, the third place albums, etc, until the draw fills up.

No more than 25 will be picked ranked 1000 or higher, no more than 50 ranked 1500 or higher, no more than 75 ranked 2000 or higher, and no more than 100 ranked 2500 or higher, so make sure you spread your picks out through the entire list. If after the month the draw is not filled, there'll be a first come-first serve round posted on the forum.

Additional rules:
- No one person can nominate more than one album by the same artist.
- No albums that qualified for the third Moderate game are eligible.
- No albums that qualified for the second Moderate game are eligible, except those that were eliminated in Round 1.
- No albums that qualified for the first Moderate game are eligible, except those that were eliminated in Round 1 or Round 2.

To give people time to listen to as many of the albums as they have time for, the actual voting won't start until March.

Here's a list of the albums, ranked under 500, that are ineligible per the above stated restrictions:

13th Floor Elevators - Psychadelic Sounds of the 1
Alain Bashung - Play Blessures
Animal Collective - Feels
Aphex Twin -I Care Because You Do
Arvo Pärt -Tabula rasa
Astor Piazzolla - Tango: Zero Hour
Autechre -Tri Repetae
Beck - Mutations
Beck - Sea Change
Belle and Sebastain - Tigermilk
Belle and Sebastian - The Boy With The Arab Strap
Belle And Sebastian - The Life Pursuit
Ben Harper - Welcome to the Cruel World
Ben Harper -Fight for You Mind
Benga - Diary of an Afro Warrior
Bert Jansch - Bert Jansch
Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man - Out Of Season
Betty Davis-Nasty Gal
Blur - The Great Escape
Boards of Canada -Music Has the Right to Children
Boredoms - Vision Creation Newsun
Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Stra
Brigette Fontaine - Comme A La Radio
Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, The Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle
Built To Spill - Perfect From Now On
Built To Spill-You In Reverse
Captain Beefheart-Lick My Decals Off Baby
Cassandra Wilson - New Moon Daughter
Cat Power - Moon Pix
Cat Stevens-Teaser and the Firecat
Chicago-Chicago Transit Authority
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah -Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Count Basie - Basie
Counting Crows -August and Everything After
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bayou Country
Cut Copy -In Ghost Colours
David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World
David Bowie -Diamond Dogs
Dennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue
Depeche Mode - Violator
Dinosaur Jr - You're Living All Over Me
Dire Straits -Making Movies
Dr. Octagon-Dr. Octagonecologyst
Dungen -Ta Det Lugnt
Electrelane -No Shouts No Calls
Electric Light Orchestra-Out of the Blue
Elliot Smith - Either/Or
Elliot Smith - XO
Elvis Costello - Blood and Chocolate
Ennio Morricone - Once Upon A Time In The West
Ennio Morricone - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part One
Eurtyhmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
Fela Kuti-Zombie
Fiona Apple - When The Pawn
Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport
Funkadelic -Free Your Mind... And Your Ass Will Follow
Future Bible Heroes -Memories of Love
Godspeed You Black Emperor!-Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
Gorillaz - Demon Days
Gotan Project-La Revancha del Tango
Gun Club-Las Vegas Story
GZA/Genius - Liquid Swords
Hot Chip - The Warning
IAM - L'école du micro d'argent
Ice Cube -Amerikkka's Most wanted
Jackson Browne-Running On Empty
Jackson Browne-Saturate Before Using
Jackson C. Frank-Jackson C. Frank
Jacques Dutronc -Et moi, et moi, et moi 
James Carr - You Got My Mind Messed Up
Janet Jackson - Rythym Nation 1814
Jean-Michel Jarre-Oxygene
Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick
Jimi Hendrix - Cry Of Love
Joanna Newsom - The Milk Eyed Mender
Joe Jackson-I'm the Man
John Coltrane -Olé Coltrane
John Fahey - Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier's Choice)
Jorge Ben - A Tábua de Esmeralda
Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
Judee Sill -Heart Food
Julee Cruise - Floating Into The Night
Jurassic 5 -Quality Control
Kate Bush-The Kick Inside
Keith Jarrett-The Koln Concert
Kevin Coyne-Marjory Razorblade
Laika - Sounds of the Satellites
Laura Nyro - New York Tendaberry
Led Zeppelin -Houses of the Holy
Lee Perry -Super Ape
Lil Wayne -Tha Carter II
Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose
Los Campesinos -Hold On Now, Youngster
Low - I Could Live in Hope
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Street Survivors
Marillion - Misplaced Childhood
Marquis de Sade - Rue de Siam
Marvin Gaye - Here, My Dear
Mary Margaret O'Hara - Miss America
Melvins -Houdini
Mercury Rev - Yerself Is Steam
Michelle Shocked - Short Sharp Shocked
Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West
Monster Magnet -Spine of God
Mountain Goats-Tallahassee
Muddy Waters -Folk Singer
Neu! -Neu! 75
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
Nico - Chelsea Girl
Nina Simone - Jazz Played in an Exclusive Side Street Club / Little Girl Blue
Noir Désir -Tostaky
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Return to the 36 Chambers: Th
Os Mutantes-Os Mutantes
Paul Simon -The Rhythm of the Saints
Pavement - Brighten The Corners
Pavement - Wowee Zowee
Pere Ubu - Dub Housing
Pink Floyd - Meddle
Polaris -Music From The Adventures of Pete & Pete
Prefab Sprout - Jordan: The Comeback
Prince - Lovesexy
Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
Queen -A Day at the Races
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R
Rachid Taha -Diwan 
Red Hot Chili Peppers -Californication
REM - Lifes Rich Pageant
Richard Hawley -Coles Corner
Robert Palmer-Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley
Roxy Music - Country Life
Sade - Love Deluxe
Saint Etienne - Foxbase Alpha
Serge Gainsbourg - Initials B.B.
Serge Gainsbourg -Aux armes et caetera
Serge Gainsbourg -L'homme à tête de chou
Sleater-Kinney - One Beat
Sonic Youth - Dirty
Sonic Youth -NYC Ghosts & Flowers
Soul Coughing -Ruby Vroom
Sparklehorse - Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot
Steely Dan - Countdown To Ecstasy
Steely Dan-The Royal Scam
Stereolab - Dots and Loops
Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Stina Nordenstam - And She Closed Her Eyes
Stranglers - Rattus norvegicus
Sufjan Stevens - Greetings From Michigan, The Great Lakes State
Super Furry Animals - Rings Around The World
Superchunk - No Pocky for Kitty
Supergrass-In It For The Money
Swell -41
Talking Heads - Speaking In Tongues
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair
Telephone - Un Autre Monde
Terry Callier - What Color Is Love
The Allman Brothers-Brothers and Sisters
The Animals - The Animals
The Associates - Fourth Drawer Down
The Bats - Daddy's Highway
The Beatles - Help!
The Beta Band -The Three EP's
The Boredoms -Super AE
The Chameleons -Script of the Bridge
The Cure - Bloodflowers
The Cure - Seventeen Seconds
The D.O.C.-No One Can Do It Better
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
The Dismemberment Plan - Emergency & I
The Doors -Morrison Hotel
The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour
The Fall -The Real New Fall LP: Formerly Country on the Click
The Flaming Lips - Clouds Taste Metallic
The Germs-(GI)
The Go Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike
The Heartbreakers - L.A.M.F.
The Knife - Deep Cuts
The Knife - Silent Shout
The Mekons - Mekons Rock and Roll
The Microphones- The Glow, Pt 2
The Original Soundtrack -West Side Story
The Rakes - Capture/Release
The Slits -Cut
The Style Council-Our Favourite Shop
The Supremes -Where Did Our Love Go
The Traveling Wilburys - Volume One
The Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?
The Velvet Underground - VU
The Verlaines-Bird Dog
The Watersons - Bright Phoebus
The Wedding Present - Seamonsters
The White Stripes - Icky Thump
The White Stripes-Get Behind me Satan
The Who -A Quick One
The Wipers - Youth Of America
Thelonious Monk-Genius of Modern Music - vol 2 (1952) - 838
They Might Be Giants - Flood
This Heat - Deceit
Thomas Newman -American Beauty
Tim Buckley - Goodbye and Hello
Tim Buckley - Starsailor
Tindersticks -Tindersticks (II)
Todd Rundgren-A Wizard, A True Star
Tom McRae -Tom McRae
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers -Damn the Torpedoes
Tom Petty-Wildflowers
Tom Waits - Frank's Wild Years
Tom Waits -Alice
Toots & the Maytals -Funky Kingston
Tori Amos - Under The Pink
Townes Van Zandt - Live at the Old Quarter, Housto
Tricky -Pre Millennium Tension
Tubeway Army - Replicas
Urge Overkill-Saturation
Van Morrison - St Dominic's Preview
Van Morrison-Veedon Fleece
Warren Zevon -Excitable Boy
Wilco - Summerteeth
William Basinsky -The Disintegraion Loops
Wire-154
Yes-Fragile
Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
You-Time Code

Very much looking forward to starting this up again. Please let me know if you have any questions!

[Jirin]

Oops, read your post more carefully and answered my own question.

Another question, is there any restriction against 2010+ albums that are most likely going to end up top 500?

[Brad]

Another question, is there any restriction against 2010+ albums that are most likely going to end up top 500?

Yes, but I'm afraid I'll have to rely on the voter's discretion here as I'm a bit out of touch with the non-obvious newer releases and their potential positions in the grand scheme. As a general rule, let's stay away from 2012 altogether (as your other MA competition has this covered), and for 2010 - 2011 avoid anything in the top 20 year-end summaries.

Sound good?

[Gillingham]

Time to look for some suitable albums!

[Jirin]

Just wanted to make sure this didn't turn into the 'MBDTF wins game'. Sounds good to me. I sent in my nominations.

[Brad]

Just wanted to make sure this didn't turn into the 'MBDTF wins game'. Sounds good to me. I sent in my nominations.

Yes! I got your list as well as lists from Ddiamondd, Henry and myself so far... all awesome (and no duplicates yet!). That's 40 albums, so we only need at least 88 more!

Keep those lists coming, folks... this one promises to be another doozy!

[Honorio]

List sent (for the first time on MA poll). Better late than never.

[Gillingham]

Mine is in as well.

[Brad]

Thanks guys - but don't worry, nobody's late - you have until January 6th at least!

[Henrik]

List sent!

[Brad]

To date, I have nine lists, from the following people:
Brad
Kingoftonga
Ddiamondd
Gillingham
Henrik
Henry
Honorio
Jirin
Michel

There are 88 albums eligible in these nine lists, with only one duplicate nomination (and one list with only nine albums).

Plenty of time to submit your lists!

[Kingoftonga]

Is "Christopher" me? If not, I sent my list to you on December 8th...

[HRS]

Just sent mine

[Brad]

Is "Christopher" me? If not, I sent my list to you on December 8th...

Sorry King - yes, that's you... got it!

HRS - received yours as well!

[HRS]

Brad, is it possible to change some of my nominees? If so let me know - I've been thinking about replacing three of them!

[Jirin]

We have our first official nominee to the next Moderate game.

Ondatropica - Ondatropica

The winner of Best Moderately Acclaimed Album of 2012. A fantastic start, if you ask me.

[Brad]

Brad, is it possible to change some of my nominees? If so let me know - I've been thinking about replacing three of them!

HRS - Absolutely!

And while we're at it, we still need quite a few lists to complete our bracket, so I'm extending the deadline until we're full.

Send your lists!

[Nassim]

I haven't seen my name so far, but I've sent my list too !

[Brad]

I haven't seen my name so far, but I've sent my list too !

got it Nassim... thanks!

[HRS]

Ok, Brad! I sent you a new revised list

[Brad]

Quick Updates:
HRS - Received your update
Nicolas - Received your list
Henry - I have your list but no #3 for some reason
Altogether, album count is at 117. We need 128 eligible albums to start the draw, so we'll need at least 2 more list submissions. As soon as the draw is complete with 128 eligible albums, I'll put the bracket together.

If you've been holding off to submit your list at a later date, NOW is the time!

Thanks!

[Jirin]

Are you still planning to count the MA2012 winner, and if so, are you counting that toward the 117?

[Brad]

Are you still planning to count the MA2012 winner, and if so, are you counting that toward the 117?

Yes!

[Mattceinicram]

Quick Updates:
HRS - Received your update
Nicolas - Received your list
Henry - I have your list but no #3 for some reason
Altogether, album count is at 117. We need 128 eligible albums to start the draw, so we'll need at least 2 more list submissions. As soon as the draw is complete with 128 eligible albums, I'll put the bracket together.

If you've been holding off to submit your list at a later date, NOW is the time!

Thanks!

I sent you my list!

[Stephan]

You didn't receive mine Brad? I sent it January 3rd.

[Brad]

Stephan - Yes, I have received yours (I'll post a full list of senders in a couple hours).

Mattceinicram - I have not received your list yet. Would you mind re-sending?

[Brad]

Here's the list of people from whom I've received album lists:

Brad
Christopher
Ddiamondd
Gillingham
Henrik
Henry
Honorio
HRS
Jirin
Michel
Nassim
Nicolas

Still need Mattceinicram's and one more!

Send list to:
ModAcc3@aol.com

Thanks!

[Mattceinicram]

Mattceinicram - I have not received your list yet. Would you mind re-sending?

Yes it appears I made a mistake in sending it, but you should have it now!

[Stephan]

I'm not on that list..

[Brad]

sorry Stephan, I was just ignoring you... j/k.

I received Stephan's and Mattceinicram's as well.

We will be able to start this... look for the new bracket reveal on Sunday or Monday!

[Gillingham]

Great! Looking forward to seeing the participants revealed.