Moderately Acclaimed Albums 12 - Round 2.3

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Moderately Acclaimed Albums 12 - Round 2.3

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Welcome to Round 2.3 of Moderately Acclaimed Albums!
You've heard 'em at least once... give 'em another listen!

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 = July 20th at 10am EST.

Here's a link to the bracket for the entire tournament:
http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=474290

Match-ups:
1. Tortoise - TNT vs. Four Tops - Reach Out
2. Shame - Songs of Praise vs. Smog - Knock Knock
3. Stabil Elite - Douze Pouze vs. Pierre Akendengue - Nandipo
4. The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir vs. Calibro 35 - Momentum


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1. Tortoise - TNT vs. Four Tops - Reach Out
2. Shame - Songs of Praise vs. Smog - Knock Knock
3. Stabil Elite - Douze Pouze vs. Pierre Akendengue - Nandipo
4. The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir vs. Calibro 35 - Momentum
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3 | Tortoise - TNT (=) vs. 8 | Four Tops - Reach Out (-)
7 | Shame - Songs of Praise (+) vs. 2 | Smog - Knock Knock (=)
4 | Stabil Elite - Douze Pouze (-) vs. 5 | Pierre Akendengue - Nandipo (-)
1 | The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir (+) vs. 6 | Calibro 35 - Momentum (=)
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1. Tortoise - TNT
2. Smog - Knock Knock
4. The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir
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1. Tortoise - TNT vs. Four Tops - Reach Out
2. Shame - Songs of Praise vs. Smog - Knock Knock
3. Stabil Elite - Douze Pouze vs. Pierre Akendengue - Nandipo
4. The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir vs. Calibro 35 - Momentum
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4. Tortoise - TNT (1998) vs. 1. Four Tops - Reach Out (1967)
8. Shame - Songs of Praise (2018) vs. 3. Smog - Knock Knock (1999)
7. Stabil Elite - Douze Pouze (2012) vs. 5. Pierre Akendengue - Nandipo (1974)
2. The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir (2017) vs. 6. Calibro 35 - Momentum (2020)

Favorite song off any album: Reach Out I'll Be There
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1. Four Tops - Reach Out (1967)
2. The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir (2017)
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Four Tops - Reach Out
Smog - Knock Knock
Stabil Elite - Douze Pouze
The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir

Favorite song of the week: Four Tops - Reach Out, I'll Be There
Favorite album I couldn't vote for: Tortoise - TNT (But I love Calibro 35, as well.)
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No weak links here, my #s 7 and 8 wouldn't be my bottom two in any other week we've had so far this year:

2. Tortoise - TNT (my 2nd favourite of 7 albums I've heard by the artist) vs. 7. Four Tops - Reach out (2/4)
6. Shame - Songs of Praise (1/2) v. 3. Smog - Knock Knock (1/2)
4. Stabil Elite - Douze Pouze (1/2) v. 8. Pierre Akendengue - Nandipo (1/2)
1. The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir (2/4, could soon be best out of 4 though!) v. 5. Calibro 35 - Momentum (1/2)
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TNT 85 - Reach Out 82
Knock Knock 76 - Songs of Praise 75
Douze Pouze 86 - Nandipo 83
50 Song Memoir 95 - Momentum 76
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My picks:
1. Tortoise - TNT vs. Four Tops - Reach Out
2. Shame - Songs of Praise vs. Smog - Knock Knock
3. Stabil Elite - Douze Pouze vs. Pierre Akendengue - Nandipo
From Wire magazine "100 Records That Set The World On Fire [When No One Was Listening]" (1998):
Composer, guitarist, dramatist, poet and singer, Pierre Akendengue's influence in his home, Gabon, is huge; in the francophone world, he's made a dent; everywhere else he's barely a footnote. Graduated from universities in France (in literature, psychology and more), Akendengue went blind sometime in his twenties -- which may have turned his remaining senses toward the sound of language, the way musical parts fit together, and the contrasts in songs from different countries. Nandipo, his first album, becomes a play -- each song a dramatic act made of miniature scenes. Complementary voices (tight harmonic choruses, Akendengue's own thrilling tenor and emphatic reading voice) arc above a collection of individual instruments, each running their own rhythmic line. The album is accented by soft acoustic guitar, shakers in stereo effect, slicing flexitone, berimbau and cuica, deep cello. With the assistance of Brazil's Nana Vasconcelos, Akendengue seamlessly incorporated the French popular melodic vocal style, brisk Amazonian percussion, and solid, soulful African themes, words and energy: a 'Fourth World' styling several years early.
4. The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir vs. Calibro 35 - Momentum

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1. Four Tops - Reach Out
2. Smog - Knock Knock
3. Stabil Elite - Douze Pouze
4. The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir
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1 | Tortoise | TNT
2 | Four Tops | Reach Out

8 | Shame | Songs of Praise
3 | Smog | Knock Knock

6 | Stabil Elite | Douze Pouze
4 | Pierre Akendengue | Nandipo

5 | The Magnetic Fields | 50 Song Memoir
7 | Calibro 35 | Momentum
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1. Tortoise - TNT vs. Four Tops - Reach Out
2. Shame - Songs of Praise vs. Smog - Knock Knock
3. Stabil Elite - Douze Pouze vs. Pierre Akendengue - Nandipo
4. The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir vs. Calibro 35 - Momentum - Pass, but looks like the MF are winning this hands down anyway
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21 hours left to vote... we're quite a bit short so far!

Thanks!
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2. Smog - Knock Knock
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2. Tortoise - TNT vs. 3. Four Tops - Reach Out
4. Shame - Songs of Praise vs. 5. Smog - Knock Knock
8. Stabil Elite - Douze Pouze vs. 7. Pierre Akendengue - Nandipo
1. The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir vs. 6. Calibro 35 - Momentum

The first two matchups are very hard; might as well be ties. That makes the third match-up all the more wry.
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Minor delay this morning - probably no more than an hour. Feel free to keep voting until results are posted... thanks!
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Weak week... only 15 total voters:
acroamor
Bang Jan
Brad
DaveC
Henry
Honorio
jaimeW
Jirin
Listyguy
LunarPiper
Madzong
mileswide
Rob
Schüttelbirne
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Winners:
1. Tortoise - TNT over Four Tops - Reach Out 8-6
2. Smog - Knock Knock over Shame - Songs of Praise 11-3
3. Stabil Elite - Douze Pouze over Pierre Akendengue - Nandipo 7-5
4. The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir over Calibro 35 - Momentum 12-1

Round 2.4 up soon!
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