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Title: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: mberan42 on 23 Mar 2009, 15:44
Ok folks, here we go. I had a hell of a fun time putting this together. Here's the bracket. Explanations about everything below.

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Fixed the brackets. Here's a link to the full bracket in case you want it (http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2ld8zt1&s=5). Click the image, then click "view Raw".

First off, a few things of note:

                     o Fugazi – The Argument had two nominations, but it is NOT included in the bracket. We had 25 albums with two nominations and at least one other album nominated, but we only needed 24. Fugazi already appears higher on the list, so I took the liberty of excluding it. That way another band’s album can appear on the list.
                     o The 6 seeds were as follows (in order): Bob Dylan – Bringing It All Back Home; Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited; Sigur Rós – Ágætis Byrjun; John Coltrane – Blue Train. The 11 seeds were (in order): Sigur Rós – ( ); Sigur Rós – Takk…; Agalloch – The Mantle; John Coltrane – Giant Steps. Because I am following the normal 1 vs. 16, 2 vs. 15, 3 vs. 14 … 8 vs. 9 match-ups in a clockwise fashion, we would have ended up with two Dylan vs. Sigur Rós (blue & yellow) and one Coltrane vs. Coltrane (green) matchups. Thus, I switched Hwy 61 with Blue Train.


Now, the exciting part: the voting process! Here’s how I want you to vote:

You’ll notice there are four colours: Blue, Yellow, Green and Orange. You need to pick the winners of each match up in each colour. So for your reply, I want it like this (or something similar):

BLUE
NMH – Aeroplane
Pixies – Doolittle
Mt. Goats –
Beatles
Dylan
Agalloch
Slint
Jawbreaker

YELLOW
Same as above

GREEN
Ditto

ORANGE
Ibid

For round one, you will pick a total of THIRTY-TWO (32) albums, eight from each colour. So, in my above example, I think that NMH’s Aeroplane is a better disc than Pavement’s Wowee Zowee!; Pixies’ Doolittle is better than Mclusky; Mt. Goats better than Opeth; etc. Make sense? I assume you’ve all done these kind of brackets before. If not, PM me and I can explain further.

After one week (or shorter, depending on how fast you all vote), I’ll tally all the votes. At that time, I’ll fill in the winners on the bracket, repost it, and we’ll do round two. Et cetera & et cetera. Got it? Good.

Have fun!
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Koremora on 23 Mar 2009, 15:59
BLUE

NMH - In the Aeroplane, Over the Sea
The Pixies - Doolittle
Opeth - Blackwater Park
Radiohead - Kid A
Sigur Ros - ( )
Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain
Slint - Spiderland
Owls - Owls

YELLOW

Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation...
Mountain Goats - Sunset Tree
Radiohead - OK Computer
Sigur Ros - Takk...
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks

GREEN

Explosions in the Sky - The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Mogwai - Happy Songs for Happy People
Neil Young - On the Beach
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
MONO - You Are There

ORANGE

Low - Things We Lost in the Fire
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists...
Silkworm - Firewater
Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun
Electric Wizard - Dopethrone
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - AB/Lyre
BORIS - Pink

Yaaaaaaaay brackets.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Avec on 23 Mar 2009, 15:59
What's the time frame on the voting process? I haven't listened to some of these bands and I'd rather download them before deciding.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Christophe on 23 Mar 2009, 16:08
Are we allowed to change our votes before the end of voting?
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Catacombs on 23 Mar 2009, 16:19
And is everyone voting on these albums or just the people who initially voted these albums in?
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Koremora on 23 Mar 2009, 16:19
I would assume that anyone can vote.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: KickThatBathProf on 23 Mar 2009, 16:21
I think that is a pretty safe assumption.

Also,

After one week (or shorter, depending on how fast you all vote), I’ll tally all the votes.

That is probably how long we have.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: rynne on 23 Mar 2009, 16:35
Hmm... Bowie’s Low made the bracket with 2 votes, but All the Pretty Little Horses, 20 Jazz Funk Greats and Loveless aren't in with 3? :(  Not that I expected the first two would make it past the first round, but I'd've thought MBV would've been a contender.

BLUE
Pavement-Wowee Zowee
mclusky-mclusky do dallas
Opeth-BlackwaterPark
Radiohead-Kid A
Sigur Ros-( )
Husker Du-Zen Arcade
Slint-Spiderland
Owls-Owls

YELLOW
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Public Enemy-It Takes a Nation of Millions...
Bedhead-Transaction De Novo
Radiohead-OK Computer
John Coltrane-Blue Train
Refused-Shape of Punk to Come
Bruce Springsteen-Born to Run
Bob Dylan-Blood on the Tracks

GREEN
Velvet Underground-Velvet Underground
Joy Division-Unknown Pleasures
Mogwai - Happy Songs for Happy People
Neil Young-On the Beach
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
Iron & Wine-Our Endless Numbered Days
The Wrens-Meadowlands
The Beatles - Abby Road

ORANGE
Low-Things We Lost in the Fire
Kyuss-Welcome to Sky Valley
David Bowie-Low
The Pixies-Surfer Rosa
Sigue Ros-Agaetis Byrjun
The Beach Boys-Pet Sounds
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds-Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
Boris-Pink
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Joseph on 23 Mar 2009, 16:43
First off, All The Pretty Horses by Current 93 had three nominations (myself, Khar, and rynne).  Why wasn't it counted for this?  It beats just about every other album on here.  Same goes for Throbbing Gristle's Twenty Jazz Funk Greats.

Here are my votes for things as they currently stand.  I'll change them if things change.

BLUE

Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
Mclusky - Do Dallas
The Mountain Goats - All Hail West Texas
Radiohead - Kid A
Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home
Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
Silkworm - Libertine
Owls - Owls

YELLOW

Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Bedhead - Transaction De Novo
Fugazi - Red Medicine
John Coltrane - Blue Trane
Refused I guess?  How about we just let All the Pretty Horses win this match up instead?
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue

GREEN

The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Neil Young - On The Beach
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisied
The Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone
The Wrens - Meadowlands
The Beatles - Abbey Road

ORANGE

Low - Things We Lost In The Fire
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven
Silkworm - Firewater
Agalloch - The Mantle
Electric Wizard - Dopethrone
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: greenMonkey on 23 Mar 2009, 16:44
BLUE
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Pixies - Doolittle
Opeth - Blackwater Park
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sigur Ros - ( )
Husker Du - Zen Arcade
Slint - Spiderland
Jawbreaker - 24 Hour Revenge Therapy

YELLOW
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Black Moth Super Rainbow - Dandelion Gum
Bedhead - Transaction de Novo
Fugazi - Red Medicine
Sigur Ros - Takk...
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
Television - Marquee Moon
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

GREEN
Explosions in the Sky - The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place
Paul Simon - Graceland
Mogwai - Happy Songs for Happy People
Neil Young - On the Beach
John Coltrane - Giant Steps
Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
The Beatles - Abbey Road

ORANGE
Low - Things We Lost in the Fire
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
The Pixies - Surfer Rosa
Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun
Electric Wizard - Dopethrone
The Clash - London Calling
Boris - Pink
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: KickThatBathProf on 23 Mar 2009, 16:45
BLUE
Neutral Milk Hotel-In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
mclusky-mclusky do dallas
Mountain Goats-All Hail West Texas
Radiohead-Kid A
Sigur Ros-( )
Agalloch-Ashes Against the Grain
Slint-Spiderland
Owls-Owls

YELLOW
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Black Moth Super Rainbow-Dandelion Gum
Bedhead-Transaction De Novo
Radiohead-OK Computer
John Coltrane-Blue Train
Refused-Shape of Punk to Come
Bruce Springsteen-Born to Run
Miles Davis-Kind of Blue

GREEN
Explosions in the Sky-The Earth is not a Cold Dead Place
Paul Simon-Graceland
Mogwai - Happy Songs for Happy People
Neil Young-On the Beach
John Coltrane-Giant Steps
The Unicorns-Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?
Okkervil River-Black Sheep Boy
Mono-You Are There

ORANGE
Low-Things We Lost in the Fire
Kyuss-Welcome to Sky Valley
Godspeed You! Black Emporer-Lift Your Fists...
Silkworm-Firewater
Sigue Ros-Agaetis Byrjun
The Beach Boys-Pet Sounds
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds-Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
Boris-Pink
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Hat on 23 Mar 2009, 16:49
BLUE:

NMH - Aeroplane
Mclusky - Do Dallas
Mountain Goats - All Hail West Texas (god this one was hard)
Beatles - Sgt Peppers
Abstaining from Dylan vs Sigur Ros due to lack of knowledge/interest
Ditto for Agalloch vs Husker Du

Slint - Spiderland
Owls - Owls

YELLOW:

Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation
Mountain Goats - Sunset Tree
Radiohead - OK Computer
John Coltrane - Blue Train
Decemberists - Crane Wife
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks

GREEN:

EiTS - The Earth is not a cold dead place
Paul Simon - Graceland
Wilco - YHF
Neil Young - On The Beach
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 revisited
Abstaining from unicorns vs Iron & Wine
Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
Beatles - Abbey Road (sorry Mono)

ORANGE

Low - Things we Lost
BSS - You Forgot it In People
David Bowie - Low
Abstaining from Silkworm vs The Pixies due to lack of interest
abstaining from agalloch vs sigur ros due to lack of interest
Electric Wizard - Dopethrone (sorry Pet Sounds you are still a good album)
The Clash - London Calling
Boris - Pink
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: KickThatBathProf on 23 Mar 2009, 16:53
Hey matt what if there's a tie?
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: squawk on 23 Mar 2009, 16:55
SKWM versus Slint?

Black Sheep Boy versus The Meadowlands?

D:
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: KickThatBathProf on 23 Mar 2009, 16:58
With that first one I figured hey there's another Silkworm album in the bracket and no other Slint album.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: michaelicious on 23 Mar 2009, 17:02
Blue
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Mclusky - Mclusky Do Dallas
Mountain Goats - All Hail West Texas
Radiohead - Kid A
Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade
Silkworm - Libertine
Owls - Owls

Yellow
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Bedhead - Transaction De Novo
Fugazi - Red Medicine
John Coltrane - Blue Train
Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come
Television - Marquee Moon
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

Green
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
Paul Simon - Graceland
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Neil Young - On the Beach
John Coltrane - Giant Steps
Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair When We Are Gone?
The Wrens - Meadowlands
The Beatles - Abbey Road

Orange
Low - Things We Lost in the Fire
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot it in People
David Bowie - Low
Silkworm - Firewater
Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
The Clash - London Calling
Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West

Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: RedLion on 23 Mar 2009, 17:19
BLUE

NMH - In the Aeroplane, Over the Sea
The Pixies - Doolittle
Opeth - Blackwater Park
The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers...
Sigur Ros - ( )
Husker Du - Zen Arcade
Slint - Spiderland
Jawbreaker - 24 hr. Revenge Therapy

YELLOW

Black Sabbath- Paranoid
Black Moth Super Rainbow - Dandelion Gum
Mountain Goats - Sunset Tree
Radiohead - OK Computer
John Coltrane - BlueTrain
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

GREEN

The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
Paul Simon - Graceland
Mogwai - Happy Songs for Happy People
Neil Young - On the Beach
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
The Beatles - Abbey Road

ORANGE

Ted Leo - Tyranny of Distance
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People
David Bowie - Low.
The Pixies - Surfer Rosa
Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
The Clash - London Calling
Modest Mouse - Lonesome...West
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 23 Mar 2009, 17:25
Ok, here we go:

BLUE
Neutral Milk Hotel - Aeroplane
Pixies - Doolittle
Mountain Goats - All Hail West Texas
Radiohead - Kid A
Sigur Ros - ()
Husker Du - Zen Arcade
Slint -Spiderland
Owls - Owls

YELLOW
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Blackmoth Super Rainbow - Dandelion Gun
Bedhead - Transaction De Novo
Radiohead - OK Computer
Sigur Ros - Takk
The Decemberists - Crane Wife
Television - Marquee Moon
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks

GREEN
EitS - The Earth is not a Cold Dead Place
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasure
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
The Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?
Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
MONO - You Are There

ORANGE
Ted Leo/RX - Tyranny of Distance
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot it in People
GY!BE - Lift Your Skinny Fists...
Pixies - Surfer Rosa
Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
The Clash - London Calling
Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West

One of the best albums on here, to me (although most of them are great), is You Are There. Seems mean to pit it against Abbey Road. MONO doesn't stand a chance :-(
These were mostly easy decisions for me though. Choosing between Wilco and Mogwai was tough, as was choosing between Okkervil River and the Wrens but for the most part this round was an easy one.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Avec on 23 Mar 2009, 17:37
Hey matt what if there's a tie?

Ro Sham Bo.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Thrillho on 23 Mar 2009, 17:42
BLUE
N/A
Pixies
N/A
The Beatles
Bob Dlyan
N/A
N/A
N/A
YELLOW
Sonic Youth
Public Enemy
N/A
Radiohead
Sigur Ros
Refused
Television
Bob Dylan
GREEN
N/A
Joy Division
Wilco
N/A
Bob Dylan
N/A
N/A
The Beatles
ORANGE
N/A
N/A
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Pixies
Beach Boys
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (although I know he hasn't got a shot in that bracket)
N/A
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: IronOxide on 23 Mar 2009, 17:45
BLUE
NMH - Aeroplane
McLusky - MDD
Mountain Goats - All Hail...
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper
Bob Dylan - Bringing....
Husker Du - Zen Arcade
SKWM - Libertine
Jawbreaker - 24 Hr.

YELLOW
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Public Enemy - It Takes...
Bedhead - Transaction...
Fugazi - Red Medicine
Coltrane - Blue Train
Decemberists - Crane Wife
Springsteen - Born to Run
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

GREEN
Velvet Underground - s/t
Paul Simon - Graceland
Wilco - YHF
Belle & Sebastian - Sinister
Coltrane - Giant Steps
Iron and Wine - Our...Days
Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
The Beatles - Abbey Road

ORANGE
Low - Things...
BSS - You Forgot...
David Bowie - Low
SKWM - Firewater
Sigur Ros - Agaetis...
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
The Clash - London Calling
Boris - Pink
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: the_pied_piper on 23 Mar 2009, 17:54
BLUE

Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
mclusky - mclusky Do Dallas
Mountain Goats - All Hail West Texas
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade
Slint - Spiderland
Jawbreaker - 24Hr Revenge Therapy

YELLOW

Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Mountain Goats - Sunset Tree
Fugazi - Red Medicine
Sigur Ros - Takk
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks

GREEN

EiTS - The Earth Is Not A Cold, Dead Place
Paul Simon - Graceland
Mogwai - Happy Songs for Happy People
Neil Young - On The Beach
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
The Wrens - Meadowlands
The Beatles - Abbey Road

ORANGE

Low - Things We Lost in The Fire
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People
David Bowie - Low
The Pixies - Surfer Rosa
Agalloch - The Mantle
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Abbatoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
Boris - Pink
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Catacombs on 23 Mar 2009, 18:08
I also have one more question, is it better to just not vote on the matchups that I know nothing about?  That seems to be the way everyone else is going.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Dimmukane on 23 Mar 2009, 18:09
BLUE

Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
Mclusky - Mclusky Do Dallas
Mountain Goats - All Hail West Texas
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home
Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain
Slint - Spiderland
Jawbreaker - 24Hr Revenge Therapy

YELLOW

Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Black Moth Super Rainbow - Dandelion Gum
Mountain Goats - Sunset Tree
Fugazi - Red Medicine
Sigur Ros - Takk
Refused - Shape Of Punk To Come
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks

GREEN

Explosions In The Sky - The Earth Is Not A Cold, Dead Place
Paul Simon - Graceland
Mogwai - Happy Songs for Happy People
Neil Young - On The Beach
John Coltrane - Giant Steps
Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
Mono - You Are There

ORANGE

Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - The Tyranny Of Distance
Kyuss - Welcome To Sky Valley
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennaes To Heaven
Silkworm - Firewater
Agalloch - The Mantle
Electric Wizard - Dopethrone
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Abbatoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
Boris - Pink
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Johnny C on 23 Mar 2009, 18:29
BLUE

Pavement
Mclusky
Mountain Goats
Radiohead
Dylan
Hüsker Dü
Slint
Jawbreaker

YELLOW

Sabbath
Public Enemy
Bedhead
Fugazi
John Coltrane
Refused
Bruce Springsteen
Miles Davis

GREEM

Velvet Underground
Paul Simon
Wilco
Neil Young
John Coltrane
The Unicorns
Okkervil River
Mono

ORANGE

Low
BSS
David Bowie
Silkworm
Agalloch
The Beach Boys
Nick Cave
Boris
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: mberan42 on 23 Mar 2009, 18:38
Quote from: rynne
Hmm... Bowie’s Low made the bracket with 2 votes, but All the Pretty Little Horses, 20 Jazz Funk Greats and Loveless aren't in with 3? Sad  Not that I expected the first two would make it past the first round, but I'd've thought MBV would've been a contender.
First off, All The Pretty Horses by Current 93 had three nominations (myself, Khar, and rynne).  Why wasn't it counted for this?  It beats just about every other album on here.  Same goes for Throbbing Gristle's Twenty Jazz Funk Greats.

Shit, really? I must have missed that. Damnit, I'll check my spreadsheets when I'm back in the office tomorrow. I had formulas set up to tell me which albums were nominated multiple times, which ones had additional albums, etc. I obviously messed up on those three. Maybe the three were spelled differently (20 vs twenty, etc.) Sorry about that!

I guess, though, there's nothing I can do about it. It would complicate matters quite a bit, at this point. I'd have to re-rank everything with 3 and 2 votes, figure out which two-vote-plus-one albums would be excluded and redo the brackets. Sorry guys. I'm only one dude and missing three albums isn't too bad considering there were over 550 nominations.

As someone quoted above, you have one week to vote - 20:00GMT Monday 20 March 2009 is the cutoff. Anyone can vote, even if you didn't nominate anything in the initial thread. If people want to take the initiative and post some stuff in the med!afire thread, that'd be neat, but not necessary.

Again, sorry for missing those three. Hope you have fun nonetheless!

--Edit 1--
Regarding a tie - I've no idea. Hope it doesn't happen? My brain is shot tonight; I'll give it a thought during the week. And if you're upset about anything, read the last bullet point before I tell you how to vote.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: KvP on 23 Mar 2009, 18:45
BLU
Pavement
Pixies
Opeth
Radiohead
Sigur Ros
Agalloch
N/A
Owls

YELLER
Black Sabbath
Black Moth Super Rainbow
Bedhead
Fugazi
Coltrane
Refused
The Boss
Miles Davis

GREEM
Firebursts in Yon Skye
Paul Simon
Mogwai
Neil Young
John Coltrane
Unicorns
The Wrens
Mono

WHORANGE
Ted Leo + Pharmacists
Kyuss
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Pixies
Agalloch
Electric Wizard
Nick Cave
Boris

Alright. I've voted for all the artists I think are going to get cut. Let's see how accurate I am.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Christophe on 23 Mar 2009, 18:48
oh fuck it, I will just post my list:

Team Blue:
NMH- In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
Mclusky- Mclusky Do Dallas
Mountain Goats- All Hail West Texas
The Beatles- Sgt. Pepper's
Bob Dylan- Bringin' It All Back Home
Husker Du- Zen Arcade
SKWM- Libertine
Jawbreaker- 24 Hour Revenge Therapy

Team Yellow
Sonic Youth- Daydream Nation
Public Enemy- Nation of Millions...
Bedhead- Transaction De Novo
Fugazi- Red Medicine
John Coltrane- Blue Train
Refused- The Shape of Punk to Come
Television- Marquee Moon
Miles Davis- Kind of Blue

Team Green
Velvet Underground- S/T
Joy Division- Unknown Pleasures
Mogwai- Happy Songs for Happy People
Belle and Sebastian- If You're Feeling Sinister
John Coltrane- Giant Steps
The Unicorns- Who Will Cut Our Hair...
The Wrens- Meadowlands
Mono- You Are There

Team Orange
Ted Leo- Tyranny of Distance
Broken Social Scene- You Forgot It In People
Godspeed You! Black Emperor- Lift Your Fists...
SKWM- Firewater
Agalloch- The Mantle
Beach Boys- Pet Sounds
The Clash- London Calling
Modest Mouse- The Lonesome Crowded West
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Inlander on 23 Mar 2009, 18:54
There is literally only one match-up in this for which I've heard both albums. So:

GREEN

Paul Simon - Graceland.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: DarkAvenger on 23 Mar 2009, 18:58
BLUE

Pavement - Wowee Zowee
Mclusky - Mclusky Do Dallas
The Mountain Goats - All Hail West Texas
Radiohead - Kid A
Bob Dylan - Bringing it All Back Home
Husker Du - Zen Arcade
Silkworm - Libertine
Jawbreaker - 24 Hour Revenge Therapy


YELLOW

Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Bedhead - Transaction De Novo
Fugazi - Red Medicine
John Coltrane - Blue Train
Refused - The Shape Of Punk To Come
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks


GREEN

The Velvet Underground - S/T
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Mogwai - Happy Songs for Happy People
Neil Young - On the Beach
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
The Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone
Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
The Beatles - Abbey Road


ORANGE

Low - Things We Lost in the Fire
Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
Silkworm - Firewater
Agalloch - The Mantle
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Abbatoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
Boris - Pink

EDIT - Changed some of my votes for the ones I was unsure of (BSS vs. Kyuss & Bowie vs. GY!BE)
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 23 Mar 2009, 18:59
For those interested, here are the current leaders:
Neutral Milk Hotel
McLusky
Mountain Goats
Radiohead
Dylan
Husker Du
Slint
Owls

Sonic Youth
Public Enemy
Bedhead
Fugazi
Coltrane
Refused
Springsteen
Davis

EitS
Paul Simon
Mogwai
Neil Young
Coltrane
Unicorns
Okkervil River
Beatles (this one has gotten close!)

Low
Broken Social Scene
GY!BE
Silkworm
Sigur Ros/Agollach Tie
Beach Boys
Nick Cave
Boris
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Catacombs on 23 Mar 2009, 19:06
BLUE

Neutral Milk Hoel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea
the Pixies - Doolitttle
N/A
the Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home
N/A
N/A
N/A

YELLOW

N/A
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
N/A
Radiohead - OK Computer
John Coltrane - Blue Train
N/A
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks

GREEN

Explosions in the Sky - the Earth is Not a Cold, Dead Place
N/A
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Neil Young - On the Beach
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
the Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?
N/A
the Beatles - Abbey Road

ORANGE

Ted Leo/Rx - the Tyranny of Distance
Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley
David Bowie - Low
the Pixies - Surfer Rosa
N/A
the Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
the Clash - London Calling
Modest Mouse - the Lonesome, Crowded West
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Dazed on 23 Mar 2009, 19:11
Blue

NMH
Pixies
The Mountain Goats
The Beatles
Bob Dylan
Husker Du vs Aggaloch, I'm abstaining b/c I simply don't know or care
Slint
Owls

Yellow

Black Sabbath
Public Enemy
Mountain Goats
Radiohead
John Coltrane
The Decemberists
Television
Miles Davis

Green

Velvet Underground
Paul Simon
Mogwai
Neil Young
Bob Dylan
Iron & Wine
Abstaining from Okkervil vs The Wrens
The Beatles

Orange

Low
Kyuss
David Bowie
The Pixies
Abstaining sigur ros v agalloch
Beach Boys
The Clash
Modest Mouse
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Dimmukane on 23 Mar 2009, 19:20
Man if Paul Simon wins I am going to call the moderator edit card on Harry.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 23 Mar 2009, 19:23
He's up by a fair amount. It's 11-7   :|
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Inlander on 23 Mar 2009, 19:24
Just face facts, guys. Unknown Pleasures is a good album but Graceland is better.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Dimmukane on 23 Mar 2009, 19:25
I know, that's why I voted for it.  I meant for the whole competition.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Scarychips on 23 Mar 2009, 19:27
BLUE

NEutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
The Pixies - Doolittle
Mountain Goats - All Hail W. Texas
Radiohead - Kid A
Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home
Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade
Slint - Spiderland
Owls - Owls

YELLOW

Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Black Moth Super Rainbow - Dandelion Gum
Mountain Goats - Sunset Tree
Fugazi - Red Medicine
Sigur Ros - Takk...
Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks

GREEN

Explosions In the Sky - The Earth Is Not A Cold, Dead Place
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Neil Young - On The Beach
John Coltrane - Giant Steps
The Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone
Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
Mono - You Are There

ORANGE

Low -  Things We Lost In The Fire
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot it In The People
David Bowie - Low
Silkworm - Firewater
Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
The Clash - London Calling
Boris - Pink
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Alex C on 23 Mar 2009, 20:09
Man, I swear, if you guys pick by band rep rather than album, I will find out and I will end you. Also, I clearly should have put in a vote for Rumors in the nom phase. I guess I just figured it would edge in on its own because it so obviously belongs. Oops.

BLUE
Wowee Zowee
Doolittle
Blackwater park
Sgt. Pepper
Bringing it all back home
Ashes against the Grain
Libertine
24hr Revenge Therapy

YELLOW
Paranoid
It Takes A Nation of Millions...
Sunset Tree
OK Computer
Blue Train
Shape of Punk to Come
Born To Run
Blood on the Tracks

GREEN
Earth is...
Graceland. Jesus shit guys, Unknown Pleasures would have beat tons of this other shit, but man, Graceland first draw? Fuck.
Happy Songs
On the Beach
Giant Steps
Our Endless
Meadowlands
Abbey Road

ORANGE
Tyranny of Distance
Welcome to Sky Valley
Low
Surfer Rosa
The Mantle
Pet Sounds
AB/Lyre
Pink
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: SilentJ on 23 Mar 2009, 20:11
BLUE

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Doolittle
Blackwater Park
Sgt. Pepper's
Bringing It All Back Home
Zen Arcade
Libertine
24 Hour Revenge Therapy

YELLOW

Paranoid
It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Transaction De Novo
OK Computer
Blue Train
The Shape of Punk to Come
Born to Run
Blood on the Tracks

GREEN

The Earth is Not A Cold Dead Place
Graceland
N/A
On the Beach
Giant Steps
Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?
Meadowlands
Abbey Road

ORANGE

Tyranny of Distance
You Forgot It In People
Low
N/A
The Mantle
Pet Sounds
London Calling
The Lonesome Crowded West
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: iamiam on 23 Mar 2009, 20:15
BLUE

Pavement - Wowee Zowee!
The Pixies - Doolittle
The Mountain Goats - All Hail West Texas
The Beatles - Sgt Pepper
Bob Dylan - Bringing it All Back Home
n/a
Silkworm - Libertine
Owls - Owls

YELLOW

Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation...
The Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree
Radiohead - OK Computer
n/a
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
n/a
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

GREEN

The Velvet Underground - s/t
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Belle & Sebastian - If Yr Feeling Sinister
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
The Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair...
Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
The Beatles - Abbey Road

ORANGE

Ted Leo/Rx - Tyranny of Distance
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot it in People
David Bowie - Low
The Pixies - Surfer Rosa
n/a
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
The Clash - London Calling
Modest Mouse - Lonesome Crowded West
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: imapiratearg on 23 Mar 2009, 20:20
Aw, shet.  You had to put In The Aeroplane Over the Sea and Wowee Zowee in the same match?

why do you have to make me choose like that

Blue:
In The Aeroplane Over the Sea
Doolittle
All Hail West Texas
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
N/A
Zen Arcade
Libertine
Owls

Yellow:
Daydream Nation
N/A
The Sunset Tree
Red Medicine
Takk...
N/A
Marquee Moon
Blood On the Tracks

Green:
The Earth is Not a Cold, Dead Place
N/A
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
N/A
N/A
Our Endless Numbered Days
Black Sheep Boy
Abbey Road

Orange:
Tyranny Of Distance
You Forgot It In People
N/A
Surfer Rosa
Agaetis Byrjun
N/A
London Calling
The Lonesome Crowded West
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: öde on 23 Mar 2009, 20:32
BLUE

NMH
McLusky
Mountain Goats
Beatles
Sigur Ros
Husker Du
Silkworm
Jawbreaker

YELLOW

Black Sabbath
Public Enemy
Bedhead
Fugazi
Coltrane
Decemberists
Springsteen
Dylan

GREEN

Explosions in the Sky
Joy Division
abstain
Belle & Sebastian
Bob Dylan
The Unicorns
Okkervil River
The Beatles

ORANGE

Low
Kyuss
David Bowie
Pixies
Sigur Ros
Electric Wizard
The Clash
Modest Mouse
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: onewheelwizzard on 23 Mar 2009, 20:33
BLUE
NMH
N/A
N/A
The Beatles
Bob Dylan
Agalloch
Slint
N/A

YELLOW
Black Sabbath
Black Moth Super Rainbow
N/A
N/A
John Coltrane
N/A
N/A
Miles Davis

GREEN
Explosions in the Sky
N/A
N/A
N/A
John Coltrane
N/A
N/A
The Beatles (probably the hardest choice in the list for me personally)

ORANGE
Low
Kyuss
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
N/A
Agalloch
Electric Wizard
N/A
Boris
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Hat on 23 Mar 2009, 20:37
Daydream Nation vs Paranoid was the real big decision ticket for me in this but I made my choice and I stand by it.

Kind of wish I'd taken more interest in the nomination thread though because there are a lot of choices where I don't even care about either album being nominated and also Revolver is not on here.

Oh well
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 23 Mar 2009, 20:42
As if to prove to myself I have nothing at all to do over my Spring break (which is wrong - I have tons of work) I present the current standings...with actual votes!

EDIT: Updated as of Retrospectre's votes

NMH vs. Pavement: 28-8
Pixies vs. McLusky: 22-14
Opeth vs. Mountain Goats: 8-27
Beatles vs. Radiohead: 24-15
Dylan vs. Sigur Ros: 26-10
Agollach vs. Huskur Du: 8-23
Silkworm vs. Slint: 16-18
Owls vs. Jawbreaker: 17-12

Black Sabbath vs. Sonic Youth: 19-19
Black Moth vs. Public Enemy: 9-28
Bedhead vs. Mountain Goats: 16-18
Fugazi vs. Radiohead: 17-22
Coltrane vs. Sigur Ros: 22-12
Refused vs. Decemberists: 17-14
Springsteen vs. Television: 24-12
Dylan vs. Miles Davis: 17-20

Eits vs. Velvet Underground: 21-16
Joy Division vs. Paul Simon: 21-15
Wilco vs. Mogwai: 17-19
Neil Young vs. Belle and Sebastian: 29-7
Dylan vs. Coltrane: 24-14
Unicorns vs. Iron and Wine: 17-19
Okkervil River vs. The Wrens: 16-12
Beatles vs. MONO: 28-11

Low vs. Ted Leo: 23-11
Broken Social Scene vs. Kyuss: 18-17
GY!BE vs. Bowie: 14-22
Silkworm vs. Pixies: 17-19
Sigur Ros vs. Agollach 19-11
Beach Boys vs. Electric Wizard: 23-10
Nick Cave vs. The Clash: 13-25
Boris vs. Modest Mouse: 19-17

So...the point is a lot of these are pretty close. Sure, some are obviously going to move on (poor Belle and Sebastian, MONO and Black Moth Super Rainbow) but keep on voting! Anybody could win this thing!
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: onewheelwizzard on 23 Mar 2009, 20:56
More people vote for Kyuss

cunts
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: squawk on 23 Mar 2009, 21:05
Tommy that fourth section is not even close to pink.

Blue

Neutral Milk Hotel
Pixies
Mountain Goats
Radiohead
Bob Dylan
Husker Du
Slint
Owls

Yellow

Sonic Youth
Public Enemy
Bedhead
Radiohead
John Coltrane
The Decemberists
Television
Miles Davis

Green

-
Joy Division
Wilco
Neil Young
-
The Unicorns
The Wrens
The Beatles

Orange

Low
Broken Social Scene
David Bowie
Silkworm
-
-
The Clash
Modest Mouse


edit: oh why am i at the top geez
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: michaelicious on 23 Mar 2009, 21:05
Bedhead vs. Mountain Goats: 13-9
Fugazi vs. Radiohead: 15-11

Bedhead vs. Fugazi is going to be a really hard choice for me to make.

Eits vs. Velvet Underground: 15-10

You kidding me? I am going to be kind of shocked if Explosions in the fucking Sky beat the Velvet Underground.

Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Hat on 23 Mar 2009, 21:06
I'm sure the news that some people do not share your fetish for that terrible band will send you into a state of shock from which you will be unable to recover.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: michaelicious on 23 Mar 2009, 21:09
Grumpy gus.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: KickThatBathProf on 23 Mar 2009, 21:09
The world will shed a single tear, but then carry on its merry way
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Dimmukane on 23 Mar 2009, 21:10
There is not enough stoner representation is what I say.  I mean, come on.


Tobacco >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Flava Flav
Washington (state) > Iceland
Dopethrone > Brian Wilson
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Hat on 23 Mar 2009, 21:14
Dogg I am down with Black Moth Super Rainbow but come on It Takes A Nation of Millions is one of the most iconic hip hop albums that white people have ever listened to.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Dimmukane on 23 Mar 2009, 21:19
Man, I swear, if you guys pick by band rep rather than album, I will find out and I will end you.

You have one week left to live.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: KickThatBathProf on 23 Mar 2009, 21:30
I would advise killing yourself before he gets there
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Lunk on 23 Mar 2009, 21:46
I think Raw Power was another victim of non-uniform naming.  Oh well.

Blue
Pavement - Wowee Zowee
The Pixies - Doolittle
N/A
Radiohead - Kid A
Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home
N/A
N/A
N/A

Yellow
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation
N/A
Fugazi - Red Medicine
N/A
N/A
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
N/A

Green
The Velvet Underground - S/T
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Neil Young - On The Beach
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
N/A
N/A
The Beatles - Abbey Road

Orange
Low - Things We Lost in the Fire
Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley
David Bowie - Low
The Pixies - Surfer Rosa
N/A
N/A
The Clash - London Calling
Modest Mouse - Lonesome Crowded West

My apologies for the non-votes.  I'll make an effort to listen to more of the albums as the brackets shrink.  Thanks for putting in the time to put this together.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Nodaisho on 23 Mar 2009, 22:34
This is just disgraceful. How is it that Kyuss, Sabbath, and Agalloch are all losing?
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Allybee on 23 Mar 2009, 22:34
I hope I am doing this right! I am worried that I didn't put enough thought into this so I'm sorry, everyone, for not putting enough thought into this. I also skipped a bunch (if I have seriously never listened to one of the albums cause I figured that isn't fair), which I'm assuming is alright. I tried not to, though.

BLUE
NMH
Pixies
Mountain Goats
The Beatles
Bob Dylan
-
Silkworm
Jawbreaker

YELLOW
Sonic Youth
Public Enemy
Bedhead
Radiohead
Coltrane
-
Television
Miles Davis

GREEN
Velvet Underground
Joy Division
Wilco
Neil Young
Bob Dylan
Unicorns
-
Beatles

ORANGE
Low
-
David Bowie
Silkworm
-
-
The Clash
Modest Mouse
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: KickThatBathProf on 23 Mar 2009, 22:38
This is just disgraceful. How is it that Kyuss, Sabbath, and Agalloch are all losing?

Because some people like Broken Social Scene, Sonic Youth, Husker Du, and Sigur Ros
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Alex C on 23 Mar 2009, 22:39
That is so sad.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Hat on 23 Mar 2009, 22:39
Yes it is sad that people have different tastes and prefer different things I am crying right now
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: KickThatBathProf on 23 Mar 2009, 22:43
An opinion?  On the internet?
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 23 Mar 2009, 22:55
The list of current votes on the previous page has been updated. There's been some minor changes. For one thing, Modest Mouse is not only one vote behind Boris, The Clash have pulled pretty far ahead of Nick Cave, EitS and Velvet Underground are neck and neck, and Dylan is pulling pretty well ahead of Coltrane. There's still plenty of intense jockeying going on though.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: KurtMcAllister on 23 Mar 2009, 22:56
Blue
Neutral Milk Hotel
Pixies
Mountain Goats
Radiohead
Sigur Ros
Husker Du
Slint
Owls

Yellow
Sonic Youth
BMSR
Mountain Goats
Radiohead
Sigur Ros
The Decemberists
Bruce
Bob Dylan

Green
EitS
Joy Division
Wilco
Belle & Sebastian
Bob Dylan
Iron & Wine
Okkervil River
The Beatles

Orange
Ted Leo/Rx
BSS
Bowie
Pixies
Sigur Ros
Beach Boys
Nick Cave
Modest Mouse
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Spluff on 23 Mar 2009, 22:58
This is just disgraceful. How is it that Kyuss, Sabbath, and Agalloch are all losing?

Because this is a predominantly hipster forum?
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: onewheelwizzard on 23 Mar 2009, 23:05
I can understand Sonic Youth and Sigur Ros winning, but not Kyuss over BSS.  I'd be profoundly unsurprised if a lot of people didn't bother listening to "Welcome to Sky Valley" before voting against it.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Alex C on 23 Mar 2009, 23:09
I wouldn't go that far. A lot of people really, really like BSS. Honestly, the only reason I ever said anything is because I have a comically bad relationship with Husker Du. I don't even like Agalloch that much and I still voted against Husker Du.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Hat on 23 Mar 2009, 23:21
I can understand Sonic Youth and Sigur Ros winning, but not Kyuss over BSS.  I'd be profoundly unsurprised if a lot of people didn't bother listening to "Welcome to Sky Valley" before voting against it.

Presumably a lot of people have already heard that iconic stoner rock album.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: onewheelwizzard on 23 Mar 2009, 23:27
That would be pretty awesome
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: David_Dovey on 24 Mar 2009, 02:42
BLUE

Pavement
Mclusky
Opeth
Beatles
Dylan
Hüsker Dü
Silkworm
Jawbreaker

YELLOW

Sabbath
Public Enemy
Mountain Goats
Radiohead
N/A
Refused
Springsteen
Miles

GREEN

EitS
Joy Division
Mogwai
Neil Young
N/A
N/A
N/A
Beatles

ORANGE

Ted Leo/Rx
Kyuss
Bowie
Silkworm
Agalloch
N/A
Clash
Boris

Oh my God that is only the first round my brain is breaking
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: look out! Ninjas! on 24 Mar 2009, 02:50
BLUE
NA
NA
Mountain Goats - All Hail West Texas
The Beatles - Sgt Peppers
Bob Dylan - Bringing... Back Home
NA
Slint - Spiderland
Owls - Owls

YELLOW
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation
Mountain Goats - Sunset Tree
Radiohead - OK Computer
John Coltrane - Blue Train
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

GREEN
The Velvet Underground - s/t
Paul Simon - Graceland
Mogwai - Happy Songs for Happy People
Neil Young - On The Beach
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
NA
NA
Mono - You Are There

ORANGE
NA
Kyuss - Welcome To Sky Valley
GY!BE! - Lift Your Fists
Silkworm - Fire Water
Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
The Clash - London Calling
Boris - Pink
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: el_loco_avs on 24 Mar 2009, 03:01
Man. I'm-a do some listening before voting.  :-D
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Gridgm on 24 Mar 2009, 05:27
stuff might be replaced when i get round to listening to albums

BLUE
NMH
Pixies
Mountain Goats
Beatles
[Abstain]
Agalloch
Slint
[Abstain]

YELLOW
Black Sabbath
[Abstain]
Mountain Goats
Fugazi
[Abstain]
Refused
[Abstain]
Miles Davis

GREEN
EitS
[Abstain]
Mogwai
Belle and Sebastion
Bob Dylan
Unicorns
[Abstain]
Mono

ORANGE
[Abstain]
[Abstain]
GY!BE
Silk Worm
Aggaloch
Electric Wizard
Nick Cave
Boris
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: StaedlerMars on 24 Mar 2009, 05:49
BLUE
NMH
Pixies
Mountain Goats
Beatles
Bob Dylan
Husker Du
Silkworm
Owls

YELLOW
Sonic Youth
Black Moth Super Rainbow
Mountain Goats
Radiohead
Sigur Ros
NA
Bruce Springsteen
Bob Dylan

GREEN
EitS
Paul Simon
Mogwai
Belle and Sebastion
Bob Dylan
Iron & Wine
Okkervil River
Beatles

ORANGE
Low
Kyuss
Bowie
Pixies
Sigur Ros
Beach Boys
The Clash
NA
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: valley_parade on 24 Mar 2009, 06:53
BLUE
NMH
Mclusky
Mountain Goats
Beatles
Sigur Ros
Husker Du
Silkworm
Owls

YELLOW
Sabbath
Public Enemy
Mountain Goats I guess? I haven't heard either.
Radiohead
Sigur Ros
Refused
Springsteen
Davis

GREEN
EitS
Joy Division
Wilco
Neil Young
Coltrane
Iron and Wine
Wrens
Mono

ORANGE
Ted Leo
Kyuss
GY!BE
Silkworm
Sigur Ros
Beach Boys
Clash
Boris
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: NotAFanOfFenders on 24 Mar 2009, 07:20
BLUE

Neutral Milk Hotel
Pixies
Opeth
Beatles
Sigur Rós
Hüsker Dü
Silkworm


YELLOW

Black Sabbath
Public Enemy
Mountain Goats
Radiohead
Sigur Rós
Decemberists
Bruce Springsteen
Bob Dylan



GREEN

Explosions in the Sky
Joy Division
Mogwai
Neil Young
Bob Dylan
Iron & Wine
Okkervil River
Beatles



ORANGE

Low
Kyuss
David Bowie
Pixies
Sigur Rós
Electric Wizard
Clash
Modest Mouse

(This was haaaard.)
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Retrospectre on 24 Mar 2009, 07:48
BLUE
Neutral Milk Hotel
Pixies
Mountain Goats
Radiohead
Bob Dylan
Husker Du
Slint
Jawbreaker

YELLOW
Sonic Youth
Public Enemy
Mountain Goats
Radiohead
Sigur Rós
The Decemberists
Television
Miles Davis

GREEN
The Velvet Underground
Joy Division
Mogwai
Neil Young
Bob Dylan
Iron & Wine
Okkervil River
The Beatles

ORANGE
Low
Kyuss
Bowie
Pixies
Sigur Rós
The Beach Boys
The Clash
Modest Mouse


Man,Born To Run vs Marquee Moon wasn't a fun choice.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: mberan42 on 24 Mar 2009, 08:04
Man, I am so glad I organized this.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 24 Mar 2009, 08:06
The list is updated again! Yes, I'm bored. All votes are current. Lots of albums are pulling ahead now but there are some really close races still. Things to watch: Silkworm vs. Slint (16-18), Sabbath vs. Sonic Youth (19-19), Bedhead vs. Mountain Goats (16-18), Wilco vs. Mogwai (17-19), The Unicorns vs. Iron and Wine (17-19), BSS vs. Kyuss (18-17), Silkworm vs. Pixies (17-19) and Boris vs. Modest Mouse (19-17). Lots of others are within three but plenty are way ahead by now and seem to be pretty definite winners of this round, assuming these voting trends continue.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: benji on 24 Mar 2009, 08:19
BLUE
Neutral Milk Hotel
The Pixies
Mountain Goats
The Beatles
Bob Dylan
Husker Du
Slint
Jawbreaker


YELLOW
Sonic Youth
Public Enemy
Bedhead
Fugazi
John Coltrane
The Decembrists
Bruce Springsteen
Bob Dylan

GREEN
The Velvet Underground
Paul Simon
Mogwai
Neil Young
John Coltrane
Iron and Wine
The Wrens
The Beatles

ORANGE
Ted Leo
Broken Social Scene
David Bowie
Silkworm
Agalloch
The Beach Boys
The Clash
Boris

Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: mberan42 on 24 Mar 2009, 08:33
Figured out why Loveless, 20 Jazz Funk Greats and All the Pretty Little Horses were excluded - one of you three nominated them as ALBUM - BAND, rather than BAND - ALBUM, and when I copied them into excel, I didn't catch it. So there are two nominations of Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats and one nomination of 20 Jazz Funk Greats - Throbbing Gristle. Same thing with the other two albums. I'm used to always writing (formatting) music as Band - Album. I tried to ensure I copied everything properly, but obviously missed on this one. Again, apologies.

Also, is it really necessary to do the running count of who's in the lead? That kinda takes away the surprise of the whole thing, and the surprise is kinda the point. I obviously can't stop you from doing so, but I must admit it's a bit annoying...
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 24 Mar 2009, 08:41
Well you did organize this thing so I'll take that to heart and call it quits on the tallying. I mean, I don't think the whole point is the surprise of who wins each round and personally I like seeing the jockeying for position, if you will, of the closer races but I shall stop posting that data nonetheless.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: rynne on 24 Mar 2009, 08:41
Ah, since I was the only one that nominated all three of those, I'm the one who screwed it up.  I was thinking since it's an album nomination, the albums should be primary.  Though, in my defense, I bolded the band names and italicized the album titles, as per the instructions.  Even formatted it as "[album] BY [band]".

Still, the joke's on me since my later edits involved adding those three albums---which I liked and which already had 2 other nominations---in place of albums that only I'd nominated, to make sure at least some of my choices got in. :(

Also in that case, Daydream Nation, mclusky do dallas and Unknown Pleasures should be higher in the brackets, since I guess my votes for those were misformatted too.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: UTAlan on 24 Mar 2009, 09:00
BLUE
Neutral Milk Hotel
The Pixies
Opeth
Radiohead
Sigur Ros
Agalloch
Silkworm
Owls


YELLOW
Black Sabbath
Public Enemy
Bedhead
Fugazi
John Coltrane
Refused
Bruce Springsteen
Miles Davis

GREEN
EitS
Joy Division
Wilco
Neil Young
John Coltrane
The Unicorns
The Wrens
Mono

ORANGE
Ted Leo
Broken Social Scene
GY!BE
Silkworm
Sigur Ros
The Beach Boys
The Clash
Modest Mouse
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: valley_parade on 24 Mar 2009, 09:21
Figured out why Loveless, 20 Jazz Funk Greats and All the Pretty Little Horses were excluded

Because Loveless is pretty goddamned terrible and one of the most over-rated albums ever.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: mberan42 on 24 Mar 2009, 10:00
Also in that case, Daydream Nation, mclusky do dallas and Unknown Pleasures should be higher in the brackets, since I guess my votes for those were misformatted too.

No, I caught those. Daydream Nation really only had two nominations, Mclusky had three, as did Unknown Pleasures. I think it's because I know who Joy Division and Sonic Youth are, and Mclusky is in both the album and artist name as the first word, so I corrected them when I sorted the list.

--Edit--
Fixed the brackets on the first page. Take another look if you want to see how they're supposed to look.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Catacombs on 24 Mar 2009, 11:53
Yea, thanks a ton Matt, and high five forum for keeping this thing going & interesting.

As for the albums, Beatles vs. Mono were probably my hardest vote.  I'm a little disapointed Ted Leo isn't doing as well as i thought he would, same for Modest Mouse (but I've been on a major MM kick lately).
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: imapiratearg on 24 Mar 2009, 11:55
What a swell guy, that Matt is.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Joseph on 24 Mar 2009, 12:51
Raw Power by The Stooges also should have been counted.  Looks like this was because some people nominated it as being by "Iggy and the Stooges" and some (notably, me) nominated it as just being by "Stooges".  Ah well, c'est la vie.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: JimmyJazz on 24 Mar 2009, 14:39
BLUE

Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
The Pixies - Doolittle
The Mountain Goats - All Hail West Texas
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Bob Dylan - Bringing it All Back Home
Husker Du - Zen Arcade
Slint - Spiderland
Jawbreaker - 24 Hour Revenge Therapy

YELLOW

Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Bedhead - Transaction De Novo
Radiohead - Ok Computer
John Coltrane - Blue Train
Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come
Television - Marquee Moon
Bob Dylan - Blood On the Tracks

GREEN

The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Neil Young - On the Beach
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
The Beatles - Abbey Road

ORANGE

Ted Leo - The Tyranny of Distance
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People
David Bowie - Low
The Pixies - Surfer Rosa
Sigur Ros - Agætis Byrjun
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
The Clash - London Calling
Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: De_El on 24 Mar 2009, 15:35
BLUE

Neutral Milk Hotel
The Pixies (against a lot of other things Mclusky would have been an obvious choice to me, but against Doolittle? Oof.)
Mountain Goats (this better win)
Radiohead
Bob Dylan (the two artists with three nominations each against each other xp)
Hüsker Dü
Slint
Jawbreaker

YELLOW

Black Sabbath
Public Enemy
Bedhead
Fugazi
John Coltrane
Refused
Television (Marquee Moon fucking destroys)
Miles Davis (this was a painful decision)

GREEN

The Velvet Underground (seriously? how can this not win? I do not understand)
Joy Division (This one really bothers me, because I feel like the split here is against a position that I ultimately respect, but I really do not give nearly as many shits about Graceland as Unknown Pleasures)
Wilco
Neil Young
Bob Dylan (this bracket is cruel)
Iron & Wine
The Wrens (this one too)
The Beatles (Sorry MONO! Thanks for playing.)

ORANGE

Ted Leo/Rx
Kyuss
David Bowie ("Heroes" is better, dangit.)
The Pixies
Agalloch (my favorite Sigur Rós album, one I finally might have voted for, is still not better than The Mantle)
Electric Wizard (fuck fuck fuck why must I choose fuck dang oh well. at least it's not one album I love and know will lose)
The Clash
BORIS
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 24 Mar 2009, 16:26
BLUE
NMH- Aeroplane
Pixies-Doolittle
Mountain Goats
The Beatles-Sgt. Pepper's
Bob Dylan
Agalloch-Ashes Against the Grain
Slint-Spiderland
Jawbreaker-24hr revenge therapy

GREEN
Velvet Underground-s/t
Joy Division
Wilco
Neil Young
Bob Dylan
The Unicorns
Okkervil River
The Beatles

YELLOW
Black Sabbath-Paranoid
Black Moth Super Rainbow
Mountain Goats
Fugazi
-pass-
Refused
-pass-
Miles Davis

ORANGE/TAN/PINK?
-pass-
Kyuss
David Bowie
The Pixies
Sigur Ros
Electric Wizard
The Clash
Modest Mouse

Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: SilentJ on 24 Mar 2009, 21:09
Yeah, thanks a ton for doing this, Matt!  I hadn't heard a majority of the albums that ended up seeded, so I was introduced to a lot of new music in the interest of voting fairly.  Jawbreaker and Agalloch, especially; plus I rediscovered my love for these Opeth, EitS, and BSS albums.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: look out! Ninjas! on 25 Mar 2009, 01:12
As for the albums, Beatles vs. Mono were probably my hardest vote.  I'm a little disapointed Ted Leo isn't doing as well as i thought he would, same for Modest Mouse (but I've been on a major MM kick lately).
Hardest was a tie between Abbey Road v You Are There and Paranoid v Daydream Nation.
I went for Mono and Sabbath because I figured considering the forum they were probably the underdogs.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: David_Dovey on 25 Mar 2009, 02:27
I chose the albums I thought were better!
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Hat on 25 Mar 2009, 04:23
I honestly wouldn't have expected Mono to be an underdogg to the Beatles  here but I consider it a testament to how fucking good an album Abbey Road is.

I mean shit I nearly voted for Kid A over Sgt Peppers and only Lovely Rita held me back.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Johnny C on 25 Mar 2009, 09:10
disappointed by the lack of any kinks or stones records yall
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Joseph on 25 Mar 2009, 09:51
Disappointed by the lack of These Estates records.

Oh wait, that band is really lazy and should go and record a damn album.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: nufan on 25 Mar 2009, 10:43
BLUE
NMH
Pixies
-
Radiohead
Dylan
-
-
-

YELLOW
-
Graceland
Mogwai
Neil Young
Dylan
Iron + Wine
Wrens
Beatles

GREEN
Sabbath
Public Enemy
-
Radiohead
Coltrane
-
Springsteen
Miles Davis

ORANGE
Low
BSS
-
Pixies
-
Beach Boys
-
Boris

Choosing between Blood On The Tracks and Kind Of Blue is a torture they should use in Iraq.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: kwami42 on 25 Mar 2009, 11:00
BLUE:
NMH
Pixies
Mtn. Goats
Radiohead
--
Agalloch
Slint
--

YELLOW:
Sonic Youth
--
--
Radiohead
--
Refused
--
--

GREEN:
EitS
--
Mogwai
Belle and Sebastian
Dylan
--
--
--

RED:
--
Kyuss
GYBE
--
--
--
Clash
Modest Mouse
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: el_loco_avs on 25 Mar 2009, 11:16
Man. This is going to take ages. Listening to all the things I don't know yet.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Johnny C on 25 Mar 2009, 15:46
Disappointed by the lack of These Estates records.

Oh wait, that band is really lazy and should go and record a damn album.
um we have an album
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Joseph on 25 Mar 2009, 15:58
Isn't it just an ep?  And isn't it just on MySpace at the moment?
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Alex C on 25 Mar 2009, 18:16
disappointed by the lack of any kinks or stones records yall

Yeah, that kinda bothered me too, but I don't really have any excuses since I knowingly used a couple of noms on things I didn't think had chance in hell considering this forum. Plus, both bands are alike in the sense that they always seem to have a couple songs per album that I don't much care for. But in terms of individual song picks, I'd put the Kinks and the Stones up against damn near anyone.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: KickThatBathProf on 25 Mar 2009, 18:41
I knowingly used a couple of noms on things I didn't think had chance in hell considering this forum.

Yeah I made that same exact mistake
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Inlander on 25 Mar 2009, 18:57
A couple? That was my entire nomination process! Actually my nominations were more "protest nominations" than ones that I really expected to get any votes.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Nodaisho on 25 Mar 2009, 20:00
Most of my nominations were ones I knew weren't going anywhere (for example, four people had done paranoid, and I was the only vote for Masters of Reality), but I picked a few that I had seen other people nominate. I need to listen to a lot of the albums still, but I doubt any of the bands I really like are getting past the first round. Because you guys (mostly) fail at music taste.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Beren on 25 Mar 2009, 22:33
Whew. Listened to the 5-6 albums I hadn't heard.

Blue

NMH-Aeroplane
Pixies-Doolittle
Mountain Goats- All Hail W. Texas
Radiohead- Kid A
Sigur Ros - ()
Husker DU - Zen Arcade
Slint - Spiderland
Owls-Owls

Yellow

Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Public Enemy- It Takes a Nation
Mountain Goats- Sunset Tree
Radiohead - Okay computer
John Coltrane - Blue Trane
The Decemberists - THe Crane Wife
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

Green

The Velvet Underground - S/T
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Neil Young - On the Beach
John Coltrane - Giant Steps
Iron & Wine - Our Endless #'d Days
The Wrens - Meadowlands
The Beatles - Abbey road

Orangeish (Flesh?)

Low - Things we Lost in the Fire
BSS - You forget it in People
David Bowie - Low
The Pixies - Surfer Rosa (AGH HARD DECISION)
Sigur Ros - Agaetix Byrjun
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Nick Cave/Bad Seeds - Ab/Lyre
Modest Mouse - Lonesome Crowded West
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Johnny C on 25 Mar 2009, 22:37
Isn't it just an ep?  And isn't it just on MySpace at the moment?

baby steps, man
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Inlander on 25 Mar 2009, 22:50
Baby steps are for babies. Take man steps, dammit!
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: billiumbean on 26 Mar 2009, 03:44
BLUE

NMH - In the Aeroplane, Over the Sea
The Pixies - Doolittle
Opeth - Blackwater Park
Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sigur Ros - ( )
Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain
Slint - Spiderland
Owls - Owls

YELLOW

Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation...
Mountain Goats - Sunset Tree
Radiohead - OK Computer
Sigur Ros - Takk...
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks

GREEN

The Velvet Underground - s/t
Paul Simon - Graceland
Mogwai - Happy Songs for Happy People
Neil Young - On the Beach
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
The Beatles - Abbey Road

ORANGE

Low - Things We Lost in the Fire
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists...
The Pixies - Surfer Rosa
Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun
Electric Wizard - Dopethrone
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - AB/Lyre
Modest Mouse - Lonesome

And then we sang Christmas carols.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 26 Mar 2009, 08:44
Man, I just realized 7 of the albums I picked made it onto the brackets and 9 of the bands I nominated are represented. I think my rationale was to pick albums that I loved/thought had a shot of making it but still, I feel so non-Indie right now.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: KharBevNor on 26 Mar 2009, 09:27
BLUE

Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
The Pixies - Doolittle
Opeth - Blackwater Park
The Beatles - Seargeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home
Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain
VFNBAC (Vote for neither, both albums crap)
Jawbreaker - 24hr Revenge Therapy

GREEN

Explosions in the Sky - Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
VFNBAC
VFNBAC
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 revisited
VFNBAC
VFNBAC
The Beatles - Abbey Road

YELLOW

Black Sabbath -  Paranoid
VFNBAC
VFNBAC
VFNBAC
Sigur Ros  Takk...
Refused - Shape of Punk to Come
Television - Marquee Moon
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks


ORANGE

Low - Things We Lost in the Fire
VFNBAC
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists...
The Pixies - Surfer Rosa
Agalloch - The Mantle
Electric Wizard - Dopethrone
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - AB/Lyre
Boris - Pink

Almost felt like not voting due to the essentially arbitrary, annoying and inherently conservative way the choices were decided from the votes, but whatever.

Lot of crap albums, lots of stuff I've not heard. Might go on a downloading spree when I get back to England, see what I can dig up.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: mberan42 on 26 Mar 2009, 12:45
Suppose I should vote myself...

BLUE
NMH
-
-
Sgt. Pepper's
( )
-
Spiderland
-

GREEN
EitS
Graceland
Mogwai
-
Giant Steps
I+W
Wrens
Abbey Road

YELLOW
-
-
-
-
Takk...
Crane Wife
-
Kind of Blue

ORANGE
-
BSS
GY!BE
-
Agætis Byrjun
-
-
-

Lots of music I haven't listened to, so I abstained from a number of them. If it becomes an issue on down the line, I'll listen to stuff. I don't want to kill my waffles ratio right now, though.

Man, the Green bracket is going to kick my ass...
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Dazed on 26 Mar 2009, 13:03
Man, I just realized 7 of the albums I picked made it onto the brackets and 9 of the bands I nominated are represented. I think my rationale was to pick albums that I loved/thought had a shot of making it but still, I feel so non-Indie right now.

I think I got 1 album and 2 bands. Take that, conformists.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: DarkAvenger on 26 Mar 2009, 13:24
I got every album I nominated... I guess I'm the least indie of them all.

Oh well. I'd also like to thank Matt for putting this all together, it's really fun.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Reed on 26 Mar 2009, 19:45
Blue
NMH
Pixies
Mountain Goats
Radiohead
Bob Dylan
Husker Du
Slint
Owls

Green
The Velvet Underground
Paul Simon
Wilco
Neil Young
Bob Dylan
Iron & Wine
The Wrens
The Beatles

Yellow
Sonic Youth
Public Enemy
Mountain Goats
Radiohead
Sigur Ros
Decemberists
Bruce Springsteen
Bob Dylan

Orange
Ted Leo
Kyuss
GY!BE
Silkworm
Sigur Ros
Beach Boys
The Clash
Boris
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Spluff on 26 Mar 2009, 22:01

BLUE

I hope both lose.
Mclusky
Opeth
Beatles
Sigur Ros
Agalloch
Slint
Owls

YELLOW

Black Sabbath
Public Enemy
Bedhead
Fugazi
Sigur Ros
Refused
I hope both lose.
Miles Davis

GREEN

EitS
I hope both lose.
Mogwai
Neil Young
John Coltrane
Iron & Wine
The Wrens
Mono

ORANGE

Low
Kyuss
GY!BE
SKWM
Agalloch
Electric Wizard
The Clash
Boris
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: David_Dovey on 27 Mar 2009, 03:51
Yeah I basically just voted for Pavement in the hopes that NMH wouldn't make it past the first round. I care for neither band.

The irrational My Bloody Valentine hate was fun, too.

My Bloody Valentine? Fuck My Bloody Valentine

for example, four people had done paranoid, and I was the only vote for Masters of Reality

This man has the best taste
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Thrillho on 27 Mar 2009, 07:07
Yeah I basically just voted for Pavement in the hopes that NMH wouldn't make it past the first round. I care for neither band.

I voted Pavement because I like them... and I am so sick of hearing about how awesome NMH is.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 27 Mar 2009, 07:31
NMH won't win. I mean, it'll win this bracket and maybe even the next but I don't see it going all the way, especially when The Beatles and Bob Dylan are running against it. More people like the two latter and enough people will vote for something else on principal. Of course, then you could say "C'mon guys, don't vote The Beatles/Bob Dylan for president like every other website and magazine and music TV show and book on music ever."

On an unrelated note, anyone else a little surprised no Bonnie 'Prince' Billy made it onto the brackets? I thought everybody had a boner for Will Oldham.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: SilentJ on 27 Mar 2009, 09:58
I don't know, I'd heard a little NMH before this contest, but I went and listened to Aeroplane before casting my vote (or a decent amount of it, anyhow) and I kinda liked it.  Agreed, though, definitely not going to win it all in my book, but I liked it better than Wowee Zowee, at any rate.

Also, with all the hype I see it get on this forum I really wanted to enjoy it, but goddamn I just cannot bring myself to like Spiderland.  Seriously grating music, to me.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Joseph on 27 Mar 2009, 10:26
^ ^
This

(Though I didn't need to think too hard about Pixies/Silkworm)
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Dimmukane on 27 Mar 2009, 10:34
A lot of the stuff this forum seems to love almost never attracts me on first listen.  I listened to Spiderland 2 years ago and thought it sucked.  But then I started listening to a bunch of post-rock, and I actually really liked it the second time I listened to it.  Same thing with Agalloch and Kyuss.  


As far as NMH goes, I might vote it through next round, but no further.  


Low post:  The Low album that was nominated is the only one I haven't heard.  I really liked Tyranny of Distance, so much that it would've beat every other Low album except for Trust.  Which wasn't nominated, hence my decision.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: KickThatBathProf on 27 Mar 2009, 11:23
That's unfortunate, because Things We Lost in the Fire is better than Trust
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Dimmukane on 27 Mar 2009, 11:47
If I get a chance to listen to it in the next week and that happens to be the case, I'll change my vote.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Dimmukane on 27 Mar 2009, 12:33
I think there's a little bit of conscious desire to not let the usual suspects win, but not enough of a desire to let relative newcomers *cough* Black Moth Super Rainbow *cough* Agalloch *cough cough* get very far.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 27 Mar 2009, 13:08
It's sad that they're getting so destroyed since they are oh so awesome. Great stuff.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: mberan42 on 27 Mar 2009, 13:57
I have compiled every vote from this post and earlier.

Holy crap are there some tight races!


Again, you have until appx. 20:00GMT on 30 March 2009 to get your votes in. However, if you change your votes between now and then, and you are above this post, please PM me to inform me that you've edited your post. Otherwise I won't know you edited it, and your old vote will be counted.

I'm compiling these votes differently than I did the initial nominations. It's a bit more time-consuming, but it ensures me that all votes are counted (whereas I missed a few [see page one] for the initial nominations).

Have a good weekend!
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Catacombs on 27 Mar 2009, 14:11
I think I have a pretty good idea of what albums are in the tight races, so it'll be interesting to see how this turns out.  Once again, thanks for all the work you're putting into this man.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND O--NE
Post by: JayJayD on 27 Mar 2009, 15:57
Blue:
--
Doolittle
--
Kid A
()
Zen Arcade
Spiderland
--

Green:
The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place      (toughest choice!!)
Unknown Pleasures
Happy Songs for Happy People
On the Beach
Giant Steps
--
--
You Are There

Yellow:
Daydream Nation
--
--
OK Computer
Blue Train
--
Marquee Moon
Kind of Blue

Red:
Things We Lost in the Fire
You Forget It in People
Low
Surfer Rosa
Agaetis Byrjun
--
London Calling
--




-- means abstention.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 27 Mar 2009, 15:59
more people should be voting for Black Moth Super Rainbow.

...or just listening to them, at the very least.  :|
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: the_pied_piper on 27 Mar 2009, 16:08
I agree, that was pretty much the hardest pick for me.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Fishboy on 27 Mar 2009, 19:23
Blue
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
The Pixies - Doolittle
The Mountain Goats - All Hail West Texas
Radiohead - Kid A
Bob Dylan
can not decide yet
Slint - Spiderland
Owls - Owls

Yellow
Fuck you for making me choose, but Paranoid is what got me into music, so that.
Public Enemy
Radiohead - Ok computer
Sigur ros - takk
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
Bruce Springsteen - born to run
Why must you make me choose? Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue.

Green
The Velvet Underground - Self Titled
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Mogwai - Happy Songs for Happy People
Belle and Sebastian - Feeling Sinister
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
The Unicorns
The Wrens - Meadowlands
Mono - You Are There

Orange

I can not speak for most of these sorry.
--
--
GYBE - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
Silkworm - Firewater
Sigur Ros
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
-
-

Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Alex C on 27 Mar 2009, 20:25
I wish Black Moth Super Rainbow well and all, but aside from some of the beats they use I'm just really not into it. It's a timbre thing; it's like someone took some talented people and then paid them money to create an album while only using sounds I find irritating.

Also, I actively like Public Enemy quite a bit.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Dimmukane on 27 Mar 2009, 20:56
Yeah, it's probably too much to expect them to win, but I was hoping some of the more edgy kinds of music would make it far.  Most of this stuff is relatively inoffensive-sounding until you get to Dopethrone, Agalloch, BMSR, Opeth, Black Sabbath, and a couple of the punk albums. 

Public Enemy is good and all, but take away their lyrics and you have an assortment of beats and samples that kind of form a song.  Do that for BMSR, and it makes me feel like I'm in a secret field that no one else knows about.  I was hoping more people would know what that felt like.  But the whole weirder music/lyric debate is not something I want to start.



How many other people have music transport their minds to some alien location, which you could spend hours describing every minute detail of?  I'm not talking about any kind of congruence between the music and a particular moment in time of your life, like in the 'I feel so happy' thread.  Maybe I have some kind of half-assed synesthaesia?
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Alex C on 27 Mar 2009, 21:10
My experience with them is more "Oh fuck, mellotrons and vocoders. I hate mellotrons and vocoders."
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Dimmukane on 27 Mar 2009, 21:21
See, I've never had that problem with any sounds as long as they aren't too loud.





I think maybe I just listen to music the way Roger Ebert watches movies.  If that makes any sense to anyone besides myself.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: el_loco_avs on 29 Mar 2009, 14:10
BLUE
Neutral Milk Hotel - ITAPOTS
Mclusky - Mlusky do dallas
Mountain Goats - All Hail West Texas
Radiohead - Kid A
Sigur Ros - ( )
Husker Du - Zen Arcade
Slint Spiderland

Yellow
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Public Enemy - It takes a nation of millions to hold us back
--
--
John Coltrane - Blue Train
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
Television - Marquee Moon
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue


GREEN
Explosions In the Sky - The earth...
Paul Simon - Graceland
Mogwai - Happys songs/people
--
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 revisited
Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
--
The Beatles - Abbey Road


ORANGE
--
--
GY!BE - Skinny fists
Pixies - Surfer Rosa
Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun
Electric Wizard - Dopethrone
--
Boris - Pink





Couple of my non-votes were because I wasn't familiar with the music. Some others were just too hard to really choose.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: StaedlerMars on 29 Mar 2009, 17:15
I am actually surprised, shocked, and slightly appalled that no spiritualized album made it on.

Probably my fault for not nominating them.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: David_Dovey on 29 Mar 2009, 18:44
I am actually surprised, shocked, and slightly appalled that no spiritualized album made it on.

This, you fucks.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: A Shoggoth on the Roof on 29 Mar 2009, 19:23
ok, I tried to listen to some of the albums I hadn't really heard before, but fuckin' school, man. papers to write and shit, never got around to it. I still plan to get all the albums in the list I don't already have. oh, and I had two goddamn printers fuck up, in a row. anyway, I just skipped over the ones I didn't know well enough, or just couldn't decide.

BLUE

Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane, Over the Sea
Mclusky -Mclusky Do Dallas
Mountain Goats - All Hail West Texas
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's
-
Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain
Slint - Spiderland
Owls - Owls

YELLOW

Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Black Moth Super Rainbow - Dandelion Gum
-
Fugazi - Red Medicine
-
Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come
Television - Marquee Moon
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

GREEN

The Velvet underground - s/t
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
-
-
John Coltrane - Giant Steps
-
Mono - You Are There

ORANGE

Ted Leo/Rx - Tyranny of Distance
Kyuss - Welcome to Sky Valley
-
The Pixies - Surfer Rosa
Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
The Clash - London Calling
Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: el_loco_avs on 30 Mar 2009, 01:31
Week is (almost?) up. I'm curious  :-D
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: pwhodges on 30 Mar 2009, 02:14
NMH - Aeroplane
--
Mountain Goats - All Hail...
Beatles - Sgt Pepper
Dylan - Bringing...
Agalloch - Ashes...
Slint - Spiderland
Owls

--
--
Mountain Goats - Sunset Tree
Radiohead - OK Computer
Coltrane - Blue Train
Decemberists - Crane Wife
Springsteen - Born to Run
Davis - Kind of Blue

EITS - Earth...
Simon - Graceland
Mogwai - Happy Songs...
--
--
Unicorns - Hair...
--
Beatles - Abbey Road

--
BSS - Forget it...
--
--
Agalloch - The Mantle
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
--
Modest Mouse - Lonesome...
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: pulpfiction21 on 30 Mar 2009, 06:30
NMH - Aeroplane
Pixies - Doolittle
Mountain Ghosts - All Hail
Radiohead - Kid A
Sigur Ros - ()
Husker Du - Zen Arcade
Silkworm - Libertine
Owls - Owls

Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation
Bedhead - Transaction De Novo
Radiohead - OK Computer
Sigur Ros - Takk
Refused - Shape Of Punk
-
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks


EITS - Earth
Joy Division - CUnknown Pleasures
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
-
-
-
Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
Mono - You Are There


Low - Things We Lost In The Fire
BSS -  You Forget It In People
GY!BE - Lift
Pixies - Surfa Rosa
Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun
-
-
MM - Lonesome
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: mberan42 on 30 Mar 2009, 08:53
You all have FOUR HOURS to get your votes in! 20:00GMT today is the cutoff!
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: KickThatBathProf on 30 Mar 2009, 08:59
You can pull it out Low I believe in you
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Calaveth on 30 Mar 2009, 09:04
Blue

Neutral Milk Hotel - Aeroplane...
Pixies - Doolittle
Opeth - Blackwater Park
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's...
Sigur Rós - ()
Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain
Slint - Spiderland
Owls - Owls

Green

EitS - Earth is Not a Cold, Dead...
Paul Simon - Graceland
Mogwai - Happy Songs/People
Neil Young - On the Beach
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
Mono - You Are There

Yellow
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation...
Mountain Goats - Sunset Tree
Radiohead - OK Computer
Sigur Rós - Takk...
Refused - Shape of Punk to Come
Television - Marquee Moon
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks

Orange
Low - Things We Lost in the Fire
BSS - You Forget it in People
David Bowie - Low
Pixies - Surfer Rosa
Agalloch - The Mantle
Electric Wizard - Dopethrone
Nick Cave - AB/Lyre
Boris - Pink

Quote
You all have FOUR HOURS to get your votes in! 20:00GMT today is the cutoff!

Lucky then I decided this was the day and time to take a look at the forum to see if the voting had started yet.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: mberan42 on 30 Mar 2009, 09:20
All votes up to this point have been counted. If you have changed your vote in between now and my post on Friday, you must PM me or your changes will not be taken into account.

Here's how things stand thus far:
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: negative creep on 30 Mar 2009, 10:18
BLUE

Neutral Milk Hotel
mclusky
N/A
The Beatles
Bob Dylan
N/A
Slint
N/A


YELLOW

Black Sabbath
N/A
N/A
Radiohead
Sigur Rós
Refused
N/A
Bob Dylan


GREEN

Velvet Underground
Joy Division
Mogwai
Neil Young
Bob Dylan
N/A
Okkervil River
Mono


ORANGE

Low
Kyuss
GY!BE
N/A
Sigur Rós
Electric Wizard
N/A
N/A
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: Dazed on 30 Mar 2009, 12:05
Looks like Crane Wife is going down, nooooooo.
Title: Re: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE
Post by: mberan42 on 30 Mar 2009, 13:02
This shit be CLOSED!

Will open Round Two when I've tallied, compiled and whatnot. Give me an hour or so.