Topic: Album Nomination Game -- ROUND ONE (Read 45309 times)

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.

Fixed the brackets. Here's a link to the full bracket in case you want it. Click the image, then click "view Raw".

First off, a few things of note:

I’ll elaborate on my ranking system I touched on in the nomination thread. First I ranked them by number of overall nominations. The top five were: NMH – Aeroplane (8 votes); Black Sabbath – Paranoid (7), Explosions in the Sky – The Earth is Not a Cold, Dead Place; Low – Things we Lost in the Fire; and Owls – Owls, each with 6 votes. I then counted the number of other nominations for that band. In EitS’s case, they had 2 other nominations, so they were ranked #3. Neither Low nor Owls had any other albums nominated, so I went alphabetically. I did that for the rest of the 59 albums.
A few albums and bands have been abbreviated. This is so that they can all fit in the cell. If you have questions about the album or band, please PM me.
TWO changes have been made to the rankings:

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.

If you want further explanation, PM me. I’m happy to describe my process. I have spreadsheets, etc. of everything.
If you don’t like any of the process I’ve gone through, tough shit.

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!

Koremora · « **Reply #1 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.

Avec · « **Reply #2 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.

Christophe · « **Reply #3 on:** 23 Mar 2009, 16:08 »

Are we allowed to change our votes before the end of voting?

Catacombs · « **Reply #4 on:** 23 Mar 2009, 16:19 »

And is everyone voting on these albums or just the people who initially voted these albums in?

Koremora · « **Reply #5 on:** 23 Mar 2009, 16:19 »

I would assume that anyone can vote.

KickThatBathProf · « **Reply #6 on:** 23 Mar 2009, 16:21 »

I think that is a pretty safe assumption.

Also,

Quote from: mberan42 on 23 Mar 2009, 15:44

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.

rynne · « **Reply #7 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

Joseph · « **Reply #8 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

greenMonkey · « **Reply #9 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

KickThatBathProf · « **Reply #10 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

Hat · « **Reply #11 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

KickThatBathProf · « **Reply #12 on:** 23 Mar 2009, 16:53 »

Hey matt what if there's a tie?

squawk · « **Reply #13 on:** 23 Mar 2009, 16:55 »

SKWM versus Slint?

Black Sheep Boy versus The Meadowlands?

D:

KickThatBathProf · « **Reply #14 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.

michaelicious · « **Reply #15 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

RedLion · « **Reply #16 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

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #17 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.

Avec · « **Reply #18 on:** 23 Mar 2009, 17:37 »

Quote from: KickThatBathProf on 23 Mar 2009, 16:53

Hey matt what if there's a tie?

Ro Sham Bo.

Thrillho · « **Reply #19 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

IronOxide · « **Reply #20 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

the_pied_piper · « **Reply #21 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

Catacombs · « **Reply #22 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.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #23 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

Johnny C · « **Reply #24 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

mberan42 · « **Reply #25 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.

Quote from: Dark Flame 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.

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.

KvP · « **Reply #26 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.

Christophe · « **Reply #27 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

Inlander · « **Reply #28 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.

DarkAvenger · « **Reply #29 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)

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #30 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

Catacombs · « **Reply #31 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

Dazed · « **Reply #32 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

Dimmukane · « **Reply #33 on:** 23 Mar 2009, 19:20 »

Man if Paul Simon wins I am going to call the moderator edit card on Harry.

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #34 on:** 23 Mar 2009, 19:23 »

He's up by a fair amount. It's 11-7

Inlander · « **Reply #35 on:** 23 Mar 2009, 19:24 »

Just face facts, guys. Unknown Pleasures is a good album but Graceland is better.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #36 on:** 23 Mar 2009, 19:25 »

I know, that's why I voted for it. I meant for the whole competition.

Scarychips · « **Reply #37 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

Alex C · « **Reply #38 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

SilentJ · « **Reply #39 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

iamiam · « **Reply #40 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

imapiratearg · « **Reply #41 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

Ã¶de · « **Reply #42 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

onewheelwizzard · « **Reply #43 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

Hat · « **Reply #44 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

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #45 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!

onewheelwizzard · « **Reply #46 on:** 23 Mar 2009, 20:56 »

More people vote for Kyuss

cunts

squawk · « **Reply #47 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

michaelicious · « **Reply #48 on:** 23 Mar 2009, 21:05 »

Quote from: TheFuriousWombat on 23 Mar 2009, 20:42

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.

Quote from: TheFuriousWombat on 23 Mar 2009, 20:42

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.

Hat · « **Reply #49 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.

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