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I knew it'd be close, but I'm going with my #49 all time here.

I did not get a chance to hear the rest.

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Just a reminder.

We are still running this portion of the poll for another week.

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I didn't have a lot of listening time, so I'm only voting where there are albums I recognize.

Laura Marling-I Speak because I Can

And I heard Gang Starr before voting.

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I'm quite ambivalent about the "arias-rule" for this vocal part. Probably it's like if in the middle of an albums poll we accept to include some songs. Not a big deal anyway, it's our poll and we make our own rules. In fact I was planning to suggest a kind of "songs poll" after ...

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Requiems are kinda like symphonies; known as a whole rather than part.

Whole requiems count.

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^^Forgot about that.

Of course they are. I think they're primarily focused on Vocal.

I don't know all the terminology for vocal pieces, but yes, Requiems are fair game. Sorry.

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Welcome to another round of the AcclaimedMusic forum first ever Classical poll! This next round is kind of broad and can encompass many things, but I'll try my best to give you the straight rules. This was originally only opera, but there are other types of vocal pieces. Acceptable works here are SP...

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Hey, Whuntva, I thought that 20, not 15, pieces get to the final round, though... Ah, yes! My Mistake. In that case, they both advance, and the remaining four are... 17) Dvorak-Cello Concerto/37 points 18) Mozart-Piano Concerto #20/32 points 19) Bach-2 Violins/30 points 20) Bach-Brandenburg Concert...

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I'll go first.

I vote John Adams.

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Alright! We had a clear lead throughout, but as I was calculating, I noticed a lot more turnover this round. 1) Bartok - Concerto for Orchestra/200 points 2) Bach-Brandenburg Concerto #3/181 points 3) George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue/144 points 4) Vivaldi - Four Seasons "Spring"/142 poin...

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Poll Closed! Now I need to tally the results

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Solo and Ensemble is all chamber. They are one category. Also, i probably shouldn't have closed at noon my time last round. I'll leave it open until midnight this Saturday. My vote: 1) Bach-Brandenburg Concerto #3 2) Vivaldi-Four Seasons "Spring" 3) Gershwin-Rhapsody in Blue 4) Dvorak-Pian...

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Mirror's Edge, please

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Here I am. I took so long not because I didn't play a lot of games this gen, but more that I couldn't decide which games were on the level that I'd vote for them. 1) Halo 3 2) The Last of Us 3) Skyrim (Elder Scrolls V) 4) Portal II 5) Empire: Total War 6) Pokemon Gen VI 7) Bioshock 8) Smash Bros 4 9...

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1) Jimi Hendrix-All Along the Watchtower 2) Beatles-A Day in the Life 3) Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven 4) Nirvana-Smells Like Teen Spirit 5) Verve-Bittersweet Symphony 6) Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody 7) Radiohead-Creep 8) The Who-Won’t get Fooled Again 9) Red Hot Chili Peppers-Under the Bridge 10) Radi...

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I will go with Honorio's template. I think 25 is good for the Other ategory as there are so many. I looked it up. Rhapsody in Blue is indeed considered a piano concerto. I will let it slide. American in Paris however is best saved for other orchestral. I have a list. Just give me a while to process ...

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Aw man! I'm still not sure how to revise my 2012 list! I think I know what will be my Top 4, and there may be a new #1. I think every time we do this, there will be a new #1. As for the 21st Century, "Lateralus" will definitely be the highest song from there, I decided. It will definitely ...

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Honorio wrote: * I'm not sure if "Turangalila" qualifies as a symphony

It has multiple movements and even "Symphonie" in the title. I'll count it.

Anyway, Concertos is now live. Two weeks to vote there.

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Round One was a hit. Let's move on! Alright, we finally start Round 1. This time, I want "a musical composition for a solo instrument or instruments accompanied by an orchestra" In other words, one dominant instrument with a little backup. I actually think this will be slightly easier than...

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Locking it in! No surprise Beethoven dominated the poll, including taking domain over the Top 3! 1) Beethoven - Symphony No. 9/205 points 2) Beethoven - Symphony No. 5/180 points 3) Beethoven - Symphony No. 7/125 points 4) Mahler - Symphony No. 5/115 points 5) Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6 "Path...

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Poll is closed! Just give me a minute to tally up the results!

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^^What he said.

Next Round is Saturday. I just need about a day to tally up the results here.

But if there are any last minute votes, I'll say you have until Midnight.

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Now we're talking! My cousin was a real gamer, so I really got into games this gen. 1) Halo 2 (my absolute favorite game of all time) 2) Pokemon Gen III (Emerald is my #2 game of all-time) 3) Super Smash Melee (the best Smash game) 4) Super Mario Sunshine (first GameCube game I ever laid eyes on) 5)...

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I extended the time if that's okay.

I assumed one week would be fine because that's what we usually do with polls like this.

But this isn't a normal poll.

So each individual round gets two weeks now. Top twenty from each genre do get clumped into a general poll.

OK?

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Bump!

We're just one vote short of my planned minimum of five.

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Finally, Games I know!

I'm only 20, but I do remember most games to come out of this era.

1) Final Fantasy VII
2) Ocarina of Time
3) Super Mario 64
4) Metal Gear Solid
5) Pokemon Gen II

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Welp. Birdman won. No split. I should make it no secret here that I did not like either one. At least not to the point where they'd win Best Picture. Boyhood had a good approach and an easily accessible message, but I felt there wasn't a whole lot of substance. There were no performances that stood ...

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I've not seen many of the movies. I still think Boyhood should win Best Picture and Best Director. Even though I had the idea to do this kind of movie when I was like seven (thinly veiled brag). You, too? OK, mine was a TV show about me shot documentary style, but still.. All the movies this year r...

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1) Tchaikovsky-Symphony #6 "Pathetique" 2) Beethoven Symphony #5 "Destiny" 3) Beethoven-Symphony #7 4) Beethoven-Symphony #3 "Heroica" 5) Tchaikovsky-Symphony #4 6) Beethoven-Symphony #9 7) Mozart-Symphony #41 "Jupiter" 8) Dvorak-Symphony #9 9) Haydn-Symphony ...

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Alright, we finally start Round 1. There was too much ambiguity over most of the categories, but let's start with an easy one. We will do large orchestral pieces with multiple movements. GoodMusicGuide defines symphonies as "A large-scale work for full orchestra. Usually consists of four moveme...

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Okay.

That's the simplified version.

We go live within the next ten minutes.

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1) Pretty much.

2) I'll probably change it to "Symphonic Composition". But I'm pretty sure Rite of Spring is a suite because there is a ballet.

Poll starts tomorrow! I had to study for a test, but the delay ends tomorrow.

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SONGS: 6) Foals / Inhaler 11) Alt J / Left Hand Free 20) KONGOS / Come With Me Now 24) Milky Chance / Stolen Dance 35) Civil Twilight / Letters From The Sky 46) Jack White / Lazaretto 56) Yeasayer / O.N.E. 66) Foals / My Number 99) Kasabian / Days Are Forgotten 100) Foster The People / Pumped Up Ki...

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^^That's why I created the Program category. I felt there were enough symphonic poems and other works to justify that category. Examples of acceptable "Program" Music: Copland-Fanfare for the Common Man Daisuke-Stella Tchaikovsky-1812 Overture R. Strauss-Also Sprach Zarathustra It's often ...

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I'm excited for this! Did we ever figure out if individual movements were allowed, or only full pieces? I prefer to listen to pieces in their entirety (just like I prefer albums to singles, go figure). But some genres, especially opera, might make that a bit difficult. This was part of the reason w...

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Hello all! The mid-Decade is underway and there are other things going on, but I do intend to start a classical poll shortly. I know this will be a challenge and probably isn't the most practical idea for a poll, but I'm going to try anyway! The poll was inspired by the rousing success of Unacclaime...

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Valleys of Neptune is also not a compilation.

That's why I am including it.

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And for kicks, the by-year version: 2010 ALBUMS 1) Kanye West-My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (big surprise!) 2) John Butler Trio-April Uprising 3) Jimi Hendrix-Valleys of Neptune 4) Yeasayer-Odd Blood 5) Black Keys-Brothers 6) Arcade Fire-The Suburbs 7) Janelle Monae-The Archandroid 8) Gorillaz-P...

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Here's my lists. Believe me, reating them was a Herculean task, and are still subject to change. ALBUMS 1) PJ Harvey-Let England Shake (2011) 2) Kasabian-Velociraptor! (2011) 3) Kanye West-My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) 4) Veer Union-Divide the Blackened Sky (2012) 5) Cryoshell-[self-title...

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^I was thinking by period.

I'll get it started ASAP. I just have a bit on my plate right now. But rest assured it will be within the next month or so.

And I'm still debating over whether I should include partial segments, eg any single one of Vivaldi's four seasons or a specific aria.

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Okay, I was able to make a shortlist of 100 songs. And there were still a few songs that had to be cut. Most of the usual suspets will be on there, but here are some out-of-the-ordinary picks you may see from me: SONGS Biffy Clyro-Biblical (2013) British India-Anti-Gravity (2010) Birds of Tokyo-Plan...

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So you're NOT doing it by year? That makes things a bit more difficult. I have a very clear favorite for albums ("Let England Shake"), but songs is basically a five-way tie between all the songs I picked those years ("Plans", "Days are Forgotten", "Bitter End"...

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Decemberists-What A Terrible World, What a beautiful World 4.5/5 Dodos-Individ 4/5 Doomtree-All Hands 4/5 Pretty good for now. And with teasers from Florence + the Machine and British India, this ould be a good year for music. That's all I heard. I actually really liked the New Decemberists. It remi...

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Excellent
Let England Shake
Sound of Silver
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Illinois
Lost in the Dream

Good
Channel Orange
Modern Vampires of the City

Meh
Merriwether Post Pavilion
Fleet Foxes

Haven't Heard
The Life Pursuit

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My picks for Winners: Lonely Boy (#3 year) Get Lucky (#1) Seasons (#12) Pyramids (#30) Runaway (#32) White Winter Hymnal (#48) Two Weeks (Not in Top 50) So I like the albums list better. But what do I know? The only one I wholeheartedly agreed with was "Get Lucky" but mostly because 2013 w...

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Good list! I'm especially pleased to see my #1 in the Top Ten and #2 in the Top 20. Those two were great! I have no problems with War on Drugs winning. It was my #3 and I did give it a 5/5 on my initial listen. It actually came very lose to snatching #1 at times, but I went with my gut at the last m...

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A lot of albums I haven't heard. I think I'll only listen to new albums where there are ones I recognize and vote from there.

I guess I'll do predict It as well.

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Wasn't a fan of Doomtree at all, sounded very much like a watered-down RTJ2 imitation What's funny is I didn't think RTJ2 was anything special but I've liked Doomtree for awhile. And yes, the Dodos album is pretty good. 4.5/5. Probably my favorite album by them, or at least best since Time to Die. ...

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I have a few! Aside from most of the ones already mentioned, there's Capital Cities-Kangaroo Court https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJinWua98NA 30 Seconds to Mars-Hurricane (NSFW) http://vimeo.com/28623696 Sum 41-In too Deep https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emGri7i8Y2Y Vance Joy-Riptide https://www.yo...

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Haven't heard any of the bigger albums yet. I did hear the last Doomtree, though. Doomtree are a rap group based from Minneapolis. They have a tendeny to make haotic beats and songs without choruses. With their latest albums, most of them at least have hooks. They are an original group, so at least ...

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