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by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Apr 21, 2016 8:19 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: 5873/6000: Round 1, Week 2
Replies: 24
Views: 13309

Re: 5873/6000: Round 1, Week 2

Just under 4 hours left to vote (I may or may not be a bit late).
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Apr 21, 2016 8:07 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: R.I.P. Prince (1958-2016)
Replies: 95
Views: 57771

Re: R.I.P. Prince (1958-2016)

Where I live, it actually HAS snowed this April. Why, oh why did I not take that as a sign?
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Apr 20, 2016 8:37 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: 5873/6000: Round 1, Week 2
Replies: 24
Views: 13309

Re: 5873/6000: Round 1, Week 2

1. Dog Days Are Over 2. Mountains 3. Islands in the Stream 4. Don't Give Up on Me 1. Lips Like Sugar 2. Slam 3. Delilah 4. Sittin' in the Balcony 1. A New England 2. Put It On 3. Wang Dang Doodle 4. Sarah I'll be honest, "A New England" is half the reason I decided to take up this game in ...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Mon Apr 18, 2016 9:10 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 7 - Round 1.4
Replies: 42
Views: 21850

Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 7 - Round 1.4

2. Days Are Gone Yeah, I'm the HAIM fan here. Jirin, thank you for summing up in one succinct sentence what makes the album so enjoyable for me, because I was NOT expecting such lukewarm reception, and seeing as this forum has some very, ahem, verbose people, I felt kinda like I was put on the hot s...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Fri Apr 15, 2016 12:20 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: 5873/6000: Round 1, Week 2
Replies: 24
Views: 13309

5873/6000: Round 1, Week 2

The rules are simple: rank the songs in each set of 4 from best to worst. First gets 4 points, last gets 1. The top two will move on to the next round. The deadline to vote is Thursday, April 21st at 8 P.M. EST. 5893. Florence + The Machine - Dog Days Are Over 5916. Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton -...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Fri Apr 15, 2016 12:19 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: 5873/6000: Round 1, Week 1
Replies: 26
Views: 14753

Re: 5873/6000: Round 1, Week 1

1. Louis Armstrong - St. Louis Blues (62, 8) 2. The Weeknd - Wicked Games (57, 7) --- 3. Bloodstone - Natural High (47, 4) 4. Dixie Chicks - Wide Open Spaces (44, 2) 1. Supertramp - Bloody Well Right (63, 9) 2. The Mystics - Hushabye (56, 4) --- 3. Freeway feat. Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel - What We Do (...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Apr 14, 2016 9:59 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Best of the B-Sides: Round 2 Week 1
Replies: 25
Views: 13482

Re: Best of the B-Sides: Round 2 Week 1

New York, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down (this matchup is too good for the round of 64)
Just a Little Lovin'
Bring Da Ruckus
Think for Yourself
Freddie Freeloaded
May This Be Love
The Great Curve (this matchup is WAY too good for the round of 64)
Brain Damage
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Apr 14, 2016 7:06 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: 5873/6000: Round 1, Week 1
Replies: 26
Views: 14753

Re: 5873/6000: Round 1, Week 1

GucciLittlePiggy wrote:I'll only have time to go through the first two sets before the 8:00 deadline. Really sorry about that. If my votes don't count then I completely understand.
No, they're counted.

Just under 5 hours left!
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Apr 13, 2016 11:31 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: 5873/6000: Round 1, Week 1
Replies: 26
Views: 14753

Re: 5873/6000: Round 1, Week 1

1. Wicked Games
2. Wide Open Spaces
3. St. Louis Blues
4. Natural High

1. What We Do
2. Bloody Well Right
3. Hushabye
4. Oh Yeah

1. Disappointed
2. Valley Girl
3. Stuck on You
4. Sunglasses at Night

1. Warm in the Winter
2. Rude Boy Rock
3. The Trees
4. Brothers in Arms
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sun Apr 10, 2016 6:45 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2015 Update
Replies: 538
Views: 377755

Re: Errors in the 2015 Update

According to RYM, Divinyls' "I Touch Myself" was a single in 1990.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Apr 07, 2016 10:25 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 8
Replies: 26
Views: 13568

Re: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 8

1. Misty Mountain Hop 2. Mutual Slump 3. Glad Tidings 4. Givin' the Dog a Bone 1. The Beat 2. You Never Give Me Your Money 3. Ball and Biscuit 4. No. 13 Baby 1. One Love 2. Down on the Street 3. This Is the One 4. Ultra Violet (Light My Way) 1. The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts 2. I'm Waiting ...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Apr 07, 2016 10:10 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: 5873/6000: Round 1, Week 1
Replies: 26
Views: 14753

5873/6000: Round 1, Week 1

The rules are simple: rank the songs in each set of 4 from best to worst. First gets 4 points, last gets 1. The top two will move on to the next round. The deadline to vote is Thursday, April 14th at 8 P.M. EST. 5886. Dixie Chicks - Wide Open Spaces 5923. The Weeknd - Wicked Games 5950. Louis Armstr...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Apr 07, 2016 1:25 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Future project ideas
Replies: 35
Views: 15434

Re: Future project ideas

Thank you both. I think I'll go with Bleu's idea on this one. I'll probably get the game running later tonight.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Apr 07, 2016 1:12 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Future project ideas
Replies: 35
Views: 15434

Re: Future project ideas

The question is, how would the seeding be done? You can't do a Bracketology format with only 128 songs. Well either take the bottom 256 songs, or do 1 on 1 matches. And what I'm doing with Best of the B-Sides is to do 4 way matches the first round and then one on one from that point on. The 4-way m...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Apr 06, 2016 11:40 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Future project ideas
Replies: 35
Views: 15434

Re: Future project ideas

The question is, how would the seeding be done? You can't do a Bracketology format with only 128 songs.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Tue Apr 05, 2016 9:19 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Future project ideas
Replies: 35
Views: 15434

Re: Future project ideas

I could run the 5873/6000 one, though I noticed one song in that selection that will probably destroy the rest...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Mar 31, 2016 10:51 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 7
Replies: 20
Views: 11334

Re: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 7

1. Serve the Servants
2. Wagon Wheel
3. Judy Is a Punk
4. Radio Cure

1. Mysterons
2. Europe Endless
3. Singapore
4. Drown in My Own Tears

1. Spanish Bombs
2. Visions
3. Little Miss Strange
4. Decades

1. Cry Baby Cry
2. Tread Water
3. Songbird
4. Overture
by Sweepstakes Ron
Tue Mar 29, 2016 2:11 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 7 - Round 1.1
Replies: 38
Views: 18078

Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 7 - Round 1.1

1. Pleased to Meet Me While the Feelies album lives up to its title (and greatly benefits from it), the 'Mats album feels more "whole" to me. I need to listen to Let It Be again, but I think this one might be better. "Alex Chilton" is incredible. 3. Anniemal Yeah, we all know how...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Tue Mar 29, 2016 12:25 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Does Pink Moon have a shot at entering the top 250 next year?
Replies: 1
Views: 1921

Re: Does Pink Moon have a shot at entering the top 250 next year?

It does seem to me like it's the most talked about of his three albums. Given the title track's unexpectedly huge jump into the top 500 a few years ago, I'd say it's definitely a possibility.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Mon Mar 28, 2016 5:46 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: What's your Top 5 Albums of 2000s?
Replies: 38
Views: 25465

Re: What's your Top 5 Albums of 2000s?

I can't make a definite albums list until whenever the next all-time poll happens, but I can come up with:

Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak
Annie - Anniemal
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
Kanye West - Graduation
Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
by Sweepstakes Ron
Mon Mar 28, 2016 1:19 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2015 Update
Replies: 538
Views: 377755

Re: Errors in the 2015 Update

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Gil Scott-Heron should be 1970 as it appeared on Small Talk at 125th and Lenox originally. That's vastly different from the Pieces of a Man version, which is almost certainly the one that all the lists refer to. If that is the case, though, than MGMT's "...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Mar 24, 2016 10:11 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 6
Replies: 24
Views: 13508

Re: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 6

1. Freddie Freeloader
2. She's the One
3. Bob Dylan's 115th Dream
4. Sanctuary

1. Satisfaction
2. Pretty Baby
3. Planet Telex
4. Videotape

1. The Great Curve
2. Lost in the World
3. Ignoreland
4. Climbing Up the Walls

1. Love You To
2. Lounge Act
3. Brain Damage
4. You Gotta Move
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Mar 17, 2016 11:03 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 5
Replies: 37
Views: 18274

Re: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 5

Ahh, wait up! 1. Birds 2. Stranded on Death Row 3. Candy's Room 4. A House Is Not a Motel 1. Keep the Customer Satisfied 2. Kimberly 3. Lord Only Knows 4. Just a Little Lovin' 1. Barely Legal 2. Shake Your Hips 3. The Last Resort 4. Day of the Lords 1. Fixing a Hole 2. Sometimes 3. Never Had No One ...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sun Mar 13, 2016 11:36 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2015 Update
Replies: 538
Views: 377755

Re: Errors in the 2015 Update

"Right Here, Right Now" by Jesus Jones was released as a single in 1990, according to RYM.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sat Mar 12, 2016 11:07 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Share a Spotify playlist!
Replies: 23
Views: 14103

Re: Share a Spotify playlist!

I just did my top 1000 songs list for the first time since March of last year. The playlist below consists of all songs that rose at least 250 spots (treating all previously unranked songs as #1001 last year). The big winner of the last year is Foals' "Spanish Sahara," which rose from not...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sat Mar 12, 2016 2:46 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2015 Update
Replies: 538
Views: 377755

Re: Errors in the 2015 Update

Intro's EOY list for 2012 has the Magician remix of Lykke Li's "I Follow Rivers" at #1, but it is not on shown on the song's page. Is that because it's a remix?
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Mar 10, 2016 9:04 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 4
Replies: 58
Views: 26313

Re: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 4

1. Think for Yourself 2. Soul Love 3. Buckets of Rain 4. Dear Doctor 1. Bring da Ruckus 2. She Watch Channel Zero!? 3. The Gash 4. Broken Face 1. Gasoline Dreams 2. Beautiful 3. Love of My Life 4. On-Sided Love Affair 1. If It Ain't Ruff 2. New York, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down 3. Oh My L...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Mar 09, 2016 11:59 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Almost finished with the top 1000 albums!
Replies: 35
Views: 15781

Re: Almost finished with the top 1000 albums!

OK, guys, I am officially feeling old. But for the record, and since we are comparing our listening skills, I have rated 8700 albums on RYM since I became a member on this site, i.e. 12 years. The vast majority of those are albums, but the EP's and singles are largely offset by my listening years b...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Tue Mar 08, 2016 12:52 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Chart Week 10 2016
Replies: 38
Views: 24566

Re: AMF Chart Week 10 2016

I've pretty much ignored this whole thing so far, but I need to nominate this one, to honor a personal favorite show of mine that recently finished in first season, which will probably be its last season... Jack White - You Are the Sunshine of My Life Pardon my ignorance, but I am curious, which on...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Tue Mar 08, 2016 2:49 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF Chart Week 10 2016
Replies: 38
Views: 24566

Re: AMF Chart Week 10 2016

I've pretty much ignored this whole thing so far, but I need to nominate this one, to honor a personal favorite show of mine that recently finished in first season, which will probably be its last season...

Jack White - You Are the Sunshine of My Life
by Sweepstakes Ron
Mon Mar 07, 2016 2:09 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Random Rules March - Submissions
Replies: 17
Views: 9625

Re: Random Rules March - Submissions

Give me 3 hours and I'll start it. Unless someone else wants to do it.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sat Mar 05, 2016 7:35 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Random Rules March - Submissions
Replies: 17
Views: 9625

Re: Random Rules March - Submissions

Jamie xx - Loud Places Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber The Beatles - The Ballad of John and Yoko They Might Be Giants - Piece of Dirt The Rolling Stones - 19th Nervous Breakdown Sufjan Stevens - John Wayne Gacy, Jr. Flying Lotus - Hunger Flying Lotus - Moment of Hesitation The Beatles - Twist an...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Fri Mar 04, 2016 9:47 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Almost finished with the top 1000 albums!
Replies: 35
Views: 15781

Re: Almost finished with the top 1000 albums!

The total number of albums I've listened to doesn't even reach 300. Of course, I'm 6 years younger than BleuPanda, so I have plenty of time to catch up. But I think there are a lot of highly acclaimed albums where I feel like it will be a while before I even feel the need to listen to them, let alon...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Fri Mar 04, 2016 3:52 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Random Rules March - Submissions
Replies: 17
Views: 9625

Random Rules March - Submissions

Another month, another Random Rules! All you need to do is submit your list of 10 random songs - the next ten that come up via the random generator on your entire music library. We'll pull them all together then start the next part in a couple days (48 hours or 10 lists, whichever comes last), then ...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Mar 03, 2016 4:58 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 7 (2016) - The Draw!
Replies: 35
Views: 16622

Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 7 (2016) - The Draw!

Anyone else doing a prediction? I'm doing mine in increments as a briefly preview each album on Allmusic.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Mar 03, 2016 3:56 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF All-Time Song Poll (2015 edition results)
Replies: 458
Views: 290164

Re: AMF All-Time Song Poll (2015 edition results)

However, Henrik thinks Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash's duet of Girl from the North Country and Dylan's original are one; I don't think this should be the case as it immediately becomes different by becoming a duet. Actually, I believe those were counted together in this poll as well. But not the two ve...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Mar 03, 2016 3:32 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF All-Time Song Poll (2015 edition results)
Replies: 458
Views: 290164

Re: AMF All-Time Song Poll (2015 edition results)

Unrelated to the video, but this didn't occur to me until just now: the next time we do this poll, I say we DON'T count remixes separately from the original song. No remixes made the list (except "Ignition" which is not really a standard case), and I don't think anyone put multiple mixes ...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Thu Mar 03, 2016 1:00 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 3
Replies: 35
Views: 17379

Re: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 3

1. What's Happening Brother 2. Slim Slow Slider 3. To Kingdom Come 4. Running to Stand Still 1. Quicksand 2. Resolution 3. Little Green 4. Cast No Shadow 1. Ten Years Gone 2. Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad? 3. May This Be Love 4. Rockin' Chair 1. Pastime Paradise 2. Anti-Nigger Machine 3. Taste the ...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Mon Feb 29, 2016 12:44 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Errors in the 2015 Update
Replies: 538
Views: 377755

Re: Errors in the 2015 Update

The Crash Test Dummies song actually has three M's per word, not four :mrgreen:
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sun Feb 28, 2016 10:37 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: 6000 Songs: Bruce Springsteen - Prove It All Night
Replies: 5
Views: 4138

Re: 6000 Songs, 6000 Opinions: Song 3175, Opinion 21

Springsteen was amazing in concert and even though I didn't see him until after 2005, he was still magnificent. I wonder if any AMers have seen him in the past 5-8 years and can report on whether his live shows are still great. In fact, one of the very few concerts I've been to so far was The Boss ...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sun Feb 28, 2016 1:31 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF All-Time Song Poll (2015 edition results)
Replies: 458
Views: 290164

Re: AMF All-Time Song Poll (2015 edition results)

Unrelated to the video, but this didn't occur to me until just now: the next time we do this poll, I say we DON'T count remixes separately from the original song. No remixes made the list (except "Ignition" which is not really a standard case), and I don't think anyone put multiple mixes ...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sat Feb 27, 2016 7:50 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF All-Time Song Poll (2015 edition results)
Replies: 458
Views: 290164

Re: AMF All-Time Song Poll (2015 edition results)

Unrelated to the video, but this didn't occur to me until just now: the next time we do this poll, I say we DON'T count remixes separately from the original song. No remixes made the list (except "Ignition" which is not really a standard case), and I don't think anyone put multiple mixes o...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Sat Feb 27, 2016 7:46 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF All-Time Song Poll (2015 edition results)
Replies: 458
Views: 290164

Re: AMF All-Time Song Poll (2015 edition results)

Thanks for the compliments, everyone! Maybe I'll make the video public someday, but I'd like to let it sit for a little while. Sweepstakes Ron, beautiful video! Great high quality of rather unknown pics in some cases. Where did you get all these?! Google Images, mostly. I tried my best to get pictur...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Feb 24, 2016 11:38 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 2
Replies: 32
Views: 15785

Re: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 2

babydoll wrote:...I literally had to turn off the music after the first minute; Veteran's Day Poppy was that horrendous.
I'd say it gets better after the first minute... he stops singing early on.
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Feb 24, 2016 11:00 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 2
Replies: 32
Views: 15785

Re: Best of the B-Sides: Round 1 Week 2

1. Candle 2. Absolutely Sweet Marie 3. Thank You 4. Veteran's Day Poppy 1. Police and Thieves 2. The Lady in My Life 3. Darling Nikki 4. Warszawa 1. Thank You For Talking to Me Africa 2. I'm Comin' Down 3. There's a World 4. The Black Angel's Death Song 1. I'll Go Crazy 2. Love 3. Bodies 4. Grey Lag...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Feb 24, 2016 10:51 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AMF All-Time Song Poll (2015 edition results)
Replies: 458
Views: 290164

Re: AMF All-Time Song Poll (2015 edition results)

Well, I've gone and done it. I've actually been working on this since a few weeks after the results. The fact that it took this long says less about how hard it was to make and more about how I was able to making this while, simultaneously, actually having a life. What I'm saying is, don't worry abo...
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Feb 24, 2016 7:39 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Kanye West's "The Life of Pablo"
Replies: 152
Views: 89221

Re: Kanye West's "The Life of Pablo"

Maschine_Man wrote:Image
Pitched up samples of 4'33", here we come!
by Sweepstakes Ron
Wed Feb 24, 2016 7:39 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Kanye West's "The Life of Pablo"
Replies: 152
Views: 89221

Re: Kanye West's "The Life of Pablo"

Given the shakey production schedule for TLOP, this probably means nothing significant, assumptions that TLOP was be his last album notwithstanding.

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