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Gorillaz - Demon Days Roy Harper - Stormcock Sixteen Horsepower - Sackcloth 'n' Ashes Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence With the exception of "Demon Days," which is one of my favorite albums, the rest of these matchups were razor-close. The most difficult choice was Sixteen Horsepower over The ...

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Sufjan Stevens - Age of Adz Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man The Beach Boys - The SMiLE Sessions Pete Seeger - We Shall Overcome: The Complete Carnegie Hall Concert Strong, strong group of albums. The only one of the eight that I'm not really wild about is "The Dreaming," though I'm certa...

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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH GROUP George Winston-Night: Snow/Midnight/Minstrels Jackson Browne-Somebody's Baby Rush-La Villa Strangiato Seven Year Bitch-MIA The gorgeous, minimalist piece by Winston (from an equally gorgeous album) easily trumps a song that still brings back fond childhood memories. JOHAN...

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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN GROUP dEUS-Nothing Really Ends Cortijo and His Time Machine-Gumbo Civil Twilight-Letters from the Sky Salem-Oftentimes I really like all of these. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART GROUP Koji Kondo-Gerudo Valley Prince-Moonbeam Levels Eric Clapton-Let it Rain Gentle Giant-On Reflection It...

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Gorillaz - Demon Days
The Black Keys - El Camino
Sixteen Horsepower - Sackcloth 'n' Ashes
Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence

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My favorite year ever (and it’s not particularly close). It’s too bad that the 1967 poll year coincided with the busiest month of my life, because I would’ve loved to have posted longer lists if I’d had the time… Albums: 1. Love – Forever Changes 2. The Moody Blues – Days of Future Passed 3. The Vel...

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Brian Eno - Ambient 1: Music for Airports
Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man

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Thanks, Sweepstakes Ron! I was (finally) able to listen to the Jacques Higelin album on the link you provided and I enjoyed it very much. It's certainly more varied than Seeger's album, featuring virtually every style from Rockabilly to Funk. However, though it may very well be my second favorite al...

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Thank you, Rob and Bang Jan for trying to help with the Jacques Higelin album. Unfortunately, both links are not available in my region. (I will probably just end up purchasing it, since it's taken on a legendary status in my mind based upon its inaccessibility!)

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Genesis - Selling England by the Pound The Church - Starfish The Beach Boys - The SMiLE Sessions I know I sound like a broken record, but I still can't find Jacques Higelin. If he survives this round, I vow to just purchase the album. (The only reason I don't now is that Pete Seeger might be my favo...

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Thank you, Dan. Your very kind words mean a lot to me, as well.

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Dan, I haven’t had much time to participate on the forum lately, but I had to take time to thank you for your thoughtful and informative post. You mentioned concerns people might have about labeling, but I think what you’ve done is brought a spirit of caring and understanding for many people who hav...

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Pink Floyd - Meddle
The Black Keys - El Camino
Sixteen Horsepower - Sackcloth 'n' Ashes
Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence

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I'm very happy that they included "This Used To Be My Playground." I think it's such a gorgeous, heartbreaking song (if I remember right, it came out not long after her breakup with Sean Penn) and it's my personal favorite by Madonna. I also LOVE them listing the unheralded "Promise T...

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Ever have a song that you later found out was not nearly as liked/acclaimed as you thought? That's how I feel about "Cherish" by the Association. For years (for some reason) I just assumed it was acclaimed because I'd heard it a lot on the radio (yes, I really was that naïve at one time) a...

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I didn't vote at the end of round 1 because there were a few albums I hadn't heard yet and I ran out of time. I figured I'd easily be able to catch up with them by the end of round 2 (but was wrong). Now I'm back for the beginning of round 3, and still hoping I can listen to those few remaining unhe...

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Albums: 1. The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds 2. The Beatles – Revolver 3. Bob Dylan – Blonde On Blonde 4. Donovan – Sunshine Superman 5. Nina Simone – Wild Is the Wind 6. Frank Zappa/The Mothers of Invention – Freak Out! 7. The Association – And Then … Along Come the Association 8. The Mamas and the Papas...

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Thanks, Henrik. I'm loving everything I see so far. The new additions you've made to the site are incredible. And, most importantly, as Pierre said, I hope all is better with your health. (For some odd reason, I'm happy to see "Pet Sounds" back at #1, even though I prefer it by only a frac...

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Genesis - Selling England by the Pound The Church - Starfish Bark Psychosis - Hex I still haven't been able to hear "Alertez les bébés." Honorio, I noticed you posted a YouTube link, but it looks like it's not available in my region. (I wonder if Jirin is having the same problem.) Thank yo...

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Two great artists; two great songs. (In fact, I give both songs a 10 out of 10.) Thanks, Listyguy. This was a lot of fun!

Jimi Hendrix (All Along the Watchtower)

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At this stage of the game, I was thinking to myself which song(s) for the artist that I didn't vote for would've made me vote differently. In the case of Jimi, it would've taken "All Along the Watchtower" to beat "Hey Jude." However, there are many Radiohead songs that could've b...

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Sufjan Stevens - Age of Adz
Roy Harper - Stormcock
The Beach Boys - The SMiLE Sessions
Pete Seeger - We Shall Overcome: The Complete Carnegie Hall Concert

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Results possibly in 10 hours time, otherwise 24. Still time for last minute votes. No list from Mindrocker for 1965!! Always look forward to that. Sorry for the absence, DaveC. After years of listing a certain fatigue has kicked in I'm afraid. Mindrocker, hopefully, the fatigue won't last long (tho...

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Stevie Wonder (Living For the City)
Radiohead (Fake Plastic Trees)
Neil Young (Cowgirl in the Sand)
The Beatles (A Day in the Life)

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Woodie Guthrie - Dust Bowl Ballads
The Black Keys - El Camino
Sixteen Horsepower - Sackcloth 'n' Ashes
Spiro - Lightbox

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For the second month in a row, I didn’t have time to re-listen to/rank all my favorite albums, but I’m pretty sure these would be the top 5. Since the first version of “I-Feel-Like-I’m Fixin’-To-Die” came out in 1965, I voted for it here, although I far prefer both subsequent versions (especially th...

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Stevie Wonder (Uptight)
David Bowie (Lady Grinning Soul)
Leonard Cohen (Dance Me to the End of Love)
Arcade Fire (Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains))
Neil Young (Heart of Gold)
Jimi Hendrix (Hey Joe)
The Beatles (In My Life)
The National (I Need My Girl)

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Stevie Wonder (Superstition) Townes Van Zandt (Waiting Around to Die) Bob Dylan (Hurricane) Madonna (Vogue) The Rolling Stones (Angie) Nick Drake (River Man) Nick Cave (Red Right Hand) The National (Afraid of Everyone) Bruce Springsteen (The River) The Clash (Spanish Bombs) Radiohead (Creep) Jimi He...

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Pink Floyd - Meddle
Mogwai - Rock Action
Depeche Mode - Songs of Faith and Devotion
Lana Del Rey - UIltraviolence

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The Beatles (Eleanor Rigby) Stevie Wonder (I Wish) (My closest matchup of the week) Bob Dylan (It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)) Nina Simone (Wild is the Wind) Elvis Costello (Watching the Detectives) Arcade Fire (Suburban War) Kanye West (Gold Digger) (Or maybe this one’s the closest…) The Natio...

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Yeah, I'm one of those admittedly generic people. As I've said before, I didn't really even start listening to music until I found this site, and I still have plenty of music to get through here before stepping outside the site. If I actually included video game music on my list that would probably...

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Gorillaz - Demon Days Band Of Horses - Everything All Of The Time The Drive By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Dark Ólafur Arnalds - Living Room Songs It really hurt to vote against Leonard Cohen. I've joked a lot about my top 2 albums facing each other every week, but this week took it to a who...

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The best way to 'toggle' the results to make them more interesting isn't to go by post count or only including the top 100, it's to make a delineation between the lists highly correlated to the AM list vs. those with more eclectic tastes. Last time, sonofsamiam just separated out the "Stairway...

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I think this is the best list to find "lost" or "new" jewels: If we divide the points each song earned by the number of votes, these are the top 100 songs that on average scored better votes, with a minimum of 2 votes (In other words: people who put these songs on their lists, p...

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The Beatles (Yesterday) Pink Floyd (Time) Bob Dylan (Knockin On Heaven's Door) (Very close…) Madonna (Like a Virgin) The Rolling Stones (Satisfaction) (I already knew nearly all of these songs, and I must say that “Things Behind the Sun,” even though it doesn’t get my vote, was the one of all of the...

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After regretfully missing the last two weeks of round 1, I hope to be back now for the rest of the journey... The Waterboys - Fisherman’s Blues Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can CunninLynguists - Oneirology Jane Birkin - Ex-fan des sixties (In keeping with many weeks in round 1, my favorite two ...

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Thank you for the outstanding countdown, BleuPanda! I’ve said it before: I don’t know how you and all the other hosts for these massive polls manage to make such incredible presentations look so easy, but I’m grateful to all of you for the hard work and dedication you put into them. Like most have ...

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Thank you for the outstanding countdown, BleuPanda! I’ve said it before: I don’t know how you and all the other hosts for these massive polls manage to make such incredible presentations look so easy, but I’m grateful to all of you for the hard work and dedication you put into them. Like most have s...

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Wow, great start! I can't believe from my list that "Music for 18 Musicians" (or any of the sections of it) did not make this, but Ligeti's utterly terrifying "Requiem" did! :o So a little bittersweet from a modern classical perspective. This was my fault. I had "Music For ...

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I had no time this month to review my 1964 albums or (more importantly) listen to the great recommendations from everyone that I haven't heard. But I can always throw together a quick songs list... Songs: 1. The Zombies – She’s Not There 2. Jacques Brel – Amsterdam 3. The Animals – House of the Risi...

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Three years ago when I joined the forum, my first post was my top 500 songs of all time. Now, some 500 posts later, I’ve attempted to do it again. Same as before, these are the songs that mean the most to me personally, from childhood guilty pleasures to the current favorites I can’t stop listening ...

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I hope to have my list ready by Sunday night. (That list of past participants that Otisredding put together sure has some legendary AMF members. Hopefully, many of them will still submit a list – especially since I can thank those past lists for several songs that will be appearing on mine!)

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Unfortunately, I've had a very busy week, so I can only vote in the first two matchups...

Sarah Vaughan - With Clifford Brown
Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand the Rain

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Take good care of yourself, Henrik! I would happily trade any and all future updates for your good health. AM first caught my eye because of the incredible all-time lists you put together; but I started participating because of the friendly atmosphere you've created and maintained, and all the wonde...

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What an amazing week! Every one of these albums ranges between good and wonderful. (And what a great discovery that Richard Buckner album was!) Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man Richard Buckner - Bloomed Café Tacvba - Cuatro Caminos Butthole Surfers - Locust Abortion Technician Panteón Rococó - Comp...

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Also, I'm very happy to see you submitted a list after all, Romain! (I know you said originally that you didn't plan on it.) It's yet another great list filled with variety. (And, again, many of my personal favorites!)

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I think this list will be an absolute treat to everyone. It's definitely the most complete list of greatest songs I've ever seen, and also my favorite (and that's even without it featuring my all-time favorite song, which you said before you're not a fan of). Many of your modern classical selection...

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OK, so this was truly an exercise in indulgence. In the past I have tried to put limitations on my list, generally excluding older classical as I found it hard to compare. However, the recent classical poll has inspired me to think differently. It also caused me to dive deep into classical like I n...

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You’re welcome, bootsy. Like I said, it’s a very personal album for me, so it still might not connect with you the same way. I just appreciate that you’re willing to give everything a chance, which is what I always try to do, too.

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“Universal Themes” is a very good album, but (admittedly) a little disappointing after “Benji,” my favorite album of 2014. To answer Bootsy’s question (and maybe I’m not the best person to respond, since I had a very personal connection to “Benji,” which removes all objectivity), what I loved most a...

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