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527. Dion and the Belmonts – A Teenager in Love (1959) 8/10

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526. Chayanne - Provócame (1992) 3/10

525. Mitski – Two Slow Dancers (2018) 8/10

522. The Replacements – Answering Machine (1984) 7/10
523. The Byrds – It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue (1969) 8/10
524. The Jesus and Mary Chain – Some Candy Talking (1986) 9/10

My votes: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ae/Siouxsie_%26_the_Banshees-Juju.jpg 3. Andy Stott - Luxury Problems (2012) vs. 1. Siouxsie and The Banshees - Juju (1981) 2. Mecano - Entre el cielo y el suelo (1986) vs. 4. Mountains - Centralia (2013) Favourite song off every album: Numb / Sp...

521. Guided by Voices – Postal Blowfish (1995) 6/10

Happy birthday, Rob!

Welcome to the Round 1.15 of the 14th edition of the Moderately Acclaimed Albums poll! Remember: - Vote for your favourite album in each match-up. - Anyone can vote as long as the voter has heard both albums. - Good-spirited comments are encouraged, but not absolutely necessary. Deadline = July 9th ...

Winners of Round 1.14:
1. Charles Mingus - Let My Children Hear Music over Kate Bush – Aerial 10-6
2. ROME - Die Æsthetik der Herrschaftsfreiheit over Jeff Rosenstock – WORRY. 9-7

An improvement in participation with 16 voters, 2 more than last week and the same as last year. The voters were: acroamor Bang Jan bonnielaurel Brad DaveC FrankLotion Honorio Lagunin Listyguy Madzong mileswide phil Rdwdbob Rob Romain Schüttelbirne And these are the winners of Round 1.14: 1. Charles...

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520. The Beautiful South – Prettiest Eyes (1994) 7/10

A provisional list taken from my 2010s list. I'll expand it to a Top 25 albums lis and a Top 50 songs list as usual (in a couple of weeks). This year happens to feature both my favourite album and my favourite song of the 2010s... ALBUMS: 1. SUFJAN STEVENS "Carrie & Lowell" (#31 of all...

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519. Russ Tolman - Monterey (1998) 6/10

Ursus Stultus wrote: ↑Sat Jul 01, 2023 4:01 am Hi Solitair, for some strange reason, I can't open the new update of June 30 Mega Critic Chart. Is there anything different that would cause that? Thank you! Ursus

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516. Amália Rodrigues - Coimbra (1953) 8/10
517. Todd Rundgren - Determination (1978) 7/10
518. Ultra Naté - Free (1997) 7/10

My votes: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3c/CharlesMingusLetMyChildrenHearMusic.jpg 2. Kate Bush – Aerial (2005) vs. 1. Charles Mingus - Let My Children Hear Music (1972) 4. Jeff Rosenstock – WORRY. (2016) vs. 3. ROME - Die Æsthetik der Herrschaftsfreiheit (2011) Favourite song off ever...

514. Terje Rypdal – Dead Man's Tale (1968) 8/10
515. Griffin House – The Guy That Says Goodbye to You Is Out of His Mind (2006) 7/10

Winners of Round 1.13:
1. Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares - Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares over The Sugarcubes - Life's Too Good 8-6
2. Otoboke Beaver - Itekoma Hits over Sorority Noise - You're Not As _____ As You Think 8-5

513. Foreigner – Juke Box Hero (1981) 6/10

Rob wrote: ↑Sun Jun 25, 2023 7:32 pm - Well, we have a new #1, which took a long time. Congratulations Honorio and Miles Davis!

Well, that's fantastic! I knew it was performing well but I haven't suspected that it was that well.

Welcome to the Round 1.14 of the 14th edition of the Moderately Acclaimed Albums poll! Remember: - Vote for your favourite album in each match-up. - Anyone can vote as long as the voter has heard both albums. - Good-spirited comments are encouraged, but not absolutely necessary. Deadline = July 2nd ...

Again a drop this week with only 14 voters, 3 less than last week and last year and a new low (the lowest participation on the tournament so far): Bang Jan bonnielaurel Brad DaveC FrankLotion Honorio Lagunin Listyguy Madzong mileswide Rdwdbob Rob Romain Schüttelbirne And these are the winners of Rou...

My favourite Spanish song of 2014: Sílvia Pérez Cruz & Raül Fernandez Miró's "Gallo rojo, gallo negro" https://images2.imgbox.com/92/8d/zFuIwCNy_o.jpg The team made up by Sílvia Pérez Cruz and Raül Fernández Miró was an on-off project, which only lasted an album and a tour, even if bo...

ALBUMS: https://images2.imgbox.com/7b/eb/O3wXCAz2_o.jpg 1. JOHN LUTHER ADAMS "Become Ocean [Seattle Symphony / Ludovic Morlot]" (#91 of all time) Inspired by a poem by John Cage (" listening to it we become ocean "), Adams wrote this environmentally conscious classical piece (in...

I can see that one of the songs on my list (Miles Davis' "Sanctuary") went directly to the Top 10! And with options to be the new #1. That's great!

Today I'll post the results 2 or 3 hours later than usual.

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510. Taylor Swift – Bad Blood (2014) 3/10
511. Fall Out Boy – Thnks fr th Mmrs (2007) 5/10
512. Hollow Hand – A World Outside (2018) 7/10

My votes: https://images2.imgbox.com/65/c9/zv6UR3SM_o.jpg 2. The Sugarcubes - Life's Too Good (1988) vs. 1. Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares - Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares (1975) 4. Otoboke Beaver - Itekoma Hits (2019) vs. 3. Sorority Noise - You're Not As _____ As You Think (2017) Favourite song off ev...

508. The Rolling Stones - Dandelion (1967) 8/10
509. Black Star feat. Common – Respiration (1999) 7/10

507. Maurice Ravel - Concerto pour piano en sol majeur: I. Allagremente (1932) 9/10

506. Pere Ubu – Oh Catherine (1991) 6/10

Rob, I've edited my rating for the previous song.

Welcome to the Round 1.13 of the 14th edition of the Moderately Acclaimed Albums poll! Remember: - Vote for your favourite album in each match-up. - Anyone can vote as long as the voter has heard both albums. - Good-spirited comments are encouraged, but not absolutely necessary. Deadline = June 25th...

Winners of Round 1.12:
1. Tom Waits - Small Change over The B-52's - Wild Planet 11-6
2. Jenny Hval - Classic Objects over Air Supply - The One That You Love 14-3

A slight improvement this week, with 17 voters, 2 more than last week and 1 more than last year. The voters were: Bang Jan Brad DaveC digitiser FrankLotion hectorthebat Honorio Jirin Lagunin Listyguy Madzong mileswide phil Rdwdbob Rob Romain Schüttelbirne And these are the winners of Round 1.12: 1. ...

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505. Jay and the Americans – Come a Little Bit Closer (1964) 5/10

501. Devendra Banhart – Little Boys (2005) 8/10
502. The xx – A Violent Noise (2017) 7/10
503. Jake Bugg – Two Fingers (2012) 6/10
504. Sergei Rachmaninoff – All-Night Vigil, Op.37 - Rejoice, O Virgin (1915) 8/10

My votes: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b4/Tom_Waits_-_Small_change_%281976%29.jpg 1. Tom Waits - Small Change (1976) vs. 3. The B-52's - Wild Planet[/b] (1980) 2. Jenny Hval - Classic Objects (2022) vs. 4. Air Supply - The One That You Love[/b] (1981) Favourite song off every album: T...

500. Les Fatal Picards – Française des Jeux (2007) 7/10

phil wrote: ↑Mon Jun 12, 2023 1:16 am Too late...

Yes, I'm sorry but I'm not going to include your votes.

499. Beastie Boys – Pass the Mic (1992) 6/10

Welcome to the Round 1.12 of the 14th edition of the Moderately Acclaimed Albums poll! Remember: - Vote for your favourite album in each match-up. - Anyone can vote as long as the voter has heard both albums. - Good-spirited comments are encouraged, but not absolutely necessary. Deadline = June 18th...

Winners of Round 1.11:
1. Elton John - Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy over Joanna Newsom - Divers 8-6
2. Emma Ruth Rundle - On Dark Horses over Go_A - #Ідиназвук 9-4

A new drop this week, with 15 voters, 1 less than last week and three less than last year. I had hopes that at least the nominators of the albums of the second bracket could show up to defend their nominations but this didn't happen. The voters were: Bang Jan bonnielaurel Brad DaveC digitiser FrankL...

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497. Doves – Black and White Town (2005) 7/10
498. Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: III. Rondo (Vivace) (1808) 8/10

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