Moderately Acclaimed Albums 5 - Round 4.2

[Brad]

Welcome to the Part 2 of the Fourth round of Moderately Acclaimed Albums 5!

Vote for your favorite album in each match-up.
Remember, anyone can vote as long as the voter has heard both albums!
Comments are encouraged but not absolutely necessary.
Deadline = October 6th at 10am EST.

Match-ups:
1. Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring vs. Joni Mitchell - Ladies Of The Canyon
2. Champion Jack Dupree - Blues From The Gutter vs. JJ Cale - Naturally
3. Pere Ubu - Datapanik in the Year Zero (EP) vs. Rodriguez - Cold Fact
4. Nina Simone - Pastel Blues vs. Exuma - Exuma I (1970)

Carry On!

[Honorio]

1. Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring vs. Joni Mitchell - Ladies of the Canyon
Life's what you make it. Stardust and golden, the colour of spring in Laurel Canyon. Getting ourselves back to the garden.

2. Champion Jack Dupree - Blues from the Gutter vs. J.J. Cale - Naturally
The dense atmosphere of the barrelhouses in New Orleans or the breezy sounds of Tulsa? Mmm, call me the breeze.

3. Pere Ubu - Datapanik in the Year Zero vs. Rodriguez - Cold Fact
Post punk in the year zero (before punk). But Sugar Man brings back all those colors to my dreams. That's the cold fact.

4. Nina Simone - Pastel Blues vs. Exuma - Exuma
Exuma got fire and brimstone coming out of his mouth. But Nina got blood on the leaves. Where you gonna run to?

[PlasticRam]

1. Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring vs. Joni Mitchell - Ladies Of The Canyon
2. Champion Jack Dupree - Blues From The Gutter vs. JJ Cale - Naturally
3. Pere Ubu - Datapanik in the Year Zero (EP) vs. Rodriguez - Cold Fact
4. Nina Simone - Pastel Blues vs. Exuma - Exuma I (1970)

[Henrik]

4. Nina Simone - Pastel Blues vs. Exuma - Exuma
Exuma got fire and brimstone coming out of his mouth. But Nina got blood on the leaves. Where you gonna run to?

Yes, where?

[Honorio]

Ha, ha, sorry, I forgot to take out the colors (to my dreams). Where I'm gonna run to then? To the Pastel Blues!
Sorry Brad, it should have been like that: Nina Simone - Pastel Blues vs. Exuma - Exuma

[Brad]

Ha, ha, sorry, I forgot to take out the colors (to my dreams). Where I'm gonna run to then? To the Pastel Blues!
Sorry Brad, it should have been like that: Nina Simone - Pastel Blues vs. Exuma - Exuma

I knew you (or someone) would catch that! No problem...

[jamieW]

Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring
JJ Cale - Naturally
Rodriguez - Cold Fact
Nina Simone - Pastel Blues

Favorite album I didn't vote for: Champion Jack Dupree - Blues From The Gutter

[Stephan]

What a week, definitely my favorite half of the bracket. The second match-up is incredibly close.

1. Exuma - Exuma
2. Rodriguez - Cold Fact
3. Champion Jack Dupree - Blues From the Gutter
4. JJ Cale - Naturally
5. Nina Simone - Pastel Blues
6. Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring
7. Joni Mitchell - Ladies of the Canyon
8. Pere Ubu - Datapanik in the Year Zero (EP)

[DaveC]

1. Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring
2. Champion Jack Dupree - Blues From The Gutter
3. Pere Ubu - Datapanik in the Year Zero (EP)
4. Exuma - Exuma I (1970)

[Jirin]

Joni Mitchell - Ladies Of The Canyon 84-80
JJ Cale - Naturally 77-73
Rodriguez - Cold Fact 85-83
Nina Simone - Pastel Blues (234th AT - 428th AT)

A lot of very hard choices this week.

[Brad]

My picks:

1. Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring vs. Joni Mitchell - Ladies Of The Canyon
2. Champion Jack Dupree - Blues From The Gutter vs. JJ Cale - Naturally
3. Pere Ubu - Datapanik in the Year Zero (EP) vs. Rodriguez - Cold Fact
4. Nina Simone - Pastel Blues vs. Exuma - Exuma I (1970)

Thanks!

[Michel]

1. Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring
2. JJ Cale - Naturally
3. Pere Ubu - Datapanik in the Year Zero (EP)

[Brad]

about 10-1/2 hours left to vote!

[DocBrown]

1. Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring vs. Joni Mitchell - Ladies Of The Canyon
2. Champion Jack Dupree - Blues From The Gutter vs. JJ Cale - Naturally
3. Pere Ubu - Datapanik in the Year Zero (EP) vs. Rodriguez - Cold Fact
4. Nina Simone - Pastel Blues vs. Exuma - Exuma I (1970)

[Listyguy]

Talk Talk gets my vote

[Henrik]

Talk Talk gets my vote

^

[Nassim]

1. Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring
2. Champion Jack Dupree - Blues From The Gutter
4. Exuma - Exuma I (1970)[/color]

[Kingoftonga]

1. Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring
2. Champion Jack Dupree - Blues From The Gutter
3. Rodriguez - Cold Fact
4. Exuma - Exuma I (1970)

[Brad]

Talk Talk gets my vote

^

Hi Henrik - Sorry to be dense, but is that a vote for Talk Talk?

[Brad]

13 total voters this week:
Brad
DaveC
DocBrown
Henrik
Honorio
jaimeW
Jirin
KingofTonga
Listyguy
Michel
Nassim
PlasticRam
Stephan

Winners (Advance to Quarter-Finals!):
1. Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring over Joni Mitchell - Ladies Of The Canyon 9-4
2. JJ Cale - Naturally over Champion Jack Dupree - Blues From The Gutter 6-5
3. Rodriguez - Cold Fact over Pere Ubu - Datapanik in the Year Zero (EP) 7-3
4. Nina Simone - Pastel Blues vs. Exuma - Exuma I (1970) ***TIE! 5-5 NEXT VOTE WINS!!!***

We have a tie:
Nina Simone - Pastel Blues vs. Exuma - Exuma I (1970) ***TIE! 5-5 NEXT VOTE WINS!!!***

We will need to await the winner of the tie-breaker before breaking out the Quarter-Final match-ups.
Who will step up?

[Stephan]

Ooh, exciting. That vote could very well decide the winner of this entire tournament. Not to put any pressure on the voter or anything.

[Henrik]

Talk Talk gets my vote

^

Hi Henrik - Sorry to be dense, but is that a vote for Talk Talk?

Yes

I will listen to "Pastel Blues" and "Exuma" later during the week if no one else breaks the tie before me. I have already heard both, but didn't vote because as they are close.

[Michel]

They are close for me too but my vote finally goes to Exuma.

[Brad]

And Exuma takes it! 6-5 in OT... Thanks Michel!

Quarter-finals coming up real soon!