Bracketology 4 Albums Edition: FINALS!

[Bang Jan]

We are down to our final four! Now we shall choose the winner!

The way this game works is that you will be given four sets of four albums each. You have to rank each set from best to worst. Your #1 will be given 4 points, #2 3 points and so on. The winner of each bracket will advance into the next round. Ties will be broken by number of first place votes.

Feel free to ask any questions, deadline is next Wednesday at 16:00 UTC.

Here are the final four:

4 | The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground & Nico
6 | The Clash | London Calling
10 | Radiohead | OK Computer
19 | The Beatles | Abbey Road

[deadpacifist]

1 | Radiohead | OK Computer
2 | The Beatles | Abbey Road
3 | The Clash | London Calling
4 | The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground & Nico

[Nick]

1. Radiohead- OK Computer
2. The Clash- London Calling
3. The Beatles- Abbey Road
4. The Velvet Underground- The Velvet Underground & Nico

[luney6]

4 | The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground & Nico
19 | The Beatles | Abbey Road
6 | The Clash | London Calling
10 | Radiohead | OK Computer

VU and Nico is miles above the rest, but the other three pretty good themselves.

[Henrik]

1 | The Beatles | Abbey Road
2 | The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground & Nico
3 | The Clash | London Calling
4 | Radiohead | OK Computer

[BleuPanda]

1. The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground & Nico
2. Radiohead | OK Computer
3. The Clash | London Calling
4. The Beatles | Abbey Road

[Harold]

1. Radiohead | OK Computer
2. The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground & Nico
3. The Beatles | Abbey Road
4. The Clash | London Calling

[whuntva]

No shame in being last in this final. Clash still makes the Top 150.

OK Computer.
Velvet Underground and Nico
Abbey Road
London Calling

[Romain]

The top4 is not really a surprise isnt'it?


10 | Radiohead | OK Computer
4 | The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground & Nico
6 | The Clash | London Calling
19 | The Beatles | Abbey Road

[Henry]

1. Abbey Road (1)
2. London Calling (155)
3. OK Computer (181)
4. VU (608)

Prediction is that VU wins with this contest.

[Gillingham]

10 | Radiohead | OK Computer (15)
4 | The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground & Nico (100-150)
6 | The Clash | London Calling (200-250)
19 | The Beatles | Abbey Road (unranked)

[Honorio]

1 | The Clash | London Calling
2 | Radiohead | OK Computer
3 | The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground & Nico
4 | The Beatles | Abbey Road

[prosecutorgodot]

FINALLLLL

01. | OK Computer
Personally, an eye-opening masterpiece.

02. | TVUAN
First 8 tracks or so are of rock lore.

03. | Abbey Road
Sweet, sweet music. So pretty.

04. | London Calling
The album here that I don't love. But I appreciate its influence.

[Nassim]

Hello from the Cesaria Evora airport in Cape Verde! Not sure any other artist appearing in AM has an airport at his/her name!

1) The Beatles - Abbey Road
2) Radiohead - OK Computer
3) VU & Nico - VU & Nico
4) The Clash - London Calling

[Listyguy]

Damn, Zeppelin IV only missed out by a first place vote...

Abbey Road
VU and Nico
OK Computer
London Calling

We've got my #2 all time album and three damn good albums behind it. 2 and 3 was a toss up for me, and I probably gave Lou Reed and company the edge because who really wants to see OK Computer win again.

[Greg]

6 | The Clash | London Calling
4 | The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground & Nico
10 | Radiohead | OK Computer
19 | The Beatles | Abbey Road

[jamieW]

1 | The Beatles | Abbey Road
2 | The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground & Nico
3 | Radiohead | OK Computer
4 | The Clash | London Calling

As much as I like it, "London Calling" is a distant fourth here, simply because it's the only album that has filler (for me, anyway) and a couple of tracks I really don't care for. (With that said, it's still in my top 200 albums of all time.) The other three are a virtual tie for first.

[GucciLittlePiggy]

10 | Radiohead | OK Computer (#3 All-Time)
6 | The Clash | London Calling (#122)
19 | The Beatles | Abbey Road (#166)
4 | The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground & Nico (#360)

[Otisredding]

1 | The Clash | London Calling
2 | The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground & Nico
3 | The Beatles | Abbey Road
4 | Radiohead | OK Computer

[TimmyWing]

Numbers are my all-time rankings:

2 | Radiohead | OK Computer
17 | The Clash | London Calling
27 | The Beatles | Abbey Road
48 | The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground & Nico

[Michel]

6 | The Clash | London Calling
4 | The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground & Nico
10 | Radiohead | OK Computer
19 | The Beatles | Abbey Road

[Bang Jan]

4 | The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground & Nico
19 | The Beatles | Abbey Road
10 | Radiohead | OK Computer
6 | The Clash | London Calling

[bonnielaurel]

10 | Radiohead | OK Computer
19 | The Beatles | Abbey Road
4 | The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground & Nico
6 | The Clash | London Calling

[Bang Jan]

There is still time left to decide the winner!

[JohnnyBGoode]

1. Radiohead | OK Computer
2. The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground & Nico
3. The Beatles | Abbey Road
4. The Clash | London Calling

[JohnnyBGoode]

Hello from the Cesaria Evora airport in Cape Verde! Not sure any other artist appearing in AM has an airport at his/her name!

1) The Beatles - Abbey Road
2) Radiohead - OK Computer
3) VU & Nico - VU & Nico
4) The Clash - London Calling

Not just somebody in the AM list but someone from this final:

Liverpool John Lennon Airport

[notbrianeno]

Radiohead | OK Computer (#12 all-time)
The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground & Nico (#68 all-time)
The Beatles | Abbey Road(#241 all-time)
The Clash | London Calling

Choosing between Radiohead and VU was a painful choice, ultimately went with Radiohead's sublime melodies and eerily alien rock music over the pure lust, power, and darkness of VU.

[Dan]

1 | Radiohead | OK Computer
2 | The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground & Nico
3 | The Beatles | Abbey Road
4 | The Clash | London Calling

Big fan of all four.

[sonofsamiam]

4 | The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground & Nico
10 | Radiohead | OK Computer
19 | The Beatles | Abbey Road
6 | The Clash | London Calling

[Bang Jan]

19 HOURS!

[Jirin]

10 | Radiohead | OK Computer #27 AT
19 | The Beatles | Abbey Road #44 AT
6 | The Clash | London Calling #52 AT
4 | The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground & Nico #68 AT

[Bang Jan]

FINAL RESULTS:

10 | Radiohead | OK Computer | 83 | 14
4 | The Velvet Underground | The Velvet Underground & Nico | 70 | 4
19 | The Beatles | Abbey Road | 63 | 5
6 | The Clash | London Calling | 54 | 4

Thanks to everyone who voted or otherwise participated in this tournament for making it possible!

[whuntva]

Wow!

My exact order is the final result. What are the odds?

But great game, Bang Jan.

VU won the album's poll, but I always wondered how many of the people who helped it there voted here? I'm glad OK Computer won, even though it is kinda cliche at this point, though any of the four would have been worthy winners.

[Honorio]

Great game, Bang Jan, many thanks for hosting it...

[Listyguy]

Excellent poll, Bang Jan!

[luney6]

Yes, a lot of fun, Bang Jan. Thanks.