Moderately Acclaimed Albums 2018 - Round 2.8

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Moderately Acclaimed Albums 2018 - Round 2.8

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Welcome to the round 2.8 of Moderately Acclaimed Albums 2018, where we close out the second round!

Vote for your favorite album in each match-up.
Remember, anyone can vote as long as the voter has heard both albums.

Good-spirited comments are encouraged, but not absolutely necessary.
Deadline = September 4th at 10am EST.

Here's a link to the bracket for the entire tournament:
http://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?t ... 9%20(2018)

Match-ups:
1. Erykah Badu - Baduizm vs. Pet Shop Boys - Actually
2. Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly vs. Florence + The Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
3. Paavoharju - Laulu Laakson Kukista vs. Meade ‘Lux’ Lewis - Cat House Piano
4. Dolly Parton - Jolene vs. Philip Glass - Akhnaten


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6 | Erykah Badu | Baduizm
3 | Pet Shop Boys | Actually

1 | Ennio Morricone | The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
8 | Florence + The Machine | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful

7 | Paavoharju | Laulu Laakson Kukista
5 | Meade ‘Lux’ Lewis | Cat House Piano

4 | Dolly Parton | Jolene
2 | Philip Glass | Akhnaten
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1. Erykah Badu - Baduizm (1997) vs. 5. Pet Shop Boys - Actually (1987)
2. Ennio Morricone - Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo (1966) vs. 7. Florence + The Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (2015)
8. Paavoharju - Laulu laakson kukista (2008) vs. 3. Meade Lux Lewis - Cat House Piano (1956)
6. Dolly Parton - Jolene (1974) vs. 4. Philip Glass - Akhnaten (1987)
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1. Pet Shop Boys - Actually
2. Florence + The Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
The first Florence album I have heard that I like.
3. Paavoharju - Laulu Laakson Kukista
4. Dolly Parton - Jolene
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1. Erykah Badu - Baduizm
2. Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
3. Meade ‘Lux’ Lewis - Cat House Piano
4. Dolly Parton - Jolene
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1. Erykah Badu - Baduizm vs. Pet Shop Boys - Actually
3. Paavoharju - Laulu Laakson Kukista vs. Meade ‘Lux’ Lewis - Cat House Piano
I feel like that
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My picks:
1. Erykah Badu - Baduizm vs. Pet Shop Boys - Actually
2. Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly vs. Florence + The Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
3. Paavoharju - Laulu Laakson Kukista vs. Meade ‘Lux’ Lewis - Cat House Piano
4. Dolly Parton - Jolene vs. Philip Glass - Akhnaten

Thanks!
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Had a lot of music time this week, so I can vote early this time:

3. Erykah Badu - Baduizm vs. 4. Pet Shop Boys - Actually
1. Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly vs. 8. Florence + The Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
5. Paavoharju - Laulu Laakson Kukista vs. 6. Meade ‘Lux’ Lewis - Cat House Piano
2. Dolly Parton - Jolene vs. 7. Philip Glass - Akhnaten
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1. Pet Shop Boys - Actually
2. Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
3. Paavoharju - Laulu Laakson Kukista
4. Philip Glass - Akhnaten

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Florence + The Machine | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful


Ennio Morricone is great, and I know he's especially popular here, so I'm not surprised he's taking that matchup in a landslide. But I am still a little surprised that everyone who ranked 1-8 put Florence 7th or 8th. I'm curious why people dislike her. I think it's a very consistent album, the verses and lead-up to the chorus in Ship to Wreck are absolutely gorgeous, and Caught is a hidden gem as well, which I've never heard anyone talk about.
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1. Erykah Badu - Baduizm
2. Florence + The Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
3. Meade ‘Lux’ Lewis - Cat House Piano
4. Dolly Parton - Jolene
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Baduizm 87 - Actually 82
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly 75 - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful 74
Laulu Laakson Kukista 88 - Cat House Piano 79
Jolene 87 - Akhnaten 84
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14 hours left to vote!
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Pet Shop Boys - Actually
Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Paavoharju - Laulu Laakson Kukista
Philip Glass - Akhnaten
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1. Erykah Badu - Baduizm vs. Pet Shop Boys - Actually
2. Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly vs. Florence + The Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
3. Paavoharju - Laulu Laakson Kukista vs. Meade ‘Lux’ Lewis - Cat House Piano
4. Dolly Parton - Jolene vs. Philip Glass - Akhnaten
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Big let-down from last week... only 13 total voters this week:
andy1010
Bang Jan
Brad
DaveC
FrankLotion
Honorio
jamieW
Jirin
PlasticRam
Rob
Romain
StevieFan13
Sweepstakes Ron

Winners:
1. Pet Shop Boys - Actually over Erykah Badu - Baduizm 7-5
2. Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly over Florence + The Machine - How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful 8-4
3. Paavoharju - Laulu Laakson Kukista over Meade ‘Lux’ Lewis - Cat House Piano 7-5
4. Dolly Parton - Jolene over Philip Glass - Akhnaten 7-4

Next up: Round 3!
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