Moderately Acclaimed Albums 11 - Round 2.8

[Brad]

Welcome to round 2.8 of Moderately Acclaimed Albums 2020... the last week of round 2!

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 8th at 10am EST.

Unfortunately, the BracketMaker link is no longer available.

Match-ups:
1. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid vs. The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
2. Blondie - Eat to the Beat vs. Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth
3. Washed Out - Within and Without vs. Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion
4. Levellers - Levelling The Land vs. The Shins - Port Of Morrow

You better stop, look around
Here it comes

[Schüttelbirne]

3 | Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid vs. 4 | The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
2 | Blondie - Eat to the Beat vs. 1 | Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth
8 | Washed Out - Within and Without vs. 7 | Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion
5 | Levellers - Levelling The Land vs. 6 | The Shins - Port Of Morrow

[acroamor]

1. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid
2. Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth
3. Washed Out - Within and Without

[Jirin]

The Archandroid 92 - Hatful of Hollow 84
Sailor’s Guide To Earth 82 - Eat To The Beat 79
Songs Of Faith And Devotion 92 - A Sailor’s Guide To Earth 85
Port Of Morrow 86 - Leveling The Land 74

[Rdwdbob]

1. THE SMITHS - HATFUL OF HOLLOW (gave me great grief to go against Janelle)
2. BLONDIE - EAT TO THE BEAT
3. DEPECHE MODE - SONGS OF FAITH AND DEVOTION
4. THE SHINS - PORT OF MORROW

[Rob]

Unfortunately, the BracketMaker link is no longer available.

Would it be an option to place the upcoming match-ups in The Draw topic? It misses the prediction element of BracketMaker of course, but it is a way to quickly look up the coming matches for those who want to listen a bit in advance.

[DaveC]

1. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid vs. The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
2. Blondie - Eat to the Beat vs. Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth
3. Washed Out - Within and Without vs. Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion
4. Levellers - Levelling The Land vs. The Shins - Port Of Morrow

[FrankLotion]

1. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid
2. Blondie - Eat to the Beat
3. Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion
4. Levellers - Levelling The Land

[Akhenaten]

1. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid
2. Blondie - Eat to the Beat
3. Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion
4. Levellers - Levelling The Land

[hectorthebat]

1. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid
2. Blondie - Eat to the Beat
3. Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion
4. Levellers - Levelling The Land

[Listyguy]

1. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid vs. The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
2. Blondie - Eat to the Beat vs. Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth
3. Washed Out - Within and Without vs. Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion
4. Levellers - Levelling The Land vs. The Shins - Port Of Morrow

[rumpdoll]

1. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid vs. The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
2. Blondie - Eat to the Beat vs. Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth
3. Washed Out - Within and Without vs. Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion

[Brad]

Unfortunately, the BracketMaker link is no longer available.

Would it be an option to place the upcoming match-ups in The Draw topic? It misses the prediction element of BracketMaker of course, but it is a way to quickly look up the coming matches for those who want to listen a bit in advance.

Yes, thanks for the suggestion - when I get a chance (this is Hell-week) I'll list the albums going into the third round!

[Edre Depeche Head]

1. The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
2. Blondie - Eat to the Beat
3. Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion
4. The Shins - Port Of Morrow

Depeche Mode always takes the W with me

[Brad]

My picks:
1. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid vs. The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
2. Blondie - Eat to the Beat vs. Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth
3. Washed Out - Within and Without vs. Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion
4. Levellers - Levelling The Land vs. The Shins - Port Of Morrow

Thanks!

[Honorio]

1. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid (2010) vs. 2. The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow (1984)
3. Blondie - Eat to the Beat (1979) vs. 4. Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth (2016)
6. Washed Out - Within and Without (2007) vs. 5. Depeche Mode - Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993)
8. Levellers - Levelling the Land (1991) vs. 7. The Shins - Port of Morrow (2012)

Favourite song from every album:
Cold War | Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now | Dreaming | In Bloom | You and I | I Feel You | Battle of the Beanfield | It's Only Life

Favourite song of the week: Dreaming

[Madzong]

1. The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
2. Blondie - Eat to the Beat
3. Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion
4. The Shins - Port Of Morrow

[bonnielaurel]

Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid
Blondie - Eat to the Beat
Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion
Levellers - Levelling The Land

[LunarPiper]

1. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid
2. Blondie - Eat to the Beat
3. Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion
4. The Shins - Port Of Morrow

[mileswide]

The top 2 albums this week play like 'best of's, both are sublime:

1. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid (#1 out of 4 albums I've heard by the artist- including Metropolis in this ranking) v. 2. The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow (3/5)
4. Blondie - Eat to the Beat (4/4) v. 8. Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth (2/2)
7. Washed Out - Within and Without (2/2) v. 6. Depeche Mode - Songs of Faith and Devotion (4/4)
3. Levellers - Levelling the Land (1/2) v. 5. The Shins - Port of Morrow (1/2)

[Brad]

Unfortunately, the BracketMaker link is no longer available.

Would it be an option to place the upcoming match-ups in The Draw topic? It misses the prediction element of BracketMaker of course, but it is a way to quickly look up the coming matches for those who want to listen a bit in advance.

Yes, thanks for the suggestion - when I get a chance (this is Hell-week) I'll list the albums going into the third round!

I posted the remaining albums by Quartile in the "The Draw" topic!

[Bang Jan]

1 | Janelle Monáe | The ArchAndroid
3 | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow

2 | Blondie | Eat to the Beat
6 | Sturgill Simpson | A Sailor's Guide to Earth

8 | Washed Out | Within and Without
4 | Depeche Mode | Songs Of Faith And Devotion

7 | Levellers | Levelling The Land
5 | The Shins | Port Of Morrow

[Rob]

Would it be an option to place the upcoming match-ups in The Draw topic? It misses the prediction element of BracketMaker of course, but it is a way to quickly look up the coming matches for those who want to listen a bit in advance.

Yes, thanks for the suggestion - when I get a chance (this is Hell-week) I'll list the albums going into the third round!

I posted the remaining albums by Quartile in the "The Draw" topic!

Great, thanks!

1. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid vs. 3. The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
4. Blondie - Eat to the Beat vs. 2. Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth
7. Washed Out - Within and Without vs. 8. Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion
5. Levellers - Levelling The Land vs. 6. The Shins - Port Of Morrow

The first four are a lot stronger than the final four in my opinion.

[Kingoftonga]

Winners in red (if I'm in time):

1. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid vs. The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
2. Blondie - Eat to the Beat vs. Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth
3. Washed Out - Within and Without vs. Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion

[Brad]

just remembered it's Tuesday ugh - will post results soon!

[Brad]

20 voters this week:
acroamor
Akhenaten
Bang Jan
bonnielaurel
Brad
DaveC
Edre Peraza
FrankLotion
hectorthebat
Honorio
Jirin
Kingoftonga
Listyguy
LunarPiper
madzong
mileswide
Rdwdbob
Rob
rumpdoll
Schüttelbirne

Winners:
1. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid over The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow 15-5
2. Blondie - Eat to the Beat over Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth 16-4
3. Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion over Washed Out - Within and Without 15-5
4. The Shins - Port Of Morrow over Levellers - Levelling The Land 9-8

Round 3 up next!