Moderately Acclaimed Albums 11 - Round 3.2

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Moderately Acclaimed Albums 11 - Round 3.2

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Welcome to Round 3.2 of Moderately Acclaimed Albums 2020!

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 22nd at 10am EST.

Here's a link to the bracket for the entire tournament:
http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=473090

Match-ups:
1. Santana - Santana vs. Cocteau Twins - Treasure
2. The Breeders - Pod vs. Kate Bush - The Sensual World
3. Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson vs. Dinosaur Jr - Farm
4. Ritchie Valens - Ritchie Valens vs. Wayne Shorter - EMANON


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3 | Santana - Santana vs. 6 | Cocteau Twins - Treasure
5 | The Breeders - Pod vs. 2 | Kate Bush - The Sensual World
7 | Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson vs. 4 | Dinosaur Jr - Farm
8 | Ritchie Valens - Ritchie Valens vs. 1 | Wayne Shorter - EMANON
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My picks:
1. Santana - Santana vs. Cocteau Twins - Treasure
2. The Breeders - Pod vs. Kate Bush - The Sensual World
3. Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson vs. Dinosaur Jr - Farm
4. Ritchie Valens - Ritchie Valens vs. Wayne Shorter - EMANON

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1. Santana - Santana
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1. Santana - Santana vs. Cocteau Twins - Treasure
2. The Breeders - Pod vs. Kate Bush - The Sensual World
3. Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson vs. Dinosaur Jr - Farm
4. Ritchie Valens - Ritchie Valens vs. Wayne Shorter - EMANON

I must confess that I've taken to starting from track 5 when listening to EMANON - I like it much better that way.
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2. Santana - Santana (1969) vs. 3. Cocteau Twins - Treasure (1984)
6. The Breeders – Pod(1990) vs. 1. Kate Bush - The Sensual World (1989)
4. Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson (1988) vs. 8. Dinosaur Jr. - Farm (2009)
7. Ritchie Valens - Ritchie Valens (1959) vs. 5. Wayne Shorter - EMANON (2018)
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1. Santana - Santana vs. Cocteau Twins - Treasure
2. The Breeders - Pod vs. Kate Bush - The Sensual World
3. Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson vs. Dinosaur Jr - Farm
4. Ritchie Valens - Ritchie Valens vs. Wayne Shorter - EMANON
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1. Santana - Santana
2. The Breeders - Pod
3. Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson
4. Ritchie Valens - Ritchie Valens
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1. Santana - Santana
2. The Breeders - Pod
3. Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson
4. Ritchie Valens - Ritchie Valens
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Cocteau Twins - Treasure
Kate Bush - The Sensual World
Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson
Ritchie Valens - Ritchie Valens
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Treasure 85 - Santana 79
The Sensual World 93 - Pod 78
Brian Wilson 78 - Farm 74
EMANON 86 - Ritchie Valens 81
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Treasure
Pod
Farm
Ritchie Valens

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SANTANA - SANTANA
KATE BUSH - THE SENSUAL WORLD
BRIAN WILSON - BRIAN WILSON
RITCHIE VALENS - RITCHIE VALENS
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8 | Santana | Santana
1 | Cocteau Twins | Treasure

5 | The Breeders | Pod
2 | Kate Bush | The Sensual World

4 | Brian Wilson | Brian Wilson
6 | Dinosaur Jr | Farm

3 | Wayne Shorter | EMANON
7 | Ritchie Valens | Ritchie Valens
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1. Cocteau Twins - Treasure
2. The Breeders - Pod
3. Dinosaur Jr - Farm
4. Ritchie Valens - Ritchie Valens
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Match-ups:
1. Cocteau Twins - Treasure
2. The Breeders - Pod
3. Dinosaur Jr - Farm
4. Pass
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I seemed to be more in a Cocteaus than a Kate mood this week, hence their switching of positions in my rankings:

3. Santana - Santana v. 7. Cocteau Twins - Treasure
5. The Breeders - Pod v. 8. Kate Bush - The Sensual World
4. Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson v. 2. Dinosaur Jr. - Farm
6. Ritchie Valens - Ritchie Valens v. 1. Wayne Shorter - EMANON

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2. Santana - Santana vs. 1. Cocteau Twins - Treasure
5. The Breeders - Pod vs. 3. Kate Bush - The Sensual World
7. Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson vs. 6. Dinosaur Jr - Farm
8. Ritchie Valens - Ritchie Valens vs. 4. Wayne Shorter - EMANON

Although mostly another great selection I feel that Farm and Brian Wilson are getting a little out of their depth by now. And I really have a hard time understanding why Ritchie Valens keeps doing so well. My love for La Bamba remains untarnished, but the more I listen to the whole album the more I get the feeling that it is the only acceptable song on there (maybe because the traditional it's based on is strong). I get that 2 hour jazz albums aren't for everyone, but to me EMANON dwarfs Valens in more than just size.

Speaking of EMANON, I have to disagree with DaveC in that to me the first four tracks are the highlight (though I like the whole album). These early songs give me the feel like some free jazz band is trying to write some soundtracks for very old Hollywood epics and I'm a sucker for that stuff.
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Winners in red:

1. Santana - Santana vs. Cocteau Twins - Treasure
2. The Breeders - Pod vs. Kate Bush - The Sensual World
3. Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson vs. Dinosaur Jr - Farm
4. Ritchie Valens - Ritchie Valens vs. Wayne Shorter - EMANON
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Cocteau Twins - Treasure
The Breeders - Pod
Dinosaur Jr - Farm
Ritchie Valens - Ritchie Valens
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1. Santana - Santana vs. Cocteau Twins - Treasure
2. The Breeders - Pod vs. Kate Bush - The Sensual World
3. Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson vs. Dinosaur Jr - Farm
4. pass
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20 voters this week:
Bang Jan
bonnielaurel
Brad
DaveC
FrankLotion
hectorthebat
Honorio
jaimeW
Jirin
Kingoftonga
Listyguy
LunarPiper
madzong
mileswide
prosecutorgodot
Rdwdbob
Rob
rumpdoll
Schüttelbirne
spiritualized

Winners:
1. Cocteau Twins - Treasure over Santana - Santana 11-9
2. Kate Bush - The Sensual World over The Breeders - Pod 10-9
3. Dinosaur Jr - Farm over Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson 12-7
4. Ritchie Valens - Ritchie Valens over Wayne Shorter - EMANON 9-8

Round 3.3 up next!
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