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Yup Yup Yo! Welcome to another round of Moderately Acclaimed Albums 7!

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 = May 17th at 10am EST.

Match-ups:
1. Beach House - Bloom vs. Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (III)
2. Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe vs. Ought - More than Any Other Day
3. Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe vs. dEUS - In a Bar, Under the Sea
4. Tim Buckley - Lorca vs. Jimmy Cliff - Jimmy Cliff


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Beach House - Bloom
Ought - More Than Any Other Day

That second match is ridiculous. Ought has been one of my favorite recent discoveries, so I'm happy to see someone nominated it here. The Bones of What You Believe is also a classic to me.
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Beach House - Bloom vs. Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (III)

Beach House has an interesting album, but lacking in direction, and memorability. The other album is also intersting, but lacking in both style and execution. Still wins, though.

Tim Buckley - Lorca vs. Jimmy Cliff - Jimmy Cliff

Easy choice.
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Peter Gabriel (III)
Jimmy Cliff (First 11 tracks)

Tim Buckley | Lorca
Peter Gabriel | Peter Gabriel (III)
Ought  | More than Any Other Day
Beach House | Bloom
Chvrches | The Bones of What You Believe
Jimmy Cliff | Jimmy Cliff
dEUS | In a Bar, Under the Sea
Blood Orange | Cupid Deluxe
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1. Beach House - Bloom (2012) vs. Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (1980)


2. Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe (2013) vs. Ought - More than Any Other Day (2014)


3. Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe (2013) vs. dEUS - In a Bar, Under the Sea (1996)


4. Tim Buckley - Lorca (1970) vs. Jimmy Cliff - Jimmy Cliff (1969)

Favourite song from every album:
Myth | Games Without Frontiers | The Mother We Share | The Weather Song | Chamakay | Theme from Turnpike | Anonymous Proposition | Many Rivers to Cross

Favourite song of the week: Games Without Frontiers




As I told on week 3 we have quite a lot of female involvement on the nominated albums. Since we're half way through the Round 1 I'm going to post some pictures of those talented ladies featured so far as a little homage to them:


Annie


Susanne Sundfør


Tori Amos


Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac)


Annie Clark (St. Vincent)


Kaki King


Alana Haim, Danielle Haim and Este Haim (HAIM)


Norah Jones


Yvonne Lanauze (Duke Ellington Orchestra)


Joni Mitchell


Renate Knaupp (Amon Düül II)


Julee Cruise


Stella Vander (Magma)


Mary J Blige


Chloë Alper (Pure Reason Revolution)


Robyn


Chi Fukami Taylor, Silke Steidinger and Ninja (The Go! Team)


Gal Costa


Lisa Germano


Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses)


Victoria Legrand (Beach House)


Lauren Mayberry (Chvrches)


Samantha Urbani (guest of Blood Orange)
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Thanks Honorio. Good topic, our female counterparts deserve a huge applause for the music they give us. It feels very male-centric in this forum (in the sense that I am not sure there are any female contributors to the forum), but I may be wrong ?
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Beach Hous 75-68
Ought 72-58
Jimmy Cliff 83-67

No access to In A Bar Under The Sea so far but not that big on Blood Orange.
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Peter Gabriel (III)

Not a bad record from Beach House, but Peter is the clear winner.

In a Bar Under the Sea

I assume positive attention for dEUS since their strong performance in Unacclaimed. Though I wonder how Instant Street would have done.

Jimmy Cliff

One of the greats. Can't be touched.
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spiritualized wrote:Thanks Honorio. Good topic, our female counterparts deserve a huge applause for the music they give us. It feels very male-centric in this forum (in the sense that I am not sure there are any female contributors to the forum), but I may be wrong ?
Bonnielaurel. At least her.

I'm pretty glad at female representation, too. You almost never see them on critics' lists, which is a real shame.
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Bang Jan, Jimmy Cliff is available on Spotify.
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1. Beach House - Bloom vs. Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (III)
2. Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe vs. Ought - More than Any Other Day
3. Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe vs. dEUS - In a Bar, Under the Sea
4. Tim Buckley - Lorca vs. Jimmy Cliff - Jimmy Cliff
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babydoll wrote:Bang Jan, Jimmy Cliff is available on Spotify.
Not in my region I'm afraid.
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Bang Jan wrote:
babydoll wrote:Bang Jan, Jimmy Cliff is available on Spotify.
Not in my region I'm afraid.

Just the first 11 tracks! The rest you can forget about.
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babydoll wrote:
Bang Jan wrote:
babydoll wrote:Bang Jan, Jimmy Cliff is available on Spotify.
Not in my region I'm afraid.
This is the re-released version of the album retitled.
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1. Beach House - Bloom vs. Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (III)
2. Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe vs. Ought - More than Any Other Day
3. Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe vs. dEUS - In a Bar, Under the Sea
4. Tim Buckley - Lorca vs. Jimmy Cliff - Jimmy Cliff
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2. Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe vs. Ought - More than Any Other Day

2 of my favorite albums of recent years (I actually think I nominated both).
The Bones of What You Believe is damn catchy and much varied than one would expect, but the first 4 songs of More Than Any Other Day make the best rock stretch of the decade so far imo ; it's witty, catchy and elegant. The rest is not as good but still pretty great.
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1. Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (III)
2. pass
3. dEUS - In a Bar, Under the Sea
4. Jimmy Cliff - Jimmy Cliff
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1. Beach House - Bloom vs. Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (III)
2. Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe vs. Ought - More than Any Other Day
3. Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe vs. dEUS - In a Bar, Under the Sea
4. Tim Buckley - Lorca vs. Jimmy Cliff - Jimmy Cliff

Song of the week: Chvrches - Gun
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1. Beach House - Bloom it was a 50/50 choice!
2. Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe
3. dEUS - In a Bar, Under the Sea
4. Jimmy Cliff - Jimmy Cliff
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Beach House - Bloom

What's odd about this one is I think nearly any other Peter Gabriel album would've beaten "Bloom," and Peter Gabriel III would've beaten any other Beach House album for me. I guess that's how it goes with random matchups...

Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe
dEUS - In a Bar, Under the Sea
Jimmy Cliff - Jimmy Cliff


(Also, thanks for the stunning photo gallery, Honorio! The one that struck me the most is Lisa Germano. She looks so vulnerable, which I can't help but both compare and contrast with the darkness of her album.)
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Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (III)
Tim Buckley - Lorca
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3. Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe vs. dEUS - In a Bar, Under the Sea
Close call, really enjoyed both. Little Arithmetics is considered a classic in Belgium and dEUS is very popular among French and Belgian indie community, so it was time I listened to that album. Worst Case Scenario would have won my vote by the way !
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Beach House - Bloom
Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe
dEUS - In a Bar, Under the Sea
Jimmy Cliff - Jimmy Cliff
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I'll probably only get one matchup in this week. If I get another in, I'll edit it in before Tuesday.

4. Tim Buckley - Lorca vs. Jimmy Cliff - Jimmy Cliff
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Winners in red.

1. Beach House - Bloom vs. Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (III)

Beach House is very pretty but I never really understood the massive acclaim. If I'm going to listen to something like this, why not just listen to the Cocteau Twins? On the other side of the bracket, I'd never heard this Peter Gabriel album before (or anything outside So) but I loved it. Weird, challenging, yet strangely catchy.

2. Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe vs. Ought - More than Any Other Day

Speaking of catchy albums, the Chvrches are incapable of writing a song without a hook that will stay in your head for the rest of the day.

3. Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe vs. dEUS - In a Bar, Under the Sea

I remember Cupid Deluxe getting high acclaim a few years ago, and this is embarrassing, but I avoided listening to it because the album artwork was so utterly dreadful. I'm sorry I waited so long; this album is awesome. dEUS was solid but wasn't nearly as striking to me.
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Honorio wrote:[imgsize 490x330]http://assets.rollingstone.com/assets/i ... 100726.jpg[/imgsize]
Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac)
Huh. This is a bit off topic but I never realized how much '70s Stevie Nicks looked like '90s Drew Barrymore.
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I see it babydoll - probably comparable consumption habits as well...

FYI - I will be a little late posting results tomorrow, as my wife and I just brought home our 4th (& last!) child from the hospital where he was born yesterday morning. Things are quite hectic around here, as you may imagine.

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Brad wrote:FYI - I will be a little late posting results tomorrow, as my wife and I just brought home our 4th (& last!) child from the hospital where he was born yesterday morning. Things are quite hectic around here, as you may imagine.

Thanks!
Congratulations, Brad! You've doubled our output (although I often tell people that our preemie son, born at just 25 wks., should count as two). Best of luck in the upcoming days (especially with sleep) and enjoy the time with your family!
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Congrats, Brad!
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Brad wrote:I see it babydoll - probably comparable consumption habits as well...

FYI - I will be a little late posting results tomorrow, as my wife and I just brought home our 4th (& last!) child from the hospital where he was born yesterday morning. Things are quite hectic around here, as you may imagine.

Thanks!
Woah ! courageous you are, Brad. We stopped at three, and that is already a lot :) That said, I am sure that your little bundle of joy will be raised in the most amazing musical environment.

Congrats ::: :happy-partydance:
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spiritualized wrote:
Brad wrote:I see it babydoll - probably comparable consumption habits as well...

FYI - I will be a little late posting results tomorrow, as my wife and I just brought home our 4th (& last!) child from the hospital where he was born yesterday morning. Things are quite hectic around here, as you may imagine.

Thanks!
Woah ! courageous you are, Brad. We stopped at three, and that is already a lot :) That said, I am sure that your little bundle of joy will be raised in the most amazing musical environment.

Congrats ::: :happy-partydance:
Yay! Those children will be blessed with good music!
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1. Beach House | Bloom vs. Peter Gabriel | Peter Gabriel (III)
2. Chvrches | The Bones of What You Believe vs. Ought | More than Any Other Day
3. Blood Orange | Cupid Deluxe vs. dEUS | In a Bar, Under the Sea
4. Tim Buckley | Lorca vs. Jimmy Cliff | Jimmy Cliff
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Thank you friends, for all the kind words!

I hope the board will appreciate the name we chose for our son: Bowie. A perhaps obvious but nonetheless respectful homage to one of the greatest artists of my lifetime. May our little guy grow up as free in spirit and as unabashed in his pursuit of happiness.

Meanwhile, here's my picks:
1. Beach House - Bloom vs. Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (III)
2. Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe vs. Ought - More than Any Other Day
3. Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe vs. dEUS - In a Bar, Under the Sea
4. Tim Buckley - Lorca vs. Jimmy Cliff - Jimmy Cliff

Thanks!
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Yes, congratulations Brad!
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That's a great name, and congratulations!

(and that reminds me that someone needs to stop me from naming my child Garrus if and when that happens)
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BleuPanda wrote:That's a great name, and congratulations!

(and that reminds me that someone needs to stop me from naming my child Garrus if and when that happens)
That's nothing. If it's a girl, I'd have to restrain myself from calling her "Danaerys Stormborn".

But Congrats Brad, and that's a great name even ignoring the reference.
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2. Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe vs. Ought - More than Any Other Day
3. Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe vs. dEUS - In a Bar, Under the Sea
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Sorry doing this on a phone and on the road, so no fancy stuff
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whuntva wrote:
BleuPanda wrote:That's a great name, and congratulations!

(and that reminds me that someone needs to stop me from naming my child Garrus if and when that happens)
That's nothing. If it's a girl, I'd have to restrain myself from calling her "Danaerys Stormborn".
I can picture that :
"How cute, what's her name ?"
"Her full name is Daenerys Storm born of House Targaryen, the First of Her Name, Queen of Meereen, Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, Protector of the Realm, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Breaker of Chains and Mother of Dragon. But we call her Dany for short"

And congrats to Brad of course ;)
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Congrats, Brad!

I don't know how the parents on this forum do it. I have zero children and I'm still barely able to listen to enough music to keep up with the rest of you in these polls and tournaments. :)
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Nassim wrote:
whuntva wrote:
BleuPanda wrote:That's a great name, and congratulations!

(and that reminds me that someone needs to stop me from naming my child Garrus if and when that happens)
That's nothing. If it's a girl, I'd have to restrain myself from calling her "Danaerys Stormborn".
I can picture that :
"How cute, what's her name ?"
"Her full name is Daenerys Storm born of House Targaryen, the First of Her Name, Queen of Meereen, Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, Protector of the Realm, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Breaker of Chains and Mother of Dragon. But we call her Dany for short"
Or try Misah :) I do wonder however how many Daenerys are in existence today because of GOT.
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Kingoftonga wrote:Congrats, Brad!

I don't know how the parents on this forum do it. I have zero children and I'm still barely able to listen to enough music to keep up with the rest of you in these polls and tournaments. :)
I have a failsafe solution : force them. But then they rebel and listen to shite like Ed Sheeran (I'm exaggerating a bit) or Sonic the Hedgehog music...But one day they WILL come back to good music. I know it ! :P
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Nassim wrote: I can picture that :
"How cute, what's her name ?"
"Her full name is Daenerys Storm born of House Targaryen, the First of Her Name, Queen of Meereen, Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, Protector of the Realm, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Breaker of Chains and Mother of Dragon. But we call her Dany for short")
That's hysterical!

I didn't realize there were so many GoT fans here!
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spiritualized wrote:
Kingoftonga wrote:Congrats, Brad!

I don't know how the parents on this forum do it. I have zero children and I'm still barely able to listen to enough music to keep up with the rest of you in these polls and tournaments. :)
I have a failsafe solution : force them. But then they rebel and listen to shite like Ed Sheeran (I'm exaggerating a bit) or Sonic the Hedgehog music...But one day they WILL come back to good music. I know it ! :P
My 7-1/2 year old listens primarily to Meghan Trainor (and her like) and "Beach Movie" music... but I did catch her singing along with "Ticket To Ride" a couple days ago...
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Brad wrote:
spiritualized wrote:
Kingoftonga wrote:Congrats, Brad!

I don't know how the parents on this forum do it. I have zero children and I'm still barely able to listen to enough music to keep up with the rest of you in these polls and tournaments. :)
I have a failsafe solution : force them. But then they rebel and listen to shite like Ed Sheeran (I'm exaggerating a bit) or Sonic the Hedgehog music...But one day they WILL come back to good music. I know it ! :P
My 7-1/2 year old listens primarily to Meghan Trainor (and her like) and "Beach Movie" music... but I did catch her singing along with "Ticket To Ride" a couple days ago...
You have got the basis for a good start - the Beatles are always popular with mine...but when they hit 11-12, hard to make them see the wood for the trees :)
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21 voters this round. Very encouraged by the steady participation, as we are halfway through the first round!:
antonius
babydoll
Bang Jan
BleuPanda
bonnielaurel
Brad
DaveC
DocBrown
GucciLittlePiggy
Honorio
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Jirin
Kingoftonga
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Nassim
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PlasticRam
Romain
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spiritualized
whuntva

Match-ups:
1. Beach House - Bloom vs. Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (III) 9-9 ***TIE Next Vote Wins!!!***
2. Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe over Ought - More than Any Other Day 9-7
3. dEUS - In a Bar, Under the Sea over Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe 10-6
4. Jimmy Cliff - Jimmy Cliff over Tim Buckley - Lorca 12-4

We have a tie!:
Beach House - Bloom vs. Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (III) 9-9 ***TIE Next Vote Wins!!!***

Next round (1.9) will be up soon!

***Edited with scores
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Brad wrote:
spiritualized wrote:My 7-1/2 year old listens primarily to Meghan Trainor (and her like) and "Beach Movie" music... but I did catch her singing along with "Ticket To Ride" a couple days ago...
You poor man. No one should be forced to listen to Meghan Trainor. Meghan Trainor is the antichrist of music.
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Brad wrote:Beach House - Bloom vs. Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (III) 9-9 ***TIE Next Vote Wins!!!***
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Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 7 - Round 1.8

Post by Jeff »

Bang Jan wrote:
Brad wrote:Beach House - Bloom vs. Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (III) 9-9 ***TIE Next Vote Wins!!!***
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Is this still going? If so, I'll go with Peter Gabriel.
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Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 7 - Round 1.8

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Thank you Jeff!
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