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Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

Week 1 (Album 1 vs. Album 2)
STADIUM DIVISION
The Beatles (Revolver)
The Rolling Stones (Exile Main Steet)
Bob Dylan (Blonde on Blonde)
David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust)
Led Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin IV)
Radiohead (OK Computer)

ARENA DIVISION
The Velvet Underground (The Velvet Underground and Nico)
Stevie Wonder (Songs in the Key of Life)
R.E.M. (Automatic for the People)
U2 (The Joshua Tree)
The Clash (London Calling)
Neil Young (After the Gold Rush)

CLUB DIVISION
Talking Heads (Remain in Light)
Aretha Franklin (I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love)
Van Morrison (Astral Weeks)
The Byrds (Sweetheart of the Rodeo)
Public Enemy (It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back)
The Doors (The Doors)

COFFEE SHOP DIVISION
Pixies (Doolittle)
Otis Redding (Otis Blue)
Lou Reed (Transformer)
Roxy Music (For Your Pleasure)
The White Stripes (White Blood Cells)
Sonic Youth (Daydream Nation)


God...this hurt a lot...I never thought I'd live to see the day where I voted against In Utero or Rain Dogs.

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

Revolver (#13 vs #51)
Exile On Main St (#11 vs #298)
Blonde On Blonde (#2 vs ...)
Ziggy Stardust (#133 vs ...)
Electric Ladyland (#3 vs #10)
OK Computer (#8 vs ...)

In Utero (#37 vs #40)
What's Going On (#131 vs #142)
Automatic For The People (#132 vs ...)
Catch A Fire (#148 vs #305)
London Calling (#24 vs #108)
After The Gold Rush (#33 vs #428)

Remain In Light (#136 vs #494)
Haven't heard Sex Machine
Off The Wall (#146 vs #246)
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (#389 vs ...)
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (#48 vs #256)
The Doors (#122 vs ...)

Doolittle (#23 vs ...)
Court And Spark (#70 vs #125)
Transformer (#45 vs ...)
For Your Pleasure (#28 vs #260)
White Blood Cells (#30 vs ...)
Daydream Nation (#15 vs #19)

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

Revolver- One of the best album I've ever heard. Purple Rain is great too, but Revolver is like a trip through the 60's, exilerating from start to finish.
Darkness on the Edge of Town- Just picked this one up earlier in the week, and I like it. Not my favorie Boss album (Born in the USA), but still pretty good. To confirm my decision, I still don't really like Exile a lot, and Clarence Clemons recently died.
Blonde on Blonde- Both these albums seem to drag on, but Blonde on Blonde has a lot more stellar tracks.
Ziggy Stardusy-
Led Zeppelin IV- My favorite album of all time against my least favorite of Jimi's three monsters.
OK Computer- Extremely overrated on the forum, but still not close.

In Utero- Nevermind "Nevermind", In Utero is the best thing Nirvana ever did.
Songs in the Key of Life- Both great albums from Motown, Stevie's a little better.
Automatic foe the People- Drive, Nightswimming, Man on the Moon...great stuff. I'm not a big fan of psychadelic Floyd.
Joshua Tree- Every time I see that "Exodus" is Marley's third best album on AM, I die a little inside.
London Calling- Both good, The Clash album has a slight edge.
After the Goldrush- Aside from This Charming Man, the Smiths debut isn't all its hyped up to be.

Pass- Never really got into either a lot. May come back to this one after a re-listen to each album.
Pass- If I can find Sex Machine on youtube or rhapsody, I'll come back and vote.
Off the Wall- MJ doesn't put me to sleep.
Pass- If I re-listen to these, I'll vote later in the week.
Pass- See above comment.
Doors- Too good to pass up. (Sorry, CCR)

Doolittle- I don't really like Kraftwerk. At all.
Otis Blue- Smooth soul for the soul.
Transformer- The Ramones really aren't an albums band.
Pass- Need to listen to Roxy Music again before I vote.
Whtie Blood Cells- It's hard to beat the Stripes ass kickin' guitar riffs.
Pass- Another album to re-listen to.

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

STADIUM DIVISION
Revolver
Darkness On The Edge Of Town
Tommy
Ziggy Stardust
Electric Ladyland
Surf's Up

ARENA DIVISION
Velvet Underground & Nico
What's Going On
Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Catch A Fire
This Year's Model
After The Goldrush

CLUB DIVISION
Remain In Light
I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
Astral Weeks
American Recordings
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
The Doors

COFFEESHOP DIVISION
Doolittle
Otis Blue
Rocket To Russia
For Your Pleasure
White Blood Cells
Rain Dogs

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

STADIUM DIVISION
The Beatles (Revolver)
Bruce Springsteen (Darkness Edge of Town)
Bob Dylan (Blonde on Blonde)
David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust)
Led Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin IV)
pass, haven't heard Surf's Up

ARENA DIVISION
tie
Marvin Gaye (What’s Going On) (I hate to vote against Stevie's best album though)
pass, never listened to Piper
U2 (The Joshua Tree)
The Clash (London Calling)
Neil Young (After the Gold Rush)

CLUB DIVISION
pass, haven't heard the Kinks
pass, haven't heard JB
Michael Jackson (Off the Wall)
pass, haven't heard the Byrds
Public Enemy (It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back)
The Doors (The Doors)

COFFEE SHOP DIVISION
Pixies (Doolittle)
pass, haven't heard Joni
pass, haven't heard the Ramones
pass, haven't heard the Cure
Blur (Parklife)
Sonic Youth (Daydream Nation)

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

STADIUM DIVISION
The Beatles (Revolver)
Bruce Springsteen (Darkness Edge of Town)
Bob Dylan (Blonde on Blonde)
David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust)
Led Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin IV)
Radiohead (OK Computer)

ARENA DIVISION
The Velvet Underground (The Velvet Underground and Nico)
Stevie Wonder (Songs in the Key of Life)
Pink Floyd (Piper at the Gates of Dawn)
Bob Marley (Catch a Fire)
The Clash (London Calling)
Neil Young (After the Gold Rush)

CLUB DIVISION
The Kinks (Something Else)
James Brown (Sex Machine)
Van Morrison (Astral Weeks)
The Byrds (Sweetheart of the Rodeo)
Beck (Mellow Gold)
The Doors (The Doors)

COFFEE SHOP DIVISION
Pixies (Doolittle)
Otis Redding (Otis Blue)
Lou Reed (Transformer)
Roxy Music (For Your Pleasure)
The White Stripes (White Blood Cells)
Sonic Youth (Daydream Nation)

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

Week 1 (Album 1 vs. Album 2)
STADIUM DIVISION
Prince (Purple Rain)
The Rolling Stones (Exile Main Street)
Bob Dylan (Blonde on Blonde)
David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust)
Led Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin IV)
Radiohead (OK Computer)

ARENA DIVISION
Nirvana (In Utero)
Stevie Wonder (Songs in the Key of Life)
R.E.M. (Automatic for the People)
U2 (The Joshua Tree)
The Clash (London Calling)
The Smiths (The Smiths)

CLUB DIVISION
Talking Heads (Remain in Light)
James Brown (Sex Machine)
Van Morrison (Astral Weeks)
Johnny Cash (American Recordings)
Public Enemy (It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back)
The Doors (The Doors)

COFFEE SHOP DIVISION
Pixies (Doolittle)
Otis Redding (Otis Blue)
Ramones (Rocket to Russia)
The Cure (Pornography)
Blur (Parklife)
Sonic Youth (Daydream Nation)

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

Rocky, I'd like to post the results as if they were football matches.
But are ties allowed ? I mean for albums that are extremly close to each other in my alltime list, I could post a tie. Can I do that ? thanks in advance

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

nicolas
no ties ? ties are frequent in soccer...

Don't worry... Rocky's got it covered. From his rules post:

Rocky Raccoon
To win a game, one team must receive three more votes than its opponent. If two teams are separated by two or less votes, it will be a virtual tie and both teams will be awarded a point.

The score of a game will be based on the loser’s vote total on this scale: 0-3 votes (0 goals) / 4-7 votes (1 goal) / 8-10 votes (2 goals) / 11-13 votes (3 goals) / 14-17 votes (4 goals) / 18 votes or more (5 goals). The winner will get one more goal that its opponent for every three votes it has more.

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

thanks Schwah for yr quick answer but I didn't mean that. See my edited post above

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

I'll vote in matchups where I've heard both albums. I may revisit if I have a chance.

I'll give each album a star rating and post links to my reviews, if possible.

Prince - Purple Rain: 5 stars defeats
The Beatles - Revolver: 1.5 stars

ARENA DIVISION

The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground and Nico: 5 stars defeats
Nirvana - In Utero: 3.5 stars

Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life: 5 stars defeats
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On: 3.5 stars

Elvis Costello - This Year's Model: 4.5 stars defeats
The Clash - London Calling: 4 stars

COFFEE SHOP DIVISION

Lou Reed - Transformer: 4.5 stars defeats
Ramones - Rocket to Russia: 4 stars

Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure: 5 stars defeats
The Cure - Pornography: 4.5 stars

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

Moonbeam

The Beatles - Revolver: 1.5 stars

Feeling generous today are we? Didn't expect that high a rating.

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

Midaso
Moonbeam

The Beatles - Revolver: 1.5 stars

Feeling generous today are we? Didn't expect that high a rating.


It's better than Sgt. Pepper. I'll give it that much.

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

STADIUM DIVISION
The Beatles (Revolver)
The Rolling Stones (Exile Main Street)
The Who (Tommy)
David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust)
Led Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin IV)
Radiohead (OK Computer)

ARENA DIVISION
The Velvet Underground (The Velvet Underground and Nico)
Marvin Gaye (What’s Going On)
R.E.M. (Automatic for the People)
U2 (The Joshua Tree)
The Clash (London Calling)
Neil Young (After the Gold Rush)

CLUB DIVISION
The Kinks (Something Else)
Aretha Franklin (I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love)
Van Morrison (Astral Weeks)
The Byrds (Sweetheart of the Rodeo)
Beck (Mellow Gold)
The Doors (The Doors)

COFFEE SHOP DIVISION
Pixies (Doolittle)
Otis Redding (Otis Blue)
Lou Reed (Transformer)
Roxy Music (For Your Pleasure)
The White Stripes (White Blood Cells)
Sonic Youth (Daydream Nation)

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

nicolas
Rocky, I'd like to post the results as if they were football matches.
But are ties allowed ? I mean for albums that are extremly close to each other in my alltime list, I could post a tie. Can I do that ? thanks in advance


Sure, you can put pass or tie or draw or whatever in the place where a close matchup exists for you. I almost did it with the Doors and CCR this week.

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

Week 1 (Album 1 vs. Album 2)
STADIUM DIVISION
The Beatles (Revolver)
The Rolling Stones (Exile Main Street)
Bob Dylan (Blonde on Blonde)
David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust)
Led Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin IV)
Radiohead (OK Computer)

ARENA DIVISION
The Velvet Underground (The Velvet Underground and Nico)
Marvin Gaye (What’s Going On)
pass
Bob Marley (Catch a Fire)
Elvis Costello (This Year’s Model)
The Smiths (The Smiths)

CLUB DIVISION
The Kinks (Something Else)
pass
pass
pass
pass
The Doors (The Doors

COFFEE SHOP DIVISION
Pixies (Doolittle)
Otis Redding (Otis Blue)
Lou Reed (Transformer)
Roxy Music (For Your Pleasure)
The White Stripes (White Blood Cells)
Sonic Youth (Daydream Nation)

Thanks!

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

After each album, all-time personal rank (I have been rating & ranking all of the 1139 albums I've been listening to in the last 4 years). In bold, the winner, and in the end, the score

STADIUM DIVISION
The Beatles (Revolver)#38 vs Prince (Purple Rain)#42 2-2 : "Purple Rain" (the song) equalized at the last minute
The Rolling Stones (Exile Main Street) #155 vs Bruce Springsteen (Darkness On The Edge Of Town) #1 1-3 : no chance for the Stones
Bob Dylan (Blonde on Blonde) #71 vs. The Who (Tommy) #60 1-2
David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust) #42 vs. Elvis Presley (From Elvis in Memphis) #927 3-0
Led Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin IV) #35 vs. Jimi Hendrix (Electric Ladyland) #29 2-3
Radiohead (OK Computer) #74 vs. The Beach Boys (Surf’s Up!) #543 2-0

ARENA DIVISION
The Velvet Underground (The Velvet Underground and Nico) #44 vs. Nirvana (In Utero) (unranked) 2-0 I'm sure it would win
Marvin Gaye (What’s Going On) #39 vs. Stevie Wonder (Songs in the Key of Life) #5 1-3
R.E.M. (Automatic for the People) #192 vs. Pink Floyd (Piper at the Gates of Dawn) #281 1-0
U2 (The Joshua Tree) #268 vs. Bob Marley (Catch a Fire) (unranked) 1-0
The Clash (London Calling) #81 vs. Elvis Costello (This Year’s Model) #846 2-0
Neil Young (After the Gold Rush) #8 vs. The Smiths (The Smiths) #1128 5-0

CLUB DIVISION
Talking Heads (Remain in Light) #731 vs. The Kinks (Something Else) #924 2-1
Aretha Franklin (I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love) #151 vs. James Brown (Sex Machine) #88 0-1
Van Morrison (Astral Weeks) #55 vs. Michael Jackson (Off the Wall) #160 2-1
The Byrds (Sweetheart of the Rodeo)#591 vs. Johnny Cash (American Recordings) #209 0-1
Public Enemy (It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back) #215 vs. Beck (Mellow Gold) (unranked) 2-0
The Doors (The Doors) #37 vs. Creedence Clearwater Revival (Green River) #257 1-0

COFFEE SHOP DIVISION
Pixies (Doolittle) #824 vs. Kraftwerk (Trans-Europa Express) #728 0-1
Otis Redding (Otis Blue) #218 vs. Joni Mitchell (Court and Spark) (unranked) 2-0
Lou Reed (Transformer) #96 vs. Ramones (Rocket to Russia)(unranked) 1-0
Roxy Music (For Your Pleasure) #381 vs. The Cure (Pornography) #882 2-0
Blur (Parklife) #797 vs. The White Stripes (White Blood Cells) #523 1-2
Sonic Youth (Daydream Nation)#561 vs. Tom Waits (Rain Dogs) #11 0-6

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

My voting procedure:
- no vote unless both albums rated
- no winner unless the album ratings (in RYM) differ

For week 1, this leads to:

STADIUM DIVISION
The Beatles (Revolver)
The Rolling Stones (Exile Main Street)
Bob Dylan (Blonde on Blonde)
David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust)
no winner
Radiohead (OK Computer)

ARENA DIVISION
The Velvet Underground (The Velvet Underground and Nico)
no winner
R.E.M. (Automatic for the People)
U2 (The Joshua Tree)
no winner
no winner

CLUB DIVISION
Talking Heads (Remain in Light)
no vote
Van Morrison (Astral Weeks)
no winner
no winner
no vote

COFFEE SHOP DIVISION
Pixies (Doolittle)
Otis Redding (Otis Blue)
Lou Reed (Transformer)
Roxy Music (For Your Pleasure)
no winner
Tom Waits (Rain Dogs)

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

STADIUM DIVISION
The Beatles (Revolver)
The Rolling Stones (Exile Main Street)
Bob Dylan (Blonde on Blonde)
David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust)
PASS: no vote
Radiohead (OK Computer)

ARENA DIVISION
The Velvet Underground (The Velvet Underground and Nico)
Marvin Gaye (What’s Going On)
PASS:no vote
Bob Marley (Catch a Fire)
The Clash (London Calling)
Neil Young (After the Gold Rush)

CLUB DIVISION
Talking Heads (Remain in Light)
Aretha Franklin (I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love)
Van Morrison (Astral Weeks)
Johnny Cash (American Recordings)
Public Enemy (It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back)
PASS:no vote

COFFEE SHOP DIVISION
Kraftwerk (Trans-Europa Express)
PASS: I can't choose
Lou Reed (Transformer)
Roxy Music (For Your Pleasure)
The White Stripes (White Blood Cells)
Tom Waits (Rain Dogs)

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

Rocky Raccoon
Pixies (Doolittle) vs. Kraftwerk (Trans-Europa Express)
Not a big deal, but if I have understood the design of the game, this should have been Doolittle vs. The Man Machine.

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

STADIUM DIVISION
Prince (Purple Rain)
The Rolling Stones (Exile Main Street)
Bob Dylan (Blonde on Blonde)
David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust)
Jimi Hendrix (Electric Ladyland)
Radiohead (OK Computer)

ARENA DIVISION
The Velvet Underground (The Velvet Underground and Nico)
Marvin Gaye (What’s Going On)
R.E.M. (Automatic for the People)
U2 (The Joshua Tree)
The Clash (London Calling)
Neil Young (After the Gold Rush)

CLUB DIVISION
Talking Heads (Remain in Light)
Aretha Franklin (I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love)
Michael Jackson (Off the Wall)
The Byrds (Sweetheart of the Rodeo)
Beck (Mellow Gold)
The Doors (The Doors)

COFFEE SHOP DIVISION
Pixies (Doolittle)
Otis Redding (Otis Blue)
Lou Reed (Transformer)
Roxy Music (For Your Pleasure)
Blur (Parklife)
Sonic Youth (Daydream Nation)

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

Henrik
Rocky Raccoon
Pixies (Doolittle) vs. Kraftwerk (Trans-Europa Express)
Not a big deal, but if I have understood the design of the game, this should have been Doolittle vs. The Man Machine.


Yep, my mistake. I guess Kraftwerk brought their A-game on the road to Massachusetts to face the Pixies.

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

STADIUM DIVISION
The Beatles (Revolver) vs. Prince (Purple Rain) - Beatles, forgive me... two years ago these were my #4 and #6 albums of all time. And I still have the Prince album on top.
The Rolling Stones (Exile Main Street) vs. Bruce Springsteen (Darkness Edge of Town) - Both not my favorites of theirs, but Exile is more ofa disappointment overall.
Bob Dylan (Blonde on Blonde) vs. The Who (Tommy) - I can't let Tommy go.
David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust) vs. Elvis Presley (From Elvis in Memphis) - No contest.
Led Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin IV) vs. Jimi Hendrix (Electric Ladyland)
Radiohead (OK Computer) vs. The Beach Boys (Surf’s Up!)

ARENA DIVISION
The Velvet Underground (The Velvet Underground and Nico) vs. Nirvana (In Utero)
Marvin Gaye (What’s Going On) vs. Stevie Wonder (Songs in the Key of Life) - Overall, Stevie is much better, but this one album of Marvin's beats this one album of Wonder's.
R.E.M. (Automatic for the People) vs. Pink Floyd (Piper at the Gates of Dawn) - Two incredibly overrated albums, but Automatic still wins handily.
U2 (The Joshua Tree) vs. Bob Marley (Catch a Fire)
The Clash (London Calling) vs. Elvis Costello (This Year’s Model)
Neil Young (After the Gold Rush) vs. The Smiths (The Smiths)

CLUB DIVISION
Talking Heads (Remain in Light) vs. The Kinks (Something Else)
Aretha Franklin (I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love) vs. James Brown (Sex Machine)
Van Morrison (Astral Weeks) vs. Michael Jackson (Off the Wall)
The Byrds (Sweetheart of the Rodeo) vs. Johnny Cash (American Recordings)
Public Enemy (It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back) vs. Beck (Mellow Gold)
The Doors (The Doors) vs. Creedence Clearwater Revival (Green River)

COFFEE SHOP DIVISION
Pixies (Doolittle) vs. Kraftwerk (Trans-Europa Express)
Otis Redding (Otis Blue) vs. Joni Mitchell (Court and Spark)
Lou Reed (Transformer) vs. Ramones (Rocket to Russia)
Roxy Music (For Your Pleasure) vs. The Cure (Pornography)
Blur (Parklife) vs. The White Stripes (White Blood Cells)
Sonic Youth (Daydream Nation) vs. Tom Waits (Rain Dogs)

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

Great game idea, boy! I wasn't expecting something nearly as funny as this!

Rocky, isn't This Year's Model Costello most acclaimed album? I think the album that should face London Calling is (unhappily) My Aim Is True, isn't it?

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

STADIUM DIVISION
The Beatles (Revolver)
The Rolling Stones (Exile on Main Street)
match snowed off
David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust)
Led Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin IV)
Radiohead (OK Computer)

ARENA DIVISION
Nirvana (In Utero)
Stevie Wonder (Songs in the Key of Life)
R.E.M. (Automatic for the People)
U2 (The Joshua Tree)
The Clash (London Calling)
The Smiths (The Smiths)

CLUB DIVISION
Talking Heads (Remain in Light)
James Brown (Sex Machine)
Michael Jackson (Off the Wall)
match snowed off
Public Enemy (It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back)
The Doors (The Doors)

COFFEE SHOP DIVISION
Pixies (Doolittle) [Kraftwerk would have won against every other record in this division apart from Blur and White Stripes)
match snowed off
Lou Reed (Transformer)
Roxy Music (For Your Pleasure)
Blur (Parklife) [White Stripes would have beaten any other record apart from Doolittle, shame the two match-ups were so tough]
Sonic Youth (Daydream Nation)

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

STADIUM DIVISION
The Beatles (Revolver)
The Rolling Stones (Exile Main Street)
Bob Dylan (Blonde on Blonde)
David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust)
Jimi Hendrix (Electric Ladyland)
Radiohead (OK Computer)

ARENA DIVISION
The Velvet Underground (The Velvet Underground and Nico)
Marvin Gaye (What’s Going On)
R.E.M. (Automatic for the People)
U2 (The Joshua Tree)
pass
Neil Young (After the Gold Rush)

CLUB DIVISION
pass
pass
Van Morrison (Astral Weeks)
pass
pass
The Doors (The Doors)

COFFEE SHOP DIVISION
vs. Kraftwerk (Trans-Europa Express)
pass
Lou Reed (Transformer)
pass
pass
Tom Waits (Rain Dogs)

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

Toni
Great game idea, boy! I wasn't expecting something nearly as funny as this!

Rocky, isn't This Year's Model Costello most acclaimed album? I think the album that should face London Calling is (unhappily) My Aim Is True, isn't it?


Rocky, I think Toni is right here. It does not change my voting though (all 3 albums are 5 stars to me, so no winner).

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

Andre
Toni
Great game idea, boy! I wasn't expecting something nearly as funny as this!

Rocky, isn't This Year's Model Costello most acclaimed album? I think the album that should face London Calling is (unhappily) My Aim Is True, isn't it?


Rocky, I think Toni is right here. It does not change my voting though (all 3 albums are 5 stars to me, so no winner).


Yes, you are both right. Still working out the kinks in Week 1. This just means Elvis C. played better on the road than expected this week. I'll try to do better next week. Thanks for paying such close attention.

Re: DIVISIONS: Week 1

ARENA DIVISION
pass
pass
Automatic For The People
pass
London Calling
After The Gold Rush

CLUB DIVISION
Remain In Light
pass
pass
pass
It Takes A Nation Of Millions
pass

COFFEE SHOP DIVISION
Doolittle (incidentally I think this is the best (and hardest) matchup of them all)
pass
Transformer
For Your Pleasure
White Blood Cells
Daydream Nation

Sorry for all the passes...

RESULTS

I have slightly tweaked the scoring to keep it a little lower and more in-keeping with soccer. Here is the new scale:
The score of a game will be based on the loser’s vote total on this scale: 0-4 votes (0 goals) / 5-8 votes (1 goal) / 9-11 votes (2 goals) / 12-14 votes (3 goals) / 15-18 votes (4 goals) / 19 votes or more (5 goals). The winner will get one more goal that its opponent for every three votes it has more.

STADIUM DIVISION (headlines)
Home teams sweep first-week action
Bowie dethrones the King in 7-0 romp

The Beatles (Revolver) def. Prince (Purple Rain) 3-1
The Rolling Stones (Exile on Main Street) def. Bruce Springsteen (Darkness on the Edge of Town) 3-1
Bob Dylan (Blonde on Blonde) def. The Who (Tommy) 5-1
David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust) def. Elvis Presley (From Elvis in Memphis) 7-0
Led Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin IV) def. Jimi Hendrix (Electric Ladyland) 4-1
Radiohead (OK Computer) def. The Beach Boys (Surf’s Up!) 6-0


ARENA DIVISION (headlines)
VU, R.E.M., Clash, Young all cruise to victories
Gaye downs Wonder in clash of Motown greats

The Velvet Underground (The Velvet Underground and Nico) def. Nirvana (In Utero) 5-1
Marvin Gaye (What’s Going On) def. Stevie Wonder (Songs Key of Life) 3-1
R.E.M. (Automatic for the People) def. Pink Floyd (Piper at Gates of Dawn) 5-0
U2 (The Joshua Tree) def. Bob Marley (Catch a Fire) 3-1
The Clash (London Calling) def. Elvis Costello (This Year’s Model) 5-1
Neil Young (After the Gold Rush) def. The Smiths (The Smiths) 5-1


CLUB DIVISION (headlines)
Morrison scores hat-trick, Doors thump CCR
Soul matchup: Queen edges past King

Talking Heads (Remain in Light) def. The Kinks (Something Else) 4-1
Aretha Franklin (I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love) def. James Brown (Sex Machine) 2-1
Van Morrison (Astral Weeks) def. Michael Jackson (Off the Wall) 3-1
The Byrds (Sweetheart of the Rodeo) draw Johnny Cash (American Recordings) 1-1
Public Enemy (It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back) def. Beck (Mellow) 4-1
The Doors (The Doors) def. Creedence Clearwater Revival (Green River) 6-0


COFFEE SHOP DIVISION (headlines)
Reed transforms Ramones into losers
Late goal stuns Blur: Meg chests in game-winner

Pixies (Doolittle) def. Kraftwerk (Trans-Europa Express) 5-0
Otis Redding (Otis Blue) def. Joni Mitchell (Court and Spark) 4-1
Lou Reed (Transformer) def. Ramones (Rocket to Russia) 5-0
Roxy Music (For Your Pleasure) def. The Cure (Pornography) 4-1
The White Stripes (White Blood Cells) def. Blur (Parklife) 3-2
Sonic Youth (Daydream Nation) def. Tom Waits (Rain Dogs) 3-1

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I wish real soccer had this many goals (nowadays).

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yeah, me too. Actually I'm afraid there are less than half as many goals scored in real life football.

Average goals per match in the main championships

Holland 3.26
Ger 2.92
England 2.8
Spain 2.74
Brazil 2.69
Italy 2.51
USA 2.43
Portugal 2.43
France 2.34
Russia 2.3 ( I had to find one )

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That's kind of the way all World Cup and championships are aren't they? With elite defenders and goalies, and a more cautious approach it's kind of a different game than club level from my understanding.

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Yep. God if it wasn't for that Germany team, the 2010 WC would have been a snoozefest of 1-0s.

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Statistics for WC

SA 2010 2.28
Ger 2006 2.3
Jap/Kor 2002 2.52
Fra 1998 2.67
USA 1994 2.71
Ita 1990 2.21

You have to go back to 1958 to find a ratio above 3.
So it's even worse than club stats.

source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_records

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DIVISIONS week 1: 4.88