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Best Moderately Acclaimed Album 2: Round 2.2

Division 1:

Prefab Sprout - Jordan: The Comeback vs
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair

Division 2:

Cassandra Wilson - New Moon Daughter vs
Benga - Diary of An Afro Warrior

Division 3:

The Knife - Deep Cuts vs
Wilco - Summerteeth

Division 4:

The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour vs
Laika - Sounds of the Satellites

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album 2: Round 2.2

Vote: Tears For Fears
Vote: The Knife
Vote: Laika

Need to relisten division 2.

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album 2: Round 2.2

A lot of tough choices this week.

1. Tears for Fears - Songs From The Big Chair
2. Laika - Sounds of the Satellites - Dark horse?
3. Wilco - Summerteeth
4. The Knife - Deep Cuts
5. The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour
6. Cassandra Wilson - New Moon Daughter (Particularly tough choice here)
7. Benga - Diary of An Afro Warrior
8. Prefab Sprout - Jordan: The Comeback

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album 2: Round 2.2

Division 2:

Benga - Diary of An Afro Warrior

Division 3:

The Knife - Deep Cuts

I'm really not a big fan of Summerteeth

I have to listen once more to both Division 4 albums, I liked them both in first round so it won't be a burden.

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album 2: Round 2.2

Songs from the Big Chair
Diary of an Afro Warrior
Summerteeth
Hex Enduction Hour

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album 2: Round 2.2

I can vote in two division right now:


Division 1:

Prefab Sprout - Jordan: The Comeback vs
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair

Division 3:

The Knife - Deep Cuts vs
Wilco - Summerteeth

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album 2: Round 2.2

Winners:

Prefab Sprout - Jordan: The Comeback
Wilco - Summerteeth
The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album 2: Round 2.2

Division 1: Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair
Division 2: Benga - Diary of An Afro Warrior
Division 3: Wilco - Summerteeth
Division 4: The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour

Thanks!

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album 2: Round 2.2

Prefab Sprout - Jordan: The Comeback
The Knife - Deep Cuts

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album 2: Round 2.2

Vote: Cassandra Wilson

This one grew on me a lot on this listen.

I'm really pulling for Deep Cuts even though I only think it's slightly better than Summerteeth, just because it'd be nice to see the favorite out.

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album 2: Round 2.2

1-Tears For Fears
2-Cassandra Wilson
3-Summerteeth
4-The Fall

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album 2: Round 2.2

Division 1: Prefab Sprout - Jordan: The Comeback
Division 2: Cassandra Wilson - New Moon Daughter
Division 3: Wilco - Summerteeth
Division 4: The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album 2: Round 2.2

Prefab Sprout
Benga
Wilco
Laika

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album 2: Round 2.2

Division 4:

Laika - Sounds of the Satellites

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album 2: Round 2.2

Four hours left to vote, with one tie and one match separated by one vote.

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album 2: Round 2.2

Division 4:
Laika - Sounds of the Satellites

I think Laika is a band that makes very ear-pleasing music. But instead of selling a lot of records they are loved by hipster critics like Fast 'n' Bulbous and Piero Scaruffi. That surprises me, because I don't think their music stands out a lot. But it is surely good enough to beat The Fall, one of the most well-regarded bands that I have never gotten into. At all.

Re: Best Moderately Acclaimed Album 2: Round 2.2

Two ties this week.

Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair 6 def
Prefab Sprout - Jordan: The Comeback 4

Cassandra Wilson - New Moon Daughter 4 TIED WITH
Benga - Diary Of An Afro Warrior 4

Wilco - Summerteeth 7 def
The Knife - Deep Cuts 4

The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour 5 TIED WITH
Laika - Sounds of the Satellites 5

Tied matches will be decided by the next vote.