I want to re-listen to the two in division 1 before voting.
Division 2: Liquid Swords
One of my favorite discoveries of the cup against an album I liked a lot when I first heard, but didn't hold up well over time.
Division 3:
I was going to vote Seventeen Seconds, but on second thought I want to re-listen to Youth Of America and make sure there isn't something I just missed the first two times, because I really hate it when I'm forced to cast the 'boring' vote.
Division 4: Perfect From Now On
It's a bit of a shame that the division that was for the less well known albums is probably going to be won by an album that should have been in division 2 or 3. These are two good, but in my opinion, un-noteworthy albums, and not discoveries for anyone.
1. Ennio Morricone - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
2. GZA/Genius - Liquid Swords
3. Flaming Lips - Clouds Taste Metallic
4. Built To Spill - Perfect From Now On
5. The Cure - Seventeen Seconds
6. Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
7. Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup
8. The Wipers - Youth Of America
Division 1: Ennio Morricone - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Division 2: Flaming Lips - Clouds Taste Metallic
Division 3: The Wipers - Youth Of America
Division 4: Built To Spill - Perfect From Now On
I will now vote for Ennio Morricone and The Wipers.
The trouble with soundtracks is they rarely make a cohesive album. They aren't designed to be a cohesive album, they're designed to fill the specific needs of specific scenes of films. In this case, though, the individual scenes beat out the good but unremarkable Tusk.
I enjoyed Youth Of America more than I did the previous times. Seventeen Seconds is another album I like but have never found remarkable. Youth Of America gets close to the sort of music I really like, but it needs something more to make it stand out. That could be more noise, fancier guitar playing, more melodies, or anything, but as it stands now it's just above average punk.
I initially thought I'd vote the other way in both of these matchups, but re-listening to the albums changed my mind. I hate voting against Stereolab, one of my most-played bands recently, especially since Emperor Tomato Ketchup is T150 all-time material for me. But Perfect From Now On is one of the greatest indie albums ever. Those first two songs are simply massive.
Division 1: Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
Division 2: Flaming Lips - Clouds Taste Metallic
Division 3: The Cure - Seventeen Seconds
Division 4: Built To Spill - Perfect From Now On
The Cure - Seventeen Seconds 5 def
The Wipers - Youth Of America 3
Built To Spill - Perfect From Now On 8 def
Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup 1
Predict it analysis:
BillAdama 124
Albums left: Summerteeth (Winner), I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One (SF)
Joshua 122 (Eliminated)
Nassim 118
Albums left: Summerteeth (Winner), The Good The Bad and The Ugly (Final)
Jackson 113 (Eliminated)
Brad 107
Albums left: Initials B.B. (Winner), Summerteeth (Final)
Midaso 106 (Eliminated)
Stephan 102
Albums left: Liquid Swords (Winner), Summerteeth (Final)
Henrik 98
Albums left: Seventeen Seconds (Final)
Henry 90 (Eliminated)
Listyguy 76 (Eliminated)
Result analysis: (Note: Nobody has any more points invested in either L.A.M.F. or Built To Spill, so the result of that match doesn't affect the outcome)
Semifinals: Yo La Tengo, Serge Gainsbourg, Wilco
-Brad wins if: Serge Gainsbourg defeats Yo La Tengo
-BillAdama wins if: Yo La Tengo defeats Serge Gainsbourg
Semifinals: Yo La Tengo, Serge Gainsbourg, The Cure
-Brad wins if: Serge Gainsbourg makes the final
-Henrik wins if: The Cure makes the final, and Serge Gainsbourg does not
-BillAdama wins if: Neither Serge Gainsbourg nor The Cure make the final.
Semifinals: Yo La Tengo, GZA/Genius, Wilco
-Stephan wins if: Genius wins, or Genius makes the final and Wilco does not.
-BillAdama wins if: Genius does not make the final, or Genius makes the final and Wilco wins.
Semifinals: Yo La Tengo, GZA/Genius, The Cure
-Henrik wins if: The Cure make the final and Genius does not.
-Stephan wins if: Genius makes the final.
-BillAdama wins if: Neither Genius nor The Cure make the final.
Semifinals: Ennio Morricone, Serge Gainsbourg, Wilco
-Nassim wins if: Wilco wins or Ennio Morricone defeats Serge Gainsbourg
-Brad wins if: Serge Gainsbourg wins, or Serge Gainsbourg makes the final and Wilco does not win.
Semifinals: Ennio Morricone, GZA/Genius, Wilco:
-Nassim wins if: Wilco wins or Ennio Morricone defeats Genius
-Stephan wins if: Genius wins, or Genius makes the final and Wilco does not.