#430 The Best Album of 2001, Round 1 Match #9: Gillian Welch vs. Ash
Hey folks! Gillian Welch, TIME (THE REVELATOR) vs. Ash, FREE ALL ANGELS. Welch is looking at the Ash cover and is like, “What the fuck even is that?” Today’s...
#429 The Best Album of 2001, Round 1 Match #8: Ben Folds vs. The Langley Schools Music Project
Hey folks! Ben Folds, ROCKIN' THE SUBURBS vs. The Langley Schools Music Project, INNOCENCE AND DESPAIR Today’s Best Album of 2001 match is: #48 Ben Folds,...
#428 The Best Album of 2001, Round 1 Match #7: Cake vs. Margo Guryan
Hey folks! Cake, COMFORT EAGLE vs. Margo Guryan, 25 DEMOS. Holy shit, they’re at the same party. Today’s Best Album of 2001 match is: #17 Cake, COMFORT EAGLE...
#427 The Best Album of 2001, Round 1 Match #6: Nick Cave vs. Roots Manuva
Hey folks! Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, NO MORE SHALL WE PART vs. Roots Manuva, RUN COME SAVE ME Today’s Best Album of 2001 match is: #49 Nick Cave & the Bad...
#426 The Best Album Road Map
Hey folks, I’ve driven past these places several times. The following is the introduction to a new survey I put up on Google Forms. The introduction is...
#425 Best Album of 2001: Week #1 Wrap-Up
Hey folks! Slipknot, you slipped on some knotz. Kings of Convenience, quiet is the new eliminated. Your sounds are tired, Stars of the Lid. Full collapse?...
#424 The Best Album of 2001, Round 1 Match #5: Aesop Rock vs. Tori Amos
Hey folks! #33 Aesop Rock, LABOR DAYS vs. #96 Tori Amos, STRANGE LITTLE GIRLS Today’s Best Album of 2001 match is: #33 Aesop Rock, LABOR DAYS Listen on...
#423 The Best Album of 2001, Round 1 Match #4: Low vs. Thursday
Hey folks! Today’s Best Album of 2001 match is: #16 Low, THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #113 Thursday, FULL COLLAPSE Listen on...
#422 The Best Album of 2001, Round 1 Match #3: Mary J. Blige vs. Stars of the Lid
Hey folks! Mary J. Blige, NO MORE DRAMA vs. Stars of the Lid, THE TIRED SOUNDS OF STARS OF THE LID Today’s Best Album of 2001 match is: #32 Mary J. Blige, NO...
#421 The Best Album of 2001, Round 1 Match #2: Rufus Wainwright vs. Kings of Convenience
Hey folks! Rufus Wainwright, POSES vs. Kings of Convenience, QUIET IS THE NEW LOUD Today’s Best Album of 2001 match is: #64 Rufus Wainwright, POSES Listen on...
#420 The Best Album of 2001, Round 1 Match #1: Wilco vs. Slipknot
Hey folks! #1 Wilco, YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT vs. #128 Slipknot, IOWA Today’s Best Album of 2001 match is: #1 Wilco, YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT Listen on Spotify or...
#419 Call for Designated Cheerleaders! + Full Round 1 Schedule for Best Album of 2001!
Hey folks! My designated cheerleader. The Best Album of 2001 tournament is starting this Monday, March 23rd, at 9am Central, starting with Wilco, YANKEE...
#418 Last Call for Prediction Brackets! Tournament starts Monday!
Hey folks! what idm album is it This is the last weekend to create a prediction bracket for the Best Album of 2001 tournament, because the tournament starts...
#417 The Best Album of 2001: The Seeds! + Prediction Brackets!
Hey folks! First off, this email is huge, and the program is telling me that Gmail might truncate it. If that happens, my apologies. Please go here to the...
#416 Last Weekend for Seed Voting in the Best Album of 2001 Tournament!
Hey folks! Seed voting for the Best Album of 2001 continues — we are currently at 173 ballots! Wow! (1989 seed voting had 201 ballots, so reaching that total...
#415 Seed Voting is now open for the Best Album of 2001 Tournament
Hey folks! Seed voting is now open for the Best Album of 2001 tournament! Please click here to go to the Google Form to vote for the albums you want to have...
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#414 A Knight of [a decision regarding] the Seven Kingdoms [open 2001 slots]
Hey folks, A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS: It’s good! One thing I like about it is the casting, combined with the costume design. You take a look at a...
#413 Search no longer. We have an answer to the N*E*R*D quandary.
Hey folks! N*E*R*D, IN SEARCH OF…, alternate cover. Last week, I presented a difficulty with the inclusion of N*E*R*D’s album IN SEARCH OF… into the Best...
#412 First Winners' Picks Announced!
Hey folks! As you ponder the N*E*R*D question (and then, ideally, go here and register an opinion), some good news: we’re officially entering five new albums...
#411 N*E*R*D vs Nerd
Hey folks! N*E*R*D, IN SEARCH OF…: 16 nomination votes. So we have a little bit of a situation, one I want to loop you in on. Is this one of those things...