#264 Best Album of 1989 Tournament: Week #5 Wrap-Up
Hey folks!
Another week of the Best Album of 1989, and another five albums eliminated. Most of the winners were the higher seeds, as expected, but there was one upset: #77 Wire, IT’S BEGINNING TO AND BACK AGAIN defeated #52 Laurie Anderson, STRANGE ANGELS, by 9 votes. Did my heartfelt and award-winning[1] Designated Cheerleader for IBTABA change just enough minds to push it towards victory? I’m not not saying that.
[1] The Kent M. Beeson Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence.
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS
On Monday, #13 Janet Jackson, JANET JACKSON'S RHYTHM NATION 1814 defeated #116 King's X, GRETCHEN GOES TO NEBRASKA, 112-34. (146 total votes, +78)
On Tuesday, #77 Wire, IT'S BEGINNING TO AND BACK AGAIN defeated #52 Laurie Anderson, STRANGE ANGELS, 62-53. (115 total votes, +9)
On Wednesday, #20 Julee Cruise, FLOATING INTO THE NIGHT defeated #109 Eleventh Dream Day, BEET, 75-44-1. (120 total votes, +31)
On Thursday, #45 The Beautiful South, WELCOME TO THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH defeated #84 Keith Jarrett, CHANGELESS, 56-47-2. (105 total votes, +9)
On Friday, #5 Nine Inch Nails, PRETTY HATE MACHINE defeated #124 Dog Faced Hermans, EVERYDAY TIMEBOMB, 95-32. (127 votes, +63)
NEXT WEEK’S MATCHES
Monday, June 30th: #60 Biz Markie, THE BIZ NEVER SLEEPS vs. #69 Love and Rockets, LOVE AND ROCKETS.
Tuesday, July 1st: #28 Yo La Tengo, PRESIDENT YO LA TENGO vs. #101 Prefab Sprout, PROTEST SONGS.
Wednesday, July 2nd: #37 Tracy Chapman, CROSSROADS vs. #92 Emmylou Harris, BLUEBIRD.
Thursday, July 3rd: #12 New Order, TECHNIQUE vs. #117 Billy Joel, STORM FRONT.
Friday, July 4th: #53 Operation Ivy, ENERGY vs. #76 Ciccone Youth, THE WHITEY ALBUM.
Thanks for voting! Have a great weekend, and if you’re in the U.S., hope you have a safe and terrific 4th!
Kent