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July 21, 2025

#283 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #41: The Stone Roses vs. The Lounge Lizards

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Hey folks!

First pic: This is a painting in a Jackson Pollock style, of splatters of white and black paint on a dark green background. On the left are three thick strips of paint, one red, one white, one blue. There are three circular slices of an orange or lemon on the canvas as well. THE STONE ROSES in gold lettering is in the center, and one of those slices forms the O of Roses. Second pic: A color photograph of (I believe) bandleader John Lurie in profile. He is a white man with short brown hair in a widow's peak, with a long flat nose. Behind him is a complex pattern of diamonds and lines, possibly from a rug. He is facing a saxophone, that we can only see the top part of. Below this picture are several rectangles with other pictures. There is a sprig of some kind of flower, possibly lavender. There is a close-up of the diamond pattern from the rug or wall drapery or whatever it is. There is a picture of an eel. Along the bottom are three pictures of the same exact mouth, slightly open and revealing all their teeth.
The Stone Roses, THE STONE ROSES vs. The Lounge Lizards, VOICE OF CHUNK

Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is:

#7 The Stone Roses, THE STONE ROSES

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vs.

#122 The Lounge Lizards, VOICE OF CHUNK

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