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August 5, 2025

#296 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #52: 10,000 Maniacs vs. Michael Penn

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Hey folks!

First pic: The cover is broken into five vertical panels on the top and five vertical panels on the bottom, separated by a  long horizontal panel in the middle. The panel in the middle is red and reads "10,000 Maniac Blind Man's Zoo." Each of the panels in the upper and lower sections has a different picture of an elephant. Some are close up, some show elephants in a line, one has an elephant in a harness lifted into the air, one is a drawing.  Second pic: This is a painting. In the middle is a kind of beige parchment with "Michael Penn" and "MARCH" on it. On either side of the parchment are two figures. On the left is a woman with bird wings holding an hour glass. On the right is a bald man, also possibly with wings, holding a red drum and a drumstick; he has a slightly sinister, even demonic, look on his face. They are sitting on a white fabric that suggests snow.
10,000 Maniacs, BLIND MAN’S ZOO vs. Michael Penn, MARCH

Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is:

#35 10,000 Maniacs, BLIND MAN'S ZOO

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vs.

#94 Michael Penn, MARCH

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Yesterday, #30 Camper Van Beethoven, KEY LIME PIE defeated #99 Ice-T, THE ICEBERG/FREEDOM OF SPEECH ...JUST WATCH WHAT YOU SAY, 88-32-2.

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Kent

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