#300 Best Album of 1989 Tournament: Week #11 Wrap-Up
Hey folks!
Another week is done! This means Round 1 has only two weeks left, and when Round 1 is over, that means the entire tournament is half over! Ridiculous, but true.
Less ridiculous but still true is that we had two upsets this week. #94 MARCH squeaked out a win against #35 BLIND MAN’S ZOO by 3 votes, which makes the 3rd thirty-seed to lose this tournament (and #34 NICK OF TIME only won because of the tie-breaking rule). #38 THE SEEDS OF LOVE, watch your back! The second upset came when #78 THE CACTUS ALBUM handily defeated #51 HERE TODAY, TOMORROW NEXT WEEK! by 23 votes. Lesson: don’t put Einar on your album.
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS
On Monday, #30 Camper Van Beethoven, KEY LIME PIE defeated #99 Ice-T, THE ICEBERG/FREEDOM OF SPEECH ...JUST WATCH WHAT YOU SAY, 88-32-2. (122 total votes, +56)
On Tuesday, #94 Michael Penn, MARCH defeated #35 10,000 Maniacs, BLIND MAN'S ZOO, 80-77-2. (159 total votes, +3)
On Wednesday, #14 The Jesus and Mary Chain, AUTOMATIC defeated #115 Kitchens of Distinction, LOVE IS HELL, 107-26-1. (134 total votes, +81)
On Thursday, #78 3rd Bass, THE CACTUS ALBUM defeated #51 The Sugarcubes, HERE TODAY, TOMORROW NEXT WEEK!, 82-59-1. (142 total votes, +23)
On Friday, #19 Neneh Cherry, RAW LIKE SUSHI defeated #110 Don Henley, THE END OF THE INNOCENCE, 154-35-3. (192 votes, +119) [FULL DISCLOSURE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, this match ran for 90 minutes longer than intended. I believe a total of 10 votes were cast during that time, divided between the two albums, changing the final outcome in no way whatsoever.]
NEXT WEEK’S MATCHES
Monday, August 11th: #46 Steve Reich, DIFFERENT TRAINS/ELECTRIC COUNTERPOINT vs. #83 Concrete Blonde, FREE.
Tuesday, August 12th: #6 Nirvana, BLEACH vs. #123 The Rolling Stones, STEEL WHEELS.
Wednesday, August 13th: #59 Blake Babies, EARWIG vs. #70 Red Hot Chili Peppers, MOTHERS MILK.
Thursday, August 14th: #27 Fine Young Cannibals, THE RAW & THE COOKED vs. #102 Godflesh, STREETCLEANER.
Friday, August 15th: #38 Tears for Fears, THE SEEDS OF LOVE vs. #91 The Tragically Hip, UP TO HERE.
Have a great rest of your Sunday, and see you Monday!
Kent