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August 26, 2025

#314 The Best Album of 1989, Round 2 Match #67: Galaxie 500 vs. 808 State

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Hey folks!

First pic: A photograph of the band, taken from a low angle on the ground looking up at them. They're dressed in T-shirts. There's a guy with a round face and longish light-colored hair, a woman in a dark shirt with short dark hair and large spiral earrings, and another guy with short moussed hair in a white t shirt. The whole thing is orange-tinted. A great deal of the picture is the sky above the three, and the sky is orange.  Second pic: The album has a grey background. On the top in large lettering is "808" in dark blue/purple. On the bottom is ": 90." The 90 is in dark pink. The two boxes of the : have pictures in them. The lower one shows a photo of an orange fish on a blue background. The top box is difficult to make out. It looks like a purple ring on a black background, perhaps a photo of an eclipse.
Galaxie 500, ON FIRE vs. 808 State, 90

Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is:

#16 Galaxie 500, ON FIRE

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vs.

#49 808 State, 90

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Click here to see the current results for the entire tournament, and click here to see the current results for the prediction bracket contest.

Yesterday, #97 The D.O.C., NO ONE CAN DO IT BETTER defeated #96 Screaming Trees, BUZZ FACTORY, 66-51-1.

Thanks!

Kent

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