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October 7, 2025

#347 The Best Album of 1989, Round 2 Match #92: Neneh Cherry vs. Steve Reich

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Hey folks!

First pic: A color photograph of a young Black woman with her hair pulled back, her arms crossed, and wearing loads of bracelets and a very large medallion. She has a very.. angry? disappointed? smug? look on her face. It's very intense, regardless. The background is blank white. Second pic: A brown-tinted photo of railroad tracks. There are five of them, each right next to each other, and arranged vertically from the top of the frame to the bottom. The idea is also to suggest the frets of a guitar, as half the album is about trains and the other half is a composition just for guitar.
Neneh Cherry, RAW LIKE SUSHI vs. Steve Reich, DIFFERENT TRAINS/ELECTRIC COUNTERPOINT

Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is:

#19 Neneh Cherry, RAW LIKE SUSHI

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vs.

#46 Steve Reich, DIFFERENT TRAINS/ELECTRIC COUNTERPOINT

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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, #14 The Jesus and Mary Chain, AUTOMATIC defeated #78 3rd Bass, THE CACTUS ALBUM, 105-31-1.

Thanks for roaring back in after a week off!

Kent

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