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November 12, 2025

#380 The Best Album of 1989, Round 4 Match #118: The Stone Roses vs. The B-52’s

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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 photograph of the B-52's, tinted with a rainbow of colors, red to yellow to green to blue. They are arranged from left to right, in performance. First is Keith Strickland, a young white man with longish New Wavey hair, playing guitar and smiling. Second is Cindy Wilson, a young white woman wearing a bowler-shaped hat and a very long braid going down her shoulder to her waist. She wears a sparkly coat and is playing a bongo and singing. Third is Fred Schneider, a young white man with short hair, in a suit and tie, holding a microphone in a stand, and facing Cindy, singing to her. Last but not least is Kate Pierson, who has very big red hair that frames her face like a circle. She is wearing a shimmering dress and is singing into a microphone on a stand, and is facing (a presumed) audience.
The Stone Roses, THE STONE ROSES vs. The B-52's, COSMIC THING

Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is:

#7 The Stone Roses, THE STONE ROSES

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vs.

#10 The B-52's, COSMIC THING

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