Hey folks!

Just a reminder that the nomination period for the upcoming Best Album of 1988 tournament ends this Wednesday, November 11th, at 11:59pm Central. If you haven’t submitted a ballot, do so soon! If you need to edit your ballot to reflect new discoveries (such as those you might have made at last night’s Power Point Party), do so soon! If there is, or going to be, an issue with getting your ballot to me on time, come see me after class, I mean, hit me up on Bluesky (here or here) or shoot me a line at [email protected]. Let’s work together.

Speaking of Power Point Parties, last night was a great success! Many thanks to Alana for putting it together, and many thanks to the attendees for their comments, insights and cheerleading. I had a wonderful time, and we’ll have to do it again for a future tournament.

Here is a list of everything that was stumped for (puns). I wish I had written down things people said about these albums, just to fill this out and give it some context. Anyway, if you haven’t heard these, you got three days, so pick some, listen, and nominate!

The Bangles, EVERYTHING (Spotify, YouTube)

The Bears, RISE AND SHINE (Spotify, YouTube)

Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir, LE MYSTÈRE DES VOIX BULGARES, VOLUME II (Spotify)

Cinderella, LONG COLD WINTER (Spotify, YouTube)

Cocteau Twins, BLUE BELL KNOLL (Spotify, YouTube)

Danzig, DANZIG (Spotify, YouTube)

Bob Dylan, DOWN IN THE GROOVE (Spotify, YouTube)

Danny Elfman, BEETLEJUICE (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) (Spotify, YouTube)

Melissa Etheridge, MELISSA ETHERIDGE (Spotify, YouTube)

Jali Musa Jawara, SOUBINDOOR (Spotify, YouTube)

L.A. Guns, L.A. GUNS (Spotify, YouTube)

New Kids on the Block, HANGIN' TOUGH (Spotify, YouTube)

Stump, A FIERCE PANCAKE (YouTube)

Voivod, DIMENSION HATRÖSS (Spotify, YouTube)

Y Kant Tori Read, Y KANT TORI READ (Spotify, YouTube)

Thanks!

Kent