#64 Best Album of 2000 Tournament: Week #3 Wrap-Up
Hey folks!
And that’s the end of that chapter, that chapter meaning Week #3 of the Best Album of 2000 Tournament! This week went pretty much how the seeds said it would, with the exception of one upset, the dance-punk outfit !!! taking out perennial Best Album contestant Neil Young. Also, this week saw the last two matches failing to break 100 votes. I guess expecting that kind of consistency was foolish (and it’s not like they weren’t close), but a little disappointed nonetheless. (Also also, just noticed those two matches didn’t have any abstentions, which would’ve raised the vote total.) (Also also also, just noticed that those two matches had albums that were YouTube only, limiting their availability to certain audiences. Might’ve had an effect.)
Furthermore, we had some technical difficulties this week! On Thursday, the newsletter didn’t go out until about 3 hours after I sent it, resulting in me sending out a duplicate second newsletter (which also went out about 3 hours after it was sent). This shouldn’t be a regular occurrence, but if it happens again, I’m going to hold off on an emergency repeat newsletter until I’m sure I need it. You get enough emails from me. Then, on Friday, turns out none of the links worked in the email newsletter! Oh, that was fun! A big thanks to everyone who alerted me to the problem and helped me troubleshoot it. I sent a trouble ticket to Buttondown, and they quickly responded that it needed some kind of software fix and they did it. This shouldn’t happen again. As always, though, let me know ASAP if there’s any issues with the newsletter, the voting, anything.
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS
On Monday, #25 Badly Drawn Boy, THE HOUR OF BEWILDERBEAST defeated #104 Saint Etienne, SOUND OF WATER, 58-43-2.(103 total votes, +5)
On Tuesday, #40 The Apples in Stereo, THE DISCOVERY OF A WORLD INSIDE THE MOONE defeated #89 The Clientele, SUBURBAN LIGHT, 54-48-2. (104 total votes, +6)
On Wednesday, #9 The Avalanches, SINCE I LEFT YOU defeated #120 Gas, POP, 73-26-1. (100 total votes, +47)
On Thursday, #73 !!!, !!! defeated #56 Neil Young, SILVER & GOLD, 60-37. (97 total votes, +23)
On Friday, #24 Broadcast, THE NOISE MADE BY PEOPLE defeated #105 Boris, FLOOD, 60-38. (98 total votes, +22)
NEXT WEEK’S MATCHES
Monday, September 9th: #41 Doves, LOST SOULS vs. #88 Goldfrapp, FELT MOUNTAIN.
Tuesday, September 10th: #4 Radiohead, KID A vs. #125 The Fall, THE UNUTTERABLE.
Wednesday, September 11th: #61 The Jayhawks, SMILE vs. #68 Sonic Youth, NYC GHOSTS & FLOWERS.
Thursday, September 12th: #29 Johnny Cash, AMERICAN II: SOLITARY MAN vs. #100 Songs: Ohia, GHOST TROPIC.
Friday, September 13th: #36 Eminem, THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP vs. #93 Lou Reed, ECSTASY.
If you haven’t heard these 10 albums, get on dat! See you Monday!
Kent