#70 Best Album of 2000 Tournament: Week #4 Wrap-Up
Hey folks!
Week #4 of the Best Album of 2000 is now ovah! We had one upset — #88 Goldfrapp’s FELT MOUNTAIN over #41 Doves’ LOST SOULS — and a number of new records. To wit:
On Tuesday, we made Best Album of 2000 tournament history when the KID A/THE UNUTTERABLE match generated 134 votes, 99 of them for KID A. This defeated OutKast’s STANKONIA by 15 total votes and two votes, respectively. It also tied the STANKONIA/CRYSTAL GAZING LUCK AMAZING match for vote differential (+65).
On Wednesday, we made Best Album of 2000 tournament history with the closest match yet, with Jayhawks’ SMILE eking out a win over Sonic Youth’s NYC GHOSTS & FLOWERS by three votes.
On Thursday, we made Best Album of 2000 tournament history with our very first delayed match. I had a minor family medical emergency, which involved sitting in the hospital nearly all day. Everything’s fine, so that’s great. A little annoying, though? Sure.
On Friday, we made Best Album of 2000 tournament history with the lowest vote total of any match so far (93 votes). Friday is a bad day for voting? Not a lot of passion for Johnny Cash and/or Songs: Ohia? Just random? Who knows!
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS
On Monday, #88 Goldfrapp, FELT MOUNTAIN defeated #41 Doves, LOST SOULS, 60-49-3.(112 total votes, +11)
On Tuesday, #4 Radiohead, KID A defeated #125 The Fall, THE UNUTTERABLE, 99-34-1. (134 total votes, +65)
On Wednesday, #61 The Jayhawks, SMILE defeated #68 Sonic Youth, NYC GHOSTS & FLOWERS, 58-55-3. (116 total votes, +3)
On Thursday, there was no match.
On Friday, #29 Johnny Cash, AMERICAN III: SOLITARY MAN defeated #100 Songs: Ohia, GHOST TROPIC, 59-34. (93 total votes, +25)
NEXT WEEK’S MATCHES
Monday, September 16th: #36 Eminem, THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP vs. #93 Lou Reed, ECSTASY.
Tuesday, September 17th: #13 Belle & Sebastian, FOLD YOUR HANDS CHILD, YOU WALK LIKE A PEASANT vs. #116 Nina Nastasia, DOGS.
Wednesday, September 18th: #52 Lambchop, NIXON vs. #77 Mclusky, MY PAIN AND SADNESS IS MORE SAD AND PAINFUL THAN YOURS.
Thursday, September 19th: #20 Erykah Badu, MAMA’S GUN vs. #109 Steely Dan, TWO AGAINST NATURE.
Friday, September 20th: #45 Cat Power, THE COVERS RECORD vs. #84 Linkin Park, HYBRID THEORY.
If you haven’t heard these 10 albums, now’s the time. See you Monday!
Kent
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