BEA 2018 Championship Tournament - Games - Forums : Best Ever Albums

cestuneblague
Edgy to the Choir

Location: MA/FL

Yeah it's not like I'm sitting here tweedling my thumbs waiting for the first round to end, but nearly a whole month for the first round still seems excessive, and mainly the longer a tournament drags overall interest tends to wane over time. But since this is not the innagural version of this tournament (I didn't participate last time), I'll trust the judgement of others instead.

baystateoftheart
Neil Young as a butternut squash

Age: 29
Location: Massachusetts

CryingGameDahlin wrote:

Yeah it's not like I'm sitting here tweedling my thumbs waiting for the first round to end, but nearly a whole month for the first round still seems excessive, and mainly the longer a tournament drags overall interest tends to wane over time. But since this is not the innagural version of this tournament (I didn't participate last time), I'll trust the judgement of others instead.

Looking at the thread from last year, week four in round one did have many fewer votes than weeks one, two, and three. I'm definitely open to making changes to the tournament format based on feedback, if not for this year, then for next year. It's a balancing act between accessibility to more people and a snappier pace. However, I would suggest the main cause of the decrease in voting in later rounds might have been people tuning out because they'd already listened to all the nominees and had no new albums to discover, instead of tuning out because the first round was four weeks long.

Anyone else have opinions on four vs. three weeks?
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craola
crayon master

Location: pdx

baystateoftheart wrote:

Looking at the thread from last year, week four in round one did have many fewer votes than weeks one, two, and three. I'm definitely open to making changes to the tournament format based on feedback, if not for this year, then for next year. It's a balancing act between accessibility to more people and a snappier pace. However, I would suggest the main cause of the decrease in voting in later rounds might have been people tuning out because they'd already listened to all the nominees and had no new albums to discover, instead of tuning out because the first round was four weeks long.

Anyone else have opinions on four vs. three weeks?

some of us just lose interest after our favorites all lose out in rounds 1 & 2.
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Repo
BeA Sunflower

Location: Forest Park

I sort of need 4 weeks to absorb so many albums most of which I never even heard of before.

RoundTheBend
I miss the comfort in being sad

Location: Ground Control

FWIW, I've listened to all the albums (I was nervous 4 weeks wasn't long enough, but I just put all my other shiz on hold).

4 weeks is ok for me, but I have indeed voted for all the button cliiiiickckcciingggs.

baystateoftheart
Neil Young as a butternut squash

Age: 29
Location: Massachusetts

Two weeks down, two weeks to go! Here are the matchups in order of how much they need votes:

1. Cadu Tenório v. Daphne & Celeste (10 total votes)
2. Khruangbin v. Anja Garbarek (12 total votes)
3. Nat Birchall Meets Al Breadwinner v. Proc Fiskal (12 total votes)
4. Sobrenadar v. Félicia Atkinson & Jefre Cantu-Ledesma (13 total votes)
5. Mount Eerie v. Tiny Little Houses (13 total votes)
6. Flatbush Zombies v. Disclosure (13 total votes)
7. RP Boo v. Emilie Nicolas (14 total votes)
8. Jonny Greenwood v. Léonie Pernet (15 total votes)
9. Low v. Avantdale Bowling Club (16 total votes)
10. MGMT v. Current 93 (17 total votes)
11. Playboi Carti v. Tierra Whack (18 total votes)
12. Robyn v. Spiritualized (18 total votes)
13. Kids See Ghosts v. Riverside (18 total votes)
14. SOPHIE v. Blood Wine Or Honey (21 total votes)
15. Idles v. Mitski (26 total votes)
16. Car Seat Headrest v. Kacey Musgraves (26 total votes)
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baystateoftheart
Neil Young as a butternut squash

Age: 29
Location: Massachusetts

One week left! Here are the matchups again in order of how much they need votes:

1. Cadu Tenório v. Daphne & Celeste (11 total votes) [+1]
2. Nat Birchall Meets Al Breadwinner v. Proc Fiskal (12 total votes)
3. Flatbush Zombies v. Disclosure (13 total votes)
4. Khruangbin v. Anja Garbarek (14 total votes) [+2]
5. RP Boo v. Emilie Nicolas (14 total votes)
6. Jonny Greenwood v. Léonie Pernet (15 total votes)
7. Sobrenadar v. Félicia Atkinson & Jefre Cantu-Ledesma (15 total votes) [+2]
8. Mount Eerie v. Tiny Little Houses (16 total votes) [+3]
9. Low v. Avantdale Bowling Club (17 total votes) [+1]
10. MGMT v. Current 93 (17 total votes)
11. Playboi Carti v. Tierra Whack (18 total votes)
12. Robyn v. Spiritualized (19 total votes) [+1]
13. Kids See Ghosts v. Riverside (19 total votes) [+1]
14. SOPHIE v. Blood Wine Or Honey (23 total votes) [+2]
15. Car Seat Headrest v. Kacey Musgraves (26 total votes)
16. Idles v. Mitski (27 total votes) [+1]
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baystateoftheart
Neil Young as a butternut squash

Age: 29
Location: Massachusetts

Last call for votes and extension requests! Round one will close 7 p.m. Eastern Time tomorrow.
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baystateoftheart
Neil Young as a butternut squash

Age: 29
Location: Massachusetts

The biggest upset in round one was #32 beating #7:

Oil Of Every Pearl's Un-Insides by SOPHIE

Somehow that wasn't as surprising to me as the seeds would indicate. SOPHIE is just too ahead of her time, and in a way that can be abrasive to many.

What are your thoughts on round one? What was the biggest shocker? Which result are you most happy about and which was the biggest letdown?
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Hayden

Sophie out is bizarre Neutral

So, I'd be lying if I said that wasn't a disappointment. There were some really though matchups though (Mitski vs Idles was yikes).

Avantdale Bowling Club out is a shame, but I can't say I had much hope for it against Low.

Being said, I hope I'm not the only one sad to see Félicia Atkinson & Jefre Cantu-Ledesma go. It's a great release (and much better than both the artist's solo ventures since, so I'm hoping they rekindle again at some point).
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