Best Ever Albums

Re: Round 1: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds v. Turnover

baystateoftheart — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 23:57:34 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 07/20/2020 03:57

Ghosteen defeats Altogether 14-5 to advance to the sweet sixteen.

Re: Round 1: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds v. Turnover

cestuneblague — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 01:13:20 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 07/17/2020 05:13

Love ghosteen, reminds of the best of his early 00s work but still very much about The Now, and again just a really great album to get lost in as hard as that can be sometimes. Turnover was pleasent to listen to from beggining to end, and... that's all I got from it. True Neutral. So easy vote for Nick this time around.

Re: Round 1: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds v. Turnover

craola — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 19:35:17 GMT

Author: craola

Posted: 06/29/2020 23:35

ghosteen is awesome. really not feeling anything for altogether.

Re: Round 1: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds v. Turnover

Purplepash — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 05:20:41 GMT

Author: Purplepash

Posted: 06/29/2020 09:20

I wasn't that keen on the Turnover album, had a bit of a been there, done that too much feel for me...I'm voting for Ghosteen here.

Re: Round 1: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds v. Turnover

baystateoftheart — Sat, 27 Jun 2020 15:28:56 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 06/27/2020 19:28

I can understand why Altogether didn't get the kindest reception. It's very mellow, smooth as butter, and covers well-worn musical territory. But it's also an ideal relaxing album for a hot summer day. I independently came to the same conclusion as someone in the RYM comment box, which is that it sounds a lot like early Beach Fossils. And I am a fan of early Beach Fossils. It has even less edge musically, and in terms of variety it's all a hazy blend, but it's a very pleasant album that released a bunch of endorphins for me.

I also really enjoyed Ghosteen, although not every track worked and I felt it was a step back from the great Skeleton Tree. It is perhaps the better-made album, but I can't honestly say I liked it more. So vote to Turnover.

Re: Round 1: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds v. Turnover

Hayden — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 16:58:25 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 06/25/2020 20:58

Ghosteen.

Re: Round 1: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds v. Turnover

dihansse — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 16:38:24 GMT

Author: dihansse

Posted: 06/25/2020 20:38

However much I respect the idea behind Ghosteen, I never really got into the album and I must say listening to the first track of Turnover I quite liked it. But after listening further the album becomes a real drag, a bit like the figure on the album cover. So finally a choice for Ghosteen.

Re: Round 1: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds v. Turnover

AwaitingAndrew — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 23:23:05 GMT

Author: AwaitingAndrew

Posted: 06/22/2020 03:23

Well, I don't see any scenario in which Turnover beats Nick Cave in Round 1, but if at least one user listens to Altogether and enjoys the album, I'll be satisfied.

Round 1: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds v. Turnover

baystateoftheart — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 20:22:35 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 06/22/2020 00:22

Seed #5:

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Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Nominated by: RockyRaccoon
Genres [RYM]: Singer/Songwriter, Ambient Pop

Seed #18:

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Altogether by Turnover

Nominated by: AwaitingAndrew
Genres [RYM]: Indie Pop, Dream Pop

Instructions:

If you have not already, please listen to both albums in full before voting. Share your thoughts and/or your vote in this thread. This poll will be tallied in no fewer than twenty-eight days. See Tournament Spreadsheet for the full bracket.