Best Albums of the 1960's Tournament!

[Detroit Rock Citizen]

Velvet Underground & Nico - Velvet Underground (1966)


as for tmr? (I always thought sgt pepper was the most overrated album of all time and ok computer was a close second)
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My chart
http://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?c=689

[1234567890]

Hmm... they both suck.
however, ill vote for trout mask replica for reasons that seem good to me.

[teodor_matz]

a)

Velvet Underground & Nico - Velvet Underground (1966)

[caralladas76]

Velvet Underground.

Please help us with the "best song contest"!!

[AngryAchilles]

VU and Nico, of course. But why are the final two so weeeird??

[Elston]

You have to keep in mind that many of the voters are naked under their clothing.

[Mr.Music]

I think its the best Final we ever had.
TMR

[joannajewsom]

Great final match-up

I'll go with...

Trout Mask Replica

[Elston]

Trout Mask Replica (1969) defeats Velvet Underground & Nico 7-6!

TROUT MASK REPLICA IS CHAMPION OF 1960's ALBUM TOURNAMENT!!!

Runner-Up:

Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)

Round 5:

Blonde on Blonde (1966)
We’re Only in it for the Money (1968)

Round 4:

White Light/White Heat (1968)
Astral Weeks (1968)
The Doors (1967)
Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)


Round 3:

Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967)
In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
Freak Out! (1966)
Let it Bleed (1969)
Five Leaves Left (1969)
Freewheelin’ (1963)
Parable of Arable Land (1967)
Uncle Meat (1969)



Round 2:

Are You Experienced (1967)
Kick Out the Jams (1969)
Rubber Soul (1965)
Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death (1965)
Led Zeppelin I (1969)
The Who Sell Out (1967)
Strange Days (1967)
Forever Changes (1967)
Good, the Bad, & the Ugly (1966)
Marble Index (1968)
Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
Gris Gris (1968)
Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
Happy Sad (1969)
The Band (1969)
Volunteers (1969)

Notice how The Band (1969) was defeated in Rounds 1 & 2. It was mistakenly listed twice in the 64 albums competing. I spotted this issue before the tournament began and claimed to have fixed it (page 3), but obviously I did not.

Round 1:

The Stooges (1969)
Easter Everywhere (1967)
The Band (1969)
Electric Ladyland (1968)
Meet the Beatles (1963)
United States of America (1968)
Their Satanic Majesties Requests (1967)
Disraeli Gears (1967)
Here Are the Sonics (1965)
Monster Movie (1969)
Music From Big Pink (1968)
Da Capo (1967)
Otis Blue (1965)
Beatles (White Album) (1968)
Moby Grape (1967)
Safe as Milk (1967)
Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
Dusty in Memphis (1968)
Scott 4 (1969)
Head (1968)
Velvet Underground (1969)
Black Monk Time (1965)
Chelsea Girl (1967)
Revolver (1966)
Pet Sounds (1965)
A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector (1963)
Beggar’s Banquet (1968)
Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
Oddessey and Oracle (1967)
AMMusic (1966)
Cheap Thrills (1968)
Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (1966)

Any thoughts on the tournament? Albums that should have gone further? Ones that went too far? Give us your thoughts on doing another one.

[joannajewsom]

Holy crap, was I the deciding vote?