REM Song Tournament: country feedback wins!

[Mike]

Monster and Hi-Fi dominating this tournament does not make me very happy

[stip]

the real big test is seeing what's left next round, when there aren't really any songs that drew two easy matches in a row

[chewm]

Monster and Hi-Fi dominating this tournament does not make me very happy

I love both albums, but I definetely agree. Especially when there are so few songs left from Reckoning, Green, Fables and Up.

[stip]

since I will not be able to put up matches tonight or tomorrow, and since we have most of our votes in and the closest matches are 3 off, I am ending this round a bit early and moving on.

[stip]

Still Alive

Chronic Town: Gardening at Night
Murmur: Radio Free Europe, Talk About the Passion
Reckoning: Harborcoat, South Central Rain, Second Guessing, Letter Never Sent
Fables of the Reconstruction: Maps and Legends, Driver 8
Life's Rich Pageant: Begin the Begin, Fall on Me, I Believe, Swan Swan H
Document: Finest Worksong, Disturbance at the Heron House, It's the End of the World as We Know It, King of Birds
Dead Letter Office:
Green: You Are the Everything, World Leader Pretend, Orange Crush
Out of Time: Losing My Religion, Shinny Happy People, Half a World Away, Country Feedback, Me In Honey
Automatic For the People: Drive, Try Not to Breathe, Everybody Hurts, Sweetness Follows, Monty Got a Raw Deal, Man on the Moon, Nightswimming, Find the River
Monster: What's the Frequency, Kenneth?, Crush With Eyeliner, I Don't Sleep I Dream, Strange Currencies, Tongue, Bang and Blame, Let Me In, Circus Envy,
New Adventures in Hi-Fi: How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us, New test Leper, Undertow, E-Bow the Letter, Leave, Bittersweet me, Be Mine, So Fast, So Numb, Electrolite
Up: Hope, At My Most Beautiful, Walk Unafraid, Why Not Smile, Daysleeper,
Reveal: The Lifting, I"ll Take the Rain
Around the Sun: Electron Blue, I Wanted to be Wrong
Accelerate:
Collapse into Now: Uberlin, Oh My Heart, It Happened Today
Misc: Bad Day, We All Go Back to Where We Belong


Album Totals:

Hi-Fi: 9
Automatic: 8
Monster: 8
Out of Time: 5
Up: 5
Reckoning: 4
Life's Rich Pageant: 4
Document: 4
Green: 3
Collapse into Now: 3
Murmur: 2
Fables: 2
Reveal: 2
Around the Sun: 2
Misc: 2
Chronic Town: 1
Dead Letter Office: 0
Accelerate: 0

Accelerate being eliminated is a crime. It's my 6th or 7th favorite REM album

[stip]

My final 4 prediction

E-bow vs. World Leader Pretend
Country Feedback vs. Find the River

[epilogue]

Album Totals:

Hi-Fi: 9
Automatic: 8
Monster: 8
Out of Time: 5
Up: 5
Reckoning: 4
Life's Rich Pageant: 4
Document: 4
Green: 3
Collapse into Now: 3
Murmur: 2
Fables: 2
Reveal: 2
Around the Sun: 2
Misc: 2
Chronic Town: 1
Dead Letter Office: 0
Accelerate: 0

I don't know, guys. This seems about right to me.

[chewm]

It really doesn't for me.

[chewm]

This is a very strong set of matches, tho.

[stip]

this round is staying open until tomorrow morning to get us back and the usual schedule.

[stip]

[quote="stip"]Still Alive

Chronic Town:
Murmur: Radio Free Europe, Talk About the Passion
Reckoning: Harborcoat, Second Guessing, Letter Never Sent
Fables of the Reconstruction: Maps and Legends, Driver 8
Life's Rich Pageant: Begin the Begin, Fall on Me, I Believe, Swan Swan H
Document: Finest Worksong, Disturbance at the Heron House, It's the End of the World as We Know It, King of Birds
Dead Letter Office:
Green: You Are the Everything, World Leader Pretend, Orange Crush
Out of Time: Losing My Religion, Shinny Happy People, Half a World Away, Country Feedback, Me In Honey
Automatic For the People: Drive, Try Not to Breathe, Sweetness Follows, Monty Got a Raw Deal, Man on the Moon, Nightswimming, Find the River
Monster: What's the Frequency, Kenneth?, Crush With Eyeliner, I Don't Sleep I Dream, Strange Currencies, Tongue, Bang and Blame, Circus Envy,
New Adventures in Hi-Fi: How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us, New test Leper, Undertow, E-Bow the Letter, Leave, Bittersweet me, So Fast, So Numb, Electrolite
Up: Hope, At My Most Beautiful, Walk Unafraid, Daysleeper,
Reveal: The Lifting, I"ll Take the Rain
Around the Sun: Electron Blue, I Wanted to be Wrong
Accelerate:
Collapse into Now: Uberlin, Oh My Heart, It Happened Today
Misc:


Album Totals:

Hi-Fi: 9
Automatic: 7
Monster: 7
Out of Time: 5
Life's Rich Pageant: 4
Document: 4
Up: 4
Reckoning: 3
Green: 3
Collapse into Now: 3
Murmur: 2
Fables: 2
Reveal: 2
Around the Sun: 2
Misc: 0
Chronic Town: 0
Dead Letter Office: 0
Accelerate: 0

[chewm]

2/8 on this last one lol

[Jorge]

How much longer

[stip]

only 17 more days!

[stip]

Still Alive

Chronic Town:
Murmur: Radio Free Europe, Talk About the Passion
Reckoning: Harborcoat, Second Guessing
Fables of the Reconstruction: Maps and Legends, Driver 8
Life's Rich Pageant: Begin the Begin, Fall on Me, Swan Swan H
Document: Finest Worksong, Disturbance at the Heron House, It's the End of the World as We Know It
Dead Letter Office:
Green: World Leader Pretend, Orange Crush
Out of Time: Losing My Religion, Shinny Happy People, Half a World Away, Country Feedback, Me In Honey
Automatic For the People: Drive, Try Not to Breathe, Sweetness Follows, Monty Got a Raw Deal, Man on the Moon, Nightswimming, Find the River
Monster: What's the Frequency, Kenneth?, Strange Currencies, Tongue, Bang and Blame
New Adventures in Hi-Fi: How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us, New Test Leper, E-Bow the Letter, Leave, Bittersweet me, So Fast, So Numb, Electrolite
Up: Hope, At My Most Beautiful, Walk Unafraid, Daysleeper,
Reveal: The Lifting, I"ll Take the Rain
Around the Sun: Electron Blue, I Wanted to be Wrong
Accelerate:
Collapse into Now: Uberlin, Oh My Heart, It Happened Today
Misc:


Album Totals:

Hi-Fi: 8
Automatic: 7
Out of Time: 5
Up: 4
Monster: 4
Life's Rich Pageant: 3
Document: 3
Collapse into Now: 3
Reckoning: 2
Green: 2
Murmur: 2
Fables: 2
Reveal: 2
Around the Sun: 2
Misc: 0
Chronic Town: 0
Dead Letter Office: 0
Accelerate: 0

[stip]

Still Alive

Chronic Town:
Murmur: Radio Free Europe, Talk About the Passion
Reckoning: Harborcoat
Fables of the Reconstruction: Maps and Legends, Driver 8
Life's Rich Pageant: Begin the Begin, Fall on Me
Document: Disturbance at the Heron House, It's the End of the World as We Know It
Dead Letter Office:
Green: World Leader Pretend, Orange Crush
Out of Time: Losing My Religion, Half a World Away, Country Feedback
Automatic For the People: Drive, Try Not to Breathe, Sweetness Follows, Man on the Moon, Nightswimming, Find the River
Monster: What's the Frequency, Kenneth?, Strange Currencies, Tongue, Bang and Blame
New Adventures in Hi-Fi: How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us, New Test Leper, E-Bow the Letter, Leave, Bittersweet me, So Fast, So Numb, Electrolite
Up: Hope, At My Most Beautiful, Walk Unafraid, Daysleeper,
Reveal: The Lifting, I"ll Take the Rain
Around the Sun: I Wanted to be Wrong
Accelerate:
Collapse into Now: Uberlin, It Happened Today
Misc:


Album Totals:

Hi-Fi: 8
Automatic: 6
Out of Time: 3
Up: 4
Monster: 4
Out of Time: 3
Life's Rich Pageant: 2
Document: 2
Collapse into Now: 2
Green: 2
Murmur: 2
Fables: 2
Reveal: 2
Reckoning: 1
Around the Sun: 1
Misc: 0
Chronic Town: 0
Dead Letter Office: 0
Accelerate: 0

[stip]

Still Alive After Round 3

Chronic Town:
Murmur: Radio Free Europe, Talk About the Passion
Reckoning: Harborcoat
Fables of the Reconstruction:
Life's Rich Pageant: Begin the Begin, Fall on Me
Document: Disturbance at the Heron House, It's the End of the World as We Know It
Dead Letter Office:
Green: World Leader Pretend
Out of Time: Losing My Religion, Country Feedback
Automatic For the People: Drive, Try Not to Breathe, Sweetness Follows, Man on the Moon, Nightswimming, Find the River
Monster: What's the Frequency, Kenneth?, Strange Currencies, Tongue, Bang and Blame
New Adventures in Hi-Fi: How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us, New Test Leper, E-Bow the Letter, Leave, So Fast, So Numb, Electrolite
Up: Hope, Walk Unafraid, Daysleeper,
Reveal: I"ll Take the Rain
Around the Sun:
Accelerate:
Collapse into Now: Uberlin, It Happened Today
Misc:


Album Totals:

Hi-Fi: 7
Automatic: 6
Monster: 4
Out of Time: 3
Up: 3
Murmur: 2
Life's Rich Pageant: 2
Document: 2
Out of Time: 2
Collapse into Now: 2
Green: 1
Reveal: 1
Reckoning: 1
Fables: 0
Around the Sun: 0
Misc: 0
Chronic Town: 0
Dead Letter Office: 0
Accelerate: 0[/quote]

[PHATJ]

I just noticed that Low Desert has been eliminated.When did it get knocked out? And what song beat it? It better have been a powerhouse, because I freaking love me some Low Desert.

[chewm]

It lost against Bittersweet Me I believe, it deserved it, Bittersweet Me is a lot stronger.

[epilogue]

It lost against Bittersweet Me I believe, it deserved it, Bittersweet Me is a lot stronger.