The Halloweenishist One

The Replacements have destroyed Kate Bush and Petty narrowly defeated Prince to give us the awesome match-up of Tim vs. Full Moon Fever in the next round. Here, at long last, is the next one. It was, top to bottom, I think the spookiest looking bracket for various reasons. I mean, it's got Grace Jones, man. That's fucking terrifying.

Nightclubbing (Grace Jones) vs. Nothing's Shocking (Jane's Addiction) - Game 67
The Queen Is Dead (The Smiths) vs. Little Creatures (Talking Heads) - Game 68

We'll try the vote on this blog one more time. If we have the same problem as last time, we'll scrap it and start doing it on facebook. I'll give it until Friday and if I see 0 votes, we'll switch it up. Happy Halloween, y'all!

Petty Party!

Tom Waits in a landslide and Van Halen in a 1-vote win gives us Rain Dogs vs. 1984 in the next round. Since we just missed Tom Petty's birthday, let's do his next.

Tim (The Replacements) vs. Hounds Of Love (Kate Bush) - Game 95
Full Moon Fever (Tom Petty) vs. 1999 (Prince) - Game 96

3 days again on this one due to my working a silly amount of hours starting Thursday.

Long Hair and Tom Waits

Pretty Hate Machine vs. Purple Rain in the next round is a pretty intriguing match. Since there's not many of us currently voting I shall pick a bracket I've been looking forward to...

Permanent Vacation (Aerosmith) vs. Rain Dogs (Tom Waits) - Game 93
1984 (Van Halen) vs. The Real Thing (Faith No More) - Game 94

Since no votes are coming during our last day of each poll I will be shortening our time to vote to 2 days when I can. Due to my work schedule this will not happen with this bracket, so ya gits until Tuesday with this one.

IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE?

So Pink Floyd shuts out The Pogues by a whopping 4-0 and Run DMC just edges out The Police giving us Momentary Lapse Of Reason vs. Raising Hell in the field of 32. 4 voters? Time to chat, people. First, here's next, let's do one of the big matches...

Pretty Hate Machine (Nine Inch Nails) vs. Uprising (Bob Marley/The Wailers) - Game 89
Purple Rain (Prince) vs. London Calling (The Clash) - Game 90

4 voters is the lowest amount of voters we have had in either of the 2 tournaments we've done thus far. Now, this is not a "boo you guys for not playing" thing. This is a "if we're over this, that's okay...really, it is" thing. I love doing this, I do, but I've got my top 20 albums of the year I'm working on fervently and haven't even STARTED my top 20 movies (why bother until the Oscar ones come out). I've also got a lil horror movie thing going on at a separate page. My point is, I've got lots going to satisfy my list/tourney obsessed mind. Working 45-50 hours a week means I either do these late at night when I'm exhausted or in between children dealing. Example: It has taken me 40 minutes so far JUST to type this, as I've also located 4 toys, built a fort roof, served 2 bowls of cereal, cut up an apple, taken my 3 year old to the bathroom, found something on TV twice and dressed a doll while attempting to finish this damn post. SO, although I really like doing this, if there are 4 of us left playing I'm not sure I see the point. I mean, the 4 of us could just have a couple beers and wrap this whole tourney up in a few hours if that's the case.

If we get a decent showing here, I'll keep doing this. If not, I gots nuthin but love for you all, but we'll bail on this one.

BEGINNING THE SECOND ROUND!

The Pogues and Pink Floyd were victorious as both move on to face off in the second round. Since these albums are fresh in our minds, why don't we start by doing something we haven't done...let's go right to this bracket now!

Rum, Sodomy and The Lash (The Pogues) vs. A Momentary Lapse Of Reason (Pink Floyd) - Game 81
Ghost In The Machine (The Police) vs. Raising Hell (Run DMC) - Game 82

This one ends midday Wednesday, so a little shorter time. Getting a tad more competitive here now!

THE LAST OF THE FIRST!

We have Paul Simon advancing and the Pixies going 2-0 giving us Surfer Rosa vs. Graceland in a brutal second round match, which starts after THIS LAST ONE!.....

Rapture (Anita Baker) vs. Rum, Sodomy and The Lash (The Pogues) - Game 33
Blue Mask (Lou Reed) vs. A Momentary Lapse Of Reason (Pink Floyd) - Game 34

So, if you have a second round match that you're dying to get to early, message it to me and I'll make sure it happens. Feel free to talk up any albums on our facebook page, as always, and post somgs from said albums. I'll be honest, I's kinda bored with the first round but, looking ahead, the next should be fun!

For Patty McMunelolly

Aerosmith banged out a couple more votes and Tom Waits held tight to give us Permanent Vacation vs. Rain Dogs in the next round, which starts after 2 more brackets. This one I dedicate to my good friend Patrick, member of this tournament and originator of it's creation, as he is having a minor procedure happening tomorrow...no, not the sex change, I think that's planned for later, this is smaller in scale. Anyway, 2 albums he loves appear in this bracket, and I know if one of them in particular loses it will kill him anyway, so now seems appropriate to do this.

A Kind Of Magic (Queen) vs. Surfer Rosa (The Pixies) - Game 25
Graceland (Paul Simon) vs. Gaucho (Steely Dan) - Game 26

This is a good bracket. Cheers to you, Patrick, m'boy! I hope you're able to pull it together enough in your vicodan induced haze to vote! Love ya, brotha!.....now everybody else go listen and vote!

LAST AEROSMITH, LAST WAITS

By results of 6-3 we shall have Let's Dance vs. Guitar Town in the second round. Bowie finishes the first undefeated and Metallica goes 1-2. Here's 2 more bands with final entries (both have won their first matches) against 2 bands we have not yet heard....

Permanent Vacation (Aerosmith) vs. Low Life (New Order) - game 57
Rain Dogs (Tom Waits) vs. Computer World (Kraftwerk) - game 58

2 more first-rounders to go after this!

LAST METALLICA, LAST BOWIE!

The Smiths took a win and Talking Heads go 4-0 in the first round to give us The Queen Is Dead vs. Little Creatures in the next round, which is creeping up. Just 4 brackets left in the first! Can Metallica go 2-1 in the first? Can Bowie go 2-0? Both have some pretty good competition here, so, we'll see...

Let's Dance (David Bowie) vs. Songs From The Big Chair (Tears For Fears) - Game 11
Ride The Lightning (Metallica) vs. Guitar Town (Steve Earle) - Game 12