Board 8 > Rank the Tracks Week 6: Mastodon's Crack the Skye (+MBDTF results and new rules)

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so in regards to the 1 v 2 albums per week, I mentioned in past topics that I'm in favor of the 1/week, and it definitely seems like that's the favorite. I've been in a different album group before, and it had largely the same thing come up. A few wanted to do 2/week, but it really just becomes much too hard for the people who barely have the free time to do 1/week, and results in significantly lower participation overall. Doing multiple each week is really something pretty much everyone has to be down for for it to work out.

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Considering the poll, I'm definitely sticking with one - which I prefer, just to keep the results simple. I also like putting a single album in the spotlight.

...and it's already difficult fitting everything into the topic title...

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CasanovaZelos posted...

Considering the poll, I'm definitely sticking with one - which I prefer, just to keep the results simple. I also like putting a single album in the spotlight.

...and it's already difficult fitting everything into the topic title...

nominate
Fiona Apple - When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks like a King What He Knows Throws the Blows When He Goes to the Fight and He'll Win the Whole Thing 'fore He Enters the Ring There's No Body to Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might so When You Go Solo, You Hold Your Own Hand and Remember That Depth Is the Greatest of Heights and If You Know Where You Stand, Then You Know Where to Land and If You Fall It Won't Matter, Cuz You'll Know That You're Right (1999)

this is a joke... kind of

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1. The Last Baron - Damn, I kinda forgot about this entire track? The album ends on a huge prog power ballad that actually hits emotionally before bombastically shredding and whaling its way to the finish. It's well-balanced, it doesn't feel overstuffed with ideas and it doesn't become repetitive. How did I forget about this one?

2. The Czar - You know you're in for some shit when it's ten minutes and starts on a low organ note. I don't think I appreciated the drummer enough in the past, all his flourishes really keep it moving and he is unusually groovy/funky for a metal drummer. The Spiral section is classic, the little spiral motif in the guitar riff takes it to the next level.

3. Oblivion - Always enjoyed the southern twang in their sound. This one has the pop-level hook in the chorus and the prog move of introducing an entirely new section for a guitar solo.

4. Divinations - I don't remember this one being so good! The dual guitar line in the chorus has a lot of flavor. They get a lot of variety out of weird scales, modulations, and textural changes.

5. Crack the Skye - I used to like this one more but I must have wore it out back when. I hit the Crack too much (bucket list note: must release a project called Passdabong - Crack the High)

6. Ghost of Karelia - Unfortunately the variety works against me here. It has a good verse and chorus and then like three forgettable sections in the middle.

7. Quintessence - Sick bass tone. Not as into the songwriting here (it's just alright) but I do enjoy the end bit with the techno voice effect.
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As a vocal advocate of the push for 2 albums, I'm happy that you even considered it and put it out there for people to vote on. The people have spoken and with good reason. I'm happy to put that push to rest now and continue with the tradition of one per week!

It's my day off tomorrow so I'm keen to give this band and album a listen!


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It's really easy for me to listen to an album, especially one I've listened to before, but to actually rank songs/albums is pretty hard haha. Learned the hard way

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1. Quintessence
2. The Last Baron
3. Oblivion
4. The Czar: Usurper/Escape/Martyr/Spiral
5. Ghost of Karelia
6. Crack the Skye
7. Divinations


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Nominate: Spice Girls - Spice

Yeah... it's a weird nomination, I know.
But they were huge at the time.
Maybe we all have a secret guilty pleasure from this album.
Could be interesting and generate votes.
And it'd be nice to break up the current crop of stuff with this...
In about 40 weeks when we get around to it. =P

I'll also support the following:

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
The Beatles - Abbey Road
U2 - Achtung Baby
Radiohead - OK Computer
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell


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Surprised Achtung Baby is getting this kind of support over Joshua Tree

1. The Czar
2. The Last Baton
3. Oblivion
4. Divinations
5. Ghost of karelia
6. Crack the Skye
7. Quintessence

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ChainLTTP posted...

Surprised Achtung Baby is getting this kind of support over Joshua Tree

I nominated AB because its my favorite album of all time, but I would support The Joshua Tree if someone nominated it. I also feel AB is a more consistent album than The Joshua Tree. The Joshua Tree has an extremely strong first half, but its second half is a bit weak.

If I counted correctly, we're at 11 lists so far.

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As an album it's okay but trying to rank the songs was difficult. In another, earlier, time in my life I might have really loved this; in 2021...my tastes have changed.

1. Oblivion
2. Quintessence
3. Divinations
4. The Last Baron
5. Ghost of Karelia
6. The Czar
7. Crack the Skye

Nominate:
Hmm, I guess I'll give a 2nd support to Billy Joel - The Stranger so it "makes the cut"

Support:
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City
Spice Girls - Spice

I like the Spice Girls nom, not that I've ever heard anything but their singles from way back when, but just as the idea of exposing people to "guilty pleasure" type albums that would fall out of the normal taste of this board. I had already been thinking about doing the same type of thing when it was my nomination week, which isn't going to be for a long time, lol.

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I guess I'll support Spice - I have been away from my computer this weekend or else I would update the nomination list.

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I'll also throw support to Spice.
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1. Oblivion
2. The Czar
3. The Last Baron
4. Divinations
5. Crack the Skye
6. Quintessence
7. Ghost of Karelia

I mean I'm not just gonna leave it at four so sure

support the spice

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This is probably my last bump before counting the results tomorrow morning.

So many good albums stuck at 4...I guess I'll support Iron Maiden and Rancid. I wish the Taylor Swift nomination was Folklore because I have no idea how we would rank those tracks and it would be nice to have more recent albums.

Nominations:
8 supporters:
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (VeryInsane, Johnbobb, CasanovaZelos, Seanchan, TheArkOfTurus, ChainLTTP, Seginustemple, SpikeSetsFire)

7 supporters:
The Beatles - Abbey Road (Seanchan, CasanovaZelos, Underleveled, Raestel_Lapin, Giggsalot, VeryInsane, SpikeSetsFire)
U2 - Achtung Baby (Jesse_Custer x2, CasanovaZelos, MoogleKupo141, Seanchan, ZaziGuado, SpikeSetsFire)
Radiohead - OK Computer (Jesse_Custer, CasanovaZelos, GameStonk, Giggsalot, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado, SpikeSetsFire)

6 supporters:
Alice in Chains - Dirt (ZeroSignal620, CasanovaZelos, MarskS222222222222222, Raetsel_Lapin, Johnbobb, TheArkOfTurus)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver (CasanovaZelos x2, Johnbobb, ZaziGuado x2, MoogleKupo141)
Pink Floyd - The Wall (Johnbobb, Underleveled, firefdr, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin, Seginustemple)
Pixies - Doolittle (VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos, MoogleKupo141, Giggsalot, Johnbobb, MarkS222222222222222)
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (Johnbobb, CasanovaZelos, ZeroSignal620, Giggsalot, VeryInsane, ChainLTTP)
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City (StartTheMachine, Giggsalot, KommunistKoala, VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos, Seanchan)
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell (Seanchan, Underleveled, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado, SpikeSetsFire)

5 supporters:
Hamilton (TomNook, Underleveled, Johnbobb, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin)
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (TheArkOfTurus, CasanovaZelos, VeryInsane, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
The Strokes - Is This It (MoogleKupo141, CasanovaZelos, VeryInsane, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters (CasanovaZelos, Johnbobb, VeryInsane, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Massive Attack - Mezzanine (Giggsalot, VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
The Killers - Hot Fuss (Seanchan, ZaziGuado, MoogleKupo141, CasanovaZelos, Johnbobb)
Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five (jcgamer107, Jesse_Custer, ZaziGuado, MoogleKupo141, Seginustemple)
Air - Moon Safari (ZaziGuado x2, SpikeSetsFire, CasanovaZelos, Giggsalot)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (Johnbobb, VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin)
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (Steiner, Johnbobb, CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, TheArkOfTurus)
The Knife - Silent Shout (CasanovaZelos x2, Raetsel_Lapin, Giggsalot, ZaziGuado)
Billy Joel - The Stranger (Seanchan x2, Jesse_Custer, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Spice Girls - Spice (SpikeSetsFire, Seanchan, CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, Johnbobb)
Iron Maiden - Powerslave (TheArkOfTurus, VeryInsane, Johnbobb, Raetsel_Lapin, CasanovaZelos)
Rancid - ...And Out Come the Wolves (Snake5555555555, cyko, Raetsel_Lapin, Johnbobb, CasanovaZelos)

4 supporters:
Of Monsters and Men - Beneath the Skin (Jesse_Custer x2, Raetsel_Lapin, Seanchan)
Taylor Swift - Speak Now (Snake5555555555, Raetsel_Lapin, Underleveled, ZaziGuado)
The Avalanches - Since I Left You (SpikeSetsFire, CasanovaZelos, Raetsal_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Moby - Play (SpikeSetsFire, CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
OutKast - Aquemini (Giggsalot, Seginustemple, CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin)
Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill (Seginustemple, CasanovaZelos, Snake5555555555, Raetsel_Lapin)

3 supporters:
Weird Al Yankovic - Straight Outta Lynwood (cyko, Johnbobb, ZaziGuado)
Counting Crows - August and Everything After (Jesse_Custer, ZaziGuado, Raetsel_Lapin)

2 supporters:
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf (MarkS222222222222222, CasanovaZelos)
Passion Pit - Manners (ZaziGuado, MoogleKupo141)
Slipknot - Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses (Johnbobb, Snake5555555555)
Miranda Lambert - Wildcard (Snake5555555555, Raetsel_Lapin)

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Also I probably didn't word the final rule clearly enough so I will figure that out next week - people were supposed to be signing up for the queue with this topic. Not that there's an urgent rush considering we have the next half a year planned out already...

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I'll support Outkast as well

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Ill support all the 4 nom albums just to get them on the queue


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1. The Last Baron
2. The Czar
3. Oblivion
4. Quintessence
5. Divinations
6. Ghost of Karelia
7. Crack the Skye

Divinations
Quintessence
Oblivion
Ghost of Karelia
Crack the Skye
The Czar
The Last Baron

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I am awake, so I am now calculating the results. We have 32 albums at the five nomination level.

Nominations:
8 supporters:
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (VeryInsane, Johnbobb, CasanovaZelos, Seanchan, TheArkOfTurus, ChainLTTP, Seginustemple, SpikeSetsFire)

7 supporters:
The Beatles - Abbey Road (Seanchan, CasanovaZelos, Underleveled, Raestel_Lapin, Giggsalot, VeryInsane, SpikeSetsFire)
U2 - Achtung Baby (Jesse_Custer x2, CasanovaZelos, MoogleKupo141, Seanchan, ZaziGuado, SpikeSetsFire)
Radiohead - OK Computer (Jesse_Custer, CasanovaZelos, GameStonk, Giggsalot, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado, SpikeSetsFire)

6 supporters:
Alice in Chains - Dirt (ZeroSignal620, CasanovaZelos, MarskS222222222222222, Raetsel_Lapin, Johnbobb, TheArkOfTurus)
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver (CasanovaZelos x2, Johnbobb, ZaziGuado x2, MoogleKupo141)
Pink Floyd - The Wall (Johnbobb, Underleveled, firefdr, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin, Seginustemple)
Pixies - Doolittle (VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos, MoogleKupo141, Giggsalot, Johnbobb, MarkS222222222222222)
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (Johnbobb, CasanovaZelos, ZeroSignal620, Giggsalot, VeryInsane, ChainLTTP)
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City (StartTheMachine, Giggsalot, KommunistKoala, VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos, Seanchan)
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell (Seanchan, Underleveled, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado, SpikeSetsFire)

5 supporters:
Hamilton (TomNook, Underleveled, Johnbobb, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin)
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (TheArkOfTurus, CasanovaZelos, VeryInsane, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
The Strokes - Is This It (MoogleKupo141, CasanovaZelos, VeryInsane, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters (CasanovaZelos, Johnbobb, VeryInsane, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Massive Attack - Mezzanine (Giggsalot, VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
The Killers - Hot Fuss (Seanchan, ZaziGuado, MoogleKupo141, CasanovaZelos, Johnbobb)
Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five (jcgamer107, Jesse_Custer, ZaziGuado, MoogleKupo141, Seginustemple)
Air - Moon Safari (ZaziGuado x2, SpikeSetsFire, CasanovaZelos, Giggsalot)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (Johnbobb, VeryInsane, CasanovaZelos, TheArkOfTurus, Raetsel_Lapin)
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (Steiner, Johnbobb, CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, TheArkOfTurus)
The Knife - Silent Shout (CasanovaZelos x2, Raetsel_Lapin, Giggsalot, ZaziGuado)
Billy Joel - The Stranger (Seanchan x2, Jesse_Custer, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado)
Spice Girls - Spice (SpikeSetsFire, Seanchan, CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, Johnbobb)
Iron Maiden - Powerslave (TheArkOfTurus, VeryInsane, Johnbobb, Raetsel_Lapin, CasanovaZelos)
Rancid - ...And Out Come the Wolves (Snake5555555555, cyko, Raetsel_Lapin, Johnbobb, CasanovaZelos)
OutKast - Aquemini (Giggsalot, Seginustemple, CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, Johnbobb)
Of Monsters and Men - Beneath the Skin (Jesse_Custer x2, Raetsel_Lapin, Seanchan, VeryInsane)
Taylor Swift - Speak Now (Snake5555555555, Raetsel_Lapin, Underleveled, ZaziGuado, VeryInsane)
The Avalanches - Since I Left You (SpikeSetsFire, CasanovaZelos, Raetsal_Lapin, ZaziGuado, VeryInsane)
Moby - Play (SpikeSetsFire, CasanovaZelos, Raetsel_Lapin, ZaziGuado, VeryInsane)
Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill (Seginustemple, CasanovaZelos, Snake5555555555, Raetsel_Lapin, VeryInsane)

3 supporters:
Weird Al Yankovic - Straight Outta Lynwood (cyko, Johnbobb, ZaziGuado)
Counting Crows - August and Everything After (Jesse_Custer, ZaziGuado, Raetsel_Lapin)

2 supporters:
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf (MarkS222222222222222, CasanovaZelos)
Passion Pit - Manners (ZaziGuado, MoogleKupo141)
Slipknot - Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses (Johnbobb, Snake5555555555)
Miranda Lambert - Wildcard (Snake5555555555, Raetsel_Lapin)

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