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Still catching up, but here’s what I’m prepared to offer up to #5albums25 so far:
1. McKinley Dixon - Magic, Alive!
2. Sudan Archives - The BPM
3. Sinsuke Fujieda Group - Fukushima
4. Home Is Where - Hunting Season
5. Momma - Welcome to My Blue Sky
1. McKinley Dixon - Magic, Alive!
2. Sudan Archives - The BPM
3. Sinsuke Fujieda Group - Fukushima
4. Home Is Where - Hunting Season
5. Momma - Welcome to My Blue Sky
January 3, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Still catching up, but here’s what I’m prepared to offer up to #5albums25 so far:
1. McKinley Dixon - Magic, Alive!
2. Sudan Archives - The BPM
3. Sinsuke Fujieda Group - Fukushima
4. Home Is Where - Hunting Season
5. Momma - Welcome to My Blue Sky
1. McKinley Dixon - Magic, Alive!
2. Sudan Archives - The BPM
3. Sinsuke Fujieda Group - Fukushima
4. Home Is Where - Hunting Season
5. Momma - Welcome to My Blue Sky
Main: Florry, “First it was a movie, then it was a book”
Bonuses: Sara Wakui, “Patterns”
McKinley Dixon, “Magic, Alive!”
Bonuses: Sara Wakui, “Patterns”
McKinley Dixon, “Magic, Alive!”
December 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Main: Florry, “First it was a movie, then it was a book”
Bonuses: Sara Wakui, “Patterns”
McKinley Dixon, “Magic, Alive!”
Bonuses: Sara Wakui, “Patterns”
McKinley Dixon, “Magic, Alive!”
#5debutalbums7074
1. Big Star - #1 Record
2. Judee Sill - s/t
3. Bill Withers - Just As I Am
4. Cymande - s/t
5. Syreeta - s/t
1. Big Star - #1 Record
2. Judee Sill - s/t
3. Bill Withers - Just As I Am
4. Cymande - s/t
5. Syreeta - s/t
December 14, 2025 at 10:49 AM
#5debutalbums7074
1. Big Star - #1 Record
2. Judee Sill - s/t
3. Bill Withers - Just As I Am
4. Cymande - s/t
5. Syreeta - s/t
1. Big Star - #1 Record
2. Judee Sill - s/t
3. Bill Withers - Just As I Am
4. Cymande - s/t
5. Syreeta - s/t
With this, it looks like the winning artists from 1989-1992 will all be in the 1988 tournament.
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
With this, it looks like the winning artists from 1989-1992 will all be in the 1988 tournament.
I’ve yet to find the casino that takes bets on niche BlueSky music tournaments, so unfortunately haven’t figured out how to monetize this, but getting to pick an album is always fun!
November 28, 2025 at 7:56 AM
I’ve yet to find the casino that takes bets on niche BlueSky music tournaments, so unfortunately haven’t figured out how to monetize this, but getting to pick an album is always fun!
Looks like I’ll need to listen to a lot of 2001 albums in the next month…
November 28, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Looks like I’ll need to listen to a lot of 2001 albums in the next month…
Thanks for another great tournament, Kent! And to this wonderful community of passionate music geeks!
November 28, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Thanks for another great tournament, Kent! And to this wonderful community of passionate music geeks!
Which albums from those years might overtake it for you?
November 26, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Which albums from those years might overtake it for you?
For the record, I voted for Paul’s Boutique. I don’t believe in voting against my favorite for the sake of bracket preservation. And the only other person this outcome gives a path to victory to is @megabrow12.bsky.social who I assume would only vote PB if it was up against an REM record.
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
For the record, I voted for Paul’s Boutique. I don’t believe in voting against my favorite for the sake of bracket preservation. And the only other person this outcome gives a path to victory to is @megabrow12.bsky.social who I assume would only vote PB if it was up against an REM record.
Was in Vegas this past weekend, and found out De La Soul were doing a free concert Friday night, so was very happy to see a number of 3 Ft. High cuts (and other classics) live. That said, Paul’s Boutique is my favorite album ever. But my bracket depends on De La winning, so, uh, vote your conscience
November 25, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Was in Vegas this past weekend, and found out De La Soul were doing a free concert Friday night, so was very happy to see a number of 3 Ft. High cuts (and other classics) live. That said, Paul’s Boutique is my favorite album ever. But my bracket depends on De La winning, so, uh, vote your conscience
B-Sky Bouillabaisse here and on the edge of my seat for the next day or so…
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
B-Sky Bouillabaisse here and on the edge of my seat for the next day or so…
#5debutalbums1014
1. Ought - More Than Any Other Day
2. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid
3. Matthew E. White - Big Inner
4. Evans the Death - s/t
5. Holy Ghost! - s/t
1. Ought - More Than Any Other Day
2. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid
3. Matthew E. White - Big Inner
4. Evans the Death - s/t
5. Holy Ghost! - s/t
November 23, 2025 at 10:08 AM
#5debutalbums1014
1. Ought - More Than Any Other Day
2. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid
3. Matthew E. White - Big Inner
4. Evans the Death - s/t
5. Holy Ghost! - s/t
1. Ought - More Than Any Other Day
2. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid
3. Matthew E. White - Big Inner
4. Evans the Death - s/t
5. Holy Ghost! - s/t
Unless I’m misremembering the inclusion of more albums, so far we’ve only polled three (Jagged Little Pill, Be Here Now, Come On Over) of the top selling UK albums by year, and only one made it past Round 1.
November 13, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Unless I’m misremembering the inclusion of more albums, so far we’ve only polled three (Jagged Little Pill, Be Here Now, Come On Over) of the top selling UK albums by year, and only one made it past Round 1.
Oh ok, the Great Satan is a reference I get, but didn’t know that’s what he was referring to.
November 6, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Oh ok, the Great Satan is a reference I get, but didn’t know that’s what he was referring to.
Born in the late ‘80s. The only quotation from here that I would know as a 1st Bush era political reference is “thousand points of light,” and that’s from watching SNL reruns on Comedy Central.
November 6, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Born in the late ‘80s. The only quotation from here that I would know as a 1st Bush era political reference is “thousand points of light,” and that’s from watching SNL reruns on Comedy Central.
#5debutalbums8084
1. The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms
2. Pretenders - s/t
3. Sade - Diamond Life
4. Violent Femmes - s/t
5. Mission of Burma - Vs.
1. The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms
2. Pretenders - s/t
3. Sade - Diamond Life
4. Violent Femmes - s/t
5. Mission of Burma - Vs.
October 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
#5debutalbums8084
1. The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms
2. Pretenders - s/t
3. Sade - Diamond Life
4. Violent Femmes - s/t
5. Mission of Burma - Vs.
1. The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms
2. Pretenders - s/t
3. Sade - Diamond Life
4. Violent Femmes - s/t
5. Mission of Burma - Vs.
Archie counters: vote New York!
October 24, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Archie counters: vote New York!
I am between those specific ages, and I was on that shuttle.
October 15, 2025 at 7:08 AM
I am between those specific ages, and I was on that shuttle.
Consulting similar playlists I’ve made, I haven’t seen these mentioned…
SZA, “Drew Barrymore”
Pony Up!, “Matthew Modine”
Television Personalities, “Salvador Dali’s Garden Party”
Mikabomb, “Bettie Page”
Indochine, “Des fleurs pour Salinger”
The Boomtown Rats, “Me and Howard Hughes”
SZA, “Drew Barrymore”
Pony Up!, “Matthew Modine”
Television Personalities, “Salvador Dali’s Garden Party”
Mikabomb, “Bettie Page”
Indochine, “Des fleurs pour Salinger”
The Boomtown Rats, “Me and Howard Hughes”
October 14, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Consulting similar playlists I’ve made, I haven’t seen these mentioned…
SZA, “Drew Barrymore”
Pony Up!, “Matthew Modine”
Television Personalities, “Salvador Dali’s Garden Party”
Mikabomb, “Bettie Page”
Indochine, “Des fleurs pour Salinger”
The Boomtown Rats, “Me and Howard Hughes”
SZA, “Drew Barrymore”
Pony Up!, “Matthew Modine”
Television Personalities, “Salvador Dali’s Garden Party”
Mikabomb, “Bettie Page”
Indochine, “Des fleurs pour Salinger”
The Boomtown Rats, “Me and Howard Hughes”
I think the most ubiquitous (in the U.S. in the 1990s, at least) were Toyota ads. When this came up on the playlist, “Toyota’s Hot! Hot! Hot!” immediately emerged from wherever it had been buried in the recesses of my mind for decades.
Toyota "Hot, Hot, Hot!" Commercial (1991)
From 1991, this is a commercial for Toyota automobiles.
m.youtube.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I think the most ubiquitous (in the U.S. in the 1990s, at least) were Toyota ads. When this came up on the playlist, “Toyota’s Hot! Hot! Hot!” immediately emerged from wherever it had been buried in the recesses of my mind for decades.
#5debutalbums0004
1. The Avalanches - Since I Left You
2. Life Without Buildings - Any Other City
3. The New Pornographers - Mass Romantic
4. The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike
5. The Exploding Hearts - Guitar Romantic
1. The Avalanches - Since I Left You
2. Life Without Buildings - Any Other City
3. The New Pornographers - Mass Romantic
4. The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike
5. The Exploding Hearts - Guitar Romantic
October 5, 2025 at 7:41 AM
#5debutalbums0004
1. The Avalanches - Since I Left You
2. Life Without Buildings - Any Other City
3. The New Pornographers - Mass Romantic
4. The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike
5. The Exploding Hearts - Guitar Romantic
1. The Avalanches - Since I Left You
2. Life Without Buildings - Any Other City
3. The New Pornographers - Mass Romantic
4. The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike
5. The Exploding Hearts - Guitar Romantic
So sorry to hear that! Wishing you and your family strength in this difficult time.
September 29, 2025 at 1:22 AM
So sorry to hear that! Wishing you and your family strength in this difficult time.
Forgot to add years:
1. Joan - 1983
2. ESG - 1983
3. Wynton - 1985
4. William - 1983
1. Joan - 1983
2. ESG - 1983
3. Wynton - 1985
4. William - 1983
September 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Forgot to add years:
1. Joan - 1983
2. ESG - 1983
3. Wynton - 1985
4. William - 1983
1. Joan - 1983
2. ESG - 1983
3. Wynton - 1985
4. William - 1983
1. Joan Armatrading, “Drop the Pilot”
2. ESG, “My Love for You”
3. Wynton Marsalis, “Black Codes”
4. William Onyeabor, “Good Name”
2. ESG, “My Love for You”
3. Wynton Marsalis, “Black Codes”
4. William Onyeabor, “Good Name”
September 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
1. Joan Armatrading, “Drop the Pilot”
2. ESG, “My Love for You”
3. Wynton Marsalis, “Black Codes”
4. William Onyeabor, “Good Name”
2. ESG, “My Love for You”
3. Wynton Marsalis, “Black Codes”
4. William Onyeabor, “Good Name”