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Brackets and Everything After (Counting Crows) Bracket • Page 5

Discussion in 'Music Forum' started by GEM37, Nov 16, 2018.

  1. GEM37

    She haunts the roads

    Are you implying that you don’t care for my... walkaways?

    ARE YOU?!
     
  2. Craig Manning

    @FurtherFromSky Moderator

    Angels of the Silences
    Daylight Fading
    Mercury

    This album is really unique in that it has two perfect opening tracks. Sometimes I think Angels should have been the opener but then I listen to Catapult and remember how perfect it is as a starting point. I loved that they pulled Angels in as the opener for the greatest hits though.

    Mercury is one of the more underrated Crows songs, I think. Extremely catchy, and a very unique vibe for them. They were so loose and creative on this record, especially the second half. I love it.
     
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  3. duritzfan13

    all we have is time

    AOTS
    Daylight Fading
    Children in Bloom

    This album and the next two are especially going to be hard...
     
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  4. Larry David

    I'll see you again in 25 years Prestigious

    I would’ve voted for it!
     
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  5. bachna84

    we are nothing more than mannequins Prestigious

    Angels of the Silences (easy)

    Have You Seen Me Lately? (tougher than the first matchup, but not too terrible)

    Children in Bloom (also pretty easy)
     
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  6. GEM37 Nov 26, 2018
    (Last edited: Nov 27, 2018)
    GEM37

    She haunts the roads

    Geez, an entire weekend and we still came to a tie between “Daylight Fading” and “Have You Seen Me Lately?” and “Monkey” still didn’t get a single vote! Looks like I’m gonna have to vote for all matchups again in order to maintain what tenuous grasp I have left on my sanity!

    Monkey
    Daylight Fading
    Mercury

    Which makes our winners...

    Monkey - 1
    Angels of the Silences - 8

    Daylight Fading - 5
    Have You Seen Me Lately? - 4

    Children in Bloom - 6
    Mercury - 3

    Round Three up next!
     
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  7. GEM37

    She haunts the roads

    Recovering the Satellites
    ROUND THREE

    1.) Another Horsedreamer’s Blues vs. Recovering the Satellites
    2.) A Long December vs. Walkaways
    3.) I’m Not Sleeping vs. Angels of the Silences
    4.) Daylight Fading vs. Children in Bloom

    First matchup kills me. Literally the two best deep cuts on this (insanely good) record.
     
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  8. michaelvalerijr

    Pressure's mountin' but I don't Everest

    Horsedreamer (coin flip. I love both)
    December
    Angels
    Daylight
     
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  9. JimmyIymmiJ

    Music, a steady riot in my soul. Prestigious

    Recovering the Satellites
    A Long December
    I’m Not Sleeping
    Daylight Fading
     
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  10. Craig Manning

    @FurtherFromSky Moderator

    Recovering the Satellites
    A Long December
    Angels of the Silences
    Daylight Fading

    Tough one for "Walkaways," which I really do adore. But "A Long December" is just a perfect song.
     
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  11. Matthewconte

    Trusted Supporter

    Another Horsedreamer's Blues
    A Long December
    Angels of the Silences
    Children in Bloom
     
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  12. Larry David

    I'll see you again in 25 years Prestigious

    Recovering the Satellites
    A Long December
    Angels of the Silences
    Daylight Fading
     
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  13. duritzfan13

    all we have is time

    Horsedreamer's (tough)
    Walkaways (december is gonna win anyway, gotta show this some love)
    Angels of the Silences
    Daylight Fading
     
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  14. GEM37

    She haunts the roads

    Current Totals
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    Another Horsedreamer’s Blues - 3
    Recovering the Satellites - 3

    A Long December - 5
    Walkaways - 1

    I’m Not Sleeping - 1
    Angels of the Silences - 5

    Daylight Fading - 5
    Children in Bloom - 1
     
  15. TedSchmosby

    Trusted

    Horsedreamer’s (Satellites feels more essential, but Horsedreamer’s is the kind of brilliant storytelling we wouldn’t get much of again until SUW)

    A Long December (It’s cool that even this band’s singles are some of the all-time best)

    Angels of the Silences (There was a time then I’m Not Sleeping was one of my favs on the record, but it’s lessened on me as time has gone on)

    Daylight Fading (Perfect)
     
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  16. Craig Manning

    @FurtherFromSky Moderator

    I am personally offended that the title track is losing.
     
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  17. TedSchmosby

    Trusted

    Get ready to pour one out for Hard Candy :eh:
     
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  18. Craig Manning

    @FurtherFromSky Moderator

    No one likes Hard Candy enough and it always makes me sad.
     
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  19. TedSchmosby

    Trusted

    I like it a lot... but if it's going up against Another Horsedreamer's Blues, well...
     
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  20. Craig Manning

    @FurtherFromSky Moderator

    Horsedreamer’s Blues ain’t winning the RTS bracket, buddy.
     
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  21. bachna84

    we are nothing more than mannequins Prestigious

    Recovering The Satellites (This wasn't too difficult)

    A Long December (Very easy)

    Angels Of The Silences (I'm Not Sleeping is great...but this was a fairly easy decision as well)

    Children in Bloom (The toughest decision for me this round...but not too tough)
     
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  22. Matthewconte

    Trusted Supporter

    Margery's wingspan's all feathers and coke cans, and
    TV dinners and letters she won't send, and
    Every race night is shot through with sunlight
    Trying to hit the big one one last time tonight for
    Drunken fathers and stupid mothers and
    Boys who can't tell one girl from another
    So she takes her pills, careful and round
    One of these days she's gonna throw the whole bottle down
     
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  23. Craig Manning

    @FurtherFromSky Moderator

    It's great writing! I'm not denying that. I just 1) don't think it's winning the whole album when heavy hitters like "A Long December" and "Angels of the Silences" are here, and 2) prefer other songs. @TedSchmosby is right in that it's very much in the style of Somewhere Under Wonderland, which is least favorite Counting Crows album. Maybe that explains why this song has never been a highlight for me.
     
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  24. GEM37

    She haunts the roads

    And the first matchup is tied again! Am I gonna do three tiebreakers in as many days?

    Also,

    :musical:Hey monkey!
    Where you been?
    This lonely spiral I’ve been in
    Hey monkey, when can we begin?
    Hey monkey, where you been?:musical:
     
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  25. Craig Manning

    @FurtherFromSky Moderator

    The best line Adam Duritz ever wrote, for my money, is "All at once you look across a crowded room to see the way that light attaches to a girl."
     
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