Pet Shop Boys - Very

Round 7: Elvis Presley - The Sun Sessions

Someone has finally spoke up for the King.

Round 7: Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet

George Michael - Faith

Round 7 - Placebo : Sleeping With Ghosts

Round 7: Doves - The Last Broadcast

Round 7: Yaz - Upstairs at Eric's

interesting, i like.

You win a prize for being the first to draft a band I've never heard of.

Frank Sinatra - Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
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It was a toss up between Songs for Swingin' Lovers and Getz/Gilberto and this sort of captures both.

BTW, for shame no one's picked any Sinatra. For shame.

Great pick.

I mentioned this in another thread about Yaz (or Yazoo). You've never heard of the band, but more than likely you've heard their songs.

I want to add: great pick!

You've probably heard the song "Don't Go". You should check it out, Alison Moyet has an awesome voice.

I'll check it out for sure.

Gutsy pick. I have a hard time picking out my favorite Placebo CD, but this is definitely one of them. Have you heard the 2-disc LE with a CD of covers? (That's where I got the "Daddy Cool" sample for http://daddycool.ytmnd.com). They also have covers of Pixies, The Smiths, Robert Palmer, and more.

Yeah, I know a lot of people definately prefer something like Without You I'm Nothing, but Sleeping With Ghosts I had playing over and over again and never got tired of it, not that I got tired of the other albums, but I think this one just captured me from the first listen, and think it's the best mix of their particular strengths. Like Bulletproof Cupid is such a perfect opener for a concert and and album, and the album is not too electronic and not too dry, just a perfect mix I think. Also the presentation of the album, along with the videos and the sterile look I like a lot. I have the 2 disc LE with the covers, my favorite is the Holocaust cover. I suppose I should of picked the LE version, but I dunno, didn't think it mattered too much, because I am mainly basing my pick on the album itself. I could of also upgraded my Downward Spiral to the 5.1 mix deluxe cd. But I guess I am basing my picks more on what floored me when I initially heard these albums, which were usually the original release.

Round 7:
Electric Light Orchestra - El Dorado

Eeeeggggcellent. I'm liking your list.

The monolith of jazz composers and bassists...

Round 7: Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um

Round 7:

Big L

The Big Picture

"Come on Big L, Put it on...."

Lol, what is next, Smoothe tha Hustla (ft. Trigga Da Gambla)?

What you're not a fan of Big L? He happens to be my favorite rapper.

Hmm.. I'm not so sure on my list compared with the comments others are receiving on theirs.

Mine are all mainstream, though so far from different genres. They are all albums I love and can identify with on some level.

I'll have to see how I fair in the brackets after Friday.

I think a couple might pull me through to later rounds. But I won't know until voting begins.

Everyone really has a great list. So many good choices, and a fair bit I've never heard of. I have to check those ones out.

Big L is underrated, he's one of the best, like many others he left us too soon.