Good morning y'all and welcome to the draw for the 1989 #AlbumBowl
a reminder of the guidelines I use for these: this is a two-stage event, with a group stage and a knockout stage; no live albums, no compilations (sorry, Minor Threat), one album per group, entirely at my discretion; ties will be broken up by whoever is in the higher pod for the draw
[lottery ball machine noises go here]
one row, one group; the action starts tomorrow!
1989 #AlbumBowl - Group A
1989 #AlbumBowl - Group D
1989 #AlbumBowl - Group E
1989 #AlbumBowl - Group F
1989 #AlbumBowl - Group G
1989 #AlbumBowl - Group H
1989 #AlbumBowl - Round of 16, Match #1
1989 #AlbumBowl - Round of 16, Match #2
1989 #AlbumBowl - Round of 16, Match #3
1989 #AlbumBowl - Round of 16, Match #4
1989 #AlbumBowl - Round of 16, Match #5
1989 #AlbumBowl - Round of 16, Match #6
1989 #AlbumBowl - Round of 16, Match #7
1989 #AlbumBowl - Round of 16, Match #8
1989 #AlbumBowl Quarterfinal #1
1989 #AlbumBowl Quarterfinal #2
1989 #AlbumBowl Quarterfinal #3
1989 #AlbumBowl Quarterfinal #4
1989 #AlbumBowl Semifinal #1
@derek I thought this was going to be the "They definitely shared a bill" matchup - close, but not quite!
https://post-punk.com/when-joy-division-opened-for-the-cure/
@firewally I'll allow it
@derek Here is where we make our stand against the rockists #AlbumBowl
@firewally I mean Paul's Boutique is also just the better record
@derek @firewally bleach is a novelty PB is a revolution
@alex <3 <3 <3
@derek @firewally imo there's a reason that bleach is not the album that got nirvana famous imo
@derek
Oof, tough draw.
@derek Sophie's Choice
@derek wow this one hurt
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@derek what do we vote for if we don't know these?
@MrsMouse either is fine, but also neither is fine; the #AlbumBowl Selection Committee endorses all forms of voting, including not voting
@derek Group G is a straight up battleground #AlbumBowl
@anemoia I think this is our Group of Death
@derek see, losing to The Cure's best album? An acceptable end for Amy and Emily
1989 #AlbumBowl - Group C