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Cheese Bean Mar 13, 2023

Heads up: I’m bringing a music listening project that I’ve been working on over to mastodon now. I’ve been calling it “Radio to the Death”.

Basically I wanted to listen to Rolling Stone’s top 500 albums of all time. But also, I’m me, so everything has to be a game of some kind. As such, I took all the albums and made a tournament bracket seeded by order in the original list. I listen to each pair of albums (in one sitting, ideally) and declare a winner.
#RadioToTheDeath

Cheese Bean Mar 13, 2023

#RadioToTheDeath Matchup #1

De La Soul Is Dead
- De La Soul
vs.
Giant Steps
- John Coltrane

#DeLaSoul #JohnColtrane

Cheese Bean Mar 13, 2023

#NowPlaying
Album: De La Soul Is Dead
Artist: De La Soul

https://www.discogs.com/master/19501-De-La-Soul-De-La-Soul-Is-Dead

#RadioToTheDeath #DeLaSoul

Cheese Bean Mar 13, 2023

#NowPlaying
Album: Giant Steps
Artist: John Coltrane

https://www.discogs.com/master/32236-John-Coltrane-Giant-Steps

#RadioToTheDeath #JohnColtrane

John Coltrane - Giant Steps

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Cheese Bean Mar 13, 2023

#RadioToTheDeath Matchup #1
Winner: De La Soul Is Dead
8-3
#DeLaSoul

Cheese Bean Mar 14, 2023

#RadioToTheDeath Matchup #2  Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins vs. New Day Rising - Hüsker Dü #SmashingPumpkins #HuskerDu

Cheese Bean Mar 14, 2023

#NowPlaying
Album: Siamese Dream
Artist: Smashing Pumpkins

https://www.discogs.com/release/3255473-Smashing-Pumpkins-Siamese-Dream

#RadioToTheDeath #SmashingPumpkins

Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

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Discogs

Cheese Bean Mar 15, 2023

#NowPlaying
Album: New Day Rising
Artist: Hüsker Dü

https://www.discogs.com/master/30085-Hüsker-Dü-New-Day-Rising
#RadioToTheDeath #HuskerDu

Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising

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Cheese Bean Mar 15, 2023

#RadioToTheDeath Matchup #2
Winner: Siamese Dream
10-1
———
This turned out to be a super easy one, because one of these albums was fine, and the other one was the worst part of my day.

#SmashingPumpkins

Cheese Bean Mar 15, 2023

#RadioToTheDeath Matchup #3
Bracket 1: Pre-70’s Rock
——— Crosby Stills & Nash - Crosby Stills & Nash vs. Surrealistic Pillow - Jefferson Airplane
 #CrosbyStillsAndNash
#JeffersonAirplane

Cheese Bean Mar 16, 2023

#NowPlaying
Album: Crosby Stills & Nash
Artist: Crosby Stills & Nash

https://www.discogs.com/master/26121-Crosby-Stills-Nash-Crosby-Stills-Nash

#RadioToTheDeath #CrosbyStillsAndNash

Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash

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Cheese Bean Mar 16, 2023

#NowPlaying
Album: Surrealistic Pillow
Artist: Jefferson Airplane

https://www.discogs.com/master/47868-Jefferson-Airplane-Surrealistic-Pillow

#RadioToTheDeath
#JeffersonAirplane

Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow

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Cheese Bean Mar 16, 2023

#RadioToTheDeath Matchup #3
Winner: Crosby Stills & Nash
6-5
———
This one ended up being a MUCH tougher call than I expected. Both excellent albums. Surrealistic Pillow probably had more official “jams” to be honest. But my love of Crosby Stills & Nash had me biased from the start, plus I think theirs was a more coherent work as a whole and I already want to listen to it again. That’s the real metric at the end of the day.
#CrosbyStillsAndNash

Cheese Bean Mar 17, 2023

#RadioToTheDeath Matchup #4
Bracket 2: 70’s Rock
——— Fun House - The Stooges vs. Some Girls - The Rolling Stones

#TheStooges
#TheRollingStones

Cheese Bean Mar 17, 2023

#NowPlaying
Album: Fun House
Artist: The Stooges

https://www.discogs.com/master/38209-The-Stooges-Fun-House

#RadioToTheDeath
#TheStooges

The Stooges - Fun House

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Cheese Bean Mar 17, 2023

#NowPlaying
Album: Some Girls
Artist: The Rolling Stones

https://www.discogs.com/master/54219-The-Rolling-Stones-Some-Girls

#RadioToTheDeath
#TheRollingStones

The Rolling Stones - Some Girls

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Cheese Bean Mar 17, 2023

#RadioToTheDeath Matchup #4
Winner: Fun House
7-4
———
Honestly didn’t love Fun House. But the title track of Some Girls was one of the more racist, sexist, miserable piece of garbage songs I’ve ever heard. No thanks. I’ll give Fun House another try.

Incidentally, the bracket has it going up against the Stones again next round. So we’ll see how the rematch goes when we get there… in like a year, probably.

Cheese Bean Mar 17, 2023

#RadioToTheDeath Matchup #5
Bracket 4: Country/Folk/Blues
——— Tonight’s the Night - Neil Young vs. On the Beach - Neil Young

Cheese Bean Mar 20, 2023

#NowPlaying
Album: Tonight’s the Night
Artist: Neil Young

https://www.discogs.com/master/38672-Neil-Young-Tonights-The-Night

#RadioToTheDeath
#NeilYoung

Neil Young - Tonight's The Night

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Cheese Bean Mar 20, 2023

#NowPlaying
Album: On the Beach
Artist: Neil Young

https://www.discogs.com/master/38630-Neil-Young-On-The-Beach

#RadioToTheDeath
#NeilYoung

Neil Young - On The Beach

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Cheese Bean Mar 21, 2023

#RadioToTheDeath Matchup #5
Winner: On the Beach
4-7
———
Neil vs. Neil.
And the winner is Neil!
#NeilYoung

Cheese Bean Mar 21, 2023

#RadioToTheDeath Matchup #6
Bracket 5: Jazz/R&B/Soul
——— Back to Black - Amy Winehouse vs.  Ctrl  - SZA

#AmyWinehouse
#SZA

Cheese Bean Mar 21, 2023

#NowPlaying
Album: Back to Black
Artist: Amy Winehouse

https://www.discogs.com/master/51256-Amy-Winehouse-Back-To-Black

#RadioToTheDeath
#AmyWinehouse

Amy Winehouse - Back To Black

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Cheese Bean Mar 22, 2023

#NowPlaying
Album: Ctrl
Artist: SZA

https://www.discogs.com/master/1193369-SZA-Ctrl

#RadioToTheDeath
#SZA

SZA - Ctrl

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Cheese Bean Mar 22, 2023

#RadioToTheDeath Matchup #6
Winner: Back to Black
7-4
———
Back to Black was a jam, front to back. Hadn’t listened to SZA before. Ctrl was a really fun, sexy, unique album.

This really was a great matchup. If I had arranged this bracket by hand instead of by ranking, I probably would’ve tried to make this exact matchup happen, but probably later in the Jazz/R&B/Soul bracket because I’d love to hear more of both.

Cheese Bean Mar 22, 2023

#RadioToTheDeath Matchup #7
Bracket 6: Hip-Hop
——— The Chronic - Dr. Dre vs. 400 Degreez - Juvenile

#DrDre
#Juvenile

Cheese Bean Mar 22, 2023

#NowPlaying
Album: The Chronic
Artist: Dr. Dre

https://www.discogs.com/master/33951-Dr-Dre-The-Chronic

#RadioToTheDeath
#DrDre

Dr. Dre - The Chronic

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Cheese Bean Mar 22, 2023

#NowPlaying
Album: 400 Degreez
Artist: Juvenile

https://www.discogs.com/master/229180-Juvenile-400-Degreez

#RadioToTheDeath
#Juvenile

Juvenile - 400 Degreez

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Cheese Bean Mar 22, 2023

#RadioToTheDeath Matchup #7
Winner: The Chronic
8-3
———
I had no idea Dr. Dre was the origin of “deez nuts”. That’s not why The Chronic won this one, but it is a fun fact that I’m going to bother my friends and family with today.

Cheese Bean Mar 22, 2023

#RadioToTheDeath Matchup #8
Bracket 7: Pop
——— Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John vs.
Dónde Están Los Ladrones? - Shakira

#EltonJohn
#Shakira

#NowPlaying
Album: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Artist: Elton John

https://www.discogs.com/master/30577-Elton-John-Goodbye-Yellow-Brick-Road

#RadioToTheDeath
#EltonJohn

Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

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Cheese Bean Mar 23, 2023

#NowPlaying
Album: Dónde Están Los Ladrones?
Artist: Shakira

https://www.discogs.com/master/47301-Shakira-Dónde-Están-Los-Ladrones

#RadioToTheDeath
#Shakira

Shakira - Dónde Están Los Ladrones?

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Cheese Bean Mar 23, 2023

#RadioToTheDeath Matchup #8
Winner: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
9-2
———
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is a bonkers good album. This Shakira album really left me in doubt of the trustworthiness of her hips. Hopefully some of her later work addresses that topic.

Cheese Bean Mar 23, 2023

#RadioToTheDeath Matchup #9
Bracket 8: Dance
——— Mezzanine  - Massive Attack vs.
Amor Prohibido - Selena

#MassiveAttack
#Selena

Cheese Bean Mar 23, 2023

#NowPlaying
Album: Mezzanine
Artist: Massive Attack

https://www.discogs.com/master/23683-Massive-Attack-Mezzanine

#RadioToTheDeath
#MassiveAttack

Massive Attack - Mezzanine

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Cheese Bean Mar 23, 2023

Oh shit, it’s the House song! That just snuck up and confused me for a minute.
#MassiveAttack

Cheese Bean Mar 24, 2023

#NowPlaying
Album: Amor Prohibido
Artist: Selena

https://www.discogs.com/master/355690-Selena-Amor-Prohibido

#RadioToTheDeath
#Selena

Selena - Amor Prohibido

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Cheese Bean Mar 24, 2023

#RadioToTheDeath Matchup #9
Winner: Mezzanine
9-2
———
Mezzanine was all bangers the whole way through. Sorry, Selena.

Cheese Bean Mar 24, 2023

#RadioToTheDeath Matchup #10
Bracket 9: Alternative
——— Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth vs. Damaged - Black Flag

#SonicYouth
#BlackFlag

Cheese Bean Mar 24, 2023

#NowPlaying
Album: Daydream Nation
Artist: Sonic Youth

https://www.discogs.com/master/9768-Sonic-Youth-Daydream-Nation

#RadioToTheDeath
#SonicYouth

Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

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Cheese Bean Mar 24, 2023

#NowPlaying
Album: Damaged
Artist: Black Flag

https://www.discogs.com/master/28654-Black-Flag-Damaged

#RadioToTheDeath
#BlackFlag

Black Flag - Damaged

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Cheese Bean Mar 24, 2023

#RadioToTheDeath Matchup #10
Winner: Daydream Nation
10-1

Cheese Bean Mar 24, 2023

#RadioToTheDeath Matchup #11
Bracket 1: Pre-70’s Rock
——— Disraeli Gears - Cream vs. Forever Changes - Love

Cheese Bean Mar 24, 2023

#NowPlaying
Album: Disraeli Gears
Artist: Cream

https://www.discogs.com/master/35685-Cream-Disraeli-Gears

#RadioToTheDeath
#Cream

Cream - Disraeli Gears

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Cheese Bean Mar 24, 2023

#NowPlaying
Album: Forever Changes
Artist: Love

https://www.discogs.com/master/6215-Love-Forever-Changes

#RadioToTheDeath
#Love

Love - Forever Changes

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Cheese Bean Mar 31, 2023

#RadioToTheDeath Matchup #11
Winner: Disraeli Gears
7-4
#Cream

Cheese Bean Mar 31, 2023

#RadioToTheDeath Matchup #12
Bracket 2: 70’s Rock
——— Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones vs. Ram - Paul and Linda McCartney

#TheRollingStones
#PaulAndLindaMcCartney

Cheese Bean Mar 31, 2023

#NowPlaying
Album: Sticky Fingers
Artist: The Rolling Stones

https://www.discogs.com/master/23828-The-Rolling-Stones-Sticky-Fingers-

#RadioToTheDeath
#TheRollingStones

The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers

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Cheese Bean Mar 31, 2023

#NowPlaying
Album: Ram
Artist: Paul and Linda McCartney

https://www.discogs.com/master/92517-Paul-And-Linda-McCartney-Ram

#RadioToTheDeath
#PaulAndLindaMcCartney

Paul And Linda McCartney - Ram

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Cheese Bean Mar 31, 2023

#RadioToTheDeath Matchup #12
Winner: Sticky Fingers
6-5
#TheRollingStones

Cheese Bean Mar 31, 2023

#RadioToTheDeath Matchup #13
Bracket 2: 70’s Rock
——— Marquee Moon - Television  vs. Close to the Edge - Yes

#Television
#Yes

Cheese Bean May 8, 2023

#NowPlaying
Album: Marquee Moon
Artist: Television

https://www.discogs.com/master/6202-Television-Marquee-Moon

#RadioToTheDeath
#Television

Television - Marquee Moon

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