SCORES & UPCOMING GAMES



CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL SCORE: (2) JEFF BUCKLEY 168, (7) Tracy Chapman 159 .......... FINAL FOUR FINAL SCORES: (7) TRACY CHAPMAN 154, (1) Joy Division 90 ..... (2) JEFF BUCKLEY 137, (1) The Cure 89 .......... ELITE EIGHT FINAL SCORES: (1) JOY DIVISION 74, (14) Low 60 ..... (7) TRACY CHAPMAN 85, (1) Elliott Smith 69 ..... THE CURE 65, (2) Radiohead 58 ..... (2) JEFF BUCKLEY 74, (1) Neutral Milk Hotel 44 ..... FINAL SWEET SIXTEEN SCORES: (1) JOY DIVISION 75, (5) PJ Harvey & Nick Cave 24 ..... (14) LOW 73, (2) Concrete Blonde (64) ..... (1) ELLIOTT SMITH 78, (4) Gary Jules 44 ..... (7) TRACY CHAPMAN 74, (6) Kate Bush 53 ..... (1) NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL 54, (13) The Church 49 ..... (2) JEFF BUCKLEY 73, (3) Sinead O’Connor 35 ..... (1) THE CURE 109, (3) Tori Amos 86 ..... (2) RADIOHEAD 76, (6) This Mortal Coil 50 ..... (1) JOY DIVISION 96, (9) Mazzy Star 91 ..... (2) CONCRETE BLONDE 76, (7) Bob Mould 28 ..... (14) LOW 60, (6) Crowded House 51 ..... (5) PJ HARVEY & NICK CAVE 65, (4) Alphaville 38 ..... (1) ELLIOTT SMITH 113, (8) Replacements 88 ..... (6) KATE BUSH 87, (3) Nirvana 64 ..... (7) TRACY CHAPMAN 99, (2) The Eels 62 ..... (3) GARY JULES 103, (12) Morrissey 63 ..... (6) Kate Bush 72, (3) Nirvana 53 ..... (3) SINEAD O'CONNOR 66, (11) Ride 27 ..... (13) THE CHURCH 106, (5) James 44 ..... (2) JEFF BUCKLEY 95, (10) Smashing Pumpkins 40 ..... (1) NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL 80, (9) New Order 56 ..... (2) RADIOHEAD 102, (7) Nine Inch Nails 99 ..... (6) THIS MORTAL COIL 61, (3) Indigo Girls 60 ..... (4) TORI AMOS 89, (5) Swans 40 ..... (1) CURE 82, (8) Tom Waits 68 ............... FINAL 1ST ROUND SCORES: (5) PJ HARVEY & NICK CAVE 93, (12) Midnight Oil 38 ..... (7) BOB MOULD 63, (10) Peter Murphy 47 ..... (1) JOY DIVISION 117, (16) Erasure 19 ..... (6) CROWDED HOUSE 98, (11) Leonard Cohen 54 ..... (7) TRACY CHAPMAN 199, (10) The Smiths 162 ..... (5) MORRISSEY 115, (12) Morphine 83 ..... (3) NIRVANA 137, (14) Slowdive 102 ..... (8) THE REPLACEMENTS 128, (9) Dream Academy 82 ..... (13) THE CHURCH 262, (4) Magnetic Fields 193 ..... (10) SMASHING PUMPKINS 165, (7) Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds 155 ..... (9) NEW ORDER 160, (8) Sarah McLachlan 78 ..... (1) JEFF BUCKLEY 204, (16) Bjork 92 ..... (4) TORI AMOS 78, (13) Echo & the Bunnymen 22 ..... (8) TOM WAITS 72, (9) The Pretenders 22 ..... (6) THIS MORTAL COIL 51, (11) Yaz 31 ..... (3) INDIGO GIRLS 71, (14) Pavement 26 ..... (9) MAZZY STAR 132, (8) REM 46 ..... (2) CONCRETE BLONDE 88, (15) Psychedelic Furs 34 ..... (4) ALPHAVILLE 71, (13) Dead Can Dance 36 ..... (14) LOW 120, (3) U2 65 ..... (1) ELLIOTT SMITH 63, (16) 10,000 Maniacs 24 ..... (2) EELS 50, (15) Counting Crows 46 ..... (4) GARY JULES 62, (13) Depeche Mode 19 ..... (6) KATE BUSH 59, (11) Sisters of Mercy 20 ..... (1) NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL 42, (16) Violent Femmes 12 ..... (11) RIDE 25 (6) Peter Gabriel 24 ..... (3) SINEAD O'CONNOR 37, (14) Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 17, ..... (5) JAMES 24, (12) Red House Painters 23 ..... (7) NINE INCH NAILS 46, (10) Wilco 31, (5) SWANS 31, (12) Pet Shop Boys 18 ..... (1) THE CURE 50, (16) Gear Daddies 10 ..... (2) RADIOHEAD 40, (15) Liz Phair 35


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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Scores & Analysis

(1) NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL 54 edges (13) The Church 49 

(2) JEFF BUCKLEY 73 knocks out (3) Sinead O’Connor 35

The close game between a possibly-overseeded (1) Neutral Milk Hotel and a surging (13) The Church came down to the final moments, but NMH squeaked a victory, 54-49, and advances to the Elite 8 where they'll meet (2) Jeff Buckley, who stomped (3) Sinead O'Connor 73-35 in a lopsided contest.

Close call for surprising tournament contender The Church, and had a couple calls gone their way at the end NMH could be packing their bags. But Jeff Mangum & co go on to play another day, ice their legs, rest up, and celebrate how far they've come.

Sinead's tournament is over, probably unsurprisingly, where she ran into the voice of Jeff Buckley. Man, that was a contest of spectacular voices, but you chose Buckley. One voter contacted us to inform us that her first kiss took place against a background of Buckley's "Hallelujah": damn, quite a song for that, we think! Well-played, and that's a great reason for a vote. We've been reading Ben Ratliff's Every Song Ever, and he's got a bit that describes nicely what happens sometimes in a great song when “some singers…go transparent in their voice. They seem to become the property of other forces.” That's what we think happens in both those songs, and so we're sorry to big goodbye to Ms O'Connor. Next year, next year...

So the Elite 8 teams is all the one and two seeds so far: (1) The Cure vs (2) Radiohead and (1) Neutral Milk Hotel vs (2) Jeff Buckley. Today's matchups are going to be sweet too, and will ensure that at least one lower seed advances. We have (7) Tracy Chapman vs (6) Kate Bush and (1) Elliott Smith vs (4) Gary Jules.

Added bonus: In the first game, Chapman is introduced by Manuel Muñoz and Kate Bush is ushered in via Danielle Cadena Deulen. And in the second game we have Katie Jean Shinkle repping Elliott Smith and Ryan Carter repping Gary Jules. Come for the games, but enjoy the lovely essaying while you're here.

Tomorrow we'll see Kate Bernheimer repping (1) Joy Division against (5) PJ Harvey & Nick Cave, repped by Nicole Walker. And (14) Low, underdogs from Minnesota, introduced by Kenneth Caldwell come up against (2) Concrete Blonde, repped by Megan Campbell.

Also, guest analysts for the Final Four will include Rick Moody and Pam Houston. Rock on. More to come on that.

Vote & comment & spread the word about the March Sadness action: we're getting closer to knowing who the real contenders are. & here's your updated bracket:


2 comments:

  1. Totally called Buckley stomping Sinead but I'll still pour one out for my girl...

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