The March Record Spin Challenge - The Grammy Award for Album of the Year Challenge

Day 13
Simon and Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Play another album that is an artist's last

Fountains Of Wayne - Sky Full Of Holes

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They didn’t release a bad record, releasing consistently wonderful power pop albums ‘til the very end. I’ve still not completely processed music’s loss of Adam Schlesinger

 
Day 13
  • Simon and Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Waters
    • Simon and Garfunkel won AOTY with their final album, play another album that is an artist's last
The goodbye of all goodbyes...



David Bowie - Blackstar

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  • Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
    • There are like 500 members of Arcade Fire, play an album by another large band
The last time I saw Parliament/Funkadelic, there were 19 people onstage.

Since this was a Tiny Desk Concert, they scaled it back to 9...



Parliament - Live

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Day 14
  • Carole King - Tapestry
    • Carole King was an incredibly successful songwriter before she got an album of her own, play an album by another great songwriter
This woman can write a song.......and Doug Pettibone can provide the grit that pushes them off the cliff...



Lucinda Williams - Live @ the Fillmore

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  • Robert Plant and Alison Kraus – Raising Sand
    • Play a duet album
I'd much rather see this than pseudo BC...



Brothers Of A Feather - Live At The Roxy

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Day 13

Simon and Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Simon and Garfunkel won AOTY with their final album, play another album that is an artist's last

Low - HEY WHAT

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Despite this being the final album of husband and wife duo Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker, it was my introduction to a full record of theirs. It didn't quite click at first, but after several repeated listens, I was amazed around the fifth time. The industrial noise paired with elements of their slowcore origins made for a wonderful marriage, it was their interpretation of applying pieces of some of the modern experimental zeitgeist to where man meets machine. But truthfully, I think the latter observation hinted at something more tragic.
RIP Mimi. I had a ticket to see Low last year but the show would be postponed to this year and then, of course, cancelled in November.
 
Day 11
Play another country album

I associate country music with a time in my life that was fairly unpleasant, so I just usually avoid most of it. The last 10 years or so I've lessened this avoidance, but only somewhat, and usually when it was REALLY cheap....like a Garth Brooks box set for 15 bucks.

Garth Brooks – No Fences
Pearl Records – 854206001848, 1990/2019

From the Limited Numbered "Legacy" box set, #107198
Original Analog masters - 180 Gram

Cut by KR at Optimal
Pressed at Optimal

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Play an album that has crossover appeal.

The long lost country album from Lee Ving - the singer for the punk band FEAR. I know I wouldn't have bought it had it not been for the crossover appeal.


Range War ‎– Home On The Range
Atom Age Industries/Fear Records ‎– AALP002, 2017/2018

#BFRSD18 - White vinyl variant - limited to 30

Cut by Stan Getz II at Getzone
Pressed at Vinyl Record Pressing LLC

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Day 12
Play a self titled album

I hit the Discogs random button until one popped up...

Buckingham Nicks – Buckingham Nicks
Polydor – PD 5058, 1973

Cut at Sterling Sound
Pressed at Monarch

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Play another breakup album.

Alternate takes and mixes of a breakup album...and this just was an easy pick after playing the above album.

Fleetwood Mac – The Alternate Rumours
Warner Records – R1 625137, 2020

Cut by Chris Bellman
Pressed at Optimal

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Beat friend is officially married and work is beginning to slow down so now I can actually catch up! I will also be posting the last 11 day’s themes today!

Day 8: Quincy Jones - Back on the Block

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St Vincent - Daddy’s Home

Jack Antonoff is with out question my favorite producer working rn! He has helped several of my favorite artists put out my favorite works by them and has even helped artists I’m not as into put out albums that I love! He has also produced 3 of my personal AOTY winners making him the most awarded person technically. I know people seemed burned out on him and his stuff isn’t always great but I’m always excited to see what he does not!
 
Fleetwood-Matt said:
Day 9: Beck - Morning Phase

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Imagine Dragons - Night Visions

16 year old matt gave this AOTY in 2012. My top 5 from that year were

1. Imagine Dragons - Night Visions
2. Jack White - Blunderbuss
3. Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox
4. fun. - Some Nights
5. The Killers - Battle Born
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Man, 16 to 26 feels like a huge chunk of time yet for me going from 30 to 40 felt like just a blip.
 
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