2024 TMT20: 10th Anniversary Extravaganza

[Glüc]

Group 7

While My Guitar Gently Weeps - 3
Take Me Out - 2
Peace, Love, Understanding - 1

Group 8 - Oh no! Nearly all these deserve points. Several more than I can give points to would have gotten 3 points in group 7. I have no idea what to do now.

Marathon - 3
Black Hole Sun - 2
Adagio (Aranjuez) - 1

HMs: Eleanor Rigby, Heartshaped Box, Instant Street, Live in the Moment, Breakfast in America, Want to be Free

Not looking forward to the results in this group

[xpb]

GROUP 7
3 - Tony Bennett - I Left My Heart in San Francisco
2 - Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
1 - Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton - While My Guitar Gently Weeps

GROUP 8
3 - Portugal. The Man - Live in the Moment
2 - Grimethorpe Colliery Band - Adagio (Concierto De Aranjuez)
1 - Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun

[þerxh Sant-Enogat]

GROUP 7
3- Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
2- High Fade - Burnt Toast and Coffee
1- Brinsley Schwarz - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding

GROUP 8 - good group !
3- dEUS - Instant Street
2- Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box
1- Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
HM : Sea Power - Want to Be Free;  Beatles - Eleanor Rigby

[Gjermund Higraff]

GROUP 7
3 - Brinsley Schwarz - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding
2 - Toto - Hold the Line
1 - Alex Schofield - Sweet Simona

GROUP 8
3 - Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
2 - Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
1 - Portugal. The Man - Live in the Moment

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

GROUP 7
3 - Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Eve / Sarajevo
2 - Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
1 - Toto - Hold the Line
HM - Sweet Simona

GROUP 8
3 - Portugal. The Man - Live in the Moment
2 - Supertramp - Breakfast in America
1 - Grimethorp Colliery Band - Adagio (Concierto De Aranjuez)

[Erschéveþ da Schir]

GROUP 7
3- Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
2- Toto - Hold the Line
1- Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out

GROUP 8
3- Supertramp - Breakfast in America
2- Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box
1- Grimethorpe Colliery Band - Adagio (Concierto De Aranjuez)

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

I'm going to be traveling for the next few days so I'm going to post groups 9 and 10 now to keep things moving along. Groups 7 and 8 are still open for the next few hours, and groups 9 and 10 will be open until 72 hours after those groups close.

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

Round 1 of the Talossan Music Top 20 - 2024!

Many thanks to everyone who nominated songs. Of course, people who did not are still very welcome to participate.

Round 1 consists of ten groups of ten songs each. The top five songs in each group advance to Round 2 (and are given entry into next year's TMT20).

Groups are drawn randomly in such a way that each group contains 0-1 6th place songs from a Round 2 group last year, one 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th place song from a Round 2 group last year, and 5-6 new nominations.

We will vote on groups two at a time (although you can vote on only one of the groups if you want). Each voting period will last three days (72 hours). Votes cast after that will not be accepted, with the exception that we will always keep going until we have at least three votes per group.

Give your top three songs 3, 2, and 1 points, respectively. You must give points to exactly three songs.

GROUP 9
Agnes Obel - Riverside
Bette Midler - I'm Beautiful
Britney Spears - Toxic
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood
Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
Måneskin - Zitti E Buoni
Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place
Slipknot - Psychosocial

GROUP 10
Aaron Copeland - Fanfare for the Common Man
Ashton Lane - One Kiss Later
Coldplay - Fix You
Dagny - Somebody
Devo - Freedom of Choice
Donkeyboy - Ambitions
Living Colour - Solace of You
Looking Glass - Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)
Nolwenn Leroy - Tri Martolod
Steve Dinner - Action Reaction

Tiebreakers:
- Number of voters giving 3 points
- Number of voters giving 2 points
- Last year's result (Round 2 > Other)
- Last year's Round 2 Rank
- Last year's Round 2 PPV
- Year first nominated (special edition > earlier > later)
- Random chance

Any song eliminated by random chance (and any song eliminated by random chance last year that is eliminated based on last year's result) will be given entry into next year's TMT20.

Tactical voting refers to either giving more points than you normally would to a song because it would make the difference between it going through or getting eliminated, or giving fewer points than you normally would to a song because it might kick a song you like even more out of the competition. This is hard to prevent, but my very strong request would be to not do it. Give points to the songs you believe deserve to go through, regardless of how others are voting. Doing otherwise reduces the value of votes that came before you, which is unfair to them. Remember that it's not a competition between voters, but a collective effort to make a nice list of songs we like. Thanks.

I did my best with all the links but there is always a chance some are broken or have a wrong version or bad audio quality. If a link is broken or you have a suggestion for a better link, please contact me or post the link in the thread. Officially, we are not voting on the YouTube link, but on the listed Artist + Title.

COMMENTARY ON THE PROGRESS OF THE GAME, THE RULES, WHAT SONGS YOU LIKE, ETC., IS VERY WELCOME.

[Glüc]

I don't know if I'm too late to vote on last groups.

I think you are sadly :( . But theres still slightly less than 3 hours to vote on the current groups.

[Glüc]

GROUP 9

Oof. Another stacked one. More painful choices ahead.

[King Txec]

Group 9

3 - Bette Midler - I'm Beautiful
2 - Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
1 - Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven

Group 10

3 - Coldplay - Fix You
2 - Looking Glass - Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)
1 - Aaron Copeland - Fanfare for the Common Man

[Tric'hard Lenxheir]

Group 9

3-Kenny Rogers-The Gambler
2-Chuck Berry-Johnny B. Goode
1-Led Zeppelin-Stairway To Heaven

Group 10

3-Ashton Lane-One Kiss Later
2-Looking Glass-Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)
1-Aaron Copeland-Fanfare For The Common Man

[xpb]

GROUP 9
3 - Måneskin - Zitti E Buoni
2 - Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood
1 - Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode

GROUP 10
3 - Nolwenn Leroy - Tri Martolod
2 - Devo - Freedom of Choice
1 - Aaron Copeland - Fanfare for the Common Man

[Bråneu Excelsio, UrN]

Group 9 is absolutely my favorite group so far, very hard to choose, all of them were great.
3 points: Zitti e buoni - Maneskin
2 points:  Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
1 point: Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven

Group 10
3 points. Steve Dinner - Action Reaction
2 points. Looking Glass - Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)
1 point. Coldplay - Fix You

[Gjermund Higraff]

GROUP 9
3 - Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
2 - Agnes Obel - Riverside
1 - Kenny Rogers - The Gambler

GROUP 10
3 - Donkeyboy - Ambitions
2 - Dagny - Somebody
1 - Living Colour - Solace of You