2024 TMT20: 10th Anniversary Extravaganza

[Glüc]

Eehm was the idea to have a 45 min concert with 8 songs as a single nomination?

[Glüc]

Group 5:

Man With a Harmonica - 3
Sonne - 2
My Body is a Cage - 1

HM: Alors on danse (not my favourite Stromae but a certified banger regardless)


Group 6: Surprisingly difficult. At least five songs I really want to give points to.

A Quiet Life - 3
Down Under - 2
Holiday in Cambodia - 1

HMs: Moaning Lisa Smile, Bela Lugosi's Dead

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

GROUP 5
3 - Paramore - Looking Up
2 - AJR - Bang!
1 - B-52's - Roam
HM - Marty Robbins - Big Iron

GROUP 6
3 - Men at Work - Down Under
2 - David Guetta & OneRepublic - I Don't Wanna Wait
1 - Protomen - Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground

HM - the CHVRCHES cover of Bela Lugosi's Dead

[Tric'hard Lenxheir]

Lot of bands I've never heard of in these two groups, actually had to listen to them to pick some of my winners.

Group 5

3-Marty Robbins-Big Iron (I love Marty Robbins so a no brainer here)
2-Van Morrisone-Bulbs (Had to decide between him and B-52's)
1-B-52's-Roam (Had to decide between them and Paramore)

Group 6

3-Men At Work-Down Under (liked their '80's hits)
2-Eagles-Lyin' Eyes (gotta love Eagles)
1-Protomen-Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) (Had to listen to most of these songs and Protomen beat out Dead Kennedys)

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

1-B-52's-Bang! (Had to decide between them and Paramore)

Did you mean Roam?

[Tric'hard Lenxheir]

1-B-52's-Bang! (Had to decide between them and Paramore)

Did you mean Roam?

Yes you are correct sir. Sorry I accidentally looked at the title above them LOL

[Tric'hard Lenxheir]

1-B-52's-Bang! (Had to decide between them and Paramore)

Did you mean Roam?

I fixed it

[Sir Lüc]

GROUP 5
3. Ennio Morricone - Man with a Harmonica
2. Peter Gabriel - My Body is a Cage
1. Stromae - Alors on Danse

GROUP 6
3. Teho Teardo and Blixa Bargeld - A Quiet Life
2. Men at Work - Down Under
1. Wolf Alice - Moaning Lisa Smile

[Erschéveþ da Schir]

GROUP 5
3- Peter Gabriel - My Body is a Cage
2- Rammstein - Sonne
1- Stromae - Alors on Danse

GROUP 6
3- Men at Work - Down Under
2- Teho Teardo and Blixa Bargeld - A Quiet Life
1- Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead

[Sir Ian Plätschisch]

GROUP 5
1. Big Iron - 9 (three 3-point votes)
2. Roam - 9 (three 3-point votes)
3. My Body is a Cage - 8
4. Majesty - 7
5. Man with a Harmonica - 6 (two 3-point votes)
6. Bulbs - 6 (one 3-point vote)
7. Sonne - 6 (no 3-point votes)
8. Looking Up - 5
9. Bang! - 2 (one 2-point vote)
10. Alors on Danse - 2 (no 2-point votes)

GROUP 6
1. Down Under - 17
2. A Quiet Life - 11
3. Lyin' Eyes - 8
4. Bela Lugosi's Dead - 6
5. Holiday in Cambodia - 5
6. I Don't Wanna Wait - 4
7. Broken Flag - 3
8. Live from Joshua Tree - 2 (one 2-point vote)
9. Moaning Lisa Smile - 2 (no 2-point votes, R2 last year)
10. Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) - 2 (no 2-point votes, new this year)

[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 7
Alex Schofield - Sweet Simona
Brinsley Schwarz - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
High Fade - Burnt Toast and Coffee
O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei
O-Zone - Despre Tine
Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Tony Bennett - I Left My Heart in San Francisco
Toto - Hold the Line
Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Eve / Sarajevo

GROUP 8
Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
dEUS - Instant Street
Grimethorpe Colliery Band - Adagio (Concierto De Aranjuez)
Neil Diamond - Hello Again
Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box
Portugal. The Man - Live in the Moment
Rush - Marathon
Sea Power - Want to Be Free
Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
Supertramp - Breakfast in America

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.

[Tric'hard Lenxheir]

Group 7

3. Alex Schofield-Sweet Simona
2. Tony Bennett-I Left My Heart In San Francisco
1. Toto-Hold The Line

Group 8

3. Neil Diamond-Hello Again
2. Supertramp-Breakfast In America
1. Rush-Marathon

Am I the only one who is well aware that I will vote one way on one day but might vote completely different on another day...all depends on my mood that day LOL

[King Txec]

Group 7

3 - Tony Bennett - I Left My Heart in San Francisco
2 - Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
1 - Toto - Hold the Line

Group 8

3 - Neil Diamon - Hello Again
2 - Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
1 - Beatles - Eleanor Rigby

[Sir Lüc]

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

GROUP 8 - 🚨MEGA STACK ALERT🚨 and any way it turns out it's going to be painful
3. Sea Power - Want to Be Free
2. Supertramp - Breakfast in America
1. Grimethorpe Colliery Band - Adagio (Concierto De Aranjuez)
HMs: basically half of the remaining songs

[Bråneu Excelsio, UrN]

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

Group 5
3 Marty Robbins - Big Iron
2 Rammstein - Sonne
1 Van Morrison - Bulbs

Group 6
3 Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead
2 Men At Work - Down Under
1 Eagles - Lyin' Eyes