Help / Hurt Game: The Battle of the Albums

[Zzzptm]

You picked a King Crimson album? Interesting choice, Billy, why don't you wait over there while we finish our very important meeting...



So, yeah, consider if voting was to start now. I'd add one for DP, burn KC for two. Billy goes next, adds one for Abbey Road and takes two from Machine Head. Charger goes third, takes two from King Crimson, adds one to Savatage. We update the list after each round of votes and come up with:

1. Deep Purple - Machine Head - 19
2. Black Sabbath - Sabotage - 20
3. Humble Pie - Smokin' - 20
4. Beatles - Abbey Road - 21
5. Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King - 21
6. Wishbone Ash - Argus - 20
7. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King - 16

When I vote the next day, and I'll add that we vote once per day in the OP... if I want Machine Head to have a chance, I'll add a point to it and go with a strategy of either robbing the winners - which could cause their backers to come against my choice - or to hurt the losers, because if nobody is backing a choice, nobody cares if it goes down. Other strategies will be evident as we play the game.

[Vyn]

Electric Sun - Earthquake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVIhkAlkVYc

1. Deep Purple - Machine Head - 20
2. Black Sabbath - Sabotage - 20
3. Humble Pie - Smokin' - 20
4. Beatles - Abbey Road - 20
5. Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King - 20
6. Wishbone Ash - Argus - 20
7. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King - 20
8. Electric Sun - Earthquake - 20

[Sabbabbath]

Not sure if a semi-official (now really official) live album is eligible too?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I9-e3ii2nI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAvojqmS7Q8

1. Deep Purple - Machine Head - 20
2. Black Sabbath - Sabotage - 20
3. Humble Pie - Smokin' - 20
4. Beatles - Abbey Road - 20
5. Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King - 20
6. Wishbone Ash - Argus - 20
7. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King - 20
8. Electric Sun - Earthquake - 20
9. Black Sabbath - Live at Last - 20

[Zzzptm]

^ It's an album, we'll take it.

[Jack the Stripper]

I sure Kilo, BOGBLAST, Thel, JSTHECONQUEROR and maybe a couple of others will have some noms so I'll give them a chance to nominate an album before I have a 2nd selection.

Love your selection Charger... Back in the day HOTMK was my favourite album of year 1987

[Charger]

Love your selection Charger... Back in the day HOTMK was my favourite album of year 1987

Nice! I found Savatage rather late myself...back in '08 or something like that, but they jumped right away to the top!

[Zzzptm]

OK, time to add more albums. If folks don't add one, they're going to have a chance next time we do this.

1. Deep Purple - Machine Head - 20
2. Black Sabbath - Sabotage - 20
3. Humble Pie - Smokin' - 20
4. Beatles - Abbey Road - 20
5. Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King - 20
6. Wishbone Ash - Argus - 20
7. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King - 20
8. Electric Sun - Earthquake - 20
9. Black Sabbath - Live at Last - 20
10. Todd Rundgren - Hermit of Mink Hollow - 20

^ There's a treat for you coming in at number 10. Give it a listen, even if you wind up voting it down!

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

This thread has completely passed me bye... until now!!

1. Deep Purple - Machine Head - 20
2. Black Sabbath - Sabotage - 20
3. Humble Pie - Smokin' - 20
4. Beatles - Abbey Road - 20
5. Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King - 20
6. Wishbone Ash - Argus - 20
7. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King - 20
8. Electric Sun - Earthquake - 20
9. Black Sabbath - Live at Last - 20
10. Todd Rundgren - Hermit of Mink Hollow - 20
11. Metallica - Master of Puppets - 20

[Jack the Stripper]

1. Deep Purple - Machine Head - 20
2. Black Sabbath - Sabotage - 20
3. Humble Pie - Smokin' - 20
4. Beatles - Abbey Road - 20
5. Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King - 20
6. Wishbone Ash - Argus - 20
7. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King - 20
8. Electric Sun - Earthquake - 20
9. Black Sabbath - Live at Last - 20
10. Todd Rundgren - Hermit of Mink Hollow - 20
11. Metallica - Master of Puppets - 20
12. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon - 20

[Sabbabbath]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTS1eUUfxF4


1. Deep Purple - Machine Head - 20
2. Black Sabbath - Sabotage - 20
3. Humble Pie - Smokin' - 20
4. Beatles - Abbey Road - 20
5. Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King - 20
6. Wishbone Ash - Argus - 20
7. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King - 20
8. Electric Sun - Earthquake - 20
9. Black Sabbath - Live at Last - 20
10. Todd Rundgren - Hermit of Mink Hollow - 20
11. Metallica - Master of Puppets - 20
12. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon - 20
13. UFO - Strangers in the Night - 20

[Sabbabbath]

I am rather lazy when it comes to trying to understand a new game; anyway, after a closer look at some of the comments above, I suspect it was maybe a stupid idea to throw in a 2nd Sabbath album. Anyway, I actually like the UFO one even better, just didn't think of it during the 1st round.

[Zzzptm]

I am rather lazy when it comes to trying to understand a new game; anyway, after a closer look at some of the comments above, I suspect it was maybe a stupid idea to throw in a 2nd Sabbath album. Anyway, I actually like the UFO one even better, just didn't think of it during the 1st round.

I think it's great. Remember, this is album v. album, not band v. band.

[JSTHECONQUEROR]

Didn't see this thread right away. Better late than never!
1. Deep Purple - Machine Head - 20
2. Black Sabbath - Sabotage - 20
3. Humble Pie - Smokin' - 20
4. Beatles - Abbey Road - 20
5. Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King - 20
6. Wishbone Ash - Argus - 20
7. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King - 20
8. Electric Sun - Earthquake - 20
9. Black Sabbath - Live at Last - 20
10. Todd Rundgren - Hermit of Mink Hollow - 20
11. Metallica - Master of Puppets - 20
12. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon - 20
13. UFO - Strangers in the Night - 20
14. King Diamond- Abigail - 20

[Billy Underdog]

This list is so full of classics it'll never end...

1. Deep Purple - Machine Head - 20
2. Black Sabbath - Sabotage - 20
3. Humble Pie - Smokin' - 20
4. Beatles - Abbey Road - 20
5. Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King - 20
6. Wishbone Ash - Argus - 20
7. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King - 20
8. Electric Sun - Earthquake - 20
9. Black Sabbath - Live at Last - 20
10. Todd Rundgren - Hermit of Mink Hollow - 20
11. Metallica - Master of Puppets - 20
12. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon - 20
13. UFO - Strangers in the Night - 20
14. King Diamond - Abigail - 20
15. Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True - 20

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

Do I really have to wait until the game starts to hurt Milli Vanilli?

1. Deep Purple - Machine Head - 20
2. Black Sabbath - Sabotage - 20
3. Humble Pie - Smokin' - 20
4. Beatles - Abbey Road - 20
5. Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King - 20
6. Wishbone Ash - Argus - 20
7. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King - 20
8. Electric Sun - Earthquake - 20
9. Black Sabbath - Live at Last - 20
10. Todd Rundgren - Hermit of Mink Hollow - 20
11. Metallica - Master of Puppets - 20
12. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon - 20
13. UFO - Strangers in the Night - 20
14. King Diamond - Abigail - 20
15. Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True - 20
16. Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery - 20