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Seriously, though, understand that this is really an impossible task and if we were going to put together a new bracket today, we might change some of our picks. It's one thing to compare different versions of songs or different jams from the same year, but when you start trying to decide which is "better" between, say, the Mud Island Tweezer and the 8/10/04 Birds, it really comes down to what you ate for breakfast that morning. They're so different. But, even though it is an impossible task, we really did take it seriously. I can't tell you how many times I've listened to these jams back to back in the name of declaring a "winner." Clearly not everyone is going to agree with all of our choices.
Thanks for the feedback! Part II should be up at typeiicast.com in the next few days.