Thread for coordinating the order and timing of ILM ballot polls

Point taken.

Realistically, though, all my votes are likely to come from five of his first six albums (and maybe his cover of "The Book of Love").

Should his years in Genesis be included?

just thinking out loud fwiw. my belly agrees that a PG poll would be sparsely attended.

genesis years would confuse things, I think, and should accrue to some future Genesis poll rather than a PG solo poll. I get why Roxy/Ferry got combined but genesis seems its own thing.

hey ppl, I'm checking in to confirm my Neptunes poll! I just haven't kept up with ILX for some time now (and recent polls didn't interest me that much), so thank you WmC very much for your email! just one q - when is (approx.) my poll going to have to start? I just don't really know how fast do these things run these days.

They're going about 2 weeks per poll right now, so probably the end of September? I can send you another reminder when we're about 2-3 weeks out from Neptunes if you'd like.

I think a 'Genesis Family' poll could be good xp - Genesis, Gabriel & Collins solo work, Mike & The Mechanics, Philip Bailey (duet with Phil Collins), etc. I always like seeing completely different styles & eras competing. Maybe it covers too much ground, but there are enough mighty singles there to tempt the casual voter.

am I missing the Bob Dylan poll?

no.53

ah, missed it indeed. cheers.

You aren't missing the Talking Heads poll, however

33. Velvet Underground solo careers - iatee


honestly already have like half my ballot worked out in my head for this lol

Cure results in progress here! -- POLLography: The Cure poll results, ILM artist poll #23

Ismael, ready for Kate Bush?

I think I'm gonna go ahead and bow out in advance for "Classic Rock Canon" - - the classic rock radio thread is reminding me how difficult it will be even to figure out the parameters...and more to the point, I'm about to go back to school and just don't know if I'll be swamped with work when my number gets called. Anybody else is welcome to the idea if they think they can make it work!

Classic rock stations add one new song to their playlists each year; it could also be postponed until you graduate, get your doctorate, get tenure, and write a few books. The results will be more or less the same.

I like the idea of that Classic Rock Canon poll, using the database from some dude's industry contact. Hope somebody will claim it.

Bumpin' for Ismael.

I'm here, matey. I'll probably put it up this evening, make sure the Cure one has proper momentum first.

All You Cruisers - THE KATE BUSH VOTING THREAD (ilm artist poll #24: deadline Saturday 25 August)

i think i flaked out on ever sending casino my spreadsheets, but if anyone else wants to do it i'll send it to them. i may volunteer to run it down the road but i don't want to sign up for anything until after i've gotten through the Jay-Z poll.

My Cure spreadsheet turned out pretty good, it cross refs against album lists and generates the text (position, name, points, votes, no. of first place votes) to c&p into the ILM thread. It's available to anyone who wants it, I'll put it in a dropbox folder.

Thinking Moka should do images for ALL the polls.

Seriously!

btw i'd be more than willing to assist clemenza with ylt, assuming i'm alive in 2014

Sure, that'd be great. Same caveat--and if I don't make it, I'll leave a Top 30 as part of my will.

hi can you put me on the list for "iggy pop"

also please don't hesitate to webmail me if i don't respond or remember when my turn is up, my ilxmail goes to my current address & works fine

definitely including stooges

ps thanks a lot

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m54hnftTnu1rqgtoqo1_500.gif

hahaha

put me down for The Boo Radleys please.

that will mean i will do New Order (80's), Steely Dan(70's) and The Boo Radleys (90').

I'll add you next time I post the full list. Shakey, if you want more separation between P-Funk and XTC, I'll put Bee at 67.

Do the Boo Radleys have a big enough discog for a ballot poll?

yeah we have discussed this: Boo Radleys Tracks Poll - Interested or not?

they have 6 albums plus another 3 albums full of b-sides.

and Thanks WmC!

Don't know if it has been done before but can I get in line to do an "Italo" poll?

If anyone wants an in at #55, I think I'm going to back out of doing a Replacements poll.

uh oh, i guess this is my opportunity to make a todd akin joke with this song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDSxRZSDv2Q

i thought about it while i was washing dishes yesterday and loled

Italo would be awesome btw

Any objections to moving P-Funk to JF's vacated #55 spot, or would y'all rather I just moved everything up one notch?

I have no idea what Italo is but will add it after Boo Radleys.

I'm doing a general disco poll, so the Italo one will probably have some overlap with it, but I've no problem with that.

We Become Panoramic - THE KATE BUSH RESULTS THREAD (ilm artist poll #24)

New results thread means new voting thread! Tarfumes, are you ready for Maximum R&B?

wait I thought it was The Who next?

PLEASE TELL ME THE WHO IS NEXT

lol insert Who's Next joke here

"Maximum R&B" = The Who

aw man I feel so dumb

it's okay, i've been kind of anticipating the Who poll too, it's been a minute since we've polled an artist i've had any particular passion for

Yeah, this is going to be one of the rare polls where 20 might put a cramp in my ballot.

I was getting poll-weary so I've been stockpiling my enthusiasm for The Who

I am cool with the P-Funk poll being moved to wherever, not in a rush

Shall I roll out the voting thread? Or give the Kate Bush results another day or so?

Open polls tomorrow morning maybe? I don't think small amounts of overlap is a problem.