do we have a Power Ballads poll on the list?would anyone else want one?
I'd probably chuck in a (power) ballot.
― chap, Monday, 28 November 2016 18:28 (seven years ago) link
updated to close 2016 (added a few links from our recent polls):
A. Pavement - Johnny Fever (finished) B. Manic Street Preachers - Jamie_ATP (finished)C. Blur - Nasty, Brutish & Short (finished)1. Pet Shop Boys - Billy Dods (finished)2. Beatles - Mark G (finished)3. Prince - Jamie_ATP (finished)4. U2 - Ismael Klata (finished)5. Beach Boys - iatee (finished)6. Led Zeppelin - WmC (finished)7. Timbaland - some dude (finished)8. Guided By Voices - Johnny Fever (finished)9. Stevie Wonder - Eric H. (finished)10. “Producers” - Shakey Mo Collier (finished)11. Pulp - Finefinemusic (finished)12. James Brown - strongo/Shakey Mo Collier (finished)13. Jacksons - Jamie_ATP (finished)14. David Bowie - WmC (finished)15. Paul Simon - Lamp (finished)16. Rolling Stones - rogermexico (finished)17. The Kinks - C. Grisso/McCain (finished)18. Depeche Mode - crüt (finished)19. Beastie Boys - Johnny Fever (finished)20. ABBA - donna rouge (finished)20B. Bee Gees - Shakey Mo Collier (finished)21. Neil Young - clemenza (finished)22. Fleetwood Mac - Clarke B. (finished)23. The Cure - nate woolls (finished)24. Kate Bush - Ismael Klata (finished)25. The Who - Tarfumes the Escape Goat (finished)26. Joni Mitchell - Mordy (finished)27. The Neptunes - V79/some dude (finished)28. Saint Etienne - Billy Dods (finished)29. Hüsker Dü - Pleasant Plains (finished)30. Bruce Springsteen - Jamie_ATP (finished)31. Madonna - Johnny Fever (finished)32. Miles Davis - WmC (finished)33. The Fall - Mark G (finished)34. PJ Harvey - Nasty, Brutish & Short (finished)35. Cocteau Twins - Le Bateau Ivre/LeRooLeRoo (finished)36. Sonic Youth - ArchCarrier (finished)37. New Order - Bee OK (finished) I feel so extraordinary somePoll's got a hold on me: NEW ORDER artist poll #37 (RESULTS thread)37B. The Doors - Ismael Klata (finished)38. The Clash - Gukbe (finished)39. Motown Singles - a hoy hoy (finished)40. Jay-Z - some dude (finished)41. Elton John - Johnny Fever (finished)42. Stax - seandalai (finished)43. Disco - Tuomas (finished)44. R. Kelly - Spottie_Ottie_Dope (finished)45. Tom Waits - chap (finished)45B. Velvet Underground and Solo Careers - Shakey Mo Collier (finished)46. The “Classic Rock” Canon - some dude (finished)47. Elvis Costello - kornrulez (finished)48. Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry - charlie h (finished)49. Pink Floyd - Elvis Telecom (finished)50. Steely Dan - Bee OK (finished) Polled At Last: STEELY DAN - ILM Artist poll #5051. Bob Dylan - tipsy mothra (finished)52. Sleater-Kinney + offshoots - C.Grisso/McCain (finished)53. Outkast - Spottie (finished)54. Autechre - Leee (finished)55. Brian Eno - WmC (finished)56. Radiohead - nate woolls (finished)57. Spaceman 3 (& descendants) - Elvis Telecom (finished) 58. "Epics" - Leee (finished)59. XTC - Οὖτις (finished)60. The Boo Radleys - Bee OK (finished) Just a simple song but God I love it Embedded in me, so bittersweet I’m addicted, I’m a melancholic Sing it again, I’ll be your Poll forever: THE BOO RADLEYS - ILM artist poll #60 or new numbering #6561. Yo La Tengo - Van Horn Street/clemenza (finished)62. Creedence Clearwater Revival - crüt (finished)63. Ramones - tipsy mothra (finished) 64. Italo - daavid (finished)65. P-Funk - Οὖτις (finished) 66. Metallica - pplains (finished) Deez POLLABLE Heroes - THE ILM //METALLICA\ POLL RESULTS67. Spoon - Bee OK (finished) POLL POLL POLL POLL POLL - SPOON (ILM artist poll #67) --- The results thread68. Queen - charlie h (finished) The Fairy POLLers Master-Stroke: The ILX Queen Poll Results Thread (#68 in a series)69B. Pixies - Johnny Fever (finished) Hey Paul, Hey Paul, Hey Paul, let's have a POLL: ILM Artist Poll #69 • Pixies (results!)69. Nirvana - Gavin, Leeds (finished) Teenage angst has paid off well / Now I'm bored and POLLed: The ILM Nirvana poll results thread (Poll #69)70. Extreme Metal - Viceroy (finished) Finally... The Top 200 Extreme Metal Albums of ALL TIME!(results)71. Tom Petty - rogermexico. (finished) YOU RANK ME BABY, YEAH YOU RATE ME 1-2 - ILM Artist Poll #71 - Tom Petty (results)72. The Smiths - nate woolls (finished) IF IT'S NOT LOVE THEN IT'S THE POLL THAT WILL BRING US TOGETHER - ILM Artist Poll #72 - THE SMITHS - RESULTS THREAD73. Bauhaus/Tones on Tail-Love and Rockets/Peter Murphy - Bee OK (finished) We POLL Our Audience: You, The Night and The Music - BAUHAUS - Love and Rockets, Tones on Tail, Peter Murphy etcetera - ILM artist poll number 73 - results thread74. Stereolab - Moka (finished) LM Artist Poll No. 74 · STEREOLAB · Results Thread75. Van Halen - Johnny Fever (finished) Have you seen Junior's grades?! ILM Artist Poll #75 - VAN HALEN (Results thread)76. Devo - soref (finished) in the past this information has been suppressed, but now it can be POLLED - Devo ballot poll results thread77. Can - Z S Moka (finished) ILM Artist Poll No. 77 · CAN · Results Thread78. Oasis - Bee OK (finished) POLL With It - OASIS (ILM artist poll #78) --- The results thread79. George Michael - Ismael Klata (finished) Hot damn! Everybody let's play the GEORGE MICHAEL TRACKS POLL results thread80. The Stooges/Iggy Pop - Moka (finished) ILM Artist Poll No. 80 · Iggy & The Stooges · Results Thread81. Leonard Cohen - Simon H. (finished) Laughing Len strikes again: ILM Artist Poll #81 - Leonard Cohen
Hard Rock/Hair Metal - gr8080Stephin Merritt - GukbeFairport Convention et al (R Thompson, S Denny) - Billy DodsJimi Hendrix - some dudeGenesis + solo - NickBThe Burt Bacharach songbook - C. Grisso/McCainDead C - Raymond CummingsRoyal Trux + side projects - sleeveJohn Fahey - Naive Teen Idol?Rush - Matt #2Talking Heads - Bee OKGamble & Huff/Philly International Records - jetfanBilly Joel - Doctor CasinoLow - aldoNine Inch Nails - chapREM - rogermexico.Bjork - Eric H.Wu-Tang Clan - SpottieShoegaze/Dream Pop/Post-rock (Albums and EPs) - Bee OKCovers - kornrulez6969New Pornographers/AC Newman - staggerleeThey Might Be Giants - Johnny FeverNo Wave - sarahellDFA - Van Horn StreetMisfits/Samhain/Danzig - gr8080Beatles solo careers - ΟὖτιςErykah Badu - Eric H.Nick Cave/Bad Seeds/Birthday Party/et al - charlie hHerbie Hancock - crütAphex Twin - Stevie D**The Jesus and Mary Chain - Bee OK (instead of Blondie)Blondie - Bee OK pollrunner needed for this oneJimmy Jam & Terry Lewis - SpottieSiouxsie & the Banshees/The Creatures - LeRooLeRooAM Radio Gold - Jeff WEurovision - nxdSteve Albini - nate woollsYellow Magic Orchestra - frogbsElvis Presley - EulerByrds + offshoots - kornrulez6969Cardiacs + affiliated - imagoTropicalia/MPB - Frederik BChic Organization - pollrunner needed for this oneFrench/Francophone - Van Horn StreetSmashing Pumpkins - Bee OK
*Added:
The Cars/Ric Ocasek - crütTim Buckley - Naive Teen IdolVan Morrison - kornrulez6969Animal Collective - flappy birdThe Cramps - MokaBristol trip-hop - chapWire - kornrulez6969jungle/drum 'n bass - Le Bateau IvreSuede - Bee OK
Robyn Hitchcock - campreverbPower Ballads - rogermexico.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 22 December 2016 03:39 (seven years ago) link
Some really great stuff coming up, sooner and later. Not sure if I noticed Pumpkins getting added but that will be a fun one IMO.
― mega pegasus for reindeer (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 22 December 2016 15:30 (seven years ago) link
Just curious, did we ever decide we'd do a ILM Best of 2010-2014 rollout? I believe we did one for 2005-2009 back in the day.
― Rod Steel (musicfanatic), Monday, 16 January 2017 23:34 (seven years ago) link
I was going to last summer, but nobody (including me) was super enthused about it, so it just kinda evaporated.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 17 January 2017 03:57 (seven years ago) link
some folks tried to turn it into a 2000-2014 poll iirc
― example (crüt), Tuesday, 17 January 2017 03:59 (seven years ago) link
I think the consensus was that no good music was released from 2010-2014, promising a rather grim affair.
― mega pegasus for reindeer (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, 17 January 2017 04:25 (seven years ago) link
Ha, thanks all. I'm sure it's a ton of work to put that together. And who knows what the turnout would be. Hopefully we do a 2010-2019 poll when the time comes.
― Rod Steel (musicfanatic), Thursday, 19 January 2017 15:00 (seven years ago) link
If JF doesn't want to do a 2000-14 poll Then I maybe could if there's demand.Maybe jf could be persuaded to do tracks and I do albums?
― Cosmic Slop, Thursday, 19 January 2017 15:17 (seven years ago) link
the 2000-15 metal poll went nicely so it would make a nice companion
― Cosmic Slop, Thursday, 19 January 2017 15:18 (seven years ago) link
oh does anybody want to do a kylie minogue poll? is this where i ask that sort of question? i'd run it.
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Thursday, 19 January 2017 15:36 (seven years ago) link
wooooo
― nxd, Thursday, 19 January 2017 15:44 (seven years ago) link
I would definitely vote in a Kylie poll.
― Kitchen Person, Thursday, 19 January 2017 16:25 (seven years ago) link
I feel like the commentary around the fifteen-year poll idea was that it would basically be impossible to make a meaningful ballot with that much stuff on the table - as tempting as a "all music released since ILM existed" poll might seem, conceptually. Whereas the five-year things, though still overbroad, do hypothetically suggest taking stock of the recent past in what might be a SLIGHTLY more coherent fashion - some kind of 'era' at stake.
― stein beck ii: the wrath of grapes (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 19 January 2017 16:26 (seven years ago) link
I feel like the commentary around the fifteen-year poll idea was that it would basically be impossible to make a meaningful ballot with that much stuff on the table
I disagree. It would mean you really were picking the cream of what was released.
― Cosmic Slop, Thursday, 19 January 2017 16:29 (seven years ago) link
It would be much fresher to just have a 2010-14 poll. If we did a 2000-14 one we'd be just going over the same albums again (Sound Of Silver, Kid A, Silent Shout, Discovery etc). Also, Bee just did all those 00s polls recently which already gave away how the results might look. Doing a poll for those first five years of the decade gives other albums a chance to shine.
Really though, I just want to see what will happen if Kaputt wins.
― Kitchen Person, Thursday, 19 January 2017 16:47 (seven years ago) link
wasn't that why some posters didn't want a poll? lol
― Cosmic Slop, Thursday, 19 January 2017 17:16 (seven years ago) link
i'm on team 2010-2014
― example (crüt), Thursday, 19 January 2017 17:17 (seven years ago) link
My view on a lifetime of ILM poll was simply thata)companion to metal pollb)most ilxors weren't posting in those early days
but it doesnt really matter does it?
I'll do a lifetime poll but if someone else would rather do a 2010-14 poll they can volunteer and I'll step aside no probs
― Cosmic Slop, Thursday, 19 January 2017 17:18 (seven years ago) link
crut its your poll if you want it
― Cosmic Slop, Thursday, 19 January 2017 17:31 (seven years ago) link
Would be curious to see an artists poll. Though I see an almighty clusterfuck deciding what constitutes an artist. Would Spector/Timbaland be eligible? Would you seperate acts who owe most of their success to one member, Wham!/George Michael, Rod Stewart/Faces etc?
― Dan Worsley, Thursday, 19 January 2017 17:44 (seven years ago) link
Some Of The Greatest Artists Ever Are Banned: An ILX Poll
― stein beck ii: the wrath of grapes (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 19 January 2017 18:08 (seven years ago) link
Sort of intrigued by the artists poll idea. What constitutes an artist seems a bigger problem than it really is. A month long nominations thread would clear the air.
― gospodin simmel, Friday, 20 January 2017 02:12 (seven years ago) link
time to get this thing rolling again. is anyone ready to run a poll?
i will do Talking Heads and can go second for this year, just can't start it right now.
― Bee OK, Friday, 3 February 2017 20:04 (seven years ago) link
Is there a limit to number of Fela songs we can vote for?― quan voice (voodoo chili), Tuesday, February 10, 2015
― quan voice (voodoo chili), Tuesday, February 10, 2015
A Fela poll would be nice!
― Fastnbulbous, Saturday, 4 February 2017 17:34 (seven years ago) link
anyone?
― Bee OK, Thursday, 9 February 2017 03:31 (seven years ago) link
The next one I'm up for is the solo beatles poll but there's a shit ton on the list ahead of that
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 9 February 2017 03:38 (seven years ago) link
i don't think order matters anymore, do you? if you can run a poll that would be perfect, imo. i will do Talking Heads after that if you decide to go ahead.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 9 February 2017 03:43 (seven years ago) link
Hard Rock/Hair Metal - gr8080Stephin Merritt - GukbeFairport Convention et al (R Thompson, S Denny) - Billy DodsJimi Hendrix - some dudeGenesis + solo - NickBThe Burt Bacharach songbook - C. Grisso/McCainDead C - Raymond CummingsRoyal Trux + side projects - sleeveJohn Fahey - Naive Teen Idol?Rush - Matt #2Talking Heads - Bee OKGamble & Huff/Philly International Records - jetfan
^^^ the next general batch, yes? I'd say fair game to any of those before we go total free for all and abandon the whole premise of the thread. But Talking Heads is totally in there.
― tales of a scorched-earth nothing (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 9 February 2017 04:00 (seven years ago) link
I could do Jimi Hendrix. What was the usual time frame before every poll started lasting four months? Two weeks voting, one week rollout?
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 9 February 2017 06:54 (seven years ago) link
I think some dude still wants to do the Hendrix poll himself, or at least that was the case the last time the idea of someone else taking it over was floated?
― soref, Thursday, 9 February 2017 07:04 (seven years ago) link
Genesis + solo - NickB
^ sadly i don't have the time for this at all, so if anyone else wants to run it please do
― Benylin Ascent (NickB), Thursday, 9 February 2017 07:08 (seven years ago) link
Eep, yeah, to clarify, ArchCarrier, I meant "fair game" for those individuals to step up and claim their quarters, not for others to take over their polls. Sorry for any confusion!
― tales of a scorched-earth nothing (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 9 February 2017 13:39 (seven years ago) link
No prob!
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 9 February 2017 14:38 (seven years ago) link
Can I get back in queue please for the pop punk emo poll?
― Mordy, Friday, 10 February 2017 15:54 (seven years ago) link
I could start it now if there's no objection...
^^^ i would like to express enthusiasm for this idea and its potential immediacy
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Friday, 10 February 2017 15:55 (seven years ago) link
seconded
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 10 February 2017 17:27 (seven years ago) link
thirded
― Spottie, Friday, 10 February 2017 17:28 (seven years ago) link
i'll give it over the weekend for bee OK to give the go ahead. we can always start on monday. what sounds good - one week nomination, one week votes, one week results?
― Mordy, Friday, 10 February 2017 20:08 (seven years ago) link
Go for it, we need something to start
― Bee OK, Monday, 13 February 2017 19:56 (seven years ago) link
I feel like I'd like a slightly longer voting or nomination period but that may be just me
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Monday, 13 February 2017 19:59 (seven years ago) link
one week nomination feels right but i think a two week voting period feels more appropriate
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Monday, 13 February 2017 20:04 (seven years ago) link
otm
― Spottie, Monday, 13 February 2017 20:07 (seven years ago) link
yeah, more time for them deep listening dives, plus a shorter nomination process means less time for pedantry
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Monday, 13 February 2017 20:09 (seven years ago) link
If It Makes You Less Sad I Will POLL Emo Albums
― Mordy, Monday, 13 February 2017 20:13 (seven years ago) link
So I've got the finefinemusic spreadsheet. What have ppl found is the easiest/best way to solicit ballots to input into the spreadsheet? It seems like if I give ppl something like 30 votes (which is built into the spreadsheet), if ppl give me less I'll have to manually number the ballots? (If they give 30 exactly I can just copy/paste the 1 through 30 over and over?) Thoughts?
― Mordy, Thursday, 16 February 2017 05:02 (seven years ago) link
Check my answer in the albums poll :)
― ArchCarrier, Thursday, 16 February 2017 07:06 (seven years ago) link
When I've done these polls I have a vlookup looking from the album position to a list of the points allocated to the each position. Do as little manual entry as possible, get your formulas to do all the work.
I'm happy to do the spreadsheeting for you if you want, I helped Bee OK with the Van Halen poll a few months ago.
― nate woolls, Thursday, 16 February 2017 09:04 (seven years ago) link
This POLL Will Become the Anthem of Your EMO Voting Thread / You're Two Floors Down CAMPAIGNING in the Back Room.
― Mordy, Monday, 20 February 2017 17:32 (seven years ago) link