ILM Ballot Polls for 2014 and beyond -- order, timing, "I would have voted if I'd known about it," etc

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.

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.

I was going to last summer, but nobody (including me) was super enthused about it, so it just kinda evaporated.

some folks tried to turn it into a 2000-2014 poll iirc

I think the consensus was that no good music was released from 2010-2014, promising a rather grim affair.

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.

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?

the 2000-15 metal poll went nicely so it would make a nice companion

oh does anybody want to do a kylie minogue poll? is this where i ask that sort of question? i'd run it.

wooooo

I would definitely vote in a Kylie poll.

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.

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.

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.

wasn't that why some posters didn't want a poll? lol

i'm on team 2010-2014

My view on a lifetime of ILM poll was simply that
a)companion to metal poll
b)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

crut its your poll if you want it

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?

Some Of The Greatest Artists Ever Are Banned: An ILX Poll

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.

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.

Is there a limit to number of Fela songs we can vote for?

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A Fela poll would be nice!

anyone?

The next one I'm up for is the solo beatles poll but there's a shit ton on the list ahead of that

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.

Hard Rock/Hair Metal - gr8080
Stephin Merritt - Gukbe
Fairport Convention et al (R Thompson, S Denny) - Billy Dods
Jimi Hendrix - some dude
Genesis + solo - NickB
The Burt Bacharach songbook - C. Grisso/McCain
Dead C - Raymond Cummings
Royal Trux + side projects - sleeve
John Fahey - Naive Teen Idol?
Rush - Matt #2
Talking Heads - Bee OK
Gamble & 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.

I could do Jimi Hendrix. What was the usual time frame before every poll started lasting four months? Two weeks voting, one week rollout?

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?

Genesis + solo - NickB

^ sadly i don't have the time for this at all, so if anyone else wants to run it please do

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!

No prob!

Can I get back in queue please for the pop punk emo poll?

I could start it now if there's no objection...

^^^ i would like to express enthusiasm for this idea and its potential immediacy

seconded

thirded

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?

Go for it, we need something to start

I feel like I'd like a slightly longer voting or nomination period but that may be just me

one week nomination feels right but i think a two week voting period feels more appropriate

otm

yeah, more time for them deep listening dives, plus a shorter nomination process means less time for pedantry

If It Makes You Less Sad I Will POLL Emo Albums

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?

Check my answer in the albums poll :)

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.

This POLL Will Become the Anthem of Your EMO Voting Thread / You're Two Floors Down CAMPAIGNING in the Back Room.

hahaha good title!

lol thx i've spent too much time thinking about the various possible titles for these threads :p