Thread for coordinating the order and timing of ILM ballot polls

I think we're still under 15 votes, so put on your Pulp records and get listing! I am going to accept ballots until Monday morning!

I‘m wondering if it would be worth pushing the Kate Bush poll a couple of spots down the list. When the order was done, no-one expected her to have a new album released in November and it would be a shame to miss including it for the sake of a few weeks.

Same thought occurred to me, but I didn't say because I really, really want to vote in a Kate Bush poll.

Hmm.. if more people feel that way, I have no problem with that Billy. It does feel a bit of a shame to finish the poll and a week after she releases a new album. It's not like she releases one every year.

So I can get behind that idea. If others feel the same way do weigh in here please.

I would hold off for six months. (Disclaimer: I don't know enough Kate Bush to vote in this one.) Enough time for initial impressions and enthusiasms to settle down and really judge the new albums against the larger body of work.

should be album, singular, obv

It's not like she releases one every year

More like two a year, eh?

I knew that was coming :)

I don't count Director's Cut as a new album. Or, not an album with new music.

Well, in a recent interview, Kate counted both: "It's not often I release two albums in the same year"

(last time was the Kick Inside and Lionheart, both 1978)

With most longstanding artists I'd've said a new album isn't really going to affect how a poll will play out, but I've finally 'got' Aerial today and it absolutely kills me. I'll have at least three from it on my ballot, and at least three others it'll be very hard to leave off. Noöne told me it was this good. It sounds amazing too - I was right to have her high on my 'producers' list.

If Kate Bush gets delayed, would a strongo be ready to take us to the bridge?

14 ballots for Pulp - 93 songs represented. Bump up those numbers! Where my Britpoppers at?

I'm hoping to get my ballot in later today.

Yay!

the James Brown poll needs 120 ballots at least. everyone must vote!

> 14 ballots for Pulp - 93 songs represented. Bump up those numbers! Where my Britpoppers at?

my ballot submission alone will bump that figure into the three digits....

lookin forward to the James Brown one, that should be interesting

xp I look forward to it, Lee!

lol jb poll will drive me crazy trying to listen to everything

paging strongo

As much as I looked forward to launching the Kate Bush poll next week (goes without saying), I can get behind the idea of postponing it for a period of time, somewhere between 3 and 6 months (6 seems awfully long to me, but that will be because of my brimming enthusiasm for this poll), to make it possible for all Kate Bush fans and aficionados to take the new album into account. So if others agree too, that is the way to go.

ayo when should i start the noms thread for jb poll in that case? i'm on it, if things get bumped up.

Pulp voting is in its last 2-3 days, so if LBI pushes Kate Bush back, I'd say go right ahead -- a little overlap is no prob.

Le Bateau Ivre, looks like JB is a go -- let me know where you want KB put back in the lineup.

haha whoops! misread you there. well, if lbi wants to go head with k.b. we can nuke my jb noms thread. i have the opening post saved in a word file so it's no big deal.

Well, it makes sense to hold off on KB, and there wasn't really any pushback against the idea in this thread.

this is such a weird game tonight

WmC, I'd be happy to push it back 4 months? Making it March? Can you approximate what new number in line it will be?

haha, my last post in this thread was suppose to go in the World Series (about Game 6) thread.

I think about 10 spots...? That's a rough guess. How about the new 22 between Neil Young and the Cure?

I have to run out and do a bunch of errands, so I'll update the numbering this afternoon.

VOTING EXTENDED 'TIL MONDAY MORNING FOR PULP POLL.

Why live in the world, when you can vote in a poll?

WmC, I'm good with that.

Kindly direct your eyes toward:
Do You Remember The First Poll? - ILM Artist Poll #11 - PULP - Results Thread!

Top 10 reveals this afternoon (or the next hour.. the few dedicated people playing along at home are GOOD!)

Good work with the links and the pre-numbering polls!

Got a little TextEdit file with those handy so I don't have to keep looking them up over and over now.

haha I actually wondered how you did that and figured you would need a text editor to post the same thing after the James Brown poll is done [/too much time on ilx]

Good job!

Jamie_ATP, with the bit of balloting overlap that seems to be working out well, do you want to start the Jacksons poll this week?

Having entered my 50s recently, I think there's a decent chance I'll be dead sometime before Sonic Youth and Motown come up (as long as I last until Madonna and the Velvets, I'll be happy).

Just concentrate on getting to the Neil Young poll, buddy

rip clemenza

hmm i seem to suddenly have 200000 pieces of work descending upon me at once. does anyone else fancy going next to take the pressure off a bit? chap do you fancy doing bowie next?

paging chap!

chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap

I ILXmailed him a couple of hours ago, and he's posted this morning on another thread. Maybe it's time for Lamp with the Paul Simon poll.

Nah, let the James Brown one play out first I think - my listening has felt a lot like homework over the past month or so and it'd be nice to have a break.

(trying hard to resist the urge to volunteer for a minor artist quickfire poll)

Autechre!

Great to have that list, but should the "Fifties" music ballot be rendered also?

Mainly because the result (and the Spotify Playlist) are damn fine!

Pollin' Tracks Spo-Dee-O-Dee! ILM does the 1950s—THE TOP 101 RESULTS THREAD