somebody just claim 1st already
― iatee, Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
be brave
I don't believe in being brave, ba ba ba ba
― Mark G, Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
Ok, I'll do Pet Shop Boys
― Cluster the boots (Billy Dods), Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
YES!!
― gospodin simmel, Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:31 (2 years ago) Permalink
g1
1. pet shop boys - billy dods2. (???? mystery)3. beach boys - iatee4.
― iatee, Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:32 (2 years ago) Permalink
I'd say one a week is a good timespan? Gives enough time for votes to come in and for the countdown. Any more than that and you're running a low turnout risk I think.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:33 (2 years ago) Permalink
Estimating my work schedule, I'm claiming #7: Led Zeppelin
― Mr. Patrick Batman (WmC), Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:35 (2 years ago) Permalink
Can I suggest that the polls are mixed up so that the subsequent act is in a totally different style/genre to the one before it.
e.g. Manics - PSB - (Zepellin?) - Beach Boys - Electronic act - Twee indie nonsense - token hip hop act
― Cluster the boots (Billy Dods), Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:36 (2 years ago) Permalink
I think we need to create an Excel spreadsheet matrix
― the fey bloggers are onto the zagat tweets (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:37 (2 years ago) Permalink
I agree with mixing them up.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:43 (2 years ago) Permalink
I thought first was going to sd's poll winner?
― best way to stop identity theft is bad credit (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:47 (2 years ago) Permalink
that requires waiting
― iatee, Thursday, 16 June 2011 16:48 (2 years ago) Permalink
OK, I'll do the Beatles one.
Either at 2 or 4, depends what (??? mystery) means...
― Mark G, Friday, 17 June 2011 14:44 (2 years ago) Permalink
means it hadn't been claimed yet, so it's yours @ #2
― Mr. Patrick Batman (WmC), Friday, 17 June 2011 14:47 (2 years ago) Permalink
Rocking
― Mark G, Friday, 17 June 2011 14:53 (2 years ago) Permalink
XTC can wait then, I'm busy atm anyway so
― We are Real solid sex doll AKA RSSD (Autumn Almanac), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:27 (2 years ago) Permalink
actually, having read the poll-troll thread ilx clearly hates fun so fuck it
― We are Real solid sex doll AKA RSSD (Autumn Almanac), Friday, 17 June 2011 20:32 (2 years ago) Permalink
that's the spirit! :)
― some dude, Friday, 17 June 2011 21:09 (2 years ago) Permalink
The Beatles and XTC one after another wd def mix things up a bit
― aka best bum of the o_O's (Noodle Vague), Friday, 17 June 2011 21:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
Beatles would be nice just to have an artist actually worth doing a poll for
― some dude, Friday, 17 June 2011 21:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
Beatles...zzz. I mean, it would actually be fun because there are so many good songs, but it seems so played.
In their stead, I claim Madonna. Not sure where I am on the list—don't want #4—but I'll go later.
― Alpaca Lips (Johnny Fever), Friday, 17 June 2011 22:32 (2 years ago) Permalink
Actually, strike that. I don't want to handle a Madonna poll.
(My first choice of words was "I don't want to do Madonna", but there's really no good way to address that.)
― Alpaca Lips (Johnny Fever), Friday, 17 June 2011 22:36 (2 years ago) Permalink
Worst Beatles song ever
― lots of janitors have something to say (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 17 June 2011 22:38 (2 years ago) Permalink
1. pet shop boys - billy dods2. Beatles - Mark G3. beach boys - iatee4. __________5. __________6. __________7. Led Zeppelin - WmC
I can move Zep up to 5 or 6 if it fits the schedule better.
― Mr. Patrick Batman (WmC), Saturday, 18 June 2011 15:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
all of those should be great. anyone up to doing some producers or labels?
are we waiting for the Manics poll to finish before the PSB can begin?
― gospodin simmel, Saturday, 18 June 2011 15:55 (2 years ago) Permalink
Zep will be fun
― some dude, Saturday, 18 June 2011 16:01 (2 years ago) Permalink
I was going to wait until the polling closed in the Manic's thread, 22nd iirc and then start the PSB poll. The Manics reveal can go on while the PSB votes come in.
― Cluster the boots (Billy Dods), Saturday, 18 June 2011 16:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
I Love Organised Music Polls
― We are Real solid sex doll AKA RSSD (Autumn Almanac), Saturday, 18 June 2011 20:34 (2 years ago) Permalink
you are all so crazy
― ice cr?m, Saturday, 18 June 2011 20:36 (2 years ago) Permalink
omg the Beach Boys one is gonna be impossible. looking forward to that one
― why i am an anarcho-sandwich artist (Neanderthal), Saturday, 18 June 2011 20:39 (2 years ago) Permalink
hyped for the PSBs poll. expecting high placing for My Funny Uncle
― I'm A Genius, Too! (Jamie_ATP), Saturday, 18 June 2011 20:44 (2 years ago) Permalink
Prince would be my no.1 choice for a future poll though i think, just because i like the discovery of rarities aspect, and with led zep and steely dan everyone who's a big fan sort of knows every track
― I'm A Genius, Too! (Jamie_ATP), Saturday, 18 June 2011 20:46 (2 years ago) Permalink
true-ish, although Steely Dan has some great unreleased songs most people don't know that i'd be youtubing all over the place trying to drum up support for
― some dude, Saturday, 18 June 2011 20:48 (2 years ago) Permalink
what happens if someone starts a rogue ballot poll
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 18 June 2011 20:49 (2 years ago) Permalink
eh like 5 xp
― iatee, Saturday, 18 June 2011 20:49 (2 years ago) Permalink
for the most part the dan aren't one of those 'treasure trove of unreleased stuff' bands. they have those early demos which aren't super interesting and then the gaucho stuff which is great but that's about it.
― iatee, Saturday, 18 June 2011 20:51 (2 years ago) Permalink
to me the interesting part of these threads isn't so much the 'which rarity might sneak in' as much as the enthusiastic discussion and dissection of 'why' these tracks are the best.
― why i am an anarcho-sandwich artist (Neanderthal), Saturday, 18 June 2011 20:53 (2 years ago) Permalink
lol jordan
― some dude, Saturday, 18 June 2011 20:55 (2 years ago) Permalink
― iatee, Saturday, June 18, 2011 4:51 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark
and "This All Too Mobile Home" and "Westside Story"!!! but yeah i see your point.
― some dude, Saturday, 18 June 2011 20:57 (2 years ago) Permalink
― J0rdan S., Saturday, June 18, 2011 8:49 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
autobanned.
banished to the cape.
forced to post on wdyll in underwear.
― i love the smell of facepalm in the morning (ledge), Saturday, 18 June 2011 23:00 (2 years ago) Permalink
Is this the status as of now still?
Because I bailed on the Madonna idea, but Guided By Voices keeps nagging at me and I'm finally giving in. So put me down for Guided By Voices at #6.
― Alpaca Lips (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 21 June 2011 02:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
1. pet shop boys - billy dods2. Beatles - Mark G3. beach boys - iatee4. __________5. __________6. Guided By Voices - Johnny Fever7. Led Zeppelin - WmC
― iatee, Tuesday, 21 June 2011 02:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
the winner of some dude's poll can be zero I guess idk
I'm not in charge, somebody be in charge
Cool -- without objection, I'm going to bump LZ to 5.
1. pet shop boys - billy dods 2. Beatles - Mark G 3. beach boys - iatee 4. __________ 5. Led Zeppelin - WmC 6. Guided By Voices - Johnny Fever 7. __________
Something dancey/electronic, or a label poll at 4? Madonna would be great if anybody wants to take up the challenge.
― Mr. Patrick Batman (WmC), Tuesday, 21 June 2011 02:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
When I started thinking about remixes, etc. the nightmare became vivid.
― Alpaca Lips (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 21 June 2011 02:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
guh...I didn't think of that. votesplitters...
― Mr. Patrick Batman (WmC), Tuesday, 21 June 2011 02:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
Votes are for the song, write-in/on for remixes...
― Mark G, Tuesday, 21 June 2011 06:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
So when is it kicking off for the PSB's?
Are we waiting on the end of the Manics one first? Fair enough.
Suggsting: some sort of generic poll-thread title, e.g.
ILX Tracks Poll No 1 : Pet Shop Boys
― Mark G, Tuesday, 21 June 2011 08:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
Big Star + Chilton + Bell might be interesting.
― Home Despot (WilliamC), Friday, 14 June 2013 13:32 (6 days ago) Permalink
+ Box Tops!
― g simmel, Friday, 14 June 2013 13:53 (6 days ago) Permalink
The Genesis poll will be nothing compared to the bloodbath of Steely Dan.
― I'll take the jangle-jangle over the throb-throb (brg30), Friday, 14 June 2013 21:21 (6 days ago) Permalink
i know New Order was just a warm up for Steely Dan.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 15 June 2013 02:15 (5 days ago) Permalink
84. Bauhaus/Love and Rockets-Tones on Tail/Peter Murphy - Bee OK
will need to ask, probably closer to the poll, how i should run that poll. i was thinking a three part with Bauhaus of course being the main course.
― Bee OK, Thursday, June 6, 2013 9:00 PM (1 week ago)
What? I'm not sure what you have in mind here. If those artists are all related, I think you should poll all their tracks together.
― Home Despot (WilliamC), Saturday, 15 June 2013 02:35 (5 days ago) Permalink
it was Bauhaus
two members went and formed Tones on Tail. then Bauhaus was no more those two along with one more formed Love and Rockets. Peter Murphy went solo.
So first part is Bauhaussecond part is Tones on Tail and Love and Rocketsthird part Peter Murphy solo.
i think i like that best.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 15 June 2013 02:42 (5 days ago) Permalink
there was Bauhaus rather
― Bee OK, Saturday, 15 June 2013 02:43 (5 days ago) Permalink
So you want people to do three different tracks ballots, plus whatever side polls...
― Home Despot (WilliamC), Saturday, 15 June 2013 02:44 (5 days ago) Permalink
yeah they should definitely be in the same poll, throw daniel ash and david j solo in there also
― balls, Saturday, 15 June 2013 02:46 (5 days ago) Permalink
agreed, one poll.
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 15 June 2013 02:47 (5 days ago) Permalink
no side poll but don't know yet how i'm going to run this. i feel Bauhaus should be polled alone though.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 15 June 2013 02:47 (5 days ago) Permalink
this is why i asked, keep the input coming so ILM can decide.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 15 June 2013 02:48 (5 days ago) Permalink
higher turnout, more interesting results, large enough cumulative discography to make polling worthwhile
― balls, Saturday, 15 June 2013 02:48 (5 days ago) Permalink
yeah, great point.
1. Bela Lugosi's Dead2. Go
lol
― Bee OK, Saturday, 15 June 2013 02:50 (5 days ago) Permalink
Excited as hell for the Clash.
― Austin, Saturday, 15 June 2013 02:57 (5 days ago) Permalink
Perfect summer poll, if you ask me.
I'm amped for Clash, classic rock canon, Dylan, Costello. Honestly have no idea what the Classic Rock top 10 will look like.
― Home Despot (WilliamC), Saturday, 15 June 2013 03:05 (5 days ago) Permalink
how's life hair metal poll is going to pwn all other genre polls imo
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 15 June 2013 03:08 (5 days ago) Permalink
Did we ever come down on when I should do The Clash?
― Gukbe, Saturday, 15 June 2013 03:26 (5 days ago) Permalink
Also should we keep it just Clash? I'd kind of prefer the purity of it, but they don't have that large of a catalogue and I was wondering if folks would want to include Big Audio Dynamite/Mescaleros/etc
― Gukbe, Saturday, 15 June 2013 03:27 (5 days ago) Permalink
Definitely keep it just the Clash. They have six albums (two of which are double albums) and a plethora of non-album material.
― Austin, Saturday, 15 June 2013 03:44 (5 days ago) Permalink
Okay, that was my instinct, but I didn't know if there were a lot of people who really wanted their voice heard on a ballot poll when it came to "The Globe".
― Gukbe, Saturday, 15 June 2013 03:49 (5 days ago) Permalink
My thinking is that the Stax and disco polls are going to be like Motown -- so massive that they crowd themselves outside the order of artist polls, which can go on as usual, concurrent to these big 3 label/genre polls. Motown in June, Stax in July, disco in August...? (Though I don't know if seandalai and Tuomas have monthlong voting periods in mind for them.)
That leaves the Clash next up as far as single-artist polls go -- I think you could start it once some dude is just about finished with the Neptunes and Jay-Z results.
― Home Despot (WilliamC), Saturday, 15 June 2013 03:50 (5 days ago) Permalink
okay then. i'm gonna learn how to do one of these things while those are finishing up.
― Gukbe, Saturday, 15 June 2013 03:53 (5 days ago) Permalink
They're easy -- basically you just stare at a blank sheet of paper until blood starts to drip onto it.
― Home Despot (WilliamC), Saturday, 15 June 2013 03:55 (5 days ago) Permalink
― Bee OK, Saturday, 15 June 2013 03:56 (5 days ago) Permalink
that is how i ran New Order
almost drove me crazy
― Gukbe, Saturday, 15 June 2013 03:58 (5 days ago) Permalink
You did a fantastic job, Bee. Probably my favorite poll that I've been involved in thus far.
― Austin, Saturday, 15 June 2013 04:04 (5 days ago) Permalink
We decided upthread to do disco through July and Stax through August (I'm not around for most of July). And yeah, it makes sense to have at least one artist poll per month too.
― high inerja (seandalai), Saturday, 15 June 2013 13:35 (5 days ago) Permalink
Byrds
― Naive Teen Idol, Sunday, 16 June 2013 04:11 (4 days ago) Permalink
Ballot polls infecting other fandoms:
http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2013/06/03/vote-for-the-50-greatest-avengers-stories/
― Home Despot (WilliamC), Tuesday, 18 June 2013 15:59 (2 days ago) Permalink
I was looking at the list and thinking how important Spotify has been to these polls, which is going to make Floyd a tough one.
― What makes a man start threads? (WilliamC), Friday, May 10, 2013 3:19 PM (1 month ago)
Problem solved.
― WilliamC, Wednesday, 19 June 2013 01:07 (Yesterday) Permalink
a ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaa
― Mark G, Wednesday, 19 June 2013 10:34 (Yesterday) Permalink