Yes: a thread with the final results of all the polls only (and no other comments) is a great idea. I look forward to somebody else making it. :-)
― Pacific Trash Vortex (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Monday, 7 May 2012 08:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
Started it last night.
ILM Ballot Polls: where to find the results threads
― improvised explosive advice (WmC), Monday, 7 May 2012 12:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
No one's proposed a Black Sabbath poll? It'll be interesting to see their playlist at their Birmingham show on May 19th. Anyone going? Does someone have to die in order for the Sabbath poll to be slotted after Beastie Boys? Hopefully Iommi will pull through, though Bill Ward's health is often touch and go. For the record I would like for none of them to die.
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 16:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
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 (RESULTS START TODAY)20. ABBA - donna rouge21. Fleetwood Mac - Clarke B.22. Neil Young - clemenza23. Kate Bush - Le Bateau Ivre24. The Cure - nate woolls 25. The Who - Tarfumes the Escape Goat 26. Joni Mitchell - Mordy 27. The Neptunes - V7928. Saint Etienne - Billy Dods 29. Kraftwerk - jon via chi 30. Hüsker Dü - Pleasant Plains 31. Bruce Springsteen - Jamie_ATP 32. Miles Davis - WmC 33. Velvet Underground solo careers - iatee 34. Madonna - or something 35. The Fall - Mark G 36. PJ Harvey - Nasty, Brutish & Short 37. Cocteau Twins - Le Bateau Ivre 38. New Order - Bee OK 39. Sonic Youth - ArchCarrier 40. Motown Singles - a hoy hoy 41. Stax - seandalai 42. Disco - Tuomas 43. Jay-Z - some dude 44. The Clash - Gukbe45. R. Kelly - Spottie_Ottie_Dope46. Tom Waits - chap47. The "Classic Rock" Canon - Doctor Casino48. Elvis Costello - kornrulez49. Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry - charlie h50. Pink Floyd - Elvis Telecom51. Ween - WmC52. Steely Dan - Bee OK53. Bob Dylan - tipsy mothra54. Sleater-Kinney + offshoots - C.Grisso/McCain55. Replacements/Westerberg/et al - Johnny Fever56. Outkast - The Reverend57. US Indie Singles of the 1980s - NickB58. Autechre - Leee
― improvised explosive advice (WmC), Sunday, 13 May 2012 15:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'm thinking about taking over the music video poll idea from gr80 - would you guys mind this being a stand-alone set of polls, or would you prefer if they were queued with the artist polls? I don't really take part in single artist ones so I don't suffer from music poll fatigue, but I don't want anyone else to feel too burdened by pollage...
(Also, if anyone wants to offer to help me out, as I've never run a poll before...)
― emil.y, Sunday, 13 May 2012 15:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
I think that one would be fine, preferable even, outside the list of artist polls and could be started anytime. It's a bigger, broader category, like postwar jazz albums or the entire decade of the 1950s. Just my 2 cents.
― improvised explosive advice (WmC), Sunday, 13 May 2012 15:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 8 May 2012 17:33 (5 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I am currently reading aero's book (bought because i'm a mountain goats stan) and have been listening to Sabbath for the first time. Really enjoying them and would like to be a n00b lurker for such a poll.
― CHAMP1-6NS (a hoy hoy), Sunday, 13 May 2012 16:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
really curious to see if pre-buckingham/nicks lineups get any love on the fleetwood mac poll
― buzza, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 06:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
I seem to recall Peter Green getting some love on at least one of the FM threads.
― Leslie Mann: Boner Machine (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 07:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
Beasties/Abba/Mac is such a fascinating run because I genuinely don't have a clue what the winners will be.
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 07:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
Time to start thinking ABBA thoughts -- Donna Rouge, is this still a go?
― improvised explosive advice (WmC), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 13:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
bump for D.R.
― improvised explosive advice (WmC), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 15:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
lol this is the first time I've ever opened this thread and GD that's a long list. So I was going to offer to do one for Erasure but I don't know if there'd be enough interest or if it would wind up just me and Abbott voting tbh. Hmmmmm.
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 17:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
Not too interested in an Erasure poll but would be in a Vince Clarke poll.
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah, I'd thought of that as an option too.
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
sorry i haven't been paying this much attention but i can still do ABBA once i figure out how to actually start and run one of these polls
― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 19:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
it's been the same template for each one more or less, right?
― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 19:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
More or less, because it works well, but it's your call really.
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 19:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
I liked that once the voting opened, I had a few days to sit and ponder Finefinemusic's spreadsheet template and figure out how to shot data. I used it for the tracks voting but did albums and Most Hated by pencil/paper.
― improvised explosive advice (WmC), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 19:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
i can start the voting thread today wmc?
― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 19:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
OK by me! I think Johnny Fever is going to get all the way to #1 on Beastie Boys tracks today, and I think he's doing a countdown of BB videos tomorrow, but no reason not to start ABBA today. I try not to be Lord High Boss of all this stuff other than just maintaining the list, so however you want to do it is the right way to do it.
― improvised explosive advice (WmC), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 19:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
ok, i might not start it til later today or tomorrow possibly
― yorba linda carlisle (donna rouge), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 19:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
ABBA voting is open!
Don't go wasting all your ballots/Lay all your votes on me -- ILM Artist Poll #20 -- ABBA (voting thread)
It occurred to me a little while ago that Devo might be a fun poll.
― Trey Imaginary Songz (WmC), Saturday, 19 May 2012 13:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
Naive Teen Idol has requested that we do a memorial Bee Gees poll and I volunteered to do it (altho I am skeptical of high voter turnout) what say ye
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 21 May 2012 17:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
Bee Gees + Gibb brothers as producers/songwriters, I'd suggest. Would vote.
― Jeff W, Monday, 21 May 2012 17:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah would definitely include non-Bee Gees material, I would think there is some consensus that their chief strength is as songwriters
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 21 May 2012 17:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
Coming in at No. 1, ISLANDS IN THE STREAM
― pplains, Monday, 21 May 2012 17:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
that song is great
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 21 May 2012 17:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
We could call it "POLLman Milk Your POLL"!
― Naive Teen Idol, Monday, 21 May 2012 17:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
Imagine Al Green's "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" would do well.
― clemenza, Monday, 21 May 2012 17:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
I would love a Bee Gees poll
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 21 May 2012 17:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
do I need to wait for the okay from WmC...?
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 21 May 2012 17:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
Whatever y'all wanna do.
― Trey Imaginary Songz (WmC), Monday, 21 May 2012 17:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
okay I'll do it
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 21 May 2012 17:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
I just need to make sure I can finish Neil Young by late August--so should be fine. But no more major pop stars are allowed to die between now and then.
― clemenza, Monday, 21 May 2012 17:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
uh where is that voting tabulation spreadsheet template...
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 21 May 2012 17:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
You hear that, docherty?
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 21 May 2012 17:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
Awesome!
― Naive Teen Idol, Monday, 21 May 2012 17:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
Shakey, you rock, btw.
Anybody mind if I just call this one #20B (B for Bee Gees, fnarr) rather than redo the numbering again?
― Trey Imaginary Songz (WmC), Monday, 21 May 2012 17:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
you disgusting savage
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 21 May 2012 18:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
*removes bookmark*
AND CANCEL MY SUBSCRIPTION
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 21 May 2012 18:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
Haha.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 21 May 2012 18:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
Man, listening to Gibb songs and ABBA songs back and forth over the next couple weeks is gonna do me in with AWESOMENESS. (And then Fleetwood Mac after these.)
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 21 May 2012 18:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
otm
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 21 May 2012 18:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
a disco poll would honour both Summer and Gibb
― gospodin simmel, Monday, 21 May 2012 18:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh too late, never mind
concluding today with videos iirc
naw, I still haven't tabulated those. Dead cat, weekend work, sleepiness, y'know.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 21 May 2012 18:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
Abba and Bee Gees are definitely #1A when it comes to fashion sense.
― Naive Teen Idol, Monday, 21 May 2012 19:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'm going to run a Brian Eno poll at #59. Excluding his work as a producer for hire, but including collabs with Cale, Fripp, Cluster, etc
― Trey Imaginary Songz (WmC), Tuesday, 22 May 2012 21:20 (11 months ago) Permalink