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

It was my Blur poll that resulted in this never-ending list being drawn up a few years ago. That poll had 22 spots on the ballot and some of the subsequent ones did too, but it's been tidied up to 20 in most of them.

More than a month later and the "epics" poll hasn't even started and the s3 results rollout is proceeding at the rate of one a day. Lol @ this being preceded by the discussion about keeping things moving along at the rate of one poll every couple of weeks.

Right? The plot is entirely lost.

The no classical rule was there mostly because I didn't want to listen or deal with Xenakis. Sigh.

― Romo... ROMO! Bring Back Sergio Romo! (Leee), Thursday, 5 March 2015 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

The truth comes out ;-)

someone could just start the next poll then!

bring on CCR

the next poll on the list is actually Yo La Tengo/Dump (Clemenza). I would happily tell him to get started if I didn't think people would complain about too many polls going on at once. The "epics" thing has turned into a clusterfuck (just as I predicted) and yet people seem to be enjoying arguing about it and it's not like I can shut it down (much as I would like to), nor can I make Elvis Telecom roll out his results any faster. But at this rate things are gonna be bogged down for awhile.

Oh yes! (xp)

eh I say let's start another. ILM seems very low on chat lately; polls at least present a reason to talk. and I'm not into the current polls for one reason or another

also dunno where Leee's getting his poll numbering from - the epics poll is no. 64 (Spacemen 3 is no. 63).

current list:
63. Spacemen 3 and related acts - Elvis Telecom (link: Everybody I know can be POLLED here: The Spacemen 3, Spectrum, Spiritualized, and descendants poll thread (ILM Artist Poll Thread #57))
64. “Epics” - Leee (link: THIS IS NOT AN EPICS POLL: The 10+ minute long nominations thread, ILM Ballot Poll #58)
65. Yo La Tengo/Dump - Clemenza
66. The Boo Radleys - Bee OK
67. Emo/Screamo/Mallcore/(post)Hardcore - Mordy
68. Creedence Clearwater Revival - crüt
69. Hard Rock/Hair Metal - how’s life
70. Extreme Metal - Viceroy
71. Stephin Merritt - Gukbe
72. Metallica - Pleasant Plains
73. Spoon - Bee OK
74. Nirvana - Gavin, Leeds
75. Fairport Convention et al (R Thompson, S Denny) - Billy Dods
76. Queen - charlie h
77. Can - Z S
78. Tom Petty - rogermexico
79. Ramones - tipsy mothra (finished)
80. Jimi Hendrix - some dude
81. Stereolab - Moka
82. Bauhaus/Tones on Tail-Love and Rockets/Peter Murphy - Bee OK
83. Genesis + solo - NickB
84. The Smiths - nate woolls
85. Pearl Jam - VegemiteGrrl
86. The Burt Bacharach songbook - C. Grisso/McCain
87. Dead C - Raymond Cummings
88. Royal Trux + side projects - sleeve
89. John Fahey - Naive Teen Idol?
90. Rush - Matt #2
91. Oasis - pollrunner needed for this one
92. George Michael - Ismael Klata
93. Talking Heads - Bee OK
94. Gamble & Huff/Philly International Records - jetfan
95. Van Halen - Johnny Fever
96. Billy Joel - Doctor Casino
97. Low - aldo
98. Nine Inch Nails - chap
99. REM - rogermexico.
100. Bjork - Eric H.
101. Wu-Tang Clan - Spottie
102. Shoegaze/Dream Pop/Post-rock (Albums and EPs) - Bee OK
103. Covers - kornrulez6969
104. New Pornographers/AC Newman - staggerlee
105. They Might Be Giants - Johnny Fever
106. No Wave - sarahell
107. DFA - Van Horn Street
108. Misfits/Samhain/Danzig - gr8080
109. Beatles solo careers - Οὖτις
110. Erykah Badu - Eric H.
111. Nick Cave/Bad Seeds/Birthday Party/et al - charlie h
112. Herbie Hancock - crüt
113. Aphex Twin - Stevie D
114. Blondie - Bee OK
115. Electroclash - soref
116. Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis - Spottie
117. Siouxsie & the Banshees/The Creatures - LeRooLeRoo
118. AM Radio Gold - Jeff W
119. Eurovision - nxd
120. Steve Albini - nate woolls
121. Yellow Magic Orchestra - frogbs
122. Elvis Presley - Euler
123. Byrds + offshoots - kornrulez6969
124. Cardiacs + affiliated - imago
125. Tropicalia/MPB - Frederik B
126. Chic Organization -
127. Stooges/Iggy Pop -

The "epics" thing has turned into a clusterfuck

Not even close.

I have no problem with the next poll going, as I'm going to give an extended amount of time for people to figure out their ballots.

the audiences for the ones up through CCR are probably tiny enough that they could all run simultaneously without threatening ILM's attention spam imo

I realise that it's years until it would happen anyway, but I want to withdraw myself from the electroclash poll, I don't think I'd be able to deliver the desirable level of finesse and sparkle. If anyone else was interested enough to take over I wouldn't mind adding up ballots if they handle images/MCing threads etc

― soref, Tuesday, December 16, 2014 8:08 PM (2 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Sorry i missed that, i'll remove that one

thanks!

altho I don't want to question yr decision I want to state for the record thay I wld love a soref-helmed electroclash poll

i was going to stay out of this but since i use to manage this thread and there seems to be some confusion on the numbering (it actually makes sense). completed and in progress:

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)
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)
51. 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
57. Spaceman 3 (& descendants) - Elvis Telecom Somewhere in our hearts, results won't be the same (Spacemen 3 & etc. ballot results - ILM poll #57)
58. "Epics" - Leee THIS IS NOT AN EPICS POLL: The 10+ minute long nominations thread, ILM Ballot Poll #58
59. XTC - Οὖτις (finished)
60. Yo La Tengo/Dump - clemenza
61. The Boo Radleys - Bee OK
62. Italo - daavid (finished)

69. Pixies - Johnny Fever (finished)

79. Ramones - tipsy mothra (finished)

sorry
56. Radiohead - nate woolls (finished) also:

61. The Boo Radleys...
61. P-Funk - Οὖτις (finished)

well if you sequentially number the 7 that were completed out of order (or without a number at all) seems to me that makes more sense. and is how i have it in the list.

eh I say let's start another. ILM seems very low on chat lately; polls at least present a reason to talk.

Yes, let's get to the next poll!! I can't take anymore Christgau and Kim Gordon bashing, and the epics poll is taking way too long.

I feel like it should be: 2/3 days for noms, 5 to 7 days for listening, then voting starts.

91. Oasis - pollrunner needed for this one

put this one out of our misery imo

I would take an Oasis poll over nothing, "Columbia" is a jam

that's basically it but that's an easy poll to run

As I've mentioned a couple of times, I (and mookieproof, and van horn street, I think) can begin Yo La Tengo the day school ends. I was hoping one or two people would go first: Radiohead, maybe someone else, too.

I can start Yo La Tengo in a month if you guys want! Before that it might be difficult.

Actually, since I'm only doing images, a month from now would be fine for me. I could get a bunch of images ready ahead of time and just add text later.

ok, i will open The Boo Radleys if no one objects.

Fine w me. Will move you up the list

can you take me off the list? my work commitments are too much now, there's no way i can commit to running a poll sorry :(

Veg, that poll is like 2-3 years away.

so what number should i use next?

60 or 63, 65, 66?

yeah, might as well leave electroclash in place for the years' wait too, just in case

xpost

Radiohead, maybe someone else, too.

A POLL IN A CAGE ON ANTIBIOTICS - ILM Artist Poll #56 - RADIOHEAD - RESULTS THREAD

Okay, now I remember. If you look on the big list, there's no "finished" beside Radiohead.

So go ahead and do the Boo Radleys, and it sounds like we can do Yo La Tengo late April.

The "big list" is old and outdated, dont reference it

i don't know about that: Somewhere in our hearts, results won't be the same (Spacemen 3 & etc. ballot results - ILM poll #57)

damn, wrong thread: ILM Ballot Polls: where to find the results threads

and yeah clemenza, made a mistake there but corrected it in the next post...

would like to know what number, with this new system, i should use for The Boo Radleys?

pi

I don't really get why putting the poll number in the thread title is important, given how arbitrary they are and how things move around.

anyway, updated list (I bumped YLT to come after the Boo Radleys and Emo/Screamo polls, hopefully those will take about a month):
63. Spacemen 3 and related acts - Elvis Telecom (link: Somewhere in our hearts, results won't be the same (Spacemen 3 & etc. ballot results - ILM poll #57))
64. “Epics” - Leee (link: STILL NOT AN EPICS POLL - VOTING THREAD, ENDS MARCH 28)
65. The Boo Radleys - Bee OK
66. Emo/Screamo/Mallcore/(post)Hardcore - Mordy
67. Yo La Tengo/Dump - Clemenza
68. Creedence Clearwater Revival - crüt
69. Hard Rock/Hair Metal - how’s life
70. Extreme Metal - Viceroy
71. Stephin Merritt - Gukbe
72. Metallica - Pleasant Plains
73. Spoon - Bee OK
74. Nirvana - Gavin, Leeds
75. Fairport Convention et al (R Thompson, S Denny) - Billy Dods
76. Queen - charlie h
77. Can - Z S
78. Tom Petty - rogermexico
79. Jimi Hendrix - some dude
80. Stereolab - Moka
81. Bauhaus/Tones on Tail-Love and Rockets/Peter Murphy - Bee OK
82. Genesis + solo - NickB
83. The Smiths - nate woolls
84. Pearl Jam - VegemiteGrrl
85. The Burt Bacharach songbook - C. Grisso/McCain
86. Dead C - Raymond Cummings
87. Royal Trux + side projects - sleeve
88. John Fahey - Naive Teen Idol?
89. Rush - Matt #2
90. Oasis - pollrunner needed for this one
91. George Michael - Ismael Klata
92. Talking Heads - Bee OK
93. Gamble & Huff/Philly International Records - jetfan
94. Van Halen - Johnny Fever
95. Billy Joel - Doctor Casino
96. Low - aldo
97. Nine Inch Nails - chap
98. REM - rogermexico.
99. Bjork - Eric H.
100. Wu-Tang Clan - Spottie
101. Shoegaze/Dream Pop/Post-rock (Albums and EPs) - Bee OK
102. Covers - kornrulez6969
103. New Pornographers/AC Newman - staggerlee
104. They Might Be Giants - Johnny Fever
105. No Wave - sarahell
106. DFA - Van Horn Street
107. Misfits/Samhain/Danzig - gr8080
108. Beatles solo careers - Οὖτις
109. Erykah Badu - Eric H.
110. Nick Cave/Bad Seeds/Birthday Party/et al - charlie h
111. Herbie Hancock - crüt
112. Aphex Twin - Stevie D
113. Blondie - Bee OK
114. Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis - Spottie
115. Siouxsie & the Banshees/The Creatures - LeRooLeRoo
116. AM Radio Gold - Jeff W
117. Eurovision - nxd
118. Steve Albini - nate woolls
119. Yellow Magic Orchestra - frogbs
120. Elvis Presley - Euler
121. Byrds + offshoots - kornrulez6969
122. Cardiacs + affiliated - imago
123. Tropicalia/MPB - Frederik B
124. Chic Organization -
125. Stooges/Iggy Pop -

boo radleys poll on it's way! whoop!

its

Wonder how many tracks Aphex will have in the public domain by the time his poll comes around?

Because I can't draw out a poll long enough, I'm volunteering to do another one. This time for The Church...

so S3 is done, is this Boo Radleys one gonna happen now or what

I'm going to have to bow out of the Hair Metal poll (again). I'm cutting down my ilx usage for the near future, mainly by not posting/reading from work, and really won't have the time to run a poll/do the roll-out. Sorry y'all.

Booo that was one I was actually looking forward to