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

I'd really, really like to do a jungle/drum 'n bass poll. Any interest in that?

― Le Bateau Ivre,

YES. Especially if some hardcore was allowed as well.

I'd totally vote in that! And yeah hardcore/jungle/drum'n'bass (but not later variations like dubstep) would be a proper way to poll it.

I agree. There's no denying things were crossing over like that. Dubstep though, nah.

A dubstep and emergent genres could be cool too, maybe a bit tricky to define though.

*dubstep and emergent genres poll

Voting deadline extended until Friday: Dedication to Polls and Voters: Notated Music Since 1890 - Voting and Discussion Thread

Hot damn! Everybody let's play the GEORGE MICHAEL TRACKS POLL results thread

So are we just ignoring the list now? Is that how it's going to be? You people are iconoclasts! Mockers of institutions. It's not right goddamnit. I've been waiting for years...YEARS to run my covers poll.

no and no. you will have your day...

I have tried to update as best that I could:

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 (finished)
57. Spaceman 3 (& descendants) - Elvis Telecom (finished)
58. "Epics" - Leee (finished)
59. XTC - Οὖτις (finished)
60. The Boo Radleys - Bee OK (finished)
61. Yo La Tengo - Van Horn Street/clemenza (finished)
62. Creedence Clearwater Revival - crüt (finished)
63. Ramones - tipsy mothra (finished)
64. Italo - daavid (finished)
65. P-Funk - Οὖτις (finished)
66. Metallica - pplains (finished)
67. Spoon - Bee OK (finished)
68. Queen - charlie h (finished)
69B. Pixies - Johnny Fever (finished)
69. Nirvana - Gavin, Leeds (finished)
70. Extreme Metal - Viceroy (finished)
71. Tom Petty - rogermexico. (finished)
72. The Smiths - nate woolls (finished0
73. Bauhaus/Tones on Tail-Love and Rockets/Peter Murphy - Bee OK (finished)
74. Stereolab - Moka (finished)
75. Van Halen - Johnny Fever (finished)
76. Devo - soref (finished)
77. Can - Z S Moka (finished)
78. Oasis - pollrunner needed for this one Bee OK (finished)
79. George Michael - Ismael Klata

The Stooges/Iggy Pop - pollrunner needed for this one Moka
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
Billy Joel - Doctor Casino
Low - aldo
Nine Inch Nails - chap
REM - rogermexico.
Bjork - Eric H.
Wu-Tang Clan - Spottie
Shoegaze/Dream Pop/Post-rock (Albums and EPs) - Bee OK
Covers - kornrulez6969
New Pornographers/AC Newman - staggerlee
They Might Be Giants - Johnny Fever
No Wave - sarahell
DFA - Van Horn Street
Misfits/Samhain/Danzig - gr8080
Beatles solo careers - Οὖτις
Erykah Badu - Eric H.
Nick Cave/Bad Seeds/Birthday Party/et al - charlie h
Herbie Hancock - crüt
Aphex Twin - Stevie D
**The Jesus and Mary Chain - Bee OK (instead of Blondie)
Blondie - Bee OK pollrunner needed for this one
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis - Spottie
Siouxsie & the Banshees/The Creatures - LeRooLeRoo
AM Radio Gold - Jeff W
Eurovision - nxd
Steve Albini - nate woolls
Yellow Magic Orchestra - frogbs
Elvis Presley - Euler
Byrds + offshoots - kornrulez6969
Cardiacs + affiliated - imago
Tropicalia/MPB - Frederik B
Chic Organization - pollrunner needed for this one
French/Francophone - Van Horn Street
Smashing Pumpkins - Bee OK

*Added:

The Cars/Ric Ocasek - crüt
Tim Buckley - Naive Teen Idol
Van Morrison - kornrulez6969
Animal Collective - flappy bird
The Cramps - Moka
Bristol trip-hop - chap
Wire - kornrulez6969
jungle/drum 'n bass - Le Bateau Ivre
Suede - Bee OK

yes, i added The Jesus and Mary Chain and Suede to my name but dropped Blondie.

the outliers:

Dedication to Polls and Voters: Notated Music Since 1890 - Voting and Discussion Thread

LET'S GET IT ON! It's the ~~~ 1970s SOUL ALBUMS POLL ~~~ NOMINATIONS AND CAMPAIGNING THREAD

Run your covers poll, man!

yes!

Bravo to Bee OK for reconsolidating the list - things were getting a little floppy and confusing there.

So, first-ish call for the following folks: Moka, gr8080, Gukbe, Billy Dods, some dude, NickB, C. Grisso/McCain, Raymond Cummings and sleeve - think you'll be in a good spot to tackle your upcoming polls? Any of you in a good spot in the next few weeks, in case the first couple people can't do theirs just yet?

I can do it. when do you need me?

Looks like Ismael Klata just wrapped George Michael results yesterday, so the pitcher's mound is open if you're ready to play ball...!

Considering the spirit of ilm is less participatory now than a few years ago, and TMBG was always going to be a niche poll anyway, you may as well drop me off the list for that one next time you revise it.

http://ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=41&threadid=104615

it didn't link right for me: http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=41&threadid=104615#unread

i will do it this way, so it's here: ILM Artist Poll No. 80 · Iggy & The Stooges · Voting Thread-End 11/01/16

i would not say things are slowing down, the Smiths tied for the most ballots ever and that was this year. i just think it depends on the poll or artist so i hope you end up not bailing on They Might Be Giants. i'm pretty sure my Talking Heads poll will be really, really popular.

xpost to Johnny Fever

could I request Robyn Hitchcock?

JF, sorry to hear you feel that way! I don't think of ILM as less participatory, though maybe a little less...frantic? Idk. I was looking forward to your TMBG poll, so naturally I hope you reconsider.

Requesting a voting extension for the Stooges poll so it's two weeks instead of one. Yay or nay?

i think two weeks would be fine, it would give me more time too.

Ok! If I'm stepping on someone else please let me know.

Check out the

~~~ ILM 1970s SOUL/FUNK/DISCO ALBUMS POLL ~~~

Voting closes in one week!

ILM Artist Poll No. 80 · Iggy & The Stooges · Results Thread

You have about 24 hours left to vote for your favorite 70's soul albums, so

DO IT NOW!

PEOPLE... HOLD ON. It's the ~~~ ILM 1970s SOUL/FUNK/DISCO ALBUMS POLL ~~~ results thread!

bump, bum-pity, bump. anyone willing to open a new poll? the Shoegazer poll is real tempting after the Pitchfork list but i can't do that right now. if anyone wants to take the ball and run with that one i would be fine with that. otherwise i have not done a big artist poll like that and will do it next summer if no-one steps up now.

will still do Talking Heads in Feb of 2017...

shoegaze has been done

ILM's Best Shoegaze / Dream Pop / Post-rock TRACKS poll - RESULTS THREAD

i'm doing Albums and EP's.

I'm still up for doing the drum 'n bass/jungle poll

no-one else seems to be stepping up, so go for it. should be a blast!

All right! I will arrange this and open a nomination thread early next week!!

For the soul albums poll I wrote an AutoHotkey script (so Windows only) that imports a folder of ballots and automatically generates the final list. No more manual spreadsheet labor.

If there's any interest, I can post the script somewhere.

That worked well. What's involved implementing it? As someone who knows dick all about scripts and stuff, what environment do you even run it in?

(watching a Youtube tutorial rn)

That'd be great ArchCarrier! I'll try and figure out how to use that asap

The only thing you need is AutoHotkey itself. After you install it, you can just double click the script file and let it do its thing.

Here's the installer (exe file).

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And once you've installed the program and start using it, your life will never be the same. I use it to start programs or do web searches from anywhere with just one keyboard shortcut, it automatically expands abbreviations to longer pieces of text (phone numbers, email addresses, long words that are hard to type...).

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Okay, installed. Please share the script. :)

this is awesome stuff ArchCarrier, can't wait to use it for my next poll if you share.

poll number 62 = drum 'n bass/jungle.

nice

OK, here is the script: http://pastebin.com/hT45S5Rf

How to use it:
0. Install AutoHotkey if you haven't done so.
1. Save the script to a folder, for example 'ILM poll'. It doesn't matter what you call the script file, but make sure it has the extension .ahk
2. Create a subdirectory in that folder called 'ballots'. In this folder you put the ballots in .txt format, one file per user, one album (or song) per line.
3. Run the script by double clicking on it. If you get a Windows error that there's no program associated with .ahk files then something went wrong with the installation of AutoHotkey.

After the script has run, there should be a new text file called votes.txt. This is a list of the final results sorted by points. But see the Issues below for final sorting.

Nominations
If you use nominations in your poll, you can save that list in a file called master.txt in the main 'ILM Poll' folder. If there's such a file, the script will search through the list and give a warning if an album on a ballot is not present in the noms list. It even opens the naughty ballot in Notepad for you.

Issues
Unfortunately, the script can only sort by one column, so you have to paste votes.txt in Excel or LibreOffice and do a final sort on 1) points, 2) number of votes, 3) number ones. Because of this issue, tied votes are not detected.
Once I find a way to sort by multiple columns, I'll update the script.

Points
The script is based on 50 albums; the first gets 50 points, the second 49, down to 1 point for the last album on a ballot. If you use a different point system you need to change line 33. Let me know if you need help with this.

You can test the script with the ballots from the soul poll: http://pastebin.com/raw/0CsqNduJ
Just create a couple of text files; the different ballots are separated by a line of dashes.

Thanks so much!