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

Me too, Tuomas, but I won't be able to organize it any time soon (you arent on 77 right? Explained it there, its because of family issues, sadly will not have time to start it any time soon)

In memoriam polls usually go ahead regardless of schedule so Cohen should be ok.

OK, assuming there are no issues I'll start the voting thread sometime this week.

Thanks, Simon I am looking forward to the poll:
POLL on, my brother: The Leonard Cohen Memorial POLL Voting Thread - Ballots due Midnight ET, Dec. 1st

do we have a Power Ballads poll on the list?would anyone else want one?

do we have a Power Ballads poll on the list?would anyone else want one?

I'd probably chuck in a (power) ballot.

updated to close 2016 (added a few links from our recent polls):

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) I feel so extraordinary somePoll's got a hold on me: NEW ORDER artist poll #37 (RESULTS thread)
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) Polled At Last: STEELY DAN - ILM Artist poll #50
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) Just a simple song but God I love it Embedded in me, so bittersweet I’m addicted, I’m a melancholic Sing it again, I’ll be your Poll forever: THE BOO RADLEYS - ILM artist poll #60 or new numbering #65
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) Deez POLLABLE Heroes - THE ILM //METALLICA\ POLL RESULTS
67. Spoon - Bee OK (finished) POLL POLL POLL POLL POLL - SPOON (ILM artist poll #67) --- The results thread
68. Queen - charlie h (finished) The Fairy POLLers Master-Stroke: The ILX Queen Poll Results Thread (#68 in a series)
69B. Pixies - Johnny Fever (finished) Hey Paul, Hey Paul, Hey Paul, let's have a POLL: ILM Artist Poll #69 • Pixies (results!)
69. Nirvana - Gavin, Leeds (finished) Teenage angst has paid off well / Now I'm bored and POLLed: The ILM Nirvana poll results thread (Poll #69)
70. Extreme Metal - Viceroy (finished) Finally... The Top 200 Extreme Metal Albums of ALL TIME!(results)
71. Tom Petty - rogermexico. (finished) YOU RANK ME BABY, YEAH YOU RATE ME 1-2 - ILM Artist Poll #71 - Tom Petty (results)
72. The Smiths - nate woolls (finished) IF IT'S NOT LOVE THEN IT'S THE POLL THAT WILL BRING US TOGETHER - ILM Artist Poll #72 - THE SMITHS - RESULTS THREAD
73. Bauhaus/Tones on Tail-Love and Rockets/Peter Murphy - Bee OK (finished) We POLL Our Audience: You, The Night and The Music - BAUHAUS - Love and Rockets, Tones on Tail, Peter Murphy etcetera - ILM artist poll number 73 - results thread
74. Stereolab - Moka (finished) LM Artist Poll No. 74 · STEREOLAB · Results Thread
75. Van Halen - Johnny Fever (finished) Have you seen Junior's grades?! ILM Artist Poll #75 - VAN HALEN (Results thread)
76. Devo - soref (finished) in the past this information has been suppressed, but now it can be POLLED - Devo ballot poll results thread
77. Can - Z S Moka (finished) ILM Artist Poll No. 77 · CAN · Results Thread
78. Oasis - Bee OK (finished) POLL With It - OASIS (ILM artist poll #78) --- The results thread
79. George Michael - Ismael Klata (finished) Hot damn! Everybody let's play the GEORGE MICHAEL TRACKS POLL results thread
80. The Stooges/Iggy Pop - Moka (finished) ILM Artist Poll No. 80 · Iggy & The Stooges · Results Thread
81. Leonard Cohen - Simon H. (finished) Laughing Len strikes again: ILM Artist Poll #81 - Leonard Cohen

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

Robyn Hitchcock - campreverb
Power Ballads - rogermexico.

Some really great stuff coming up, sooner and later. Not sure if I noticed Pumpkins getting added but that will be a fun one IMO.

Just curious, did we ever decide we'd do a ILM Best of 2010-2014 rollout? I believe we did one for 2005-2009 back in the day.

I was going to last summer, but nobody (including me) was super enthused about it, so it just kinda evaporated.

some folks tried to turn it into a 2000-2014 poll iirc

I think the consensus was that no good music was released from 2010-2014, promising a rather grim affair.

Ha, thanks all. I'm sure it's a ton of work to put that together. And who knows what the turnout would be. Hopefully we do a 2010-2019 poll when the time comes.

If JF doesn't want to do a 2000-14 poll Then I maybe could if there's demand.
Maybe jf could be persuaded to do tracks and I do albums?

the 2000-15 metal poll went nicely so it would make a nice companion

oh does anybody want to do a kylie minogue poll? is this where i ask that sort of question? i'd run it.

wooooo

I would definitely vote in a Kylie poll.

I feel like the commentary around the fifteen-year poll idea was that it would basically be impossible to make a meaningful ballot with that much stuff on the table - as tempting as a "all music released since ILM existed" poll might seem, conceptually. Whereas the five-year things, though still overbroad, do hypothetically suggest taking stock of the recent past in what might be a SLIGHTLY more coherent fashion - some kind of 'era' at stake.

I feel like the commentary around the fifteen-year poll idea was that it would basically be impossible to make a meaningful ballot with that much stuff on the table

I disagree. It would mean you really were picking the cream of what was released.

It would be much fresher to just have a 2010-14 poll. If we did a 2000-14 one we'd be just going over the same albums again (Sound Of Silver, Kid A, Silent Shout, Discovery etc). Also, Bee just did all those 00s polls recently which already gave away how the results might look. Doing a poll for those first five years of the decade gives other albums a chance to shine.

Really though, I just want to see what will happen if Kaputt wins.

wasn't that why some posters didn't want a poll? lol

i'm on team 2010-2014

My view on a lifetime of ILM poll was simply that
a)companion to metal poll
b)most ilxors weren't posting in those early days

but it doesnt really matter does it?

I'll do a lifetime poll but if someone else would rather do a 2010-14 poll they can volunteer and I'll step aside no probs

crut its your poll if you want it

Would be curious to see an artists poll. Though I see an almighty clusterfuck deciding what constitutes an artist. Would Spector/Timbaland be eligible? Would you seperate acts who owe most of their success to one member, Wham!/George Michael, Rod Stewart/Faces etc?

Some Of The Greatest Artists Ever Are Banned: An ILX Poll

Sort of intrigued by the artists poll idea. What constitutes an artist seems a bigger problem than it really is. A month long nominations thread would clear the air.

time to get this thing rolling again. is anyone ready to run a poll?

i will do Talking Heads and can go second for this year, just can't start it right now.

Is there a limit to number of Fela songs we can vote for?

― quan voice (voodoo chili), Tuesday, February 10, 2015

A Fela poll would be nice!

anyone?

The next one I'm up for is the solo beatles poll but there's a shit ton on the list ahead of that

i don't think order matters anymore, do you? if you can run a poll that would be perfect, imo. i will do Talking Heads after that if you decide to go ahead.

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

^^^ the next general batch, yes? I'd say fair game to any of those before we go total free for all and abandon the whole premise of the thread. But Talking Heads is totally in there.

I could do Jimi Hendrix. What was the usual time frame before every poll started lasting four months? Two weeks voting, one week rollout?

I think some dude still wants to do the Hendrix poll himself, or at least that was the case the last time the idea of someone else taking it over was floated?

Genesis + solo - NickB

^ sadly i don't have the time for this at all, so if anyone else wants to run it please do

Eep, yeah, to clarify, ArchCarrier, I meant "fair game" for those individuals to step up and claim their quarters, not for others to take over their polls. Sorry for any confusion!

No prob!

Can I get back in queue please for the pop punk emo poll?

I could start it now if there's no objection...

^^^ i would like to express enthusiasm for this idea and its potential immediacy

seconded

thirded

i'll give it over the weekend for bee OK to give the go ahead. we can always start on monday. what sounds good - one week nomination, one week votes, one week results?

Go for it, we need something to start

I feel like I'd like a slightly longer voting or nomination period but that may be just me

one week nomination feels right but i think a two week voting period feels more appropriate

otm

yeah, more time for them deep listening dives, plus a shorter nomination process means less time for pedantry