Thread for coordinating the order and timing of ILM ballot polls

Glen Ballard vs RZA

Tom Wilson, George Shadow Morton, David Briggs...That'll be a tough one to rein in to a manageable number.

I'll do the Kinks!

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That's a lot of old white men in a row, 16-19 -- if somebody signs up for Madonna or P-Funk or somesuch, there might be some schedule juggling for variety's sake, yeah?

Oh yes, Roger and C. Grisso! Thanks for doing those, can't wait

I will do a Depeche Mode poll.

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Ok, so I'm going to be unable to do the Kate Bush poll before September 10. Would someone from places 10/11/12/13 be so very kind to swap with me? Pretty please?

Bring 'producers' forward if possible imo, would be a nice break to a run of classic rock.

Excellent plan, if Shakey Mo agrees.

i volunteer to do either ABBA or the fall (whichever one people would find more interesting), am fine waiting until whenever

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i'm 13 so i can step in if nobody in line before me wants too -- Timbaland poll would serve the same function of throwing something different into the mix

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i don't know how involved you or anyone else is in setting the schedules for the specific things, but should i try to have the Timbaland poll start by/after or end by/after any particular dates? it seems like the voting widow for most of these is around a week but i'd love to open it to more like 2 weeks for people to sort through such a large and diffuse discography.

Your discretion. A longer polling period might work perfectly since Armond Ratfucker wants a window without one of these artist poll reveals where he can bring out the jazz album results.

ah good idea, i'll check w/ him to see what would work best

I would really love to run a Fleetwood Mac poll at some point.

Wow, that would be involved.

Indeed, but I love them enough to do it, and I think it would be a hugely participated-in and pretty heated one given the general level of love for them on the board...

the top 50 would really just be 3 albums w/ a few singles thrown in tho

I'd be willing to give a thorough listen to the pre-Lindsey/Stevie years, but I still can't guarantee that I wouldn't just send in my Tusk ranking. (j/k mostly) OK, you called it --

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Just a reminder that my sometime-in-2012 was meant to be July or August. I'm guessing you've pushed me back to 2013 by now.

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Here, have a prime number. I'm sure you'll be able to trade into a time slot that works for you.

someone do the Cure, please! i would but can't right now.

also New Order.

I'll do the Cure, whenever there's a slot.

Would somebody like to do Radiohead or The Chemical Brothers at some point?

Some dude, I kiss you! Thanks for helping out!

OO yes, someone do The Fall! and swap with Kate Bush / move up the queue!!!

i'm generally more intrigued by the idea of polling bands with lots of albums. i think the fall would work well in this regard, along with, say, sonic youth and possibly stereolab.

while i'm curious about a poll for the cure, they're one of those bands that at this stage i have really fixed views on, so i'd probably be less likely to be informed or enlightened by contrary viewpoints as to what their best songs might be.

I'm not objecting, but Led Zep? Do they have enough tracks?

I believe I counted 84-ish. The small discography will make it interesting, for sure!

ha, I was wondering for some time if there's a need for a RH poll! doing polls sure looks like fun, I might give it a try.

I'll have to trade with someone next summer. But it'll have to be with Paul Simon or the Kinks--I've got a prime number, and I do not plan on losing that.

Considering quitting ILX, so I should bow out of doing this to be safe.

;_;

eric, no!

i think i will do ABBA, just bcz they have a less, uh, unwieldy discography and the variation in results might be more interesting (assuming people vote for non-single tracks which they SHOULD)

I would hereby like to lay claim to a Who songs poll. And I even have a title: "Hope I die before I get POLLED."

So this would be in...about a year?

When I get to Neil, I'm taking a solemn oath here and now not to call it "Heart of Polled." (The Who title really works, though.)

Not quite a year, I'd say. xp

Will somebody step in to do the Stevie Wonder poll at its current position?

"Hope I die before I get POLLED."

*slow clap*

Does that mean mine'll have to be Common PeoPOLL?

also New Order.

― Bee OK, Tuesday, August 16, 2011 8:36 AM (14 hours ago) Bookmark

I would love to see a New Order + Joy Division + side projects all covered in a single poll (i.e. NO + JD + The Other Two + Electronic + Revenge + Monaco + etc). I'm worried that my spreadsheet skills aren't up to snuff or else I'd volunteer to conduct the poll ...

was thinking an XTC one would be good, but maybe not enough voters to warrant it?

no one cares about P-Funk, obviously

Some dude, I kiss you! Thanks for helping out!

― I for one am (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, August 16, 2011 3:54 AM (13 hours ago) Bookmark

no prob!

Anyone else here already mentally dreaming up the cleverest pun on the word "POLL" for each band on the list?

("Hope I Die Before I Get Polled" is awesome BTW !!)

Gallows Poll
This poll World
Polled Me

I'd vote in an XTC poll!

Census Polling Over Time!

(I win!)