Thread for coordinating the order and timing of ILM ballot polls

Mostly trying to stave off my results rollout falling around Oct. 19-23, when I'll be gone. Of course, I'm guessing I can just make sure that whenever I set up shop, that the deadline falls sometime in there, giving everyone an extra day or two.

I imagine I'll open GBV voting up whenever the Timbaland poll is nearing a close (so, like, Thursday?) and then let that run to the following weekend and then roll the results out starting Sep 26.

I think Steviepoll will be done way before that.

JFever, are you ready for the polls to open on GBV whenever some dude starts his countdown? I don't know squat about them other than "I Am a Scientist," but I might do some listening starting this evening and attempt a ballot (no promises).
xpost, that answers that

Cool. First half of October will work fine for me.

playing the timbaland poll by ear, might be done thursday, might be done friday fyi

Well, I'll just say GBV voting starts Thursday regardless. I don't think one will affect the other, really.

yeah it's all fine with me, just letting you know in case it matters

that's some really tight schedule then, I better start digging into these Suitcases right now

Eh, it's not too tight. This Thursday open thru the next next weekend (so 11 days in total).

oh, I mistook this for Thursday and the following three days. ok then, that's just fine!

11 days to listen to 2,678 songs

If you're already familiar with them (which I assume most people bothering to vote are) then picking a top 20 won't be incredibly hard.

Yeah, I don't plan on relistening to every album -- just choosing gut favorites, which I already have a mental list of anyway thanks to my years of devoted fanship and strong gut feelings.
It's just tracks, right? 20?

I'll probably do the 5 least favorite/5 albums thing WmC did for the Zep poll. Because it was a good idea!

put me down for New Order at 37

All the ballot threads have been very pleasant so far.

I can imagine 11 being a bit of a punch-up for some reason.

Cocteau Twins has to happen. If Leee isn't volunteering I'll hereby gladly put myself forward.

― Vision Kreayshawn Newsun (Le Bateau Ivre)

S'all you! :D

Also:

• Orbital
• Underworld
• Stereolab
• Spiritualized

Gotcha!

WmC, you may put me down for the CT poll.

I'll go into the past and do it yesterday.

Done!

:-)

Bless you for keeping up with all of this!

Glad to do it, this is easy C&P stuff compared to actually running one of these things.

(the list in progress)

If Shakey Mo sees this, a producers question: will this include engineers? I'm thinking like Geoff Emerick on Beatles stuff.

Just for fun, a recap of where the results threads are:

1. Pet Shop Boys: Revelation - Official ILX Pet Shop Boys tracks poll results
2. Beatles: Revolution - Official ILX Beatles tracks poll results
3. Prince: If Tracks Are Good, Let's Get 2 Pollin - PRINCE TRACKS POLL RESULTS
4. U2: "It's a musical journey" - U2 POLL RESULTS
5. Beach Boys: It's About Time: Beach Boys Poll Results
6. Led Zeppelin: ILM GONNA CRAWL — Led Zeppelin poll RESULTS THREAD
7. Timbaland: generation timbo: TIMBALAND TRACKS POLL RESULTS

I've created a little text file to keep up with these so I don't have to look them up every few weeks, durrrr.

You should add on the original REM poll, plus the Blur and Pavement polls.

oh yeah, and the Manics. I found all but REM, but a search isn't bringing that one up -- do you have a link?

\///\/// It's the ILX SUPER SUMMER R.E.M. POLL OF POLLS RESULTS THREAD \///\///

cool, thx --

Precursors to the numbered list:
Pavement: PAVEMENT • TRAX • POLL rEsULtS!!!
Manic Street Preachers: Manic Street Preachers Destructive Alienating Cultural and Despair Filled Tracks POLL RESULTS
Blur: Blur tracks poll - the RESULTS thread
REM: \///\/// It's the ILX SUPER SUMMER R.E.M. POLL OF POLLS RESULTS THREAD \///\///

1. Pet Shop Boys: Revelation - Official ILX Pet Shop Boys tracks poll results
2. Beatles: Revolution - Official ILX Beatles tracks poll results
3. Prince: If Tracks Are Good, Let's Get 2 Pollin - PRINCE TRACKS POLL RESULTS
4. U2: "It's a musical journey" - U2 POLL RESULTS
5. Beach Boys: It's About Time: Beach Boys Poll Results
6. Led Zeppelin: ILM GONNA CRAWL — Led Zeppelin poll RESULTS THREAD
7. Timbaland: generation timbo: TIMBALAND TRACKS POLL RESULTS

I'll post the updated list like, once a month or so.

If you could use permalinks so that those links take you straight to the final chart (i.e. all the tunes ranked in one post, rather than a 500-post reveal) that would be even better. (I know that's very cheeky to ask for, btw)

I feel like MC TUNES - THE RESULTS deserves some recognition too

Was there never a Dylan one?

I was just thinking yesterday, Dylan is kind of a big omission on the list.

JF, will it step on your toes if Eric starts Stevie Wonder balloting before the 25th?

I can open balloting any time. I will probably put a pretty long lead on it because I want no less than 200 ballots.

If Shakey Mo sees this, a producers question: will this include engineers? I'm thinking like Geoff Emerick on Beatles stuff.

I'm going to be sort of a literalist about this - if they are listed as "producer" in the credits of released material, then they are admissable. otherwise no. what constitutes "production" varies so widely throughout music history, I can't think of any other way to approach this that will ensure any kind of uniformity.

looking forward to all those Andy Warhol votes lol

also all those Steve Albini disqualifications

that's Albini's own fault imho

Just throwing this out there...

How do folks feel about ILM polling the greatest guitarists and singers of all time?

Should note: I could never do these myself, but it might mix things up well and good.

[i]JF, will it step on your toes if Eric starts Stevie Wonder balloting before the 25th?<?i>

Nope. I'll be voting in that one, so I welcome it.

Hopefully, I vote better than I html.

Maybe I missed a link, but I just saw that the Guided By Voices poll is now running. Yay!

yo WmC, can I swap my Radiohead poll for a Neptunes one? I came to realize this one is going to be a lot more fun and Neptunes are surely lot less covered than RH

if Nasty Brutish & Short wants his place in the queue back, then of course I'm willing to let it go

thanks!

harumph

Looking at the schedule for the last three the artists is kinda lol esp. PJ Harvey - Nasty, Brutish & Short.

I've started my Stevie Wonder listening for #9 -- esp interested in pre-Talking Book deep cuts. (Listening to his instrumental debut album now.)

Yeah, I thought I'd do that too, since I had turned in my GBV ballot yesterday afternoon. But I started with Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants...

http://www.caption-this.com/monkey%20head.jpg

Tough album to love. Impossible, even. (I'll probably open balloting later this week.)

Top 4 songs I probably wouldn't have discovered if it weren't for these artist polls:
1. Beach Boys, 'Till I Die'
2. Stevie Wonder, 'Uptight (Everything's Alright)'
3. Guided By Voices, 'Everywhere with Helicopter'
4. Led Zeppelin, 'Carouselambra'

Thank you, ILM.
WmC, sign me up for Sonic Youth. I'm ready!

hahaha, well even if you're not ready now, you've got a year to get ready.

(the list in progress)

alright. can't wait for 38