Best Album on OUR Favourite Albums of......1996 PART ONE

If we're doing each year individually by genre I bagsy indie since I lost my metal membership card

math rock and post rock must be represented!

I'd do a poptimist-free 00s.

― pomenitul, Tuesday, August 13, 2019 8:59 AM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

sounds boring

At least you didn't get your metal bonafides questioned lol

lol sorry ON, that's not what I meant. It's more that I assumed you're worn out by the current poll series.

It's hard to cut down stuff to fit in enough to please people that's for sure.

A genre poll for each year would be much easier but might piss off a lot of ilxors, otoh ilm is dead anyway so at least there might be new threads created and ilmers find out about new to them music.

it's no different to the balkanised rolling threads really

I'm alright with separate genre polls/threads as long as it doesn't devolve into gatekeeping. Which it hasn't so far, save perhaps for the tongue-in-cheek ambient police and the less amusing (to me, at least) offbeat drip beefs.

I mean, I kind of like the way these polls have not been broken down by genre and have just been lists of someone's faves.

So much music came out in the 00s plus P2P meant everyone heard a lot more albums it would be impossible to only have 1 poll that would please everyone, which is why I don't want to do it.

I'd love it if someone (Siegbran?) could do an all-metal poll series too.

― pomenitul
Could do that but I don't think there's enough metal fans left on ILM? It's a bit pointless if the winner has like 2-3 votes.

I kind of like the way these polls have not been broken down by genre and have just been lists of someone's faves.

otm, and also not "canon" or a big averaged-out list of agreed "classics" so a RYM list wouldn't be quite the same either, though I'd read and vote on some RYM 2000s polls (er, if there haven't already been some, kind of feel like there may have been)

sorry ON (& Michael) that you feel people have been getting at you abt fave albums missing - I've know I've mentioned some unlisted favourites and grumbled about my favourite albums by bands not being listed while lesser favourites did but I didn't mean it as a complaint, just everyone here, well, loves music and doesn't get much chance to talk about specific 90s albums outside genre or artist threads, so it's nice to throw a few overlooked favourites into the discussion too

I've groused about missing albums but it was all in good fun. It's been a great series, frankly.

Siegbran, you're right, but it would be entertaining anyway and may result in a few heads coming out of the woodwork. If I were to do a classical poll based on the same yearly model, I'd be amazed if more than five people voted at all, but eh, if it can get a discussion going, it's good enough for me.

I've groused about missing albums but it was all in good fun. It's been a great series, frankly.

Just ftr, I have too, but I don't think anyone who's done this did it in bad faith? Loved seeing Frogbs for instance listing his fave albums from a particular year, obviously missing because they are outlier than these. You can bet your life I'll throw in TWO Fushitsusha albums you won't list in '97 because they are in my all time top 20, but that's part of the fun! I think of it as nice additions to the discussion of a particular year, and in no way as criticism towards the esteemed poll starters.

nah, those posting lists of their own slightly obscure music is good.
Somebody moaning a lack of nu metal or Z grade britpop like the divine comedy or something would be really lame :)

I actually think someone like frogbs or rushomancy would be great choices to do the 00s

we seem to have 97 ready so will post part one tonight and part 2 tomorrow (weds)

actually i'll just post both tonight once the results for these are in

the bubbling under list that hasnt made either poll is numbering 44 btw.

Getting ridiculous here and the 00s will only be worse

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

i still intend to run a full ballot poll for the 00's. i'll do it when 1999 is done maybe

heh, i've been rinsing the mazzy star album after uncovering it this week (not via this thread) and it's just so dreamy. i love everything about it. nice to see a few votes... but i guess i still stand by avery island. never heard afghan whigs either so maybe they're next.

afghan whigs were brilliant

Best Album on OUR Favourite Albums of......1999 PART ONE

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Best Album on OUR Favourite Albums of......1997 PART ONE

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