Most excited about "New Wave (just can’t get enough) Albums and Singles" and SFA will be such a fun poll.
― the future is now, Saturday, 8 February 2020 02:59 (four years ago) link
Is anyone in a position to start something soon? Cat Power was almost 6 months ago now.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Saturday, 8 February 2020 03:36 (four years ago) link
I'm thinking of offering my services to do the graphics for the eventual R.E.M. poll (it's 14th on the upcoming poll list)--that is, if rogermexico doesn't want to do them himself.
But here's the gimmick. I would ask all ILM'ers to send me random pictures in an R.E.M. aesthetic (whatever that is). Inscrutable objects, blurry photos you haven't deleted yet, chalk marks on a truck tire, a link to a drawing of some adzes, an old shopping list with a penguin scrawled on it. Or take a picture to illustrate a specific song--but don't tell me the song. I'll slap these bits together haphazardly, paste a wonky font on top and reap the acclaim.
If I do it, I'll probably have to start working on it now to get it done for the reveal sometime next year.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/History_of_Inventions_USNM_15_Adz.png/640px-History_of_Inventions_USNM_15_Adz.png
― Hideous Lump, Saturday, 8 February 2020 09:21 (four years ago) link
Now that sounds promising.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Saturday, 8 February 2020 14:08 (four years ago) link
one thing with the underworld poll though would be figuring out where to draw the line with remixes etc., like "dark train" should probably be counted as a separate track to "dark & long" but does that work for all of them, and how do you handle something like "rez/cowgirl"?
― frogbs, Monday, 10 February 2020 19:10 (four years ago) link
hmmm not sure why it just made a new post but here's my thought - all those 'remixes' should be treated as a distinct track, since they're basically distinct tracks with almost nothing to do with the originals. if you combine votes then you wouldn't be able to put, say, "Dark Train" along with "Thing in a Book", nor "Tin There" with "Pearl's Girl", even though these tracks are very different from each other. as for "Rez/Cowgirl", idk how you'd want to handle it but I'd lean towards just not allowing it
― frogbs, Monday, 10 February 2020 19:17 (four years ago) link
i'm thinking about running either the Shoegaze poll or the New Wave poll this summer, which should i do?
― Bee OK, Saturday, 15 February 2020 00:54 (four years ago) link
Shoegaze! Shoegaze!
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Saturday, 15 February 2020 01:24 (four years ago) link
Here's a bold, bold suggestion while we're seemingly experiencing a lack of "I'm ready to go" bids...
I'd be happy to run a Prefab Sprout poll ASAP seeing there's some interest! (Assuming triggercut wasn't actually offering to run it, of course. I couldn't tell for sure.) I've favoured a quick turnaround on polls in the past and could again get it all done within a few weeks. I could even start immediately, but am mindful of the EOY metal poll still needing some space.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Saturday, 15 February 2020 03:39 (four years ago) link
I'd definitely be interested in a Prefab Sprout poll.
― kitchen person, Saturday, 15 February 2020 04:01 (four years ago) link
:)
No-one wants to veto the suggestion? triggercut? Okay, how does a rollout around the Monday March 9rd sound? (~3 weeks.) I'm guessing that would be well after the metal poll. I'll create a thread shortly if there's still no objections. (A thread with regular reminders to vote in the metal poll as first priority. LOL, I really want to see a Venn diagram now.)
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Sunday, 16 February 2020 23:25 (four years ago) link
^ March 9th, obviously. No prizes for guessing what date I changed that from.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Sunday, 16 February 2020 23:30 (four years ago) link
Metal poll rollout will be next week unless disaster befalls seandalai so no reason why you guys cant start a poll as soon as its done.
Thanks for considering us btw. Appreciated.
― Oor Neechy, Sunday, 16 February 2020 23:33 (four years ago) link
well, when i say next week i do mean in a weeks time it starts!
― Oor Neechy, Sunday, 16 February 2020 23:34 (four years ago) link
Word. I'll revisit when metal voting period closes.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Monday, 17 February 2020 00:59 (four years ago) link
i'm thinking about running either the Shoegaze poll or the New Wave poll this summer, which should i do?Shoegaze! Shoegaze!
― walking towards the sun since 2007 (alex in mainhattan), Tuesday, 25 February 2020 17:21 (four years ago) link
shoegaze
― kraudive, Tuesday, 25 February 2020 18:19 (four years ago) link
i think shoegaze is a good one to do this year, as it will mark the 10 year anniversary of Moka's tracks poll. i won't redo tracks fully but have an idea for a side poll with those results.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 27 February 2020 02:11 (four years ago) link
anyways, i think it's time for a new poll as the Metal poll is almost over and we can open a new poll as those results finish.
who is ready?
― Bee OK, Thursday, 27 February 2020 02:12 (four years ago) link
I've been ready for some weeks with Prefab Sprout. Can start literally immediately if there are (still) no naysayers.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 27 February 2020 04:01 (four years ago) link
^ Maybe a slightly 'niche' artist but I never can tell with ILM. Anyway, that's why I offered to get it done soon and efficiently, while others decide on follow-up polls.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 27 February 2020 04:09 (four years ago) link
go for it!
― ufo, Thursday, 27 February 2020 04:16 (four years ago) link
Okay, I'll post a thread...
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 27 February 2020 05:29 (four years ago) link
Up at the plate. I don't know them but will follow along.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 27 February 2020 05:40 (four years ago) link
The King of Rock 'n' POLL, completely - PREFAB SPROUT - Artist Poll #100 - VOTING THREAD
― Bee OK, Thursday, 27 February 2020 17:07 (four years ago) link
I have not been keeping up, but if there have been any polls here since Go-Betweens a couple months back, we should update it here:ILM Ballot Polls: where to find the results threads
― kornrulez6969, Thursday, 27 February 2020 18:33 (four years ago) link
There was Cat Power and then the noughties decade poll. I think the latter is the only one not mentioned there.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 27 February 2020 22:05 (four years ago) link
Ten years. Oh my god. I think I suggested back then that we should do another poll, but for albums/EPs instead of tracks - I can't remember if that's what this poll is supposed to be.
― the salacious inaudible (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 28 February 2020 23:29 (four years ago) link
Yes, you can see on the above list that it will be for Albums/EPs this summer hopefully. i will do some sort of side poll with the tracks results that we got from Moka's part.
― Bee OK, Friday, 28 February 2020 23:36 (four years ago) link
So, is anyone close to ready for the next one? I'll hopefully have rolled out the Prefab poll by the end of next week.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 11 March 2020 00:05 (four years ago) link
I could push Underworld out if nobody on the queue wants to leap into action.
― Fantastic. Great move. Well done (sic), Wednesday, 11 March 2020 00:55 (four years ago) link
Do it!
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 11 March 2020 09:58 (four years ago) link
Yeah, do it! (I'm not really qualified to vote, but I'd like to see the results!)
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Sunday, 22 March 2020 01:17 (four years ago) link
I probably should have added that this one is over and no longer any sort of impediment:
I POLLED the Megahertz - ILM Artist Poll #100 - Prefab Sprout - RESULTS
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Sunday, 22 March 2020 01:20 (four years ago) link
I'm a massive Underworld fan and still extremely daunted at having to try and whittle down some favourites from their extensive library xp
― groovypanda, Sunday, 22 March 2020 07:11 (four years ago) link
Let's nudge the thread for a couple of days in case anyone who's been on deck for a while gets prompted: I'm ready to roll on Underworld, but have the 2019 film poll going on ILE right now, so want to stagger them a bit anyway. (Being locked inside for months is probably the best time for folks to try and figure out which of five nine-minute versions of different songs are their favourites, to be sure.)
― Dollarmite Is My Name (sic), Sunday, 22 March 2020 08:10 (four years ago) link
NickB? sleeve? aldo? LJ?
― Dollarmite Is My Name (sic), Monday, 23 March 2020 06:08 (four years ago) link
Heh I think the shoegaze poll was one of my first polls so there’s no images, some of the winners don’t really qualify as shoegaze (not my fault! That’s on voters) and I broke the usual tie system into a weird one, I’m sure there’s plenty of mistakes too.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 23 March 2020 06:33 (four years ago) link
I mean it wasn’t strictly a shoegaze poll...
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 23 March 2020 06:39 (four years ago) link
Grisso / McCain? sarahell? Eric H.? crutis?
― Dollarmite Is My Name (sic), Tuesday, 24 March 2020 17:53 (four years ago) link
i'm so busy at work right now that i can't do anything. work in prescription drug industry. my next poll will be shoegaze albums...
― Bee OK, Wednesday, 25 March 2020 23:10 (four years ago) link
I won't run Cardiacs and such until LSD is a vain hope tbh
― strangely hookworm but they manage ream shoegaze poetry (imago), Thursday, 26 March 2020 00:22 (four years ago) link
I guess I could push up the Hendrix poll, and have it up tomorrow or Friday.
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 26 March 2020 01:44 (four years ago) link
I GUESS YOU COULD
― rawdogging the pandemic (hardcore dilettante), Thursday, 26 March 2020 01:53 (four years ago) link
I mean, that would be rad.
Well, I had wanted to run it in September (see upthread) but I've got fuck all going on rn, and I have lately been digging into my Hendrix stuff (currently spinning Electric Ladyland).
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 26 March 2020 02:00 (four years ago) link
sic campaigning worked, nice
Hendrix seems perfect
― Bee OK, Thursday, 26 March 2020 02:34 (four years ago) link
Good stuff.
― Dollarmite Is My Name (sic), Thursday, 26 March 2020 02:44 (four years ago) link
I have the 20 vote spreadsheet, but is one programmed for 25?
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 26 March 2020 03:36 (four years ago) link
does this help:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-6UZjUc-eioPify1wTOMXe_dSsjOQ6pBu0ZjT0I7CCQ/edit#gid=0
― Bee OK, Thursday, 26 March 2020 15:58 (four years ago) link
We have an ILX EOY nominations thread: ILM's 2023 End of Year Tracks & Albums Poll / NOMINATIONS THREAD
― TWELVE Michelob stars?!? (seandalai), Monday, 11 December 2023 18:23 (three months ago) link
It would be strange if "Canadian songs" were the end of the line for the genre/artist polls.
― Halfway there but for you, Monday, 11 December 2023 19:10 (three months ago) link
It's EOY voting time: ILM's 2023 End of Year Tracks & Albums Poll / VOTING THREAD
― TWELVE Michelob stars?!? (seandalai), Tuesday, 2 January 2024 19:36 (two months ago) link
Would anyone be interested in trying to do a digital "draft"? Have heard a number of these done on podcasts in recent years and thought it could be fun to try here. Here's how I think it could work (and I'm open to suggestions):
- Draft-runner would pick a topic and create a thread -- year(s), genre, artist, scene- First ~10-12 people to express interest would be included as participants but everyone could post if they want (could go larger but it could take too long to be fun...see below)- Draft-runner would select ~5 categories -- Best Album, Best Song, Best Artist, Best Music Video, Best Industrial Metal EP (you can get as specific as you want, you get the idea)- Draft participants would be assigned an order and would be "on the clock" to make a selection from the category of their choice by posting in the thread (suggest that each participant has 24 hours from the last participant's post to make their selection, otherwise this could in theory take months)- Once all participants have made a selection from every category, the draft is over and we would then run a POLL to let ILM decide who had the best draft
We could also in theory run the actual draft over email, in a google doc, etc. if people think it would be more fun to keep the results a surprise until the poll/anonymize things.
― Indexed, Tuesday, 23 January 2024 15:57 (two months ago) link
I would come out of poll retirement to do a Frank Zappa poll if there was enough interest.
― that's when I reach for my copy of Revolver (WmC), Thursday, 25 January 2024 20:09 (two months ago) link
Anyone interested in participating in a Taylor Swift draft (xp) in the second half of this year?
― Indexed, Monday, 11 March 2024 15:23 (two weeks ago) link
Head Like A POLL: ILM Artist Poll #119 - Nine Inch Nails
― ufo, Friday, 29 March 2024 03:20 (four hours ago) link