ILM Ballot Polls for 2020 and beyond -- the ordering, timing, "I would have voted if I'd known about it," etc

Going to proceed with Punk tracks poll tomorrow unless someone with more seniority in requesting a poll would like to step in this weekend.

Punk tracks poll to roll out first week of Nov.

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Please Poll Me: ILM ballot poll #116 punk tracks1975-1984 LOBBYING AND DISCUSSION!!

Since that one is delayed is anyone willing to run a poll or even taking over that poll? I was thinking about running it but that would be a disservice as my knowledge in Punk has too many gaps.

i would totally run a sparklehorse poll right now if there is enough interest

i've got sparklehorse fever, and the only cure is to systematically go through the entire discography repeated times and administer a ballot poll

That's a poll for which I could only really submit a ballot from one record (Vividixie) but would appreciate the rollout and enforced poll-result listening.

yeah, i feel confident that you'd love the rest! i started with It's a Wonderful Life in high school, and only really listened to Viva closely for the first time a few weeks ago! since then i have listened to it many times. it rules.

one intriguing thing about a Sparklehorse ballot poll is that i really have no clue what the consensus is on either the album or which songs are the ones that everyone knows. the first couple albums have songs that sound like they should have been hits during a time when "alternative music" was still a thing. but then i'm youtubing and i see them making their "american television debut" on craig kilbourn, playing "it's a wonderful life", and you can just see that some of his most pop-friendly hits had been slept on

one reason NOT to do a Sparkhorse poll, though: maybe there just isn't enough. 4 albums (Viva, Good Morning Spider, It's a Wonderful Life, Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain), In the Fishtank with Fennesz, and Dark Night of the Soul (which I need to listen to more, it's hard to categorize). Some singles, EPs. But maybe that's not enough.

you could add the two dancing hoods albums to a sparklehorse poll.

yeah...very diminishing marginal returns there, though, i think. i'm not a huge fan of what i've heard. they are definitely catchy and replacements like at some points, but i just finished watching the 1998 dutch documentary on youtube and he refers to them as "that pop band" or something like that and relays a story about how he boring he ended up finding that, how leaving that behind led to his first "good music"

yeah, they were a very different band. but they had their fans, and maybe there's a discovery or two still waiting to be found, or at least a connection to be made between his "that pop band" roots and what he went on to do? just a thought!

oh for sure! sorry, i didn't mean to seem like i was shutting it down. i would definitely include that, and if nothing else be interested in what everyone's favorite songs were from the pre-sparklehorse days! i'm still very much in learning mode and haven't listened to some stuff yet, so i'd be open to absolutely anything that involves linkous.

it's sad, because way back in the day, the way i learned about sparklehorse was through radiohead. the "wish you were here" collab. but the thing was, back then it was the audiogalaxy era for me, which meant lots of freely downloaded songs of unknown provenance and sometimes fakes. so when i heard "radiohead' doing wish you were here, with Linkous' voice, i immediately thought "false". now, of course, listening to it i hear that it's radiohead (or at least some of them?) playing instrumentally while linkous sings. to my warped radiohead-obsessed mind of the time, i could not fathom that thom yorke would let anyone else sing, other then himself. so when I heard heard Linkous' voice it just sounded like "fake-Thom" to me. good lord i was fucked up.

i think i am just going to post a top 15 on a sparklehorse thread and be done with it

FUCK IT

SUSPENDED
Please Poll Me: ILM ballot poll #116 punk tracks1975-1984 LOBBYING AND DISCUSSION!!

Since that one is suspended is anyone willing to run a poll or even taking over that poll?

The reason for the bump is that I am really hoping ILM can do one more of these before the year is out. If no-one steps in I might go ahead and start something next week. It won't be the Super Furry Animals tho because of the time and effort I'm going to put into that one. I'm not willing to do that one quite yet. The other one I was thinking about running is The Jesus and Mary Chain but not really in the mood for it at the moment. I do have a back up plan if no-one steps up here in the next few days.

I'm going to add The National to this list. I think a deep dive for this band will be fascinating. I'm not nearly up to date with them but seeing them live for only about an hour was great. It was a rooting festival type of thing with many bands. This poll The National (Poll) is what convinced me to add them. It won't be for years tho and if anyone wants to take the baton for me that would be fine too.

I will run Super Furry Animals in 2023, I won't delay that one much further.

xp you can (seriously) mark me down for 'mr. november' at number one and zeros the rest of the way

When the World is Running Down, You Make the POLL of What's Still Around – ILM Artist Poll #116 – THE POLICE - (Voting is open until Sunday, Nov 27)

I'd run a Taylor Swift poll if someone else handles images.

don't we do one of those every year?

Albums, probably, but I don't think we've ever done a proper, discography-spanning tracks poll.

lol rob

xxp no that's the CRJ poll.

IT'S A JOKE DONT FLAG ME

I made poll images in PowerPoint, thanks whoever it was itt that recommended that, it was really a lot easier than I anticipated.

yep, that's how I made the Wilco poll images. Obviously doesn't do anything close to what the graphic design programs can do but it's surprisingly serviceable!

i would do a black sabbath poll

i am mainlining sabbath regardless of whether or not anyone replies

In.

Yes

sweet! well, i'm up for doing it whenever there's an opening in the schedule

in the schedule of ballot polls, i mean. my personal schedule is looking pretty good

You can go after the Police if you like. Hard to believe ILM hasn't done Sabbath yet.

great, that sounds good!

and yeah, i was very surprised as well.

Is a Sparklehorse poll dead or can I add it for later?

I would vote, BTW

a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra) at 5:12 4 Dec 22

Would be cool if they polled all the art critics to find out what are the 100 best paintings.

I'd read that poll.

Definitely be interested in taking part in this.

Bring On the POLL - ILM Artist Poll #116 - THE POLICE - (Results Thread)

ILM's 2022 End of Year Tracks & Albums Poll / NOMINATIONS THREAD

Voting is open for the ILM EOY Poll: ILM's 2022 End of Year Tracks & Albums Poll / VOTING THREAD

I don't have time to run it, but currently reading the J Dilla bio, Dilla Time, makes me think a poll of his productions would be good.

^ That would be cool IMHO!

Honestly, I think Prince could use a redo ballot poll and I'm happy to collect ballots for that (unless we simply don't redo).

a niche pursuit, i'm sure, but tbh we need a RUSH poll

I was thinking of a Best Canadian Song poll for some point down the road (i.e., Canadian artist, not about Canada...)--we're so overshadowed by the States and Britain--but the turnout might be low, I don't know. We're not just Neil Young and Joni Mitchell!

I'd turn out!

I'd vote, but I'd be afraid of very "CBC" results.

I was counting in my head: "me, you, Thermo, halfway...uh..."

i'd be in

I'd throw my considerable influence around so we get "I listen to CHUM!" circa-1972 results.