prefer new skin for the ladies' room
― diary of a mod how's life (wins), Thursday, 17 November 2016 18:36 (seven years ago) link
guys guys the quotes anecdotes etc are supposed to be in your ballots!!
speaking of, get 'em in, folks! two weeks to go!
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 17 November 2016 19:29 (seven years ago) link
two weeks is plenty of time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WQ2vXv-aq8
― diary of a mod how's life (wins), Thursday, 17 November 2016 19:44 (seven years ago) link
lol my lack of chill is not very Cohenesque of me
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 17 November 2016 19:55 (seven years ago) link
At what point in his career does he adopt the "old man with a hat" voice? Like, when does he go from "So Long, Marianne" to "Everybody Knows?"
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Thursday, November 17, 2016 1:03 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i'd say various positions actually
― marcos, Thursday, 17 November 2016 19:57 (seven years ago) link
i mean "dance me to the end of love" is an old man with a hat song come on
yeah that's pretty true of "the law" too
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Thursday, 17 November 2016 20:01 (seven years ago) link
I hope you people vote for "Coming Back to You"
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 17 November 2016 20:10 (seven years ago) link
i like but don't love the last three records although popular problems comes the closest to love
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Thursday, 17 November 2016 20:16 (seven years ago) link
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, November 17, 2016 3:10 PM (six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
one of my favorites
― marcos, Thursday, 17 November 2016 20:17 (seven years ago) link
when it comes to voting I think I'll just see how I feel on the day but "night comes on" is almost certain to be on my ballot
― diary of a mod how's life (wins), Thursday, 17 November 2016 20:26 (seven years ago) link
and i'm definitely voting for "the law." hail side one of various positions
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Thursday, 17 November 2016 20:41 (seven years ago) link
I think I might love YWID on a level comparable with the older albums but it might just be recency bias / weight of circumstances talking.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 17 November 2016 20:42 (seven years ago) link
Brad I think this is the first time I've ever seen you hail side one of anything
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 17 November 2016 20:43 (seven years ago) link
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson),
my man
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 17 November 2016 20:44 (seven years ago) link
"samson in new orleans" is one of his best songs ever really
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Thursday, 17 November 2016 20:45 (seven years ago) link
http://www.stereogum.com/1911151/leonard-cohen-albums-from-worst-to-best/franchises/counting-down/
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 18 November 2016 03:21 (seven years ago) link
also I've begun to chronicle the awesomely non-canonical picks from this thread here:https://open.spotify.com/user/suckerblues/playlist/6g8ik25y0RKQam2WGtkCV3
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 18 November 2016 03:26 (seven years ago) link
well that certainly is a ranking of leonard cohen records
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Friday, 18 November 2016 04:28 (seven years ago) link
And on “Samson In New Orleans” — a tedious ballad and the album’s only wasted moment
(The Robert Frost-quoting “A Thousand Kisses Deep” is the one stinker.)
*shakes fist*
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Friday, 18 November 2016 05:23 (seven years ago) link
ballot sent
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Friday, 18 November 2016 19:33 (seven years ago) link
The birth betrayedThe marriage spent
― lettered and hapful (symsymsym), Saturday, 19 November 2016 00:44 (seven years ago) link
lol
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Saturday, 19 November 2016 01:02 (seven years ago) link
5 ballots in (I lied earlier and counted mine, which I have not actually made yet) and 53 tracks already have votes
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Saturday, 19 November 2016 01:05 (seven years ago) link
10 days left to get yr ballots in.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 22 November 2016 15:01 (seven years ago) link
Up to 8 ballots, only four days remaining! I want to get the rollout started on the 5th so I will not be extending the deadline too much.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Sunday, 27 November 2016 17:01 (seven years ago) link
more ballots imo
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Sunday, 27 November 2016 17:05 (seven years ago) link
yeah having never run one of these before I just assume they mostly come in just under the wire but still, c'mon y'all
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Sunday, 27 November 2016 17:11 (seven years ago) link
i'm honestly just finding it very hard to *rank* cohen tracks right now
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 29 November 2016 01:49 (seven years ago) link
That's why god invented unranked ballots!
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 29 November 2016 14:56 (seven years ago) link
How are unranked ballots treated when it comes to ranking the songs?
― heaven parker (anagram), Tuesday, 29 November 2016 15:10 (seven years ago) link
each unranked entry gets the same number of points (10.5 points in this case, to be exact), which gets added to the song's total
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 29 November 2016 15:16 (seven years ago) link
I see. But then what is the points system for ranked ballots? Normally in ILM polls it's 40 points for the top song, 36 for the second and 33 for the third, with a sliding scale going down to 12 points for no.20. But I don't think that's the case here?
― heaven parker (anagram), Tuesday, 29 November 2016 15:26 (seven years ago) link
I'm just doing a simple 20 -> 1 point. Keeping it simple seems appropriate (unless anyone objects)
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 29 November 2016 15:29 (seven years ago) link
Sounds fine to me. I'm sure there is some reason for giving extra weight to the songs at the top, but I can't for the life of me think what it might be. You'll def have my ballot – which will be heavy on the early stuff – before Thursday.
― heaven parker (anagram), Tuesday, 29 November 2016 15:33 (seven years ago) link
in retrospect doing away with ranking entirely would probably have been the most Cohenesque way to run this
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 29 November 2016 15:35 (seven years ago) link
keep it on the level
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Tuesday, 29 November 2016 15:36 (seven years ago) link
ballot sent!
― heaven parker (anagram), Wednesday, 30 November 2016 14:47 (seven years ago) link
you got mine, right?
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 30 November 2016 15:04 (seven years ago) link
when are ballots due? have to decide whether i have time to do this
― I've read Ta-nehisi Coates. (marcos), Wednesday, 30 November 2016 15:07 (seven years ago) link
Alfred, I used the one from your blog. Did you send another?
The current deadline is midnight EST tomorrow but I am willing to extend till the 3rd or so. I just need enough time on the weekend to prep the rollout.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Wednesday, 30 November 2016 15:57 (seven years ago) link
Yep -- my blog. Thanks!
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 30 November 2016 15:59 (seven years ago) link
Feel free to also send in an album ranking or any of the other categories if they tickle yr fancy.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Wednesday, 30 November 2016 16:26 (seven years ago) link
Ballots due TONITE, got a couple more in overnight.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 1 December 2016 11:50 (seven years ago) link
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 1 December 2016 22:51 (seven years ago) link
Any chance of extending this over the weekend? I'm out of the country right now and get back tomorrow. I can vote in the next day or two.
― kornrulez6969, Thursday, 1 December 2016 23:37 (seven years ago) link
Honestly I probably won't do the prep work till Sunday so you're good.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 2 December 2016 00:01 (seven years ago) link
Up to 13! Keep 'em coming, folks.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 2 December 2016 02:18 (seven years ago) link
Thanks for the soft extension. I completely blanked on this after t-giving.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Friday, 2 December 2016 03:08 (seven years ago) link
i'm working on my ballot.death of a ladies' man is better than i remember!
― Karl Malone, Friday, 2 December 2016 04:29 (seven years ago) link
for anyone struggling, I highly recommend just doing an unranked or partially ranked ballot.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Sunday, 4 December 2016 16:57 (seven years ago) link
Submitted
― diary of a mod how's life (wins), Sunday, 4 December 2016 17:22 (seven years ago) link
Don't sweat this, people: throw a buncha songs on a list, make sure "Hallelujah" ain't on it, hit send.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 4 December 2016 17:52 (seven years ago) link
we are now up to 19 ballots!
I entered an antique shop today and the only two CDs they had - as in, at *their entire CD stock* - were pristine used copies of Ten New Songs and Recent Songs, which I'd been looking for. That made my whole week.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Sunday, 4 December 2016 22:28 (seven years ago) link
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 4 December 2016 17:52 (five hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Pretty much what I did yah; clearly hallelujah is a lovely and excellent song but I could do the out four 20s without touching it, also I voted for two albums that contain it
― diary of a mod how's life (wins), Sunday, 4 December 2016 23:49 (seven years ago) link
*three or four
― diary of a mod how's life (wins), Sunday, 4 December 2016 23:50 (seven years ago) link
I *may* have to delay the rollout by a day as tomorrow night I will apparently be making dinner for a human woman, a thing that quite literally never happens. The Cohen effect?
Also, my second Cohen biography ebook came in today - very fortuitous timing.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Monday, 5 December 2016 00:42 (seven years ago) link
Follow Leonard's implied advice and wear a suit & tie.
Or don't. I don't know anything about your life.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Monday, 5 December 2016 00:44 (seven years ago) link
y'know I don't even wear a tie to work but I might but one on for kicks when I get home
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Monday, 5 December 2016 00:46 (seven years ago) link
Scratch what I said, the rollout WILL start tomorrow night, albeit in slightly unorthodox (read: not work-intensive for me) fashion.
Unless any more come in before I go to work tomorrow, we got in a v respectable 20 ballots.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Monday, 5 December 2016 01:51 (seven years ago) link
here we go
Laughing Len strikes again: ILM Artist Poll #81 - Leonard Cohen
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Monday, 5 December 2016 05:35 (seven years ago) link
Voted!
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Monday, 5 December 2016 06:08 (seven years ago) link
Yer in!
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Monday, 5 December 2016 06:19 (seven years ago) link
Ranking those late albums.
― The Silky Veils of Alfred (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 28 September 2018 01:15 (five years ago) link
I really like your take on "I'm Your Man."
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 28 September 2018 01:42 (five years ago) link
thanks
― The Silky Veils of Alfred (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 28 September 2018 02:06 (five years ago) link
FWIW this sentence seems to be missing a clause:"It’s hard to remember which songs appear on the comeback albums, but to my ears Popular Problems is where the performing chops gained by a tour necessitated by money problems."
and you forgot the record "old ideas"
and i think you mean "if it be your will"
sorry to nitpick :(
the webb sisters version of the latter song was a staple of the late tours, and it's quite something
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDemnguRYj4
― affects breves telnet (Gummy Gummy), Friday, 28 September 2018 09:34 (five years ago) link
that sentence works actually, although I would have subbed it – the performing chops on PP gained (i.e. improved) as a result of the tour.
― the word dog doesn't bark (anagram), Friday, 28 September 2018 10:36 (five years ago) link
Thanks for the correction!
― The Silky Veils of Alfred (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 28 September 2018 15:04 (five years ago) link
I rank 1971-1979
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 11 December 2018 03:52 (five years ago) link