Well, whoever wants to go next can probably get rolling -- maybe Monday? Eno is finishing today, and Classic Rock voting ends Tuesday. That would put the next voting period during Classic Rock rollout, finishing afterward.
― it's not rocker science (WilliamC), Friday, 11 July 2014 17:15 (ten years ago) link
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― pplains, Friday, 11 July 2014 17:20 (ten years ago) link
Does Elvis T have time to tackle Spacemen 3
Not for several months. October at the earliest.
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 11 July 2014 21:23 (ten years ago) link
A. Pavement - Johnny Fever (finished) B. Manic Street Preachers - Jamie_ATP (finished)C. Blur - Nasty, Brutish & Short (finished)1. Pet Shop Boys - Billy Dods (finished)2. Beatles - Mark G (finished)3. Prince - Jamie_ATP (finished)4. U2 - Ismael Klata (finished)5. Beach Boys - iatee (finished)6. Led Zeppelin - WmC (finished)7. Timbaland - some dude (finished)8. Guided By Voices - Johnny Fever (finished)9. Stevie Wonder - Eric H. (finished)10. “Producers” - Shakey Mo Collier (finished)11. Pulp - Finefinemusic (finished)12. James Brown - strongo/Shakey Mo Collier (finished)13. Jacksons - Jamie_ATP (finished)14. David Bowie - WmC (finished)15. Paul Simon - Lamp (finished)16. Rolling Stones - rogermexico (finished)17. The Kinks - C. Grisso/McCain (finished)18. Depeche Mode - crüt (finished)19. Beastie Boys - Johnny Fever (finished)20. ABBA - donna rouge (finished)20B. Bee Gees - Shakey Mo Collier (finished)21. Neil Young - clemenza (finished)22. Fleetwood Mac - Clarke B. (finished)23. The Cure - nate woolls (finished)24. Kate Bush - Ismael Klata (finished)25. The Who - Tarfumes the Escape Goat (finished)26. Joni Mitchell - Mordy (finished)27. The Neptunes - V79/some dude (finished)28. Saint Etienne - Billy Dods (finished)29. Hüsker Dü - Pleasant Plains (finished)30. Bruce Springsteen - Jamie_ATP (finished)31. Madonna - Johnny Fever (finished)32. Miles Davis - WmC (finished)33. The Fall - Mark G (finished)34. PJ Harvey - Nasty, Brutish & Short (finished)35. Cocteau Twins - Le Bateau Ivre/LeRooLeRoo (finished)36. Sonic Youth - ArchCarrier (finished)37. New Order - Bee OK (finished)37B. The Doors - Ismael Klata (finished)38. The Clash - Gukbe (finished)39. Motown Singles - a hoy hoy (finished)40. Jay-Z - some dude (finished)41. Elton John - Johnny Fever (finished)42. Stax - seandalai (finished)43. Disco - Tuomas (finished)44. R. Kelly - Spottie_Ottie_Dope (finished)45. Tom Waits - chap (finished)45B. Velvet Underground and Solo Careers (finished)46. The “Classic Rock” Canon - some dude (IN PROGRESS)47. Elvis Costello - kornrulez (finished)48. Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry - charlie h (finished)49. Pink Floyd - Elvis Telecom (finished)50. Steely Dan - Bee OK (finished)51. Bob Dylan - tipsy mothra (finished)52. Sleater-Kinney + offshoots - C.Grisso/McCain (finished)53. Outkast - Spottie (finished)54. Autechre - Leee55. Brian Eno - WmC (finished)56. Chic Organization - Donna Rouge57. Spaceman 3 (& descendants) - Elvis Telecom - on hold until fall 201458. Radiohead - nate woolls59. Yo La Tengo/Dump - clemenza60. P-Funk - Shakey Mo Collier61. Stooges/Iggy Pop - flopson62. The Boo Radleys - Bee OK63. XTC - Shakey Mo Collier64. Italo - daavid65. Emo/Screamo/Mallcore/(post)Hardcore - Mordy66. Creedence Clearwater Revival - crüt67. “Epics” (non-classical division) - Leee68. Hard Rock/Hair Metal - how’s life69. Extreme Metal - Viceroy70. Stephin Merritt - Gukbe71. Pixies - Johnny Fever72. Metallica - Pleasant Plains73. Spoon - Bee OK74. Nirvana - Gavin, Leeds75. Fairport Convention et al (R Thompson, S Denny) - Billy Dods76. Queen - charlie h77. Can - Z S78. Tom Petty - rogermexico79. Ramones - tipsy mothra 80. Jimi Hendrix - WmC81. Sightings - Raymond Cummings - remove this one?82. John Coltrane - Tarfumes the Escape Goat83. Stereolab - Moka84. Bauhaus/Tones on Tail-Love and Rockets/Peter Murphy - Bee OK85. Genesis + solo - NickB86. The Smiths - nate woolls87. Pearl Jam - VegemiteGrrl88. The Burt Bacharach songbook - WilliamC89. Dead C - Raymond Cummings90. Royal Trux + side projects - pollrunner change: sleeve91. John Fahey - Naive Teen Idol?92. Rush - Matt #293. Oasis - pollrunner needed for this one94. George Michael - Ismael Klata95. Talking Heads - Bee OK96. Gamble & Huff/Philly International Records - jetfan97. Van Halen - Johnny Fever98. Billy Joel - Doctor Casino99. Low - aldo100. Nine Inch Nails - chap101. REM - rogermexico.102. Bjork - Eric H.103. Wu-Tang Clan - ― Spottie104. Shoegaze/Dream Pop/Post-rock (Albums and EPs) - Bee OK105. Covers - kornrulez6969106. New Pornographers/AC Newman - staggerlee107. They Might Be Giants - Johnny Fever108. No Wave - sarahell109. DFA - Van Horn Street110. Misfits/Samhain/Danzig - gr8080111. Beatles solo careers - WilliamC112. Erykah Badu - Eric H.113. Nick Cave/Bad Seeds/Birthday Party/et al - charlie h114. Herbie Hancock - crüt
― it's not rocker science (WilliamC), Friday, 11 July 2014 21:41 (ten years ago) link
I'd suggest moving the Ramones up, but I know TM just finished Dylan.
― clemenza, Saturday, 12 July 2014 06:42 (ten years ago) link
I'd second that suggestion if tm is up to the task.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 12 July 2014 07:28 (ten years ago) link
Thirded
― Incident At Spanish Harlem (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 12 July 2014 07:51 (ten years ago) link
Sorry, just saw this. We can do Ramones whenever, though the immediacy of Tommy's passing has obviously passed.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 03:28 (ten years ago) link
i get the feeling it would still make a lot of people happy/comforted to do it sooner than later, though
― not pop, shambhala, where to buy weed (some dude), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 10:39 (ten years ago) link
Well, I'm happy to move it up if that's a preference. I have a vacation coming up mid-August, so either we'd have to have about a three-week voting period starting this weekend or else just not start until Aug. 20 or so.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 24 July 2014 03:22 (ten years ago) link
I don't even know anymore. Somebody who wants to go next just step up and go. If Clemenza's school break means he'd have time now, YLT seems like a good option. The big list seems more optional every day.
― rockist popist papist (WilliamC), Thursday, 24 July 2014 03:58 (ten years ago) link
Maybe there's just a natural lull in enthusiasm for conducting/voting in the big artist polls. Would gladly (still) participate in a Ramones poll, though.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 24 July 2014 05:03 (ten years ago) link
summer's tough, most people's routines get shaken up
― not pop, shambhala, where to buy weed (some dude), Thursday, 24 July 2014 05:39 (ten years ago) link
I'm going to have to wait until next summer for Yo La Tengo--sorry. I had mentioned somewhere above about moving down the list a bit, so that it roughly times out to next July.
― clemenza, Thursday, 24 July 2014 12:53 (ten years ago) link
Is Chic on deck?
― Naive Teen Idol, Thursday, 24 July 2014 16:21 (ten years ago) link
Damnit... are we just going to skip Autechre?! I mean if Leee isn't going to do it, hell I'll volunteer
― octobeard, Tuesday, 29 July 2014 23:08 (ten years ago) link
People are slightly burnt out on ballot polls, so let's try to reinvigorate things with...Autechre! Solid idea.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 29 July 2014 23:18 (ten years ago) link
Oh, I've been sick... I can still do it though graphics probably will look buttsy for an artist with such a memorable visual aesthetic (at least via TDR). If you're graphic designer or something, you can go for it.
― Call the Doctorb, the B is for Brownstein (Leee), Tuesday, 29 July 2014 23:20 (ten years ago) link
the coast is clear for that JF 1940s poll
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 29 July 2014 23:23 (ten years ago) link
1940s would be cool, but that would be an even deeper excavation for me (and for a lot of people) than even the 1950s poll was. I just don't have it in me to do something like that right now, even though the 1950s poll was the greatest ballot poll ever in the history of ILM.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 29 July 2014 23:27 (ten years ago) link
Well with Classic Rock done and nothing else bubbling, I'm happy to start the Ramones poll this weekend. It'd be a good end-of-summer poll, I guess. I'll need to leave it open about three weeks to account for a planned vacation.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 3 August 2014 04:14 (ten years ago) link
There's no holding ILMers from polling
― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 3 August 2014 04:18 (ten years ago) link
OK, it's a go: HEY! HO! LET'S POLL!
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 3 August 2014 13:47 (ten years ago) link
1. Can I do an Aphex Twin poll?
2. Would it be crazy to maybe do multiple polls at once if the list is this huge? I mean you get like 3 or 4 weeks to make up ballots and do ppl ever really vote in back to back polls?
― DERE is no DERE DERE (Stevie D(eux)), Sunday, 17 August 2014 00:53 (ten years ago) link
1. Sure!2. Alfred votes in just about every one of these, near as I can tell, and more power to him. But yeah, I've always thought there should be more overlapping, if not simultaneous polls. All these things need is enthusiasm, which seems to be in short supply all around lately (classic rock aside). I know I don't have any to spare.
Speaking of which, if anybody would like to take over from me on the Hendrix and Solo Beatles polls, I'd be happy to turn those over to you. I'd still like to handle the Bacharach one.
― Cindy Operahouse (WilliamC), Monday, 18 August 2014 21:25 (ten years ago) link
i have been sitting on a few but think it is time to add this one.
can you put me down for Blondie please?
― Bee OK, Thursday, 21 August 2014 01:46 (ten years ago) link
I'm confused - what's next after the Ramons? Autechre? Chic? Radiohead?
― Οὖτις, Friday, 22 August 2014 20:15 (ten years ago) link
Great question. I think anyone with an ounce of energy could jump to the head of the line and there would be few complaints.
― Cindy Operahouse (WilliamC), Friday, 22 August 2014 20:45 (ten years ago) link
well for my part I would like to do the XTC one. (I know I am on deck for P-Funk first but I feel like switching)
― Οὖτις, Friday, 22 August 2014 20:47 (ten years ago) link
I can wait til the Ramones roll out is over if need be
Sounds good. "Life Begins at the Hop" ftw.
― Cindy Operahouse (WilliamC), Friday, 22 August 2014 20:49 (ten years ago) link
anyone has objections plz speak up - Lee, Donna, Nate, flopson...?
― Οὖτις, Friday, 22 August 2014 20:50 (ten years ago) link
I am a terrible person. I was one of the voices calling for a Ramones poll but never found time to send in a ballot.
― Everyone's a closet ned. (Johnny Fever), Friday, 22 August 2014 21:05 (ten years ago) link
cretin
― birdman junior dad (some dude), Friday, 22 August 2014 21:31 (ten years ago) link
gabba gabba we reject you
― Οὖτις, Friday, 22 August 2014 21:33 (ten years ago) link
No Riff Randall for you!
― Randall "Humble" Pie (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 22 August 2014 21:44 (ten years ago) link
I can start Radiohead right now.
― nate woolls, Saturday, 23 August 2014 09:13 (ten years ago) link
can I put my name down for something? would there be enough people interested to make an electroclash poll worthwhile? (factoring in the possibility of a sweeping electroclash revival by 2019 or whenever the poll would happen)
― soref, Saturday, 23 August 2014 13:01 (ten years ago) link
electroclash poll would be amazing.
― toby, Saturday, 23 August 2014 14:42 (ten years ago) link
115. Aphex Twin - Stevie D116. Blondie - Bee OK117. Electroclash - soref
― Cindy Operahouse (WilliamC), Saturday, 23 August 2014 14:49 (ten years ago) link
I'd volunteer to host one or substitute if the spreadsheet math didn't frighten me.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 23 August 2014 14:52 (ten years ago) link
90% of poll running duties is math tbh
― birdman junior dad (some dude), Saturday, 23 August 2014 14:53 (ten years ago) link
I was spreadsheet illiterate before Zeppelin but it turned out not to be too hard.
― Cindy Operahouse (WilliamC), Saturday, 23 August 2014 14:56 (ten years ago) link
A lot of it is just punching in stuff, and eventually doing some organization.
― Randall "Humble" Pie (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 23 August 2014 14:57 (ten years ago) link
less math more data entry tbh
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Saturday, 23 August 2014 15:15 (ten years ago) link
You could outsource, or at least hire an intern.
― OH MY GOD HE'S OOGLEEE (Leee), Saturday, 23 August 2014 17:18 (ten years ago) link
Worst part is data entry. 40 different ways to rank and spell the same song.
― pplains, Saturday, 23 August 2014 17:19 (ten years ago) link
Ha, yes. "Battle of Evermore" and "The Battle of Evermore," gotta get them together. And take the numbering off the front end.
― Cindy Operahouse (WilliamC), Saturday, 23 August 2014 17:42 (ten years ago) link
every a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single plan for ensuring that received data are consistently formatted
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 23 August 2014 18:35 (ten years ago) link
a bob marley