Can't wait for the results and to see individual ballots!
― ˈʌglɪɪst preɪ, Wednesday, 2 May 2018 13:18 (six years ago) link
How many ballots do ILX polls typically get? I don't think I've participated in one in years
― the masseduction of lauryn hill (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 2 May 2018 14:22 (six years ago) link
low of around 20, high of around 50 iirc
― sleeve, Wednesday, 2 May 2018 14:23 (six years ago) link
I ran Stevie Wonder and it got something like 30 ballots.
― Uppercase (Eric H.), Wednesday, 2 May 2018 15:58 (six years ago) link
Madonna poll, which I still consider the gold standard, had 57 ballots.
― Uppercase (Eric H.), Wednesday, 2 May 2018 16:07 (six years ago) link
lol i think that was the last one i did
― the masseduction of lauryn hill (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 2 May 2018 16:16 (six years ago) link
Madonna poll was immense – much the best yet.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 2 May 2018 16:26 (six years ago) link
Totally; I can't really think of many other artists who have such an immense career catalogue.
― Uppercase (Eric H.), Wednesday, 2 May 2018 16:28 (six years ago) link
OK, so I still need to verify everyone's ballot as being accurate in my spreadsheet. I expect results can start next week.
― Uppercase (Eric H.), Wednesday, 2 May 2018 19:42 (six years ago) link
if "Karvel" and "Domestica" doesn't place I'm deleting ILX.
― the masseduction of lauryn hill (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 2 May 2018 20:02 (six years ago) link
Domestica is in my top 10 so hopefully there’s more of us.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 2 May 2018 20:35 (six years ago) link
Forgot about Karvel goddamit. That one is amazing.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 2 May 2018 20:36 (six years ago) link
What’s the thread title going to be? Venus as a Poll / My love is a Poll / Poll is full of love / something else?
― Tim F, Wednesday, 2 May 2018 21:23 (six years ago) link
'Ilxor Behaviour' would be a refreshing 'poll'-less title.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 2 May 2018 21:25 (six years ago) link
I definitely think the opening post could quote liberally from “Human Behaviour”: you better be ready to get confused / there’s definitely definitely definitely no logic / but oh to get involved in the exchange...
― Tim F, Wednesday, 2 May 2018 21:40 (six years ago) link
'Hyperballot' was an another excellent early suggestion.
― Maximum big surprise! (Nag! Nag! Nag!), Wednesday, 2 May 2018 21:57 (six years ago) link
^^^^^ yes
― Tim F, Wednesday, 2 May 2018 21:58 (six years ago) link
It should be Hyperballot, yes.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 2 May 2018 22:03 (six years ago) link
"there’s definitely definitely definitely no logic" is what I hum when I read every single ILM poll results thread tbh
― Jeff W, Thursday, 3 May 2018 12:38 (six years ago) link
I'm fond of "Hyperballot." Tho I like saying "poll is full of love" out loud.
― Uppercase (Eric H.), Thursday, 3 May 2018 16:09 (six years ago) link
Hyper-ballad will be number 1 too so
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 3 May 2018 16:13 (six years ago) link
It it really such a consensus choice? It was my #21.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 3 May 2018 16:27 (six years ago) link
i cried watching the “hyperballad” video last week lol
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 3 May 2018 16:28 (six years ago) link
Were you thinking about Karl's cat?
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 3 May 2018 16:33 (six years ago) link
lmao
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 3 May 2018 16:36 (six years ago) link
It’s the winner in past bjork singles polls so maybe?
BJORK SINGLES POLL (debut-vespertine)
Bjork singles
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 3 May 2018 17:48 (six years ago) link
🤐
― Uppercase (Eric H.), Thursday, 3 May 2018 17:53 (six years ago) link
Weird how Bachelorette is a favorite over Joga, I don’t think it’s even in my top 5 for Homogenic.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 3 May 2018 17:53 (six years ago) link
If there was ever a consensus pick to make me happy it’s easily Hyper-Ballad.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 3 May 2018 18:06 (six years ago) link
unravel is my fave bjork song ever fuiud
"our love in a ball of yarn"
― done and dusted (Ross), Thursday, 3 May 2018 18:09 (six years ago) link
this ballot roll out makes me nervous i've neglected a genius bjork track just cuz there's so many
― done and dusted (Ross), Thursday, 3 May 2018 18:12 (six years ago) link
I love Bachelorette but also agree with this.
― Gavin, Leeds, Thursday, 3 May 2018 18:18 (six years ago) link
― done and dusted (Ross), Thursday, May 3, 2018 2:12 PM (sixteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I started my ballot with the notion that she has about 60 songs that deserved a mention.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 3 May 2018 18:30 (six years ago) link
― done and dusted (Ross), Thursday, May 3, 2018 1:12 PM (seventeen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
don't worry, you have.`
― the masseduction of lauryn hill (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 3 May 2018 18:31 (six years ago) link
lol
― done and dusted (Ross), Thursday, 3 May 2018 18:36 (six years ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/may/03/big-time-sensuality-bjork-ballet-rave-puts-san-francisco-under-its-spell-unbound-festival
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 3 May 2018 18:45 (six years ago) link
I'm sure I could find 30 Björk songs to put in front of Hyperballad. Post is also one of my least favorite albums in her career (and yet it's still rather good).Anyway I missed this poll so I won't have to lose mental energy over ranking her songs.Some that would feature in my ballot would definitely include: Human Behaviour, Venus as a Boy, The Anchor Song, Army of Me, Isobel, Joga, Unravel, All Neon Like, Immature, All is Full of Love (single), Hidden Place, Cocoon, It's not Up to You, Undo, Pagan Poetry, Sun in my mouth, Heirloom, Unison, Vokuro, Who is it, Desired Constellation, Ancestors, Mouth's Cradle, Triumph of the Heart, Earth Intruders, I see who you are, Vertebrae by Vertebrae, Not Get, Atom Dance, Utopia. + Play Dead, A Generous Palmstroke (live with the harpist), Charlene. And to nominate one remix: Crystalline by Current value.Well, I think it's already over 30. I think at the moment my official favoritest Björk song is still Hidden Place.
― Nabozo, Friday, 4 May 2018 08:24 (six years ago) link
and if the poll organizer wants to include my late unranked ballot (I know ilm is nice like that sometimes), I substract The Anchor Song, Army of Me and Unison back to make it 30 exactly (not counting the current value remix either).
― Nabozo, Friday, 4 May 2018 08:30 (six years ago) link
and since I'm at it: 1) Homogenic 2) Vespertine 3) Medulla 4) Debut 5) Volta (6) Vulnicura 7) Post 8) Utopia 9) Biophilia)
― Nabozo, Friday, 4 May 2018 08:33 (six years ago) link
and to make it 4, I've gone through the thread and haven't seen the remix I mentioned, and maybe it's not too known, crank it up because it slayshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruIj7glvxwA(to pair with that beat-drop facebook video... what was that btw)
― Nabozo, Friday, 4 May 2018 08:48 (six years ago) link
Nabozo, if you can put that in the form of an email, I'll let your ballot slip in. I'm not revealing until next week.
― Uppercase (Eric H.), Friday, 4 May 2018 12:39 (six years ago) link
Alternatively, if you just want me to count all 30 of those as "unranked," I can do that too.
― Uppercase (Eric H.), Friday, 4 May 2018 12:52 (six years ago) link
Nevermind, I saw you indicated "unranked." Will add you to the mix.
― Uppercase (Eric H.), Friday, 4 May 2018 13:09 (six years ago) link
Thank you ! Robot french kisses to you.
― Nabozo, Friday, 4 May 2018 13:43 (six years ago) link
By the way, my most recent listen to Volta was not unpleasant.
― Uppercase (Eric H.), Friday, 4 May 2018 14:35 (six years ago) link
I was reading a similar poll on another site from a few years back and they were very keen on Volta overall. I had never heard it before last month, was very keen at first but went off it a bit, only one track was in my final ballot
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 4 May 2018 14:54 (six years ago) link
We got a word for Eric. Mensch
― Tosser full of secrets (Ross), Friday, 4 May 2018 15:44 (six years ago) link
for some reason i was just listening to hyperballad while i was looking at the song title Bela Lugosi's Dead and... am I crazy that i am kinda hearing one in the other? I mean JUST the intro tho
― challops trap house (Will M.), Friday, 4 May 2018 19:25 (six years ago) link
Waiting for the poll results and listening to a tracks that never really stuck with me. And coming across "Foot Soldier," I'm thinking that's one of the first examples of a Bjork track that vocally is entirely made up of the the "auto-Bjork-isms" phenomenon that mars a lot of her later work. No meter, no rhyme, mostly stock melodic phrasings (swooping from a low to higher note repeatedly), etc. It's weird, because the b-sides of that era are otherwise some of her more melodically compelling work (i.e. "Generous Palmstroke," "Domestica," etc.)?
For comparison:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fztSz0Y1I9U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYjyaEABkt0
― Soundslike, Sunday, 6 May 2018 19:07 (six years ago) link
Fuck I’m watching the Greatest Hits DVD for the first time and I’ve seen like less than half of these before, I wish I did this a week ago
― the masseduction of lauryn hill (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 7 May 2018 03:41 (six years ago) link