Your Favorite Albums of 2008 - Join the Chart!
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Topic: Your Favorite Albums of 2008 - Join the Chart!
Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Subject: Your Favorite Albums of 2008 - Join the Chart!
Date Posted: December 22 2008 at 03:51
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30 users already cast their votes ... how about you? http://progfreak.com/home/charts.xhtml?y=2008 - http://progfreak.com/home/charts.xhtml?y=2008 You don't need to assign a lot of tags, no genres or anything ... all that's need to participate is that you create an account and assign a rating (0-10) to your favorite albums of 2008.  EDIT: I implemented a common signature image url to display all the top lists ... from now on I'll add each new chart to this list. You can tweak the color of your chart on the signature configuration page at PF!                               ------------- https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike" rel="nofollow - https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike |
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Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: December 24 2008 at 04:56
*bump ... seven views in two days, no takers. If you're reading this and you decide not to try, I'd still be interested in why. Even if you hate PF (or rating in general) - you can still consider it as a small christmas present for me - for the sake of old times.
------------- https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike" rel="nofollow - https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike |
Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: December 24 2008 at 06:52
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Wow, not everyone that is among the people that have rated top albums of 2005 have even rated a full 5 albums. I managed it, surely everyone else can  ------------- 
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: December 24 2008 at 07:06
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I've added my top 20-25 votes a while ago - I may return to add notes up to #50 or such during the next days...
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Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: December 24 2008 at 08:24
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I'm fully aware that there are many people who may not even have listened to 5 albums of 2008. I have my hopes though that the various "top 2008" activities (which my chart is only one of) might encourage them to check out more of them. As others have also said: 2008 has been a strong year!
------------- https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike" rel="nofollow - https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike |
Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: December 29 2008 at 03:25
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Anyone else interested in giving this a try? It only takes two clicks to submit a rating for an album on that chart page.
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: December 29 2008 at 04:01
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done.. I'll try to do more as I hear them |
Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: December 29 2008 at 04:07
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^ interesting list! If you liked the new Canvas Solaris - you might like the new Cynic too!
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: December 29 2008 at 04:14
| didn't like Focus, won't be getting the new one anytime soon ..next one probably the DFA |
Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: December 29 2008 at 09:06
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I'll have to do this!
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Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: December 29 2008 at 11:39
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^ another nice list - but out of curiosity, do you know where In Anima is available? It's not listed at Amazon, CDBaby or eMusic.com, but I remember reading somewhere that they offer a free download ... ------------- https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike" rel="nofollow - https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike |
Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: December 29 2008 at 11:41
Nice one, Mike.  I tried to be objective! See, it's not 1st!  -------------
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Mr ProgFreak wrote:Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: December 29 2008 at 11:53
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^ believe it or not, but I didn't know anything about that album or your participation ... I simply didn't notice your signature link either.
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: December 29 2008 at 12:17
Oh, really? Shameless self-promotion is the best. I need to use PF more often, really. It's a neat site, Mike.  -------------
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: December 29 2008 at 16:39
I agree Mike, you've really improved it, it looks better and is easier to use .. it might actually start to seriously grow |
Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: December 31 2008 at 04:18
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^ thanks! Well, the more of you use my site regularly, the more casual users from other sources (websites) might be attracted to it. By "regular usage" I don't mean heavy usage - just occasionally rating/tagging an album would do the trick. And as a nice side effect, at the end of the year you're automatically on this chart. Remember that I didn't build this website for "self gratification" ... it's meant to provide a useful service for you. BTW: In the light of the top collabs albums list which was published by Ricochet yesterday (great work by the way!), I raised the bar for the PF chart a little bit. If I remember correctly, the collabs had to name their top 5 albums of 2008. On the PF chart, this is now also the standard requirement. With this new requirement, there are now 16 users listed (as opposed to 72 collaborators in the other list). Come on guys, it's not too late to participate!  ------------- https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike" rel="nofollow - https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike |
Posted By: debrewguy
Date Posted: December 31 2008 at 20:20
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But i already know what my favourite albums are this year ?
------------- "Here I am talking to some of the smartest people in the world and I didn't even notice,” Lieutenant Columbo, episode The Bye-Bye Sky-High I.Q. Murder Case. |
Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: January 01 2009 at 13:02
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I'm not sure whether I understand that question. Maybe you noticed that today the chart moved to 2009 ... I changed that, it will continue to default to 2008 for all of January.
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Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: January 02 2009 at 02:53
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Ok, now we have 17 users on the chart ... if you remember your favorite albums from 2008 and haven't voted yet - please do so now!
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Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: January 05 2009 at 04:50
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Welcome http://progfreak.com/_dbe,users,_auto_3832904.xhtml - UncleSpooky , http://progfreak.com/_dbe,users,_auto_3985293.xhtml - KingByTor , http://progfreak.com/_dbe,users,_auto_8453890.xhtml - MovingPictures7 and http://progfreak.com/_dbe,users,_auto_7971336.xhtml - birdwithteeth11 ! |
Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: January 06 2009 at 04:07
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Welcome http://progfreak.com/_dbe,users,_auto_2592902.xhtml - moreitsythanyou !
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Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 15:16
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21 users ... come on guys, give us a hand over there!
------------- https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike" rel="nofollow - https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike |
Posted By: johnobvious
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 15:36
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Did mine but Panic Room did not have their album added and the new Nemo is listed as 2009. I had mine in 2008 (and I am in the States, go figure). No biggie
------------- Biggles was in rehab last Saturday |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 15:38
Thanks -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 16:04
You can easily add their album yourself ... on the discography tab of the artist page. You can also add artists via the "Add Artist" link in the upper right box. I also changed Barbares to 2008 - thanks for mentioning it! IT may be released in January in some countries, but at PF we *try* to enter the earliest release date. ------------- https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike" rel="nofollow - https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike |
Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 16:06
You're very welcome ... and if you also enter your favorites of 2009 as you listen to them, you might even be listed on http://progfreak.com/srv/progradar.xml - ProgRadar .  |
Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: January 09 2009 at 01:53
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BTW: Welcome http://progfreak.com/_dbe,users,_auto_6797521.xhtml - johnobvious !
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Posted By: johnobvious
Date Posted: January 09 2009 at 09:26
Thanks, my list looks better now. Certainly did not want Ayreon in the Top 5. A definite step down from Electric Castle and THE. ------------- Biggles was in rehab last Saturday |
Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: January 09 2009 at 11:10
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^ I didn't think so at all ... I think that 01011001 is a really, really good continuation of those two albums. There are many references to especially Electric Castle, not only as far as the storyline is concerned, but also musically. And as always, the vocal performances are absolutely amazing. Did I mention that I am a huge fan? ------------- https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike" rel="nofollow - https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: January 09 2009 at 11:25
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I'm with you Mike. I really enjoyed 01011001 alot too. ------------- 
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Posted By: johnobvious
Date Posted: January 09 2009 at 14:07
I've only been able to get through it about 3 times so I'll keep an open mind. But no promises! ------------- Biggles was in rehab last Saturday |
Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: January 09 2009 at 14:34
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I can only say that you *really* need to pay attention to the lyrics ... and little details, like what's playing in the background at the beginning of Web of Lies.
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Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: January 11 2009 at 15:47
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FYI: I fixed a bug which prevented new ratings to appear on your profile pages ... sorry about that one, it took me far too long to notice it. You can now click the link in the header text of the chart page - it will take you to your own charts page, where you can see all your ratings in the proper order. I also installed a major upgrade today: You can now swiftly assign main genre and prog status right from the lists - no need to open the editor popup anymore. ------------- https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike" rel="nofollow - https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike |
Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: January 26 2009 at 14:09
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I'm bumping this - mostly to grab attention, but also to let you know that I now added the top lists of all the users to the first post of the thread (as signature images). Have a look ... it's a colorful experience!
------------- https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike" rel="nofollow - https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: January 26 2009 at 14:18
it looks great Mike!
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Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: January 26 2009 at 14:20
| ^ thanks! I introduced a special url which renders a signature image that retains the colors of the individual signatures, but sets common parameters otherwise (font size/family, max. width/lines etc). |
Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: January 26 2009 at 14:42
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Welcome Negoba ... I added your chart to the first post. You can tweak the colors on the signature configuration page at PF!
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Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: January 26 2009 at 14:50
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I'm still figuring out how to navigate the site. It looks like a useful place to store a lot of information. I'm also anticipation know alot more 2009 albums than 2008! ------------- You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all. |
Posted By: burritounit
Date Posted: January 26 2009 at 15:30
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Hey Mike is there a way to edit the content we add to your site? Like track listing for example? ------------- "I've walked on water, run through fire, can't seem to feel it anymore. It was me, waiting for me..." |
Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: January 27 2009 at 17:18
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^ the general policy is that once you add an artist or album you can't edit the data ... except for the tracklist, which has a special "finalize" button which you can use to prevent further editing. The reason for not allowing every user to edit artists and albums is obvious ... there would be no way to prevent abuse. You can report any error in the PF forum, it will be fixed as soon as an admin or editor spots it. Of course you can also volunteer to become an editor ... |
Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: January 27 2009 at 17:20
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Welcome http://progfreak.com/_dbe,users,_auto_7691324.xhtml - tmatheos !
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Posted By: burritounit
Date Posted: January 27 2009 at 17:37
Editor huh? doesn't sound bad...I'll post the error on that thread then...and now that I'm here, what about album art? How do add them? ------------- "I've walked on water, run through fire, can't seem to feel it anymore. It was me, waiting for me..." |
Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: January 30 2009 at 05:32
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^ At PF we don't use user generated/uploaded album art ... instead I link the albums to Amazon, and then we use their cover art as part of the affiliation program. So all you need to do is to add the album and rate it, and eventually I'll link it to Amazon and add the cover art. I've already linked about 7000 albums, and there's currently a backlog of about 1700 albums. BTW: Welcome http://progfreak.com/_dbe,users,_auto_5274593.xhtml - Badabing666 ! ------------- https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike" rel="nofollow - https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike |
Posted By: burritounit
Date Posted: January 31 2009 at 19:42
Ohh I see...but somehow there are more obscure albums that don't appear
on Amazon...and I don't think they'll ever appear there.  Ohh well...thanks for the fix. I'll go and upload more bands, albums and rate/tag some of them later.
------------- "I've walked on water, run through fire, can't seem to feel it anymore. It was me, waiting for me..." |
Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: February 17 2009 at 04:57
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Welcome http://progfreak.com/_dbe,users,_auto_6365188.xhtml - angelmk and http://progfreak.com/_dbe,users,_auto_2516829.xhtml - drew079 ! We made it ... 30 users!  ------------- https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike" rel="nofollow - https://tagyourmusic.org/users/Mike |