Interactive Poll

Lambchop - Up With People. One of my top ten songs of all time

I prophesy disaster wrote: jamesbaldwin wrote: I'd put another rule: it is not allowed to vote for your own song.   I would advise against that because I think it would demotivate people from participating. By having people vote for three songs (multiple votes allowed), they will at least vote for two songs that aren't their own.

I'd be more comfortable not voting for my nomination and planned not to vote for it. That would be rather to much liking voting for myself for my comfort. It's enough for me that I mentioned it and it was included -- that's a kind of vote in and of itself. That said, non like-minded individuals might find it demotivating.

15 may be a bit ambitious, not really for me. I wouldn't promise to listen to every track fully from start to finish. If something seems obviously anathema to my ears, I'll listen to enough bits of it at least to feel like I "get" the song. I'm already checking out other people's music, getting a feel for it, and so come voting day, I won't have to spend so long revisiting the music.

Start it when you like.

I have a bit of a problem, even excusing my own, there's too much I really like that's been mentioned. Just choosing three would be hard, but I guess that's the challenge.

So aside from the Nick Drake (since I won't vote for my own choice), loved:

CSI: L'ora delle tentazioni
The Shoes: Time is What I Need
Foals: Heavy Water
Ratso: I Want Everything (ft. Yasmine Hamdan)
Parliament: Mothership Connection
Anna & Elizabeth: Little Black Train
The Illinois Speed Press: Beauty
Lambchop: Up With People

Favouring that which is newer to me, so maybe so far: Lambchop (very much what I've been into of late), the Anna & Elizabeth is awesome, and my third is undecided -- maybe CSI: L'ora delle tentazioni, but the Ratso is kind of what I've been into of late.

Will see if there are other choices, and maybe my choices will shift.

EDIT: I do hope you do another one soon, this is an enjoyable exercise for me. I love topics where we listen to each other choices and hear new to us music (something I've often tried for but rarely accomplished it well with my own topics). I do rather wish I'd been a little more "out there" with my choice as so may already know Nick Drake, I've mentioned it so many times, and it feels like a safe choice. I don't treat such things as contests.



Edited by Logan - May 18 2020 at 09:50

Logan wrote: I'd be more comfortable not voting for my nomination and planned not to vote for it. That would be rather to much liking voting for myself for my comfort.

Edited by I prophesy disaster - May 18 2020 at 10:26

I do want to say to jamesbaldwin that I think making the interactive poll about non-prog is a stroke of genius, ensuring a wide diversity of music to choose from.

 

Lewian wrote: I wonder what kind of person would only not take part because they're not allowed to vote for themselves... I surely don't mind. Problem now is that some will do it and some won't do it as a matter of principle, which isn't quite the best place to be in. I recommend to make the rule clear from the start next time.

Egocentric individuals.

Catcher10 wrote: jamesbaldwin wrote: I hope two more new songs will arrive soon but in any case, even if they don't come, what do you say about starting the voting at 6.00 pm?  6pm my time, your time, his time, Martian time, Prog time....c'mon man ur killin me!!!  Make it a "rule" not to vote for your own is fine but I took the voting as that was understood. It's about picking 3 others you like....pretty simple. I do like more than 3 so far, but I could chose just 3 easily.

Edited by jamesbaldwin - May 18 2020 at 12:48

Oops

Edited by TCat - May 18 2020 at 13:58

TCat wrote: I think it would be best not to vote for our own selection because it is already a vote just putting the track in the thread.  Of course we already know we like the one we selected and so does everyone else here.

Edited by I prophesy disaster - May 18 2020 at 14:21