Interactive poll team

The calendar of the Int. Polls

1) jamesbaldwin

2) nick

3) JD

4) Mila

5) Logan

6) Ozgur

7) Lewian

8) Meltdowner

9) Snicolette

[10) The Anders]  ??

11) Cristi

[12) TCat] ??

13) mathman

[Raff and Micky can come back when they want]

@Lorenzo: Don't count on me before mid May. I'm in the midst of preparations of a festival (which will take place early May) and will be a week in Budapest in the mean time. After that, things will get back to calmer waters for me, I hope... But I will jump in regularly.

Oh, Easter... Really? Where are my eggs?

BTW: Isn't it Nick's turn instead of Nickie's? He might be a bit more available at the moment...!?

 

I'll try and think of a theme, I have some ideas. 

Give me a few hours, if I don't post the poll this evening, I'll post it tomorrow morning. 

I will also be away for a few days, but I think you'll manage once the poll is set up. 

- songs we love from artists/genres we generally dislike (but this is kind of like guilty pleasures which we already had an IP)

- songs about seasons or song tiles with names of seasons in them

- songs with names of animals in their title

- great songs from debut albums/releases

- great songs from a band's new line-up/line-up change/change of style/sound

These polls have been such a refreshing change from the usual polls here.  The interaction and discussion is what has always been the draw for me.  And that people love the music they bring, that was a thoughtful twist, rather than look up songs on the internet to suit the theme.   I've found more than a few new artists from all genres and some have really broadened my scope in areas that I'd not much pursued.  

Also, the practice of doing the mini-reviews of the music gave me lots of practice for some work I am doing now.  

The unexpected gift within the polls was getting to know so many people here so much better, through our mutual love of music, within the progressive oeuvre or not.   So thank you Lorenzo, for so many hours of enjoyment over the what?  Two years?  That these polls have been running.

I second Nicky, too. For me personally a main issue is that in this year, despite Covid not being fully over, many things resume, and I have a lot of travelling, hosting, preparations to do, as everyone (including myself as somebody who has lots of friends and family in different countries from where I live) tries to make up for two years of not meeting in person. This is very nice in many respects but also costs a lot of time and energy. During lockdown times everyone had more time at home of course.

I'm trying to keep on participating but for sure the time I have for this is no longer the same, and I don't see this changing back for some time. Maybe 2023 will be more "normal" again... or Covid strikes again...