RM Top 87 Artists-COMPLETE OFFICIAL LIST ANNOUNCED

[The Argonaut]

Argo, have you considered using Google Forms for this?

It's not safe. Last time I used Google Forms for something like this, Balki spent somewhere in the neighborhood of eight hours generating false data and sabotaging it. It was the beginning of the end of my reputation around here. I'm keeping everything in-house.

[Jorge]

Hahaha was it really eight hours?

[The Argonaut]

I may be exaggerating. I know for sure he did at least two shifts of at least two hours and worked on it in shorter bursts at other points. I'd have to go into the thread and look, but I do remember making a post about the timestamps of the fake ballots and expressing genuine concern for his mental health

[The Argonaut]

OK, I exaggerated. Maybe there was only one shift of two hours and shorter bursts at other points
http://forums.theskyiscrape.com/viewtop ... 5#p1134775

Most of my posts in the next few pages of that thread were expressions of genuine concern for his mental health

And here is where he explained his process:
http://forums.theskyiscrape.com/viewtop ... 8#p1134888

[Jorge]

Well hopefully nobody tries to mess with this new little project of yours. Good luck

[The Argonaut]

Credit to Balki: later in that thread, when verb accused me of "jerking off my tiny little penis", Balki stood up for me. He's a good guy

[tree_]

Hi. Larious.

[Dev]

Balki was probably my favorite poster in the last 5 years.

[Simple Torture]

.-If you'd like to vote for Eric Clapton, for example, then that vote will reflect Clapton as a solo artist. If you want to vote for Blind Faith or The Yardbirds or any other group he has taken part in, then one of your votes will have to be specifically for that band. That being said, you can vote for something like The Beatles and all four members individually, but it will have to occupy 5 different spots on your list. So just keep in mind that both Soundgarden and Audioslave could appear on the countdown if you'd like to

I wanted to ask about this a little bit when it comes to counting votes. While I think the examples you give are apt, I wonder about how you'll tabulate votes for "bands" that are really just the creative outlet for one person, especially if they've gone through a few iterations.

For example: Bill Callahan is going to be on my list, and I assume he's going to be on trag's list as well. But he used to record under the name Smog, and while he did feature other musicians on those albums (just as he does now), it's pretty well established that "Smog" was just Bill Callahan under a pseudonym. So if I vote for Bill Callahan because the records he's released under his real name on my favorite, but trag votes for Smog because he likes the Smog records, are they both counted for Bill Callahan, or are they counted separately? Jason Molina vs. Songs: Ohia is also an important example of this, I think, as are Will Oldham/Bonnie Prince Billy/ Palace.

Another name that comes to mind is Trent Reznor. Nine Inch Nails has had a huge crew of studio and touring members over the years, but I think it's generally understood that Reznor has always been the creative engine at the center of the band, basically writing (and sometimes recording) every part, IIRC. He's also had a prolific career as a film composer under his own name. If I wanted to cast a vote for "Trent Reznor," I might want to use the vote to represent both his contribution to NIN and his film work, so will it also count for NIN votes? I don't think this is as good of an example as the ones above.

What say you, Argo?

[tragabigzanda]

[Simple Torture]

.-If you'd like to vote for Eric Clapton, for example, then that vote will reflect Clapton as a solo artist. If you want to vote for Blind Faith or The Yardbirds or any other group he has taken part in, then one of your votes will have to be specifically for that band. That being said, you can vote for something like The Beatles and all four members individually, but it will have to occupy 5 different spots on your list. So just keep in mind that both Soundgarden and Audioslave could appear on the countdown if you'd like to

I wanted to ask about this a little bit when it comes to counting votes. While I think the examples you give are apt, I wonder about how you'll tabulate votes for "bands" that are really just the creative outlet for one person, especially if they've gone through a few iterations.

For example: Bill Callahan is going to be on my list, and I assume he's going to be on trag's list as well. But he used to record under the name Smog, and while he did feature other musicians on those albums (just as he does now), it's pretty well established that "Smog" was just Bill Callahan under a pseudonym. So if I vote for Bill Callahan because the records he's released under his real name on my favorite, but trag votes for Smog because he likes the Smog records, are they both counted for Bill Callahan, or are they counted separately? Jason Molina vs. Songs: Ohia is also an important example of this, I think, as are Will Oldham/Bonnie Prince Billy/ Palace.

Another name that comes to mind is Trent Reznor. Nine Inch Nails has had a huge crew of studio and touring members over the years, but I think it's generally understood that Reznor has always been the creative engine at the center of the band, basically writing (and sometimes recording) every part, IIRC. He's also had a prolific career as a film composer under his own name. If I wanted to cast a vote for "Trent Reznor," I might want to use the vote to represent both his contribution to NIN and his film work, so will it also count for NIN votes? I don't think this is as good of an example as the ones above.

What say you, Argo?

Great question, but I'm not actually participating in this.

Fuck you, trag, Bill should be in the top 10!

[tragabigzanda]

Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb

I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem

[The Argonaut]

Just submit a list, trag. Bill Callahan needs you

[dad]

.-If you'd like to vote for Eric Clapton, for example, then that vote will reflect Clapton as a solo artist. If you want to vote for Blind Faith or The Yardbirds or any other group he has taken part in, then one of your votes will have to be specifically for that band. That being said, you can vote for something like The Beatles and all four members individually, but it will have to occupy 5 different spots on your list. So just keep in mind that both Soundgarden and Audioslave could appear on the countdown if you'd like to

I wanted to ask about this a little bit when it comes to counting votes. While I think the examples you give are apt, I wonder about how you'll tabulate votes for "bands" that are really just the creative outlet for one person, especially if they've gone through a few iterations.

For example: Bill Callahan is going to be on my list, and I assume he's going to be on trag's list as well. But he used to record under the name Smog, and while he did feature other musicians on those albums (just as he does now), it's pretty well established that "Smog" was just Bill Callahan under a pseudonym. So if I vote for Bill Callahan because the records he's released under his real name on my favorite, but trag votes for Smog because he likes the Smog records, are they both counted for Bill Callahan, or are they counted separately? Jason Molina vs. Songs: Ohia is also an important example of this, I think, as are Will Oldham/Bonnie Prince Billy/ Palace.

Another name that comes to mind is Trent Reznor. Nine Inch Nails has had a huge crew of studio and touring members over the years, but I think it's generally understood that Reznor has always been the creative engine at the center of the band, basically writing (and sometimes recording) every part, IIRC. He's also had a prolific career as a film composer under his own name. If I wanted to cast a vote for "Trent Reznor," I might want to use the vote to represent both his contribution to NIN and his film work, so will it also count for NIN votes? I don't think this is as good of an example as the ones above.

What say you, Argo?

Great question, but I'm not actually participating in this.

Fuck you, trag, Bill should be in the top 10!

I agree!

fwiw ST, I've got BC and Smog on my list. I think the original rules stipulated that you could do that....like Eric Clapton and Cream.

I get what you're saying re: BC and Smog basically being the same though.

[tragabigzanda]

[liebzz]

I already submitted my list but I do wonder about 3 artists whose material is so inextricably combined with their bands that you can’t really separate them from each other: Neil Young (Crazy Horse), Tom Petty (the Heartbreakers), and Bruce Springsteen (the E Street Band). For instance, there are albums where Neil Young used Crazy Horse but they are not in the title and those where they are. Same with Bruce. For Tom Petty, his solo albums are largely made up of individual members of the Heartbreakers sitting in.

[surfndestroy]

Another name that comes to mind is Trent Reznor. Nine Inch Nails has had a huge crew of studio and touring members over the years, but I think it's generally understood that Reznor has always been the creative engine at the center of the band, basically writing (and sometimes recording) every part, IIRC. He's also had a prolific career as a film composer under his own name. If I wanted to cast a vote for "Trent Reznor," I might want to use the vote to represent both his contribution to NIN and his film work, so will it also count for NIN votes? I don't think this is as good of an example as the ones above.

I can't speak to Smog vs Bill Callahan but NIN is distinctly separate from the Reznor/Ross soundtrack work in my mind.

[Simple Torture]

.-If you'd like to vote for Eric Clapton, for example, then that vote will reflect Clapton as a solo artist. If you want to vote for Blind Faith or The Yardbirds or any other group he has taken part in, then one of your votes will have to be specifically for that band. That being said, you can vote for something like The Beatles and all four members individually, but it will have to occupy 5 different spots on your list. So just keep in mind that both Soundgarden and Audioslave could appear on the countdown if you'd like to

I wanted to ask about this a little bit when it comes to counting votes. While I think the examples you give are apt, I wonder about how you'll tabulate votes for "bands" that are really just the creative outlet for one person, especially if they've gone through a few iterations.

For example: Bill Callahan is going to be on my list, and I assume he's going to be on trag's list as well. But he used to record under the name Smog, and while he did feature other musicians on those albums (just as he does now), it's pretty well established that "Smog" was just Bill Callahan under a pseudonym. So if I vote for Bill Callahan because the records he's released under his real name on my favorite, but trag votes for Smog because he likes the Smog records, are they both counted for Bill Callahan, or are they counted separately? Jason Molina vs. Songs: Ohia is also an important example of this, I think, as are Will Oldham/Bonnie Prince Billy/ Palace.

Another name that comes to mind is Trent Reznor. Nine Inch Nails has had a huge crew of studio and touring members over the years, but I think it's generally understood that Reznor has always been the creative engine at the center of the band, basically writing (and sometimes recording) every part, IIRC. He's also had a prolific career as a film composer under his own name. If I wanted to cast a vote for "Trent Reznor," I might want to use the vote to represent both his contribution to NIN and his film work, so will it also count for NIN votes? I don't think this is as good of an example as the ones above.

What say you, Argo?

Great question, but I'm not actually participating in this.

Fuck you, trag, Bill should be in the top 10!

I agree!

fwiw ST, I've got BC and Smog on my list. I think the original rules stipulated that you could do that....like Eric Clapton and Cream.

I get what you're saying re: BC and Smog basically being the same though.

Right. I think the word "Artist" is key, because even though BC has recorded under different names, he's the artist. No one else is responsible for that creative output.

[Simple Torture]

Another name that comes to mind is Trent Reznor. Nine Inch Nails has had a huge crew of studio and touring members over the years, but I think it's generally understood that Reznor has always been the creative engine at the center of the band, basically writing (and sometimes recording) every part, IIRC. He's also had a prolific career as a film composer under his own name. If I wanted to cast a vote for "Trent Reznor," I might want to use the vote to represent both his contribution to NIN and his film work, so will it also count for NIN votes? I don't think this is as good of an example as the ones above.

I can't speak to Smog vs Bill Callahan but NIN is distinctly separate from the Reznor/Ross soundtrack work in my mind.

The more I think about it, it's definitely not the same sort of issue. When you think of NIN, there's a whole amalgamation of people who contributed to the band as artists--their live performances certainly are a critical part of their history--so even though Trent wrote and recorded "solo," the sum is greater than just his contribution. So a vote for NIN is not a vote for Trent Reznor. But due to his centrality, I think a vote for "Trent Reznor" as an artist could be construed as a vote for NIN. But it's a stretch.

[The Argonaut]

This is a real conundrum. I'm glad I don't need to make the decision. I'm just tallying the votes. What you put in your list and how you populate it is up to you.
Also, trag you're allowed to submit a list of 19 names if you want. Or don't, up to you