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Re: RM Top 100 Artists
Posted: Wed February 10, 2021 9:55 pm
by Simple Torture
I'm excited to contribute. Since the OP is asking for our "top 20 artists," not our "top 20 artists of all time," I'm planning on taking that literally and focusing on right now and the 20 artists that I have bouncing around my head at all times. There's some crossover on those lists, but I'll probably add some artists that have just one or two albums, that I've just gotten into listening to but am really excited about, etc.
Re: RM Top 100 Artists
Posted: Wed February 10, 2021 9:55 pm
by dad
And they absolutely must be ranked, correct?
Re: RM Top 100 Artists
Posted: Wed February 10, 2021 9:56 pm
by The Argonaut
Please no one read or judge me for my 2006 list. I was a freshman in college then---I wasn't fully formed into the cool, worldly guy that I am now.
YET ANOTHER REASON WHY WE NEED TO DELETE THE OLD BOARD. There are a lot of embarrassing music opinions just sitting there
Re: RM Top 100 Artists
Posted: Wed February 10, 2021 9:57 pm
by The Argonaut
dad wrote:And they absolutely must be ranked, correct?
Yeah, rank them. Higher-ranked entries earn more points. I suppose if not enough people contribute and the lists vary too widely, I might need to switch to a pure tally count, but let's go with ranking them for now.
Re: RM Top 100 Artists
Posted: Wed February 10, 2021 9:58 pm
by tree_
wait.. are we supposed to post what we think are RM's top 20 artists? cause that would change everything
Re: RM Top 100 Artists
Posted: Wed February 10, 2021 10:01 pm
by The Argonaut
Simple Torture wrote:I'm excited to contribute. Since the OP is asking for our "top 20 artists," not our "top 20 artists of all time," I'm planning on taking that literally and focusing on right now and the 20 artists that I have bouncing around my head at all times. There's some crossover on those lists, but I'll probably add some artists that have just one or two albums, that I've just gotten into listening to but am really excited about, etc.
Yeah, everyone gets to decide on whatever criteria they want when writing their lists. Your list is yours.
Personally, I'm going with more of an all-time approach. Probably 80% of my listening over the last couple weeks has been Laura Marling. I really like her stuff, but there's no way she's making the list. I haven't really been in a Dylan phase since maybe summer 2019 or so, but he's still gonna be in my top five.
But your list is yours. Rank it and write it how you please.
Re: RM Top 100 Artists
Posted: Wed February 10, 2021 10:02 pm
by epilogue
tree_ wrote:wait.. are we supposed to post what we think are RM's top 20 artists? cause that would change everything
Post what you think are the top 20 artists. Not RM's. Yours.
Re: RM Top 100 Artists
Posted: Wed February 10, 2021 10:02 pm
by The Argonaut
tree_ wrote:wait.. are we supposed to post what we think are RM's top 20 artists? cause that would change everything
Nope. Send me a PM with your personal top twenty artists. I'll put them all together in a big spreadsheet, tally the points, and announce the winners.
Re: RM Top 100 Artists
Posted: Wed February 10, 2021 10:03 pm
by tree_
What if we all get assigned a specific RMer To create a list of what we think are or should be their top 20
Re: RM Top 100 Artists
Posted: Wed February 10, 2021 10:03 pm
by The Argonaut
tree_ wrote:What if we all get assigned a specific RMer To create a list of what we think are or should be their top 20
That would be a different thread and a different game, tree
Re: RM Top 100 Artists
Posted: Wed February 10, 2021 10:04 pm
by spike
everyone make blue traveler their number one so argo feels better
Re: RM Top 100 Artists
Posted: Wed February 10, 2021 10:06 pm
by The Argonaut
spike wrote:The Argonaut wrote:Please no one read or judge me for my 2006 list. I was a freshman in college then---I wasn't fully formed into the cool, worldly guy that I am now.
YET ANOTHER REASON WHY WE NEED TO DELETE THE OLD BOARD. There are a lot of embarrassing music opinions just sitting there
blues traveler
DELETE THE OLD BOARD
Re: RM Top 100 Artists
Posted: Wed February 10, 2021 10:09 pm
by wease
epilogue wrote:tree_ wrote:wait.. are we supposed to post what we think are RM's top 20 artists? cause that would change everything
Post what you think are the top 20 artists. Not RM's. Yours.
Is it what you think are the top 20 artists or your favorite top 20 artists? Those can be very different.
Re: RM Top 100 Artists
Posted: Wed February 10, 2021 10:12 pm
by The Argonaut
wease wrote:epilogue wrote:tree_ wrote:wait.. are we supposed to post what we think are RM's top 20 artists? cause that would change everything
Post what you think are the top 20 artists. Not RM's. Yours.
Is it what you think are the top 20 artists or your favorite top 20 artists? Those can be very different.
It's a perennial question. Favorite...Top...Best...
Is it the artists you enjoy the most or the ones you recognize to be the most influential? It's your list. You get to decide the criteria
Re: RM Top 100 Artists
Posted: Wed February 10, 2021 10:16 pm
by tree_
If everyone only contributes one or two artists to this list every contribution will be in the top 100 most likely
Re: RM Top 100 Artists
Posted: Wed February 10, 2021 10:20 pm
by epilogue
wease wrote:epilogue wrote:tree_ wrote:wait.. are we supposed to post what we think are RM's top 20 artists? cause that would change everything
Post what you think are the top 20 artists. Not RM's. Yours.
Is it what you think are the top 20 artists or your favorite top 20 artists? Those can be very different.
Jorge's gonna be pissed
Re: RM Top 100 Artists
Posted: Wed February 10, 2021 10:23 pm
by spike
everyone just submit your spotify 2020 most played list so the truth can be told
Re: RM Top 100 Artists
Posted: Wed February 10, 2021 10:25 pm
by wease
epilogue wrote:wease wrote:epilogue wrote:tree_ wrote:wait.. are we supposed to post what we think are RM's top 20 artists? cause that would change everything
Post what you think are the top 20 artists. Not RM's. Yours.
Is it what you think are the top 20 artists or your favorite top 20 artists? Those can be very different.
Jorge's gonna be pissed
Why? They can most certainly be mutually exclusive. I can acknowledge the fact that Bob Dylan is one of the greatest artists of all time, but he’s nowhere near one of my favorites.
Re: RM Top 100 Artists
Posted: Wed February 10, 2021 10:27 pm
by wease
The Argonaut wrote:wease wrote:epilogue wrote:tree_ wrote:wait.. are we supposed to post what we think are RM's top 20 artists? cause that would change everything
Post what you think are the top 20 artists. Not RM's. Yours.
Is it what you think are the top 20 artists or your favorite top 20 artists? Those can be very different.
It's a perennial question. Favorite...Top...Best...
Is it the artists you enjoy the most or the ones you recognize to be the most influential? It's your list. You get to decide the criteria
Tell me what to do!!
Re: RM Top 100 Artists
Posted: Wed February 10, 2021 10:32 pm
by epilogue
wease wrote:epilogue wrote:wease wrote:epilogue wrote:tree_ wrote:wait.. are we supposed to post what we think are RM's top 20 artists? cause that would change everything
Post what you think are the top 20 artists. Not RM's. Yours.
Is it what you think are the top 20 artists or your favorite top 20 artists? Those can be very different.
Jorge's gonna be pissed
Why? They can most certainly be mutually exclusive. I can acknowledge the fact that Bob Dylan is one of the greatest artists of all time, but he’s nowhere near one of my favorites.
Some would say that there isn't a difference between "favorite" and "best." It's all subjective. Jorge and LV have fought this battle multiple times here in pages of RM.