Alfred

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Akira

okey-dokey, rules time. Here is a rough idea of the rules and the procedures. Comments are very welcome please.

1) Please submit five tracks that you feel are the artists' best - they can be hits, album tracks, b-sides, rarities...anything you want, really - but please include the releases on which the songs appear. The five songs with the most votes will appear on the list.

2) Please submit one album that you feel is the artist's crowning glory, their classic album, if you like. Whichever album gets the most votes will appear on the list. Live albums are allowed but compilations are not allowed.

3) Please submit two artists which you feel have a similar sound, either from the same era or genre, that would give an indication of how the artists sounds and also would be a good suggestion for further artists to explore. The top two or three will be posted, depending on number of votes.

4) Please include a brief line or paragraph that explains exactly why the artist means so much to you. The best of these will be included as quotes beneath the artists' names, on the list
PLEASE NOTE THAT, ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT COMPULSORY TO INCLUDE ONE, QUOTES PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE WITHIN THE LIST. SONG AND ALBUM RECOMMENDATIONS ALONE WILL NOT GIVE USERS THE FULL PICTURE. TELL US WHAT AN ARTIST SOUNDS LIKE, WHY YOU LIKE THEM AND WHAT KIND OF INFLUENCE THEY HAVE ON TODAY'S ARTISTS.

5) Polls will be open for a week, after which I will collate the votes and transfer the results to the list. I shall also re-edit the first post of the artists thread to show the full write up.

6) Polls will be launched twice a week.

7) Every artist must receive at least five sets of votes. If, after a week of polling, a particular artist has not received five or more sets of votes, then that poll will still remain open but will not get onto the list until another chance comes around, possibly a few months later.


Each entry is set out in the same way. Here is a key to the information you can expect to find...

"Quotes will appear before and after recommendations. These quotes are by MusicBanter.com users, offering some additional information on the artist, or personal testimonies as to why a particular artist means so much to them. Each entry can feature a maximum of four quotes, but some may only feature one, depending on the quantity, quality and relevance of the quotes submitted." - name of user who submitted the quote

ALL-TIME TOP FIVE:
Song recommendations are collated from the top five songs, as voted for by MusicBanter members. In some polls, tie-breaks may occur, in which case two songs may be placed together, or ranked in relation to which order tied songs received their maximum number of votes.

RECOMMENDED ALBUM: Again, album recommendations are determined by votes and, in the event of tie-breaks, multiple titles may be recommended.

(POLL VOTERS, AS DESIGNATED BY SONG TITLES BY THE ARTIST IN QUESTION: This is a list of every user that participated in the poll.)

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FaSho

sounds good...when are we getting this thing started?

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Akira

Maybe next week, maybe the week after. Waiting to see what the interest is and also any ideas to make it better.

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Brad Stengel

Thats an ill idea.

You could also have everyone name two artists that are from the same genre/sound the same that are also good, or forerunners, make it like the next step once youve got into them. For example, for a hypothetical "My Bloody Valentine" entry one could put,

The Jesus and Mary Chain
Slowdive

A band that was a huge influence, and a band influenced. Doesnt have to be that way though. I think it would be a good addition to help someone getting into the band seek out other similar, yet still great music.

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FaSho

thats a good idea like two influencers and three similar artists

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Akira

Yeah I'm up for that with the similar artists, I think just 2 or 3 is enough.

I have edited the above rules to include that, let me know what you think.

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Brad Stengel

I like it, 2 is a good number.

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Akira

Cool.

I'm also debating whether to either link to the artists wiki page or have a small paragraph stating who the band are etc, nothing too much. But don't know if that's overkill.

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Brad Stengel

Well, personally, as a music nerd, I like to research bands I like anyway, so more information couldnt possibly hurt. A link would be good, so that if someone just wants the music they wouldnt have to read about it, but the link could still be there for people who do.

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http://rateyourmusic.com/collection/BradStengel/oo