Blarobbarg

I got nuthin. Personally, I voted for The Antlers. >_>

Are non members capable of voting? Because that would explain a lot.

Also, I haven't forgotten you yet, Pedestrian! When I come up with some ideas for metal you may like I'll PM you.

Electrophonic Tonic

Even if I did listen to it, my opinion has probably already been soiled by all the negative posts about it.

I'm cool with starting over again with a new theme. Or just choosing a different album. Whatever you want to do, Pedestrian.

Paedantic Basterd

Only members of Music Banter can vote, but not everyone who votes joins the club.

And sure, I promise to (eventually) give anything a fair shot.






...Except Iced Earth.

Oh, I don't think that was my idea, if it was said. I think it'd be a massive pain to organize a new album mid-month, and Iced Earth did win fair and square, I'd just like to hear from the people who voted for it.

Lisnaholic

^ Hey, I voted Antlers too !

Maybe there was a tip off; the band members of Iced Earth signed into MB and voted for themselves. I have a suspicion that Bob Dylan did the same thing in the recent Nashville Skyline poll; it`s well known that these artists will do anything for a bit of publicity.

Electrophonic Tonic

Now that I think about it, I'm not sure where I saw restarting the album of the month. My bad, Pedestrian.

If that's what you're after, I was selfish and voted for my Nirvana album. So it's not on me

Paedantic Basterd

Tut tut, you definitely broke the rules on that one then.

YorkeDaddy

More than two people said they voted for Hospice, yet it only has 2 votes.

Strange...

Paedantic Basterd

I voted the Kinks.

BastardofYoung

no, people see it through the end. things aint always pretty... but you go by it anyways.

keep going, don't bend the rules cause a few people are embarrased or dismissive about an album.

it won fair and square. it played by the rules, and so should all of you.

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BastardofYoung

but I voted for Iced Earth, I am not even a huge fan of them. I just voted for the underdog thinking my opinion wouldn't count anyways (and because I foresaw the chaos it would cause if it did win, judging by the competition it has here, it was easy to see in advance)

So when I vote for something a week before and it still wins amongst the choices, pretty much says this thread is close to dead... nobody is voting.

Blarobbarg, do not be embarassed or play the I Screwed Up card cause of the reaction it caused, just remember for the future... dropping Iced Earth in the company of David Bowie, The Kinks, Frank Sinatra and the likes.... is not good. Indie folks generally do not like Metal, unless it is Opeth, Alcest, Agalloch etc... than they may like it. Those 3 bands have become the "i do not even like this type of music, but this is actually good"... because it takes the style they play and makes it more accesible for the masses. Better chance of it working cause those 3 bands have become the hipsters choice for their respected associated style... Opeth says, I can like Death Metal without actually having to like Death Metal.

seriously though, Metal is often viewed by those people as a low brow style of music. I would say you can at least take pride in the fact it won and you got people to spend the time to actually listen to it, but looks like that is not true either. People will just skip it because anyways. But you got a couple to do it, so pat yourself on the back.

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