From: "cutups" <cutup@andythepooh.com>
quoted 1 line see, this gets too much into the "list" or "ranking" mentality of>> see, this gets too much into the "list" or "ranking" mentality of
this
quoted 2 lines kind of thing. personally, i don't care the order, or how many>> kind of thing. personally, i don't care the order, or how many
>> people voted for a particular release. i want to hear *why*
people
quoted 2 lines think something was the best. i want descriptions, i want>> think something was the best. i want descriptions, i want
>> comparisons, i want passion for music.quoted 1 line Good point, i'd rather read good reviews of stuff i missed this>Good point, i'd rather read good reviews of stuff i missed this
year.
quoted 2 lines But i'd like to hear that anytime really.>But i'd like to hear that anytime really.
>Why i think a web poll is a good idea though is to keep the list
from
quoted 2 lines getting flooded>getting flooded
>with alot of sterile top 10 lists like you mention, and put the pure
numbers
quoted 2 lines voting on a webpage.>voting on a webpage.
>Good desciptions and comparisons should be posted on here
anytime IMO.
then i think people will just vote on the webpage, which people like
me will never visit, unless someone posts the results to the list,
which brings back the same problem. if there is no webpage, or
simple survey, people can just say what they want about the
releases.
i agree it should happen year-round, but on the lists i've been on,
sometimes it takes something like this to give the discussions a
kick-start. this kind of thing is also an opportunity for reflection in
hindsight, or to put each release in perpective with similar
releases in the same time period.
also, one's initial review or reaction to a release may be different in
this context or simply after a few months have passed
(e.g. april: "'draft 7.0' is the highlight of autechre's career."
december: "it's better than 'confield' but not as good as 'amber'.")
d.
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