the 2006 dirty poll: the results

[GforGroove]

Originally Posted by kid cue

why is the "everyone's entitled to opinions" debate only welcome when it's positive opinions being expressed?

i don't know man. Fuck St Elsewhere!

[DeJackyl]

I'm not sure about the weighting as my number 2 - Belong's October Language didn;t even rate. Nor did another 4 of my offerings, really surprised not to See Scott Walker or Joanna Newsome on there.

But otherwise it's been the same sort of list the past few years as has been the reactions.

[myshkin]

As far as UW's album being so high, what the hell would anyone expect on an UW site? It's the one album of the year that virtually everyone on an UW forum will buy so on the basis of very simple mathematical probabilities, it cannot but end up so high. No offence but rather than slag off people who voted it so high, I'd question the working intellect of the person who finds such obvious logic beyond them.

[thee carp dreamer]

Originally Posted by myshkin

As far as UW's album being so high, what the hell would anyone expect on an UW site?

people who appreciate a variety of music and have enough intellect to voice opinions on that. not just listen to one band or group.

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by DeJackyl

I'm not sure about the weighting as my number 2 - Belong's October Language didn;t even rate. Nor did another 4 of my offerings, really surprised not to See Scott Walker or Joanna Newsome on there.

But otherwise it's been the same sort of list the past few years as has been the reactions.

I didn't think it was weighted. Was it Matt?

[holden]

Originally Posted by thee carp dreamer

people who appreciate a variety of music and have enough intellect to voice opinions on that. not just listen to one band or group.

Very presumptious of you, carpee... be careful, please, not to insult the intelligence or musical diversity of folks around here.
This remark is especially ponderous since that particular release is quite unlike what one expects from Underworld and exhibits a lot of sonic variety.

[adam]

I think you need to re-read myshkin's statement if you're going to point fingers at thee carp.

[myshkin]

Originally Posted by thee carp dreamer

people who appreciate a variety of music and have enough intellect to voice opinions on that. not just listen to one band or group.

The point isn't about listening to one band. It's simply the inevitablity that on a forum dedicated to a particular artist, that artist is bound to finish very high up on a best of list, simply as a result of the mathematical probabilities. Also the best music can be quite difficult to even know about these days. I'd say be content to point people in interesting paths rather than get annoyed about them not listening to the particular musical treasures which you've been fortunate enough to have come across.

[myshkin]

Originally Posted by adam

I think you need to re-read myshkin's statement if you're going to point fingers at thee carp.

I've no interest in any pointless hostility, but the point I made is very obviously valid and a suitable response to a fairly aggressive initial post about those who voted UW so high. Not that I even voted in the poll in the first place. But anyway, I'm more interested in Carp's likes in music than any aggro so hopefully we don't have to wallow in this.

[kid cue]

teeh Carp you need to get off your ivory tower