Welcome to the newest take on this topic series! We've updated some of the rules so come take a look!
Rules: - Obvious contest rules apply (no alts, one vote per person, no rallying, etc.). I reserve the right to change and enforce the rules at my discretion. - Voting lasts indefinitely. A new topic will be put up every weekday and sometimes on weekends, but you will be allowed to vote retroactively for any band that we have done previously. Just list the band(s) you are voting for in your post. - Please do not delete your post, but editing your vote is fine. You may not edit your vote after the next voting topic starts, however. Your votes will not be edited or removed retroactively. - Feel free to nominate a band/artist! You may nominate a band once a topic, but only if you have voted. You may not nominate the same band more than once. The band with the most nominations (at least 2) will go next in line. - Discussion is encouraged, but please keep it civil and respect the tastes of other users. I know not everyone likes the same kinds of music but try to be nice. - Please vote for songs only found in Studio Albums, EPs, Singles, or other official recordings. I will not normally accept votes for any other songs(but if you make a good case I may change my mind). Songs in which the artist is featured are not eligible for vote. - Voting is done in the format of +3, +2, +1. I will explain further and give examples of how you can vote below:
You may choose to give points to up to 3 songs by the selected band or artist. The more songs you rank, the more points you can give!
For example, let's say that the the band to be ranked is Mouse Rat. If I were ranking my top 3, I would present them in this format:
+3 The Pit +2 5000 Candles in the Wind +1 Sex Hair
If another user only knew or wanted to rank 1 song from the band, he would vote in this manner:
+1 November
The users who have a better familiarity with the artist will have more influence than users who only know one song. That way, the best song (but not necessarily the most well known song) hopefully wins.
I'm always open to suggestions on how to run this contest, so feel free to give me your input. With that said, let's get started!
15 All Falls Down 15 Gone 9 Jesus Walks 9 Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix) 9 All of the Lights 8 Spaceship 7 Gorgeous 7 Runaway 5 Family Business 4 Heard 'Em Say 4 The Glory 4 Welcome to Heartbreak
No other songs received more than 3 points, and 30 songs were represented.
All Falls Down wins the tiebreaker(#of votes). Pretty good turnout yesterday.
Top 10 songs so far:
57 Bohemian Rhapsody 53 Don't Stop Me Now 48 Everlong 32 One 29 The Pretender 26 Ace of Spades 25 Under Pressure 25 Gimme Shelter 23 Paint It, Black 20 Killer Queen
Previous Winners:
Day 1: 57 Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody Day 2: 25 The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter Day 3: 26 Motörhead -Ace of Spades Day 4: 48 Foo Fighters - Everlong Day 5: 12 Joy Division - Atmosphere Day 6: 17 Radiohead - Paranoid Android Day 7: 19 OutKast - B.O.B. Day 8: 15 The Beatles - Yesterday Day 9: 15 David Bowie - "Heroes" Day 10: 18 Pearl Jam - Even Flow Day 11: 32 Metallica - One Day 12: 7 Incubus - Aqueous Transmission Day 13: 17 The Beach Boys - God Only Knows Day 14: 19 Rush - Tom Sawyer Day 15: 15 Blink 182 - What's My Age Again Day 16: 3 The Pillows - Carnival Day 17: 14 DragonForce - Through the Fire and Flames Day 18: 10 Nirvana - The Man Who Sold the World Day 19: 15 Kanye West - All Falls Down
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Wow, didn't expect to see this. Not that I disapprove, but it takes an Offspring fan (the sort that listens to all of their music) to like that one.
+3 Gone Away +2 The Kids Aren't Alright +1 You're Gonna Go Far Kid
Three slots just isn't enough for someone who's really into a band to champion all the songs they'd like to give props to, but at least those three won't go unrecognized by others, unlike Genocide or Pay the Man. Or the really old stuff, like Forever and a Day, Beheaded, etc.
Who? I couldn't name one song by those guys, let alone three. Granted, I wouldn't be able to name three songs by Kanye either, but that's out of willful ignorance. I at least know who Kanye West is.
Luckily voting in this topic isn't compulsory. Anyway, Sonata Artica is probably one of the more well known power metal bands. They are probably more popular in Europe than the US, though.
Bands have to cross a certain nomination threshold to prevent obscure bands from taking the spotlight from more popular bands, so don't think I will run a topic for a band that nobody on the board knows.
+3 Gone Away +2 Come Out and Play +1 Hammerhead
EDIT: Also, if you don't know any songs by Kanye, you may want to check out some of the highly ranked songs from yesterday! I think we got together a pretty qualified group of his songs.
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