Here are the final results of the Album Ranking Project:

1. Dark Side Of the Moon (1973) – Pink Floyd
2. Pet Sounds (1966) – The Beach Boys
3. The Velvet Underground And Nico (1967) – The Velvet Underground
4. Nevermind (1991) – Nirvana
5. Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) – The Beatles
6. Thriller (1982) – Michael Jackson
7. Highway 61 Revisited (1965) – Bob Dylan
8. Paranoid (1970) – Black Sabbath
9. The Doors (1967) – The Doors
10. Rubber Soul [UK] (1965) – The Beatles
11. Are You Experienced [US] (1967) – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
12. Untitled (Zoso/Led Zeppelin IV) (1971) – Led Zeppelin
13. The Beatles (White Album) (1968) – The Beatles
14. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And Spiders From Mars (1972) – David Bowie
15. The Bends (1995) – Radiohead
16. Forever Changes (1967) – Love
17. The Joshua Tree (1987) – U2
18. Revolver [UK] (1966) – The Beatles
19. London Calling (1979) – The Clash
20. The Clash [US] (1977) – The Clash
21. Abbey Road (1969) – The Beatles
22. The Wall (1979) – Pink Floyd
23. Appetite For Destruction (1987) – Guns N’ Roses
24. Ok Computer (1997) – Radiohead
25. Who’s Next (1971) – The Who
26. Born To Run (1975) – Bruce Springsteen
27. Exile On Main St. (1972) – The Rolling Stones
28. In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969) – King Crimson
29. Rumours (1977) – Fleetwood Mac
30. Raw Power (1973) – The Stooges
31. Autobahn (1974) – Kraftwerk
32. L.A. Woman (1971) – The Doors
33. Led Zeppelin II (1969) – Led Zeppelin
34. The Magical Mystery Tour [US] (1967) – The Beatles
35. Beggars Banquet (1968) – The Rolling Stones
36. Unknown Pleasures (1979) – Joy Division
37. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (1998) – Neutral Milk Hotel
38. Never Mind The Bullocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols (1977) – Sex Pistols
39. Ten (1991) – Pearl Jam
40. Thick As A Brick (1972) – Jethro Tull
41. Achtung Baby (1991) – U2
42. Document (1987) – R.E.M.
43. Ramones (1976) – Ramones
44. Blood On The Tracks - Bob Dylan
45. Born In The U.S.A. (1984) – Bruce Springsteen
46. Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968) – The Byrds
47. Purple Rain (1984) – Prince & The Revolution
48. After The Gold Rush (1970) – Neil Young
49. Music From Big Pink (1968) – The Band
50. A Night At The Opera (1975) – Queen
51. Kid A (2000) – Radiohead
52. At Folsom Prison (1968) – Johnny Cash
53. Let It Bleed (1969) –The Rolling Stones
54. Remain In Light (1980) – Talking Heads
55. A Love Supreme (1965) – John Coltrane
56. Odessey And Oracle (1968) – The Zombies
57. Wish You Where Here (1975) – Pink Floyd
58. Full Moon Fever (1989) – Tom Petty
59. Tommy (1969) – The Who
60. It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (1988) – Public Enemy
61. Is This It? (2001) – The Strokes
62. Exodus (1977) – Bob Marley & The Wailers
63. Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd (1973) – Lynyrd Skynyrd
64. Tapestry (1971) – Carole King
65. Hotel California (1976) – Eagles
66. Disintegration (1989) – The Cure
67. Sticky Fingers (1971) – The Rolling Stones
68. The Downward Spiral (1994) – Nine Inch Nails
69. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973) – Elton John
70. Disraeli Gears (1967) – Cream
71. Back In Black (1980) – AC/DC
72. What’s Going On (1971) – Marvin Gaye
73. Led Zeppelin (1969) – Led Zeppelin
74. Daydream Nation (1988) – Sonic Youth
75. Marquee Moon (1977) – Television
76. Automatic For The People (1992) – R.E.M.
77. American Beauty (1970) – Grateful Dead
78. In Utero (1993) – Nirvana
79. Songs In The Key Of Life (1976) – Stevie Wonder
80. Blonde On Blonde (1966) – Bob Dylan
81. Green River (1969) – Creedence Clearwater Revival
82. Toys In The Attic (1975) – Aerosmith
83. A Hard Day’s Night [UK] (1964) – The Beatles
84. Electric Ladyland (1968) – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
85. Weezer (Blue Album) (1994) – Weezer
86. Help! [UK] (1965) – The Beatles
87. Strange Days (1967) – The Doors
88. Innervisions (1973) – Stevie Wonder
89. Funeral (2004) – Arcade Fire
90. Off The Wall (1979) – Michael Jackson
91. Abraxas (1970) – Santana
92. Doolittle (1989) – Pixies
93. Siamese Dream (1993) – Smashing Pumpkins
94. The Harder They Come (1972) – Jimmy Cliff & Various Artists
95. Brothers In Arms (1985) – Dire Straits
96. Live At The Apollo (1963) – James Brown
97. American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002) – Johnny Cash
98. The Cars (1978) – The Cars
99. Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970) – Simon & Garfunkel
100. Surrealistic Pillow (1967) - Jefferson Airplane
101. Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack (1977) – Bee Gees & Various Artists
102. The Band (1969) – The Band
103. Machine Head (1972) – Deep Purple
104. Hunky Dory (1971) – David Bowie
105. Van Halen (1978) – Van Halen
106. Electric Warrior (1971) – T.Rex
107. Houses Of The Holy (1973) – Led Zeppelin
108. Master of Puppets (1986) - Metallica
109. Badmotorfinger (1991) – Soundgarden
110. Trans-Europe Express (1977) – Kraftwerk
111. Aftermath [US] (1966) – The Rolling Stones
112. Cheap Trick At Budokan (1978) – Cheap Trick
113. Quadrophenia (1973) – The Who
114. Days of Future Past (1967) - The Moody Blues
115. Violator (1990) – Depeche Mode
116. The River (1980) – Bruce Springsteen
117. Boston (1976) – Boston
118. Songs From Leonard Cohen (1967) – Leonard Cohen
119. Closer (1980) – Joy Division
120. Arthur (Or the Decline And Fall of the British Empire) (1969) – The Kinks
121. Tago Mago (1971) – Can
122. White Blood Cells (2001) – The White Stripes
123. Willy and The Poor Boys (1969) – Creedence Clearwater Revival
124. Elvis Presley (1956) – Elvis Presley
125. Bad (1987) – Michael Jackson
126. Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995) – Smashing Pumpkins
127. Chuck Berry On Top (1959) – Chuck Berry
128. Blizzard Of Ozz (1980) – Ozzy Osbourne
129. Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970) – Derek & The Dominos
130. Mr. Tambourine Man (1965) – The Byrds
131. The Stranger (1977) – Billy Joel
132. Here’s Little Richard (1957) – Little Richard
133. Harvest (1972) – Neil Young
134. The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) – Eminem
135. Jagged Little Pill (1995) – Alanis Morissette
136. Pinkerton (1996) – Weezer
137. The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968) – The Kinks
138. The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (1966) - The 13th Floor Elevators
139. The Queen Is Dead (1986) – The Smiths
140. Dusty In Memphis (1969) – Dusty Springfield
141. Synchronicity (1983) – The Police
142. Metallica (Black Album) (1991) – Metallica
143. Piper At The Gates of Dawn (1967) – Pink Floyd
144. Dookie (1994) – Green Day
145. Let It Be (1970) – The Beatles
146. Blue (1971) – Joni Mitchell
147. Fear Of Music (1979) – Talking Heads
148. The Everly Brothers (1958) – The Everly Brothers
149. Hot Fuss (2004) – The Killers
150. White Light/White Heat (1968) – The Velvet Underground
151. With His Hot And Blue Guitar (1957) – Johnny Cash
152. Darkness On The Edge Of Town (1978) – Bruce Springsteen
153. Dirt (1992) – Alice In Chains
154. Throwing Cooper (1994) – Live
155. Kimono My House (1974) – Sparks
156. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002) – Wilco
157. Straight Outta Compton (1988) – N.W.A.
158. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) – Kanye West
159. Bat Out Of Hell (1977) – Meat Loaf
160. Murmur (1983) – R.E.M.
161. Please Please Me (1963) – The Beatles
162. The Sun Sessions (1976) – Elvis Presley
163. The Stooges (1969) – The Stooges
164. Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991) – Red Hot Chili Peppers
165. Graceland (1986) – Paul Simon
166. There’s A Riot Goin’ On (1971) – Sly & The Family Stone
167. The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (1963) – Bob Dylan
168. The Colour And The Shape (1997) – Foo Fighters
169. With The Beatles (1963) – The Beatles
170. Aqualung (1971) – Jethro Tull
171. Phaedra (1974) – Tangerine Dream
172. (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? (1995) – Oasis
173. Rio (1982) – Duran Duran
174. All Mod Cons (1978) – The Jam
175. Kind of Blue (1959) – Miles Davis
176. #1 Record (1972) – Big Star
177. Surfer Rosa (1988) – Pixies
178. King Of The Delta Blues (1961) – Robert Johnson
179. Double Fantasy (1981) – John Lennon & Yoko Ono
180. Different Class (1995) – Pulp
181. Odelay (1996) – Beck
182. Bringing It Back Home (1965) – Bob Dylan
183. Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965) – Otis Redding
184. Workingman’s Dead (1970) – Grateful Dead
185. 21 (2011) – Adele
186. Out Of Our Heads [US] (1965) – The Rolling Stones
187. Slanted & Enchanted (1992) – Pavement
188. Imagine (1971) – John Lennon
189. Parallel Lines (1978) – Blondie
190. Roxy Music (1972) – Roxy Music
191. In The Wee Small Hours (1955) – Frank Sinatra
192. Astral Weeks (1968) – Van Morrison
193. Every Picture Tells A Story (1971) – Rod Stewart
194. The Velvet Underground (1969) – The Velvet Underground
195. Low (1977) – David Bowie
196. Highway To Hell (1979) – AC/DC
197. Breakfast In America (1977) – Supertramp
198. Eliminator (1983) – ZZ Top
199. The Smile Sessions (2011) – The Beach Boys
200. 201. Scarecrow (1985) – John Mellencamp
201. This Year’s Model (1978) – Elvis Costello & The Attractions
202. Cosmo’s Factory (1970) – Creedence Clearwater Revival
203. Aja (1977) – Steely Dan
204. Licensed To Ill (1986) – Beastie Boys
205. At Fillmore East (1971) – The Allman Brothers Band
206. Black Sabbath (1970) – Black Sabbath
207. My Generation (1965) – The Who
207. Superunknown (1994) – Soundgarden
209. Elephant (2003) – The White Stripes
210. All Things Must Pass (1970) – George Harrison
211. 12X5 (1964) – The Rolling Stones
212. Buddy Holly (1958) – Buddy Holly
213. A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002) – Coldplay
214. Entertainment! (1979) – Gang Of Four
215. Bookends (1968) – Simon & Garfunkel
216. All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000) – U2
217. Bitches Brew (1970) – Miles Davis
218. Out of the Blue (1977) – Electric Light Orchestra
219. So (1986) – Peter Gabriel
220. Blue Lines (1991) – Massive Attack
221. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand!
222. Hole - Live Through This
223. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes
224. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
225. Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine
226. John Lennon - John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band
227. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
228. Ramones - Rocket To Russia
229 (tie).. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
229 (tie).. The Rolling Stones - Some Girls
231. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You
232. Tom Petty - Wildflowers
233. Lou Reed - Transformer
234. Prince & the Revolution - 1999
235. Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill
236. John Coltrane - Giant Steps
237. Rush - Moving Pictures
238. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
239. Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960
240. Aretha Franklin - Aretha: Lady Soul
241. Phil Collins - No Jacket Required
242. Fats Domino - This is Fats
243. Hank Williams - Hank Williams Sings
244. Eminem - The Slim Shady LP
245. Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
246. U2 - War
247. Dick Dale and His Del-Tones - Surfer's Choice
248. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
249. Patti Smith - Horses
250. Muse - Black Holes And Revelations
251. Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies
252. Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
253. Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
254. Booker T. & The M.G.'s - Green Onions
255. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
256. Nirvana - Unplugged in New York
257. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
258. Can - Ege Bamyasi
259. Kraftwerk - Computer World
260. The Jesus And Mary Chain - Psychocandy
261. The Velvet Underground - Loaded
262. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - déjà vu
263. Pearl Jam - Vs.
264. The Doors - Waiting For The Sun
265. Yes - Fragile
266. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash
267. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I
268. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out!
269. Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark
270. Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
271. Green Day - American Idiot
272. Ray Charles - The Genius of Ray Charles
273. Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
274. Electric Light Orchestra - A New World Record
275. Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials
276. Nirvana - Bleach
277. Simon And Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, And Thyme
278. Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
279. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
280. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville
281. The B-52's - The B-52's
282. Buddy Holly - The Chirping Crickets
283. The Beach Boys - Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
284. The Beatles - Beatles For Sale
285. Oasis - Definitely Maybe
286. The Who - Live At Leeds
287. The Eagles - Eagles
288. Tool - Aenima
289. Woody Guthrie - Dust Bowl Ballads
290. The Byrds - Fifth Dimension
291. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
292. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
293. Suicide - Suicide
294. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
295. Tubeway Army - Replicas
296. Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
297. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
298. The Mamas And The Papas - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears
299. Al Green - Call Me
300. Cream - Fresh Cream
301. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
302. Pearl Jam - Vitalogy
303. PJ Harvey - Stories From The City, Story From The Sea
304. Electric Light Orchestra - Time
305. Chuck Berry - St. Louis To Liverpool
306. The Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas
307. The Who - The Who Sell Out
308. Metallica - And Justice For All
309. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
310. Beach Boys - All Summer Long
311. Outkast - Stankonia
312. Midnight Oil - Diesel and Dust
313. Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive!
314. Yes - Close To The Edge
315. Rush - 2112
316. Peter Gabriel - Gabriel (III) (Melt)
317. Tool - Lateralus
318. X - Los Angeles
319. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority
320. Björk - Post
321. Run D.M.C. - Raising Hell
322. Husker Du - New Day Rising
323. Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
324. Van Morrison - Moondance
325. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love
326. The Replacements - Let It Be
327. New York Dolls - New York Dolls
328. Jeff Buckley - Grace
329. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
330. Metallica - Ride the Lightning
331. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
332. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go
333. Massive Attack - Mezzanine
334. Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle
335. ed. Harry Smith - Anthology of American Folk Music
336. Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove
337. The Smiths - The Smiths
338 (tie). Counting Crows - August And Everything After
338 (tie). Journey - Escape
340. Beck - Sea Change
341. Emerson, Lake And Palmer - Tarkus
342. Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
343. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
344. Santana - Santana
345 (tie). Stone Temple Pilots - Purple
345 (tie). The Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not
347. Cream - Wheels Of Fire
348. Madonna - Like A Virgin
349. Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92
350. Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger
351. Dr. John - Gris-Gris
352. Janis Joplin - Pearl
353. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere
354. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
355. The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace
356. Etta James - At Last!
357. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True
358. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman
359. Nick Drake - Pink Moon
360. Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel
361. The Kinks - Something Else By the Kinks
362. Emerson, Lake And Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery
363. R.E.M. - Out Of Time
364. Radiohead - In Rainbows
365. The Black Keys - Brothers
366. Black Flag - Damaged
367. The Carpenters - Close To You
368. Pink Floyd - Animals
369. Moby Grape - Moby Grape
370. Aerosmith - Rocks
371. Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills
372. No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
373. Daft Punk - Discovery
374. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin'
375. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James
376. Garbage - Garbage
377. Traveling Wilburys - Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1
378. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love
379. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
380. Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan
381. The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday
382. Traffic - Mr. Fantasy
383 (tie). Procol Harum - Procol Harum
383 (tie). The Yardbirds - Roger The Engineer
385. Muse - Absolution
386 (tie). Bob Dylan - Another Side of Bob Dylan
386 (tie). Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
388. Marty Robbins - Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
389. Wire - Pink Flag
390 (tie). Public Image Ltd. - Metal Box
390 (tie). Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
392. The Beach Boys - Sunflower
393 (tie). Patsy Cline - Patsy Cline
393 (tie). Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything?
395. Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
396. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables
397. Tori Amos - Under The Pink
398 (tie). Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary
398 (tie). Beach Boys - Today
400. Bauhaus - In The Flat Field
401. The Verve - Urban Hymns
402. Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac
403. Beck - Mellow Gold
404. Bush - Sixteen Stone
405. Moby - Play
406. Genesis - Abacab
407. Genesis - Invisible Touch
408. Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream & Other Delights
409. The Byrds - The Notorious Byrd Brothers
410. INXS - Kick
411. Devo - Freedom Of Choice
412. Gary Numan - The Pleasure Principle
413. Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Love And Hate
414. Madonna - Ray Of Light
415. The Human League - Dare
416. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
417. Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um
418. Eric Clapton - Slowhand
419. LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
420. Karlheinz Stockhausen - Kontakte
421. Prince - Sign O' The Times
422. Elvis Presley - Elvis
423. The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker
424. Van Halen - 1984
425. The Doors - Morrison Hotel
426. Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends
427. Emmylou Harris - Pieces of the Sky
428. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
429. The Band - The Last Waltz
430. The Cars - Heartbeat City
431. OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below
432. Counting Crows - Recovering The Satellites
433. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
434. The Stooges - Funhouse
435 (tie). Robyn - Robyn
435 (tie). T. Rex - Slider
437. Jay-Z - The Blueprint
438. Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair
439. Blur - Parklife
440. Rage Against The Machine - The Battle Of Los Angeles
441. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
442. The Offspring - Smash
443. Judas Priest - British Steel
444. Stone Temple Pilots - Core
445. Dr. Dre - The Chronic
446. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
447. Green Day - Insomniac
448. Mumford And Sons - Sigh No More
449. Janet Jackson - Control
450. Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf
451. Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming
452. The Black Keys - Attack And Release
453. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
454. Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death
455. Johnny Cash - The Fabulous Johnny Cash
456. Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin
457. Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses
458. Nas - Illmatic
459. Link Wray & The Ray Men - Link Wray & The Ray Men
460 (tie). Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News
460 (tie). Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814
462. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
463. John Mayall - Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton
464. Soundgarden - Down On The Upside
465. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
466. Wolfmother - Wolfmother
467. Björk - Homogenic
468. Scott Walker - Tilt
469. Can - Monster Movie
470. The Beach Boys - Friends
471. Kanye West - Late Registration
472. Run-D.M.C. - King Of Rock
473. Steve Earle - Copperhead Road
474. Def Leppard - Pyromania
475. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
476. Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me
477. The Kinks - Face To Face
478 (tie). Metallica - Kill 'Em All
478 (tie). Brian Wilson - SMiLE
480. Neu - Neu! 2
481. Madonna - Like A Prayer
482. David Bowie - Station To Station
483. The Wailers - Catch A Fire
484. Johnny Cash - American Recordings
485. Kanye West - The College Dropout
486. Blur - Blur
487. The Pretenders - Pretenders
488. Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking
489 (tie). Huey Lewis and the News - Sports
489 (tie). The Replacements - Tim
491. KISS - Alive!
492. Slayer - Reign In Blood
493. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps
494. The Animals - Animalism
495. System Of A Down - Toxicity
496. Coldplay - Parachutes
497. Foreigner - 4
498. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
499. Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
500. The Ventures - The Ventures
501. Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 11.7.12 @ 00:12am

Kings of Leon - Only By the Night
Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE

Although, I sincerely hope Good Kid, m.A.A.d City, The Idler Wheel... and Blunderbuss all eventually get inducted. (Maybe we should have an extra vote for 2012 eligibles this month?)

Posted by rockstar23 on Tuesday, 01.1.13 @ 06:26am

uhhh...we are nominating albums, and you only get one nomination.

Posted by jtrichey on Tuesday, 01.1.13 @ 13:58pm

We're nominating one album? Alright, my nomination:

Tindersticks (1995) - Tindersticks

Posted by Tahvo Parvianen on Tuesday, 01.1.13 @ 14:40pm

seriously? that's dumb as hell.

Posted by GFW on Tuesday, 01.1.13 @ 15:44pm

Album Nomination:

The Screaming Trees - Sweet Oblivion (1991)

Posted by Cheesecrop on Tuesday, 01.1.13 @ 16:05pm

LOL, my bad.

nomination: Kings of Leon - Only By the Night

Posted by rockstar23 on Tuesday, 01.1.13 @ 16:33pm

Nomination:

Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights (2002)

Posted by Paul K on Tuesday, 01.1.13 @ 17:06pm

nomination:

REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1980)
(9 X platinum)

Posted by jtrichey on Tuesday, 01.1.13 @ 17:33pm

seriously? that's dumb as hell.

Posted by GFW on Tuesday, 01.1.13 @ 15:44pm

Seconded. But we've always had a serious fetish for fixing what's not broken around here.

Posted by DarinRG on Tuesday, 01.1.13 @ 18:34pm

Why?

No, really, why? how does this help the process? What was wrong with how we used to do it?

jesus christ we've done some dumb things but this takes the cake.

Posted by GFW on Tuesday, 01.1.13 @ 18:50pm

I am of the opinion that it is not as dumb as hell. No nomination process means that after the first vote that comes through, there is then pressure on the next voter to vote for one of those albums so they don't "waste" a vote. That pressure grows more with each passing vote. It makes it a race to see who can get their vote in first as it is much more valuable. Someone may come up with a very worthy album on the 5th day of voting, but since everyone voted already, it will get no support. I have seen it happen month after month here, and I have also seen the nomination phase work perfectly for the song project.

To me, the old way was a piss-poor method of inducting anything. (That includes the granddaddy of them all, the Revisited/Projected Hall of Fame.) If it is broke, fix it.

Posted by jtrichey on Tuesday, 01.1.13 @ 22:08pm

So it seems that this completely unnecessary rule change is one permanently disgruntled voter trying to narrow the field because he hasn't learned how to generate support for his pet projects.

There has never been a problem with how the Album Project or Revisited/Projected has run. I really don't think it needs to change because one voter who is always going to find something to complain about anyway has a hard time getting his stuff through.

Posted by DarinRG on Tuesday, 01.1.13 @ 22:36pm

It's also something that we began discussing early in December and no one raised any objections until now.

What's the problem, anyway? You can only vote for two albums and any 2012 albums are eligible for the first six months without needing to be nominated.

The only thing that nominations changes is that we'll have a list of albums to choose from before voting rather than having every eligible album to choose from.

The album I was going to nominate has already been nominated and I plan to use my other vote on a 2012 album, so I won't nominate anything this month.

Posted by Darren on Wednesday, 01.2.13 @ 00:09am

Believe me, I did not make this rule on my own. I have no authority here and am not the leader of any project. I can voice my opinion as loudly as anyone else though. There were at least 4 people in favor of nominations and no official objection until now. Let's try this for a couple months and see how it works, we can always go back.

Just my own observation is that the song project method was much smoother than the album project. It just plain makes no sense to take the thousands of eligible albums and just have everyone name 2 albums to vote on.

Posted by jtrichey on Wednesday, 01.2.13 @ 00:53am

It just so happens that DarinRG was one person who supported the nomination idea in August:


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"Maybe we could start with say, 1 or 2 days for nominees starting in September. One voter gets one nominee each. And you can vote for two albums after all the nominees have been made.

To everybody - thoughts?"

I'd be fine with it.

Posted by DarinRG on Friday, 08.3.12 @ 04:53am

Posted by jtrichey on Wednesday, 01.2.13 @ 00:54am

As someone who has only regularly participated in The Song Project, I think the change to a nomination is a worthwhile one to try at least; it's more beneficial for the quality of the project. I see why a couple of posters are upset, but it's what actually encouraged me to vote this month as opposed to a free-for-all madness. Free-for-all wouldn't be so bad if we voted for ten albums every month, but we don't. That said, I plan on participating from now on regardless of the change sticks or not, but I support it :)

Posted by Paul K on Wednesday, 01.2.13 @ 07:00am

I still think it's a dumb idea, but since it seems the majority have decided may as well get on with it.

my votes stay the same as before.

Posted by GFW on Wednesday, 01.2.13 @ 08:08am

My nomination:

The Inner Mounting Flame by Mahavishnu Orchestra

Posted by Gassman on Wednesday, 01.2.13 @ 14:31pm

Well, I'm in a more agreeable mood today, so I'll just go along with it since it does appear that there was a discussion that I missed (I was down with the flu during that time and not really focused on what was happening here.)

I think we're really just putting training wheels on the project, but we'll give it a go. I am vehemently opposed to putting training wheels on Projected/Revisited, however. That I won't roll over on.

I'm not going to put out a nominee this round. I already see plenty to vote for.

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 01.2.13 @ 18:51pm

I am in no position to make any kind of demands when it comes to the projected Hall of Fame, but out of curiosity I do wonder what the problem with a nomination phase would be. It works for the Cleveland hall, and it worked really well for our blind ballot hall that we experimented with. What's the big objection?

Posted by jtrichey on Thursday, 01.3.13 @ 00:00am

My nomination for January 2013/2038 induction into The Album Project...

Pac-Man Fever (1982) - Buckner & Garcia

Posted by Rick Vendl II on Thursday, 01.3.13 @ 00:18am

Here are the nominees for January. As always, please let me know if I missed any:

REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity
Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night
Buckner & Garcia - Pac-Man Fever
The Screaming Trees - Sweet Oblivion
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame
Tindersticks - Tindersticks
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights


Also, please note that all 2012 albums are eligible this month and every month through June.

Votes should be counted for the following albums from GFW:

Kendrick Lamar - Good kid M.a.a.D City
Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...

Voting will close at Midnight Central time on Tuesday, the 8th.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 01.3.13 @ 01:30am

My votes for January 2013/2038 induction into The Album Project...

Pac-Man Fever (1982) - Buckner & Garcia
Long Wave (2012) - Jeff Lynne

Posted by Rick Vendl II on Thursday, 01.3.13 @ 01:45am

The Idler Wheel (2012) - Fiona Apple
The inner Mounting Flame (1971) - Mahavishnu Orchestra

Tahvo - Tindersticks will be my next priority.

jtrichey - Not blowing off your question. I'll address it tomorrow when I have more time.

In General - This incredibly small ballot is a good illustration of why it's not necessary. Like I said, I'll go along with the experiment, but when I see obvious red flags like this I'm not going to be quiet about it. On the other hand, if I do see benefits I will acknowledge them, but that hasn't happened yet.

Posted by DarinRG on Thursday, 01.3.13 @ 02:21am

My vote:

Kendrick Lamar - Good kid M.a.a.D City
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame

Posted by Gassman on Thursday, 01.3.13 @ 05:28am

Thanks Darin!

My vote:

Tindersticks - Tindersticks
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame

Just missed out:

Pretty much everything else nominated, seriously. Good nominations, people.

Posted by Tahvo Parvianen on Thursday, 01.3.13 @ 09:45am

Let's face it, if only 7 people are going to participate then no method is a good method. The small ballot is a function of the low participation, not the nomination phase. Darin RG and GFW did not put forth a nominee despite the small amount of nominees put forth because they said there was plenty to vote for already.

Votes:
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity
Mumford & Sons - Babel

Posted by jtrichey on Thursday, 01.3.13 @ 10:42am

It appears we are now taking nominations for every month of the Album Project. I do apologize that I forgot to hand in a nomination ballot, considering I was not aware there were nominees to be considered. None the less, here is my ballot for the Album Project Class of January 2039.

John McLaughlin/Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame
Mumford & Sons - Babel

Honestly, these are the only two albums I think are worthy this month, on the basis of only getting two albums per ballot. I will bring forth nominations for the next month. And hopefully, these nominations will prove more substantial.

One of these nominated albums is not like the other,

Lax30

Posted by Lax30 on Thursday, 01.3.13 @ 14:05pm

REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity
Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame

Posted by BSLO on Thursday, 01.3.13 @ 14:20pm

Kings of Leon - Only By The Night
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, m.A.A.d City

Posted by rockstar23 on Thursday, 01.3.13 @ 17:33pm

Album Votes for January:

REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity (1981)
Screaming Trees - Sweet Oblivion (1991)

Posted by Cheesecrop on Thursday, 01.3.13 @ 19:55pm

I am in no position to make any kind of demands when it comes to the projected Hall of Fame, but out of curiosity I do wonder what the problem with a nomination phase would be. It works for the Cleveland hall, and it worked really well for our blind ballot hall that we experimented with. What's the big objection?

Posted by jtrichey on Thursday, 01.3.13 @ 00:00am

My major objection is that no compelling reason for a change like that has presented itself. Revisited/Projected has operated the way it does for years with no major issues caused by lack of a ballot and maybe I'm a traditionalist, but I'm opposed to making changes to the rules or format unless there is a legitimate problem to address.

I have supported rule changes in the project, such as vote trade banning and no vote changes after 24 hours, which was enacted to keep people from changing votes at the last minute to block acts that they don't like (a practice that I found very childish and disrespectful of other voters), but those changes were addressing legitimate issues that were threatening the project's integrity. I don't see the lack of a ballot causing any problem that threatens the project's integrity.

I have heard rumblings that early voters having some sort of advantage is a problem. If someone thinks there is an advantage to voting early, then vote early. As a habitual early voter I also notice the advantage that late voters have in being able to shape the final class. Some have always found that to be a more advantageous position.

One thing that I have zero sympathy for is people who complain about those of us who get together to campaign, share notes and build consensus every year. If some people spent less time complaining and more time pushing their acts and co-operating with other voters to build goodwill and support those people might find the whole process a bit more fruitful.

I stick with my training wheels comment. Adding a ballot is just a perceived safety mechanism for people who don't want to put the work and diligence into the project that others do.

Posted by DarinRG on Thursday, 01.3.13 @ 21:47pm

My votes:

The Screaming Trees - Sweet Oblivion
Mumford And Sons - Babel

DarinRG - Your argument regarding the Re-visited / Projected project makes sense because there is a massive amount of advanced planning and discussion prior to the vote.

This is, in part, due to it being a once in a year project rather once a month and that's why it doesn't apply the same as this project, which has very little discussion and planning between votes. There are a lot of ideas suggested and albums thrown out, but if there aren't nominations on a ballot to choose from, how do you get voters on the same page?

There were only 7 nominations this round, but there were also three voters who decided not to nominate an album because they already knew what they were voting for and Lax who didn't realize there was a nomination process. That's 11 potential nominations, which should be enough to find 2 worthy choices for a vote.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 01.6.13 @ 00:10am

Darren - After going through a round with the ballot and thinking about it, I still don't think that the process was watered down enough to require a ballot, however it was also not a hindrance.

I voted for one nominee (The Inner Mounting Flame) and one automatically eligible (The Idler Wheel)and could happily have voted for Tindersticks, Sweet Oblivion or Turn on the Bright Lights, and the automatically eligible Blunderbuss is high on my radar.

So, as long as the ballot doesn't get in the way of having viable choices I'll just let it go and move on. I'd rather see the discussion in the Album Project center around great albums and not bickering over procedural issues.

And, of course my steadfast opposition to a similar change in Projected remains.

Posted by DarinRG on Sunday, 01.6.13 @ 19:51pm

It would be pretty much impossible for a ballot to mean that you do not have viable choices. As long as you nominate an album, there will always be that as a choice and you can surely find one other nominated album to vote for, especially if you are adept at working with other people to induct things.

Posted by jtrichey on Sunday, 01.6.13 @ 21:11pm

Yeah, that's pretty much why I'm letting it go. Realistically, I don't anticipate it being an issue. It's certainly not worth causing contention and ill-will over.

Posted by DarinRG on Sunday, 01.6.13 @ 22:17pm

Votes:
Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
Mumford & Sons - Babel

Posted by Paul K on Monday, 01.7.13 @ 02:18am

"Sigor Ros" should be "Sigur Rós", and the album is "Ágætis byrjun".

Posted by Paul K on Monday, 01.7.13 @ 02:20am

Voting closes at midnight Central time tonight, so get any votes or vote switches in by then.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 01.7.13 @ 13:22pm

Change my vote for Screaming Trees - "Sweet Oblivion" to REO Speedwagon - "Hi Infidelity".

There you go, 1980s, don't say I never got you anything. lol

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 01.8.13 @ 00:48am

Voting is closed. Here is the Class Of January 2013:

Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame
Kendrick Lamar - Good kid M.a.a.D City
Mumford And Sons - Babel
REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 01.8.13 @ 01:02am

FYI, REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity was released in November 1980, not 1981, even though it is the biggest selling album of the latter year.

Posted by Rick Vendl II on Tuesday, 01.8.13 @ 09:15am

Kendrick Lamar's album is stylised as Good Kid, m.A.A.d City (the two As being capitalised).

Posted by rockstar23 on Tuesday, 01.8.13 @ 12:06pm

What do you guys think of John Mayer and Justin Timberlake? Probably the two biggest male pop stars of the 21st century. I think Mayer's first three albums and Timberlake's two(especially Futuresex/Lovesounds) are induction worthy as are quite a few songs of their songs.

Also, there's late 90s-early 2000s R&B to consider as well. I think we probably need at least a song from Boyz II Men (End of the Road?) and some Erykah Badu (On & On for song and Baduizm for album perhaps).

Usher and Alicia Keys also both need to have more representation. Alicia only has one song inducted and Usher none at all. Alicia's first two albums are induction worthy as is Usher's Confessions. At the very least "Yeah!" should be inducted.

Posted by rockstar23 on Wednesday, 01.9.13 @ 04:54am

does anyone have the full album rankings? I was gonna go through them listening to stuff I haven't heard but can't find them anywhere.

Posted by GFW on Thursday, 01.10.13 @ 13:27pm

Final Rankings are now in the first comment above.

Posted by FRL on Thursday, 01.10.13 @ 16:17pm

Any interest?

Harry Nilsson- Nilsson Schmilsson (1971)
Donna Summer- Once Upon a Time (1977)
Poco- Pickin' Up the Pieces (1968)
Return to Forever- Romantic Warrior (1975)
John Coltrane- Blue Train (1955)
Fiona Apple- The Idler Wheel... (2012)
The Explorers Club- Grand Hotel (2012)
Lana Del Ray- Born to Die (2012)

Posted by Greg F on Sunday, 01.13.13 @ 17:32pm

What do you guys think of John Mayer and Justin Timberlake? Probably the two biggest male pop stars of the 21st century. I think Mayer's first three albums and Timberlake's two(especially Futuresex/Lovesounds) are induction worthy as are quite a few songs of their songs.

Also, there's late 90s-early 2000s R&B to consider as well. I think we probably need at least a song from Boyz II Men (End of the Road?) and some Erykah Badu (On & On for song and Baduizm for album perhaps).

Usher and Alicia Keys also both need to have more representation. Alicia only has one song inducted and Usher none at all. Alicia's first two albums are induction worthy as is Usher's Confessions. At the very least "Yeah!" should be inducted.

Posted by rockstar23 on Wednesday, 01.9.13 @ 04:54am

There is absolutely nothing about your post I disagree with.

Posted by Paul K on Monday, 01.14.13 @ 08:05am

I would consider Songs in A Minor, Diary of Alicia Keys, and Confessions.

Posted by Greg F on Tuesday, 01.22.13 @ 23:44pm

Along with Fiona Apple - "The Idler Wheel" and The Screaming Trees - "Sweet Oblivion", I'd also like to push for Jack White - "Blunderbuss" in the next few months. Great album, start to finish, picking up where the White Stripes left off.

Posted by Darren on Monday, 01.28.13 @ 20:51pm

Darren - Blunderbuss is my next priority for 2012 albums after The Idler Wheel.

Posted by DarinRG on Monday, 01.28.13 @ 23:16pm

DarinRG - I think you mentioned that there were some 2012 albums you thought were worthy of induction, but too obscure to get voted in. What albums were you thinking of? I'm trying to finish up my list of albums to review for my annual song rankings and I don't want to miss anything.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 01.29.13 @ 21:02pm

I guess I am going to need to re-listen to "The Idler Wheel." I did get much out of it during my first listen. I would be open to supporting "Visions" by Grimes, if we are looking for an album by a woman.

Posted by Gassman on Tuesday, 01.29.13 @ 21:28pm

By "obscure" I was thinking of European dark ambient albums and really niche stuff along those lines that I'm a fan of that wouldn't be applicable to the song project. Actually, I never posted a favorites of 2012 list so I'll put one together tomorrow when I have some free time.

Posted by DarinRG on Tuesday, 01.29.13 @ 23:26pm

Alright, these are my personal faves of 2012.

Alabama Shakes - Boys and Girls
Band of Horses - Mirage Rock
Bat For Lashes - The Haunted Man
Bob Dylan - Tempest
Brendan Perry - Ark
Brian Eno - Lux
Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball
Can - Lost Tapes Box Set
David Byrne & St. Vincent - Love This Giant
Dead Can Dance - Anastasis
Dr. John - Locked Down
Erik Wøllo - Airborne
Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel
Forrest Fang - Animism
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
Gary Clarke, Jr. - Blak and Blu
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
Gustaf Hildebrand - Heliopause
Harold Budd - Bandits of Stature
Jack White - Blunderbuss
Japandroids - Celebration Rock
Jimmy Cliff - Rebirth
Ladyhawke - Anxiety
Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Psychedelic Pill
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Lawless (OST)
Public Image Ltd. - This is PiL
Robert Rich - Nest
Rush - Clockwork Angels
Scott Walker - Bish Bosch
Shrine - Somnia
Smashing Pumpkins - Oceania
Steve Roach - Back to Life
Steve Roach & Dirk Serries - Low Volume Music
Steve Roach & Byron Metcalf - Tales from the Ultra Tribe
Tindersticks - The Something Rain
Treha Sektori - Endessiah
Treha Sektori - Sorieh
The xx - Coexist

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 01.30.13 @ 00:49am

Gassman-I haven't listened to Grimes. I'll check it out.

Posted by DarinRG on Wednesday, 01.30.13 @ 01:26am

DarinRG: Sweet, GFW got me into that album, especially the tracks Genesis and Oblivion. Are you a Gaslight Anthem fan at all? They came out with a new album last year that I've had on loop the past few weeks. Love their mix of Springsteen and Punk.

Posted by Gassman on Wednesday, 01.30.13 @ 01:32am

DarinRG: Great list of albums, I'll have to check out the ones that I haven't listened to yet. Currently listening to Gary Clark Jr, how have I missed this guy? So happy he's going to take part in inducting Albert King!

Posted by Gassman on Wednesday, 01.30.13 @ 01:34am

Also speaking of the blues, I've been thinking about some of the recent inductions and I've come to the conclusion that Stevie Ray Vaughan is going to get inducted soonish. Part of the reason I think you are seeing the push for the induction of older blues players, like Freddie King and Albert King, is to get the backlog inducted before they will feel comfortable inducting SRV. I'd have to imagine that his time is coming and that he'd be an automatic induction when if finally gets nominated. Anybody else get this thought?

Posted by Gassman on Wednesday, 01.30.13 @ 01:46am

Good list DarinRG. I echo the love for Grimes.

Tame Impala's "Lonerism" is also a top 2012 album imo

Posted by rockstar23 on Wednesday, 01.30.13 @ 04:41am

Here are the 2012 albums I will most likely support:

Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
Lana del Rey - Born to Die
The xx- Coexist (is their self-titled debut inducted yet?)
Jack White - Blunderbuss
Tame Impala - Lonerism
The Black Keys - El Camino
Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...
Grimes - Visions
Grizzly Bear - Shields
Drake - Take Care

Posted by rockstar23 on Wednesday, 01.30.13 @ 04:46am

I think maybe next year may be the year for Stevie Ray Vaughan unless they decide to nominate Johnny Winter instead.

Posted by Greg F on Wednesday, 01.30.13 @ 06:13am

so, we making a push for Visions?

Posted by GFW on Wednesday, 01.30.13 @ 11:46am

rockstar23 - I agree on all the albums on your list.

FYI, "El Camino" and "Take Care" were released in 2011, so they're not automatically eligible and will need to be nominated.

Posted by Darren on Thursday, 01.31.13 @ 00:00am

Nomination:

Harry Nilsson- Nilsson Schmilsson (1971)

Posted by Greg F on Thursday, 01.31.13 @ 01:30am

Nomination:

Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (2011)

Posted by Gassman on Thursday, 01.31.13 @ 02:22am

nomination:

Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die (1994)

Posted by rockstar23 on Thursday, 01.31.13 @ 05:15am

Nomination:

The Screaming Trees - "Sweet Oblivion" (1991)

Posted by Cheesecrop on Thursday, 01.31.13 @ 08:38am

Nomination: The Streets - Original Pirate Material

Posted by GFW on Thursday, 01.31.13 @ 11:34am

rockstar23 - I'm a little backed up on commitments at the moment (Fiona Apple, Tindersticks, Jack White), but when I clear some space I could definitely get behind either or both xx albums.

Posted by DarinRG on Thursday, 01.31.13 @ 11:36am

nominees:

Sade - Diamon Life
Garbage - Version 2.0

Posted by akeem on Thursday, 01.31.13 @ 11:53am

akeem: You only get one album nomination. Let us know which one you want us to put on the list.

Posted by Gassman on Thursday, 01.31.13 @ 14:08pm

akeem: You only get one album nomination. Let us know which one you want us to put on the list.

akeem: You only get one album nomination. Let us know which one you want us to put on the list.

Posted by Gassman on Thursday, 01.31.13 @ 14:08pm
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thanks Gassman,

Sade - Diamond Life

Posted by akeem on Thursday, 01.31.13 @ 15:34pm

Nomination:

Tindersticks (1995) - Tindersticks

Posted by Tahvo Parvianen on Thursday, 01.31.13 @ 17:18pm

Nomination:

Rush - Clockwork Angels

Posted by John R.C. on Thursday, 01.31.13 @ 19:12pm

John R.C. - Just a heads up that you do not need to nominate albums from 2012 at this point. For the fist six months of the year all new albums from the year before are automatically eligible. After June though you'd have to nominate albums from 2012. So you can use your nomination on another album. :)

Also welcome to our projects!

Posted by Gassman on Thursday, 01.31.13 @ 19:35pm

Okay, Here is my new nomintaion:

Queen - Made in Heaven (1995)

Posted by John R.C. on Thursday, 01.31.13 @ 19:51pm

My vote:

Harry Nilsson- Nilsson Schmilsson (1971)
Fiona Apple- The Idler Wheel... (2012)

Posted by Greg F on Friday, 02.1.13 @ 06:13am

Nomination:

Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Imperial Bedroom (1982)

Posted by BSLO on Friday, 02.1.13 @ 08:20am

My nomination for February 2013/2038 induction into The Album Project...

Buckner & Garcia - Pac-Man Fever (1982)

Posted by Rick Vendl II on Friday, 02.1.13 @ 09:07am

Whenever voting starts I will likely make some changes. I'm thinking about voting for The Pointer Sisters- Neutron Dance since Rick nominated in the wrong category. I'm also questioning on rather The Pretty Things would be considered obscure or not. If I decide to withdraw that nomination I will let you guys know.

Posted by Greg F on Friday, 02.1.13 @ 17:32pm

Whenever voting starts I will likely make some changes. I'm thinking about voting for The Pointer Sisters- Neutron Dance since Rick nominated in the wrong category. I'm also questioning on rather The Pretty Things would be considered obscure or not. If I decide to withdraw that nomination I will let you guys know.

Posted by Greg F on Friday, 02.1.13 @ 17:33pm

By the way those post were intended for the song project page. Any way I will keep these votes the same sorry I voted too early it won't happen again.

Posted by Greg F on Friday, 02.1.13 @ 17:38pm

If we are still taking nominations for albums in the Album Project Class of February 2039, I have come up with an album to be nominated. Here it is for all to see.

Todd Rundgren - Initiation

For any poster that has also heard the album, let me know what you think of it. It's not Rundgren at his most poppiest. yet it is his most experimental non-band work to that point.

Hoping this was on time,

Lax30

Posted by Lax30 on Friday, 02.1.13 @ 20:48pm

Nominations and voting in the Album Project will be on the same schedule as the Song Project. 2 days of nominations starting on the 1st, followed by 5 days of voting, ending at 12:01 am on the 8th.

My nomination for February, 2013:

Big Boi - "Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty" - This album, along with Kanye's masterpiece "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy", were both released at almost the exact same time at the end of 2010. "Sir Lucious" wasn't as popular, but I think it ranks on the same level of excellence, if maybe a small step down, and definitely in a different sub-genre of hip hop.

Posted by Darren on Saturday, 02.2.13 @ 00:19am

Nomination:
Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights (2002)

Posted by Paul K on Saturday, 02.2.13 @ 00:27am

Nominee:
Wishbone Ash - Argus (1972)

Posted by jtrichey on Saturday, 02.2.13 @ 01:02am

After seeing all the new nominations I want to make changes to my accidental early ballot. So when voting starts I will plan on submitting a new one. I will likely do this on both projects.

Posted by Greg F on Saturday, 02.2.13 @ 17:35pm

Nominations are now closed. Here are the nominees for February 2013:

Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
Buckner & Garcia - Pac-Man Fever
Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Imperial Bedroom
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights
Notorious B.I.G - Ready to Die
Queen - Made In Heaven
Sade - Diamond Life
The Screaming Trees - Sweet Oblivion
The Streets - Original Pirate Material
Tindersticks - Tindersticks
Todd Rundgren - Initiation
Wishbone Ash - Argus


As always, let me know if I missed any nominations.

Anyone who is interested in doing so may cast a ballot. A ballot must have exactly 2 albums. Every voter can make one switch to their ballot if they choose to do so. Any album released in 2012 is eligible without needing to be nominated. This will be the case through June of each year.

Voting closes at 12:01 AM on Friday the 8th.

Posted by Darren on Sunday, 02.3.13 @ 01:15am

My votes for February 2013/2038 induction into The Album Project...

Buckner & Garcia - Pac-Man Fever (1982)
Jeff Lynne - Long Wave (2012)

Posted by Rick Vendl II on Sunday, 02.3.13 @ 01:46am

Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights

Posted by Paul K on Sunday, 02.3.13 @ 01:52am

My Ballot:

Notorious B.I.G - Ready to Die
Queen - Made in Heaven

Posted by John R.C. on Sunday, 02.3.13 @ 02:46am

Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die (1994)
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (2012)

Posted by rockstar23 on Sunday, 02.3.13 @ 03:38am

My vote:

Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson
Tindersticks - Tindersticks


Jtrichey, Wishbone Ash's "Argus" is a great album, I'll try and get to it next round if it's nominated.

Posted by Tahvo Parvianen on Sunday, 02.3.13 @ 06:21am

Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel
Grimes - Visions

Posted by GFW on Sunday, 02.3.13 @ 08:27am

Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Imperial Bedroom

Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson

Posted by Darrin A on Sunday, 02.3.13 @ 08:56am

Tindersticks - Tindersticks
Fiona Apple- The Idler Wheel... (2012)

Tahvo - If I remember correctly your nomination is for Tindersticks (II)(1995). Is that correct? For those who don't know, their first two albums (1993 and 1995) were self-titled.

Posted by DarinRG on Sunday, 02.3.13 @ 10:16am

Harry Nilsson- Nilsson Schmilsson (1971)
Wishbone Ash- Argus

Posted by Greg F on Sunday, 02.3.13 @ 18:51pm

Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Imperial Bedroom
Notorious B.I.G - Ready to Die

Really wanted to vote for Foo Fighters - Wasting Light, but unfortunately we only have 2 votes.

Posted by BSLO on Monday, 02.4.13 @ 10:59am

Sade - Diamond Life
Queen - Made In Heaven

Posted by akeem on Monday, 02.4.13 @ 21:46pm

Update:

Harry Nilsson- Nilsson Schmilsson (3)
Notorious B.I.G.- Ready to Die (3)
Fiona Apple- The Idler Wheel... (3)
Queen- Made in Heaven (2)
Tindersticks- Tindersticks (2)
Elvis Costello & the Attractions- Imperial Bedroom (2)
Sade- Diamond Life (1)
Wishbone Ash- Argus (1)
Grimes- Visions (1)
Frank Ocean- Channel Orange (1)
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (1)
Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights (1)
Buckner & Garcia- Pac-Man Fever (1)
Jeff Lynne- Long Wave (1)

Posted by Greg F on Monday, 02.4.13 @ 23:09pm

I only count 2 votes for "The Idler Wheel" so far:

GFW
DarinRG

Otherwise, akeem's count matches mine.

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 02.5.13 @ 04:30am

My Votes:

Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...
Screaming Trees - Sweet Oblivion

Just missed the cut / possible vote switches:

Jack White - Blunderbuss
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die
The Streets - Original Pirate Material
Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE
Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights

Posted by Darren on Tuesday, 02.5.13 @ 04:33am