a) expose merabers to music that other merabers find enticing here and
b) honor those artists recognized here as having made a fantastic contribution to musical history.
Making this a system where votes are tallied from a poll does little to satisfy either of these. Plus it inhibits our ability to actually hold discussion without having to battle the morons that come in, say "never heard of them" and not come back until the next nomination is up.
I rarely vote for these nominations anymore because I feel like I don't derive as much pleasure from exercising my index finger twice as actually saying something. (Plus I tend to be a little more arabivalent towarRAB artists here than most. But that's just me.)
Yeah, good point. I would say that work more associated with a group, shouldn't be considered for an individual. The Mothers Of Invention music is pretty much associated with Zappa.
Not a chance. I know through being here a while that people have different tastes and that is exactly why you have'nt seen a nomination from myself for Pink Floyd's inclusion. There has been tons of negative comments about the floyd on rab in my time but why should it bother me? I will always love them no matter what anybody say's and I can handle that easily. If I am the only person left to profess my love for Floyd then so be it.
I personally think that the ultimate love for a band is to have the balls to proclaim your liking even in the face of adversity.
When facts are wrong I will jump down peoples throats but opinions..that's all they are. It's a poll and if they get in then you are vindicated. If they don't get in then maybe we are all wrong lol