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| From | "*Bill Holmes*" <bholmes_fm@msn.com> |
| Subject | Re: Does year-end-poll cramming lead to skewed lists? |
| Date | Fri, 16 Jan 2004 20:43:16 -0500 |
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Steve the new old guy said:
>>Then I worry if, five years down the road, I'll look back and wet my pants
that I had the Bangles disc ranked above the New Pornographers CD.
I've grown accustomed to the fact that every year I have stuff in my top ten
that will fall in tie and stuff in the lower ranks that will rise. But I do
try to temper my initial enthusiasm for a brand new record when I'm at the
11th hour so I don't over-react.
>>Plus, I get caught up in all that 'I really should put the White Stripes
in there, so my list will look cooler' peer pressure.
Never never never. If anything, I tend to penalize the overpopular (your FOW
reference); they almost have to be better. I try to catch myself there, too.
(Case in point - ironically - The White Stripes. Great singles, weak album).
Now back to that 11th hour angst.
b
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