Voting Project Comments

These are the current comments and voting for the Song Project, Album Project and Revisited Projected Rankings. Current comments about everything else are on the Latest Comments page.


About The Album Project, Kenmil wrote:
  Hi everyone!

General nominations:
Barbra Streisand – Yentl: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1983)
Eddie Hazel - Game, Dames and Guitar Thangs (1977)
Abandon Kansas - Ad Astra per Aspera (2011)

Year (2003) nominations:
Bruce Cockburn – You've Never Seen Everything (2003)
The RH Factor - Hard Groove (2003)
Ten Shekel Shirt - Risk (2003)

Artist: Phil Keaggy (not including Glass Harp or collaborations)

Genre: Japanese Jazz Fusion, 70's & 80's

Cheers!
Kenmil
Wednesday, 05/29/2024 @ 18:33pm
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About The Song Project, joker wrote:
  2003:

Jewel - Intuition (2003)
Richard Thompson - I'll Tag Along (2003)
Some Girls - Robot City (2003)
Wednesday, 05/29/2024 @ 16:05pm
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About The Song Project, joker wrote:
  Brewer & Shipley - Tarkio Road (1970)
Majic Ship - Life's Lonely Road (1970)
The Cryan' Shames - Cobblestone Road (She's Been Walkin') (1967)
Wednesday, 05/29/2024 @ 16:03pm
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About The Album Project, Johnny wrote:
  My Genre & Artist Nominations:

Genre: Live Albums
Artist: Duane Eddy
Wednesday, 05/29/2024 @ 09:15am
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About The Song Project, Raichu wrote:
  General Noms:
Jeff Buckley- Lover, You Should've Come Over (1994)
Aphex Twin- 4 (1996)
Swans- Screen Shot (2014)
Queens of the Stone Age- Little Sister (2005)

Genre:
Songs Performed At Rock Hall Ceremonies
Charity Songs (We Are The World, Do They Know Its Christmas, etc)

Artists:
Queens of the Stone Age
Oingo Boingo
Wednesday, 05/29/2024 @ 09:06am
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About The Album Project, Raichu wrote:
  Album Project:
General Noms:
Queens of the Stone Age- In Times New Roman (2023)
The Strokes- First Impressions of Earth (2006)
Marcy Playground- Marcy Playground (1997)
Oingo Boingo- Boingo (1994)

Artist Noms:
Dexys Midnight Runners
Swans
Wednesday, 05/29/2024 @ 09:03am
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About The Song Project, Joe S. wrote:
  Year Vote (since almost all of what I was able to find was country):

Toby Keith - I Love This Bar (2003)
Sheryl Crow - First Cut Is the Deepest (2003)*
Eagles - Hole in the World (2003)

*This song also seems to be (interchangably) listed as "The First Cut Is the Deepest." Admins, please choose the more appropriate title.

General Vote:

John Farnham - You're the Voice (1986)
Fleetwood Mac - Silver Springs (1976)*
Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why (1979)

*As a B-side to "Go Your Own Way"

Artist Vote: Journey

Genre Vote: Artists at Live Aid (London and Philadelphia)
Wednesday, 05/29/2024 @ 08:46am
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About The Song Project, Johnny wrote:
  My Artist & Genre Nominations:

Artist: Maurice Chevalier
Genre: Traditional Pop, 1900-1959
Wednesday, 05/29/2024 @ 08:32am
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About The Album Project, Johnny wrote:
  Here now are my nominations for the June Album Vote:

Keith Jarrett - Life Between the Exit Signs (1968)
The Grass Roots - Let's Live for Today (1967)
David Crosby - If I Could Only Remember My Name (1971)
Wednesday, 05/29/2024 @ 08:25am
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About The Song Project, Johnny wrote:
  Good morning, folks. Here are my nominations for the June Song Vote:

The Rooftop Singers - Walk Right In (1962)
Michael Martin Murphey - Wildfire (1975)
Fleet Foxes - Mykonos (2008)
Wednesday, 05/29/2024 @ 07:57am
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About The Album Project, Tom H. wrote:
  Just realized I still have one more nomination left for the year vote:

Kings of Leon - Youth and Young Manhood (2003)
Wednesday, 05/29/2024 @ 07:56am
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About The Song Project, Tom H. wrote:
  Remembered that I had an extra year nomination for my birthday month.

Alan Jackson - Remember When (2003)
Wednesday, 05/29/2024 @ 07:44am
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About The Album Project, Tom H. wrote:
  General Nominations

Jimmy Buffett - Living and Dying in 3/4 Time (1974)
Stevie Wonder - Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius (1963)
Tangerine Dream – Ricochet (1975)
Wendy Carlos - The Well-Tempered Synthesizer (1969)

Artist Nominations

Paul McCartney (Solo and w/Wings)
Tangerine Dream

Genre Nominations

Original Movie Soundtracks
1970's Funk/R&B

Artist Nominations

Evanescence – Fallen (2003)
John Mayer - Heavier Things (2003)
KMFDM – WWIII (2003)
Wednesday, 05/29/2024 @ 07:13am
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About The Song Project, Tom H. wrote:
  General Nominations

Jerry Garcia – Deal (1972)
John Williams - Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Stevie Wonder - Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday (1969)
The Beatles - The Ballad of John and Yoko (1969)

Artist Nomination

Phish
Stevie Wonder

Genre Nominations

Instrumentals
Pre 1970 Blues

Year Nominations

Evanescence - My Immortal (2003)
Josh Groban - You Raise Me Up (2003)
Missy Elliott - Bomb Intro / Pass That Dutch (2003)
Wednesday, 05/29/2024 @ 07:09am
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About The Song Project, Kenmil wrote:
  One slight change in one of my year nominations. The band, paris match, stylizes their name with no capital letters, so it should read:

paris match - Summer Breeze (2003)

Cheers!
Kenmil
Wednesday, 05/29/2024 @ 07:08am
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About The Song Project, Kenmil wrote:
  Hi all!

General nominations:
Amy Grant – I Love You (1985)
Bill Evans Trio - Waltz for Debby (1962)
Kool and the Gang - Open Sesame (1976)

Year (2003) nominations:
Guster - Amsterdam (2003)
John Mayer - Daughters (2003)
Paris Match - Summer Breeze (2003)

Artist: Abandon Kansas

Genre: Eponymous Songs (The Artist Name as the Title of the song)
(Small variations in spelling, spacing, and addition of an article or some prepositions are acceptable, along with "Theme of", "Rap" or "The Song". Addition of other words are not . . . for instance, Heart - Heartless (1977) is not eligible).

Cheers!
Kenmil
Wednesday, 05/29/2024 @ 05:48am
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About The Song Project, KING wrote:
  KING JUNE 2024 General Song Nominations (3).
Billy Squier - She's A Runner (1982)
John Mellencamp - Key West Intermezzo ( I Saw You First ) (1996)
L.A. Guns - It's Over Now (1991)

2003 Year Songs (3).
Amy Grant - Beautiful (2003)
Brooks & Dunn - That's What She Gets For Loving Me (2003)
David Bowie - Pablo Picasso (2003)

ARTIST - The Cranberries
GENRE - 1960's California Sound

KING
Wednesday, 05/29/2024 @ 00:14am
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About The Album Project, KING wrote:
  KING JUNE 2024 General Album Nominations (3).
Cinderella - Heartbreak Station (1990)
John Mellencamp - Mr. Happy Go Lucky (1996)
Robert Plant - Fate Of Nations (1993)

2003 Year Albums (3).
King's X - Black Like Sunday (2003)
The Bangles - Doll Revolution (2003)
Too $hort - Married To The Game (2003)

ARTIST - Golden Earring

GENRE - Deceased Music Artists

KING
Tuesday, 05/28/2024 @ 23:26pm
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About The Song Project, Greg F wrote:
  For my genre nomination I meant Twee Pop. It auto corrected to Tweet Pop and I didn't notice it until after posted it.
Tuesday, 05/28/2024 @ 23:04pm
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About The Song Project, MichaelEU wrote:
  General:
R.E.M. - The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite (1992)
Led Zeppelin - Gallows Pole (1970)
Vampire Weekend - Diane Young (2013)

Year:
Snow Patrol - Run (2003)
The Black Keys - Set You Free (2003)
Black Eyed Peas - Shut Up (2003)

Artist:
Waylon Jennings

Genre:
Bluegrass
Tuesday, 05/28/2024 @ 22:27pm
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About The Song Project, Johnny wrote:
  Here are my nominations for the 2003 Song Vote:

Iron Maiden - Wildest Dreams (2003)
Jane's Addiction - Just Because (2003)
Radiohead - There There (2003)
Tuesday, 05/28/2024 @ 22:03pm
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About The Album Project, jtrichey wrote:
  Year noms:

Brand New - Deja Entendu (2003)
Liz Phair - Liz Phair (2003)
Snow Patrol - Final Straw (2003)
Tuesday, 05/28/2024 @ 22:00pm
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About The Song Project, jtrichey wrote:
  artist nomination:

Live

Year noms:

Brand New - Sic Transit Gloria...Glory Fades (2003)
Dixie Chicks - Travelin' Soldier (2003)
Sting - Inside (2003)
Tuesday, 05/28/2024 @ 21:54pm
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About The Album Project, Johnny wrote:
  Here are my nominations for the 2003 Album Vote:

The Allman Brothers Band - Hittin' the Note (2003)
Iron Maiden - Dance of Death (2003)
Opeth - Damnation (2003)
Tuesday, 05/28/2024 @ 21:05pm
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About The Song Project, Greg F wrote:
  General Vote:

Blues Traveler - But Anyway (1990)
Ian Dury and The Blockheads - Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick (1978)
Toni Braxton - Another Sad Love Song (1993)

Year Vote

Amy Winehouse - F*** Me Pumps (2003)
Britney Spears and Madonna - Me Against the Music (2003)
Switchfoot - Meant to Live (2003)


Genre: Tweet Pop

Artist: Death Cab for Cutie
Tuesday, 05/28/2024 @ 20:54pm
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About The Album Project, Greg F wrote:
  General Vote:

Jefferson Airplane - After Bathing at Baxter's (1967)
Little Feat - Time Loves a Hero (1977)
The Everly Brothers - Songs Our Daddy Taught Us (1958)

Year Vote:

Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism (2003)
Switchfoot - The Beautiful Letdown (2003)
Zwan - Mary Star of the Sea (2003)

Genre: 2000s Alternative

Artist: Dan Fogelberg
Tuesday, 05/28/2024 @ 20:46pm
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About The Song Project, J.W. wrote:
  General Vote Nominations:

Robert Knight - Everlasting Love (1967)
Split Enz - I Got You (1980)
Go West - King of Wishful Thinking (1990)

Artist Vote Nomination: Ambrosia

Genre Vote Nomination: Novelty Songs

Year Vote Nominations:

AFI - Girl's Not Grey (2003)
Alicia Keys - You Don't Know My Name (2003)
Pearl Jam - Man of The Hour (2003)
Tuesday, 05/28/2024 @ 20:34pm
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About The Album Project, J.W. wrote:
  General Vote Nominations:

The Doobie Brothers - Takin' It To The Streets (1976)
Mötley Crüe - Girls, Girls, Girls (1987)
Saint Etienne - Foxbase Alpha (1991)

Artist Vote Nomination: Jackson Browne

Genre Vote Nomination: Comedy Albums

Year Vote Nominations:

Beyoncé - Dangerously in Love (2003)
Britney Spears - In The Zone (2003)
Dave Matthews - Some Devil (2003)
Tuesday, 05/28/2024 @ 20:24pm
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About The Album Project, Nick B. wrote:
  Rule Changes In 2024:

NONE

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Birthdays this month:

The following voters have a birthday this month and are eligible to nominate one extra nominee in each category in the Song And Album project, including general, genre, year and artist votes:

Raichu
Tom H.
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The Album Project:

Nominations for this month will begin at 8 PM Central (though nominations before that will be accepted). Every voter can nominate three albums from 1900-2023. Nominations will end at 8 PM Central on the 3rd.

Each voter must vote for exactly 8 albums to have their ballot count.

The list of nominees will be posted after nominations close on the 3rd. The review period will close at 8 PM Central on the 4th, at which point the poll link will be sent out to registered voters.

There will be 4 days of voting, ending at 8 PM Central on the 8th. The top 8 vote-getters will be inducted, with a tiebreaker taking place if necessary.

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The Year Vote:

Each month's year will be randomly selected using the True Random Number Generator on www.random.org. I will assign a value of 1-X (with X being the number of remaining years and year groupings eligible for the project) to each year (sorted chronologically) and the year that corresponds to the randomly selected number will be used for the month's genre vote. The same year will be used in the Song and Album Project.

This month's selected year is 2003.

Nominations are now open for this month's Year Vote. Any voter can nominate as many as three albums first released in 2003.

According to the latest FRL site update, the following albums from 2003 have already been inducted into the Album Project (there may be more that have been inducted since the last update):

50 Cent - Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
A Perfect Circle - Thirteenth Step
AFI - Sing the Sorrow
Alicia Keys - The Diary Of Alicia Keys
Amy Winehouse - Frank
Annie Lennox - Bare
Avenged Sevenfold - Waking The Fallen
Blink-182 - Blink-182
Brooks & Dunn - Red Dirt Road
Erykah Badu - Worldwide Underground
Jane's Addiction - Strays
Jay-Z - The Black Album
Jet - Get Born
King Crimson - The Power to Believe
Kylie Minogue - Body Language
Linkin Park - Meteora
Lucinda Williams - World Without Tears
Ludacris - Chicken-N-Beer
Machine Head - Through the Ashes of Empires
Muse - Absolution
Original Broadway Cast - Wicked
Original Broadway Cast - Avenue Q
OutKast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below
Radiohead - Hail To The Thief
RZA and Various Artists - Kill Bill Vol. 1 Original Soundtrack
Sleep - Dopesmoker
Sonata Arctica - Winterheart's Guild
Sufjan Stevens - Michigan
The Black Eyed Peas - Elephunk
The Darkness - Permission to Land
The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
The Strokes - Room On Fire
The White Stripes - Elephant
Warren Zevon - The Wind
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell

If you see a nominated album that wasn't released in 1975, please post a notification and it will be removed from the ballot.

Nominations will end at 8 PM Central on the 3rd.

The list of nominees will be posted after nominations close on the 3rd. The review period will close at 8 PM Central on the 4th, at which point the poll link will be sent out to registered voters.

There will be 4 days of voting.

Voting will end at 8 PM Central on the 8th.

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The Genre Vote:

Each voter will be allowed to nominate one genre this month if they choose to do so. Nominations will end at 8 PM Central on the 3rd.

The following genres are ineligible, as they were selected in the last 12 months:

City Pop
Debut Albums
Electric Blues
Jesus Music, 1969-1980
British Invasion
1990s Pop
1980s Punk Rock
Exotica
1990s Country
Sophomore Albums
1970s Jazz
Nu Metal

"Progressive Rock" is once again eligible for the genre selection vote, having been banned for 12 months.

On the 4th, this month's selected Genre will be randomly selected among the nominees using the random number generator on random.org.

Nominations for the selected genre will take place starting on the 4th.

Nominations will end at 8 PM Central on the 10th. Everyone will be allowed to nominate 3 albums from the selected genre.

There will be 3 days of nominations for the genre vote. Any voter can lodge a protest against a nominated album, but only if they feel that the album is being nominated inappropriately. Any album that receives 3 protests will be disqualified from the genre vote.

The list of nominees will be posted after nominations close on the 10th. The review period will close at 8 PM Central on the 11th, at which point the poll link will be sent out to registered voters.

There will be 4 days of voting with the same rules as the Album Project vote, ending at 8 PM Central on the 15th.
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The Artist Vote:

The 1st through the 3rd (3 days) - Nominations for the Artist Vote will take place. Any voter can nominate one Artist that hasn't already been selected for the Artist Vote.

The following artists are ineligible because they have been previously selected:

Air Supply
Al Green
Annie Lennox/Eurythmics
April Wine
Aretha Franklin
Avenged Sevenfold
B.B. King
Barbra Streisand
Barry White
Bee Gees
Björk
Blue Rodeo
Bob Dylan
Bob Seger
Bonnie Raitt
Brooks & Dunn
Bryan Adams
Buddy Guy
Carole King
Chicago
David Bowie
Dead Can Dance
Deep Purple
Depeche Mode
Diana Ross
Dinah Washington
Dinosaur Jr.
Dion
Dolly Parton
Electric Light Orchestra
Elton John
Elvis Costello
Elvis Presley
Fleetwood Mac
Frank Zappa
George Strait
Grateful Dead
Harry Nilsson
Hawkwind
Herbie Hancock
James Brown
Jay-Z
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jethro Tull
Jimmy Cliff
Joe Cocker
John Williams
Joni Mitchell
Judas Priest
Kenny Loggins
King Crimson
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
King's X
Kylie Minogue
L.A. Guns
Lil Wayne
LL Cool J
Lou Reed
Loudon Wainwright III
Lucinda Williams
Machine Head
Madonna
Mariah Carey
Miles Davis
Motorhead
Neil Diamond
Neil Young
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nightwish
Nina Simone
Of Montreal
Old 97's
Pariament/Funkadelic
Pearl Jam
Pere Ubu
Peter Gabriel
Peter Himmelman
Phish
Porcupine Tree
Primus
Prince
Queen
Randy Newman
Roberta Flack
Rod Stewart
Santana
Simple Minds
Sonic Youth
Sting
The Beach Boys
The Chemical Brothers
The Hollies
The Isley Brothers
The Rolling Stones
The Roots
The Temptations
The Tragically Hip
Thelonious Monk
Thin Lizzy
Tim Buckley
Todd Rundgren
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
Tom Waits
Tori Amos
Van Morrison
Warren Zevon
Waylon Jennings
Yes
Yo La Tengo


On the 4th, this month's selected Artist will be randomly selected amongst the nominees using the random number generator on random.org.

Nominations for the selected artist will take place starting on the 4th. Nominations will end at 8 PM Central on the 10th. Everyone will be allowed to nominate 1 album by the selected artist.

The list of nominees will be posted after nominations close on the 10th. The review period will close at 8 PM Central on the 11th, at which point the poll link will be sent out to registered voters.

4 days of voting will take place. Voters can vote for exactly six nominated albums. Voting will end at 8 PM Central on the 15th. The three albums that receive the most votes will be inducted into the Album Project.

In the event of a tie, there will be a two-day tiebreaker vote. Tiebreaker losers will be automatically nominated for the next month's Album Project vote.
Tuesday, 05/28/2024 @ 20:02pm
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About The Song Project, Nick B. wrote:
  Rule Changes In 2024:

NONE
__________________________________________

Birthdays this month:

The following voters have a birthday this month and are eligible to nominate one extra nominee in each category in the Song and Album project, including general, genre, year, and artist votes:

Raichu
Tom H.

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The Song Project:

Nominations for this month will begin at 8 PM Central (though nominations before that will be accepted). Every voter can nominate three songs from 1900-2023. Nominations will end at 8 PM Central on the 3rd.

Each voter must vote for exactly 15 songs to have their ballot count.

The list of nominees will be posted after nominations close on the 3rd. The review period will close at 8 PM Central on the 4th, at which point the poll link will be sent out to registered voters.

There will be 4 days of voting, ending at 8 PM Central on the 8th. The top 12 vote-getters will be inducted, with a tiebreaker taking place if necessary.

In the event of a tie, there will be a two-day tiebreaker vote.

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The Year Vote:

Each month's year will be randomly selected using the True Random Number Generator on www.random.org. I will assign a value of 1-X (with X being the number of remaining years and year groupings eligible for the project) to each year (sorted chronologically) and the year that corresponds to the randomly selected number will be used for the month's genre vote. The same year will be used in the Song and Album Project.

This month's selected year is 2003.

Nominations are now open for this month's Year Vote. Any voter can nominate as many as three songs first released in 2003.

According to the latest FRL site update, the following songs from 2003 have already been inducted into the Song Project (there may be more that have been inducted since the last update):

50 Cent - P.I.M.P.
Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett - It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You
Annie Lennox - Into the West
Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z - Crazy in Love
Black Eyed Peas featuring Justin Timberlake - Where is the Love?
Blink-182 - I Miss You
Blink-182 - Feeling This
Brad Paisley/Alison Krauss - Whiskey Lullaby
Britney Spears - Toxic
Britney Spears - Everytime
Caesars - Jerk It Out
Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism
Dido - White Flag
DMX - X Gon' Give It to Ya
Evanescence - Bring Me To Life
Fountains Of Wayne - Stacy's Mom
Franz Ferdinand - Darts of Pleasure
Good Charlotte - The Anthem
Hilary Duff - Come Clean
Hoobastank - The Reason
Jane's Addiction - Superhero
Jay-Z - 99 Problems
Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl
Jet - Cold Hard Bitch
Kelis - Milkshake
Lil' Kim featuring 50 Cent - Magic Stick
Linkin Park - Numb
Linkin Park - Somewhere I Belong
Lumidee - Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)
Luther Vandross - Dance With My Father
Martina McBride - This One's for the Girls
Muse - Time Is Running Out
Muse - Hysteria
Muse - Butterflies & Hurricanes
No Doubt - It's My Life
OutKast - Hey Ya!
OutKast - The Way You Move
OutKast - Roses
Radiohead - 2 + 2 = 5
Silverstein - Smashed Into Pieces
The Darkness - I Believe In A Thing Called Love
The Darkness - Get Your Hands Off of My Woman
The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
The Postal Service - We Will Become Silhouettes
The Strokes - Reptilia
The Strokes - 12:51
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
The White Stripes - The Hardest Button to Button
The White Stripes - Ball and Biscuit
Train - Calling All Angels
Warren Zevon - Keep Me in Your Heart
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Pin

If you see a nominated song that wasn't released in 2003, please post a notification and it will be removed from the ballot.

Nominations will end at 8 PM Central on the 3rd.

The list of nominees will be posted after nominations close on the 3rd. The review period will close at 8 PM Central on the 4th, at which point the poll link will be sent out to registered voters.

There will be 4 days of voting.

Voting will end at 8 PM Central on the 8th.

In the event of a tie, there will be a two-day tiebreaker vote.

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The Genre Vote:

Each voter will be allowed to nominate one genre this month if they choose to do so. Nominations will end at 8 PM Central on the 10th.

The following genres are ineligible, as they were selected in the last 12 months:

TV Show Theme Songs
Acid Jazz
Power Metal
Proto-Punk, 1960-1975
Songs with a Spooky, Science Fiction or Supernatural Theme
2000s Electropop
Songs by Actors or Actresses
Original Recordings of Jazz Standards
LGBTQIA+ Artists
Sad Songs
Folk, 1900-1969
Short Songs (Under Two Minutes)

" Rock Hall Project Artists/Influences with 2 or Fewer Songs in the Song Project" is once again eligible for the genre selection vote, having been banned for 12 months.

On the 4th, this month's selected Genre will be randomly selected among the nominees using the random number generator on random.org.

Nominations for the selected genre will take place starting on the 4th. Nominations will end at 8 PM Central on the 10th. Everyone will be allowed to nominate 3 songs from the selected genre.

There will be 3 days of nominations for the genre vote. Any voter can lodge a protest against a nominated song, but only if they feel that the song is being nominated inappropriately.

Any song that receives 3 protests will be disqualified from the genre vote.

The list of nominees will be posted after nominations close on the 10th. The review period will close at 8 PM Central on the 11th, at which point the poll link will be sent out to registered voters.

There will be 4 days of voting with the same rules as the Song Project vote, ending at 8 PM Central on the 15th.

In the event of a tie, there will be a two-day tiebreaker vote.

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The Artist Vote:

The 1st through the 3rd (3 days) - Nominations for the Artist Vote will take place. Any voter can nominate one Artist that hasn't already been selected for the Artist Vote.

The following artists are ineligible because they have been previously selected:

2Pac
Aerosmith
Aimee Mann
Al Jarreau
Aretha Franklin
Barry Manilow
Beyonce
Billy Joel
Blink-182
Bob Seger
Britney Spears
Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Springsteen
Celine Dion
Chris Cornell
David Bowie
Drake
Echo & The Bunnymen
Electric Light Orchestra
Elvis Presley
Eric Clapton
Esther Phillips
Fats Domino
Fleetwood Mac
Florence and the Machine
Foo Fighters
Frank Zappa
Gary Lewis & the Playboys
Genesis
Garth Brooks
Girls Aloud
Gladys Knight & the Pips
Gloria Estefan/Miami Sound Machine
Grateful Dead
Imagine Dragons
Jackson Browne
James Taylor
Jimmy Buffett
Joan Armatrading
John Prine
Johnny Cash
King Crimson
Kiss
Kris Kristofferson
Kylie Minogue
Lana Del Rey
Led Zeppelin
Leonard Cohen
Lenny Kravitz
Little Feat
Louis Armstrong
Luther Vandross
Madonna
Mariah Carey
Marianne Faithfull
Maroon 5
Mary J. Blige
Melissa Etheridge
Merle Haggard
Motörhead
Muddy Waters
Nancy Sinatra
Neil Diamond
Nicki Minaj
Nine Inch Nails
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Otis Redding
Outkast
PJ Harvey
Peter Gabriel
Prince
Ramones
Randy Newman
Ray Charles
Ricky Nelson
Rihanna
Roxy Music
Roy Brown
Sade
Scorpions
Siouxsie and The Banshees
Sonic Youth
Soul Asylum
Steely Dan
Sufjan Stevens
Suzi Quatro
Tammy Wynette
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Black Crowes
The Coasters
The Decemberists
The Doors
The Four Seasons
The Kinks
The Pointer Sisters
The Rolling Stones
The Style Council
The Who
Todd Rundgren
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Waits
Train
Van Morrison
Warren Zevon
Whitney Houston
Willie Nelson
X
XTC

On the 4th, this month's selected Artist will be randomly selected amongst the nominees using the random number generator on random.org.

Nominations for the selected artist will take place starting on the 4th. Nominations will end at 8 PM Central on the 10th. Everyone will be allowed to nominate 1 song by the selected artist.

The list of nominees will be posted after nominations close on the 10th. The review period will close at 8 PM Central on the 11th, at which point the poll link will be sent out to registered voters.

4 days of voting will take place. Voters can vote for exactly six nominated songs. Voting will end at 8 PM Central on the 15th.

The three songs that receive the most votes will be inducted into the Song Project.

In the event of a tie, there will be a two-day tiebreaker vote.
Tuesday, 05/28/2024 @ 19:59pm
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About The Song Project, Joe S. wrote:
  This is the first time I've ever made a suggestion for The Song Project, but in honor of the late Morgan Spurlock--particularly if the genre returns to movie themes or one-hit wonders...

Toothpick - Super Size Me (2004)
Monday, 05/27/2024 @ 22:59pm
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About The Album Project, Greg F wrote:
  Johnny I would likely vote for Keith Jarrett - Life Between the Exit Signs. The rest would depend on what else is nominated.
Friday, 05/24/2024 @ 23:34pm
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About The Album Project, Johnny wrote:
  One small correction: Keith Jarrett released Life Between the Exit Signs in 1968, not 1967.
Sunday, 05/19/2024 @ 15:42pm
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About The Album Project, Johnny wrote:
  Here is another batch of "Prime 9" albums I'm considering nominating for the June Album Vote.

1: Glenn Miller - Starlight Serenades (1949)
2: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Duke Ellington's Liberian Suite (1949)
3: Duane Eddy - Twangy Guitars and Silky Strings (1962)
4: Cat Stevens - Matthew & Son (1967)
5: Keith Jarrett - Life Between the Exit Signs (1967)
6: Merle Haggard and the Strangers - I'm a Lonesome Fugitive (1967)
7: The Grass Roots - Let's Live for Today (1967)
8: David Crosby - If I Could Only Remember My Name (1971)
9: King Crimson - Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind (2016)

If anyone has interest in any of these albums, please let me know. Have a good day, everybody.
Sunday, 05/19/2024 @ 08:01am
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About The Album Project, jtrichey wrote:
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Saturday, 05/18/2024 @ 21:50pm
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About The Album Project, Johnny wrote:
  Greg F.,

Here are the 3 albums from your list that I would vote for:

The Everly Brothers - Songs Our Daddy Taught Us (1958)
Jefferson Airplane - After Bathing at Baxter's (1967)
Donna Summer - I Remember Yesterday (1977)
Saturday, 05/18/2024 @ 18:28pm
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About The Song Project, Nick B. wrote:
  The Artist Vote tiebreaker is now closed.

Here are the results:

Al Jarreau - Mornin' (1983) - 9

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Al Jarreau - Boogie Down (1983) - 5

The following albums received induction this round:
Al Jarreau - Moonlighting (Theme) (1987)
Al Jarreau - Mornin' (1983)
Al Jarreau - We're in This Love Together (1981)
Friday, 05/17/2024 @ 21:51pm
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About The Album Project, Nick B. wrote:
  The Artist Vote tiebreaker is now closed.

Here are the results:

Joe Cocker - Unchain My Heart (1987) - 4

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Joe Cocker - Stingray (1976) - 3
Joe Cocker - Cocker (1986) - 2


The following albums received induction this round:
Joe Cocker - I Can Stand a Little Rain (1974)
Joe Cocker - Joe Cocker! (1969)
Joe Cocker - Unchain My Heart (1987)
Friday, 05/17/2024 @ 21:48pm
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About The Album Project, Kenmil wrote:
  Most likely, Little Feat - Time Loves a Hero.
The rest would depend on what other albums are nominated.
Friday, 05/17/2024 @ 21:35pm
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About The Song Project, Kenmil wrote:
  Perhaps, Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick.
Friday, 05/17/2024 @ 21:29pm
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