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Seanchan posted...

@FoolFantastic

Over 2 years into this, has the whole Track and Album rankings met your expectations? What would you say has been the biggest surprise so far?

I know you've said you do something similar-ish in a more dedicated music community. What do you see as the main differences between here and there? Are there any albums or styles of music that are only popular in one place?

I've had a lot of fun with this; it's nice to feel like we made some sort of small album club. Also, despite having been visiting this board since the mid-2000s, I've always had difficulty keeping people straight with purely text-based communication, and this has been a good way of getting a better sense of individual users.

As far as surprises, I'm not sure - I'm happy it's lasted this long. Even if it never has a ton of participants, it fills a certain niche here.

Comparing the other forum, the other is on a website dedicated to a music critic consensus list, so the people who stick around there tend to have similar taste to critics. Which, the main difference there is metal; metal is huge here while it is largely overlooked there. Otherwise, I have heard nearly 80% of the albums we have covered beforehand, which I think means our tastes do largely line up with what critics consider important works. Both places certainly focus on pop and especially the various forms of rock, though the other forum shows greater appreciation for jazz, folk, and singer/songwriter types. I think both groups could do with more attention focused on hip hop and electronic - which, speaking of surprises, I thought we would be tackling a lot more electronic here. Maybe even a video game soundtrack - when are we gonna tackle Streets of Rage 2?