- many albums enter, but only one survives
- reviewers must listen to each album in its entirety in their match up at least once
- reviewers must post a review in which it is clear who won, though the content of the review is up to the reviewer (here is the other place where I've participated, though you may want to avoid the most recent epic reviews to focus on those from earlier: http://musicdeathmatch2011.blogspot.com/)
- in the early rounds, each matchup will be decided by only person; lobbying is allowed, though it can backfire; in later rounds, more than one person will be assigned to a matchup
- each participant enters a list of top 10 albums; the order matters, as it will determine which albums make the cut as well as final seedings
- any new album that would have been eligible for the '99 Grammy Awards (or later) is eligible (no re-issues)
- (this one is especially up for discussion) I'd like to reserve the 16 seeds and perhaps the 15 seeds for albums that few people in the group have heard of; this would allow us to rank our albums honestly while also ensuring that we can gain entry for some good bands we'd like to share
- all participants are encouraged to comment on others' lists and reviewers, provided that there is some love to be found
Am I missing anything? What do you think?
CDs and artists will earn a boost if ranked by multiple people. However, that boost will be much greater for the choices of reviewers who are further apart than for those who share CD collections.
ReplyDeleteI'm confused by rule #5 -- do we each need to submit a list of 10 albums? Or do we each submit one album and then rank 10?
ReplyDeleteWe each submit 10. The order of your 10 matters.
ReplyDeleteIn that case, I don't think I've got the chops to participate as a competitor. I would like to participate as a lurker if that's available just so that I can listen to a bunch of new music.
ReplyDeleteYou have the chops--the purpose of the ranking is to put together a list of music to listen to. If you don't have 10 that you know well, don't worry about it...in the last contest, one of the participants picked most of his by reading up on Canadian bands w/ out having listened to them (most of the participants were Canadian, and he wanted his to be chosen).
ReplyDeleteOKay,I'm in.
ReplyDeleteCan we include albums from the first deathmatch?
ReplyDeleteSure. There isn't much overlap in the participants, so it's not like we're repeating those matchups.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to advocate for a token for players to trade in for -one- pre 99 album... to add a little age diversity.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds interesting...I'd be on board if others are up for it.
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