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The League Of Extraordinary Tracks II: 6. NOT THAT ONE! – Poll
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— 16 January 2024 Tom

It’s Week 6 of our second season and the theme this week is “NOT THAT ONE!” – you know these titles, but not these songs… Well, probably not.

Listen to the tracks over at the playlist post. Then vote below for UP TO FOUR favourites. But remember – you can only vote for tracks you didn’t know before the poll!

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League Of Extraordinary Tracks S2E6: NOT THAT ONE!

Please pick up to FOUR of these tracks.

DO NOT PICK TRACKS YOU ALREADY KNEW!

Spotify and YouTube playlists in the playlist post.

The poll has expired!

Latest comments (of 17)

koganbot   6 months ago

Lovebites "Stand And Deliver." Instruments promise a dark ride, but the vocals are surprisingly up and glam. Lil Kim "Fuck You." After a while she just sounds mean, but the guitar finds more, […]

koganbot   6 months ago

Barbara & Ernie "Play With Fire," makes me feel sudden nostalgia for my teen FM listening, but does so in six different ways at least, the ambitiousness of funk horns, meanwhile a bass and keyb […]

koganbot   6 months ago

The best League Poll yet. Wouldn't mind any one of these winning. I love "Sometimes" from the get-go; feels very nineties in its dance versatility despite (or because of) a melody that harks back to […]

healingandy   6 months ago

Another indication of how basic my tastes are (or in tune with the PPP masses, hem hem): I voted for the tracks that were then revealed as the top 4.

The League Of Extraordinary Tracks II: 5. 21st CENTURY CHRISTMAS – Polls
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— 7 December 2023 Tom

This is the POLL POST for Round 5 of the League Of Extraordinary Tracks – and the theme is 21st Century Christmas records!

Here’s how to vote:

  1. Listen to the 11 tracks in the playlist post
  2. Choose up to FOUR favourites and vote for them below but –
  3. DO NOT VOTE for any tracks you knew before the poll!

That’s all – best of festive luck and thanks as ever to our 11 nominators for their seasonal selections.

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League Of Extraordinary Tracks S2E5: 21st CENTURY CHRISTMAS

Please pick up to FOUR of these tracks.

DO NOT PICK TRACKS YOU ALREADY KNEW!

Spotify and YouTube playlists in the playlist post.

The poll has expired!

Latest comments (of 19)

Mark G   7 months ago

Do "Replies" work?

Mark G   7 months ago

Looks like my reply got lost... Anyway, no I didn't know anything about theme picking, just picked a fun track from the Hi-5 Christmas album that's become a tradition at our place since the kids […]

Helene Hoffman   7 months ago

Ironically I considered nominating JD McPherson's "Socks" (nixed it because I thought it was a little too structurally similar to "Sinners" the rockabilly song I submitted for R2.) JD co-wrote the […]

Son of Mecha Mummy   7 months ago

Loved the Superimposers track, probably going to see about working that into my Christmas music playlists. Also voted for Irma Thomas, Chilly Gonzales, and Mighty Mark. Only song I had to DQ was […]

The League Of Extraordinary Tracks II: 4. ALL CHANGE! – Polls
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— 26 November 2023 Tom

Here’s where you can vote in the latest round of the League Of Extraordinary Tracks! Our theme this week is ALL CHANGE! – line-up changes, collaborations, and side projects.

How to join in? It’s simple:

  1. Go to the Playlist Post and hear the 11 new tracks.
  2. Vote for UP TO FOUR of your favourites but remember – you should only vote for songs you didn’t already know!
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League Of Extraordinary Tracks S2E3: ALL CHANGE!

Please pick up to FOUR of these tracks.

DO NOT PICK TRACKS YOU ALREADY KNEW!

Spotify and YouTube playlists in the playlist post.

The poll has expired!

Latest comments (of 24)

jonathanb   7 months ago

My four votes went to the current top-four placeholders. Not sure exactly how to feel about that, but it doesn't feel right, somehow. :/

rabbitfun   7 months ago

Still voted for it, or I would have been down to just the two.

rabbitfun   7 months ago

Same here! Like with so many 80s and 90s rap(-adjacent) tracks, I had no idea about the samples (or about them being samples at all)

rabbitfun   7 months ago

My observations, based on just one listen, with no concern for how they play into the all-change theme at hand. It would be great if I could make more time for this, but my musical agenda - not to […]

The League Of Extraordinary Tracks II: 3. INSTRUMENTALS – Polls
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— 8 November 2023 Tom

This week’s theme – picked by a League player, as usual! – is INSTRUMENTALS (which I’ve decreed can include whistling). As usual, thankyou to our 11 intrepid selectors for choosing tracks to vote on.

How do you take part?

  1. Go to the Playlist Post and listen to the tracks.
  2. Pick the four you like best that you haven’t previously heard.
  3. Log in here and vote for them!
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League Of Extraordinary Tracks S2E3: Instrumentals!

Please pick up to FOUR of these tracks.

DO NOT PICK TRACKS YOU ALREADY KNEW!

Spotify and YouTube playlists in the playlist post.

The poll has expired!

Latest comments (of 24)

Helene Hoffman   8 months ago

Immediate votes/adds to my streaming library: Doggett (Toussaint was mine so no surprise that I voted for the other 50s R&B/jazz piano guy), Birhane, and (sigh) FourPlay. Last vote was a tough […]

Helene Hoffman   8 months ago

"Java" was a 4 letter words outtake for me too! I was glad to finally have a chance to nominate it for something else (I was twitching on the sidelines when 4 letter words & short songs came up […]

Tom   8 months ago

I am honestly not sure - I think there may be a box I can tick to allow it, but that would also allow changes of votes, which wouldn't be a great idea.

Tom   8 months ago

My other votes went to the jazz and funk contingent - Bill Doggett and the Lafayette Afro Rock Band, though Allen Toussaint and Kirhom Birhane could easily have got votes if my mood was only […]

The League Of Extraordinary Tracks II: 2. RELIGION – Polls
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— 30 October 2023 Tom

This week’s League Of Tracks is the first theme to go beyond pre-existing pop polls – we are tacking RELIGION with a selection of devotional, heretical, or otherwise spiritual tunes from across the history of pop.

As usual the rules are simple.

  1. Go listen to the songs on the PLAYLIST POST
  2. Vote for up to 4 of them in the poll – but!
  3. You mustn’t vote for anything you already knew. New discoveries only!

Into the multi-denominational faith room of pop we go…

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League Of Extraordinary Tracks S2E2: Religion!

Please pick up to FOUR of these tracks.

DO NOT PICK TRACKS YOU ALREADY KNEW!

Spotify and YouTube playlists in the playlist post.

The poll has expired!

Latest comments (of 20)

Leo Breebaart   8 months ago

Oh, you might be surprised. Care for a game of Diamondback?

Kit   8 months ago

If it helps, they didn't seek permission or offer payment...

vinnycrackers   8 months ago

I think I'm trying to find the sweet spot between NEVER WINNING and NEVER LOSING and that's my life metaphor!

Steffen Rayburn-Maarup ?   8 months ago

Oh, a rare fellow Cerebus reader! Not many of those around. […]

The League Of Extraordinary Tracks 8: 2023 Poll!
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— 17 August 2023 Tom

It’s the FINALE of Season 1 of the League Of Extraordinary Tracks. 12 players, 12 tracks from 2023.

1 Go to the playlist post and hear the tunes!

2 Discard from consideration any you already knew!

3 Work out which four you like best!

4 Vote for them in the poll!

And with that it only remains to thank everyone involved with the League, but ESPECIALLY our 12 players who’ve put their taste on the line 8 weeks running for our entertainment. Thanks, and best of luck in this final round…!

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League Of Extraordinary Tracks S1E8: 2023!

Please pick up to FOUR of these tracks.

DO NOT PICK TRACKS YOU ALREADY KNEW!

Spotify and YouTube playlists in the playlist post.

The poll has expired!

Latest comments (of 22)

wmterhaar   11 months ago

Listened to Israel Fernández's full album Pura Sangre and I can recommend it to everyone.

Tom   11 months ago

Listening to the Ran Cap Duoi LP now and, gosh, it's a little more bracing than the extremely pretty "Straws" suggested

Tom   11 months ago

I like weird bops and I cannot lie. I like them even more in languages I can't understand so this was a rich week for me! EXTREMELY taken by the psychedelic ghiblicore of "Straws" and whatever […]

wmterhaar   11 months ago

Folky vote from me this week: Usually I like the energy and virtuosity of flamenco music and Israel Fernandez's track here is no exception. It's one of those genres I always promise myself to get […]

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