I looked over the categories you compiled and I have a couple of comments.
As a whole I think it's ok, but as you said there are too many. My
suggestion is that we keep it down to a maximum of fifteen categories, or
you'll (are you the one to send in our lists to?) or who ever it is that
will compile our lists won't be able to finish it before next year. I also
think that *the compiler* should decide on a start and end date for the
voting. Say for example week 3 (12-18 of January).
Anyway, here are my suggestions for changes (in CAPITAL LETTERS):
KEEP
€ Best Album
€ Best Vocal Song
€ Best Instr. Song (THIS COULD BE TRIP-HOP, TECHNO, HOUSE & JUNGLE, RIGHT?)
€ Best Remix
€ Best Compilation
€ Best Label
€ Easy Like Sunday Morning Song (mellow or chillin)
€ Four-on-the-Floor Song (CHANGE TO FLOORFILLER OF THE YEAR?)
€ 150 BPM and Above (drum n bass) (WASSUP WITH TECHNO?)
€ Everyone's Gotta Have It (IF I ONLY COULD KEEP ONE OF 97'S RELEASES...)
€ Best Magazine (NO COMPETETITION: JOCKEYSLUT)
€ Best Album Cover
€ Best DJ
€ Overrated Project
€ Underrated Project
REMOVE
€ Best Artist/Group (REMOVE. COVERED BY VOCAL/INSTRUMENTAL SONG)
€ Lotsa Bossa (REMOVE. AS FAR AS I KNOW NEVER DISCUSSED ON THE LIST)
€ Warning: DJs Only (I DON'T GET IT. DO YOU MEAN NON-RELEASED PROMOS?)
€ Light Up (a Phattie)& Listen Up (REMOVE. SAME AS CHRONIC SMOKE SONG RIGHT?)
€ Funk It Up (REMOVE.)
€ Groove Noir (EH? REMOVE)
€ Total Trash (REMOVE: WHO CARES ABOUT THE TRASH?)
€ Best Club (REMOVE: IT'S A LOCAL THING WHILE THE LIST IS GLOBAL)
€ Best Radio Show (REMOVE: SAME REASON AS FOR 'BEST CLUB')
€ Best Overall Song (REMOVE: ALREADY TO0 MANY LISTS ABOUT THIS)
€ Thick Morass of Hazy Chronic Smoke Song (doped out beatz)
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Johan Sagnert (iep95jsa@student1.lu.se)