Thumped album club (4 Viewers)

[rettucs]

Quarterly review time.

We're 3 months in. I'm enjoying it and I reckon we're on the cusp of it getting really interesting (when we get to the more obscure stuff).

Are people getting a bit jaded with it though? Like, the weeks seem to fly by and one album a week can start to feel like a bit much. Do we need a break of a week or 2?

What yis reckon?

PS: I'll have limited internets next week so will probably skip a week (or wait til the following week to catch up).

 

[David Kronenbourg]

Still enjoying it. I think one a week is grand. Just haven't liked the last three albums at all so haven't posted in those threads much

 

[Lili Marlene]

I'm in the middle of catching up meself. Sorry Joanna Newsom, I may never get round to you.

I reckon we could maybe all do with a week off every now and then, maybe 1 every 8 weeks or so?

 

[Lili Marlene]

sorry Bernie : (

 

[travispickle]

I'm still enjoying it too; happy to take a break or carry on. I just haven't liked the last few choices plus I was on holiday so I haven't contributed much recently.

 

[nooleen]

I'm in the middle of catching up meself. Sorry Joanna Newsom, I may never get round to you.

joanna is worth the effort

jellyfish apparently isn't since not even the people who chose it can be arsed saying why

 

[Lili Marlene]

If I recall correctly Joanna is good because her lyrics are "poetry" (what kind of poetry?) and her music could be "classical composition" (uh...what kind of classical music?) and contains "story telling" (wtf??). It's also "sublime", which is something in fairness, and has nice "arrangements" which could be applied to any music that you like.

There was also a comparison to Oscar Wilde, which I am doubtful about being that most of his stuff is pretty funny.

So it was all pretty vague in that thread as well.






but mostly she's not on spotify tbh

 

[rettucs]

There was also a comparison to Oscar Wilde, which I am doubtful about being that most of his stuff is pretty funny.

its the finest compliment Oscar will ever have paid to him

 

[David Kronenbourg]

If I recall correctly Joanna is good because her lyrics are "poetry" (what kind of poetry?) and her music could be "classical composition" (uh...what kind of classical music?) and contains "story telling" (wtf??). It's also "sublime", which is something in fairness, and has nice "arrangements" which could be applied to any music that you like.

There was also a comparison to Oscar Wilde, which I am doubtful about being that most of his stuff is pretty funny.

So it was all pretty vague in that thread as well.






but mostly she's not on spotify tbh

Someone called her “the sound of gentrified New York” which gave me a chuckle

 

[nooleen]

pretty sure scutter wrote several essays about her

 

[rettucs]

pretty sure scutter wrote several essays about her

probably several more to come too.

listened to that album at 3am this morning during a bout of insomnia.

Still amazing.

 

[chris d]

it's great. life can get in the way some weeks, i had a stag during the jellyfish weekend and am on catch up since but its still exciting getting a new album. i love when people that know about the background have a good long post. someone did one for superunknown that had a couple of good albumfactz.

 

[Scientician 0.8]

I need to get a device for listening to music on the bus again as I never feel I have the time to participate properly.

 

[HMD]

I was away last week so i've two to catch up on. I feel i should Joanna a proper go and better review and then Jellyfish.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

I'm trying to be more positive about these things. I really detest the soundgarden album and I've already used up all my hate on albums that deserved it less so I'm sitting it out this week.

 

[hugh]

It's good. No need to go skipping weeks or anything like. I've not been particularly interested in the last two either but that's perfectly ok. I like hearing about why people like particular things and I'm quite happy for them to do so in whatever way they want.

 

[Anthony]

A break?? FFS. Just carry on. All the threads are live forever.

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

People will drop in and out but I think weekly is fine. I need to catch up on last week and this week but will have more of a chance to do it as things calm down in work.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

Where are we at in terms the popularity of the albums selected and that kinda thing? Are there still albums with more than one vote or are we into albums by bands that got votes for several albums?

 

[pete]

down to albums with two votes