I think you're being overly cynical here. A quick look on YouTube and you'll see alot of effort being put into the live shows and a lot of people having quasi-religious experiences. Plus plenty of people are genuinely into pretty stupid stuffI was thinking the whole album was written by A.I. Which explains why it's rubbish and done with a complete lack of passion.
It's one big fucking con. Which is why they wear masks on stage as they are session musicians who have been paid to perform.
Which...due to his? non promotional ideals is very hard to prove otherwise.
It's a record companies wet dream. Hold on, you can make an album for tuppence, tour it on a budget, aim it at 12 year old girls so their parents have to come along as well, meaning loads of merchandise sales because Daddy doesn't want to appear cheap and to keep them all entertained make up a weird but stupid back story that taps into a young girls insecure mind?
Genius. We are in.
I quite often skip the nominator's review till at least my first listen, sometimes till after the three as well. Often try avoid others' comments too, till I form opinions of my own.This week is interesting in that we don't yet have the anchor point of why this album is important/liked by the nominator. I'm looking forward to that and it's been an interesting experiment to do it this way round and I'm hoping for a startling revelation. But overall I think I prefer it when the nominator gets stuck into the discussion. Obviously there comes a point where the nominator has to accept they're dealing with imbeciles and has to give up but it's still nonetheless enjoyable :-)))
That's why I really like the playlist thread. You get much more of an insight into the same posters from this thread, regarding their breadth and taste. Sure, there is a bit of fun in OB1 shoehorning a Led Zep song into every single theme, and me doing similar with Frightened Rabbit. But a lot of the time we reach deep into our barrels of memory and emotion. Because nobody really critiques individual songs the way we do albums, there is far less restraint and fear too, or attempts to resonate with others.I think many of us are posting records that have some meaning for us somehow. That takes time and aging to build. The whole pearls-before-swine thing tends to show up most distinctly when genres get narrow, naturally. And yeah FOCs wil act like FOCs. But we have new music threads, old music threads and like 800 Manchester-based music threads on Bluemoon, so there’s a place to discover or rediscover lots of different dynamics.
But I like your cheese analogy. Especially because I’m lactose-intolerant and have a much easier time eating older aged cheeses vs. digesting new, unaged cheese :)
I concur.
You had me for a minute or so there lol.I worked as a taxidermist just down the road from Handsworth for many years (the taxidermist bit is a lie to preempt Coatigan) and saw Steel Pulse a few times in my younger days. I've been pondering a reggae nomination for a while and they and that album are on the longlist, it's a strong offering, anyone dismissing the likes of KKK and Prediction needs a slap round the chops. We've not had a reggae album yet which is insane really but picking the best one for maximum engagement is tricky. I've discounted the more dancehall ragga side of things and reluctantly lovers rock too but there's still too much good stuff. I don't want to go too obvious like Marley or Tosh as good as they are they're not that personal to me.
You can tell what my experience of the last 3 years 6 months on this thread is by what I wrote about the last album? Wow. That is super smart. Particularly as you weren’t here for most of that time.So, i have the opposite experience of @Saddleworth2 in this thread.
A tad reactive.You can tell what my experience of the last 3 years 6 months on this thread is by what I wrote about the last album? Wow. That is super smart. Particularly as you weren’t here for most of that time.
This thread was for participants to nominate albums that meant a great deal to them. Doesn’t matter whether they are brand new, classical, opera, delta blues or 60s rock. If you only want to listen to new music then this thread is probably not for you. There is a thread for new music.
The composers you list are very talented. If you want to nominate an album by one do so but please don’t play the I’m clever and probably most of you won’t appreciate the music game. Others have tried and it is pretty boring.
Clearly.A tad reactive.
I was being friendly and having friendly discussion with you and your comments. You seem to have taken my comments quite wrong.
I'm here for the Radiodread nomination
Yes. Clearly.Clearly.
If we don't like Radiohead, i rest my case.I'd be well down for Jonny Greenwood Is The Controller.
Worth noting this thread isn’t strictly for selections to be based on what’s personal to you and sentimental etc although that seems to be the case for vast majority of picks - can pick whatever the hell you like for whatever reason - I’m tempted to go with an Album I’ve always been interested to listen too that I never have next time.
The first post of the thread states @RobMCFC 's motivation for setting it up ...
"However, it got me thinking: given that some of us spend a lot of time on the thread, wouldn't it be nice if we were reviewing and commenting on albums that meant something to us? Even better, we could get an insight into why an album means so much to the person who selected it."
Unless there's broad agreement to change the scope of the thread I'd have thought that's what we stick to? There's nothing to stop other threads being set up for other purposes.
Some of us don’t. Some of us do.If we don't like Radiohead, i rest my case.
Kid A is God tier.
I'm actually both.Some of us don’t. Some of us do.
Sorry, but I think having listened to an album should be an inherent implied prerequisite. Otherwise we are getting into absurdity and possibly a parody. You can pick whatever for whichever reason, it doesn't have to be personal or your favourite etc. But picking unheard albums (I would be open to hearing an explanation but would really need convincing with it) would to me feel like a piss take. I know this evolved from the Larkin thread which effectively did just that, and given its whole raison d'etre, it would be a bit in poor taste imo.Worth noting this thread isn’t strictly for selections to be based on what’s personal to you and sentimental etc although that seems to be the case for vast majority of picks - can pick whatever the hell you like for whatever reason - I’m tempted to go with an Album I’ve always been interested to listen too that I never have next time.
It’s pretty broad and not that serious, some may not even have that many personal/sentimental albums after a few selections - I’ll go along and pick whatever takes my fancy.
The first post of the thread states @RobMCFC 's motivation for setting it up ...
"However, it got me thinking: given that some of us spend a lot of time on the thread, wouldn't it be nice if we were reviewing and commenting on albums that meant something to us? Even better, we could get an insight into why an album means so much to the person who selected it."
Unless there's broad agreement to change the scope of the thread I'd have thought that's what we stick to? There's nothing to stop other threads being set up for other purposes.
It’s pretty broad and not that serious, some may not even have that many personal/sentimental albums after a few selections - I’ll go along and pick whatever takes my fancy.
All good points and everybody correct in their own way.Sorry, but I think having listened to an album should be an inherent implied prerequisite. Otherwise we are getting into absurdity and possibly a parody. You can pick whatever for whichever reason, it doesn't have to be personal or your favourite etc. But picking unheard albums (I would be open to hearing an explanation but would really need convincing with it) would to me feel like a piss take. I know this evolved from the Larkin thread which effectively did just that, and given its whole raison d'etre, it would be a bit in poor taste imo.
If you want to pick an album you always wanted to listen to, why not just listen to it? And then pick it.
You wouldn't think it from some of the comments of late lol.i agree it's not that serious
Sorry, but I think having listened to an album should be an inherent implied prerequisite. Otherwise we are getting into absurdity and possibly a parody. You can pick whatever for whichever reason, it doesn't have to be personal or your favourite etc. But picking unheard albums (I would be open to hearing an explanation but would really need convincing with it) would to me feel like a piss take. I know this evolved from the Larkin thread which effectively did just that, and given its whole raison d'etre, it would be a bit in poor taste imo.
If you want to pick an album you always wanted to listen to, why not just listen to it? And then pick it.