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Trollheart · 02-16-2017, 05:20 AM

Okay, all you guys are added. Occulthawk, I'm assuming you're in unless you advise otherwise, and have added you onto the list.

My intention is to do this on the basis of the signup sheet, so the first person to join gets the first choice (ie me) then the next and so on. Anyone can submit an album from today (at this point I think we have enough people interested to make this viable even if nobody else joins) and they'll be done in the order you signed up. I'd ask that we concentrate on one album at a time, otherwise chaos reigns. I know some of you love chaos, but it's hard to run something like this smoothly when chaos keeps kicking in the door and messing up all the albums.

So, then, rather than set a bunch of rules, let me ask you some basic questions:

What sort of a time period for listening do you guys prefer? Is a week fair? Or two? I don't want to make it too long a stretch between albums in case people lose interest or forget. I'm for a week myself, but will go with the majority.

Do you in general prefer a loose, freeform idea or the likes of the matrix we used in the PRAC (Prog Rock Album Club), which basically set out a questionnaire - what did you like about the album/favourite tracks/production etc - that you could fill out. A lot of people liked this, as it took much of the work of "reviewing", as it were, out of the process for them. But if everyone would prefer to do their own thing that's cool too.

Can everyone just make a commitment to agree to listen to every album chosen? I don't really want abstentions: if you really hate the album then just say you hated it, but listen to it please.

I'll keep a list of the albums to be done in the OP and tag them as they are done.

If anyone has any ideas/suggestions/questions/complaints, post away.
Oh, and it doesn't have to be a new album by any means. If you've heard it before, then it will be easier to give your thoughts on it. All albums obviously must be available to all, so if it's not on YouTube or Spotify or whatever please supply a link.

02-16-2017, 05:20 AM	#10 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Okay, all you guys are added. Occulthawk, I'm assuming you're in unless you advise otherwise, and have added you onto the list. My intention is to do this on the basis of the signup sheet, so the first person to join gets the first choice (ie me) then the next and so on. Anyone can submit an album from today (at this point I think we have enough people interested to make this viable even if nobody else joins) and they'll be done in the order you signed up. I'd ask that we concentrate on one album at a time, otherwise chaos reigns. I know some of you love chaos, but it's hard to run something like this smoothly when chaos keeps kicking in the door and messing up all the albums. So, then, rather than set a bunch of rules, let me ask you some basic questions: What sort of a time period for listening do you guys prefer? Is a week fair? Or two? I don't want to make it too long a stretch between albums in case people lose interest or forget. I'm for a week myself, but will go with the majority. Do you in general prefer a loose, freeform idea or the likes of the matrix we used in the PRAC (Prog Rock Album Club), which basically set out a questionnaire - what did you like about the album/favourite tracks/production etc - that you could fill out. A lot of people liked this, as it took much of the work of "reviewing", as it were, out of the process for them. But if everyone would prefer to do their own thing that's cool too. Can everyone just make a commitment to agree to listen to every album chosen? I don't really want abstentions: if you really hate the album then just say you hated it, but listen to it please. I'll keep a list of the albums to be done in the OP and tag them as they are done. If anyone has any ideas/suggestions/questions/complaints, post away. Oh, and it doesn't have to be a new album by any means. If you've heard it before, then it will be easier to give your thoughts on it. All albums obviously must be available to all, so if it's not on YouTube or Spotify or whatever please supply a link. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018