The Prog Rock Album Club

Trollheart · 06-11-2012, 06:19 PM

Never one to shy from robbing someone's idea, I'd like to suggest we go for an Album Club idea, but restricted to prog albums. You all know how it works: we vote for the album we want to be discussed, then everyone listens to it and after a while (week, two?) gives their considered opinion on it. We discuss until we get bored and someone wants tea, and then move on to another album.

Anyone interested?

Unknown Soldier · 06-11-2012, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Never one to shy from robbing someone's idea, I'd like to suggest we go for an Album Club idea, but restricted to prog albums. You all know how it works: we vote for the album we want to be discussed, then everyone listens to it and after a while (week, two?) gives their considered opinion on it. We discuss until we get bored and someone wants tea, and then move on to another album.

Anyone interested?

I remember this thread from before, didn't participate in the previous one for some reason but should be a good thread.

Trollheart · 06-13-2012, 06:58 PM

74 views, 1 reply. I guess we know where THIS idea is going... pity, could have been fun, but you can't have a club with just two people.

**Frownland** · 06-13-2012, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

74 views, 1 reply. I guess we know where THIS idea is going... pity, could have been fun, but you can't have a club with just three people.

Fixed that for you, I'm in.

TockTockTock · 06-13-2012, 10:37 PM

Sure, I'm in.

Trollheart · 06-14-2012, 06:06 AM

Cool. Four people, that's better. We can form a band. Oh wait, I can't play my instrument. We can form a band.

Howard the Duck · 06-14-2012, 06:52 AM

tore used to run one, though not in a similar format to the existing clubs

i never participated, cos his albums were pretty obscure

i only got that Comus

anyway, i'm in

cledussnow · 06-14-2012, 01:26 PM

Time permitting, I will participate.

Trollheart · 06-15-2012, 07:46 AM

Cool. The club is growing.

In order to facilitate everyone, I'm happy to take suggestions on how this should be run. I've never done anything like this before (online or in real-life), other than when I had a radio show and participated in an "album of your choice" thing one of the other DJs was running, so I'm open to anything. Whatever suits people.

Oh, and obscure albums? We'll likely vote as to what album is picked, so if people are worried one is too obscure it won't get voted for, or enough votes to be picked. I think it's fair to say that any band that can't be found either on Wiki or ProgArchives could be considered too obscure to qualify.

Any ideas, suggestions, just shout!

Howard the Duck · 06-15-2012, 07:57 AM

why don't you do it like Album Club?

put up a theme poll - neo-prog, 1971, Canterbury, prog-metal, etc

then when a theme is chosen, we PM you albums

then a poll for which album

then we discuss the chosen album

06-11-2012, 06:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	The Prog Rock Album Club Never one to shy from robbing someone's idea, I'd like to suggest we go for an Album Club idea, but restricted to prog albums. You all know how it works: we vote for the album we want to be discussed, then everyone listens to it and after a while (week, two?) gives their considered opinion on it. We discuss until we get bored and someone wants tea, and then move on to another album. Anyone interested? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

06-13-2012, 06:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	74 views, 1 reply. I guess we know where THIS idea is going... pity, could have been fun, but you can't have a club with just two people. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

06-14-2012, 06:06 AM	#6 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Cool. Four people, that's better. We can form a band. Oh wait, I can't play my instrument. We can form a band. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

06-15-2012, 07:46 AM	#9 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Cool. The club is growing. In order to facilitate everyone, I'm happy to take suggestions on how this should be run. I've never done anything like this before (online or in real-life), other than when I had a radio show and participated in an "album of your choice" thing one of the other DJs was running, so I'm open to anything. Whatever suits people. Oh, and obscure albums? We'll likely vote as to what album is picked, so if people are worried one is too obscure it won't get voted for, or enough votes to be picked. I think it's fair to say that any band that can't be found either on Wiki or ProgArchives could be considered too obscure to qualify. Any ideas, suggestions, just shout! __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

06-13-2012, 10:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
TockTockTock They/Them Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,914	Sure, I'm in.

06-14-2012, 01:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
cledussnow Music Addict Join Date: May 2012 Location: North Alabama via New Orleans Posts: 149	Time permitting, I will participate.