The Prog Rock Album Club

Trollheart · 11-05-2013, 02:22 PM

OK guys time to kick it.
Someone suggest an album by the weekend or I will. We need to get this moving again, if everyone is still interested.

Anteater · 11-05-2013, 06:24 PM

I'd be happy to suggest a new one, but since I was also the last one to suggest anything, we really need to do a new roll call and get a list of participants again so that we can determine the order.

Trollheart · 11-05-2013, 06:41 PM

Very true. Okay then, shine the prog signal, Progman! Who's in? Please report to the Fortress of Indulgence: PRAC needs you!

Trollheart · 11-06-2013, 10:03 AM

I'd like to suggest a slightly new format.
Instead of each member putting forward an album and our having two weeks to review it, how would it be if that member each time had to suggest four albums? Now, don't panic: I'm not suggesting we have to review four albums!

The idea would be that we each choose one of the four and then review it and post our report. Obviously anyone could decide to do more than one, even all four if they want, but that would not be a requirement. The best way would be for us each to review one of, say, Big Ears' four albums and report on them, that way not only would we get to review an album others had not heard (possibly) but we would all then get to experience what the other three albums were like from the perspective of another member, and that would potentially a) give us all three other albums to decide maybe to listen to or to consider and b) allow us to "hear" the other three albums through ears other than our own and finally c) make for a much better sense of interaction as we each quiz the others on their choices, leading to better debate.

Anyone agree, disagree, don't care?

Anteater · 11-06-2013, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

I'd like to suggest a slightly new format.
Instead of each member putting forward an album and our having two weeks to review it, how would it be if that member each time had to suggest four albums? Now, don't panic: I'm not suggesting we have to review four albums!

The idea would be that we each choose one of the four and then review it and post our report. Obviously anyone could decide to do more than one, even all four if they want, but that would not be a requirement. The best way would be for us each to review one of, say, Big Ears' four albums and report on them, that way not only would we get to review an album others had not heard (possibly) but we would all then get to experience what the other three albums were like from the perspective of another member, and that would potentially a) give us all three other albums to decide maybe to listen to or to consider and b) allow us to "hear" the other three albums through ears other than our own and finally c) make for a much better sense of interaction as we each quiz the others on their choices, leading to better debate.

Anyone agree, disagree, don't care?

That's kind of an interesting format. Someone might review one album and hate the other three or give a few general impressions on all of them at once, but I could see that taking some of the weight off the whole "oh god I have to write another review" drudgery that seems to hold back participation around here. I'm up for it!

Ninetales · 11-06-2013, 04:08 PM

Im in for this. But uhh how does this work exactly? I read the original post is it the same as that just with 4 albums?

Trollheart · 11-06-2013, 04:43 PM

Sort of but not really. We changed it a bit.
Basically, you get a two week period to listen to the album(s) of your choice, if this is taken up, and then write your thoughts on it. Can be a review, a few lines, a bullet-point list, whatever you want. Just tell us what you thought of it. We tend to take turns, so whoever is up next will be choosing the next album(s).
And welcome!

Trollheart · 11-06-2013, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anteater

That's kind of an interesting format. Someone might review one album and hate the other three or give a few general impressions on all of them at once, but I could see that taking some of the weight off the whole "oh god I have to write another review" drudgery that seems to hold back participation around here. I'm up for it!

Yeah it kind of widens the scope a little. Also, if you decide you hate an album you can always grab one of the other three. I think it would be interesting to hear something like "This week I reviewed the new Yes album". "Oh yeah? Well you should hear Big Big Train's "Gathering speed"!" "I quite enjoyed Marillion's debut" etc.

We need to do something to shake this up. As the Romulans once said in "Star Trek the Next Generation" (NERD ALERT! NERD ALERT!) Events elsewhere called our attention from this place, but make no mistake: we are back!

Anteater · 11-06-2013, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Yeah it kind of widens the scope a little. Also, if you decide you hate an album you can always grab one of the other three. I think it would be interesting to hear something like "This week I reviewed the new Yes album". "Oh yeah? Well you should hear Big Big Train's "Gathering speed"!" "I quite enjoyed Marillion's debut" etc.

We need to do something to shake this up. As the Romulans once said in "Star Trek the Next Generation" (NERD ALERT! NERD ALERT!) Events elsewhere called our attention from this place, but make no mistake: we are back!

Couldn't you use your pseudo-mod powers to create a Prog Club announcement? We could do a military draft and force them into the club muahahahaha.

Trollheart · 11-06-2013, 08:11 PM

You want these guys

whose name interestingly is almost an anagram of prog....

Also, I don't have any mod powers, psuedo or otherwise. The gorgeous Vanilla said no...

11-05-2013, 02:22 PM	#511 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	OK guys time to kick it. Someone suggest an album by the weekend or I will. We need to get this moving again, if everyone is still interested. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-05-2013, 06:41 PM	#513 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	Very true. Okay then, shine the prog signal, Progman! Who's in? Please report to the Fortress of Indulgence: PRAC needs you! __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-06-2013, 10:03 AM	#514 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	I'd like to suggest a slightly new format. Instead of each member putting forward an album and our having two weeks to review it, how would it be if that member each time had to suggest four albums? Now, don't panic: I'm not suggesting we have to review four albums! The idea would be that we each choose one of the four and then review it and post our report. Obviously anyone could decide to do more than one, even all four if they want, but that would not be a requirement. The best way would be for us each to review one of, say, Big Ears' four albums and report on them, that way not only would we get to review an album others had not heard (possibly) but we would all then get to experience what the other three albums were like from the perspective of another member, and that would potentially a) give us all three other albums to decide maybe to listen to or to consider and b) allow us to "hear" the other three albums through ears other than our own and finally c) make for a much better sense of interaction as we each quiz the others on their choices, leading to better debate. Anyone agree, disagree, don't care? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-06-2013, 04:43 PM	#517 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	Sort of but not really. We changed it a bit. Basically, you get a two week period to listen to the album(s) of your choice, if this is taken up, and then write your thoughts on it. Can be a review, a few lines, a bullet-point list, whatever you want. Just tell us what you thought of it. We tend to take turns, so whoever is up next will be choosing the next album(s). And welcome! __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-06-2013, 08:11 PM	#520 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	You want these guys whose name interestingly is almost an anagram of prog.... Also, I don't have any mod powers, psuedo or otherwise. The gorgeous Vanilla said no... __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

11-06-2013, 04:08 PM	#516 (permalink)
Ninetales Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: livin wild Posts: 2,179	Im in for this. But uhh how does this work exactly? I read the original post is it the same as that just with 4 albums?