Psychedelia Album Club

Pet_Sounds · 10-14-2014, 12:37 PM

We've enough fans on MB to warrant psychedelia having an album club of its own. I've asked a couple of you about this already, but I'm throwing it out there in public for all to see. Anyone is welcome. If there's enough interest, discussions will begin in November, once the shockwaves from Metal Month II have subsided. (Speaking of which, our North Californian members might really be getting hit by an earthquake soon! Off topic…)

If you would like to be a member or have any questions, comments, or concerns, post here. But do ask yourself whether this is something you are able to commit to - you will be required to listen to, suggest, and post comments on a wide variety of psychedelic albums. (Torture, I know…)

Our RYM page: https://rateyourmusic.com/~MBPsychlub

And our rotation is…

Pet_Sounds
InsightfulOutsider
DeadChannel
Josef K
Frownland
Psy-Fi
Briks
Sidewinder
Moss

Spoiler for Index of discussions:

**Frownland** · 10-14-2014, 01:11 PM

I'll join, but I'm pretty good at flaking so don't hold it against me.

Trollheart · 10-14-2014, 02:21 PM

I'll give it a go. I must be due back in hospital after having another nervous breakdown by now... they do nice food at Christmas!

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 10-14-2014, 02:33 PM

Would I get paid to join this thing?

Pet_Sounds · 10-14-2014, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by DriveYourCarDownToTheSea

Would I get paid to join this thing?

Not unless you count

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pet_Sounds

you will be required to listen to, suggest, and post comments on a wide variety of psychedelic albums.

Isbjørn · 10-14-2014, 03:10 PM

Don't expect me to be too active, but count me in.

**Frownland** · 10-15-2014, 09:50 PM

So what's the format of the club going to be like? How do we choose albums etc.

Pet_Sounds · 10-15-2014, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

So what's the format of the club going to be like? How do we choose albums etc.

I'm open to suggestions on that front, especially from album club veterans like Briks and Trollheart, but I thought it would go something like this:

Week 1: Each member has a few days to nominate an album, after which I set up a poll, and we vote. At the end of the week, the votes are tallied and the winner announced.

Week 2: Each member listens to the album and posts their comments.

I'm still fine-tuning this, and suggestions are appreciated.

Membership-wise, we have:

Me
Surell
Frownland
Mondo Bungle
Trollheart
Briks

And if we all chip in, we can surely raise a fund to pay Drive's salary.

Thelonious Monkey · 10-15-2014, 11:21 PM

Count me in.

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 10-16-2014, 12:06 AM

Count me out, I've got my psych journal (see link in sig) that I'm really dragging my feet on. More than a month ago I bought Hobo Rocket and have listened to it a few times now, but even though it's on my to-do I still haven't gotten around to writing the review. If it's taking me forever to write stuff in my own journal, it's unlikely I'd have the ambition to listen to, and review stuff, in here as well.

But I might check in on it now and then anyway.

10-14-2014, 12:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Pet_Sounds Remember the underscore Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The other side Posts: 2,488	Psychedelia Album Club We've enough fans on MB to warrant psychedelia having an album club of its own. I've asked a couple of you about this already, but I'm throwing it out there in public for all to see. Anyone is welcome. If there's enough interest, discussions will begin in November, once the shockwaves from Metal Month II have subsided. (Speaking of which, our North Californian members might really be getting hit by an earthquake soon! Off topic…) If you would like to be a member or have any questions, comments, or concerns, post here. But do ask yourself whether this is something you are able to commit to - you will be required to listen to, suggest, and post comments on a wide variety of psychedelic albums. (Torture, I know…) Our RYM page: https://rateyourmusic.com/~MBPsychlub And our rotation is… Pet_Sounds InsightfulOutsider DeadChannel Josef K Frownland Psy-Fi Briks Sidewinder Moss Spoiler for Index of discussions: Incense and Peppermints - The Strawberry Alarm Clock (1967) Electrip - Xhol Caravan (1969) Everybody Knows We Got Nowhere - The Heads (2000) A Sufi and a Killer - Gonjasufi (2010) Chariot Rising - Dantalian's Chariot (1967) Under Wartime Conditions - The Cleaners From Venus (1984) Sun Structures - Temples (2014) The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion - The Incredible String Band (1967) Fever Tree - Fever Tree (1968) Agemo's Trip to Mother Earth - Group 1850 (1968) Burning Off Impurities - Grails (2007) Early Recordings/Hello the Mellow Man - Fantastic Palace (2013) Forever Changes - Love (1967) Explosions in the Glass Palace - Rain Parade (1984) __________________ Everybody's dying just to get the disease Last edited by Pet_Sounds; 03-14-2015 at 04:13 PM.

10-14-2014, 01:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	I'll join, but I'm pretty good at flaking so don't hold it against me. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

10-14-2014, 02:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	I'll give it a go. I must be due back in hospital after having another nervous breakdown by now... they do nice food at Christmas! __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

10-14-2014, 02:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
DriveYourCarDownToTheSea AllTheWhileYouChargeAFee Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,178	Would I get paid to join this thing? __________________ Stop and find a pretty shell for her Beach Boys vs Beatles comparisons begin here

10-14-2014, 03:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Don't expect me to be too active, but count me in. __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

10-15-2014, 09:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	So what's the format of the club going to be like? How do we choose albums etc. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

10-15-2014, 11:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
Thelonious Monkey Caesar is home. Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 876	Count me in.

10-16-2014, 12:06 AM	#10 (permalink)
DriveYourCarDownToTheSea AllTheWhileYouChargeAFee Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,178	Count me out, I've got my psych journal (see link in sig) that I'm really dragging my feet on. More than a month ago I bought Hobo Rocket and have listened to it a few times now, but even though it's on my to-do I still haven't gotten around to writing the review. If it's taking me forever to write stuff in my own journal, it's unlikely I'd have the ambition to listen to, and review stuff, in here as well. But I might check in on it now and then anyway. __________________ Stop and find a pretty shell for her Beach Boys vs Beatles comparisons begin here