I was thinking it would be nice to have some kind of book club like format, where we convene once a month and share our thoughts on something. My proposal is „12 albums that define me“, which we could start in January. Let me know if you’re interested. We can sort out some kind of rules or schedules together, if necessary.
I think it would be a nice opportunity to get to know more great music and learn more about each other. It could also be a nice opportunity to revisit some old favorites and see how they hold up, what they evoke. Or maybe it turns out an album you didn’t think about in that way is core to you as a person.
I‘d suggest to keep the prompt rather undefined, so that each of us can do it their own way. My personal approach would be to think about which albums I‘d like to show a person who doesn’t know me to get an idea who I am as a music lover, musician and human being. I‘d start my list chronologically in the order they entered and influenced my life. I think I will try to only list albums that I still think are great, but am not 100% sure on that.
Curious if people are interested. If we like the format, we could surely find more topics for it.
I‘ve tried to make it 10 but failed to restrict myself . I also like that it would carry us through a whole year this way. But if you’re in, you could just make your list 8?
Good reminder about the podcast btw! I‘m a subscriber but haven’t listened to it yet. Any episodes you‘d recommend especially?
Sounds like fun. I’m pretty sure my list won’t have a lot to do with the music
I make as a musician though… But maybe there’s some through line to be discovered.
What do you think, should we set a date on which everyone participating should drop their posts? Like 1st/mid/last day of a month? Or is it enough to say: you have until the end of the month?
If so, we don’t need an update I think but just have to keep in mind to post. Whenever somebody posts, you’ll see the notification. You could also set custom reminders via discourse if you prefer that.
I‘m open to all of the options I‘ve mentioned. I think it could be more fun if people post their entry whenever they’re ready before the month is over, so we’ll have something to read and listen to during a longer period. It also might make it feel less like homework. But if people need a strict date to commit, we can also do that.
Yeah, I’d say just create a monthly thread and then let people post their entry for that month whenever probably works best. If you want to define a specific format that’s up to you, as long as it doesn’t feel like work
You’re the host of this party so it’s up to you. :]
I would only make a rule to post no more than one album a month. That would be an exercise in many arts or… virtues. And in line with the theme - 12 albums for 12 months. ;]
I‘m gonna list a song per album that represents best what I‘m writing about it. Feel free to do that as well, we could curate a growing playlist. I know this clashes with the album focus but could become its own thing that might be cool to discover artists.
I‘m also gonna list up to four „could have also been“ entries per album. I won’t write anything about them but the text for the album I chose should be context enough what they stand for.
I will also post the cover art for each album since I find that essential for such a list and an integral part of an album in general.
So when preparing your list, you could think about these things.
I’m in! This is a great idea — I’m excited to get some new music recommendations and meet people with the same formative influences! It’s also a good opportunity to formalize my own top picks.
I like the open-ended approach to posting, but should we define the etiquette for discussing other people’s favourites? On the one hand, I think this will be a great way to get conversations going. But on the other, it will get noisy fast if we’re all running side chats.
I don’t have strong feelings either way. If we’re chatting freely, it’ll be fun and (hopefully) friendly despite maybe being hard to follow*. If we’re mostly reading other people’s posts and checking out their recommendations, it’ll be a cool little capsule, but might feel a bit too quiet.
*My typical approach to busy threads is to read the early posts, check the middle a few times to make sure I have adequate context, then skip to the most recent messages. I imagine a lot of people have the same strategy!
Count me in! However, I’d fear that such a thread would get overrun quickly as the barrier to post something is pretty low. I can’t even catch up with “your music in 2025”
. I also like that it would carry us through a whole year this way. But if you’re in, you could just make your list 8?
