NMC: THE BEST ALBUM EVER (read page 5)

[benji]

To be honest, clearly people don't care enough and I've been rethinking how to do this. But yeah, keep reviewing if you want, I'm not punishing people anymore but will use said activity into how I restructure this.

Fill in the rest of the chart on your own, Jae's album, illini you can suggest something by now and then we can do Joe's.

The top restructure plan is actually an idea that was thrown around prior but dismissed for the "best album" idea. Which actually worked out better than expected. The best album idea was basically to feel out who will actually contribute, it was always planned to be reworked after a round of this.

[Patr1ck]

I liked it at the beginning, but for some reason, I felt as if I had to sit through an entire album(s) of songs that I just did not enjoy and then try to formulate thoughts about them. It felt forced and unnatural. Although, Throwing Copper is awesome and makes me speechless.

[Lamrock]

I thought Kid A was too edgy and inaccessible for these forums, so I opted for the second best album ever instead. My bad. (Okay, third, but most people here have already heard Pinkerton)

[shadowgrin]

Got bored, nothing more. I-m not in a music phase right now.

[benji]

This is not a reply to just Pdub, but using his post as a jumping off point.

I liked it at the beginning, but for some reason, I felt as if I had to sit through an entire album(s) of songs that I just did not enjoy and then try to formulate thoughts about them.

That's kinda the point. The problem is people are being too nice. We should totally slag on shit albums. That's why the idea of "Worst Album Ever" was thrown around as the successor to "Best Album Ever." Something that, if people are up for it, we'll do.

When we originally changed the rules to the two album thing it was an idea that people will be more willing to review one of the two albums since clearly people hated most of the albums suggested. And that would've worked on a forum that has more than 20 active posters down here in the bowels. (The original system would've also worked with enough regular posters.)

Now, we've discussed a genre break off, but for one I hate genre specification of music, and each of the various groups would be about two people outside of rap which will be as unreadable as any other rap thread has ever been.

So what I'm considering, is we do "WORST ALBUM EVER" for the lulz, while letting Jae, illini, Joe, Doobie and thierry's albums be alternate options. And we change the system to four albums at one time, and the period = one month. Yes, this is slower paced, but the pace is already slow as hell. I'm not actually suggesting the "WORST ALBUM EVER" lasts however many months as we have members, but is just a cleansing for a short period. (Maybe everyone proposes one and anyone who makes it through two albums alive, or shows they at least tried to make it through two alive is in, with the future suggestion order based on this "Music Survivor.") Then we change over into a rolling system of four albums per month, a shorter proposal period with a longer review period, and in any given month you have to review two albums minimum with your counter resetting each time you hit a second review. I don't have the math worked out on the proposal/review deadline system, but I want it to be something like six albums per month, four up at all times.

And as we've done a number of times, re-evaluate based on the success of said system.

[shadowgrin]

The problem is people are being too nice. We should totally slag on shit albums.

lol. Any more meaner and I would just have said Fuck You to thierryhenry without putting a review itself after listening to the album, but that would violate the (previous) rules.

I was about to shite a review then for OK Computer but the album was so boring that I lost any intent to write one. That Police album was even more enjoyable than OK Computer.

Which reminds me. Fuck you, Lamrock.

[Oznogrd]

To be honest, clearly people don't care enough and I've been rethinking how to do this. But yeah, keep reviewing if you want, I'm not punishing people anymore but will use said activity into how I restructure this.

Fill in the rest of the chart on your own, Jae's album, illini you can suggest something by now and then we can do Joe's.

The top restructure plan is actually an idea that was thrown around prior but dismissed for the "best album" idea. Which actually worked out better than expected. The best album idea was basically to feel out who will actually contribute, it was always planned to be reworked after a round of this.

If i'm still doing best album ever im' going with The Clash London Calling

In my top 5 for sure...

if we're doing worst? Hoobastank-Every Man for Himself. The only album by a band i've seen in concert i couldnt put up with

[Lamrock]

London Calling is very very good. Probably a 9.5 in my book.

[Oznogrd]

/reserved for Killers, Metallica, The Clash review as I get to them...

[Cartar]

Slightly offtopic thing, but at the same time ontopic. I had to do a review for my English class and I decided to do Led Zeppelin IV, which we have already reviewed here, only this time I did it little more thoroughal. So I'm kind of updating my review for the Led Zeppelin IV. I did took some thoughts from here, but the only one I remember that what's exactly taken from here(and added some my own text) was from Shadow's review about Black Dog. Anyway here it is(I made this with pictures, as it's more organised and better to look):

[shadowgrin]

What grade/mark did you get for reviewing an album by an evil-worshipping band?

[Cartar]

What grade/mark did you get for reviewing an album by an evil-worshipping band?

It was 5 in here, so that means A. It doesn't matter even if I would review something what Satan has done, if it's done as it's supposed to be, you get a good grade.

[benji]

EDIT: SEE NEW THREAD

[Lamrock]

Alright, I miss this thread and want it to make a comeback. Individual songs were a flop, but I think we should bring the album club back. Who's with me?

*something sarcastic* But why not?

I'm down Lam! In fact, I like this idea so much, that I'm promoting you to Administrator!

Oh what the Heat? I'm in!

Can't guarantee I'll make it past the third track, but yeah, I'm in.

.siht od steL

So who's up first?

[Patr1ck]

You want to bring it back, so be our guest.

[benji]

Make a new thread for it then.