ALBUM OF THE MONTH CHALLENGE.

[Indiscipline]

I know this challenge. I call it marriage.

Can I get a new wife on Feb 1?

That, or a new argument monopolising the whole month.

[emtee]

I would end up hating the album forever. I would hear the songs in my dreams and then I would snap and go postal.

No can do.

[jingle.boy]

I know this challenge. I call it marriage.

Can I get a new wife on Feb 1?

That, or a new argument monopolising the whole month.

That's not even a "challenge".  That's what I call "starting a conversation before she's had morning coffee".

[Indiscipline]

You dare that? I stay focking locked inside my bathroom until she's properly caffeined.

[ariich]

I don't think I've ever seen DTF so united over anything as it is in this thread.

[MirrorMask]

I don't think I've ever seen DTF so united over anything as it is in this thread.

And yet people have those "desert island albums" lists, which I'm never able to compile 'cause there's no album I would keep in constant rotation. My favorite album ever is Scenes from a Memory and I can't even remember the last time I heard it 

[twosuitsluke]

So true!

One thing is damn sure, no one is gonna make me limit my musical intake!

[hefdaddy42]

I don't think I've ever seen DTF so united over anything as it is in this thread.

And yet people have those "desert island albums" lists, which I'm never able to compile 'cause there's no album I would keep in constant rotation. My favorite album ever is Scenes from a Memory and I can't even remember the last time I heard it 

Well, a desert album situation is where you have no choice.

Response to Glasser's idea was pretty harsh.  Hate to see that.  Having said that, no fucking way in hell would I do this.

ariich's counter-proposal of having to listen to the album once a day for a month is more palatable.  But I still wouldn't do that without, I don't know, some money on the line or something.  I wouldn't get to know the album better, I would grow to hate the album.

[soupytwist]

I mean as always this time of year on the radio at work and in the shops all I hear is the same 15 Christmas songs over and over - and yeah I hate it!

[jingle.boy]

I didn't mean to sound harsh, I was just trying to work in a no-nut November joke.

Also, I don't think anyone thought it was a plausible (or enjoyable) premise.

[twosuitsluke]

Yea I didn't intend any comment to be criticising Tom. I think challenges like this can be great and I definitely 'force' (and I use rhat term loosely) listening schedules on myself in an attempt to shake up my listening habits.

[TAC]

[TAC]

Love you, Tom!! We're just goofing!

[Glasser]

When I thought of this, before I posted it I told my wife I may get a few takers or it will go completely off the rails. I love my DTF family and didn't take offense, I love the passion here, believe me I have the same passion. This idea stemmed from a personal issue of jumping from album to album without listening deeply and becoming one with it like I used to years ago because honestly when a new album came out I would sit with it exclusively for a while. When Operation Mindcrime came out I think I played it non-stop for well over a month but back then music was not at our fingertips like today. The experience of music today is just not the same. I listen to tons of music but I miss getting to know every single note and fully absorbing it.  There's too much music coming out so we feel like we're missing out if we spend time on a specific album or band for that matter. So instead of slowing down to smell the roses we are speeding by multiple gardens with our noses out the windows getting only a quick whiff.

[SwedishGoose]

I could do a desert island situation for a month , limiting to 10 albums.
But limiting to 1 no...

Or perhaps if my copy of The Pineapple Thief's 8 disc How Did We Find Our Way arrives before the 1st and that would count. Maybe something like that could work.

[twosuitsluke]

When I thought of this, before I posted it I told my wife I may get a few takers or it will go completely off the rails. I love my DTF family and didn't take offense, I love the passion here, believe me I have the same passion. This idea stemmed from a personal issue of jumping from album to album without listening deeply and becoming one with it like I used to years ago because honestly when a new album came out I would sit with it exclusively for a while. When Operation Mindcrime came out I think I played it non-stop for well over a month but back then music was not at our fingertips like today. The experience of music today is just not the same. I listen to tons of music but I miss getting to know every single note and fully absorbing it.  There's too much music coming out so we feel like we're missing out if we spend time on a specific album or band for that matter. So instead of slowing down to smell the roses we are speeding by multiple gardens with our noses out the windows getting only a quick whiff.

Dude, I couldn't agree more! It's why I have such an elaborate set of playlists, designed to ensure I revisit albums and give them their due.

I'd be up for picking an album and playing it once a day, for a week, alongside my normal listening!

[emtee]

When I thought of this, before I posted it I told my wife I may get a few takers or it will go completely off the rails. I love my DTF family and didn't take offense, I love the passion here, believe me I have the same passion. This idea stemmed from a personal issue of jumping from album to album without listening deeply and becoming one with it like I used to years ago because honestly when a new album came out I would sit with it exclusively for a while. When Operation Mindcrime came out I think I played it non-stop for well over a month but back then music was not at our fingertips like today. The experience of music today is just not the same. I listen to tons of music but I miss getting to know every single note and fully absorbing it.  There's too much music coming out so we feel like we're missing out if we spend time on a specific album or band for that matter. So instead of slowing down to smell the roses we are speeding by multiple gardens with our noses out the windows getting only a quick whiff.

I made kind of a big change in regards to this. I was buying 50+ albums a year and mostly listening in a passive manner while doing something else. So I decided that I would cut the purchases way down and every inaugural listen would be headphones only...active listening while fully immersed. This has made a HUGE change for me. I find myself thoroughly enjoying almost every new album. So much so that I listen to all my music now in this manner.

[ProfessorPeart]

I totally get that. I've realized these days that I have trouble actually naming tracks from the discs I listen to. Now it's, 'oh, I think track 5 is the one I really like'. I've lamented that for years, not being able to really get to know an album. I'm ashamed to say I probably have dozens of albums now that I haven't even listened to, yet I keep buying them.

If we get wolf to listen to Issa for a month, this thread will be the best ever.

[Lonk]

So instead of slowing down to smell the roses we are speeding by multiple gardens with our noses out the windows getting only a quick whiff.

That's a great way of putting, and I agree 100%.

The thing is, at least for me, I feel like I can't sit down and analyze an album like I used to. Back in college, I used to go into the music practice room, lock myself in there for hours at a time listening to music and analyzing what I heard (trying to play it as well). Other times I would sit at home with the tabs/sheet music on hand and follow along, just to see what was going on. Nowadays most of my listening comes while sitting at work. If I listen to something while driving, it's usually background stuff and I'm not necessarily paying a bunch of attention. And I only play music at home when I need background noise while cleaning lol

[jingle.boy]

+1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 to all of the above posts back to Tom's explanation.

I've bout 27 albums this year, and have 42 saved on Spotify.  I had been trying for the past few years to limit that to 25/25, but failed spectacularly this year.  Compound that by 10 years that Spotify has been in Canada, plus all the non-new releases I've purchased over the years, and I've got probably close to 1000 new albums added to my library in the past 20 years.

Bottom line is, as I (we) age, and continue to be a music whore, the amount of new hours in the day isn't changing, so either I stop exploring new music entirely, or I just grin and bear it.  I'm tending to go with the latter.  I'll never be able to consume and "know" music like I did when I was a teenager or in my early 20s.

[HOF]

I can see some value to this exercise and can appreciate the idea behind it. These days if a new release gets a solid week of (mostly) exclusivity with me it’s doing really well. Though I’m not sure that a month of exclusivity is necessary to really sink into an album. Even back when I had a few dozen CDs I probably didn’t only listen to one album for a month straight. There is the possibility of burn out if you listen to something too much, and I’ve always tried to guard against that with new albums a bit.

[wolfking]

When I thought of this, before I posted it I told my wife I may get a few takers or it will go completely off the rails. I love my DTF family and didn't take offense, I love the passion here, believe me I have the same passion. This idea stemmed from a personal issue of jumping from album to album without listening deeply and becoming one with it like I used to years ago because honestly when a new album came out I would sit with it exclusively for a while. When Operation Mindcrime came out I think I played it non-stop for well over a month but back then music was not at our fingertips like today. The experience of music today is just not the same. I listen to tons of music but I miss getting to know every single note and fully absorbing it.  There's too much music coming out so we feel like we're missing out if we spend time on a specific album or band for that matter. So instead of slowing down to smell the roses we are speeding by multiple gardens with our noses out the windows getting only a quick whiff.

The issue is, quality and ground breaking albums like Operation Mincrime just aren't produced anymore.

[ariich]

When I thought of this, before I posted it I told my wife I may get a few takers or it will go completely off the rails. I love my DTF family and didn't take offense, I love the passion here, believe me I have the same passion. This idea stemmed from a personal issue of jumping from album to album without listening deeply and becoming one with it like I used to years ago because honestly when a new album came out I would sit with it exclusively for a while. When Operation Mindcrime came out I think I played it non-stop for well over a month but back then music was not at our fingertips like today. The experience of music today is just not the same. I listen to tons of music but I miss getting to know every single note and fully absorbing it.  There's too much music coming out so we feel like we're missing out if we spend time on a specific album or band for that matter. So instead of slowing down to smell the roses we are speeding by multiple gardens with our noses out the windows getting only a quick whiff.

Oh absolutely, I totally get it. I do still do that with a few albums a year, the ones that really hook me in for obsessive multiple listens. My top 4 this year were all like that, especially the top 3. But yes I know what you mean, the rest ranges but some albums I like a lot but only end up giving a handful of listens to.

And yeah I think any "harsh" aspects of our responses was intended as gentle ribbing among friends (certainly in my case and I'm sure for others too).

[wolfking]

Response to Glasser's idea was pretty harsh.  Hate to see that.  Having said that, no fucking way in hell would I do this.

 

[nick_z]

Bottom line is, as I (we) age, and continue to be a music whore, the amount of new hours in the day isn't changing, so either I stop exploring new music entirely, or I just grin and bear it.  I'm tending to go with the latter.  I'll never be able to consume and "know" music like I did when I was a teenager or in my early 20s.

Very much this  ...which is great (I love lots of new music!) and sad at the same time...

[TAC]

And yeah I think any "harsh" aspects of our responses was intended as gentle ribbing among friends (certainly in my case and I'm sure for others too).

Glasser…gently ribbed for our pleasure.

[wolfking]

And yeah I think any "harsh" aspects of our responses was intended as gentle ribbing among friends (certainly in my case and I'm sure for others too).

Glasser…gently ribbed for our pleasure.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

This has been an ongoing issue for a long time.  You start young with a small collection that you know quite well, but at some point you've amassed so much music that you realize you are just never going to know even a fraction of it as well as you did some of the earliest music you discovered.  And there's both a neverending supply of new music coming like a firehose, as well as the vast library of music that's already been released that you gradually discover. 

I feel like the roulettes have been the biggest help in this regard for me in years.  Both in hosting one and participating in them, it forces me to more closely listen to music than I often otherwise would in deciding what to send, and this often leads to deepening my appreciation for these artists.  Sometimes I send long-established favorites that I already know quite well, other times I send ones I like but don't know as intimately, but the process familiarizes me with them much more and often leads to digging deeper into their catalog than I had previously. 

I also find doing various playlists, including the current one for the year, is more effective sometimes even than albums, since it's much more manageable time-wise to make progress than listening through entire albums.  And it often results in listening to the whole albums later on anyway. 

[Glasser]

And yeah I think any "harsh" aspects of our responses was intended as gentle ribbing among friends (certainly in my case and I'm sure for others too).

Glasser…gently ribbed for our pleasure.

 

[Glasser]

When I thought of this, before I posted it I told my wife I may get a few takers or it will go completely off the rails. I love my DTF family and didn't take offense, I love the passion here, believe me I have the same passion. This idea stemmed from a personal issue of jumping from album to album without listening deeply and becoming one with it like I used to years ago because honestly when a new album came out I would sit with it exclusively for a while. When Operation Mindcrime came out I think I played it non-stop for well over a month but back then music was not at our fingertips like today. The experience of music today is just not the same. I listen to tons of music but I miss getting to know every single note and fully absorbing it.  There's too much music coming out so we feel like we're missing out if we spend time on a specific album or band for that matter. So instead of slowing down to smell the roses we are speeding by multiple gardens with our noses out the windows getting only a quick whiff.

The issue is, quality and ground breaking albums like Operation Mincrime just aren't produced anymore.

Very true Kade. And on top of that back then there were only a handful of releases coming out at a clip. The internet on many levels ruined music while st the dame time opened up the possibility of access to more great stuff. So this gets chalked up to the new world we live in. On a side note what Issa album am I buying you for Christmas?

[Lethean]

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[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

+1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 to all of the above posts back to Tom's explanation.

I've bout 27 albums this year, and have 42 saved on Spotify.  I had been trying for the past few years to limit that to 25/25, but failed spectacularly this year.  Compound that by 10 years that Spotify has been in Canada, plus all the non-new releases I've purchased over the years, and I've got probably close to 1000 new albums added to my library in the past 20 years.

Bottom line is, as I (we) age, and continue to be a music whore, the amount of new hours in the day isn't changing, so either I stop exploring new music entirely, or I just grin and bear it.  I'm tending to go with the latter.  I'll never be able to consume and "know" music like I did when I was a teenager or in my early 20s.

Boy does this hit home. Although I've bought 187 new albums this year. I've only thoroughly listened to about half of them. And there are a number I haven't even gotten to yet.

When I thought of this, before I posted it I told my wife I may get a few takers or it will go completely off the rails. I love my DTF family and didn't take offense, I love the passion here, believe me I have the same passion. This idea stemmed from a personal issue of jumping from album to album without listening deeply and becoming one with it like I used to years ago because honestly when a new album came out I would sit with it exclusively for a while. When Operation Mindcrime came out I think I played it non-stop for well over a month but back then music was not at our fingertips like today. The experience of music today is just not the same. I listen to tons of music but I miss getting to know every single note and fully absorbing it.  There's too much music coming out so we feel like we're missing out if we spend time on a specific album or band for that matter. So instead of slowing down to smell the roses we are speeding by multiple gardens with our noses out the windows getting only a quick whiff.

The issue is, quality and ground breaking albums like Operation Mincrime just aren't produced anymore.

Very true Kade. And on top of that back then there were only a handful of releases coming out at a clip. The internet on many levels ruined music while st the dame time opened up the possibility of access to more great stuff. So this gets chalked up to the new world we live in. On a side note what Issa album am I buying you for Christmas?

Pick the one where she looks super dopey on the cover......oh wait, that's all of them.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

Is Issa only a meme on DTF? 

[Glasser]

OK, How about this??? All of you can submit 2 albums each in this thread. I will pick 1 and listen to it for the entire month of January. Same rules as far as my original criteria.  I will choose the album by Friday night. GO!!!!

[wolfking]

Pick the one where she looks super dopey on the cover......oh wait, that's all of them.