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Album A WEEK scheme (ignore the old thread)

Thanks to MrScagdenSir for comming up with this concept

Basically every week we shall listen to a new album reccomended by someone involved with the album a week exchange. If you wish to nominate an album please leave your name below and PM me an album I will then publish a list with each week and what album will be listend to, after being narrowed down if need be.

The cut off will be at 50albums



  • Actually hell the cut off will be a year

    lets do a whole years worth!

  • i like this idea a lot.

    i have to consider what album i'm going to inflict on people now!

  • im in again

  • Ooooh this sounds good

    I'll have a think...

  • In

    you should discount mega famous albums, no point in them in this context really

    • If someone reccomends something like Ok Computer or Daydream Nation then i will discount it

      but if someone posts something like Washing Machine from Sonic Youth for example I may allow it as it's not one EVERYONE has heard + it will give people opputunity to re-visit it.

  • I'm in, BUT...

    I'm a bit confused as to what we're all going to achieve from this though...

    • What does anyone achieve doing anything?

      it'll be fun

    • Discover new music

      thats pretty much the thing of it, dont cha think?

      • Sounds fine to me

        Do we have to buy a new album every week then?

        • Buy it, download it... i dont care :P

          as long as you buy it if you love it

    • It will also homogenise DiS

      even further until we become a single entity and swarm accross the world in a cardigan coated wave of destruction. Which is always a good thing

      • Cardigans?!?

        I'm not wearing cardigans for anyone.

        • when you are part of the swarm

          you have no choice, one mind, one million k records badges

  • I'm in

    this has the potential to be great fun.

  • I like the sound of this.

    What if people don't have the album?

    • ^I was wondering this^

    • there's this thing called google

      and these things called torrents.

      • but

        what if people suggest stuff on DiS ;)

        you may object then.

      • before them there was shops y'know

  • I'd definitely be interested in this.

    I think it might be better to not publish a list though, keep up the suspense. I probably couldn't disipline myself to only listen to one a week. Why not wait for 51 other people to sign up and then just take it in turns week-by-week in order of when people signed up?

  • I'm in...

    good idea

    please do Interpol Antics as I wana see alot vast majoirty of opinions onit!!!

    • Yeah Im in

      save me a space.

      I'll gets a thinkin

  • i like the idea, but it's too costly and i'm too picky

    • Plus, you are fucking off in 8 weeks.

      • yeah, but i could sign in to receive a message informing me

        of which album to get if i so desired.

        However i don't. I already made a list of 31 albums i desire to purchase and i need to be more frugal

    • i'm someone will circulate a megaupload link

      every week...

  • Can I join in?

    Please?

  • can i be in this one?

  • I'm in!

    hope I made it in time

  • Remember guys, if your in suggest your albums I only have 4 so far

    i'm aiming for 52 :)

  • Here you go here's 5 essentials!!!

    The Velvet Underground & Nico
    Unknown Pleasures
    The Stone Roses
    London Calling
    The La's

  • Do we need to work it out..

    ..so that we get a decent mix of different genres?

    • Dude just submit whatever album you love

      thats the point, if its already been choosen i will inform you. You shouldnt force you decision out, just go with what you feel is right.

  • Hang on

    How does this work? Every week we all have to listen to a new album, right? Like a book club? So is somebody going to upload their choice of album each week for everyone to download?

    • I'm not endorcing such actions!

      but if someone circulates a file that's completely out of my hands, though I do maintain that if you LOVE the album you should buy it.

  • I'm in.

    I'll PM my album.

  • Pssshhhh

    lol

  • i'm in, great idea

    will someone send round a link to the album so we can listen?

    not sure what to nominate - how well-known / obscure does it have to be?

    • It doesn't have to be super obscure

      but albums that everyone have heard such as Daydream Nation or Blue will be ignored enitrely.

      Just nominate one of your fav albums ever, all will go well tat way.

      • okay

        here are some of my favourite albums:

        elliott smith: either/or
        low: secret name / things we lost in the fire
        belle and sebastian: tigermilk
        the decemberists: picaresque
        the flaming lips: the soft bulletin

        incidentally i have never heard daydream nation!

  • can i play??

  • 11 Slots down so far

    41 remain!

    Please PM your album of choice NOW!

  • I'd like to take part in this please.

  • Count me in

    :-D

  • THIS IS A GREAT IDEA

    I am soooooooo game.

  • I want in

    consider yourself PM'd.
    This could be such a mistake for my bank balance. I shouldn't have looked at DIS today.

  • if people are worried about getting hold of albums

    don't last.fm stream like hundreds of thousands of them now?

  • I'm in!

  • im in

  • I'm in!

    I nominate:

    Whiskycats - Whiskycats

    • agh

      meant to send that as a PM. Do we have to send these albums to anyone? Probably won't be able to do that. Might choose something a bit less than a month old..

  • Once all the slots have filled up

    a list of the users involved should be posted somewhere. How many spaces are left?

  • Can i play?

    Aces!

  • I'm in.

    Consider yourself well and truly PM'd.

  • Where do I PM you?

    What is a PM, a private message? I guess you want us to send you a private note thingy.

    • ^ This.

      Yesiamaduck.

      • Click "Send note". It appears underneath each and every post.

        • I knwo how it works..

          ..I was just wondering if that's what we're supposed to do. I'm guessing it is.

  • maybe Life Without Buildings - Any other City

    although lots of people on here might have heard it.

  • Sounds good>

    Count me in.

  • IN LIKE FLYNN.

    Sweet.

  • I am new

    to DiS but I am totally UP FOR THIS

  • yes pls

  • this sounds fun!

    count me in!

    (i'll PM you my choice once i've thought about it for a minute)

  • sounds fun

    i'm in if there is space still.

    PM sent.

  • how is this going now?

    and how is this project going to be put into action?

    • where is the list going to be?

      if i want to see it do i need to nominate an album?

  • This sounds like a good,idea

    count me in on it. Will send a pm in the next few minutes.

  • i'm not in!

    YAY

  • The list is almost full

    I think I'm like 10 slots away! WooO! got some good ones on here so far & a bunch I haven't heard yet! Keep em comming

    • man

      I'm getting pretty excited about this now! When does it all kick off yesiamaduck?

      • If I get enough slots to fill the list tonight

        it will start thursday at 8pm & will continue in such fashion* weeky

        *depends if im around

  • Album a week

    Lust for Life- Iggy Pop

  • I'm in

    if u'll have me

  • Just to check...

    ... what happens if we don't have the albums in question?

    • i think the point is that you won't have them.

    • last.fm

      stream loads of artists back catalogue's. I'd suggest heading there and having a browse

      • not sure

        why i felt catalogues needed an apostrophe

        • it should have gone after the s on artists

          maybe it slipped.

          Sorry.

          *removes teacher hat*

          *searches around for indie snob hat*

          • thats the one

            I'm supposed to be studying English Language at University as well. Resits ahoy!

      • Ahhh, good idea

  • sounds ace

    i'm in

  • I'm in.

    Should be fun.

  • BUMP.

    .

  • this sounds like fun

    I'm in

  • i definitely think it'd be better to not announce the albums in one go.

  • Yep Im in

  • good idea

    I'm in.

  • When I saw the Mountain Goats a year or two ago

    John Darnielle kept talking about how he was 'stoked'. He was stoked to be here, he was stoked to be playing this song etc.

    I am well and truly stoked about this whole idea.

  • booooooo

    praps im too late. i wanna be in the cool gang though and have needed new discoveries of late. i shall message a suggestion in hope...

  • 9 Slots remain

    Please keep em comming

  • Bump

  • 8 MORE JUST 8 MORE!

    C'mon 8 more then I can start this Bitch!

  • I pm'd you yesterday

    with a particularly fine album which I've never seen mentioned on here.

  • 3 more slots remain

    a reminder, I dont reply :D

    • Last 2

      COMMMMEON Anyone just suggest a frickin album here so i can get this biatch started y'all!

  • i like this idea as well.

    thnx.

  • The list is now full

    52 albums
    52 weeks
    1 year!

    I will post the first album 6.00pm! LET THE LISTENING COMMENCE!

    • 6pm?

      Argh, I've got band practice this evening, you git!

    • Make a nother thread about it.

      HOLY SHIT I AM EXCITED. CREDIT CARD HE WE GO!

    • Did mine make it?

      Do you even know which one I want, it was the last one ok?

      • i'm going to take part and listen

        to these. it'll be fun!

    • WOO!

      I'm pretty excited. I take it you're not going to reveal the whole list?

      • Nope 1 album at a time!

        • this is the best thing to happen

          since kasabian announced they were playing a series of small shows (baby)

        • if im in the list

          how far dowqn am i?

          • I'm not revealing anything other then your amongst the first quater

            • That means he will hear it before the 18th Spetember.

              RA!

              • if i post a list of every album I own?

                will oyu tell me how many i need to buy on the list?
                im so excited

  • Oops

    Sent my PM before I'd read to the bottom of the thread. My choice was brilliant as well ...

    • ^ ur lucky i realised someone had submitted 2

      • Do you know which one I actually chose?

        I need to know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

        • YES YES YES!

          its the one which is the genre of which Steel, Aluminum and Copper are a group of.

  • ARGHHH

    six o clock is so far away....

    • i dont finish til 6:(

      • I sit down for my dinner with my doting family at 6...

        My wife is going to kill me if I get the laptop out at the dinner table. Hmmmm... how quickly can I wolf down some pasta and put the kids to bed I wonder?

        • Read up on how to make urself sick

          • Could be a little extreme but still

            MrsScagden will be all 'what does waiting an hour or so matter? It's only the annoucement of some album' She gets like this when I INSIST on buying things on the day of release.

            My wife doesn't understand me... Actually that's a euphemism isn't it? Scratch that last bit.

  • i have to go to work at 6

    can we make it 5:55?

    thankyouuuuuuu

  • To people who want a list of users

    I
    cant
    be
    arsed
    to
    compile
    another
    list
    which
    is
    52
    strong
    and
    I
    do
    mean
    that
    sincerly
    k :)

    Stop askin x

    EVERYONE that applied got in

    • So can only people that got in

      comment on the album, and anyone else will be paddled out of the thread?

      • Anyone can comment and give their opinions on it

        that would impossible to moderate otherwise

    • I think this is going to his head, tbh.

      ;)

      At the end of the week are we going to start a thread and discuss out thoughts?

      • The first thread will be posted at 6pm

        discussion may begin whenever then I will start a final thoughts thread alongside the next album one.

  • is anyone else really really excited about this?

    im excited to add 52 albums to my collection that ive hopefully not heard before and are really good!

    • *51

      what a tard i am sometimes

      • Best case situation it will be 51 new albums

        because chances are you will have a couple, thats the case with me anyways but not nearly as many as I expected :D

  • i cant wait til 6 tell us now!

    i need to order :D

    • :( I really hope u dont have this album now

      u seem so excited that it will break my heart if you do

      • i didnt have it

        but forgot to order it lastnight :(