This week's albums:
tbc
NOTE: We do not listen to the albums during the social - we just talk about them.
Please join us regardless of if you've listened to/are interested in the albums. It's really just a fun way to get together and share recommendations at the same time, and we always love having new people.
Discussion of the albums usually takes up a pretty small part of the evening (we have even been known to forget to bring them up entirely...).
Having said all that, if you'd like a more interesting and profound description of Album Club, along with quotes and general nostalgia, please read the below from our most loyal member.
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And now, the optional deep bit: technology has revolutionised our lives. But it also means we have almost unlimited choices - and "the paradox of choice suggests that an abundance of options actually requires more effort to choose and can leave us feeling unsatisfied with our choice" (thanks, Google). For example... music! If a song doesn't grab you on the first listen, why would you listen to it again, when Spotify has 100 million songs available for no extra cost or energy? "Next..." Albums - particularly those widely considered to be classics - are created as a unit, with songs in a particular order by design, and we believe that an album is an important milestone in an artist's career as well as a document of the time in which it was made; as well as being the soundtrack to many lives, possibly - and hopefully - including some of the members of this group. We select one or two albums per meetup (usually a classic one, and a 'wildcard' selection) which we talk about: what they mean to us, or even what we thought of our first - and possibly only - listen. However: all of this is basically just a way to get some like-minded people into a pub, who may or may not play an instrument, make some new friends, and just have a great time. Hope to see you at the next one.
