The thing is most of music discussion is “heres a song” but nobody really tries to listen unless its already a song they like. Thats fine its not a criticism but the overall discussion lacks a dive into what music is as not something to be consumed or background noise but such a strong medium for emotion.
I want something like a megathread for music every month where whoever partakes will share not only songs but albums or bands where we talk about what it means to us and why it should be considered for listening. Giving each other recommendations and engaging with each others choices and why it gives us resonance.
I grew up with my dad being a musician. Every car journey, every school holiday i would browse his huge selection of CDs. We’d write music together he’d remix my tracks id review his and we’d discover band after band after band together.
For me this was like half my personality just sharing even if we didnt have the same taste at the time id learn to appreciate his and him to mine it just hit different. Watching him rehearse and play live, giving feedback on what he had been writing.
Bring back music, bring back standing in a HMV using the disintegrating headphones to listen to random tracks.
Anyway yeah id like to see if me running a monthly or idk quarterly music comm megathread would be something the peeps would like.
I've been thinking about something like this too, mostly out of the need for new music for exercising. The format is challenging, though.
I fear a standard megathread would end up mostly ignored. Something like a weekly album discussion thread might be the most realistic, that way the topic is focused enough to actually have discussion in a forum as small as this, and if people don't vibe with the album they just have to wait a week.
Another challenge is album selection. I am skeptical about it working if it's just one person choosing albums, and simply crowdsourcing them runs the risk of getting stuck with anime music or something for multiple weeks. Either it would have to be a top new album from something like Pitchfork, or we would have to form a central council (tongue in cheek, I am not a dork) to curate a varied selection from user suggestions and write a little blurb for them.
I do not have a degree in running internet forums though, I could be totally wrong about all of this.
I think focusing threads on a specific album/song is also better for searchability and late discussion/necromancy.
I like the ideas. I also have a strong belief that worrying about which idea works or not isnt worth a debate its better to have ideas and throw them out and see what sticks. Not at the same time though and run with whatever works.
Seems like as appropriate a place as any, tbh.