What we’re about
Are you a nuisance to your friends and family because you constantly annoy them with useless music trivia? Do you reference song lyrics incessantly in conversation? Here's your chance to bond with like-minded individuals. This meetup is essentially like a book club - except we discuss classic albums instead of books. What determines a classic album? Well, I wrote a book a few years ago in which I aggregated more than 150 best-of lists to create a "top 100 albums of all time" list. You can see that list here:
http://davesmusicdatabase.blogspot.com/2012/03/top-100-albums-of-all-time.html
Each time this group gathers, we dissect one of these albums. Do you like it or dislike it? How much familiarity did you already have with this album? What significance has it had (or not had) on music? Is this album overrated or undervalued? You get the idea.
Please note that there is a waiting list for this group at times, but I periodically bump inactive members in favor of new ones. Also, we survived the covid era with Zoom meetings, but have returned to in-person meetings so do not consider memberships outside of the Kansas City area.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Bob Dylan: Blood on the TracksJohnson County Library - Corinth, Prairie Village, KS
We will discuss Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks, released in 1975. It ranks #36 on our list. Fresh off a divorce and a tour with the Band that reignited him, Dylan recorded this mostly acoustic affair which has been ranked amongst his masterpieces. Read more about it here.
You can see the top 100 albums list from which we pick here.