About us
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 group operates like a book club - except we discuss classic albums instead of books.
What determines a classic album? I aggregated multiple best-of lists along with chart data, sales figures, awards, and ratings and published the results in the book The Top 100 Albums of All Time in 2014. I revised it in 2024 as The Top 100 Albums of the 20th Century. Any albums featured in either book are eligible for discussion, as are a few others. Click here to see those albums we've already discussed and the ones that are still on the table.
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.
Upcoming events
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Discussion: Disintegration
Johnson County Library - Merriam Plaza, 6120 Slater St, Merriam, KS, USJoin us to discuss The Cure's Disintegration. Released in 1989, this was the 8th studio album for the English goth-rock act. It was the best-selling album of their career, going double platinum in the United States on the strength of hit songs "Fascination Street," Lovesong," and "Pictures of You." Entertainment Weekly said this “moody masterpiece is a gorgeous sonic bath of lush soundscapes and lovesick nostalgia.” Consequence of Sound said it “is an expansive and rich album that reflects the darkness of [lead singer Robert] Smith’s mindset at the time, but still with a romantic core full of yearning.” Read more about the album here.
This album was picked by a group member in December 2024. You can see what albums we've already discussed and what albums are still up for discussion by checking out this page here.
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