Concept Album "Show?"

[progdirjim(Admin)]

OK, so I'm thinking that I like this idea - and I'm thinking that we will first do the concept album as Lotus suggested, and if the programming is manageable for Spaz's suggestion, then once we are running low on concept ideas we can do the "random" function. It will be up to Vax to determine whether it is "manageable" since he is the one who will program it

[VAXman(Admin)]

Originally Posted by progdirjim

OK, so I'm thinking that I like this idea - and I'm thinking that we will first do the concept album as Lotus suggested, and if the programming is manageable for Spaz's suggestion, then once we are running low on concept ideas we can do the "random" function. It will be up to Vax to determine whether it is "manageable" since he is the one who will program it

I'd need only to create a database with the albums you'd want to have played.

If this is to be weekly, then there are 52 Wednesday per year. Concept albums are abundant in the progressive genre, so I don't think we'd run out of choices quickly.

Add: Marillion's: Misplaced Childhood, Brave, Afraid of Sunlight, and Marbles to the growing list. Pink Floyd's catalog is chock full too: DSotM, WYWH, Animals and The Wall. There are some 4500 albums in the library. I'm sure if we go through them we'll find ample material.

Some of these "concepts" are double album length. Is that going to present me with any special program length issues? Or, do we just pick a time (eg. 15:00 Wednesday) and play the concept album of the week?

[Laudio9]

Let's don't forget the ultimate concept album...The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway! I think this is a great Idea!

[VAXman(Admin)]

Originally Posted by Laudio9

Let's don't forget the ultimate concept album...The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway! I think this is a great Idea!

Wiki has a list of concept albums; not all prog but, perhaps, a place to start. I disagree with the listing of Clutching At Straws as a concept album but I'm sure there will be others listed as concept albums that someone will take issue with.

Let's see if we can all pull together and get this idea to congeal quickly.

PS. I didn't forget about TLLDOB.

[lotus]

Originally Posted by VAXman

Some of these "concepts" are double album length. Is that going to present me with any special program length issues? Or, do we just pick a time (eg. 15:00 Wednesday) and play the concept album of the week?

My suggestion would be to pick one or two concept album (single or double) and play it at a fixed show time on Wednesday, regardless of the length. After concept album(s) is (are) played, back to normal RFW..

Regarding the starting time on Wednesday why don't we make a poll? The winning time is where most votes are around, e.g. voter for 2, 3 and 4 pm summing up 15, votes for 3, 4 and 5 pm summing up 12. The first wins and show begins at 3 pm.. (I hope you understand what I mean)

Next question is how do we collect the actual names of the concept albums so that Vax can put them into a PL? I would volunteer to write the together based on a forum thread in a Excel File (Vax would love it) and send the actualized list on a regular basis to Vax.