York Musicians Social Group

The albums for this meeting:
- The Who: 'Who's Next'
- Megadeth: 'Youthanasia'

NOTE: We do not listen to the albums during the social - we just talk about them.
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Any small contributions towards running costs would be hugely appreciated 💖 Two payment options below:
Buy Me A Coffee:
https://buymeacoffee.com/ymsg
Paypal:
http://paypal.me/YorkMusiciansGroup
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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.

We are going to meet for a couple of hours to sit down and do some writing! These are initial trial sessions, so any feedback or suggestions afterwards would be welcome. Thank you to Lewis for the idea and agreeing to run the sessions ❤

Lots of us are interested in songwriting but struggle to make time to write the lyrics. This meet-up is intended to help us make some time, have some fun and get a little closer to our songwriting ambitions.

This isn’t a formal workshop or a critique group. It’s a casual meet-up to have a nice time and beat our procrastination. Nobody will be expected to share anything they’ve written if they don’t want to!

We will do some easy free-writing exercises designed by Pat Pattison, and we might try something more complex if we’re feeling up to it.

We’ll be meeting in Trembling Madness on Lendal, where we have the left-hand attic room reserved (sorry in advance for all the stairs!) Ask staff to direct you if you’re unsure where to go.

You’ll need something to write with, or a laptop. There is no charge for the session (but please buy something from the venue).

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Any small contributions towards running costs would be hugely appreciated 💖 Two payment options below:

Buy Me A Coffee:
https://buymeacoffee.com/ymsg

Paypal:
http://paypal.me/YorkMusiciansGroup

The albums for this meeting:
tbc

NOTE: We do not listen to the albums during the social - we just talk about them.
*****************************************************************************
Any small contributions towards running costs would be hugely appreciated 💖 Two payment options below:
Buy Me A Coffee:
https://buymeacoffee.com/ymsg
Paypal:
http://paypal.me/YorkMusiciansGroup
******************************************************************************
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.

**********************************************************************

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.