N&G AotM /// Year 1 Review!
- Thread starter Joe Mac
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Murfocakes
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I enjoyed doing @Goatfish ’s assistant that month and was pleased with the end result. All the thread’s have been enjoyable, though I haven’t contributed as much posts to some as I checked later and so many guesses and info were already up, and I guess it is the threads that I have enjoyed even more than the music, finding a little about the character of the picker. I really advise anyone who doesn’t have their name down to do so.
That means you @BazookaTooth , @Sanders and @NathanRicaud
That means you @BazookaTooth , @Sanders and @NathanRicaud
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Murfocakes
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BazookaTooth
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too much pressure and attention
Skalap
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That's what the beers says
Joe Mac
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What a year!
I got to share one of my favourite sets of artists from this little country with the the whole wide world and I got so so many great albums in return.
I’ve listened to, and own, 10 so far. I have copies of vols. 10 & 12 on the way. Only vol. 11 to order, which I will do in due course!
Id like to give an extra special shout out to 3 that I particularly enjoyed. In order of their month.
Vol. 3 - I really loved this one @Teeeee, Nicole is awesome and the single lock discount we got let me buy so many other newly discovered artists!
Vol. 5 - poor @ThePakoBuelna rumbled almost before he started by, of all people, Mr Observant himself @Jonathan Y
. Fortunately this was a great album full of really high quality classic rock n roll songwriting.
Vol. 9 - I really enjoyed @girlnevergoesout month and particularly the pick. This has been my most spun of the picks. It’s an album I’d should have heard that I hadn’t and I’m delighted that I was introduced to it and now have it!
To everyone else you’re all equally awesome and every pick deserves massive love!
I got to share one of my favourite sets of artists from this little country with the the whole wide world and I got so so many great albums in return.
I’ve listened to, and own, 10 so far. I have copies of vols. 10 & 12 on the way. Only vol. 11 to order, which I will do in due course!
Id like to give an extra special shout out to 3 that I particularly enjoyed. In order of their month.
Vol. 3 - I really loved this one @Teeeee, Nicole is awesome and the single lock discount we got let me buy so many other newly discovered artists!
Vol. 5 - poor @ThePakoBuelna rumbled almost before he started by, of all people, Mr Observant himself @Jonathan Y
. Fortunately this was a great album full of really high quality classic rock n roll songwriting.Vol. 9 - I really enjoyed @girlnevergoesout month and particularly the pick. This has been my most spun of the picks. It’s an album I’d should have heard that I hadn’t and I’m delighted that I was introduced to it and now have it!
To everyone else you’re all equally awesome and every pick deserves massive love!
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ThePakoBuelna
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DAMN YOU @Jonathan Y !!!!!!
Dirtbag Auntie
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What a year!
I got to share one of my favourite sets of artists from this little country with the the whole wide world and I got so so many great albums in return.
I’ve listened to, and own, 10 so far. I have copies of vols. 10 & 12 on the way. Only vol. 11 to order, which I will do in due course!
Id like to give an extra special shout out to 3 that I particularly enjoyed. In order of their month.
Vol. 3 - I really loved this one @Teeeee, Nicole is awesome and the single lock discount we got let me buy so many other newly discovered artists!
Vol. 5 - poor @ThePakoBuelna rumbled almost before he started by, of all people, Mr Observant himself @Jonathan Y
Vol. 9 - I really enjoyed @girlnevergoesout month and particularly the pick. This has been my most spun of the picks. It’s an album I’d should have heard that I hadn’t and I’m delighted that I was introduced to it and now have it!
To everyone else you’re all equally awesome and every pick deserves massive love!
Thank you Joe! That means a lot to me
It has been a highlight of the year for me to share that album with the forum.
Dirtbag Auntie
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Where’s the fist shaking reaction when you need it?
Turbo
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scotthilk
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Hey all!
I’d like to thank each and everyone involved in this! The mods, organizers, and of course, our ROTM pickers!
Here are my top 3:
#1: Camaron De La Isla (@agutierrezb )
#2 & 3 (in no order): Clarence Clarity & Ibeyi (@gaporter and @ChristoBee )
I listened to everyone’s picks enjoyed all of them for different reasons. Some really interesting stuff, and a lot of it I wouldn’t have discovered on my own!
Thanks again, everyone. Can’t wait to see what the next year has in store!
I’d like to thank each and everyone involved in this! The mods, organizers, and of course, our ROTM pickers!
Here are my top 3:
#1: Camaron De La Isla (@agutierrezb )
#2 & 3 (in no order): Clarence Clarity & Ibeyi (@gaporter and @ChristoBee )
I listened to everyone’s picks enjoyed all of them for different reasons. Some really interesting stuff, and a lot of it I wouldn’t have discovered on my own!
Thanks again, everyone. Can’t wait to see what the next year has in store!
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agutierrezb
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I'm super stoked you enjoyed my pick! Let me know if you can get your hands on a copy.
Ethos99
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I bought 6 by watching the threads, have a couple on my want list and need to listen to the rest. This is one of the coolest things we do here and I can't want for the upcoming picks!
Bluecloud777
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I've been listening to a couple of N&G RotMs and they've all been amazing. I really enjoy how they explore different genres, so many great styles of music. 
As right now I'm also listening / relistening to many 2017 albums for the Album of 2017 thread and parallel check out some VMP records for potential swaps, I wasn't able to listen to all of them yet, but definitely will. I'm really looking forward to it as your curation is really good.
Just a few words about my favorites so far.
I really enjoyed Nicole Atkins very much @Teeeee I never had heard of her before and it's an album I will try to get on vinyl the next months. Amazing voice and great songs.
Also I really liked The Ruen Brothers a lot. Thanks very much to @ThePakoBuelna for picking this great record.
Again I never had heard from them before and I will try to get their album on vinyl the next months. Such great songs.
Also thanks to @Skalap for choosing such a good record for the first curation. It's amazing music
and I like to listen to it more often. 
Thanks to all involved in curating and guessing. I will definitely join the guessing of the next from the start.
As right now I'm also listening / relistening to many 2017 albums for the Album of 2017 thread and parallel check out some VMP records for potential swaps, I wasn't able to listen to all of them yet, but definitely will. I'm really looking forward to it as your curation is really good.
Just a few words about my favorites so far.
I really enjoyed Nicole Atkins very much @Teeeee I never had heard of her before and it's an album I will try to get on vinyl the next months. Amazing voice and great songs.
Also I really liked The Ruen Brothers a lot. Thanks very much to @ThePakoBuelna for picking this great record.
Again I never had heard from them before and I will try to get their album on vinyl the next months. Such great songs. Also thanks to @Skalap for choosing such a good record for the first curation. It's amazing music
and I like to listen to it more often. Thanks to all involved in curating and guessing. I will definitely join the guessing of the next from the start.
Rip_City
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I really enjoyed Nicole Atkins very much @Teeeee I never had heard of her before and it's an album I will try to get on vinyl the next months. Amazing voice and great songs.
I came onto @Teeeee's pick late as well; my first N&G RotM I purchased when I started browsing the relevant threads. She is someone that I would likely never try on my own, and I was enamored immediately. Based on your input, keep an eye out for her new album Italian Ice out on Friday!
panino
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this is my own personal summary
7 AOTM bought
6 AOTM missing/outstanding
3 wrong/incorrect records acquired
Top 3
I wish I could say I am Team No Swaps, but I failed.....
Easy peasy. Got both Heritage I and II, via HHV. I’m doing great!
My jumping the gun streak started soon. I went straight to amazon as this became the guess front runner. I was lucky, this was bought through and at a very decent price. And great album to boot!
Single Lock records came to help with this, with the amazing offer of free shipping for all members of N&G, including internationals! Got this album plus a couple more, and a T-shirt. A win!
The luck continues. I got one of the last copies of the green vinyl through Resident before it became a rarity and some dodgy Discogs flipper raised the price; so this has been secured too.
It must have been a lucky trio of months, this was also secured, at a decent price.
Unable to find it at reasonable price, this has been left waiting.
The guesses in the thread were all over the place, when suddenly settled on Television – Marquee Moon. Driven by my impulse I went ahead and ordered it prior to announcement. It was not the right guess. I have a fantastic album nonetheless, so no complaints.
7 AOTM bought
6 AOTM missing/outstanding
3 wrong/incorrect records acquired
Top 3
- Patrick Sweany/Every hour is a dollar gone
- Lou Reed – The Blue Mask
- Mark deClive-Lowe - Heritage
I wish I could say I am Team No Swaps, but I failed.....
Easy peasy. Got both Heritage I and II, via HHV. I’m doing great!
My jumping the gun streak started soon. I went straight to amazon as this became the guess front runner. I was lucky, this was bought through and at a very decent price. And great album to boot!
- Vol. 2 - August 2019 : Hunted - Khemmis / picked by @Goatfish
Single Lock records came to help with this, with the amazing offer of free shipping for all members of N&G, including internationals! Got this album plus a couple more, and a T-shirt. A win!
The luck continues. I got one of the last copies of the green vinyl through Resident before it became a rarity and some dodgy Discogs flipper raised the price; so this has been secured too.
It must have been a lucky trio of months, this was also secured, at a decent price.
- Vol. 6 - Décember 2019 : 3 - The Gloaming / picked by @Joe Mac
Unable to find it at reasonable price, this has been left waiting.
- Vol. 8 - February 2020 : Ibeyi - Ash / picked by @ChristoBee
The guesses in the thread were all over the place, when suddenly settled on Television – Marquee Moon. Driven by my impulse I went ahead and ordered it prior to announcement. It was not the right guess. I have a fantastic album nonetheless, so no complaints.
- I was the one that guessed it. And driven by my own excitement, I immediately went to HHV (the only record shop that had stock of it) to get my copy. It was, apparently, the last one available. @Crabbers kindly offered to send me the record but I let him save the money (shipping costs would have been unreasonable).
- Vol. 11 – May 2020 : Mockingbird – Kendra Morris/ picked by @AndySlash
- Vol. 12 – June 2020 : TNT – Tortoise / picked by @sjaygray
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