CLASSIC ROCK BOTTOM MAY MUSIC CHALLENGE

Since the inaugural version was such a rousing success*, the power that be (there can be only one!) has decided it's time for another music challenge.

The rules are simple:

Starting 5/1/14 (that's May 1st of the year 2014 for those that have problems with numbers), you will have 31 (thirty-one) days to listen to 30 (thirty) albums. No, not just ANY albums, but a specific genre of albums.

Last November's challenge was easy. Five (5) albums each from the 60's (sixties), 70's (seventies), 80's (eighties), 90's (nineties) and 00's (umm....zeroes zeroes?). Simple. Those that completed that challenge were given to opportunity to pick a specific genre for the next challenge, which is THIS challenge.

So, you're probably asking yourself "What are the categories, or genres, this time?" Well, we don't know yet. We're making you wait and giving you ample time to get prepared. We're like that.

For those that complete the challenge, you'll be given the opportunity to pick a category for an upcoming challenge, just like those that completed the inaugural challenge. Yep, we're nice like that.

You can keep a running tally of your albums in this post. The only requirements are the album title, artist and what challenge category it falls into. You can also wait to post until you're done with the challenge. Either way is perfectly fine. We're easy like that.

All you need to do now is wait. Wait for the categories to appear below. Wait, but breathe. Always remember to breathe.

MAY CHALLENGE

1) Listen to 5 albums from a group named after a city, state or country (from Rjhog)

COMPLETED #1: Matthew N., Jon, Scott G., Niels, Rjhog, Mike M., Noah M.

2) Listen to 5 disco and/or funk albums, soundtracks included (per Scott G.)

COMPLETED #2: Jon, Matthew N., Rjhog, Niels, Scott G., Mike M., Noah M.

3) Listen to 5 punk and/or alternative rock albums but 2 of the 5 MUST be Punk (so says Mike)

COMPLETED #3: Rjhog, Matthew N., Jon, Niels, Scott G., Mike M., Noah M.

4) Listen to 5 NWOBHM albums from the years 1980 and/or 1981(request from Niels)

COMPLETED #4: Niels, Matthew N., Jon, Rjhog, Mike M., Scott G., Noah M.

5) Listen to 5 albums from a group where at least one band member died (courtesy Scott B.)**

COMPLETED #5: Jon, Matthew N., Rjhog, Niels, Scott G., Mike M., Noah M.

6) Listen to 5 albums featuring a female lead singer

COMPLETED #6: Rjhog, Niels, Matthew N., Jon, Mike M., Scott G., Noah M.

* with the exception of Scott, who tried to ruin the fun

**for example, you can listen to an AC/DC album but it will need to be an album featuring Bon Scott

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Permalink Reply by Matt Nadeau on May 1, 2014 at 5:16pm

Sent the link to you via Facebook (Dropbox integrates nicely with FB, adds your contacts automatically).....let me know if it makes it there or not.

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Permalink Reply by Matt Nadeau on May 1, 2014 at 7:17pm

Listen to 5 disco and/or funk albums, soundtracks included #3:

Artist name: Peter Brown
Album name: A Fantasy Love Affair
Year released/recorded: 1978

With the awesome "Dance With Me" on it, I had to throw this into the mix. This guy recorded this album (for the most part) in his bedroom. With 1978 technology, that was one hell of an accomplishment to pull off.

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Permalink Reply by Matt Nadeau on May 1, 2014 at 7:59pm

Listen to 5 disco and/or funk albums, soundtracks included #4:

Artist name: Donna Summer
Album name: Endless Summer: Donna Summer's Greatest Hits
Year recorded/released: 1995

Between Kiss' "Rock And Roll All Nite" and Donna Summer's "Love To Love You, Baby", Casablanca got to hang around and be something other than a footnote in the music industry. This album has that one, and so many more good songs. R.I.P., Donna!

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Permalink Reply by Matt Nadeau on May 2, 2014 at 3:50pm

Listen to 5 disco and/or funk albums, soundtracks included #5

Artist name: Michael Jackson
Album name: Off The Wall
Year recorded/released: 1979

Another great artist taken way too soon from us. He might have been weird, but he was incredibly talented and wrote some damn fine music!

CHALLENGE #2 COMPLETE!

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Permalink Reply by RJhog (Admin) on May 1, 2014 at 2:46pm

Listen to 5 albums featuring a female lead singer:

1. The Donnas - Spend The Night (Brett Anderson)

2. Sass Jordan - Racine (Sass Jordan)

3. Rossington Collins Band - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere (Dale Krantz)

4. Patsy Cline - 12 Greatest Hits (Patsy Cline)

5. Garbage - Bleed Like Me (Martha Manson)

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Permalink Reply by Niels (Mod) on May 1, 2014 at 2:56pm

It doesn't matter, that I don't finish one catagory at a time, right? I like to pick the albums, I feel like listen to at the moment.

Just now, I've finished listened to my first album in 5) Listen to 5 albums from a group where at least one band member died (courtesy Scott B.)**

The Doors - Morrison Hotel. It's nice to hear one of my "real" Doors-albums, instead of the double Greatest hits-album, that I usually listen to. I think, I have the same kind of "relationship" with The Doors, as with RUSH. Some periodes I really like listening to those bands, and other periodes, I'm really tired of listening to them. Listening to "Morrison Hotel" makes me start listening to The doors again for the next periode. It's been a while since the last time. I'm fed up with RUSH, at the moment, though.