Back in 2016, we had a wonderful exchange of views on the nature of profundity in the arts. The whole objectivist/subjectivist thang was aired as part of the discussion, as was the linked Understanding versus Appreciating a work. These topics have a life of their own, but I enjoyed this thread...

"The Great Songs" is a popular music game thread that will cover the recorded legacy of a group or individual performer(s). The primary criteria to be used in the selection and eventual voting process are - Performance - Music - Lyrics Secondary criteria can include production values utilized...

Welcome to the qualifying round seventeen of our Symphony no. 2 game. After collecting 240 symphonies, the break-down is 20 qualifying rounds, each having 12 symphonies. For each round, the 4 symphonies having the highest scores will advance to the Semi-Finals. Rules of the Road: 1. You may...

Welcome to the "String Quartets 1972-2021" game. We nominated 160 works, which will be voted on in ten preliminary rounds, followed by three semi-finals, and one final. Selections and line-ups can be found here. The rules: 1) you may vote once during your calendar day. 2) you have 10 points to...

Who loves King Crimson and what are your favourite albums, line ups, players and eras? I bloody love Lizard, so strange and out of time, nothing sounds like this in rock. Probably their most classical and also jazzy, the only word for it is "rococo". Next Larks' Tongues in Aspic, one of my top...