Best Ever Albums

Re: Guitar Nerd Albums - post 'em

glynspsa — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 12:11:19 GMT

Author: glynspsa

Posted: 11/12/2017 17:11

If you like guitar i bEg of you to go listen to this record:
Beyond The Ragasphere by Debashish Bhattacharya And Friends

Re: Guitar Nerd Albums - post 'em

bobbyb5 — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 07:19:30 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 11/12/2017 12:19

If you like instrumental guitar music with no singing,
these are great

The Long Riders (Original Sound Track) by Ry Cooder

Johnny Handsome by Ry Cooder

Paris, Texas by Ry Cooder

Re: Guitar Nerd Albums - post 'em

rkm — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 05:18:23 GMT

Author: rkm

Posted: 11/12/2017 10:18

2 Drink Minimum by Wayne Krantz

Re: Guitar Nerd Albums - post 'em

Daydreamer — Sat, 11 Nov 2017 06:45:58 GMT

Author: Daydreamer

Posted: 11/11/2017 11:45

Ah Via Musicom by Eric Johnson

Re: Guitar Nerd Albums - post 'em

Temporary33 — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 19:10:14 GMT

Author: Temporary33

Posted: 11/11/2017 00:10

Romanelli wrote:

It's not harder, and it's so much less work.

is type in the "Insert BEA Link" box above:

shrine ex

Click the link it gives you

And you have album art and a link to the album on BEA. It's absolutely as simple as could be. And you get a direct path to the album. By typing less than 10 characters.

Are you using BEA on a phone? My screen is not too bright at all. Brightness on a computer and a phone is something that you can control yourself. And if you don't like images...I have seen (I think) forums where users can opt to turn off images. Maybe that's possible here? Maybe something to ask AM about.

That's actually pretty clever. I see the disparity between the amount of effort.

I'm not using a phone. My complaints come from using a computer. I think most of them accurately portray the issue though I see the benefit of utilizing BEA generated links over not doing so.

Re: Guitar Nerd Albums - post 'em

Romanelli — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:57:59 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 11/10/2017 23:57

Temporary33 wrote:

A few points. You don't need a picture or link to look up an album, but if the overall userbase likes that, then it's ok. Also, it's easier to just type out the names of the artist and album. People are literally taking the harder route to share albums because of a format that I personally find annoying.

However, the biggest issue I have with it is that it makes it very unappealing to get to anything. First I have to read a link that's in light blue/cyan which is just terrible in my opinion. My screen is bright like I assume everyone else, that sort of colour is harder on the eyes. I don't know anything about link sharing, but if this is a necessary colour, then why not just type out the name of the album? Anyways, second, I have to scroll through maybe an average of 5 - 10 albums to even read the next post. Normally I want to read the whole thread before actually listening to any albums and this makes it extremely difficult to actually do. On top of that, if most albums are ones you've listened, then you need to scroll through so many before actually finding an album. Terrible user experience. The third thing is that anyone who doesn't post links is overshadowed by this forcing them to post links instead of not doing such which makes the page more unnecessarily cluttered. The artwork isn't the information I want to see, the name of artist and album is the important information so why is the artwork so fucking huge? That's the least important part! Fourth is that non-album related posts get overshadowed so it's harder to discuss recommendations within the thread and see interesting discussion.

There are more reasons, but it's kind of obvious that this sort of format is terrible, at least to me, from a user experience perspective.

It's not harder, and it's so much less work.

The album glynspa posted above. All you have to do is type in the "Insert BEA Link" box above:

shrine ex

Click the link it gives you

And you have album art and a link to the album on BEA. It's absolutely as simple as could be. And you get a direct path to the album. By typing less than 10 characters.

Are you using BEA on a phone? My screen is not too bright at all. Brightness on a computer and a phone is something that you can control yourself. And if you don't like images...I have seen (I think) forums where users can opt to turn off images. Maybe that's possible here? Maybe something to ask AM about.

Re: Guitar Nerd Albums - post 'em

Temporary33 — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 12:56:20 GMT

Author: Temporary33

Posted: 11/10/2017 17:56

Romanelli wrote:

Not a trend, my friend. Insert BEA link: it provides both the link and the album cover for you in one easy step. Not sure why it started using the largest image recently, but I like it, too. This is a site about albums. Why would you not want a link and the associated artwork to go with it? And for a lot of people, album cover art is important. It is for me. And the larger image gets you a better view. I never use BEA on my phone, so I don't know if maybe that's the source of your annoyance...

Re: Guitar Nerd Albums - post 'em

glynspsa — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 10:30:20 GMT

Author: glynspsa

Posted: 11/10/2017 15:30

Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA 11/10/1967 by Grateful Dead

Re: Guitar Nerd Albums - post 'em

Romanelli — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 07:55:59 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 11/10/2017 12:55

Temporary33 wrote:

Not gonna lie, I really dislike this huge trend of posting album covers after linking an album. At the very minimal, make them smaller.

Re: Guitar Nerd Albums - post 'em

rkm — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 05:53:01 GMT

Author: rkm

Posted: 11/10/2017 10:53

These albums blew me away when I first heard them. I didn't know a guitar could do that. And for a while, I wanted to be Tuck Andress.

Tears Of Joy by Tuck And Patti

Reckless Precision by Tuck Andress

Re: Guitar Nerd Albums - post 'em

rkm — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 05:27:15 GMT

Author: rkm

Posted: 11/10/2017 10:27

I can understand that the album covers would be annoying if you have slow internet, or are reading on your phone, but I for one am a fan. I'm more likely to absorb the album and seek it out, from looking at a cover rather than merely text. But I also appreciate reading a thoughtful post alongside those images.

Re: Guitar Nerd Albums - post 'em

bobbyb5 — Thu, 9 Nov 2017 19:44:57 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 11/10/2017 00:44

Temporary33 wrote:

Not gonna lie, I really dislike this huge trend of posting album covers after linking an album. At the very minimal, make them smaller.

Me too. I hate the big huge album covers too. I don't even know if there's a way to put smaller ones. I used to just list them by name with no picture, but it appeared to me that everybody likes the pictures so I started posting album covers too. but it's unbelievably messy and inconvenient, even though I enjoy the pictures. But written lists are so much less annoying.

Re: Guitar Nerd Albums - post 'em

Temporary33 — Thu, 9 Nov 2017 17:10:44 GMT

Author: Temporary33

Posted: 11/09/2017 22:10

Not gonna lie, I really dislike this huge trend of posting album covers after linking an album. At the very minimal, make them smaller.

Re: Guitar Nerd Albums - post 'em

bobbyb5 — Thu, 9 Nov 2017 15:09:16 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 11/09/2017 20:09

Is the definition of guitar nerd someone who reads Guitar Player magazine every month??? 🤔 🤔 😎 😎

Re: Guitar Nerd Albums - post 'em

Romanelli — Wed, 8 Nov 2017 22:30:07 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 11/09/2017 03:30

88 Elmira St. by Danny Gatton

Fuzz Machine by Marc Ford

6- And 12-String Guitar by Leo Kottke

Tribal Thunder by Dick Dale

Sunrise Over Sea by John Butler Trio

An Anthology by Duane Allman

Re: Guitar Nerd Albums - post 'em

bobbyb5 — Wed, 8 Nov 2017 22:13:01 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 11/09/2017 03:13

Here's a female one that my guitar nerd friend introduce me to. She's an awesome slide guitarist. And guitar nerds really like her.

The Real Ellen Mcilwaine by Ellen McIlwaine

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bobbyb5 — Wed, 8 Nov 2017 21:23:34 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 11/09/2017 02:23

Surf guitar isn't just for guitar nerds anymore. These Russian surf guitar bands are my favorite rock bands now.

Undead At Griboedov Club by Coffin Wheels

Coffin Wheels Play Movie Themes by Coffin Wheels

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Tsar Wars by The Space Cossacks

To Russia With Surf by This Spy Surfs

Re: Guitar Nerd Albums - post 'em

Tha1ChiefRocka — Wed, 8 Nov 2017 20:39:35 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 11/09/2017 01:39

A lot of good stuff, so far, but I'll post some songs from other albums.

Link

Link

Not an album, but

Link

Re: Guitar Nerd Albums - post 'em

rkm — Wed, 8 Nov 2017 18:16:41 GMT

Author: rkm

Posted: 11/08/2017 23:16

Loose by Jim Campilongo

This is a new discovery. Crazy telecaster twang and pedal-steel sounds. Like Looney-Tunes meets Tarantino, like Speedy Gonzales making love to Uma Thurman.

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Mercury — Wed, 8 Nov 2017 17:25:32 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 11/08/2017 22:25

Shout out to you Bobby for the Roy Buchanan mention. Some of the coolest stuff.