The Riff: September 2023 Album of the Month Club
The Riff Album of the Month has been a great way for people to make friends, share music, and learn about artists we had not heard of before. Anyone and everyone is invited to join. You can share comments or just listen in — there is no pressure either way!
The September discussion will take place on October 1, 2023, at 4 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time (1 p.m. Pacific).
To join, please go to:
(ID: 86006109839, passcode: ?3RSQ9iY)
Or join by phone:
(US) +1 312–626–6799 (passcode: 47848174)
In his writeup for the July Album of the Month, Steve Goldberg nicely captured the challenge of picking the right album. I call it the Goldilocks problem: you want something that will be just right.
Is it new to people, without being so obscure it's completely alien? Does it appeal to the heart or the head? What if people don't like it?
I don't know if my pick is just right. It appeals equally to the head and the heart, sometimes powerfully to…
