The Musical Foursome
modus operandi – a short description about what we are doing and how:
- Everybody brings a maximum of 2 albums to our sessions (in the first years we had also three or four albums). We try to bring new albums but it is not a must. So, from time to time we like to present also older stuff. We had one special about the label Sub Pop which Andreas presented beginning of 2006 and Schroeder had a special about the bands that played at the Sziget Festival also in 2006. Another special we had about music videos is unfortunately not documented.
- The individual playlist of songs we would like to present should not take longer than 45 minutes.
- After every third session we do a so called Best of 3. Everybody listens to the music the others presented upfront and collects the songs he likes the most. Out of this he or she prepares a set not longer than 60 minutes and presents it at the Best of 3 session.
- From time to time we have songs that got 3 matches in a Best of 3 session. If this happens we call it a hat-track or a “three way”.
- Every five years we are doing a Best Of Best Of sessions. There we nominate the songs from the Best of 3 session according to our Best of 3 rules.
- Now something about the rating. Every band gets one point for every song played. No matter in which session it was played. Every band gets 10 points per album we presented.
- For every song played in a Best of 3 session the band gets 10 points. For 2 hits per song in a Best of 3 session the band gets 30 points. And for a hatrack they get 50 points.
- If we play 5 or 6 songs from an album in a Best of 3 session it gets additional 20 points. For seven or more songs played in a Best of 3 session it gets additional 20 points.