I figured it was a few friends over for a few beers or something...

If one of your friends have a copy of an album that hasn't been released yet, I'll provide the beer!

This kind of 'listening party' is really just a record company promotional event. You get to buy expensive drinks and mill around a bar while the album plays over semi-crappy speakers so no one hears things clearly. At least in my experience of these events, anyway...


---- A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing... M60s, VP150, QS8s, EP350 Onkyo TX-SR702, Denon DVD-3910