In the beginning of 2012, I gazed upon the collection of records amassing upon my shelves and realized that I hadn’t listened to a fair amount of them. So I gave myself a challenge: I would listen each one in sequence and write a blog post recording my thoughts. I figured it would take me about a year.
I was wrong.
(if you get impatient and want to browse my collection yourself, check out my discogs account)
The Rules
These are completely arbitrary, but I try to keep them as faithfully as I can.
- All records must be listened to in order. I can not skip a record because I’m “not in the mood.”
- If I purchase a new record from an artist earlier in the alphabet, I have to review that record before moving on to the next album in the queue.
- All records must receive a complete listen. No matter how painful.
F.A.Q.
Could you do a review of (such and such album)?
This blog is a documentation of the records that I have in my collection. If you’d like to give me that record, I could review it (if I end up liking it enough to keep it).
Can you review my band’s album?
See previous question, but I’m not opposed to it.
How come you don’t have more (such and such artist)?
Listen, I like what I like and I buy what I buy.
Who’s your favorite band?
Top 5, in order: mewithoutYou, Thrice, Radiohead, Sigur Rós, The Cure
Hey, I love that record you reviewed! How much!
Yo, back off. The collection’s not for sale, chief.