I’m one of the few people left that still buy CDs. I go to my local store every Tuesday to see what’s out. Having worked at a music store for years, I’ve been conditioned to look for new CDs on the same day every week (Pavlov’s dog??). Why am I still buying CDs when you can get them faster and cheaper by downloading them? Well, I prefer to rip my own songs and having an actual CD is the best back-up…plus I’m old.
My goal was to review new CDs or live shows I attended from the perspective of someone who enjoys various types of music and who buys their own stuff. Most reviewers receive an advanced copy and usually have a deadline. Do they REALLY listen to the music? I’m not sure, but my idea was to spin it for at least a week. Then I would come back and write about it weekly. Well, that didn’t pan out because life happens, so I adjusted to monthly, and that didn’t work out too well…
Here I am almost a year from my last post. Very disappointed because I still bought CDs and I still went to live shows. How many times did I write it down…zero. What would I have written about? Chevelle, The Black Crowes, Cross Canadian Ragweed, John Mayer, Jay-Z, Pearl Jam, Weezer, and the Stone Temple Pilots just to name a few.
Now I’ve decide to give it another try. This time I’m going in with a bit more commitment and realize that I will write when I can but not wait a year. For now, I will leave you with what I have loaded in my iPod’s NEW playlist and would/should have made it to this site: Vampire Weekend (love it), Phoenix, Nick Jonas and the Administration, The Black Keys, The Roots, Eminem, and B.o.B. These are great CDs and I definitely recommend you check them out.
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