-or- perhaps a return would do me good
My very first blog here was about the state of music. I wrote it while watching the Grammy awards earlier this year. With the recent release of this year's Grammy nominations I can see that my observations of almost a year ago are just as valid this time around.
And so I feel myself being drawn back. A significant portion of my earlier blogs dealt with music: mostly the music I love, but also some observations on music in general. But lately I have abandoned those blogs somewhat. The reasons are many and often enigmatic, as I don't even know for sure what they all are. I think a good portion may be the simple fact that I often put a lot of effort into writing those, listening to some of the songs I featured as a "Song of the Day" upward of 10-15 times straight to really feel the song, the internalize it even more than I had in the hundreds of listens I may have already given it. And then no one responded. Perhaps some read them, but I never really could tell.
I drifted away from writing those blogs. As I am sure all here know, it can be hard to write about something you really love, you really feel, and you really put a lot of effort into and then have them "flop". I cannot sit here and tell you that I strictly write for myself, if that were true why even bother putting them on the net? No, part of the satisfaction is the discussion that arises from what I write. The satisfaction became as absent as the replies.
But I need to get back to my roots. I need to blog about the music I love. Even if no one reads it, but I certainly hope some do.
While I will still write many of the other ideas that have popped into my head (and continue to do so), I will also explore music some more. To kick it all off I will be discussing my vote for Album of the Year 2004. It will be a significant undertaking as that honor goes to a two disc epic that I will need to discuss on a track by track basis. So won't you join me for 20+ articles about what I truly think is one of the most significant albums to be released in my lifetime?