So I decided to undertake a quest...I will listen to every album on the Rolling Stones 2003 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, starting with 500 and ending at 1. Which is a crap load of music! And assuming the average length of an album is 45 minutes (why not I guess), that is over 15 days of straight music. Though I will not listen each album all at once. That would stupid. But I do intend to listen to each album.
Now, I haven't looked through the list yet but I have a feeling I will greatly disagree with the list, especially as I approach # 1. However, that's the nature of music or any form of art. Music and art communicate to different people in different ways. And that's the way it should be. Variety in music and culture and life gives life depth and meaning...and variety. With that said, it doesn't mean that I can't give my opinion along the way. I won't comment on each album but just moments that catch me along the way.
And by the way B.B. King ( #499 - B.B. King - Live in Cook County Jail)...uuuuuuuhhhhh. If that's all I had to listen to for the rest of my life I wouldn't listen. He's a talented blue musician but give me break, mix it up my friend. And not just on an album (or performance) but especially over your career.
Why? I don't know. Bored. I've got a lot of years to live. Broaden my appreciation for pop music. And I always love when I find music I have never heard before that catches me off guard. I assume that will happen doing this.
Until later...
