The Project Begins!

Hello!

Before I embark on this long-term project, I'd like to give a little background on myself. I have an undergraduate degree in music, and I'm just about to finish an MA in Musicology. However, while I've learnt a lot about music in the past four years, the most important thing I've learnt is that I'll never stop learning about music - so far, I've only scratched the surface. I've always had an interest in popular music (to make use of the broadest term imaginable), and it's something I'd love to know much more about. Very recently, I received the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die as a gift from a close friend. Instantly, I wanted to begin listening to each of these albums - ambitious but possible, I thought. 

So, I started by listening to Tori Amos's Little Earthquakes. I loved it. I was on a train heading towards Dublin, and it affected me so much that I just wasn't aware of anything around me when I got off. I walked right up to the ticket machines and just stood there, unable to comprehend that I needed my ticket to get through - how stupid I must have looked! Ok, I know that it's probably not the most amazing album out there, but I really had a strong emotional response to it. For the rest of the day, I couldn't think straight. I just kept listening to Little Earthquakes again and again. It got me thinking - wouldn't it be a good idea to write all of these thoughts down? Right then and there, I decided I wanted to start a blog to track my thoughts on every album that I listen to. The idea appealed to me for a variety of reasons - most importantly however, it would give me motivation to see the project through. If I have any followers at all, I'll feel like I'm not so alone in this on-going endeavour. 

So, my hope is to post at least 2 or 3 times every week - each time on a different album. This number will probably vary as the project progresses, but I'll try my absolute best to keep it as regular as possible. I really am very excited about taking this on; I feel like it will really expand my musical knowledge. So, I'll end by saying...

...1001 albums to go!