Music is the best. But I have too much of it and I always am thinking about more.
It's hard to be content. There is so much that I want, that distracts from the great life I have been blessed with. In an attempt at an exercise in contentment (something we are trying at my church) I'm going to select an album a day out of the hundreds that are stacked on my shelves and write just a few sentences about it. The albums will be chosen randomly (mostly) and will consist of every genre I own. I'm doing this because there is so much music that I have that is neglected on the shelves while I am constantly looking for the next thing. I want to change this. I want to enjoy the music (and the books and other things I have) more and be looking for the next "fix" less. So order to temper the urge to go out and buy new music (an idea that is foreign to many) ad nasium I am going to dive into the shelves of my office and pick out seven albums to talk about that week, one a day.
Here are the rules: Albums will be chosen randomly and can include any genre. Soundtracks, live albums and complilations are all fair game. Greatest hits albums will be avoided mostly, unless they contain a portion of new music. I am going to write for 15 minutes and then call it quits, though some day's entries may be longer and more profound than other days (I do have a book that needs writing).
There will be many albums featured that have had millions of words written about them (Like U2's The Joshua Tree or Adele's 21), so I will not offer up a review as much as a personal reflection. (For instance I remember exactly where I was when I heard the Joshua Tree album for the first time.) Some albums may be head-scratchers, for instance I might be the only man alive who has albums by Rage Against The Machine, Christian music artist Steven Curtis Chapman and gypsy jazz guitarist Djengo Rhienhart. But that's the deal. I am a curious person and I believe truth can be seen everywhere. There are glimpses of it (I truly hope) in everything I listen to, and I trust the Lord to help me see things differently through someone elses lense. I love all kinds of music, and it will be interesting at the end of this year to count up the variety listed here. Classic Rock, Gospel, Jazz, Folk and everything in between could be the next day's post. It will be a crazy, bumpy ride. It's all fair game.
One album a day, for the next 365 days. An an exercise in appreciating what I've got...
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