What? 14 Weeks, 14 Months? No, 14 Years!
Well here we are, we made through to another Spring, and what do you know, the 14th anniversary of this little blog here. That's right, it's been 14 years since I started this thing, and I'm still going, albeit with a somewhat sporadic output, but still going. Not bad, eh? It's been a pretty good year for the blog I think. I finally got rid of all the old Zippyshare links, moving everything to Mega, Mediafire, or Solidfiles, and in the process updated and renewed all the old and expired links. Downloading should be easier now. I introduced some new features, including Top Ten Albums of the year list, Capsule Album Reviews, and the OOP Vinyl Curiosities series, in addition to the artist album and song rankings previously established, just to liven things up a bit. Of course, there still are also live recording downloads from a variety of great artists. And I managed to average at least a post a week over the last year, which is the first time that has happened since the early years of the blog.
So, over the last 14 years a whole lot of great music has been talked about and presented here, of many different styles, all from artists that I personally
enjoy very much, and hope that others will also enjoy. I try to present
a variety of music that may be hard to find or not readily available
elsewhere. I also try to provide some background and context to the
music and artists, as well as my own commentary, rather than just
unadorned music files, to give those new to these artists some
perspective and history, to explore the music further. And I also have
tried to keep these posts available as much as possible over time, thus
pretty much everything that has been posted previously should still be
available (with the exception of things that ran into copyright issues).
I hope that what I have provided here has been useful and worthwhile,
as well as musically satisfying, and I hope it has been something that
you come back to often and have been introduced to some new music here
that you really enjoy, to expand your musical horizons and enjoyment,
and be a positive addition to your musical experience as well as your
music collection. And so I thank all of you out there who take the time
to peruse this blog, download (and perhaps even read the commentary), and
possibly provide comments or feedback, for making this endeavor
worthwhile for me to continue.
And once again, as I have each year at this time, I also want to take
this time to thank and celebrate all the others out there who have made
so much of this great music, which is not available for purchase
anywhere, freely available to all who wish to download and enjoy it. I
am only able to offer these downloads because others before me have made
them available. So, to all the other bloggers, tapers, forum posters,
and music fans that have collected these recordings and made them
available over the internet, and most importantly, to all the great
artists and musicians out there that have created and performed this
wonderful music and allow these recordings to be freely exchanged, I
offer a huge and heartfelt Thank You. And again, I implore everyone to
purchase all the official releases of your favorite artists, as well as,
wherever possible, go see them live in concert (as soon concerts are
allowed again). The music here serves to supplement, not replace, all of
their officially released music. They are supported by fans like us.
So, I'll continue doing what I do here, adding some new things now and again, but continuing on with all aspects of listening and enjoying music, and I hope that you will check back and join me (and possibly interact) from time to time, and I hope that you find some rewarding music and experiences here.
