Thursday, April 14, 2022

Fourteen 4 BB - 14 Years of BB Chronicles

 

 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.  




21 comments:

  1. Thank you for the amazing work that you do!

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  2. Congratulations, and thanks for sharing. Without music, the world would be a much sorrier place.

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  3. Congratulations! Abd thanks for all you share. Long may ou run!

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  4. Thank you for all your hard work!

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  5. Thank you and Sincere Felicitations. Your blog has been over the years a real pleasure to go through, reading, listening, discovering, enjoying. My most sincere thanks for all the dedication you provided to us, freely, just because of your wish to share the music that you like with other people all around this tiny globe.
    It would be lovely to visiting your blog during the next 14 years.

    Greetings from Paris
    1000x thanks and admiration,

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  6. I appreciate your musical insight and taste. Thank you

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  7. Congratulations, and thank you!

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  8. Congratulations on 14 years and thank you for your effort. great curation and commentary.

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  9. I cannot believe it's 12 months since I congratulated on 13 years! I'll have to up the medication. Congratulations on 14.

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  10. amazing.a terrific achievement,and many thanks for your work

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  11. Love your site for the past several years I've been here. Keep it up!

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  12. A huge thank you for all your work and for sharing the great music on your blog. ALL THE BEST TO YOU AND YOUR... Cheers - much appreciated.

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  13. Thanks always a good visit at BB's!

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  14. Congratulations & big thanks for your shares & commentary. ONWARD thru the Fog!

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  15. Congrats. And thanks for all you do for all of us.

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  16. best blog on the net. thank you thank you

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