Midday Music

While reflecting on 2011, I realized I wasn’t making the effort to listen to as much music as I used to, or I bogged down on a narrow rotation of just a few records that I though I was only into at the time. Invariably, if I put something on outside of my rut I’d enjoy it. So for 2012, my plan is to try and listen to a different, unlistened-to for the year record every day. I figure a perfect time for this will be over my midday break, as it is something I can do from home or on the road. Hence the zippy title of this page. I’m going to keep a running tally for the year here, with weekly posts every Monday listing what I listened to that week. Obviously I’ll try and listen to more than a record a day, but the goal is to listen to at least one, every day, that I haven’t listened to yet this year. Or that’s the plan, at least. . . .

1. 01/01/2011  The High Country — Richmond Fontaine  Alt-Country/Americana  (2011)
2. 01/02/2011  Keeper — John Doe  Rock/Country  (2011)
3. 01/03/2011  Somewhere in Time — Iron Maiden  Metal  (1986)
4. 01/04/2011  Who’s Next — The Who   Rock  (1971)
5. 01/04/2011  Honky Tonk Heroes — Waylon Jennings  Country  (1973)
6. 01/05/2011  Traveller — Slough Feg  Metal  (2004)
7. 01/06/2011  Get Behind Me Satan — The White Stripes  Rock  (2005)
8. 01/09/2011  Carnival of Souls — KISS  Rock  (1997)
9. 01/10/2011  Blues for the Red Sun — Kyuss  Rock  (1992)
10. 01/11/2011  Live — Black Rebel Motorcycle Club  Rock  (2009)
11. 01/12/2011  The Hunter — Mastodon  Rock  (2011)
12. 01/13/2011  Yield — Pearl Jam  Rock  (1998)
13. 01/16/2011  Stained Class — Judas Priest  Metal  (1978)
14. 01/18/2011  The Black Belles — The Black Belles  Rock  (2011)