A Five Year Crash Course In Music

I would like to point you in the direction of this blog. It's an ambitious project by someone called Ang, attempting to listen to and review a classic album every week for the next five years. This year is devoted to the 60s; next year, the 70s, and so on.

I like it because, quite often, she is reviewing an album with a fresh pair of ears. Sometimes, I find it more interesting if someone is writing about something after hearing it for the first time, rather than being an expert. She's picked many great albums, so it will be quite an educational five years.

Concert Reviews

I went to see Ben Kweller last night. He was excellent. But I'm not going to write about it because I've realised, I don't like concert reviews. There's nothing a review can convey, that comes close to being at the concert; you might get an idea of the set list and you can read about the vibe, but you can't experience it. Unlike a movie or album review, you can't read a review of a concert and then decide to go and see it (you sort of can if it's on two nights, but it's not the same concert is it?).

What do people think of concert reviews?