I'm working on my 2013 Best Albums list, but I want to try something a little different this year, too. I want to highlight my favorite moments from music this year. We've all said, "I love in that song when...", right? That's what I'm looking at here. It could be a whole song or a drum fill, a killer bridge or a simple guitar line. I'm looking for the moments that left me speechless, saying "wow" and half-speed scrubbing back 30 seconds to hear it again. It's no surprise then that many of these come from albums in my top 20. Consider this a preview.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Saturday, January 12, 2013
The Gospel and Guns
This post isn't my normal fare, but I need to write some things down on this subject. Forgive me for posting so glaringly off-topic.
Since Newtown I've had guns on my mind and on my heart. I've shaken my head in disgust at the NRA and followed the Brady Campaign on Twitter (@bradybuzz). I've started Facebook fights and prayed about it. I genuinely think less of one of my former Facebook friends because of his opinion, as wrong as that is. Nobody is going to change their mind, unfortunately, and that's sad.
I'm not going to write anything about policy in this post. I won't write about background checks or assault weapons bans or high capacity magazines. That conversation is going on all around the country.
I want to talk about the Gospel.
Since Newtown I've had guns on my mind and on my heart. I've shaken my head in disgust at the NRA and followed the Brady Campaign on Twitter (@bradybuzz). I've started Facebook fights and prayed about it. I genuinely think less of one of my former Facebook friends because of his opinion, as wrong as that is. Nobody is going to change their mind, unfortunately, and that's sad.
I'm not going to write anything about policy in this post. I won't write about background checks or assault weapons bans or high capacity magazines. That conversation is going on all around the country.
I want to talk about the Gospel.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Top albums of 2012.
I did not post in 2012. I apologize. I had a lot on my plate, ok? I graduated. I started my career. I changed cities. I bought a flannel shirt. Get off me.
Oddly enough, this year I had more blog-worthy material than ever, as I went to Coachella and Bonnaroo. And went to a bunch of shows. That just screams "Recap!!!", but it wasn't to be. Maybe I had better things to do. Maybe I forgot I had a blog. Who knows.
Anyway, this year I listened to more music than ever. Sitting at a desk for 8 hours a day combined with a subscription to Rdio (highly recommend!!) had a lot to do with that. Here are the 21 best albums of 2012.
Oddly enough, this year I had more blog-worthy material than ever, as I went to Coachella and Bonnaroo. And went to a bunch of shows. That just screams "Recap!!!", but it wasn't to be. Maybe I had better things to do. Maybe I forgot I had a blog. Who knows.
Anyway, this year I listened to more music than ever. Sitting at a desk for 8 hours a day combined with a subscription to Rdio (highly recommend!!) had a lot to do with that. Here are the 21 best albums of 2012.
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