NLT Project, Week 1

My hopes of blogging every day were dashed - some of the highlights of week one.

- John Williams, Soundtrack to Star Wars: A New Hope
- Duke Ellington, The Carnegie Hall Concerts: 1943
- John McAndrew, Like We Were Made of Gold
- Sufjan Stevens, The Avalanche
- Keane, Hopes and Fears
- Led Zeppelin, Mothership
- Luciano Pavarotti & Berlin Philharmonic, Berlioz: Requiem
- Frederick Fennel & Eastman Wind Ensemble, Grainger, Persichetti, and Others
- The Who, The Ultimate Collection

NLT Project - Day 2

Day 2 is getting real folks. Check it. - Tears for Fears, Greatest Hits (feel like I'm in a John Hughes movie - or at least heading to 80's prom) - The Allman Brothers Band, Live at Stony Brook - Herbie Hancock, Head Hunters (of course I've heard "Chameleon," but never got much farther...) - Keane, Hopes and Fears (man, can't get enough - where have I been since 2004!)

The Never Listened To Project - Day 1

Hello internet,

I am embarking on a bold quest - a journey into the unknown. And no, I am not going to the northern Twin Cities suburbs. I am aiming to listen to all of the heretofore unlistened to music in my iTunes library. I was astonished to discovery the other day that my iTunes contains nearly 10 days worth of unlistened to material!

I'm trying to listen to at least one or two albums from the "unlistened" list per day, and I thought it would be fun if I documented what I listen to. So, to kick things off, here are some of a few nuggets from the past few days.

- Aretha Franklin, Greatest Hits
- John Mellencamp, Greatest Hits ("Hurts So Good" - excellent song)
- Keane, Under the Iron Sea
- Daft Punk, Homework
- Luther College Jazz Orchestra, 2006 Spring Concert (I forgot I had a solo on "Wyrgly," it actually is pretty good)
- Robert Johnson, Genius of the Blues
- Tallis Scholars, Lamenta (lamentations composed by Thomas Tallis and other medieval composers)
- Don Ellis, Live in India
- John Mayer, Room for Squares

Stay tuned for more sonic adventures - it could get explicit. I know there are a few Disney soundtracks hiding in there somewhere...