My long, arduous mission is about to commence. I am about to be hurled back to 1955 and embrk upon a 1001 album journey through the ages until we reach 2005. Along the way I will encounter a whole range of genres; from pop, R&B, folk, hip hop, country, electronic, jazz, punk, grindcore, heavy metal, alternative rock, progressive rock, easy listening, to 1950s style rock and roll. On the one hand, I am thrilled that I will be introduced to a whole range of artists which I would otherwise not have known as well as revisit classic albums and artists and reveling in the majesty of these classic albums. On the other hand, I am under no illusion this is going to be entirely joyful. Indeed, there are a number of albums on this list which are going to be anything but pleasurable to listen to. However, I am certain the positives are going to outweigh the negatives (at this point in the project anyway).
So why do this?
1) I love music.
2) I love a challenge.
3) I hope to be introduced to a whole range of music I otherwise wouldn't listen to.
I am not going to set any time limit to complete this task. Whenever I get the time I will listen to and critique the albums in order. I just hope I have the time and, more importantly, the will to make it to the end. A number of revisions have been made to the original publication to include albums after 2005. If by some miracle I make to the end of the book, I will include the albums included after 2005 as an extension.
So without further ado, I present to you 1001 albums to hear before you die through the eyes of Steve Sloan.
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