Five Songs...
I spent a lot of time listening to music, reading about music, and thinking about music. This project is an extension of that. Five songs at a time.
What is this?
This will be a weekly update discussing five songs based around a loose theme. That’s the most open-ended structure/limitation I’ve landed on. But I will stick to it.
1. Why this, why now?
There’s a quote I like from computer scientist Leslie Lamport: "If you're thinking without writing, you only think you're thinking."
When I’m not listening to it, or reading about it, I suppose I spend a lot of time thinking I’m thinking about music. And I want to shift that to actually thinking about it, and sharing that with other people interested in the same.
2. What am I looking to build here?
Expect this to be an outlet for some thoughts, opinions, and ideas I have about music I’ve been listening to or thinking about, and how that music connects to my experiences. You the audience will hopefully hear some music you like but weren’t familiar with and maybe occasionally learn something new. In an ideal world, you have some thoughts of your own and I hope you share them in comments, ask questions, make recommendations, and find this engaging.
3. What can you expect?
All posts will share 5 songs. These will not be a “top 5” or ranking system. I have no intention of making “listicles". I’ve just landed on the number 5 to give some structure to this, and set a limitation for myself. There might be mentions and links to other songs or artists, but the focus will be on five specific songs, and some thoughts I have about them. I’m not sure if I will do this regularly enough to say it’s “weekly”, but “monthly” feels too infrequent. So we will see how it goes.