I was listening to the Beatles the other day, and I was struck by just how incredibly influential they've been. I could hear in their music the origins of so much, from the Ramones to Queens of the Stone Age to Grizzly Bear to Alicia Keys to Lady Gaga and on and on.
At the same time, I was thinking about how great 2009 was for music. I bought more records this year than in any year of my life. I know there are a few reasons for this, but it wouldn't have happened had there not been so much excellent music released.
I then wondered about what great music would come in 2010. I wondered if 2010 would bring even MORE. Then, as the Beatles were coming to one of their crazy, symphonic, bouncy crescendos, I wondered: "What if I could only buy one record in 2010? If I had to have my musical cravings sustained by just one album, what would it be?"
It would have to be something by the Beatles. I would choose the mono box set.
You?
I was listening to the Beatles the other day, and I was struck by just how incredibly influential they've been. I could hear in their music the origins of so much, from the Ramones to Queens of the Stone Age to Grizzly Bear to Alicia Keys to Lady Gaga and on and on.
At the same time, I was thinking about how great 2009 was for music. I bought more records this year than in any year of my life. I know there are a few reasons for this, but it wouldn't have happened had there not been so much excellent music released.
I then wondered about what great music would come in 2010. I wondered if 2010 would bring even MORE. Then, as the Beatles were coming to one of their crazy, symphonic, bouncy crescendos, I wondered: "What if I could only buy one record in 2010? If I had to have my musical cravings sustained by just one album, what would it be?"
It would have to be something by the Beatles. I would choose the mono box set.
You?