OCRB: February 2012

Apparently, I buy too many records

My wife Helen, like every other woman i've ever lived with, believes that I buy too many records.

Which, as every record-buying man knows, is a ridiculous belief.

I will concede, however, that I do indeed buy a lot of records and that I don't afford them the same amount of listens and attention that I did 20 or 30 years ago.

To this end, I have decided to blog about the records that I buy, in order to help my appreciation of them - and perhaps to show Helen that I don't buy that many records after all.

Because i'm crap with deadlines the blog posts will be sporadic and probably be about a month or 2 behind but that's just the way i am! The posts will not necessarily be actual reviews (most likely comments, at best) and will generally be pretty damn short due to the reasons outlined above. As a writer in a previous existence i have decided not to worry about writing as art in the pieces but, instead, to attempt to convey feeling over semantic (and often grammatic) perfection.

And 'OCRB'? It stands for 'Obsessive Compulsive Record Buying' - a little known mental health affliction that is potentially damaging to the bank account but ultimately life-affirming. It is sad.......but a nice form of sad.

Sunday 5 February 2012

No apologies really.....but a breezy look towards the future

Well, it's already February 2012 and I, unfortunately, failed in my goal to write about every record i bought in 2011.

Why?

Well, my friends, it would seem that life got in the way and i ran out of time to accomplish my stated goal.

Yesterday i conceded defeat and filed away about 50 of the albums that were still awaiting write-ups and vowed to return to this blog with earnest and start again - but this time to make no promises about writing about everything.

I have also decided to link to samples of music where necessary - but only to officially sanctioned pages - needless to say, i will not be uploading stuff onto here. My goal is to support the musicians and the labels so i will not participate in anything that stops you giving 'em your money. Support them - they deserve it and it may make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. In short, stop stealing.

Now, let's get on back to the music.