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So as a future journalism major I decided that it would be good experience to start a blog. But what topic to cover? Then I remembered the project I've always dreamed of attempting.

1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

I'm pretty sure everyone who knows anything about music is perfectly aware of this list, but for those who live under rocks, this was a book published in 2005 and 2008 (I'm using the 08 version btw) that compiled a list of, well the title is self-explanatory. I've been wanting to listen through the whole thing for a while and decided it would be better to do it on a blog and try to flex some journalistic muscle than do it on RYM or something.

The whole list is going to be in chronological order and whether I've listened to the album or not I'm going to sit down and just absorb it, all the way through, then post about it and write something from a blurb to an essay about what I think. I don't know how long this is going to take but hopefully I can finish in a couple years. 

Also a little about me... (Ted Orbach)

I'm about to graduate high school and go to my local county college for an associate's, then transfer somewhere else. I live in Rockaway, New Jersey. I am a drummer in an indie rock band and I have a folk/lo-fi side project that I work on sort of often. Music has always been a big part of my life, but I also enjoy a lot of films and books and stuff. I'm going to link my RYM and last.fm here so yeah, hit me up with recommendations or whatever, even just message me to talk about music. 

Thanks for reading, even if it was just a little bit.

-Ted