November 2022 Overview
Writer's Check-in
Well, we finally made it to the end of 2022! I don't know about you guys, but I'm quite ready for the year to be over. These last three months have been unbelievably intense in terms of workload, so I'm ready for a much-needed break. It's goddamn hard to keep the energy going to finish the semester though. I was already not motivated to get back to the grind after Thanksgiving was over, and falling sick has only enabled my inner laziness to kick in! Shouldn't complain much more though: it's only about 9 more days of this shit and I'll be done for the year.
On another note, I am pretty proud of myself for keeping the schedule going for reviews. Writing a review every day with my intensive workload and schedule ended up being pretty manageable. It's a lot of fun to be able to write these essays, and I hope you've enjoyed reading them too!
Music Stats for the Month
Total Listening Time: 159 hours. What can I say? I can't do work without listening to music!
Top Artist: Simon & Garfunkel. Definitely was worth it, as my respect for them has grown immensely. Bridge Over Troubled Water is pretty firmly in my top 200 now.
Top Album: 1956-1958 Cobra Recordings - Otis Rush. I'm still kicking myself for not getting into this amazing man's music earlier!
Top Song: "Double Trouble" - Otis Rush. The greatest blues recording of all time. Nothing more needs to be said.
Articles
Two of my articles were published this month, so check them out!
- "The Bach of Rock": Professor Longhair’s Virtuosic Genius
- Album Anniversaries: 50 Years Later, Stevie Wonder’s 'Talking Book' Remains Both Visionary and Heart-wrenchingly Beautiful
Monthly Playlist
Here's the link to this month's playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2wP2rMzDF69kw6rcQMlh2F?si=4b9edc2786d24b0a
Unlike my previous playlists, this one is very much skewed toward certain genres and artists. In particular, 50% of the playlist is made up of either electric blues or something by Paul Simon, which is both pretty hilarious and fairly accurate of what I was listening to this month. Hope you enjoy it!
If you want to read my thoughts on any of the songs in the playlist, click one of the links below. Sadly, I started the series on the 5th of November, so I don't have reviews for the first four songs this month and the last song as well.
- Up Jumped The Devil - Nick Cave & The Bad Sees
- Walking On The Water - Creedence Clearwater Revival
- It's Not Up To You - Bjork
- Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker
- Double Trouble - Otis Rush
- New Grass - Talk Talk
- Then He Kissed Me - The Crystals
- Shake For Me - Howlin' Wolf
- All Your Love - Otis Rush
- Mellow - Elton John
- This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie
- I'm Ready - Muddy Waters
- Kathy's Song - Simon & Garfunkel
- My Love Will Never Die - Otis Rush
- The 59th Street Bridge Song - Simon & Garfunkel
- You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
- I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday - Fats Domino
- America - Simon & Garfunkel
- (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher - Jackie Wilson
- High - The Cure
- All I Have To Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers
- 2 + 2 = ? - The Bob Seger System
- Bennie And The Jets - Elton John
- Goin' Down Slow - Howlin' Wolf
- San-Ho-Zay - Freddie King
- Marie - Randy Newman
- I Just Want To Make Love To You - Muddy Waters
- My Wave - Soundgarden
- Shake Your Moneymaker - Elmore James
- My Grandfather's Clock - Johnny Cash
Anyways, I hope you enjoy reading my stuff! Be sure to let me know what you think! Cheers to the last month of the year!
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