Last summer I killed some time filled some space indulged my own narcissism explored something other than “Christianity, history, education, and how they intersect” with a series of posts called “Albums A to Z.” In the spirit of trying to listen to music that I’d once enjoyed but hadn’t had the time or inclination to revisit, I decided to work my way through twenty-six albums by twenty-six different artists/bands, one letter at a time. We got through ‘L’ before I ran out of steam and decided to get serious about preparing for the coming semester.
Here’s a recap, in case you missed some or all of the series:
A: The Rolling Stones, Aftermath- B: Bob Dylan, The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The “Royal Albert Hall” Concert
- C: The Vince Guaraldi Trio, A Charlie Brown Christmas
- D: Blue Mountain, Dog Days
- E: The Avett Brothers, Emotionalism
- F: The Dixie Chicks, Fly
- G: Various artists, The Glory of Black Gospel, Vol. 1
- H: Soul Asylum, Hang Time
- I: Steve Earle, I Feel Alright
- J: U2, The Joshua Tree
- K: Elvis Costello, King of America
- L: Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, The Last DJ
I have a feeling we won’t see Z until summer of 2014 or ’15, but I thought I’d go ahead and resume the series next week and see how far it takes us. As it continues, look for everyone from Bruce Springsteen to Arcade Fire, She & Him to Hüsker Dü. And yes, The Beatles will make an appearance.
But we’ll kick off Monday with one of my favorite comedy albums…
The Pietist Schoolman 