Welcome to my blog on my musical musings. Why do I do this?  I got into a really good discussion on music on Facebook and it occurred to me that I have a lot of music I listen to and lots of opinions. I don't like a lot of music and I'll explain why I feel that way. What I love about music is that it is so subjective so you may completely agree or violent disagree.  

I have thousands of songs and albums on iTunes and I have just gotten into Spotify. I use the latter as a way to try songs before I buy them.  Thankfully, I don't have to buy the whole album to get one song as we used to do in the pre-online music age. Kids ask your parents. 

I have some rules: 

1. The song has to be catchy and grabs my attention. 
2. Would I have this on my iPod? 
3. Would I buy this song/album? 

There is also something about music and the artists that seem to be eternal no matter what the time, genre, artist: 

• Most artists if they have a hit first album suffer the sophomore slump when they release their second album - see Hootie and the Blowfish, Spandau Ballet 
• Some bands will have a first album that doesn't make any real waves but they then come back with a hit album - see Culture Club 
• Some artists/band have only one hit song in them and that's it for their career. It must be an awful feeling to know it. 
• The ability to write a hit song is something to be admired, its a skill few people have - see Neil Diamond, Neil Finn etc. 
• Some artists/bands stay around too long and their creativity wanes - see Paul McCartney 
• Some bands/artists can produce great singles but their albums are full of filler songs - see Rolling Stones 
• Never underestimate the contribution of the producer and studio musicians, they have saved many a great song from being average - see Glen Campbell Wichita Lineman 

Please enjoy and let me know what you think about my choices!