So 2018 is
clearly off to a great start, judging by the number of posts I’ve managed to
run so far this month. It wasn’t my intention to leave Gems From The Equinox at
the top of the home page for this long (although I still think you all should
listen to it and maybe throw some money at it), but it’s not like life shit
ever really goes away, right?
In response
to that, and in an effort to maintain the few readers that have stuck around
for some reason, I’m going to try something that I haven’t done in a very long
time: another stunt month. For the month of February, my goal is to publish one
write-up every single day. No articles, no “songs for my mixtape” stuff, no
writing out of current playlists: actual album reviews. Yeah, I’m aware that
February is historically the shortest month of nearly any given year, but I
need to start somewhere, and twenty-eight album write-ups will be more than
I’ve been able to manage for a while.
Unlike the
other times I’ve approached this, I don’t plan on incorporating any sort of
underlying theme, so don’t expect to see twenty-eight white rappers in a row.
The only restriction I plan on giving myself is to not repeat artists or
groups, so hopefully this stunt will help me chop a vast swath of projects off
of my “finish what I started” goal, which is much further off in the distance
than I would have liked ten years ago, but hey.
Because I
plan on monopolizing the space next month, there will not be any Reader Reviews
running, either. Those of you who have submitted, I appreciate your patience,
and please check your inboxes, in case I’ve sent requests for rewrites or
clarification.
I’ll be back
in a few days, so stay tuned, I guess? You can leave your comments and requests
below, but please keep in mind that I’m trying to cross a finish line
eventually, so adding new artists to the list isn’t my best course of action.
That said, do whatever you want. Tell
your friends that know how to read.
-Max
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Yes! Awesome to see this happening again. Very excited to see who you end up reviewing.
ReplyDeleteNo underlying theme, huh. Any chance for non Hip-hop album reviews? Loved the occasional off-the-path reviews back in the past.
ReplyDeleteCan't guarantee that at this time, but I'll take it under advisement.
DeleteIf so, how about Black Messiah by D'Angelo?
DeleteAs I've never written about any other D'Angelo project, the odds of this happening in February are pretty slim, I gotta say.
DeleteI hope you succeed and wish you all the luck and success required in any area you need.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely looking forward to this! Hopefully [just a request], you could review Step Brothers' "Lord Steppington" album. Peace!
ReplyDeleteAre you going to be doing DAMN? Revival?
ReplyDeleteApart from those, I notice that your site doesn't have any reviews of Canadian emcee K-Os (Exit, Joyful Rebellion, Atlantis: Hymns for Disco, Yes!). This seems like an oversite worth fixing. I'd certainly love to see a review of Joyful Rebellion in particular.
Oh, and also how about Desire and P.T.S.D. by Pharaohe Monch. And Organized Konfusion's debut album.
ReplyDeleteThank you Max.
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear Max! Please can you review at least! 3 of the following albums:
ReplyDeleteIsaiah Rashad - The Sun's Tirade
Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 3
Jay Z - 4:44
Ab Soul - Do What Thou Wilt
Dave East - Kari Chanel
Termanology - More Politics
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN
Common - Black America Again
Schoolboy Q - Blank Face LP
Rapsody - Laila's Wisdom
Masta Killa - Loyalty is Royalty
Wu Tang - The Saga Continues
Cyhi the Prince - No Dope On Sundays
Fabolous & Jadakiss - Friday on Elm Street
Thanking you in advance!
Siah and Yeshua DapoED - The Visualz
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to reading these!
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