Well another week has passed by and I was able to get through a few more CDs in my listening project. I worked a 1/2 day this week on Friday but I was still able to get through 22 CDs and managed to stay on pace for my 20 per week goal. You can reference this blog entry for details about this project. Here are the CDs I knocked off of my list this week.
| # | Artist | Album | Date | Again? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 402 | Jacob's Trouble | Jacob's Trouble | 12/12/2011 | Yes |
| 403 | Alanis Morissette | Jagged Little Pill | 12/12/2011 | Yes |
| 404 | Jars Of Clay | Jars Of Clay | 12/12/2011 | Yes |
| 405 | dc Talk | Jesus Freak | 12/12/2011 | Yes |
| 406 | Jocelyn Enriquez | Jocelyn | 12/12/2011 | Yes |
| 407 | John Denver | John Denver's Greatest Hits | 12/12/2011 | Yes |
| 408 | John Michael Montgomery | John Michael Montgomery | 12/13/2011 | Yes |
| 409 | Lyle Lovett | Joshua Judges Ruth | 12/13/2011 | Yes |
| 410 | Bryan Duncan | Joyride | 12/13/2011 | Yes |
| 411 | Roxette | Joyride | 12/13/2011 | Yes |
| 412 | Judson Spence | Judson Spence | 12/13/2011 | Yes |
| 413 | U2 | The Joshue Tree | 12/14/2011 | Yes |
| 414 | Various Artists | Jump In Soundtrack | 12/14/2011 | No |
| 415 | Various Artists | Jumping The Highest | 12/14/2011 | Yes |
| 416 | Jennifer Knapp | Kansas | 12/14/2011 | Yes |
| 417 | Kim Boyce | Kim Boyce | 12/14/2011 | Yes |
| 418 | Kim Hill | Kim Hill | 12/14/2011 | Yes |
| 419 | Belly | King | 12/15/2011 | Yes |
| 420 | Delirious? | King of Fools | 12/15/2011 | Yes |
| 421 | Charlie Peacock | Kingdom Come | 12/16/2011 | Yes |
| 422 | Resurrection Band | Lament | 12/16/2011 | Yes |
| 423 | Bryan Duncan | The Last Time I Was Here | 12/16/2011 | Yes |
Here are my thoughts on a few of these CDs that I have listened to over the past week…
- Jars Of Clay “Jars Of Clay”: I have a few more CDs by this band but this is still my favorite. They do have the last track annoyingly long (27 minutes) with mostly silence but a few small songs scattered throughout. I think at one time I had converted these into individual tracks but those were no where to be found. There are several CDs in this project that are like this. I do allow myself to fast forward past the silence to get to the actual music.
- dc Talk “Jesus Freak”: I recently introduced this band to my son who is a big TobyMac fan. He was a little disappointed that TobyMac was not featured on every song but he does love the title track. This was the CD that put this band on the map (and spawned an actual hit song on the radio "- “Between You And Me”).
- John Denver “John Denver’s Greatest Hits”: Don’t judge me.
- Lyle Lovett “Joshua Judges Ruth”: I saw Lyle Lovett (and his Large Band) for the first time when watching Austin City Limits. Awesome and funny. Not quite country, not quite big band, hard to fit in a category but very enjoyable.
- Bryan Duncan “Joyride” and “The Last Time I Was Here”: I first heard this singer as the lead singer of Sweet Comfort Band. Once that band broke up, Bryan went solo and the lead guitarist formed Allies (with the Butterfly Kisses guy as the lead singer). I have a few of his releases on LP as well.
- U2 “The Joshua Tree”: I messed up in my ordering this week. When I am going into the office to work, I usually copy the next few CDs onto my mp3 player. This album should have come after the Lyle Lovett (Joshua Judges Ruth) CD but since it starts with a “The” I missed it when copying over CDs. I saw U2 on the tour that supported this CD. Horrible seats in a horrible (for sound) venue but would go again if I had the chance.
- Various Artists “Jump In Soundtrack”: And the YES streak ends here at 60 in a row. The previous streak was 41. This CD came in the 54 CD auction that I won a few weeks ago (I think).
- Jennifer Knapp “Kansas”: Think of a Christian Melissa Etheridge only softer. Good stuff.
- Delirious? “King Of Fools”: I remember buying this used from the local Karma Records. This is their first studio release (they had 4 live EPs before this – which I own as a 2 CD set). Very U2-ish / Coldplay-ish (though they predate Coldplay). Good stuff.
- Charlie Peacock “In The Kingdom”: Probably my least favorite CP CD. This is his last studio album of all new material (though he has since then released a jazz CD).
- Resurrection Band “Lament”: I had a hard time finding this CD as I only discovered it after it was out of print. Rez Band has been around since the 70’s and have a ton of releases. This is their darkest (and my favorite).
I am up to 44.6% complete in the project. My work is forcing us to take the last week of the year off so I think I will be behind my 20 per week pace when the new year begins. There might be CDs under the Christmas tree too!
Jon
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