Final Thoughts

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 Final Thoughts 


For my last post for the semester I wanted to write about my experience writing this blog and what I learned as a whole. I’m very happy to say that I’ve expanded my music taste beyond what I normally listen to. I got the chance to explore new genres and ended up finding a lot of music that I really loved and are regularly in my rotation. Most importantly, It felt like a great opportunity to get to know my friends better. It felt nice to take the time to listen to music that was important to them, I feel closer to them as a result. I didn’t get to cover all of the recommendations that I was sent but I’ll be sure to listen to them anyway. A big thank you to all my friends that sent me albums and had a conversation with me about them afterwards. It was great having a project that allowed me to connect with so many people!


While I spent a lot of time writing these I had a ton of fun listening to each unique album. I liked looking into the background of the artists I wrote about and understanding their thought process behind each song. Analyzing the lyrics and coming up with the meanings of songs was my favorite part of this project. Music is such a beautiful and unique art medium that I loved to explore in a more in depth way. The storytelling of many of these albums were increasingly compelling and very fun to write about. I didn't write these to criticize but I did prefer to be honest in my reviews. I wanted to be able to write what I liked about it, taking a much more positive approach to these albums. In the future I would like to take more of a critical approach to how I review albums, writing about the strengths and weaknesses should be a priority of reviewers. I feel like I’ve improved a lot as a writer. Getting the chance to write about something I was already so passionate about was a great experience for me. 


I would really like to continue this blog in some way if I can. I really saw the value of writing out all my thoughts. I really appreciate those who took the time to read my posts and support me!

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