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Old 12-30-2011, 12:21 PM   #1 (permalink)
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This is something I've done for fun the last couple of years, which is set myself frivolous goals in my music listening to meet in the coming year. Last year I set myself five goals. Only failed one from last year.
Resolutions for 2011
  • Surpass 70,000 songs played on lastFM
  • Top personal record of shows per year: current record 2
  • Discover one metal album I will listen to regularly
  • Discover one hiphop album I will listen to regularly
  • Keep on top of new releases as they come out
  • Bump personal collection over 300


Resolutions for 2012:
  • Increase collection to 400.
  • Surpass 200,000 songs on lastFM.
  • Surpass 2000 artists on lastFM.
  • Surpass 3000 albums rated on RYM.
  • Surpass 100 reviews written.
  • Discover one or more metal albums I would listen to regularly.
  • Write a guide to psychedelic pop.
  • Listen to 200 new releases.
  • ...
  • Profit.


I'll add to this as I think of ways I'd like to push myself. It's always amusing to go back and see what you managed to do in the previous year.
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Old 12-30-2011, 12:29 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I will finish the remaining reviews for the "25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die" countdown.
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Old 12-30-2011, 01:36 PM   #3 (permalink)
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1 - Reach Level 60 on last.fm
2 - Reach 3500/4000 artists on last.fm without whoring the radio function
3 - Keep up to date with new music
4 - Start writing a blog of some sort that I keep updated
5 - Get into more Metal/Electronic music
6 - Do more reviews on RYM
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I hereby resolve to start a music journal, and be less "inane", now Pedestrian has explained to me what it means.
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Old 12-30-2011, 02:09 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Rebuild my music collection, I will make my goal to have 1000 albums by next year.
Keep collecting more vinyl.
Update my journal more regularly.
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Old 12-30-2011, 04:21 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Use my new vinyl player
Buy more vinyl
Acquire wumbo-sized speakers
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Old 12-30-2011, 09:21 PM   #7 (permalink)
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1. Listen to 366 albums I've never listened to before. Open for suggestions.
2. Attend 5 concerts.
3. Get a record player that won't break on me.
4. Learn to play the sitar.
5. Hit 35,000 plays on last.fm (just reset my play count)

I will fail one of these resolutions.
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Old 12-30-2011, 11:38 PM   #8 (permalink)
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1. Obtain more music (my goal is to have 200+ albums in my collection by the end of the year).
2. Listen to more recent releases (I've only heard 4 albums from this year. What the hell is wrong with me?)
3. Listen to more hip-hop and electronic.
4. Start a music journal.
5. Attend a concert (missed my chances to attend a few last year).
6. Expand my physical music collection.
7. Discover 50+ artists that I haven't heard of before.

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Old 12-30-2011, 11:53 PM   #9 (permalink)
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1.) Listen to at least 50 new albums from the year 2012.
2.) Play at least five open mics.
3.) Compose or commission soundtrack music for my film.
4.) Acquire a plethora of stringed instruments...or, at least one of the following: Ukulele, Mandolin, Banjo, Violin/Fiddle, Dulcimer, Bass, or new electric guitar.
5.) Finish my Phish reviews, and 100 albums reviews. Phish are on their way to being finished, and I've got the list for the 100 albums. Just a matter of finding time to write them.
6.) See 3 or more concerts.
7.) Go to the Harvest Festival.
8.) Put ego aside and finally take a few guitar lessons.
9.) Become more well-versed in music theory.
10.) Discover at least 25 bands I've never heard of.
11.) Buy a lot more vinyl.
12.) External hard drive for music collection.
13.) Write a song that makes someone cry.
14.) Purchase a better microphone for recording.
15.) Release a polished EP.
16.) Get a new pair of headphones.
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Old 12-31-2011, 12:06 AM   #10 (permalink)
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1.Go to a concert
2. Delete all the albums on my comp that I don't like
3. Get my colection up to 300 albums after that
4. Finish writing my album
5. Record said album
6. Play some shows
7. Hopefully start a band
8. Write a song over 7 minutes long
9. Get some good headphones
10. Get into genres I haven't had much success with(jazz, noise, etc.)
11. Pay more attention to new releases than I did this year
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