1001 albums experiment: Update

Ok, this game is going better than I thought; for those joining late here's the rules, somewhat updated.

I'm trying to listen to every album in the '1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die' book, as listed here. I'm listening to each on Spotify, and will then write a paragraph or two about the album on this blog. For albums not on Spotify, I'll decide whether to buy it from 7music or substitute another album.

I'm not doing albums in order, but rather running two orders simultaneously one currently in the 50s and the one in the 90s - based on my prejudices about whether I'll fully appreciate an album in my current mood, or whether I'm sick of a particular sound that that sequence of albums seem stuck in.

By accident I'm using the 2005 edition of the book, rather than the 2008 or 2011 editions; but the extra albums from the '00s will give me a few substitutes.

Now everything I write about each album is my personal impression, which might be hugely disrespectful to a person or band who massively influenced the music I love. But that's tough. This book says I should listen to this album before I die, so I shall (if I can). But that doesn't mean I have to like the experience now.

I'm more than happy to accept options for substitute albums, and of course the 2-3 year challenge to listen to the entire list will probably end in failure when I get bored in a few months time.