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20.01.2001. Finally started work on the long-coveted 'best-of' list. It will take some time, though, but if you wanna see the work in progress, click here. The biggest differences from the usual lists are these: a) I'm trying to make this list more 'comprehensive' rather than just based on my subjective tastes, something that a 'rock novice' could really use to try and expand the picture - so I might even include certain albums I don't really like; b) I'm currently limiting myself to the Sixties and Seventies, for understandable reasons; c) I'm not limiting myself to any special number (100, 50, 200, etc.). Numbers suck, don't they? We'll just see what it all boils down to. I swear NOT to include every second album reviewed on the site, so don't fear.

18.01.2001. Big changes today: I have redone the entire index page AGAIN, because of two reasons. 1) I have grown dissatisfied with my former classification of the artists. The new classification is more detailed, and although no classification of rock artists will ever be perfect, I believe it's somewhat more adequate than whatever preceded it anyway (no more putting the Monkees, the Velvet Underground and Jefferson Airplane in the same bag, at least). 2) I have 'integrated' the regular pages, the Odds & Sods artists and the MP3 artists when making the classification; the pages themselves stay the same as before, but I don't group the 'odds & sods' and 'mp3' artists together any more, simply because it hardly makes any sense.
As of now, TWO index pages are active - a short one and a long one. The short one ('index.htm') is the site's main starting page; the long one ('index2.htm'), containing detailed listings of all the albums reviewed, is being retained for, ahem, aesthetic reasons. (You may not believe it, but some people actually dug the colours on there!).
Actually, this might be the first step on the way to a full 'integration' of the regular and the MP3 sections. This will, however, not happen exactly in the nearest future.

01.01.2001. A New Year, a New Star...

Honestly now, this was probably one of the most event-filled and complex years of my entire life. No wonder it had three zeros in it... Organizing conferences, writing articles, defending PhDs, going away on serious business trips, earning as much money as possible (which isn't that much, of course, but still...), and on top of that - the usual routine. Work, family-tending, and THIS.
THIS wasn't too bad, was it? I did manage to transgress the 1000 album mark, after all. On a purely quantitative scale, this site will never really be threatening Wilson & Alroy, Prindle, or Music Junkies Anonymous, but given the fact that - unlike all of these sites - there's only one madman taking care of it, I dare say it ain't that mean a feat either. Perhaps the most revolutionary move of the year has been in establishing the MP3 reviews page. This means that I am now not necessarily limited to the work of those artists a) whom I like or love and b) whose output I can't afford or find on audio CD. Possibilities are unlimited! More or less.
Now I don't exactly have any new specific ideas for the year of 2001 - the only thing I can say is that the site will definitely go on through the year unless there's an emergency. Currently I have about 150 audio CDs and more than 800 albums in MP3 format that are waiting to be reviewed, and in the process, many wishes of those who'd like to see their favourite artist reviewed on the site will be granted. Though I'm not telling any names right now - make your own bets. And a Happy New Year to all of you!