This week I’ve been getting back in touch with music that I love and purging my collection of music that I loved once, but I can’t stand now…and it’s been so good for me. I love music but my taste is so varied that I sometimes give up trying to buy albums. I like that rock song, this hip hop song, this punk song, that classical symphony, this jazz artist, that pop top 40 hit, so for me to buy a whole album for one song is usually a waste of money. I often end up with a terrible album with that one song I like on it that lasts 2:37. (I need an i pod!!)

Today I went through my (sometimes embarrassing) music collection and sold them off. Thank god Hollywood has an Amoeba Records. I got $41 dollars in trade for cds I had grown to despise over the years, so I wandered the store searching for some new gems to listen to. They have this new area where you can go and listen to a cd before you buy it. You scan the bar code and it pops up with the song from that album. It’s such a great idea because then you can make sure you’re gonna love it. I filled my arms with potential music and stood there listening to track after track. Some new stuff I didn’t know and some old stuff I had forgotten I liked. I was looking for good “chill out and read” music and some good “S Factor” music. I ended up with ‘The Cure: Greatest Hits’ (who knew there was one, but it’s awesome!), ‘Beth Orton: Central Reservation’ and the ‘Moulin Rouge Soundtrack’.

I am so happy, happy, happy. And I’m even happier to be back in touch with my music listening self. I’ve always thought of music as my life’s soundtrack and with all the change going on in my life these days, it was high time I went and put together a great soundtrack…