Brutally Honest Album Review: This Blog One Week So Far

It was a summer afternoon at a Burger King when a song came over the speakers. I began to talk about how that song, in peticular, was the only good song on that album. One of my buddies begin to talk about these YouTube videos I had going on. They kind of worked out, but it wasn't the success I was looking for. With a miniature brainstorm session, he began to talk about a album review site. After a few months of putting it off I finally decided to do it. Only not in the form of YouTube videos, but in the form of a blog. I had no idea what I was getting into but I knew I had to do it. So, how did the first week go? Has it been a success or not? This will be the review for today because I want to highlight some points of what has been happening since the first review of Michael Jackson, one week ago. (Don't worry, I won't do this every week. Once in a while after this :) )

I have reviewed seven or so albums. They range from bluegrass to country to electronic. While there are a few genres to go, I don't think that is bad for a first week. The blog in it's current state has been viewed nearly 350 times. That is around 50 views every day. Right from day one it has reached more people than I would have dreamed of.  Of those 350 times, it has been viewed in 8 countries. They are: The United States, Germany, France, Poland, Australia, Canada, The United Kingdom and India. Of those countries, 4 are being read daily: The United States, Germany, France and Poland. I know this because each day the little number goes up. That is amazing. Google makes it so easy with a translating button at the top of each review so this blog can reach even more people outside the english speaking/writing world.

Including the translation button at the top of each new review, I made it easier so you can see the top reviews that you guys (and gals) along with many others have read. No sense in trying to figure out what day that one review was in the messy archive. If it was a popular review, it will be on this list.

I also added a fun poll you all can participate in. Each week will have a new question that you can vote on. Some will be non related questions while others will be to help make this the best album review bog on the internet. Don't be afraid to let your voice be heard and see how you compare to everybody else!

Each review has a place where you can comment. It's at the bottom of every review, right above the next one. It's open to anybody. You can choose anonymous if you aren't comfortable giving your name out or you can put your name or whatever you feel to put in that box. If you disagree with me, thats awesome. I love that. Please speak your mind. That's why I have them open to everybody. I want to hear your feedback. It's important to me. It will help make this the best album review blog out there.

Speaking of feedback, in each review I have a section of what I listened to and what I listened it on. So far it has been on my EarPods but in the future I will get a better upgrade. I do this so you can know what to expect even more. To enhance this section, I will add a release date to each album. Some albums I will review before they are out, so this information will become more important. Thank you for the feedback on that.

Lastly, I want you to do one small favor. Please, please tell everybody you know about this blog. Anybody who is a music lover, a musician, a grandpa who can barely play talk radio...everybody. The  bigger audience I have will only make your experience better. The more votes on the poll, the more comments on the reviews, etc. That will allow this family to grow. Share on Facebook, Twitter or any other social webpage you and your family/friends use. If you have a Google+ account, follow me there so you are up to date. If you don't have a Google+ account, be sure to bookmark this so every morning at 6 AM central (US) time, you can see new reviews before anybody else. With all of the sharing, commenting, following and bookmarking, you can make this The Blog to go to for album reviews. You folks are the best readers anybody could ask for and I can only do this with the help of you guys (and gals).

I can't thank you guys (and gals) enough for making this first week a huge success so far. It's reached more people and places than I had ever dreamed about. It started off as an idea with my buddies and I at a local Burger King. Thanks to you, it's now a reality.

Clint (A.K.A. AcousticBrotha)


Now, back to the music... :)