My Classic Album with Mike Norris

There'll be two types of people reading this particular post. There'll be those who've read blog posts on Norris Approved before and are wondering why I haven't posted anything in recent months. That question can be answered by everyone else who have been directed here from the social media pages for my new podcast 'My Classic Album'. Either way welcome! (or welcome back!)

For those who've missed it 'My Classic Album' is a podcast about the great albums in music history. We all have a favourite album and I think it says a lot about a person as to which album they highlight as their number 1. Over on the 'My Classic Album' website I somehow managed to pick my 20 favourite albums of all time and I'm sure it's widely different to your own. So who is better qualified to talk about your favourite album than you? That's why I think the podcast is working so well. My good friends Robin Ellwood, Ian Matthews and Andy Barkess had so much knowledge and passion about the albums they picked that the three podcasts are possibly the work I'm most proud of out of anything media related I've been involved in! That is why I've decided to rename the blog to go side by side with the podcast. Welcome to My Classic Album's official blog!

Episode 4 (out November 1st) is about a Randy Newman album called 'Good Old Boys' and my guest Reed Turchi and I had such a fascinating and in depth conversation about the album. I really hope that translates to the finished product as I think many of my UK listeners may never have heard this album. Hopefully Reed can convince you to check it out! Besides Reed I have many more exciting prospective guests in the pipeline so please stay tuned... or begin to tune in if you've yet to hear the show!

With that in mind let's get to the crux of why I've resurrected this blog (again). One of my favourite things about creating 'My Classic Album' is the interaction with listeners and very often this has come in the form of general music conversation independent of podcast episodes. I'm always really interested in people's thoughts on music and thought listeners of the podcast may enjoy reading my ramblings every once in a while. Let's face it, if you can endure listening to my voice for an hour a month I'm sure the written word will be less daunting!

So I'll try and update this blog when I can. It'll be the same sort of thing its always been. A gig review here, a list there. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it all if you feel so inclined to share them.

If you want to listen to 'My Classic Album' the easiest ways are via iTunes for Apple users and TuneIn for everyone else. Search for 'My Classic Album with Mike Norris' on your Podcast app on iPhones or search for us on Tunein.com to make sure never miss an episode!

Until next time! Mike :-)