Wednesday 7 October 2015

Wednesday's Weekly Write Down; Men Plus Lists Equals Happiness

Is any "top" list ever definitive? Can opinion ever be universally accepted that these things are the best of a certain category? It is kinda accepted that men do love a good list, or so I've read, and I am a man who loves lists so yeah I can believe this. My favourite of all the lists, is albums/singles of the year. I ususally buy the NME at the end of the year regardless of it's opinion just to see what I've missed or to complain that Kanye West is too high in the list.

But I have been compiling my own lists for a while now. I did do a best songs of all time disc when my dad did his and been unhappy with most of it ever since. So I bought a little blue book from Sainsburys (other super markets are available and started again. Using the first list as the basis. I also started doing albums in the back the other day too, just for balance. I am more of an album man, but some bands never really suited albums; Pet Shop Boys, Suede & T-rex. Some bands never suited singles, Mainly Pink Floyd, this is true of many others I am sure.

I can hear you're call, "James, we want to see some of them" and It would be silly not too. I am up for an open debate about the merits of each of the songs and albums as long as in conclusion, I will be declared right. Thats just the way it is. Firstly is the singles; you may have to click to enlarge them to read the tunes on there.


Albums I have just started so I only have one page for your viewing pleasure. I think to think of myself as having a vast taste, despite me having a little distaste for country music, Folk music is good in small doses & as far as Dubstep goes I don't think there will be an album as a must go too. I would also like to take this last sentence to say; the album will never die as an idea; there are people who will always like to sit alone in a room, no distractions and just listen for 40+ minutes to some music.


1 comment:

  1. DJMaR says:- A very eclectic and varied list JimBob; I assume it's a work in progress and is always going to be contentious BUT I SEE NO SPIRITUALIZED, PRIMAL SCREAM, CHEMICAL BROTHERS OR SPECIALS (what!!!!) - but there is Mark Ronson and Twisted Wheel - eek!! shame on you). Do you remember the Who? Substitute and I Can't Explain must have more artistic merit than Up The Junction, and where is the Cha Cha Slide? or 5,6,7,8?

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