A while back, Dick, Barry, and I decided that what really matters is what you like, not what you are like. Books, records, films - these things matter. Call me shallow, it's the fucking truth.
High Fidelity
My first crack at a top ten albums list. In no particular order.
I don't think "best of" compilations count, so I'm leaving out stuff like Forty Licks, Studio, and Nirvana. Movies present a problem. Are my favourite movies the ones I'll happily watch any day of the week, or are they the ones that had the most impact when I saw them for the first time? Obviously, I'll need two lists. First, the ones I can watch over and over again.
Now, some of those also had a big impact, so there's a bit of duplication for the 10 that made the biggest impression when I saw them.
TODO: revision, possibly ranking, books.
Posted by tim at January 23, 2004 04:37 PMno "the pianist?"
i always get "lock, stock..." and "snatch" mixed up. they're two separate movies, right?
"Snatch" is the one with Brad Pitt.
Tim, where is "So, I Married An Axe Murderer"?
Posted by: warcode on January 24, 2004 09:30 PMDamn Warcode, that's right. I also need to fit Batman in there.
Snatch is largely a rehash of Lock, Stock. It's still good, but doesn't have the Sting factor.
Posted by: tim on January 25, 2004 10:18 AMi am surprised that groundhog day didn't make it either. is it because of it's frequency on TBS?
mezzanine? blue lines any day over that one.
protection > blue lines > (no protection) >>>> mezzanine > last piece of shit 3d put out as "massive attack" (i think he called it 100th window)
as soon as tricky left, massive attack went straight downhill. of course, tricky only managed one really good album on his own (and that one recycled a lot of the lyrics he wrote for massive attack) and one brooding semi-memorable album.
i'd definitely place nevermind on my top ten though.
Posted by: mike on January 26, 2004 11:42 AM