Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Why top 5


Alright, I am absolutely terrible with favorites. I don't have a favorite movie, band, song or actor. I just don't. There are several reasons for this:

1. I guess I feel "favorites" lock people into a commitment to something. Once you have a favorite something, it is hard to change it. I change my opinions too often and my favorites would be changing each year.
2. I feel it is hard to compare things in too broad of a spectrum. I can't tell you if Princess Bride or American History X is a better movie, or if Santeria is a better song than the Star Wars theme, or if Jack Black is more my favorite than Edward Norton. They are all vastly different things trying to accomplish vastly different goals
3. Also, most people equate "favorite" with BEST. I do not. I don't think you'll get any argument if you say that the Led Zeppelin are a better band than Modest Mouse, but who do I choose to listen to more? Modest Mouse. I would say Modest Mouse is more my favorite band than Led Zeppelin right now, although I clearly recognize Led Zeppelin as the far superior band,

SO...
4.All this being said, I have no problems with favorites, I am just bad at them and I don't feel the need to have favorites to define me, personally. I DO have other favorites, they are just more specific than band or movie or whatnot.
THEREFORE...
5. I propose some fun. I am going to make Top 5 lists (yes, like the dude from High Fidelity, lame as the movie was) but I am not going to make them about important things. They will be random Top 5's that strike my fancy.
Let the fun ensue...

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