Sunday, January 31, 2010

Might As Well Jump!

Two posts in one day, you lucky kids. And by kids I mean the people out in cyberspace that have yet to read my blog...but that's okay. For now.
I've been trying to get back into shape lately. In highschool I was in pretty good shape with soccer and marching band. (Yes, marching band can actually be a workout. Evenmoreso if you're the one caring around the big bass drum.) I've been trying to eat healthier and (sorta)changed my eating habits. Three weeks ago I even became a vegetarian, for health reasons and a few others. So, this top five deals with music also.

Top Five Workout Songs (this time in no particular order):

1. Supermassive Black Hole - Muse
2. Jump - Van Halen
3. Take on Me - a-ha
4. Anyway you Want it - Journey
5. Here it Goes Again - OK Go (just picturing the tred-mills gets me pumped!)

These songs change a lot. What gets me pumped up this week may not next week. But almost always, these songs do the trick.

Top Five

Question: Top five musical crimes perpetuated by Stevie Wonder in the '80s and '90s. Go. Sub-question: is it in fact unfair to criticize a formerly great artist for his latter day sins, is it better to burn out or fade away?

I love the movie High Fidelity. So here's my idea, how about making my own list of top five this and top five that? Some lists may have more than five depending on the topic, right now I'm just gonna roll with it. Tell me what would make your top five. Start a conversation with the person sitting next to you. Yell at me and tell me how bad my lists are. Or realize that you've done nothing with your life except reading blogs online. Perhaps be inspired to do something from my lists or someone else's. (That's assuming that people read this and actually respond.)

First one is simple:

My Top Five Favorite Musical Artists:

1. Matt Nathanson
2. Of a Revolution
3. Katie Herzig
4. Hanson
5. The Who

Yeah I don't really listen to the coolest music and I don't really give a fuck. Who're you're top five?