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My Personal Top 10s :: James Blake I Mind Limit To Your Love (Feist Cover) The Wilhelm Scream Not Long Now I Only Know (What I Know Now) CMYK Klavierwerke Tell Her Safe We Might Feel Unsound Give Me My Month

My Personal Top 10s :: James Blake

  1. I Mind
  2. Limit To Your Love (Feist Cover)
  3. The Wilhelm Scream
  4. Not Long Now
  5. I Only Know (What I Know Now)
  6. CMYK
  7. Klavierwerke
  8. Tell Her Safe
  9. We Might Feel Unsound
  10. Give Me My Month
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My Favourite Artists :: Beastie Boys I First discovered … them as a kid, everyone knew who they were. I went to a boarding school, we all shared tapes, I was given Power by Ice T, Yo! Bumrush The Show by Public Enemy and Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys to borrow. All 3 shook my world, up to that point my only knowledge of Hip-Hop was Breakin’ 2 - Electric Boogaloo. Those 3 albums were a great push into the world of Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop was in a great state at that time, I was a lucky kid.  I realised I was a fan … when they released Paul’s Boutique, an album I adore. I got it on tape and I’d rewind it constantly, trying to learn all the words, fucking the tape up in the process - I was so happy when I finally discovered CDs a few years later. I still know all the words now. Beasties Geek, yo! The high point for me as a fan … Silly one this, but … If I’m ever feeling low on confidence or just flat out depressed, I can rely on their music to cheer me up and make me feel like I’m the mutha-fuckin’ man. Only other person who is capable of making me feel this way with their music? Prince. That’s the best compliment I can give the Beasties. The low point for me as a fan … MCA getting cancer. It also sucks that I have never had the privilege of seeing them live.  Best tracks :: Alive, Hello Brooklyn, Sabotage, Sure Shot, Pass The Mic, Gratitude, She’s On It, Make Some Noise, Tadlock’s Glasses, Get It Together, 3 MCs and One DJ, The Move, Jimmy James, Stand Together, etc etc  Worst tracks :: Mmmmmmmmm, not sure, I’ve been sat here for 15 minutes trying to think of songs for this and I can’t think of any. I type a song title out and then end up deleting it, even at their worst there is something appealing about the Beasties’  songs.  Best album :: Paul’s Boutique. What can be said about this album? A true classic. I’ve heard this album so many times and I never tire of it. The clever use of samples and the way the album is sequenced make you notice something new every time. Worst Album :: I’ve gotta cheat here and name an EP instead, so the honour goes to … Some Old Bullshit. Kind’ve a no brainer, right? I wish they’d work with … Chuck D, Run & DMC (RIP Jam Master Jay) and LL Cool J. I’d love nothing more than to hear a proper ol’ school hip-hop album with guest appearances by some of the boys contemporaries. In all honesty, it’d a dream come true. Have they still got it? Without a doubt, yes. Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2 is a stronger record than To The 5 Boroughs, which is remarkable when you consider how long MCA, Ad-Rock & Mike D have been going. Can you name any other Hip-Hop artists who’ve been going as long as them that are still relevant, still putting out albums that people want to hear and still passionate about their music? I hope we get to hear another Beasties album some time in the future, the only thing standing in the way of us enjoying another is MCA’s cancer. I know he’ll beat it, I pray for him every day.

My Favourite Artists :: Beastie Boys

I First discovered … them as a kid, everyone knew who they were. I went to a boarding school, we all shared tapes, I was given Power by Ice T, Yo! Bumrush The Show by Public Enemy and Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys to borrow. All 3 shook my world, up to that point my only knowledge of Hip-Hop was Breakin’ 2 - Electric Boogaloo. Those 3 albums were a great push into the world of Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop was in a great state at that time, I was a lucky kid. 

I realised I was a fan … when they released Paul’s Boutique, an album I adore. I got it on tape and I’d rewind it constantly, trying to learn all the words, fucking the tape up in the process - I was so happy when I finally discovered CDs a few years later. I still know all the words now. Beasties Geek, yo!

The high point for me as a fan … Silly one this, but … If I’m ever feeling low on confidence or just flat out depressed, I can rely on their music to cheer me up and make me feel like I’m the mutha-fuckin’ man. Only other person who is capable of making me feel this way with their music? Prince. That’s the best compliment I can give the Beasties.

The low point for me as a fan … MCA getting cancer. It also sucks that I have never had the privilege of seeing them live. 

Best tracks :: Alive, Hello Brooklyn, Sabotage, Sure Shot, Pass The Mic, Gratitude, She’s On It, Make Some Noise, Tadlock’s Glasses, Get It Together, 3 MCs and One DJ, The Move, Jimmy James, Stand Together, etc etc 

Worst tracks :: Mmmmmmmmm, not sure, I’ve been sat here for 15 minutes trying to think of songs for this and I can’t think of any. I type a song title out and then end up deleting it, even at their worst there is something appealing about the Beasties’  songs. 

Best album :: Paul’s Boutique. What can be said about this album? A true classic. I’ve heard this album so many times and I never tire of it. The clever use of samples and the way the album is sequenced make you notice something new every time.

Worst Album :: I’ve gotta cheat here and name an EP instead, so the honour goes to … Some Old Bullshit. Kind’ve a no brainer, right?

I wish they’d work with … Chuck D, Run & DMC (RIP Jam Master Jay) and LL Cool J. I’d love nothing more than to hear a proper ol’ school hip-hop album with guest appearances by some of the boys contemporaries. In all honesty, it’d a dream come true.

Have they still got it? Without a doubt, yes. Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2 is a stronger record than To The 5 Boroughs, which is remarkable when you consider how long MCA, Ad-Rock & Mike D have been going. Can you name any other Hip-Hop artists who’ve been going as long as them that are still relevant, still putting out albums that people want to hear and still passionate about their music? I hope we get to hear another Beasties album some time in the future, the only thing standing in the way of us enjoying another is MCA’s cancer. I know he’ll beat it, I pray for him every day.


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My Personal Top 50 albums of all time.* The Cure :: Pornography Shabazz Palaces :: Black Up  Joy Division :: Unknown Pleasures The Cure :: Seventeen Seconds Radiohead :: Kid A Prince :: Sign O’ The Times The Strokes :: Is This It Siouxsie & The Banshees :: JuJu Massive Attack :: Mezzanine The Cure :: Disintegration Prince :: Purple Rain Beastie Boys ::Paul’s Boutique Joy Division :: Closer Prince :: Parade Digable Planets :: Blowout Comb Nine Inch Nails :: The Fragile R.E.M. :: Automatic For The People Tricky :: Maxinquaye Portishead :: Dummy Iggy & The Stooges :: Raw Power The Smiths :: Strangeways, Here We Come Morrissey :: Viva Hate Warpaint :: The Fool Deftones :: White Pony Slick Rick :: The Great Adventures Of … My Bloody Valentine :: Isn’t Anything Nirvana :: Bleach The Horrors :: Primary Colours The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart :: The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart The Kills :: No Wow The Only Ones :: The Only Ones Siouxsie & The Banshees :: Join Hands Girls :: Album Deftones :: Diamond Eyes Radiohead :: In Rainbows Mazzy Star :: So Tonight That We May See Primal Scream :: Screamadelica The National :: The Boxer LCD Soundsystem :: This Is Happening The Glove :: Blue Sunshine Nirvana :: In Utero Yeah Yeah Yeahs :: It’s Blitz Bjork :: Homogenic Cocteau Twins :: Head Over Heels The Cure :: Faith The The :: Soul Mining Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie xx :: We’re New Here UNKLE :: Psyence Fiction Depeche Mode :: Violator Public Enemy :: Yo! Bumrush The Show I don’t claim to be the authority on music, but these are my own personal Top 50 albums, and you’ll notice some big names - Classics - missing. The most notable being The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Blondie, Bowie, Springsteen, etc. All of whom I love, although I lean towards individual songs rather than full albums for some reason, but this list isn’t about the Top 50 artists. It’s about the albums I never tire of, the albums I play obsessively, the albums I find filler free.  Feel free to agree, disagree, and straight up scratch your head. *Posted before. Reposting due to 1 change.

My Personal Top 50 albums of all time.*

  1. The Cure :: Pornography
  2. Shabazz Palaces :: Black Up 
  3. Joy Division :: Unknown Pleasures
  4. The Cure :: Seventeen Seconds
  5. Radiohead :: Kid A
  6. Prince :: Sign O’ The Times
  7. The Strokes :: Is This It
  8. Siouxsie & The Banshees :: JuJu
  9. Massive Attack :: Mezzanine
  10. The Cure :: Disintegration
  11. Prince :: Purple Rain
  12. Beastie Boys ::Paul’s Boutique
  13. Joy Division :: Closer
  14. Prince :: Parade
  15. Digable Planets :: Blowout Comb
  16. Nine Inch Nails :: The Fragile
  17. R.E.M. :: Automatic For The People
  18. Tricky :: Maxinquaye
  19. Portishead :: Dummy
  20. Iggy & The Stooges :: Raw Power
  21. The Smiths :: Strangeways, Here We Come
  22. Morrissey :: Viva Hate
  23. Warpaint :: The Fool
  24. Deftones :: White Pony
  25. Slick Rick :: The Great Adventures Of …
  26. My Bloody Valentine :: Isn’t Anything
  27. Nirvana :: Bleach
  28. The Horrors :: Primary Colours
  29. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart :: The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
  30. The Kills :: No Wow
  31. The Only Ones :: The Only Ones
  32. Siouxsie & The Banshees :: Join Hands
  33. Girls :: Album
  34. Deftones :: Diamond Eyes
  35. Radiohead :: In Rainbows
  36. Mazzy Star :: So Tonight That We May See
  37. Primal Scream :: Screamadelica
  38. The National :: The Boxer
  39. LCD Soundsystem :: This Is Happening
  40. The Glove :: Blue Sunshine
  41. Nirvana :: In Utero
  42. Yeah Yeah Yeahs :: It’s Blitz
  43. Bjork :: Homogenic
  44. Cocteau Twins :: Head Over Heels
  45. The Cure :: Faith
  46. The The :: Soul Mining
  47. Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie xx :: We’re New Here
  48. UNKLE :: Psyence Fiction
  49. Depeche Mode :: Violator
  50. Public Enemy :: Yo! Bumrush The Show

I don’t claim to be the authority on music, but these are my own personal Top 50 albums, and you’ll notice some big names - Classics - missing. The most notable being The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Blondie, Bowie, Springsteen, etc. All of whom I love, although I lean towards individual songs rather than full albums for some reason, but this list isn’t about the Top 50 artists. It’s about the albums I never tire of, the albums I play obsessively, the albums I find filler free. 

Feel free to agree, disagree, and straight up scratch your head.

*Posted before. Reposting due to 1 change.

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Slicing Up Eyeball’s Top 96 Cure Songs.

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My Personal Top 10s :: Guns N’ Roses Mr Brownstone Sweet Child O’ Mine Paradise City One In A Million Civil War Estranged My Michelle  November Rain You Could Be Mine Don’t Cry* *Just pips Patience, although tomorrow it could be the other way round. 

My Personal Top 10s :: Guns N’ Roses

  1. Mr Brownstone
  2. Sweet Child O’ Mine
  3. Paradise City
  4. One In A Million
  5. Civil War
  6. Estranged
  7. My Michelle 
  8. November Rain
  9. You Could Be Mine
  10. Don’t Cry*
*Just pips Patience, although tomorrow it could be the other way round. 
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My Personal Top 10s :: Unpopular Opinions a.k.a Things I probably shouldn’t admit.* I like Lana Del Rey, I like her look, I like (some) of her music. No matter what you may think of her, I think it is safe to say that most of us would rather hear her on the radio than LMFAO, Will.I.Am, Katy Perry, etc. Madonna hasn’t released a good record since the 1980s. The Walking Dead had a fantastic pilot followed by a whole heap of averageness. A lot of people post things on Tumblr/Facebook just to appear cool or amass followers. You should pay for the music you listen to. It’s ok to download something to check it out, perhaps even listen to until your pre-order comes, but if you have no intention of ever paying for it then you’re not really a fan. Oh yeah, almost forgot, going to one gig doesn’t give you the right to download a bands whole back catalogue. People complain about the state of the charts - “there is so much rubbish in the charts these days, why can’t it be like the old days?” - but seem oblivious to the fact this is because the majority of people don’t buy their music these days and those that do tend to be pop fans.  Jack Black is lame. Two good films - High Fidelity & School Of Rock - do not a good actor make. People are sheep, need proof? Look at all the “Facebook bought Instagram, I’m going to stop using Instagram now” comments all over Twitter and Tumblr in the last few hours, all rather pathetic.  There is far too much porn on Tumblr. Seriously. How many tits, dicks and pussies do you need to see? Things weren’t better in the old days, they were just different. Stop pining for a past you, in most cases, were never a part of.

My Personal Top 10s :: Unpopular Opinions a.k.a Things I probably shouldn’t admit.*

  • I like Lana Del Rey, I like her look, I like (some) of her music. No matter what you may think of her, I think it is safe to say that most of us would rather hear her on the radio than LMFAO, Will.I.Am, Katy Perry, etc.
  • Madonna hasn’t released a good record since the 1980s.
  • The Walking Dead had a fantastic pilot followed by a whole heap of averageness.
  • A lot of people post things on Tumblr/Facebook just to appear cool or amass followers.
  • You should pay for the music you listen to. It’s ok to download something to check it out, perhaps even listen to until your pre-order comes, but if you have no intention of ever paying for it then you’re not really a fan. Oh yeah, almost forgot, going to one gig doesn’t give you the right to download a bands whole back catalogue.
  • People complain about the state of the charts - “there is so much rubbish in the charts these days, why can’t it be like the old days?” - but seem oblivious to the fact this is because the majority of people don’t buy their music these days and those that do tend to be pop fans. 
  • Jack Black is lame. Two good films - High Fidelity & School Of Rock - do not a good actor make.
  • People are sheep, need proof? Look at all the “Facebook bought Instagram, I’m going to stop using Instagram now” comments all over Twitter and Tumblr in the last few hours, all rather pathetic. 
  • There is far too much porn on Tumblr. Seriously. How many tits, dicks and pussies do you need to see?
  • Things weren’t better in the old days, they were just different. Stop pining for a past you, in most cases, were never a part of.
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Vanilla Sky, Back To The Future and Trainspotting. Yes, on occasion. Weed, Valium & Coke. I’m not telling, sorry. Fuck - Sasha Grey. Marry - Drew Barrymore. Kill - N/A. “Life’s not a bitch, life is a beautiful woman/You only call her a bitch because she won’t let you get that pussy/Maybe she just didn’t feel y’all shared similar interests/Maybe you’re just an asshole who couldn’t sweet-talk a princess.” Already done it - Caine & Jordan. Shyness, girls who leave something to the imagination and the music of Prince. Shabazz Palaces, Beastie Boys, James Blake, My Bloody Valentine and Beach House. a) I used to brush my teeth 7 times a day, my gums hated me. b) My bed is a mattress on the floor - I haven’t slept in a proper bed since 2008. Mouth and hips. America - how very cliché of me, right? It would depend on the girl. Flying. Jack & Coke. I don’t kiss & tell. Racism, stupidity and those who mock people less fortunate than themselves. Allen. Muesli.

  1. Vanilla Sky, Back To The Future and Trainspotting.
  2. Yes, on occasion. Weed, Valium & Coke.
  3. I’m not telling, sorry.
  4. Fuck - Sasha Grey. Marry - Drew Barrymore. Kill - N/A.
  5. “Life’s not a bitch, life is a beautiful woman/You only call her a bitch because she won’t let you get that pussy/Maybe she just didn’t feel y’all shared similar interests/Maybe you’re just an asshole who couldn’t sweet-talk a princess.”
  6. Already done it - Caine & Jordan.
  7. Shyness, girls who leave something to the imagination and the music of Prince.
  8. Shabazz Palaces, Beastie Boys, James Blake, My Bloody Valentine and Beach House.
  9. a) I used to brush my teeth 7 times a day, my gums hated me. b) My bed is a mattress on the floor - I haven’t slept in a proper bed since 2008.
  10. Mouth and hips.
  11. America - how very cliché of me, right?
  12. It would depend on the girl.
  13. Flying.
  14. Jack & Coke.
  15. I don’t kiss & tell.
  16. Racism, stupidity and those who mock people less fortunate than themselves.
  17. Allen.
  18. Muesli.

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My Personal Top 10s :: Beastie Boys Pass The Mic Sabotage Stand Together Alright Hear This Sure Shot Hey Ladies Alive Root Down (Free Zone Remix) Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun Paul Revere In all honesty, it’s pretty much impossible for me to write a definitive Top 10 when it comes to the Beastie Boys - they’ve been in my life as long as I can remember. I was born in ‘77 and Licensed To Ill came out in ‘86, I was 7 years old - the perfect time for a music and tv obsessed kid. I could write down ten Top 10s when it comes to the Beasties, they are one of the few groups that I play at least once a week, as far back as I can remember it’s always been this way. And like The Cure, Prince and Deftones I can go through periods where I will listen to nothing but them for weeks on end - that’s pretty much obsession, right?  As I said up top, a Beastie Boys Top 10 constantly changes, this is just my top 10 right now. The only three certainties I’ve ever had as far as the Beasties are concerned are these … Paul’s Boutique is my favourite album MCA is my favourite Beastie “… Russell Simmons steals money” [picture via :: knightbefore_99]

My Personal Top 10s :: Beastie Boys

  1. Pass The Mic
  2. Sabotage
  3. Stand Together
  4. Alright Hear This
  5. Sure Shot
  6. Hey Ladies
  7. Alive
  8. Root Down (Free Zone Remix)
  9. Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun
  10. Paul Revere

In all honesty, it’s pretty much impossible for me to write a definitive Top 10 when it comes to the Beastie Boys - they’ve been in my life as long as I can remember. I was born in ‘77 and Licensed To Ill came out in ‘86, I was 7 years old - the perfect time for a music and tv obsessed kid. I could write down ten Top 10s when it comes to the Beasties, they are one of the few groups that I play at least once a week, as far back as I can remember it’s always been this way. And like The Cure, Prince and Deftones I can go through periods where I will listen to nothing but them for weeks on end - that’s pretty much obsession, right? 

As I said up top, a Beastie Boys Top 10 constantly changes, this is just my top 10 right now. The only three certainties I’ve ever had as far as the Beasties are concerned are these …

  • Paul’s Boutique is my favourite album
  • MCA is my favourite Beastie
  • “… Russell Simmons steals money”
[picture via :: knightbefore_99]
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My Personal Top 5s :: Ridley Scott Movies 1. Alien 2. Matchstick Men 3. Blade Runner 4. American Gangster 5. Body Of Lies It’s safe to say that this post has come about purely because I, like so many others, have watched the Prometheus trailer repeatedly this weekend just gone. Which led to the inevitable … rewatching Alien on BluRay. Anyway, as we all know, I love my lists so I couldn’t resist going back over Ridley’s filmography and compiling this top 5. Most of you will notice that Gladiator and Kingdom Of Heaven are both missing from the list - which isn’t to say they’re not good films - and the truth of it is that, while I do admire them in regards to the ambition shown in making such big movies, I have never really been a fan of movies like Gladiator, Kingdom Of Heaven, Troy, Braveheart, etc. As always, feel free to reply with your own Top 5s.

My Personal Top 5s :: Ridley Scott Movies

1. Alien
2. Matchstick Men
3. Blade Runner
4. American Gangster
5. Body Of Lies

It’s safe to say that this post has come about purely because I, like so many others, have watched the Prometheus trailer repeatedly this weekend just gone. Which led to the inevitable … rewatching Alien on BluRay. Anyway, as we all know, I love my lists so I couldn’t resist going back over Ridley’s filmography and compiling this top 5. Most of you will notice that Gladiator and Kingdom Of Heaven are both missing from the list - which isn’t to say they’re not good films - and the truth of it is that, while I do admire them in regards to the ambition shown in making such big movies, I have never really been a fan of movies like Gladiator, Kingdom Of Heaven, Troy, Braveheart, etc.

As always, feel free to reply with your own Top 5s.

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My Personal Top 10s :: Outkast* Player’s Ball So Fresh, So Clean Two Dope Boyz (In A Cadillac) Jazzy Belle Da Art Of Storytelling, Part 2 Git Up, Git Out B.O.B. Return Of The ‘G’ E.T. Extraterrestrial  I’ll Call Before I Come *My favourite Outkast moment is Big Boi’s verse on Chonkyfire (1.30-2.05) … that piano part gets me every time, if you haven’t heard it, I implore you to check it out.

My Personal Top 10s :: Outkast*

  • Player’s Ball
  • So Fresh, So Clean
  • Two Dope Boyz (In A Cadillac)
  • Jazzy Belle
  • Da Art Of Storytelling, Part 2
  • Git Up, Git Out
  • B.O.B.
  • Return Of The ‘G’
  • E.T. Extraterrestrial 
  • I’ll Call Before I Come

*My favourite Outkast moment is Big Boi’s verse on Chonkyfire (1.30-2.05) … that piano part gets me every time, if you haven’t heard it, I implore you to check it out.

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