The Top 10 List is an interesting genre because it is very formulaic, yet has flexibility of content. Think about what called you to order your 10 ten in the way you did. Why did you make the choices you made? Post your lists under this thread.
Top 10 Rock Albums By Decade 2000s 1. Neon Bible 2. Kid A - Radiohead 3. Turn On The Bright Lights - Interpol 4. LP - Ambulance LTD. 5. In Rainbows - Radiohead 6. Funeral - Arcade Fire 7. Picaresque - The Decemberists 8. Parachutes - Coldplay 9. Soviet Kitsch - Regina Spektor 10. Apologies To The Queen Mary - Wolf Parade
1990s 1. OK Computer - Radiohead 2. Lost & Gone Forever - Guster 3. Automatic For The People - R.E.M. 4. Bone Machine - Tom Waits 5. The Boy With The Arab STrap - Belle & Sebastian 6. XO - Elliott Smith 7. Loveless - My Bloody Valentine 8. The Bends - Radiohead 9. Nowhere - Ride 10. Weezer - Weezer
1980s 1. Porcupine - Echo & The Bunnymen 2. Ocean Rain - Echo * The Bunnymen 3. Disintegration - The Cure 4. The Queen is Dead - The Smiths 5. Speaking In Tongues - Talking Heads 6. Remain In Light - Talking Heads 7. Swordfishtrombones - Tom Waits 8. Murmur - R.E.M. 9. Surfer Rosa - The Pixies 10. Rum, Sodomy & the Lash - The Pogues
1970s 1. Pink Moon - Nick Drake 2. Small Change - Tom Waits 3. Paris 1919 - John Cale 4. Hunky Dory - David Bowie 5. Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division 6. Marquee Moon - Television 7. Entertainment! - Gang Of Four 8. London Calling - The Clash 9. Low - David Bowie 10. Raw Power - The Stooges
Top 10 Favorite Books:
ReplyDelete10. The Hottest State by Ethan Hawke. (Yes, he has a book and yes it's not that bad)
9. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
8. A Confederacy of Dunce by John Kennedy Toole
7. Fun Home by Alison Bechtel (graphic novel)
6. Lolita
5. The Harry Potter Series (yes, this trumps Lolita)
4. Runaway by Alice Munro (short story collection)
3. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
2. On Beauty by Zadie Smith
1. East of Eden by Steinbeck
Top 5 Things I Make in the Microwave
ReplyDelete5. Popcorn
4. Poptartz
3. Mac n' Cheese
2. Tea
1. Oatmeal
Top 10 Foods No One Should be deprived of:
ReplyDelete1. Chocolate(it's not just a girl thing; chocolate is just a happy food)
2. Rye or dark bread(white bread is over eaten and whole wheat is just bland)
3. Broccoli
4. Eggs(any food that can go from being a creme brulee to a quiche is awesome in my eyes)
5. Basil(herb, snack, salad...yum)
6. Watermelon
7.Red Raspberries
8. String cheese(what could me more fun that cheese that pulls apart)
9. Gold fish(no snack is tastier)
10. Rice
Favorite Movies At This Stage In My Life
ReplyDelete10. Guys & Dolls (the one with Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando)
09. The Darjeeling Limited
08. The Shawshank Redemption
07. Indiana Jones 'The Last Crusade'
06. Indiana Jones 'The Temple of Doom'
05. Indiana Jones 'Raiders of the Lost Arc' (I'm a fan?)
04. It's A Wonderful Life
03. Lost in Translation
02. Paris, Je T'aime
01. The Royal Tenenbaums
Top 10 Places I've Been:
ReplyDelete10. Monterey, CA
9. Franconia (White Mts.), NH
8. Stowe, VT
7. Pheonix, AZ
6. Cancun, MX
5. Charleston, SC
4. Long Beach Island, NJ
3. Alaska (specifically Denali National Park)
2. New Zealand
1. Australia
Top 5 Favorite Albums:
ReplyDelete5. Underdog World Strike by Gogol Bordello
4. Swagger by Flogging Molly
3. London Calling by The Clash
2. ...and Out Come the Wolves by Rancid
1. The Gang's All Here by Dropkick Murphys
I figured this was something different compared to my movie list...
ReplyDeleteTop 5 Animals I'm Afraid Of:
5. Snapping turtles
4. Komodo dragons
3. Sharks
2. Bears
1. Crocodiles/Alligators
These are great.
ReplyDeleteTop 10 Favorite Disney Movies:
ReplyDelete1. Mulan
2. Peter Pan
3. Aladdin
4. The Little Mermaid
5. Enchanted
6. WALL-E
7. Parent Trap (with Lindsey Lohan of course)
8. Beauty and the Beast
9. Lion King
10. Cinderella
top five places i want to revisit:
ReplyDelete1. London/Interlaken
2. Berlin
3. Paris
4. Barcelona
5. Prague
Top 10 Rock Albums By Decade
ReplyDelete2000s
1. Neon Bible
2. Kid A - Radiohead
3. Turn On The Bright Lights - Interpol
4. LP - Ambulance LTD.
5. In Rainbows - Radiohead
6. Funeral - Arcade Fire
7. Picaresque - The Decemberists
8. Parachutes - Coldplay
9. Soviet Kitsch - Regina Spektor
10. Apologies To The Queen Mary - Wolf Parade
1990s
1. OK Computer - Radiohead
2. Lost & Gone Forever - Guster
3. Automatic For The People - R.E.M.
4. Bone Machine - Tom Waits
5. The Boy With The Arab STrap - Belle & Sebastian
6. XO - Elliott Smith
7. Loveless - My Bloody Valentine
8. The Bends - Radiohead
9. Nowhere - Ride
10. Weezer - Weezer
1980s
1. Porcupine - Echo & The Bunnymen
2. Ocean Rain - Echo * The Bunnymen
3. Disintegration - The Cure
4. The Queen is Dead - The Smiths
5. Speaking In Tongues - Talking Heads
6. Remain In Light - Talking Heads
7. Swordfishtrombones - Tom Waits
8. Murmur - R.E.M.
9. Surfer Rosa - The Pixies
10. Rum, Sodomy & the Lash - The Pogues
1970s
1. Pink Moon - Nick Drake
2. Small Change - Tom Waits
3. Paris 1919 - John Cale
4. Hunky Dory - David Bowie
5. Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division
6. Marquee Moon - Television
7. Entertainment! - Gang Of Four
8. London Calling - The Clash
9. Low - David Bowie
10. Raw Power - The Stooges
Top 10 animals (descriptions included)
ReplyDelete10. Ant -- extremely strong/tough
9. Lizard -- able to regenerate missing appendages
8. Dolphin -- above average intelligence
7. Cheetah -- can run up to 70mph
6. Jesus Lizard -- able to run across water
5. Blue Whale -- enormous
4. Fly -- able to drive an otherwise rational man to the brink of insanity with it's high pitched buzzing sound
3. Grizzly Bear -- BAMF
2. Giant Squid -- mysterious and terrifying
1. Eagle -- symbol of America, the greatest country on earth.
Top 5 Favorite Music Venues in Boston:
ReplyDelete5. Harper's Ferry
4. The Paradise
3. Axis (no longer exists)
2. The Middle East (up/downstairs)
1. Harbor Lights (now the Bank of America Pavillion)