Best Of

This blog isn't very exciting, visually. I'm happy enough with the colour scheme but I could do with a few more photos and videos. Ooh, I just thought of a fun thing to do: since my taste in music seems to have changed a lot over the years, why don't I make a list of what I think was probably my favourite band in each year of my life? I see no argument against this. Motion carried...

This list is chronologically vague but also at least vaguely representative of my taste. Also, check out my video-embedding skillz!

1984 (birth) to 1989: Only dimly aware of music
1990: Michael Jackson
1991: The Simpsons (no, really, they were good - check out the video below)

1992: Bryan Adams
1993: John Denver
1994: Simon and Garfunkel
1995: Babylon Zoo
1996: Dodgy
1997: Oasis
1998: Talvin Singh
1999: Moby
2000: Show of Hands (prefer other songs but couldn't find a decent video)

2001: The Beatles
2002: Simon and Garfunkel
From this point on, I had a student loan and a fast internet connection, so I have allowed myself two bands per year to represent the increased amount of music I was experiencing.
2003: King Tubby / Taj Mahal
2004: Pink Floyd / Yes
2005: Grandaddy / Bright Eyes
2006: Radiohead / Leonard Cohen
2007: Bob Dylan / Guillemots


If I was the sort of person who ever put any effort into anything, I'd make a compilation CD with all these bands on. But I'm not. The interesting thing about this list is firstly that it very closely follows the style of songs I've been writing over the past few years, and also that it shows an alarming lack of interest in anything beyond rock and acoustic music. I sense 2008 will be a jazz and classical year.