Top ten lists are all over the internet now for things like music, movies, and pretty much anything else you can think of. But why are lists so popular? Its because they're easy to make just think of ten things write them down and your basically done. But recently author Tom Moon has been assigned to write a book called 1000 Recordings to Hear Before you Die. Moon said that at first he was a little apprehensive about starting this project, after all do you think you could come up with a thousand songs that everyone needs to hear? But after starting the project he has grown to like it much more than he thought. He said "A book such as 1000 Recordings can help people see past their particular favorite artists or genres and tap into the whole world of recorded music. This is going to be a difficult task, as Moon has millions of songs to listen too and decide if it is worthy of his list.

David Tohmpson is also creating a similar list, but about movies which he calls "Have You Seen....?" and many others are also working on lists for music as well.

I think that its great that people are putting together lists like these. I think that people should always be trying to expand their interests, i mean how can you really know what you like if there are things out there you haven't experienced yet. These kinds of lists can be extremely useful, as they consolidate a lot of informtion and put them into an easy to read format.

These lists are very similar to online music sites like Pandora, which I have had a lot of experience with, and the newer Mufin.com These sites both generate playlists of similar songs or artists based on user input. Sites, lists, and books like these are all very useful tools to use to find new favorite bands or movies. I would highly recommend checking them out, especially Pandora as it is at risk of shutting down. Remember you can't really know your favorites until you know what else is out there.


via CNN