2006 Top Ten...

Well its that time of year again...the time to reflect and decide which I found the most enjoyable of the year 2006. These are the things I found the most enjoyable, maybe not the best to you...but to me it was what I appreciated over the course of the past year. So in no particualr order I give to you my top ten(s).

Top ten Albums of 2006

1. Blind Guardian - Twist In The Myth.
2. Jr. Boys - So This Is Goodbye.
3. Android Lust - Devour, Rise, And Take Flight.
4. TOOL - 10,000 Days.
5. Augie March - Moo, You Bloody Choir.
6. Front Line Assembly - Artificial Soldier.
7. Howling Bells - Howling Bells.
8. Sunset Rubdown - Shut up I Am Dreaming
9. Built To Spill - You In Reverse.
10. Covenant - Sky Shaper.

Honorable Mentions to: New Radiant Storm King - The Steady Hand, Flaming Lips - At War With The Mystics, DragonForce - Inhuman Rampage, Yeah Yeah Yeah's - Show Your Bones, Scanners - Violence Is Golden, Wolfmother - Wolfmother.

Top Ten Books Of 2006

1. The Lies Of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch.
2. Blood Knight - Greg Keyes.
3. Shriek: An Afterword - Jeff Vandermeer.
4. The Empire Of Ice Cream - Jeffery Ford.
5. Forest Mage - Robin Hobb.
6. The Crooked Letter - Sean Williams.
7. The Blood Debt - Sean Williams.
8. Paragaea: A Planetary Romance - Chris Roberson.
9. Rainbows End - Vernor Vinge.
10. Armageddon's Children - Terry Brooks.

Honorable Mentions: Sword Of The Riverside - Ellen Kushner, Widdershins - Charles de Lint

Top Ten Movies of 2006

1. Pan's Labyrinth.
2. Half Nelson.
3. Little Miss Sunshine.
4. A Scanner Darkly.
5. V For Vendetta.
6. Casino Royale.
7. The Fountain.
8. The Promise.
9. The Prestige.
10. The Departed.

Honorable Mentions: Borat, Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest, X-Men:Last Stand, Tideland, Hard Candy, Pursuit Of Happyness, Brick, Ant Bully, Fateless, La Mustache

Top Ten Video Games of 2006

1. Gears Of War.
2. Splinter Cell: Double Agent.
3. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
4. Okami.
5. The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
6. Tomb Raider: Legend
7. New Super Mario Bros.
8. Marvel Ultimate Alliance.
9. Yoshi's Island.
10. Company Of Heroes.

Honorable Mentions: Viva Pinata, Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz, Wii Sports, Elite Beat Agents, Metroid Prime: Hunter, Rayman: Raving Rabbids

Top Tens of 2005

Time again for my top ten's of 2005! I love making these lists, and this year its no different. Keep in mind though when i say the top ten, I really mean my top favorites...they may not be the best, but I sure as hell thought so. Also, the order i list them in has no bearing on where in the top ten i rank them. that would require way to much decission making on my part. So the order is irrelevant.

Top ten Albums of 2005

1. And You Will Know us by The Trail Of The Dead - Worlds Apart.
2. Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth.
3. System Of A Down - Hypnotize / Mesmerize.
4. Chemical Brothers - Push The Button.
5. KMFDM -Hau Ruck.
6. Ladytron - Witching Hour.
7. Spoon - Gimme Fiction
8. White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan.
9. M83 - Before The Dawn Heals us.
10. Soundtrack Of Our Lives - Orgin 1

Honourable Mentions to: Android Lust - Dragonfly [CD Single], The Dandy Warhols - Oditorium, Wolf Parade - Appologies To Queen Marry, Explosions In The Sky - The Rescue, Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better, B.R.M.C. - Howl, LCD Soundsystem - Self Titled, Bloc Party - Silent Alarm, Kaiser Chiefs - Employment, Go! Team - Thunder Lightning Strike

Top Ten Books Of 2005

1. Neil Gaiman - Anansi Boys.
2. Jonathan Carroll - Glass Soup.
3. George R.R. Martin - Feast For Crows
4. Robert Newcomb - Savage Messiah .
5. Robin Hobb - Shamans Crossing.
6. Terry Goodkind - Chainfire.
7. R.A. Salvatore - Promise Of The Witch king.
8. Orson Scott Card - Magic Street.
9. Brom - Plucker.
10. Dan Simmons - Olympos.

Top Ten Movies of 2005

1. Sin City.
2. Mirror Mask.
3. Batman Begins.
4. Corpse Bride.
5. Kung-Fu Hustle
6. Harry potter And The Goblet Of Fire.
7. Serenity
8. Broken Flowers.
9. Constantine
10. A History Of Violence.

Honourable Mentions to:The Devils Rejects, Crash, Good Night, And Good Luck, Star Wars ep.III, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Chronicles of Narnia, Syriana <<>

Top Ten Video Games of 2005

1. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. (X-Box)
2. God Of War. (PS2)
3. F.E.A.R. (PC)
4. City Of Villians. (PC)
5. Burnout Revenge. (X-Box)
6. Dungeon Siege II. (PC)
7. The Movies. (PC)
8. Quake 4. (PC)
9. Call Of Duty 2. (PC)
10. Luminess. (PSP)

Honourable Mentions to: Ultimate4 Spider Man (X-Box), X-Men Legends II (PS2), Shadow of the Colossus (PS2), Prince of Persia Two Thrones (PS2), Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (X-Box), Gun (X-Box), Dragonshard (PC)

Well smack my ass and call me Betty!

Well...gonna try and bang out some of my top tens for the year of 2004.

In no significant order...

Top 10 Albums of 2004.

1. The Arcade Fire - Funeral.
2. Aqueduct - Pistols at Dawn.
3. The Delgados - Universal Audio.
4. The Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat.
5. Green Day - American Idiot.
6. Elliot Smith - From A basement On The Hill.
7. Sonic Youth - Nurse.
8. The Streets - A Grand don't Come For Free.
9. Air - Talkie Walkie.
10. Junior Boys - Last Exit.

honorable mentions to Xiu Xiu - The Fabulous Muscles, Animal Collective - Sung Tongs, Les Savy Fav - Inches, Iron and Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days, The Unicorns - Who will cut our hair when we are dead, The Beta Band - Heroes To Zeroes.

Top 10 Novels of 2004.

1. The Dark Tower - Stephen King.
2. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell - Susanna Clarke.
3. The Warrior Prophet - R. Scott Bakker.
4. The Charnal Prince - Greg Keyes.
5. Shadowmarch - Tad Williams.
6. Scrolls Of The Ancients - Robert Newcomb.
7. Secret Life - Jeff VanderMeer.
8. Fools Fate - Robin Hobb
9. The Blue Girl - Charles De Lint.
10. Cartomancy - Mary Gentle.

honorable mentions to Iron Council (China Mieville), The last Light Of The Sun (Guy Gavriel Kay), Gifts (Ursula K. Le Guin).

Top 10 Films of 2004.

1. Garden State.
2. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind.
3. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.
4. The Motorcycle Diaries.
5. Kill Bill, Volume 2.
6. Kinsey.
7. King Arthur.
8. I Heart Huckabees.
9. SpiderMan 2.
10. Casshern.

honorable mentions to Shrek2, Hero, Sideways, Finding Neverland, Shawn Of The Dead, The Incredibles, The Chronicles Of Riddick, Hotel Rwanda.

Top 10 Video Games of 2004.

1. World Of Warcraft.
2. City OF Heroes.
3. Half Life 2.
4. Paper Mario 2 The Thousand Year Door.
5. Burn Out 3 Takedown.
6. Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow.
7. Ninja Gaiden.
8. X-Men Legends.
9. Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater.
10. Ratchet And Clank Up Your Arsenal.

honorable Mentions to Prince Of Persia Warrior Within, Metroid Prime2: Echoes, LOTR The Battle For Middle Earth, Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, Far Cry, Evil Genius, Mortal kombat Deception, Rome: Total War.