If you're a music fan, you probably would talk or ponder about music most of the day. Things like who is better than whom or how great your favourite band is or even better, update your top five band list. As a music lover, I myself have done all of these things. For example, my all time favourite band is, 1) The Beatles 2) Radiohead 3) B.B King/Muddy Waters (or any other blues band) 4) The Velvet Underground 5) The Clash. Most of them are before my time, so I made another list that should make sense to most of the hamlet of my age; 1) Radiohead 2) Wilco 3) Rage Against The Machine 4) Arcade Fire 5) Coldplay (why Radiohead is on both lists will be explained later).
It's a profound and complex process - listing the top five (and also, making mix tapes). It shows who you really are or at least how good you choose the music you would want to put your integrity on. OR, HOW HARD DO YOU ROCK YOUR FACE OFF!
For example The Beatles is a great band but it's rather a safe choice, less risky (unlike Duran Duran or Oasis) because I can't really find a bad side of the band and I've never met anyone that really hates them like Paul McCartney and John Lennon hate each other pasca 1969. I find hating The Beatles is like hating a cute kitten rubbing it's face when it's waking up from a nap (this sentiment only applies to The Beatles prior to 1965). But nevertheless, by not taking an insecure choice, the rules conclude that having The Beatles in your top five says that you have a good taste in music but also, a pussy (this term also applies when you chose the likes of The Clash, Rolling Stones Led Zeppelin etc.).
On why Radiohead is on both lists is the reason I write this friggin' thing in the first place. There's a back story involving an ape-man who likes hardcore music and a blaringly boring afternoon. The ape-man person inquire me on which I like the most from his given choice, 1) Radiohead 2) Coldplay. Hesitantly, I answered 'Radiohead'. He didn't ask why which is a tad sad because the 'hesitantly' part was because I was thinking of the reason to back up my choice. After I gave the answer I realised there is no reason for me favouring Radiohead. It's just seem a credible and sensible choice. On one hand you have this comatose looking vocalist who writes brilliant lyrics and joke about being depressed (the title of the song 'Paranoid Android' 1). They basically made it look cool to be dejected, depressed etc. Coldplay on the other hand have this rugged looking vocalist who writes about girls which he admitted himself in an interview about the song "The Scientist";
"That's just about girls. It's weird that whatever else is on your mind, whether it's the downfall of global economics or terrible environmental troubles, the thing that always gets you most is when you fancy someone."
The band also sings about how yellow the stars is (which is really about Chris Martin's barren love experience) and about fixing a person (which is allegedly written to console his wife following the death of her father). If you're getting what I'm breaking down here, this explains why some crowd would class the band as "gay" as the result of they purging out these romantic lines like chanting mantras.
I don't mind being a hopeless romantic but I find being gleefully melancholic is exceptionally unrivaled 2, ergo explaining why I chose Radiohead. That, and the fact that Chris Martin fucking marries Gwyneth Paltrow.
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1. Also a character from Douglas Adam's 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'. Marvin the "Paranoid Android" who is afflicted with severe depression and boredom.
2. Except for Pink Floyd and Nine Inch Nails but they're not on the list for two reasons a) I've never listened to Nine Inch Nails b) I could never fathom the music of Pink Floyd.
