It's That Time of Year Again! (Music Playlist Coming Soon)

Christmas is coming awfully fast which means that the new year is right around the corner. That also means it's time for me (like everyone else) to make end of year lists. Yep, i'm one of those people! :)

I've been rummaging through my music collection an awful lot lately. Last year's "best of" music collection was interesting and i'm quite sure this year will be just as much fun! With over 30Gb of music to rummage through, i've got my work cut out for me!

What am i doing?

My goal is to select songs that best reflect the year 2007. In essence i'll be building a soundtrack of myself for the year. The songs do not necessarily have to be from this year too. The main criteria is that they have had some influence on me at some point during the year. All genre's are fair game which means there'll be a nice sampling from my music collection. I'll try my hardest to not have any repeats from last year but some songs are just too damned good for me to pass up. These will be songs that evoke some kind of emotion in me and not some way of flaunting my taste/style.

Musical taste truly is fascinating to me. In a way i view it as a window to a persons soul. On a number of occasions i've heard people say "you don't seem like the type that would like x" which is a perfect example of why it fascinates me so much. You can walk around dressed in some polo shirt and khakis but still have a wild side that enjoys Slayer. Who would have guessed that you liked Slayer? Never mind the fact that the stereotypical Slayer fan would want to kick the ass of the polo shirt person while not knowing that they share a love for the same group and thus having a lot more in common than originally thought. That's why i love rummaging through my friends' music collections. I like finding the obscure stuff that doesn't fit in with standard pattern that everyone has. What encouraged the person to listen to Bryan Adams when 3/4 of their collection is electronic in the first place? That single puzzle peace can tell you more about a person than analyzing the bulk of their collection which follows a natural pattern.

Oh christ. I have 30Gb to rummage through. This might take a little longer than i had originally anticipated.... :(