On The Other Hand

I wasn't thrilled with the American Film Institute top ten lists, but I'm pretty impressed with the "new classics" in the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly. In the past, when they had lists of the greatest films, songs, etc., I always complained they were top-heavy with stuff from recent years, but since these lists only go back 25 years, they've (mostly) taken care of that objection.

The only list I don't like is best albums, where they not only miss a lot of great stuff, but seem to go out of their way to pick less obvious choices from great artists. For instanace, Nirvana is represented by MTV Unplugged In New York, R.E.M. gets Life's Rich Pageant and Neil Young (not even in the top 50) has Harvest Moon.