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My Top 50 Favorite Radiohead Songs (Pt. 2)
PART 2
40/ Jigsaw Falling Into Place - In Rainbows - 2007
When this song debuted, I thought it was average. It sounded like a Billy Idol tune with Radiohead guitars. It grew on me a little but I wasn't particularly fond of it. Then it was properly released and I love it. I love the chord changes in this song. The song's lyrics paint a picture of a fast-paced club scene and at the climax of this song the song just bursts with energy. From the furiously picked guitar arpeggios to the (what sounds like) harpsichord to the raised pitch in Thom's singing, this song just screams amazing.
39/ 4 Minute Warning - In Rainbows (Disc 2) - 2007
I was one of the few people who really liked the live version of this song back in '06. Jonny and Ed surrounded Thom (who was on piano) and they had a little campfire sing-a-long of sorts right there on stage. It was very lovely. It wasn't the best of the new material but it certainly had potential. And BOY did they milk it. The studio version of this song starts with what I can only describe as the sound of heat (it's obviously some sort of synth sound that they came up with... but it works well in the opening). But it's not a campfire sort of heat. More like the smoldering remains of a bombed out building. The lyrics are about the panic and chaos surrounding a 4 minute warning prior to a bombing. And the song sounds like what the scared people in the bomb shelter would sing while waiting.
38/ Down Is The New Up - In Rainbows (Disc 2) - 2007
Another of the 2006 new material songs. They still haven't played it on their current 2008 world tour... and I really want them to. I love the energy of this song. The lyrics are... so-so. There are a couple funky lines in there but they fit the overall theme of the song. So not the best songwriting but the music more than makes up for it. It starts out with piano, drums, vocals, and then segways into the second part, adding guitars. But when the song crashes back into the verse, they introduce orchestra-size strings and give the song an eery, dark, and foreboding sound. Just before the verse ends the strings build and build and build and then everything just releases into the short "jam" at the end. Thom described the recording and finished sound of this song as a headtrip. Spot on description, Thom.
37/ Go To Sleep (Little Man Being Erased.) - Hail To The Thief - 2003
There were a couple times when I considered leaving this song off the list. Then I listened to the song and there's just absolutely nothing wrong with this song. It is a classic rock tune. Radiohead showing us that they aren't all glitchy beats and ambient synth. Ed O'Brien, the rhythm guitarrist, is sort of the guy who brings everyone back to reality at times. He loves just rocking out and it was, in fact, he who came up with the opening guitar riff. But it's funny because you can almost feel the tug between bandmates' interests here. The rocking out is very nicely done. But it sounds like the song is almost sung by a robot in human form. There are little computer-induced freakouts here and there in the vocals and guitars that really sort of define what Radiohead are all about. Top-notch song.
36/ House of Cards - In Rainbows - 2007
Radiohead's "make-out song." Their sexiest song to date. I know for a fact that making love to this song has been done many, many, many times by many, many, many different people. There's just no doubt in my mind. "I don't want to be your friend. I just want to be your lover" is the opening line of the song. Judge for yourself.
35/ Worrywort - Knives Out (Pt. 2) - 2001
I think that this has quickly become one of my favorite Radiohead b-sides. If I had a properly tuned piano, I would immediately begin to work out the chord structure and little synth riff in the beginning. This is the computer-equivalent of a beautiful, beautiful piano song. I would give anything to see them play this live. And it has such a great message. Definitely proof that Radiohead aren't the gloom and doom band that everyone pretends them to be. "Think of all the fun you could be having." "Such a beautiful day. Find yourself a moment and go and get some wings." About a worrywort / hermit and how they need to live life free of their closed space.
34/ Morning Bell - Kid A - 2001
I love the drums and guitar in this song. Absolutely love it. I also love how it starts right in the middle of the noise left over from the song before it, "Idioteque." The song is about a marriage breaking up. Sad topic, lovely song.
33/ Nude - In Rainbows - 2007
Most Radiohead fans know that this song has been kicking around for at least 10 years. But the band could never figure out a proper way to record it. Apparently it has been attempted on every record from OK Computer and on. And now it's here. In its final form. And I love what they did with it. You can make the "old Nude is better than new Nude" argument all you want to but I still enjoy this song too much to hate on it. When I first listened to the In Rainbows version of this song I nearly cried because of the beauty of the beginning. I do wish that they had kept the strings from the beginning going. My only big gripe. I don't think the song could be successfully pulled off any other way.
32/ The Tourist - OK Computer - 1997
Some of my favorite lyrics of all time. A rekindled love for this song was sparked from hearing an amazing live version earlier this year. Absolutely brilliant.
31/ Knives Out - Amnesiac - 2001
Some of the creepiest lyrics ever written. And I love it! One of my favorites to play on guitar.
When this song debuted, I thought it was average. It sounded like a Billy Idol tune with Radiohead guitars. It grew on me a little but I wasn't particularly fond of it. Then it was properly released and I love it. I love the chord changes in this song. The song's lyrics paint a picture of a fast-paced club scene and at the climax of this song the song just bursts with energy. From the furiously picked guitar arpeggios to the (what sounds like) harpsichord to the raised pitch in Thom's singing, this song just screams amazing.
39/ 4 Minute Warning - In Rainbows (Disc 2) - 2007
I was one of the few people who really liked the live version of this song back in '06. Jonny and Ed surrounded Thom (who was on piano) and they had a little campfire sing-a-long of sorts right there on stage. It was very lovely. It wasn't the best of the new material but it certainly had potential. And BOY did they milk it. The studio version of this song starts with what I can only describe as the sound of heat (it's obviously some sort of synth sound that they came up with... but it works well in the opening). But it's not a campfire sort of heat. More like the smoldering remains of a bombed out building. The lyrics are about the panic and chaos surrounding a 4 minute warning prior to a bombing. And the song sounds like what the scared people in the bomb shelter would sing while waiting.
38/ Down Is The New Up - In Rainbows (Disc 2) - 2007
Another of the 2006 new material songs. They still haven't played it on their current 2008 world tour... and I really want them to. I love the energy of this song. The lyrics are... so-so. There are a couple funky lines in there but they fit the overall theme of the song. So not the best songwriting but the music more than makes up for it. It starts out with piano, drums, vocals, and then segways into the second part, adding guitars. But when the song crashes back into the verse, they introduce orchestra-size strings and give the song an eery, dark, and foreboding sound. Just before the verse ends the strings build and build and build and then everything just releases into the short "jam" at the end. Thom described the recording and finished sound of this song as a headtrip. Spot on description, Thom.
37/ Go To Sleep (Little Man Being Erased.) - Hail To The Thief - 2003
There were a couple times when I considered leaving this song off the list. Then I listened to the song and there's just absolutely nothing wrong with this song. It is a classic rock tune. Radiohead showing us that they aren't all glitchy beats and ambient synth. Ed O'Brien, the rhythm guitarrist, is sort of the guy who brings everyone back to reality at times. He loves just rocking out and it was, in fact, he who came up with the opening guitar riff. But it's funny because you can almost feel the tug between bandmates' interests here. The rocking out is very nicely done. But it sounds like the song is almost sung by a robot in human form. There are little computer-induced freakouts here and there in the vocals and guitars that really sort of define what Radiohead are all about. Top-notch song.
36/ House of Cards - In Rainbows - 2007
Radiohead's "make-out song." Their sexiest song to date. I know for a fact that making love to this song has been done many, many, many times by many, many, many different people. There's just no doubt in my mind. "I don't want to be your friend. I just want to be your lover" is the opening line of the song. Judge for yourself.
35/ Worrywort - Knives Out (Pt. 2) - 2001
I think that this has quickly become one of my favorite Radiohead b-sides. If I had a properly tuned piano, I would immediately begin to work out the chord structure and little synth riff in the beginning. This is the computer-equivalent of a beautiful, beautiful piano song. I would give anything to see them play this live. And it has such a great message. Definitely proof that Radiohead aren't the gloom and doom band that everyone pretends them to be. "Think of all the fun you could be having." "Such a beautiful day. Find yourself a moment and go and get some wings." About a worrywort / hermit and how they need to live life free of their closed space.
34/ Morning Bell - Kid A - 2001
I love the drums and guitar in this song. Absolutely love it. I also love how it starts right in the middle of the noise left over from the song before it, "Idioteque." The song is about a marriage breaking up. Sad topic, lovely song.
33/ Nude - In Rainbows - 2007
Most Radiohead fans know that this song has been kicking around for at least 10 years. But the band could never figure out a proper way to record it. Apparently it has been attempted on every record from OK Computer and on. And now it's here. In its final form. And I love what they did with it. You can make the "old Nude is better than new Nude" argument all you want to but I still enjoy this song too much to hate on it. When I first listened to the In Rainbows version of this song I nearly cried because of the beauty of the beginning. I do wish that they had kept the strings from the beginning going. My only big gripe. I don't think the song could be successfully pulled off any other way.
32/ The Tourist - OK Computer - 1997
Some of my favorite lyrics of all time. A rekindled love for this song was sparked from hearing an amazing live version earlier this year. Absolutely brilliant.
31/ Knives Out - Amnesiac - 2001
Some of the creepiest lyrics ever written. And I love it! One of my favorites to play on guitar.
PART 3 TOMORROW / LATER TODAY
My Top 50 Favorite Radiohead Songs (Pt. 1)
52/ Palo Alto - Airbag/How Am I Driving EP - 1998
It was only last week that I finally got my hands on a special edition of the Airbag/How Am I Driving? EP. I've always had the EP digitally but I never bought a physical copy. So as I was driving home from the record store with the songs blaring in my car, the CD player came to "Palo Alto" and I remembered just how much I love this song. I still think that this is the only b-side from the OK Computer era that could have had a place on the album without the album being made worse. I just love the explosions of guitar on "But I'm OK (BADADADA) How are you? (BADADADA)"
51/ Backdrifts (Honeymoon is Over.) - Hail To The Thief - 2003
Nobody really seems to like this song! I absolutely love it. I love the electronic feel the song, I love Thom's vocals, I love the beats, I love the lyrics. The song does suffer from a bit of a long ending that could have been shortened a good 30-40 seconds but it's one of my favorites. The live version is just as incredible. Jonny Greenwood + backwards guitar solo + live = Gold.
50/ Go Slowly - In Rainbows (Bonus Disc) - 2007
Ahhhh, one of the new songs. The song first appeared in a set at a gig in England back in 2006. It was ok. Nothing to go on about. It was neat to hear a brand new song but the song itself wasn't very comparable with the rest of material that was debuted in both the same gig and later gigs. Then they released In Rainbows and I got my discbox in the mail and listened to the studio version. WOW. The song has such a cold and dark and pretty feel to it. Like a mysterious dark-haired girl. The song never really builds into a proper climax but the acoustic guitar at the end is more than enough. Not to mention the beautiful glockenspiel and electric guitar riffs. And that guitar "solo!" I could go on and on about the song but there are many more songs to go on and on about. One detail I really miss from the live version is a riff that Jonny played during the verses that gave the song a slight "desolate desert" sound to the song.
49/ (Nice Dream) - The Bends - 1995
One of my favorites off of The Bends. I absolutely love the chord changes in this song. I would be close to tears if I heard this played live at a future concert. Good tears, of course.
48/ Scatterbrain (As Dead As Leaves.) - Hail To The Thief - 2003
I've never fully understood why I love this song so much but it's such a perfectly formulated song. The sound, guitars, drums, singing, chord changes all fit the constant mood of the song: looking out a large window at a rainy, windy, messy-weather day. The trees blowing back and forth and the rain causing the whole image to distort.
47/ Videotape - In Rainbows - 2007
I would feel confident in saying this is one of the more "controversial" songs of Radiohead's repertoire. Not for the lyrics or singing. But for what they did to the studio version. Essentially, they took everything that made the song a fan favorite during its trial runs at live venues and got rid of it. The best live version of this song is definitely the Hammersmith Apollo debut of the song. It was the first time it was ever played publicly and it EXPLODED with energy. But when they got into the studio, they took away the proper drums and guitar and replaced them with a quiet electronic beat and... no guitar. But the twist? The studio version is actually a lot better and more fitting for the song. The lyrics go with the new version so much better than the 2006 live version. It took a couple of months before it clicked. But when it did, it became a personal favorite.
46/ Where I End and You Begin (The Sky Is Falling In.) - Hail To The Thief - 2003
This song features some of my favorite drumming and one of my favorite themes (musically) of all time (the opening notes). Also some fantastic lyrics. My favorite live performance of the song definitely has to be the performance I experienced firsthand in Atlanta this year.
45/ Optimistic - Kid A - 2000
I fell in love with this song when I picked up Kid A so long ago... and then I stopped listening to it. It became boring to me. And then Radiohead performed it in Atlanta this year. And I fell back in love with it. The studio version is so rich with "bony-sounding" guitars and a tribal sound unlike any other song they've done before. The lyrics follow the same theme with the opening line: "Flies are buzzing round my head. Vultures circling the dead picking up every last crumb." This song just ties together the overall sound of Kid A so perfectly. "Dinosaurs roaming the earth."
44/ You and Whose Army? - Amnesiac - 2001
I've never fully understood why I love this song so much but it's such a perfectly formulated song. The sound, guitars, drums, singing, chord changes all fit the constant mood of the song: looking out a large window at a rainy, windy, messy-weather day. The trees blowing back and forth and the rain causing the whole image to distort.
43/ Fog (Again) - Com Lag 2and2is5 - 2002. I love every inch of this song. It makes me want to cry when I hear it just because it's such an emotion-riddled song. I'm not a huge fan of the electronic (or, original) version of the song though.
42/ A Wolf At The Door (It Girl. Rag Doll.) - Hail To The Thief - 2003
As I was listening to Scatterbrain while writing its review, the song ended and skipped to the next song on Hail To The Thief, A Wolf At The Door. And I completely forgot how incredibly badass this song really is. Apologies for not originally considering it but when you have a few hundred songs to pick from the task gets a little daunting. Please find and listen to the Atlanta 2003 performance of this song. Amazing.
41/ Lift - Live in Salamanca - 2002
I don't think I need to describe why I like this song. Or why it needs to be on LP8. Or why I want them to play it live soon. Or why I love Thom's voice in it. This is just an incredible song that really needs a proper release. You can find a bunch of YouTube videos of this. It's only been performed live. I suggest you watch one.
It was only last week that I finally got my hands on a special edition of the Airbag/How Am I Driving? EP. I've always had the EP digitally but I never bought a physical copy. So as I was driving home from the record store with the songs blaring in my car, the CD player came to "Palo Alto" and I remembered just how much I love this song. I still think that this is the only b-side from the OK Computer era that could have had a place on the album without the album being made worse. I just love the explosions of guitar on "But I'm OK (BADADADA) How are you? (BADADADA)"
51/ Backdrifts (Honeymoon is Over.) - Hail To The Thief - 2003
Nobody really seems to like this song! I absolutely love it. I love the electronic feel the song, I love Thom's vocals, I love the beats, I love the lyrics. The song does suffer from a bit of a long ending that could have been shortened a good 30-40 seconds but it's one of my favorites. The live version is just as incredible. Jonny Greenwood + backwards guitar solo + live = Gold.
50/ Go Slowly - In Rainbows (Bonus Disc) - 2007
Ahhhh, one of the new songs. The song first appeared in a set at a gig in England back in 2006. It was ok. Nothing to go on about. It was neat to hear a brand new song but the song itself wasn't very comparable with the rest of material that was debuted in both the same gig and later gigs. Then they released In Rainbows and I got my discbox in the mail and listened to the studio version. WOW. The song has such a cold and dark and pretty feel to it. Like a mysterious dark-haired girl. The song never really builds into a proper climax but the acoustic guitar at the end is more than enough. Not to mention the beautiful glockenspiel and electric guitar riffs. And that guitar "solo!" I could go on and on about the song but there are many more songs to go on and on about. One detail I really miss from the live version is a riff that Jonny played during the verses that gave the song a slight "desolate desert" sound to the song.
49/ (Nice Dream) - The Bends - 1995
One of my favorites off of The Bends. I absolutely love the chord changes in this song. I would be close to tears if I heard this played live at a future concert. Good tears, of course.
48/ Scatterbrain (As Dead As Leaves.) - Hail To The Thief - 2003
I've never fully understood why I love this song so much but it's such a perfectly formulated song. The sound, guitars, drums, singing, chord changes all fit the constant mood of the song: looking out a large window at a rainy, windy, messy-weather day. The trees blowing back and forth and the rain causing the whole image to distort.
47/ Videotape - In Rainbows - 2007
I would feel confident in saying this is one of the more "controversial" songs of Radiohead's repertoire. Not for the lyrics or singing. But for what they did to the studio version. Essentially, they took everything that made the song a fan favorite during its trial runs at live venues and got rid of it. The best live version of this song is definitely the Hammersmith Apollo debut of the song. It was the first time it was ever played publicly and it EXPLODED with energy. But when they got into the studio, they took away the proper drums and guitar and replaced them with a quiet electronic beat and... no guitar. But the twist? The studio version is actually a lot better and more fitting for the song. The lyrics go with the new version so much better than the 2006 live version. It took a couple of months before it clicked. But when it did, it became a personal favorite.
46/ Where I End and You Begin (The Sky Is Falling In.) - Hail To The Thief - 2003
This song features some of my favorite drumming and one of my favorite themes (musically) of all time (the opening notes). Also some fantastic lyrics. My favorite live performance of the song definitely has to be the performance I experienced firsthand in Atlanta this year.
45/ Optimistic - Kid A - 2000
I fell in love with this song when I picked up Kid A so long ago... and then I stopped listening to it. It became boring to me. And then Radiohead performed it in Atlanta this year. And I fell back in love with it. The studio version is so rich with "bony-sounding" guitars and a tribal sound unlike any other song they've done before. The lyrics follow the same theme with the opening line: "Flies are buzzing round my head. Vultures circling the dead picking up every last crumb." This song just ties together the overall sound of Kid A so perfectly. "Dinosaurs roaming the earth."
44/ You and Whose Army? - Amnesiac - 2001
I've never fully understood why I love this song so much but it's such a perfectly formulated song. The sound, guitars, drums, singing, chord changes all fit the constant mood of the song: looking out a large window at a rainy, windy, messy-weather day. The trees blowing back and forth and the rain causing the whole image to distort.
43/ Fog (Again) - Com Lag 2and2is5 - 2002. I love every inch of this song. It makes me want to cry when I hear it just because it's such an emotion-riddled song. I'm not a huge fan of the electronic (or, original) version of the song though.
42/ A Wolf At The Door (It Girl. Rag Doll.) - Hail To The Thief - 2003
As I was listening to Scatterbrain while writing its review, the song ended and skipped to the next song on Hail To The Thief, A Wolf At The Door. And I completely forgot how incredibly badass this song really is. Apologies for not originally considering it but when you have a few hundred songs to pick from the task gets a little daunting. Please find and listen to the Atlanta 2003 performance of this song. Amazing.
41/ Lift - Live in Salamanca - 2002
I don't think I need to describe why I like this song. Or why it needs to be on LP8. Or why I want them to play it live soon. Or why I love Thom's voice in it. This is just an incredible song that really needs a proper release. You can find a bunch of YouTube videos of this. It's only been performed live. I suggest you watch one.
Part 2 to come tomorrow!
(For those still reading... ;))
(For those still reading... ;))
The List...or not
Since all the cool kids are posting their list of celebrities who they consider hot-hot-hot, I figured I'd follow suit. These are the celeb chicks who make me sweat, make it hard for me to walk, and cause so much blood to run out of my brain that I briefly consider voting for McCain or Obama. Ready? Here they are:
That blank space is the list. Celebrities impress me about as much as online porn pics--for the most part I consider them fake people. I'll take a real woman--fat, acne, a lisp, whatever--over some celeb bimbo any day.
This probably means I'm not one of the cool kids. Oh well.
Entry 88. [Depressed] --- JUNE IS PATCHY AS FUCK.
Dixie currently feels:
Depressed
...Very fucking depressed.
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Here is a numbered list of why Dixie is depressed today:
- - I had to watch my daddy holding someone else's baby again. I hate it.
- - I've been thinking about college and how terrible it will be.
- - Watching Big Brother has made me realise my social phobia even more.
- - I miss Emily so fucking much now. I'm crying at nighttimes when I can't sleep because I think about her.
- - June is patchy as fuck, I really don't have anything to blog about anymore.
- - I'm constantly bored now.
- - I still can't write anything.
Top 20 Favorite Videogames of All Time
Forgive me if, because of bad memory, I've forgotten some that I would have included.
20/ BattleToads - NES
19/ Assassin's Creed - Xb360/PS3
18/ Call of Duty 4 - Xb360/PS3
17/ Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Wii
16/ Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater/Subsistance - PS2
15/ BioShock - Xb360
14/ Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES
13/ Super Mario World - SNES
12/ StarFox - N64
11/ Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 - PSX
10/ Shadows of the Colossus - PS2
9/ Grand Theft Auto III - PS2
8/ Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - N64
7/ Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty/Substance - PS2/Xbox
6/ Super Mario Bros. - NES
5/ GoldenEye - N64
Single player was fun. I enjoyed going through and shooting the goofy character models in a story based on the movie. Whatever. But I'll never forget the hours and hours of 4-player split-screen multiplayer. Hiding in the bathroom stalls and in that vent above. Planting trip mines on the walls of the narrow hallway where there's no escape. Everything about that game's multiplayer was perfect. The only games that have ever come close were Halo 2 and Call of Duty 4.
4/ Super Mario 64 - N64
I was so happy the day I got my N64. I had been asking for it for Christmas and my parents (or Santa) happened to get their hands on one and bought a copy of Super Mario 64 with it. This is the defining moment for 3D games. What more could you ask for? I collected every single star available in that game at least 3 times over and have since purchased it for old-time's sake on my Wii.
3/ Grand Theft Auto IV - Xb360/PS3
About a week ago I attained a 100% completion on this game. It is that good. The story is captivating. The characters are believable. The pains that your character goes through. It is all so well-done. And it is also one of the best looking games on the market. And than there's the multiplayer. Give up to 16 players free-roam of a giant New York-based map and see what happens. Perfect.
2/ Metal Gear Solid - PSX
I remember just renting this game on a whim. I had heard good things so I decided to check it out. I was only about 10 or 11 when it came out but the moment I started playing it I knew it was an incredible game. It looked INCREDIBLE (back then). It was unlike anything else I had ever played. And the boss battles!! I never thought that there could be a more enjoyable game until...
1/ Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - PS3
This is the most enjoyable game I've ever played. I don't think I've spent more time just in awe of how wonderfully put together a videogame could be. The story is so perfect. Not only is it perfect but it answers every single question you've ever had about the series. Anyone remember Metal Gear Solid 2? Yea. It's not confusing anymore after this game. That's a big accomplishment. I haven't even begun to dive into the multiplayer but I'm sure that it is only an extra perk to be added to the list. I would definitely not recommend this game to anybody that hasn't played ANY of the other Metal Gear games though. If you have a 80GB, 60GB, or 20GB PS3, go pick up the Metal Gear Solid triple pack that was just released earlier this year and play Metal Gear Solid 3 THEN Metal Gear Solid THEN Metal Gear Solid 2. THEN play Metal Gear Solid 4. Just so you can play chronologically (story-wise). It is that good. I give it a 100 out of 10.
I hope you enjoyed Part 1 of my dedication to my nerdiness. Part 2 may be coming in the form of a FoxHound logo tattoo on my shoulder.
20/ BattleToads - NES
19/ Assassin's Creed - Xb360/PS3
18/ Call of Duty 4 - Xb360/PS3
17/ Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Wii
16/ Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater/Subsistance - PS2
15/ BioShock - Xb360
14/ Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES
13/ Super Mario World - SNES
12/ StarFox - N64
11/ Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 - PSX
10/ Shadows of the Colossus - PS2
9/ Grand Theft Auto III - PS2
8/ Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - N64
7/ Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty/Substance - PS2/Xbox
6/ Super Mario Bros. - NES
5/ GoldenEye - N64
Single player was fun. I enjoyed going through and shooting the goofy character models in a story based on the movie. Whatever. But I'll never forget the hours and hours of 4-player split-screen multiplayer. Hiding in the bathroom stalls and in that vent above. Planting trip mines on the walls of the narrow hallway where there's no escape. Everything about that game's multiplayer was perfect. The only games that have ever come close were Halo 2 and Call of Duty 4.
4/ Super Mario 64 - N64
I was so happy the day I got my N64. I had been asking for it for Christmas and my parents (or Santa) happened to get their hands on one and bought a copy of Super Mario 64 with it. This is the defining moment for 3D games. What more could you ask for? I collected every single star available in that game at least 3 times over and have since purchased it for old-time's sake on my Wii.
3/ Grand Theft Auto IV - Xb360/PS3
About a week ago I attained a 100% completion on this game. It is that good. The story is captivating. The characters are believable. The pains that your character goes through. It is all so well-done. And it is also one of the best looking games on the market. And than there's the multiplayer. Give up to 16 players free-roam of a giant New York-based map and see what happens. Perfect.
2/ Metal Gear Solid - PSX
I remember just renting this game on a whim. I had heard good things so I decided to check it out. I was only about 10 or 11 when it came out but the moment I started playing it I knew it was an incredible game. It looked INCREDIBLE (back then). It was unlike anything else I had ever played. And the boss battles!! I never thought that there could be a more enjoyable game until...
1/ Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - PS3
This is the most enjoyable game I've ever played. I don't think I've spent more time just in awe of how wonderfully put together a videogame could be. The story is so perfect. Not only is it perfect but it answers every single question you've ever had about the series. Anyone remember Metal Gear Solid 2? Yea. It's not confusing anymore after this game. That's a big accomplishment. I haven't even begun to dive into the multiplayer but I'm sure that it is only an extra perk to be added to the list. I would definitely not recommend this game to anybody that hasn't played ANY of the other Metal Gear games though. If you have a 80GB, 60GB, or 20GB PS3, go pick up the Metal Gear Solid triple pack that was just released earlier this year and play Metal Gear Solid 3 THEN Metal Gear Solid THEN Metal Gear Solid 2. THEN play Metal Gear Solid 4. Just so you can play chronologically (story-wise). It is that good. I give it a 100 out of 10.
I hope you enjoyed Part 1 of my dedication to my nerdiness. Part 2 may be coming in the form of a FoxHound logo tattoo on my shoulder.
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