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[cheekbones3]

Today's run:

Out, 1.9 miles, back, 16:30. So an extra 200m in an extra 47s. Hmm.


In other news, I've been pondering for years on the best system to compare albums. Important stuff I know. I've always found it difficult to decide what my favourite albums are, with especial difficulties when trying to rank the albums by a particular band.

I struggle to reconcile the accepted view, my own personal taste, the fact that I may have listened to certain albums too much, and my natural contrariness.

For example, after long deliberations, I settled upon ...And Justice For All as my favourite Metallica album. Most other people think it's Master of Puppets. I appreciate that this is a hell of an album as well, but I probably just listened to it too much when I first bought it.

I prefer Pantera's Great Southern Trendkill for similar reasons (Vulgar Display of Power again has been overplayed), and for Slayer, I swither between South of Heaven and Seasons in the Abyss, when everyone accepts that Reign in Blood is the daddy of thrash albums.

I suppose on this issue I just don't have the ability to be dispassionate any more. Such is the joy of music and of albums.

Maybe if I ever manage to listen to all of the best of W.A.S.P. that'll give me better perspective on the matter.

Comments

[chuma.livejournal.com]

This fills me with hope. I was kinda crap tonight, but I have managed 2 miles in about 18 minutes on a treadmill (though that didn't involve running 2 miles previously that day). I had worried you were like twice as fast as me which would have been rather demoralising.