Music Favorites

Going through my iPod right now and trying to determine, out of the 5000+ songs I have, which are the best. Or more accurately, which music I want on my new(ish) Nano. I've got 5000+ songs and room for 150+/- on the new player. Obviously somethings going to give.

Setting my rankings for some songs and sorting these to the top and playing some others at the same time. I've got seven songs set to 5 stars right now. They are:

• Alive, Pearl Jam
• Alive Alone, The Chemical Brothers
• Angel, Massive Attack
• Communion, Killing Joke
• How Soon is Now, The Smiths
• Knights of Cydonia, Muse

Of these the top three are Alive, Angel and How Soon is Now. The reasons? Varied but essentially I love the way they make me feel -- from the total jam that is Alive (loved it from the very first time I heard it way back when), to the emotional trip that is Angel and how I think of people I've been close to during this song, to the best of my best How Soon is Now. Takes me to difficult places I've been that Morrissey captures so perfectly and the guitar of Johnny Marr is perhaps the best ever.

I'm sure there is at least one from Korn, Bauhaus, The Cure, Green Day, Joy Division, Nine Inch Nails, Ministry, Pink Floyd and Red Hot Chili Peppers that I've just not quite found or decided on yet.

My point is two fold: First, it's hard ranking songs and Second, I've got a ton of music on my iPod. A third point, if I may, is that this was triggered by a CD I just received from a friend and it has made me reconsider my music and why I listen. So Thanks and thanks.