Wow, here we are in 2013, and none of my "year end blogs" have posted. Time is tight and I have had a lot on my mind, but I promise by the end of January to do all my 2012 in review posts. Today I will look at CDs and Movies that didn't make my top 5 lists (those will be here soon I promise).
Starting with the music, I begin with three CDs by favorite artists; these are all pretty good discs, but fail to make the cut due to the fact that nothing about them seems special, new or exciting. These three discs are Blown Away by Carrie Underwood, Miracle by Third Day, and RED by Taylor Swift. Again, these are all pretty good records, but just fail to blow my socks off, and just don't cut the mustard to make the top five,
Next on my list are a couple of really good EPs, Freaks by The Hawk in Paris and A Very Merry Perri Christmas by Christina Perri. Both of these EPs just sound amazing; Freaks is a three song follow up to 2011's His+Hers but at 3 songs it is just too short of a pleasure cruise to make my top 5 list. Christina Perri's Christmas CD is perhaps the best Christmas CD I have heard in years, but due to its seasonality, I couldn't put it on my top 5 of the year.
Lastly for music I present my #6 CD. It is the independent, Kickstarter-funded EP by Michelle Lynn Thompson-- Words That Fell. Thompson is half of the Indie Christian group The Wayside, and on this solo project she shows an amazing vocal talent, and some really inspiring, thoughtful lyrics. A late in the year release (as are most of the top 5) this is an indie project worth hunting for.
Now on to movies: It was an interesting year in film, with several surprises (and I'm sure my top 5 will also surprise you). Some films that probably belong in my top five, but are missing simply because I have not seen them (Lincoln comes to mind) and I am sorry for missing these. Let me start with the super hero movies, none of which made my final top 5. I will not comment on them more, but the big three fall in this order for me bottom to top: 3. Dark Knight Rises 2, The Amazing Spiderman 1. The Avengers. I will admit Avengers almost made the top 5.
Now for a few films that did not make the list, but I found surprisingly better than expected. Katy Perry- Part of Me, Pitch Perfect and Step Up Revolution. I had gone into these movies hoping to be mildly entertained for a couple hours, and ended up really enjoying them.
Finally three films that totally let me down. I went in with moderate to high hopes, and just left disappointed. These disappointments were Dark Shadows, Rock of Ages and The Apparition (okay I knew this horror flick starring Twilight's Ashley Greene would be bad, but didn't realize how much a movie could suck).
Top fives in movies and music, along with a special top five of the most attractive new females on TV will be coming soon. Stay here for the fun.
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