Top Gear Praise

I put it to you, dear reader, that BBC's Top Gear is not only the most cinematically astute program currently on television, but also the finest. Over the years Top Gear has gained popularity and a cult following, often subverting the norms of mainstream programming and distancing itself from motoring nerd-dom. What has brought me to this decision is, primarily, the cameramen. Often unnoticed, the angles, curvature, artistry, and passion of the men and women holding our glimpses into the unknown is profound. Yet interestingly, I've recently noticed a growing parallel between my own musical taste and that of the backroom producers. Over the years and seasons we've heard Radiohead, Sigur Ros, Thom Yorke, and, in the latest series, Jonny Greenwood's classical compositions for There Will Be Blood and, get this, Liars. Now, you have to move in fairly specific circles to come across such a band, and have the awareness to play the song they did during a section about the new Ferrari Scuderia. It's the sort of band that never gets talked about in the self-proclaimed, "alternative" music magazines. All in all, I've developed a distinct, unspoken, underground relationship with Top Gear. We recognize them on this blog, and we honour them.