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For some reason, blogger decided to put my list of top 5 rock musicians after my post of Thomas Aquinas' prayer.... weird. Just a heads up.

Also: considering a review of Saints and Soldiers. I have semester break this week which means I have the time, but it also means I'm sleeping in late and am too lazy to do it. We'll see how it plays out.

A prayer before study

Ineffable Creator, Who, from the treasures of Your wisdom,

has established three hierarchies of angels, has arrayed them in marvelous order

Above the fiery heavens and has marshaled the regions of the universe with such artful skill,

You are proclaimed the true font of light and wisdom, and the primal origin raised high beyond all things.

Pour forth a ray of Your brightness into the darkened places of my mind;

Disperse from my soul the twofold darkness into which I was born: sin and ignorance.

You make eloquent the tongues of infants. Refine my speech and pour forth upon my lips the goodness of Your blessing.

Grant to me keenness of mind, capacity to remember, skill in learning, subtlety to interpret, and eloquence in speech.

May You guide the beginning of my work, direct its progress, and bring it to completion.

You Who are true God and true Man, Who live and reign, world without end.

Amen

--Thomas Aquinas

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Also: Don't miss the Golden Globes tonight at 8 on NBC. Ricky Gervais is hosting!

Top 5 Rock Musicians

It's pretty hard to name only the top 5, but this is my crack at it.

1. David Bowie

This guy literally plays more instruments than everyone on this list combined. Although he might not be exceptional at any one of them, the variety of the instruments-string to percussion to winds- speaks for itself about his incredible musical talent.

2. Matthew Bellamy

He's not on here because Muse is my favorite band, he definitely deserves to be on this list. Not only is Bellamy an incredible guitarist and pianist, he is also an amazing songwriter and composer. His versatility as a writer is exemplified by his full length, three part symphony that appeared on Muse's latest album, the Resistance.

3. Jack White

As a child growing up in Detroit, White stuffed his already small bedroom so full of instruments that he slept on the floor because his bed was taken out to make room for one of his two drum sets. Since those days, he has succeeded as the frontman of the blues-rock duo The White Stripes, as well as work with The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather. He is a strong believer in the blues and is known for his combination of blues and rock. And he has amazing hair.

4. Thom Yorke

Arguably the best vocalist ever, Thom Yorke has been the frontman for Radiohead (probably the best band ever) since it's formation in 1985. Yorke is also an excellent guitarist as well as an extremely talented multi-instrumentalist. Yorke has awesome hair too, but it's not as awesome as Jack White's hair.

5. Prince

Like Bowie, Prince can play a large variety of instruments, however, they don't have the variety of styles like Bowie has. Besides his variety of instruments, he can dance and sing almost as good as MJ.

::Note::

I was considering Dave Grohl for number 5, so if you were wondering where he was, I was definitely considering him, along with many others.