Why does everyone keep calling these things a "quiz"? Anyway, here goes:
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1, What's your favorite song by 15? (Arkona)
Wow, Arkona is 15th? I had no idea :D Um, anyway...
I don't really have one favorite song by Arkona, I could name about 10 songs among which I can't decide. I'm too lazy to list them all, so I'll leave you with
Katitsya Kolo and
Marena (first two that came to my mind, both are awesome :P)
2, How did you get into 20? (Wintersun)
Well, Wintersun is the band of Ensiferum's former vocalist, Jari Mäenpää. I had known Ensiferum for a long time before I discovered Wintersun. Some friends had been trying to persuade me to get Wintersun's album for quite some time so one day I decided to finally listen to it and once I listened to
Death and the Healing I became hooked. I'm actually quite surprised they're 20th, I know all of their songs by heart, I though I had listened to them a lot more. I guess it has to do with the fact that they (
still) only have 1 album out.
3, Who is your favorite member in 1? (Iron Maiden)
I guess that would be Bruce. Of course he's an amazing singer, frontman and all that stuff, blah, blah. But aside from that, I also like some of his opinions, his on-stage jokes (Donington 2007 xD) and some of his statements express my opinion on certain things better that I could say it myself. Like
"If you lose that 15-year-old kid inside of you then metal won't make any sense at all."
4, Whats your favorite lyric bit by 29? (Mitsumune Shinkichi)
The only thing by him that I listen to is the Rozen Maiden Soundtrack and that is instrumental :P
5, Have you ever seen 22 live? (Lee Holdridge)
Nope, he's a composer, I doubt he even gives concerts.
6, What's your favorite album from 10? (Machinae Supremacy)
That's a hard one.. But I'd probably have to say
Overworld, their newest one. I love all of their albums though, and the site releases!
7, Do you own any merchandise from 3? (Ensiferum)
Hell yeah! A black girlie Dragonheads t-shirt that I bought at Paganfest last year
8, What is a good memory you have of 7? (Eluveitie)
I've seen them live 4 times now, which is more than I have even seen any other band. I don't even seek them that actively, they just always happen to play on a gig I'm planning to attend xD (Not that I'm complaining of course, I love their music). One time was exceptionally unforgettable, though. It was a Kreator concert and Eluveitie were the supporting act and so it happened, that during their performance me and my friends started a moshpit (you can't have Eluveitie without moshpit!) and since there were mostly these thrash metalheads who only went there to see Kreator, we were pretty much the only ones moshing through the whole Eluveitie show xD It was great, that was the the only time I was in a moshpit consisting of about 10 people xD
9, Is there a member of the same age as you in 2? (Blind Guardian)
Lol, no :P They're all in their 40's, except Frederik Ehmke, who's still 10 years older than me.
10, When did you first get into 8? (Howard Shore)
Haha, well, obviously, I went to see the Fellowship of the Ring movie in 2001, immediately fell in love with the music, got the soundtrack (I remember I copied it on a cassette from my friend who was wealthy enough to buy the CD - we were both 12 at the time, mind you).
11, Who likes 4 along with you? (Finntroll)
Um, except for the 205,990 listeners here on last.fm and a few millions of people who don't use last.fm, not a lot of people that I know personally. I mean, there are a few who
like them and occasionally listen to them, but none of them even cares enough to go see them on a gig with me when they're playing nearby (with the exception of my
brother, who is usually willing to go to any show when he likes the bands somewhat and it is taking place somewhere reasonably close, Ilúvatar bless him :D (although he didn't want to go to Wacken with me, lol))
12, Which song did you first hear from 16? (Judas Priest)
I gotta admit I have absolutely no idea. My brother used to listen to them from time to time, and I could usually tell "ah, this is Judas Priest", but at the time I didn't know the song names or anything, so... yeah, I don't remember.
13, What song made you fall in love with 5? (Nightwish)
It was
Ghost Love Score. Nightwish was my first metal band ever and I got into them in the time when Once was new and Nemo was always playing on TV, which was 5 years ago. I watched the video clip and the dark, uncanny atmosphere captivated me, so I knew I had to get the album. When I did, I fell in love with the music right away (I hadn't before, when I only knew Nemo - I never really liked that song). Ghost Love Score was my favorite song for a very long time (until I gradually got more into the whole 'metal thing' that was so new to me and I discovered songs so awesome I had no idea that kind of 'awesome' even existed when it came to music. And that, kids, is the story of how metal became an integral part of my life. It's so touching, I know T_T ..... Nah, not really.)
14, Which song do you not like by 18? (Equilibrium)
I went through both their albums and the demo in my mind and I can't find one song I'd dislike.
15, Why do you like 14's songs? (Demons & Wizards)
Well, as a Blind Guardian and Iced Earth fan, I couldn't not like music consisting of Hansi's voice and Iced Earth's awesome riffs. Nowadays I listen to them occasionally, but back in the day I used to seriously love them. You know how it is with most power metal - you love it initially, since it's very melodic, rhythmic, catchy, it grows on you very quickly, but then after a few weeks you slowly start to get bored of it, so you stop listening to it 24/7 and you move on to other things, but you still come back to it once or twice a month and you always reminisce "Ah, how I used to love this stuff" :P
16, Where did you first hear 6? (Iced Earth)
My brother's doing
17, How long was 19 a singer before you liked them? (Bruce Dickinson)
How did you know 19 was a singer, not a band? :D Anyway.. I just learned on Wikipedia that he's been singing in bands since 1976 and solo since 1990, so.. very long xD
18, Does 13 have a song that gives you a bad memory? (Gamma Ray)
Lol, actually.. This doesn't really have a lot to do with the band itself, but when I was driving home in a bus from a Hellish Rock gig (Gamma Ray + Helloween), I lost my Student Identity Card
19, When did you get into 17? (Apocalyptica)
If I remember correctly, it was in 2004. A then-classlmate (with whom we were slowly getting into metal together) passed me their CD one day to check it out.
20, How long have you been into 9? (Helloween)
About 4 years, I guess. I must've discovered them shortly after Blind Guardian, I was always looking for more power metal at the time.
21, If 11 had a concert 300 miles away, would you drive there to see them? (Korpiklaani)
I already have. Twice. But it was never just Korpiklaani alone, and both times I probably wouldn't go if it weren't for the other bands. But whatever, lol.
22, How many CDs do you own of 12? (Children of Bodom)
Own? As in, I bought them? None, lol.
23, Does 21 have a song that makes you cry? (Bill Brown)
I only listen to Lineage ][ Soundtrack by him and although none of the tracks make me cry, some of them evoke kind of a melancholic mood (me and MMORPGs have a very special relationship
)
24, Does 27 have a song that makes you happy? (Norther)
Um, I don't think so. Although, now that I think of it, I guess a few of their songs make me happy in an omg-this-is-so-awesome-I'm-gonna-shit-my-pants kind of way..
25, Does 23 have a song that makes you smile? (Lee Holdridge)
Yup, for example
Igraine Meets Uther from the Mists of Avalon Soundtrack. The part from 2:48 to around 3:40 to be exact; in the movie that's when Arthur is born and then it shows him and Morgaine growing up together, happy, having fun, running away from their teacher (or a priest or whatever xD) on a horse... happy, carefree life, etc.
26, What's the last song you've listened to from 28? (光田康典)
It's
Time's Dream from the Chrono Cross soundtrack, I listened to it yesterday. I can't get enough of the atmosphere that song evokes, it's beautiful
27, Is there a song by 32 that you've listened to more than 30 times? (梶浦由記)
Yup, apparently I listened to
Key of the Twilight from the .hack//SIGN soundtrack 33 times. Random fact: If anyone ever makes a movie about my life (
), I want them to use this song when they talk about my liking for MMORPGs and anime (don't ask me why, just watch the movie when it's out
).
28, What is a song from 50 that you've only listened to once? (Hromovlad)
That's 7 songs and I'm too lazy to list them all, so if you seriously care that much, just check
this page in My Library.
29, Is there a song you are sick of hearing by 24? (Agalloch)
Hell no! I still love all their songs as much as I did when I first heard them! (with the exception of the songs that I've never heard). They don't play the kind of music that you get sick of, at least in my opinion.
30, What song got you into 40? (Wojciech Kilar)
Vocalise. I heard it in The Ninth Gate during the end credits and I was blown away, it's hauntingly beautiful.
31, What is your favorite single by 25? (Amon Amarth)
A single?
*goes to Wikipedia to look up which of their songs came out as a single* Uh, I don't think they've got a single... o_O
32, If 49 hated you, what would you do? (Ancestral Volkhves)
I would fart in their general direction, tell them their mothers were hamsters and their fathers smelled of elderberries and send a wolf with some royal ancestry in their way.
33, What would you say if 42 or one of the members from 42 asked you out? (John Williams)
Lol, I would totally go with John Williams and have him sing the Imperial March to me. Just for shits and giggles.
34, Would you care if 41 had a boyfriend/girlfriend? (Eternal Tears of Sorrow)
Why should I care? I mean, it's not like if they don't have girlfriends, I'm gonna automatically assume that position or something. I suppose they've got girlfriends/wives/boyfriends/whatever anyway, it's their business :P
35, Who has the best voice in 46? (Týr)
Um, how about... the vocalist?
36, Do you think 26 is/are good looking? (Avantasia)
I don't know about the other people involved, but obviously Tobias Sammet is good looking. But I personally don't find him attractive at all, I mean, he looks like some metrosexual emo person... thing.
37, How many times have you listened to your favorite song by 36? (In Flames)
My favorite is probably
Moonshield and it has 23 plays. I listened to it even more in Power Tab Editor (or Guitar Pro or whatever I was using at the time) when I was learning to play it on guitar.
38, How many CDs do you own of 30? (Moonsorrow)
Once again, if by that you mean how many I've actually bought, the answer is none (I have 5 of their albums downloaded though :P)
39, Is there a song from 38 that makes you mad? (Hammerheart)
Mad? Now that's an emotion that no song has managed to evoke in me so far xD And I don't mean only by Hammerheart, in general. Maybe one day I'll hear a cover version of an awesome song that will make me really mad :D
40, Which member from 31 do you want to see go solo? If 31 is only one artist, what would you do if they joined a group? (Ulver)
None of them, they're great as a band, what use would it be if they went solo?
41, What does your favorite song from 48 remind you of? (Black Sabbath)
It's
Planet Caravan and it's an incredible song, it's so psychedelic, hypnotic and mellow, that whenever I listen to it, I feel like sitting in a dim tearoom and smoking water pipe. If I smoked weed, it'd probably remind me of that :P
42, Did you hate 43 at first? (E.S. Posthumus)
Not at all, I loved them right away. When I got their album, I don't think I even listened to anything else the first couple days.
43, Does your best friend also listen to 33? (Andrew Lloyd Webber)
I don't think any of my friends do.
44, Do you think your parents would like 37? (HammerFall)
Haha, my mom totally would! She loves the slower and softer songs by Blind Guardian, Nightwish, Ensiferum, Iron Maiden, etc, so yeah, she'd probably love the melodic cheesiness that is Hammerfall xD
45, Does 47 have a song that makes you want to dance? (KromleK)
The song
KromleK, fo' sho. I mean, I don't actually dance (ever :D), but I usually have to at least move in my chair, stomp my foot or bang my head a bit, the song's way too awesome and vigorous to just sit there and listen (oh, and the solo from 4:44 is practically begging "Air guitar me, air guitar meee!" xD)
46, Have you ever seen 34 in person? (Turisas)
Yup, that was one hell of a concert. Shortly after it was over, in the heat of the moment I thought it was the best concert I'd ever seen. Now, a year and a half later when I can judge objectively and unbiased, I still think it's one of the three awesomest gigs I've ever been to.
47, Do you like 44's name? (Randy Edelman)
Man, couldn't this question fall on some band with a cool name, like Amon Amarth, Ancestral Volkhves or even Children of Bodom? Randy Edelman sounds pretty boring.
48, Is there someone in 45 that you want to go out with? (Metallica)
Metallica? Definitely not
49, Do you know anyone that hates 39? (Megadeth)
Nope. A friend of mine used to hate them (and labeled them as "
trash metal"
), but fortunately he came to his senses and now he pretty much likes them xD
50, Have you ever danced to a song from 35? (Trevor Jones)
Maybe when I was drunk :D Lol, j/k. Well, I haven't, but I could probably imagine performing some weird kind of a dance to
Promentory or
The Kiss, they're both very rhythmic. I dunno.
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Whew, that took a lot longer than I intended! 'Twas fun nonetheless
Now everyone who read this, go and fill it out with your bands and post link to your journal in comments to this one please, I really like reading these things :)
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