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victorvienna's top albums (overall)
1. Brendan James - The Day Is Brave (1307) 2. The Swell Season - The Swell Season (1055) 3. Matt Costa - Unfamiliar Faces (811) 4. Josh Kelley - Special Company (789) 5. Jack Johnson - On And On (770) 6. Jack Johnson - Sleep Through The Static (763) 7. Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams (725) 8. Duffy - Rockferry (704) 9. Lykke Li - Youth Novels (702) 10. Kings of Convenience - Quiet Is The New Loud (634) 11. Kings of Convenience - Riot On An Empty Street (628) 12. [unknown] - Songs We Sing (625) 13. Jack Johnson - Brushfire Fairytales (612) 14. Travis - The Boy With No Name (602) 15. The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing (559) 16. Damien Rice - O (543) 17. Yelle - Pop-up (525) 18. M.I.A. - Kala (524) 19. Damien Rice - 9 (517) 20. Britney Spears - Circus (515) 21. Thomas Newman - Wall-E (OST) (506) 22. Sara Bareilles - Little Voice (503) 23. The Frames - The Cost (498) 24. Cheyenne Kimball - The Day Has Come (492) 25. Moby - Hotel (491) 26. David Gray - White Ladder (485) 27. M.I.A. - Arular (479) 28. Damien Rice - Live from the Union Chapel (461) 29. Travis - Singles (439) 30. Alphabeat - This Is Alphabeat (430) 31. Britney Spears - Blackout (428) 32. Glen Hansard - Once [Bonus DVD] Disc 1 (426) 33. Chris Garneau - El Radio (405) 34. Bitter:Sweet - The Mating Game (383) 35. Damien Rice - B-Sides [Bonus Track] (382) 36. Jack Johnson - Curious George: Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies (370) 37. Brooke Hogan - Undiscovered (365) 38. Lisa Hannigan - Sea Sew (358) 39. Jem - Finally Woken (341) 40. Original Broadway Cast - Avenue Q (340) 41. Cocoon - My Friends All Died In A Plane Crash (301) 42. Feist - The Reminder (288) 43. Alexz Johnson - Instant Star (288) 44. Erlend Øye - Unrest (287) 45. Milla - The Divine Comedy (286) 46. Jason Mraz - We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things (274) 47. Glen Hansard/Markéta Irglová - Once [Bonus DVD] Disc 1 (269) 48. Kings of Convenience - Versus (260) 49. Damien Rice - Lives (254) 50. Andrew Bird - Noble Beast (248)

About You
So what's your weird name? Trouble; Ray LaMontagne
Who are you? Honey Honey - Terminal Disease; Operator Please
Who do you feel like? Live Like Music; Kyle Riabko
What do you feel like doing? No Sex For Ben; The Rapture
What is your biggest guilty pleasure? Cosmic Love; Florence + The Machine
What do people call you? Slippery Dick; Peaches
How's the weather? Hey Me, Hey Mama; Ray LaMontagne
What are you feeling? You Got the Style; Athlete
What are you craving? Gravity; John Mayer
What are you thinking? Chores; Animal Collective
Where are you? Nolita Fairytale; Vanessa Carlton
What should you be doing? I Live With You; Grizzly Bear
How is your day? The World We Live In; The Killers
What do you look like? Click Click (feat. E-40); MSTRKRFT

Your Random Thoughts On
Life: Body Control; Leighton Meester
Family: One of The Boys; Katy Perry
Parents: She Wolf; Shakira
Siblings: Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat; Beck
Grandparents: Pavement; Cassie Steele
Love: Done All Wrong; Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Friends: Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town; The Killers
Career: L'Via L'Viaquez - The Mars Volta
Food: When the Day Met the Night; Panic at the Disco
Celebrities: Hot Mess; Cobra Starship
The President: Bad Reputation; Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Politics: Weeping Willow; The Hush Sound
Death: When the Night Comes; Dan Auerbach

Random Stuff
Personal Motto: Listen To Your Body Tonight; Black Kids
Goal in life: Panic And Geo-Primaries; Falling Up
What you're thinking of: Pursuit Of Happiness (feat. MGMT & Ratatat); Kid Cudi
What you want to be: Born for This; Paramore
What you're most proud of: In Repair; John Mayer
What you're least proud of: Narrow Escape; Ray LaMontagne

Your soundtrack
Opening credits: 24 Hours; Alexz Johnson
Theme song: I Can't Stay; The Killers
Waking up: Tell It To The Volcano; Miniature Tigers
School: Walking the Dog; fun.
First love: From A Mountain In The Middle Of The Cabins; Panic at the Disco
Childhood: All the Pretty Girls; fun.
Teen years: The War; Angels & Airwaves
Wedding: Message in a Bottle; John Mayer
Scary moments: The Youth; MGMT
Dancing: Far Away; Wolfmother
Funeral: Hearing Damage; Thom Yorke
Closing credits: I've Underestimated My Charm (Again); Black Kids

Finish the sentence...
I wish... Holland, 1945; Neutral Milk Hotel
I want... New Moon Rising; Wolfmother
I am... City Traffic Puzzle; The Hush Sound
My best feature is... Cassius; Foals
You should... Little Secrets; Passion Pit

What are your top ten artists on last.fm?
(I'm doing past 12 months)

1. Green Day
2. Fall Out Boy
3. Lucky Boys Confusion
4. All Time Low
5. Hey Monday
6. Alexz Johnson
7. Marianas Trench
8. Forever the Sickest Kids
9. Sugarcult
10. Panic! At the Disco

What was the first song you ever heard by Artist #6?
Oh dang. Something from So Weird. I think it was To Dream About You from a commercial.

What is your favorite album of Artist #2?
Gosh, that is so hard. I would say Take This to Your Grave because it's what I first fell in love with, and when I listen to it, it reminds me of why I fell in love with them in the first place. But on the other hand, I really love Infinity On High and Folie à Deux. I also loooove the acoustic EP, but it's too short to really be considered for FAVORITE status. I think I'll just stick with it and say TTTYG.

What is your favorite lyric that Artist #5 has sung?
"Live faster, love stronger, let us speed up or get blown over"

How many times have you seen Artist #4 live?
Twice. And I'm seeing them again next month.

What is your favorite song by Artist #7?
Oh maaaaaaan. That is REALLY hard.
Shake Tramp, Celebrity Status, All To Myself, or Masterpiece Theatre I. Acadia has been growing on me a ton, too.

What is a good memory you have while listening to the music of Artist #10?
Well, it's not so much listening to their music...but my brother and I singing their songs at work.

What is your favorite lyric that Artist #2 has sung?
TOO HARD OF A QUESTION. I tried to figure that out once,and my list ended up being like...over a page long, I think. (But maybe "I got your love letters, corrected the grammar and sent them back" at the moment.)
- I'm leaving this answer. Same band, and...it still pretty much holds true. I just love Fall Out Boy's lyrics. They've got quite a few clever lines.

What is your favorite song by Artist #9?
The Investigation, definitely. In fact, it's probably my second favorite song period.

How did you get into Artist #3?
Hmm. I'd heard of them, but I didn't really get into them until Mark gave me some of their music. I always liked them, but they really grew on me. I never didn't love them...I just didn't know them as well, and the more I got to know them, the more I realized just how much I loved them. I REALLY fell in love spring/summer 2007, and they were finalized as my third favorite band in 2008.

What was the first song you heard by Artist #1?
Probably Basket Case, Longview, or When I Come Around. I have no idea. I was too young to remember or care. I didn't even know who did those songs at the time.

What is your favorite song by Artist #4?
Hmm...that's hard. Overall, probably Coffee Shop Soundtrack, but CURRENTLY A Party Song (The Walk of Shame).

How many time have you seen Artist #9 live?
Unfortunately, none.

What is a good memory you have while listening to the music of Artist #2?
Blasting Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy and singing along loudly while driving to the mall with one of my good friends.
- Again, keeping this the same. But also adding, when I first got Folie à Deux, and I was BLASTING it in my dorm, too excited to be respectful of the other people living there, hugging my subwoofer in bliss, immersing myself in the music.

Is there a song of Artist #8's that makes you sad?
Forever the Sickest Kids? No, not really. They're a pretty happy band. MAYBE Coffee Break because of the lyric "And my mom hates my guts, and she has every reason to."

What is your favorite album of Artist #5?
Hmm, I wonder. Haha. Maybe THE ONLY ONE THEY HAVE?! Hold On Tight.

What is your favorite lyric that Artist #3 has sung?
That's a toughie.
"Oh, when I'm frustrated I've got anger in my head. I think of the relative ease of the life I've led. So many struggled and died so I may breathe air that's free. I hope when they look upon me they deem me worthy. We're just children of this wasted generation trying to make the best of our situation."

What is your favorite song by Artist #1?
So hard to choose, but because it's what made me fall in love...I think I still have to go with Hold On.

What is your favorite song by Artist #10?
Northern Downpour, I suppose.

How many times have you seen Artist #8 live?
Twice, and I really want to see them again.

What is your favorite album of Artist #1?
Warning, although 21st Century Breakdown is a very close second.

What is a good memory you have while listening to the music of Artist #9?
Listening to Hate Every Beautiful Day in gym class while we were in the weight room. It was on the mixed CD we played every day, and it was one of the only songs I knew and really liked on there.

Top 50 Artists, Last Three Months
A survey that rudely refuses to recognize Shivaree, number 25


1. How did you get into 29?
Ruth Wallis I found on CDbaby while looking for raunchy innuendo in chaster times. She always makes me laugh.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 23?
Emmylou Harris - probably "Too Far Gone"

3. What’s your favorite lyric by 33?
Muddy Waters: "She's nineteen years old/ And got ways just like a baby child/ Nothin' I can do to please her/ To make this young woman feel satisfied."

4. What is your favorite album by 49?
Flo Rida? Hahaha!

5. How many albums by 13 do you own?
johnny lang belongs to no one. I don't know. I just belieeeve in him.

6. What is your favorite song by 50?
Zee Avi - "Bitter Heart"

7. Is there a song by 40 that makes you sad?
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. No, actually. Repulsed and insane, maybe, but "sad" isn't the right word.

8. What is your favorite album by 15?
Tech N9ne. I just listen to "That Box" on repeat. Gross.

9. What is your favorite song by 5?
Gregory and the Hawk - I really love "A Wish."

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?
Blitzen Trapper's "Furr" makes me feel primal and giddy and alive.

11. What is your favorite album by 10?
Okkervil River - don't really know their albums, but I love "Black Sheep Boy"

12. What is your favorite song by 39?
Newton Faulkner is hilarious. God, they're all good. Maybe "Full Fat."

13. What is a good memory you have involving 31?
Ricky Skaggs - singing "Honey Won't You Open That Door" at top volume, walking down the stairs of my apartment building passing half a dozen people, breaking tune only to interject "hi." They loved it. It was sunny and a good day fer singin'

14. What is your favorite song by 38?
Lyle Lovett's "She's No Lady" is dripping with dark humor.

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?
Alison Krauss does sad songs best, but I DO smile at "Fortune Teller" and "You Say It Best When You Say Nothing At All."

16. How many times have you seen 16 live?
Alexz Johnson - None! I wish. I'd probably reach fanatical orgasm.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 22?
Neutral Milk Hotel - No idea. Jess played 'em all night. Screwed up my charts :(

18. What is your favorite album by 11?
Meiko - Again, no albums, really. I like "You and Onions."

19. Who is a favorite member of 1?
The Mountain Goats Uhm, John Darnielle.

20. Have you ever seen 14 live?
The Blow - ohhhh, some day!!

21. What is a good memory involving 27?
Kate Walsh - falling asleep to her voice after a long day

22. What is your favorite song by 16?
Alexz Johnson's "Ultraviolet" is fun to sing off-key on the beach :)

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 48?
Everybody Else "Meat Market" I think.

24. What is your favorite album by 18?
Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank

25. What is your favorite song by 21?
Dead Can Dance "How Fortunate the Man With None"

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26?
Hayseed Dixie is a riot! I dunno, maybe "I Believe In A Thing Called Love"

27. What is your favorite album by 3?
SlimPickins impossibly improved upon Laniappe. I actually prefer Cross the Mountain.

28. What is your favorite song by 2?
Jaymay "Is This Love Or Isn't It?" I hope it is, Jamie, I hope it is.

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32?
Just Jack "Doctor Doctor" - I was in Italy, watching Italian MTV. HAHA!

30. What is your favorite song by 8?
Emily Haines "The Maid Needs A Maid" is pretty and wry.

31. How many times have you seen 17 live?
William Fitzsimmons Zerrrro.

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy?
Maria Mena's "You're the Only One" is a sweet, quirky lovenote.

33. What is your favorite album by 36?
Iron & Wine - another Jess interference :( He's not even here that often, he just has really concrete tastes, I guess.

34. What is the worst song by 12?
Tiziano Ferro "Indietro" fo SHO!

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34?
Milow does the best version of "Ayo Technology"

36. What is your favorite album by 47?
Right Away, Great Captain Who? Must've been in the bathtub when they were cranking.

37. How many times have you seen 42 live?
The Format - Haven't yet.

38. What is your favorite song by 46?
Laura Marling's "Alas I Cannot Swim" is wistful and awful, but I love it.

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28?
Devil Doll "The Liquor Store" I bet.

40. What is your favorite album by 7?
Priscilla Ahn - Not sure. Favorite song's "I Don't Think So."

41. Is there a song by 30 that makes you happy?
Cake - Dammnit, Jess.

42. What is your favorite album by 24?
Gogol Bordello's Voi-La Intruder is gypsylicious.

43. What is your favorite song by 41?
Matchbox Twenty have done so many good songs!! Maybe "Bright Lights"

44. What is a good memory you have involving 45?
Rosi Golan - Enjoying a self-indulgent, hungover breakfast while listening to "Hazy"

45. What is your favorite song by 35?
Mac Lethal Tough call. They're all so good! Ironically, maybe "Pound That Beer"

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy?
The Knitters - ALL of them! Especially "Someone Like You" and "Wrecking Ball"

47. What is your favorite album by 4?
Leonard Cohen I only really have his "essential" collection. But I'm slowly falling in love with Blue Alert, which he cowrote with Anjani Thomas.

48. Who is a favorite member of 37?
Old Crow Medicine Show Oh, I don't even know them that well. My friend turned me onto them.

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43?
Britney Spears! Hah, best question yet! "Baby, One More Time"

50. How many albums do you own by 20?
Maroon 5 is my sex god. Own all their albums.