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First, make a list of your top-20 artists overall. Then, for each of these artists, add the 8 most similar artists to your list. Delete any duplicates, count up the number of entries on your list and this will give you some idea of how eclectic your listening habits are. A score of 9 represents an extremely unvaried musical taste while a 160 represents an extremely varied one.

1. Muse (9)
// Franz Ferdinand
// Placebo
// Kasabian
// Radiohead
// The Killers
// Arctic Monkeys
// Kaiser Chiefs
// Keane

2. The Strokes (17)
// Julian Casablancas
// Albert Hammond, Jr.
// Little Joy
// The Libertines
// Kings of Leon
// The Last Shadow Puppets
// Moptop

3. Arctic Monkeys (20)
// The Rascals
// The Kooks
// Milburn

4. Radiohead (26)
// Thom Yorke
// Jonny Greenwood
// Coldplay
// Interpol
// Blur
// Beck

5. The Beatles (35)
// John Lennon
// George Harrison
// Paul McCartney
// Ringo Starr
// Paul McCartney & Wings
// Wings
// The Who
// The Rolling Stones

6. Oasis (43)
// Noel Gallagher
// The Stone Roses
// The Verve
// Stereophonics
// Richard Ashcroft
// The La's
// Ian Brown

7. Franz Ferdinand (45)
// The Fratellis
// The Rakes

8. The Cribs (53)
// The Maccabees
// Jamie T
// Bombay Bicycle Club
// Good Shoes
// The Paddingtons
// The Courteeners
// Johnny Foreigner

9. M83 (62)
// School of Seven Bells
// The Radio Dept.
// Slowdive
// Maps
// The Album Leaf
// Air France
// Hammock
// Eluvium

10. We Are Scientists (69)
// The Futureheads
// Maxïmo Park
// Boy Kill Boy
// The Automatic
// Bloc Party
// Mystery Jets

11. Nine Inch Nails (78)
// Modwheelmood
// Trent Reznor
// Marilyn Manson
// Tweaker
// Halo33
// Black Light Burns
// Puscifer
// KMFDM

12. The Presets (87)
// Pnau
// Midnight Juggernauts
// Grafton Primary
// Van She
// Cut Copy
// Muscles
// Bag Raiders
// Simian Mobile Disco

13. Foals (93)
// Maths Class
// Late of the Pier
// These New Puritans
// Friendly Fires
// Youthmovies

14. Hot Chip (100)
// LCD Soundsystem
// Junior Boys
// Metronomy
// Fujiya & Miyagi
// Lo-Fi-Fnk
// Grovesnor

15. Howling Bells (109)
// The Duke Spirit
// The Joy Formidable
// Giant Drag
// The Long Blondes
// Waikiki
// The Grates
// Little Birdy
// Sky Larkin

16. Friendly Fires (114)
// Passion Pit
// Jack Peñate
// The Temper Trap
// Frankmusik
// Delphic

17. The Last Shadow Puppets (115)
// The Little Flames

18. Glasvegas (123)
// White Lies
// Broder Daniel
// The View
// Timo Räisänen
// Kent
// The Twilight Sad
// Laakso

19. Rage Against the Machine (132)
// One Day as a Lion
// Audioslave
// Zack De La Rocha
// Street Sweeper Social Club
// The Nightwatchman
// Limp Bizkit
// Red Hot Chili Peppers
// Incubus

20. Yeah Yeah Yeahs (140)
// Metric
// The Kills
// Be Your Own Pet
// Arcade Fire
// Florence + The Machine
// The Gossip
// Bat for Lashes

A

ABBA - The Complete Studio Recordings (9 CDs + 2 DVDs):
Ring Ring
Waterloo
ABBA
Arrival
The Album
Voulez Vous
Super Trouper
The Visitors
Rarities

Alizée - Gourmandises
Alizée - Mes Courants Électriques (Version Internationale)
Alizée - Psychédélices

Amy Winehouse - Back To Black

Annie - Anniemal
Annie - Don't Stop (Special Edtion including the All Night EP)

Antique - Άλλη μια φορά
Antique - Με λόγια Ελληνικά
Antique - Μέρα με τη μέρα

Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (Japanese Edition)

Avril Lavigne - Let Go
Avril Lavigne - Under My Skin
Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing (Special Edtion CD + DVD)

B

Bertine Zetlitz - Rollerskating

Björk - Gling-Gló
Björk - Debut
Björk - Debut (Surrounded)
Björk - Debut Live
Björk - Post
Björk - Post (Surrounded)
Björk - Telegram
Björk - Homogenic
Björk - Homogenic (Surrounded)
Björk - Selmasongs
Björk - Selmasongs (Surrounded)
Björk - Vespertine
Björk - Vespertine (Surrounded)
Björk - Hidden Place (disc 1)
Björk - Hidden Place (disc 2)
Björk - Greatest Hits
Björk - Family Tree (6 CDs):
Family Tree CD1 {Roots}
Family Tree CD2 {Roots}
Family Tree CD3 {Beats}
Family Tree CD4 {Strings}
Family Tree CD5 {Strings}
Family Tree CD6 {Greatest Hits As Chosen By Bjork}
Björk - Medúlla
Björk - Medúlla (Surrounded)
Björk - Drawing Restraint 9
Björk - Drawing Restraint 9 (Surrounded)
Björk - Army Of Me - Remixes And Covers
Björk - Volta (Special Edition)

Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time (Re-Release with bonus tracks)
Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again (Special UK Edition)
Britney Spears - Britney
Britney Spears - In the Zone
Britney Spears - Blackout
Britney Spears - Piece of Me (CD Single)

Broder Daniel - Forever

C

C:Real - Τα πιο μεγάλα σ' αγαπώ

Camille - Le Fil

Christina Aguilera - Stripped
Christina Aguilera - Back to Basics

Cyndi Lauper - Bring Ya to the Brink

D

Darren Hayes - This Delicate Thing We've Made

G

Girls Aloud - Chemistry
Girls Aloud - Tangled Up
Girls Aloud - Out Of Control (Limited Edition Collector's Version)

H

Hilary Duff - Most Wanted
Hilary Duff - Dignity (Deluxe Edition)

K

Kate Bush - The Kick Inside
Kate Bush - Lionheart
Kate Bush - Never For Ever (Japanese Release)
Kate Bush - The Dreaming
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (Remastered + 6 Bonus Tracks)
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (Japanese Release)
Kate Bush - The Sensual World (Japanese Release)
Kate Bush - The Red Shoes
Kate Bush - Aerial

Kate Nash - Made of Bricks

Keane - Under The Iron Sea (Special CD/DVD Edition)

Koop - Koop Islands

Kylie Minogue - X (Special Edition)

L

Laurie Anderson - Big Science (25th Anniversary Remastered Edition)

Lily Allen - Alright, Still
Lily Allen - LDN (CD Single)

Lindsay Lohan - Speak
Lindsay Lohan - A Little More Personal (Raw)

M

Madonna - Madonna (Remastered)
Madonna - Like A Vigin (Remastered)
Madonna - True Blue (Remastered)
Madonna - True Blue (12" Vinyl)
Madonna - You Can Dance
Madonna - Who's That Girl
Madonna - Like a Prayer
Madonna - I'm Breathless
Madonna - The Immaculate Collection
Madonna - Erotica
Madonna - Deeper And Deeper EP
Madonna - Rain Ep
Madonna - Bedtime Stories
Madonna - Something to Remember
Madonna - Evita (single-disc edition)
Madonna - Evita (two-disc edition)
Madonna - Ray of Light
Madonna - Ray of Light (CD Signle)
Madonna - Music
Madonna - Music (Limited Edition With Bonus CD)
Madonna - Greatest Hits Volume 2
Madonna - American Life
Madonna - Remixed & Revisited
Madonna - Confessions on a Dance Floor
Madonna - Confessions on a Dance Floor (Deluxe Edition)
Madonna - Get Together (12" Picture Disc)
Madoona - Confessions Remixed (3x 12" Vinyl)
Madonna - I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
Madonna - The Confessions Tour
Madonna - Hard Candy (Limited Collector's Edition Candy Box)

Margaret Berger - Pretty Scary Silver Fairy

Marie Serneholt - Enjoy the Ride

Mika - Life In Cartoon Motion

My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade

Mylène Farmer - Cendres De Lune (Digipak)
Mylène Farmer - Ainsi Soit Je... (Digipak)
Mylène Farmer - En concert
Mylène Farmer - L'autre... (Digipak)
Mylène Farmer - Anamorphosée
Mylène Farmer - Live À Bercy
Mylène Farmer - Innamoramento (Digipak)
Mylène Farmer - Mylènium Tour
Mylène Farmer - Les Mots (Version Européenne)
Mylène Farmer - Avant que l'ombre... (CD Digipak Luxe France / CD+DVD)
Mylène Farmer - Avant Que L'ombre... À Bercy (Double CD France Edition Limitée)
Mylène Farmer - L'Amour N'Est Rien Remixes
Mylène Farmer - Point de suture (Édition Limitée)
Mylène Farmer - Point de suture (Coffret Collector) / Inclus le Dégénération CD Single Promo
Mylène Farmer - Appelle Mon Numéro (CD Single)
Mylène Farmer - C'Est Dans L'Air (CD Single)
Mylène Farmer - Sextonik (CD Single)
Mylène Farmer - N°5 On Tour (Double CD Livre - Tirage Limité)

N

Nelly Furtado - Whoa, Nelly!
Nelly Furtado - Loose

Nouvelle Vague - Bande à part

O

Olga Kouklaki - Getalife

P

P!nk - Try This (Special CD+DVD Edition)
P!nk - I'm Not Dead

Paris Hilton - Paris (Special Edition)

Peaches - Fatherfucker

Philip Glass - The Hours

PJ Harvey - White Chalk

R

Rachel Stevens - Come and Get It

Rihanna - A Girl Like Me
Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad (Collector's Limited Edition)

Robbie Williams - Rudebox (Special Edition)

Robert - Princesse de rien

Robyn - Robyn (2005 Svensk Utgåva)
Robyn - Robyn (2007 International Release)
Robyn - The Rakamonie EP

Róisín Murphy - Overpowered

Röyksopp - The Understanding (Deluxe Edition + Bonus CD)

S

Samantha Fox - Midnight Lover

Sandi Thom - Smile... It Confuses People

Sébastien Tellier - Sexuality

Silvía Night - Goldmine

Siobhán Donaghy - Ghosts

Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Trip The Light Fantastic
Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Me And My Imagination (Promo CD Single)

S

Spice Girls - Greatest Hits (Box Set - 4 CDs)

Sugababes - Overloaded: The Singles Collection
Sugababes - Change

Sugarplum Fairy - First Round First Minute

T

Take That - Beautiful World

The Knife - Silent Shout

Tila Tequila - Sex (+ Bonus CD "The Saturday Team Sampler")

Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos - From the Choirgirl Hotel
Tori Amos - Scarlet's Walk (Limited Edition)
Tori Amos - Welcome to Sunny Florida
Tori Amos - The Beekeper
Tori Amos - American Doll Posse (Limited Edition Deluxe CD/DVD Package)

Travis - The Boy With No Name

Y

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Is Is

Yelle - Pop-up

α

Άλκηστις Πρωτοψάλτη - Σαν ηφαίστειο που ξυπνά
Άλκηστις Πρωτοψάλτη - Υδρόγειες σφαίρες
Άλκηστις Πρωτοψάλτη - Κι είμαστε ακόμα ζωντανοί (4 CD + DVD)

Αρλέτα - Και πάλι χαίρετε!

ε

Ελευθερία Αρβανιτάκη - Μένω εκτός

λ

Λένα Πλάτωνος - Μάσκες ηλίου (Επανέκδοση με ψηφιακή επεξεργασία)
Λένα Πλάτωνος - Γκάλοπ (Επανέκδοση με ψηφιακή επεξεργασία)
Λένα Πλάτωνος - Λεπιδόπτερα (Επανέκδοση με ψηφιακή επεξεργασία)
Λένα Πλάτωνος - Μη μου τους κύκλους τάρατε

μ

Μαλάμω - Έξω απ' τα δόντια

π

Πόπη Μαλιωτάκη - Ποπάρα

σ

Στέρεο Νόβα - Νόχι

τ

Τσίλα - Μαύρη

χ

Χάρις Αλεξίου & Δήμητρα Γαλάνη - Τα τραγούδια της χθεσινής μέρας (Επανέκδοση)
Χάρις Αλεξίου - Δι' ευχών
Χάρις Αλεξίου - Έι
Χάρις Αλεξίου - Οδός Νεφέλης '88
Χάρις Αλεξίου - Το παιχνίδι της Αγάπης
Χάρις Αλεξίου - Και μετά
Χάρις Αλεξίου - Παράξενο Φως
Χάρις Αλεξίου - Ως την άκρη του ουρανού σου
Χάρις Αλεξίου - Ανθολόγιο
Χάρις Αλεξίου - Γυρίζοντας τον κόσμο & Ένα φιλί του κόσμου (Ολοκληρωμένη επετειακή έκδοση, 2 CD + DVD)
Χάρις Αλεξίου - Αφιέρωμα στο Μάνο Λοϊζο (2 CD + DVD)
Χάρις Αλεξίου - Στα βήματα της Χάρις Αλεξίου (8 CD, συλλογή απο την εφημερίδα Το Βήμα)

Χριστίνα - Ντου από παντού

Η Χριστίνα Γαλάνη Τραγουδά Ρωμανό - Άντε Γραμμή Σου

Monthly Top Tracks

Jul-2008
Depeche Mode : Shake the Disease (21 plays)
Aug-2008
Timo Räisänen : Sixteen (26 plays)
Sep-2008
Markus Krunegård : Hjälp (25 plays)
Oct-2008
The Smiths : There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (64 plays)
Nov-2008
Broder Daniel : No Time for Us (85 plays)
Dec-2008
Morrissey : Irish Blood, English Heart (67 plays)
Jan-2009
Coldplay : Warning Sign (125 plays)
Feb-2009
Kent : Utan dina andetag (46 plays)
Mar-2009
Depeche Mode : Wrong (51 plays)
Apr-2009
Kent : Klåparen (45 plays)
May-2009
The Smiths : A Rush and a Push and the Land is Ours (49 plays)
Jun-2009
The Presets : This Boy's In Love (55 plays)
Jul-2009
Kent : Innan allting tar slut (37 plays)
Aug-2009
Coldplay : The Scientist (52 plays)
Sep-2009
My Chemical Romance : Interlude (76 plays)
Oct-2009
The Smiths : Still Ill (141 plays)
Nov-2009
Kent : Det finns inga ord (159 plays)

Way Out West 2008. Gothenburg, August 8

When me and my girlfriend had seen Roky Erickson for the first time last winter I told her "Now we have seen 4 of the greatest 60's/early 70's garage bands, Roky, The Stooges, MC5 and New York Dolls... it's only The Sonics left to make the list complete". At that time I didn't even know the Sonics were playing again. When I heard that they were going to play the Way Out West festival I was very surprised. If someone would have told me that I was going to see any of those bands 5 years ago I would have thought they were joking...



In 1964-65 when The Sonics released their first records they were way ahead of their time, the music was raw, aggressive and distorted. With songs like Psycho, The Witch, Strychnine, The Hustler and Boss Hoss and Jerry Roslie's wild screams they pretty much invented punk rock 12 years too early.

But the question was if they could recreate all that energy 40 years later... They still had most of the energy and the screams were still there. They played most of the songs from their two first albums from 1966, the songs I mentioned earlier and their cool covers of Have Love Will Travel, Money, Walking the Dog and a few rock n' roll standards. All in all it was a great show, they seemed to be having lots of fun and happy to be playing festivals were most people wasn't even born when they started out. They even joked about how they used to party with the audience parents back in the day...



Next up was Grinderman. I have seen Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds a couple of times before and was looking forward to see Nick Cave make noise with Grinderman. I think the Grinderman album is the best thing Nick has released in years. Like the album, the concert was noisy and aggressive reminding more of Cave's earlier band The Birthday Party and his first solo albums than the latter day Bad Seeds albums. The only downside was since they have only released one album they played every song from it and not all songs are as great as Depth Charge Ethel, Set Me Free, Electric Alice, Honey Bee and Man In The Moon... but Nick made up for the lesser songs by being the great frontman he is.



They also played the Bad Seeds classic Tupelo and the new song Dream that sounded very good too. It would have been very cool to see them do a couple of old Birthday Party songs like Nick the Stripper or Release the Bats and From Her To Eternity or Saint Huck from his first solo album... Another great show.
I would love to see Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds again some time soon too, it was 2001 or 2002 the last time and it was one of the best concerts I've seen...



To end the night Broder Daniel played their last show ever as a tribute to their guitar player Anders Göthberg who passed away earlier this year. It was a very emotional concert experience even if I have seen better BD shows musically. I hadn't listened that much to them the last year or so and had almost forgot how much I love them. To be honest few bands/artist affect me like BD, Henrik Berggren wear his heart on his sleeve and write such simple, powerful and honest lyrics. I found myself standing with my arm in the air and singing along to every word...



Some of the highlights were Sorrow, Work, the rarity Lemon, I'll Be Gone, What's Good, Shoreline, Old in Just One Day and of course When We Were Winning... and the all new song Hold On To Your Dreams was great too. The only song I really missed from the set was Luke Skywalker... and it would have been great to hear the long acoustic version of When We Were Winning live atleast once before they quit.

It was completely, completely wonderful and a worthy ending to one of the best and most important swedish bands ever. Along with Bruce Springsteen and Roky Erickson this was the best concert of the summer for me.

First, make a list of your top-20 artists overall. Then, for each of these artists, add the 8 most similar artists to your list. Delete any duplicates, count up the number of entries on your list and this will give you some idea of how eclectic your listening habits are. A score of 9 represents an extremely unvaried musical taste while a 160 represents an extremely varied one.

1. 동방신기
- 東方神起
- SHINee
- SMTOWN
- AnyBand
- Super Junior M
- 시아준수
- F.T Island

2. 植松伸夫
- 松枝賀子 & 江口貴勅
- 崎元仁
- Naoshi Mizuta
- 谷岡久美
- 光田康典
- 浜渦正志
- The Black Mages
- Shirou Hamaguchi

3. Fall Out Boy
- Panic at the Disco
- Cobra Starship
- The Academy Is...
- The Cab
- Midtown
- All Time Low
- My Chemical Romance
- Hey Monday

4. Super Junior
- Super Junior H
- Super Junior T
- Super Junior K.R.Y.
- 2PM

5. 倖田來未
- 安室奈美恵
- 浜崎あゆみ
- 鈴木あみ
- sifow
- BoA
- misono
- Leah Dizon
- 伊藤由奈

6. タッキー＆翼
- 今井翼
- 滝沢秀明
- NEWS
- KinKi Kids
- 関ジャニ∞
- V6
- KAT-TUN
- 山下智久

7. Linkin Park
- Fort Minor
- Jay-Z and Linkin Park
- Chester Bennington
- Xero
- Papa Roach
- Limp Bizkit
- Mike Shinoda
- Adema

8. Rain
- SE7EN
- Tae Yang
- Wheesung
- 이효리

9. N*E*R*D
- Pharrell
- The Neptunes
- Kanye West
- Fam-Lay
- Lupe Fiasco
- Kelis
- Clipse
- Common

10. Chae Yeon
- Son Dam Bi
- Baby V.O.X
- 이정현
- 배슬기
- Bada
- Jewelry
- Jo Sung Mo

11. Wonder Girls
- Kara
- After School

12. 雅-miyavi-
- Dué le quartz
- LM.C
- the GazettE
- SuG
- アンティック-珈琲店-
- alice nine.
- Kra
- Gackt

13. Elvis Presley
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Chuck Berry
- Ricky Nelson
- Eddie Cochran
- Gene Vincent
- Roy Orbison
- The Everly Brothers
- Buddy Holly

14. BIG BANG
- G-Dragon

15. Kent
- Håkan Hellström
- Broder Daniel
- Lasse Lindh
- Markus Krunegård
- Kristian Anttila
- Lars Winnerbäck
- Timo Räisänen
- Laakso

16. L'Arc~en~Ciel
- HYDE
- VAMPS
- P'UNK~EN~CIEL
- TETSU69
- LUNA SEA
- acid android
- Janne Da Arc

17. Brown Eyed Girls
- 4minute
- 2NE1
- f(x)

18. Robbie Williams
- Take That
- Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue
- George Michael
- Mark Owen
- Will Young
- Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman
- Ronan Keating
- Mika

19. 소녀시대
- 티파니
- 태연

20. Britney Spears
- The Pussycat Dolls
- Lady GaGa
- Lindsay Lohan
- Paris Hilton
- Ashley Tisdale
- Christina Aguilera
- Jessica Simpson
- Hilary Duff

= 146

youtoo14's top albums (overall)
1. U2 - No Line On The Horizon (348) 2. Beirut - The Flying Club Cup (313) 3. U2 - Achtung Baby (308) 4. U2 - The Joshua Tree (243) 5. U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (225) 6. U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind (219) 7. The Good, The Bad & The Queen - The Good, The Bad & The Queen (218) 8. Joel Alme - A Master Of Ceremonies (210) 9. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (201) 10. The Beatles - Abbey Road (186) 11. Radiohead - In Rainbows (180) 12. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (175) 13. Blur - Parklife (173) 14. Beirut - The Gulag Orkestar (167) 15. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (167) 16. Beirut - Gulag Orkestar (160) 17. The Kooks - Konk (159) 18. The Killers - Day & Age (156) 19. Sigur Rós - ( ) (156) 20. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (150) 21. U2 - Pop (150) 22. Broder Daniel - Cruel Town (148) 23. Monde Yeux - Duke & The Drug Dealing Dinosaurs (146) 24. Glasvegas - Glasvegas (Deluxe Edition) (144) 25. Sigur Rós - Ágætis byrjun (141) 26. Justice - Cross (141) 27. Slagsmålsklubben - Boss For Leader (138) 28. Monde Yeux - Naked Girls (138) 29. Familjen - Det snurrar i min skalle (132) 30. The Knife - Silent Shout (130)

50 Questions About My Top 50

1. How did you get into 29? (Simple Plan)
I was fourteen and not very happy

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22? (Moneybrother)
Possibly It's been hurting all the way with you Joanna

3. What's your favorite lyric by 33? The Kooks
-

4. How did you get into 49? (Lifehouse)
They were featured in grey's anatomy or something I think

5. How many albums by 13 do you own? (Kent)
I don't do albums ;)

6. What is your favorite song by 50? (Lasse Lindh)
Satan vad ont det gör

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad? (Bryan Adams)
Humm.. Heaven?

8. What is your favorite song by 15? (Jason Mraz)
A beautiful mess :)

9. What is your favorite song by 5? (The Sounds)
Night after night

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? (Peter, bjorn and john)
Well, there's Young folks. And Blue Period Picasso

11. What is the worst song by 40? (James Morrison)
I dunno

12. What is your favorite song by 10? (Veronica Maggio)
Nöjd. Eller 17 år.

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30? (Snow Patrol)
Not sure, Chasing cars evokes many memories though

14. What is your favorite song by 38? (Keane)
Love is the end

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy? (Markus Krunegård)
Jag är en vampyr :)

16. Is there a song by 25 that makes you sad? (Arctic Monkeys)
Not really.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23? (Almedal)
Och alla platserna

18. What's your favorite lyric by 11? (Amos Lee)
-

19. Who is a favorite member of 1? (Håkan Hellström)
Håkan Hellström?

20. Is there a song by 14 that makes you happy? (Loney, Dear)
Not really, no.

21. What is a good memory involving 27? (Michael Jackson)
Gosh, I should have one, but I can't think of it atm

22. What is your favorite song by 16? (Paolo Nutini)
Candy

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47? (Miss Li)
Oh boy

24. What is your favorite album by 18? (Melissa Horn)
Don't have the new album yet, so Långa nätter

25. What is your favorite song by 21? (Tingsek)
Things to say

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26? (Florence Valentin)
Spring Ricco

27. What is your favorite album by 3? (The Killers)
Hot Fuss or Sawdust, can't decide

28. What is you favorite song by 2? (Lars Winnerbäck)
Haha, hm. Timglas.

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32? (Michael Bublé)
Everything!

30. What is you favorite song by 8? (Tiger Lou)
Oh, Horatio

31. How many times have you seen 17 live? (Joel Alme)
Zero

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy? (Timbuktu)
Haha, duhh. Det löser sig, Alla vill till himmelen, Generellt?

33. How did you get into 12? (Hello Saferide)
Last FM tip

34. What is the worst song by 45? (Ted Gärdestad)
You can't point out a bad song of his, känns liksom inte rätt..

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34? (Broder Daniel)
When we were winning

36. What is the first song you ever heard by 48? (Joakim Thåström)
Die Mauer kan man väl få säga?

37. How many times have you seen 42 live? (Glasvegas)
Zero

38. What is you favorite song by 36? (Bob Marley)
Turn you lights down low. Or No woman no cry. Or One love.

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28? (Lily Allen)
Don't know

40. What is you favorite album by 7? (Jonathan Johansson)
En hand i himlen ;)

41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy? (Montt Mardié)
Set sail tomorrow

42. What is your favorite album by 41? (James Blunt)
I really don't have one

43. What is your favorite song by 24? (Ane Brun)
My star

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46? (John Legend)
Ahh, John Legend-songs, suddenly appearing in the midst of all the yugoslavian music in Montenegro this summer.

45. What is your favorite song by 35? (Deportees)
Will you talk (if I listen)

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy? (Coldplay)
Naa

47. What is your favorite album by 4? (Timo Räisänen)
Lovers are lonely or Mummy

48. Who is a favorite member of 37? (ABBA)
Haha, Björn?

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43? (John Mayer)
Waiting on the world to change

50. What is your favorite song by 20? (Kings of Leon)
Revelry

Do., 13. Aug. – 26. Haldern Pop Festival

Vor drei Jahren sollte Anna Ternheim schon einmal beim Haldern Festival auftreten. Damals stand aber die Veröffentlichung ihres Albums Separation road kurz bevor; die schwedische Singer/Songwriterin musste ihren Auftritt kurzfristig absagen. Haldern hatte also noch einen Auftritt der in New York lebenden Stockholmerin gut. Und siehe da, kurzfristig rückte Anna Ternheim in das ohnehin schon exzellente Programm des Festivals, um am Freitag auf der Hauptbühne zu spielen.

Daß die Schwedin das Festival ernst nahm, merkte man bereits am Bühnenhintergrund. Im Gegensatz zu ihren Clubshows früher im Jahr, hing hinter der Band ein ans Cover der aktuellen Platte angelehnte Rückbild. Für den Herbst hat die Künstlerin eine Akustik-Tour angekündigt, nachdem die letzten Auftritte mit Band und dem manchmal bombastischen Sound von Leaving on a mayday gestaltet wurden. Der Bühnenaufbau wies auf die Bandversion hin. Eine entscheidende Änderung zu den letzten Konzerten, die ich gesehen habe, gab es aber schon. Annas rotes Klavier stand mitten auf der Bühne, das fehlte in Nijmegen oder Frankfurt.

Und an ihr Piano setzte die Sängerin sich dann auch zunächst, als sie alleine auf die Bühne trat. Das konnte nur (und war auch) Shoreline sein, ihr Cover der schwedischen Band Broder Daniel. Ein wundervoller Beginn!

Danach erschien die Band. Das sind ihr Bassist Nils, Cellist Leo und Keyboarderin Ellekari (beide haben gemeinsam die Band The Tiny) und Hintergrundsängerin Lynn. Nur der Schlagzeuger kam mir neu vor. Vielleicht war er schon früher einmal im Einsatz, bei ihrer Tour dieses Jahr, gab es einen anderen Trommler.

Fortsetzung und Setlist: hier!