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Все имена даны в произвольном порядке, т.е. №9 ничуть не хуже №2 ;)

1. John Zorn - Femina

2. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois

3. Loose Fur - Born Again in the USA

4. Brad Mehldau - Largo

5. Glenn Kotche - Mobile

6. The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - Mutations / The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation - Succubus

7. Nels Cline / Nels Cline Trio / The Nels Cline Singers и остальные проекты Нельса - Coward

8. Omar A. Rodriguez-Lopez - Old Money

9. Polar Bear - Held on the Tips of Fingers

10. Esbjörn Svensson Trio - Tuesday Wonderland

Ot, garść statystyk po pierwszym roku obecności na last.fm ;)

29 273 plays
592 artists

Unique Tracks Listened (UTL): 5785
Song Repetition Index (SRI): 5.048 (29204)

first track - 12 X 2008, 16:59 : The Devin Townsend Band – Let It Roll
last track - 11 X 2009, 18:45 : Bohren & der Club of Gore – Karin


Top Artists

1 Dream Theater 839
2 Queensrÿche 734
3 Faith No More 689
4 Ulver 646
5 Ayreon 600
6 Devin Townsend 536
7 Quidam 522
8 Mastodon 488
9 Riverside 477
10 Pearl Jam 452

11 Porcupine Tree 429
12 A Perfect Circle 396
13 Tool 355
14 Deftones 353
15 Skunk Anansie 349
16 Strapping Young Lad 342
17 Professor Fate 336
18 Down 312
18 Puscifer 312
20 Stream of Passion 310

21 Coma 307
21 Fish 307
23 Sepultura 298
24 Indukti 296
25 Alice in Chains 280
26 Fates Warning 264
26 Waglewski Fisz Emade 264
28 Devin Townsend Project 257
29 Lovage 255
30 Robert Rodriguez 245


Top Albums

1. Professor Fate - The Inferno (328) 2. Waglewski Fisz Emade - Męska Muzyka (264) 3. Devin Townsend Project - Ki (257) 4. Lovage - Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By (255) 5. Devin Townsend - Terria (251) 6. Robert Rodriguez - Grindhouse: Planet Terror (245) 7. Coma - Hipertrofia (236) 8. Ulver - Perdition City (227) 9. Down - NOLA (207) 10. Mastodon - Crack The Skye (205) 11. Fish - 13th Star (205) 12. Peeping Tom - Peeping Tom (197) 13. Head Control System - Murder Nature (190) 14. A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms (184) 15. Esbjörn Svensson Trio - Seven days of Falling (179) 16. Puscifer - V is for Vagina (172) 17. Kinga Preis i Mariusz Drężek - Ballady morderców (167) 18. Faith No More - Angel Dust (164) 19. Ulver - Blood Inside (164) 20. Indukti - S.U.S.A.R. (163) 21. Imogen Heap - Speak for Yourself (161) 22. Explorers Club - Raising the Mammoth (161) 23. Riverside - Out of Myself (161) 24. Ulver - Kveldssanger (157) 25. The Devin Townsend Band - Synchestra (154) 26. Rollins Band - Nice (154) 27. Ayreon - The Human Equation (152) 28. Ayreon - 01011001 (152) 29. Faith No More - Live at Download Festival, 12.06.2009 (152) 30. Fates Warning - Disconnected (151) 31. Caamora - She (148) 32. Astrid van der Veen - Beautiful Red (147) 33. Handsome Boy Modeling School - So... How's Your Girl? (145) 34. Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet (144) 35. Skunk Anansie - Post Orgasmic Chill (144) 36. Strapping Young Lad - The New Black (143) 37. Mastodon - Blood Mountain (140) 38. Stream of Passion - Live in the Real World (140) 39. Massive Attack - Mezzanine (139) 40. Quidam - Alone Together (136) 41. Testor - Next Stop Insanity (135) 42. Ambeon - Fate of a Dreamer (134) 43. Devin Townsend - Ziltoid the Omniscient (134) 44. O.S.T.R. - Ja tu tylko sprzątam (132) 45. Psychotic Waltz - Bleeding (131) 46. Indukti - Idmen (131) 47. Skunk Anansie - Paranoid & Sunburnt (131) 48. Alice in Chains - Dirt (129) 49. Virgin Snatch - Act Of Grace (129) 50. Original Cast - Leonardo - The Absolute Man (127)
50. Nouvelle Vague - 3 (127)
50. Faith No More - King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime (127)



Top Tracks

1 Professor Fate – Limbo 50

2 Quidam – Sanktuarium 38

3 Lux Occulta – Mane-Tekel-Fares 37

4 A Perfect Circle – Magdalena 36

5 Professor Fate – The Glutonous 35

6 Virgin Snatch – It's Time 34
6 Head Control System – Kiss From A Rose 34

8 Professor Fate – The Wrathful and Sullen 33
8 Professor Fate – Heretics 33
8 Professor Fate – The Lustful 33
8 Professor Fate – Avarice and Prodigality 33

12 Professor Fate – The Gates Of Hell 32
12 Down – Stone the Crow 32
12 Juliette Lewis – Hardly Wait 32
12 Ulver – Porn Piece or the Scars of Cold Kisses 32

16 Professor Fate – The Violent 31
16 Ulver – Lost in Moments 31
16 Sabaton – 40:1 31

19 Mastodon – The Last Baron 30
19 Mastodon – Oblivion 30
19 Devin Townsend – Nobody's Here 30

22 Professor Fate – The Fraudulent 29
22 Mastodon – Divinations 29
22 Mastodon – The Czar 29

25 Indukti – Uluru 28
25 Indukti – Tusan Homichi Tuvota 28
25 Faith No More – Evidence 28
25 Devin Townsend – Olives 28

29 Professor Fate – Treachery 27
29 Waglewski Fisz Emade – Męska Muzyka 27
29 Ulver – Hallways of Always 27
29 Mastodon – Quintessence 27
29 Devin Townsend Project – A Monday 27
29 Porcupine Tree – Lazarus 27
29 Peeping Tom – Mojo (feat. rahzel & dan the automator) 27
29 Robert Rodriguez – The Grindhouse Blues 27
29 Porcupine Tree – Even Less 27

38 Fates Warning – Still Remains 26
38 Faith No More – Land of Sunshine 26
38 Mastodon – Crack The Skye 26
38 Rush – YYZ 26
38 Devin Townsend – Mountain 26
38 Indukti – Cold Inside... I 26
38 Lovage – Koala's Lament 26
38 Mastodon – Ghost of Karelia 26

46 Devin Townsend – Earth Day 25
46 Nouvelle Vague – Too Drunk to Fuck 25
46 Indukti – Freder 25
46 Waglewski Fisz Emade – Majty 25
46 Massive Attack – Teardrop 25
46 Ulver – Tomorrow Never Knows 25
46 O.S.T.R. – Co by się nie działo 25


Monthly Top Artists

Oct-2008 Ayreon (114 plays)
Nov-2008 Explorers Club (120 plays)
Dec-2008 Damian Wilson (139 plays)
Jan-2009 Robert Rodriguez (175 plays)
Feb-2009 Porcupine Tree (72 plays)
Mar-2009 Pantera (105 plays)
Apr-2009 Waglewski Fisz Emade (178 plays)
May-2009 Slayer (118 plays)
Jun-2009 Faith No More (209 plays)
Jul-2009 Pearl Jam (337 plays)
Aug-2009 Dream Theater (178 plays)
Sep-2009 Deftones (237 plays)
Oct-2009 A Perfect Circle (132 plays)


Monthly Top Tracks

Oct-2008 Head Control System : Kiss From A Rose (14 plays)
Nov-2008 Mech : brudna muzyka (10 plays)
Dec-2008 Virgin Snatch : It's Time (29 plays)
Jan-2009 Down : Stone the Crow (19 plays)
Feb-2009 Sabaton : 40:1 (15 plays)
Mar-2009 Deftones : Digital Bath (11 plays)
Apr-2009 Mastodon : The Last Baron (22 plays)
May-2009 O.S.T.R. : Co by się nie działo (18 plays)
Jun-2009 Faith No More : Reunited (19 plays)
Jul-2009 Dream Theater : The Shattered Fortress (15 plays)
Aug-2009 Massive Attack : Teardrop (18 plays)
Sep-2009 Misery Signals : Worlds & Dreams (20 plays)
Oct-2009 A Perfect Circle : Magdalena (18 plays)

tbc

Тоже решил заполнить у себя эту анкету, увидел в журнале у одного чувака. Переводить вопросы было влом, поэтому оставил как есть.
Итак...

1.How did you get into no.29?
Sally Shapiro. Услышал её песню "I Know" здесь на ласте (какая это была станция, не помню) - и попёрло, очень понравилась такая элегантная музычка ночного города.

2. What's the first song you ever heard by no.22?
Basement Jaxx. Честно говоря, не помню уже, но могу предположить, что это была Bingo Bango.

3. Whats your favorite lyric by no.33?
Ramsey Lewis. Любимых текстов нету, есть только любимая музыка. Послушайте альбом "Between the Keys", не пожалеете!

4. How did you get into no.49?
Igor Butman. Давно увлекаюсь джазом (среди всего прочего), а его послушал только после его участия в проекте "Звёзды на льду".

5. How many albums by no.13 do you own?
Metallica. Ща сосчитаю... Пять штук, а какие не скажу :-D

6. What is your favorite song by no.50?
Brian Bromberg. Да у меня только его альбом "Metal" есть, мне нравится, а одну определённую песню выделить не могу.

7. Is there a song by no.39 that makes you sad?
Bloodhound Gang. Ну это такая группа, что опечалить она точно не может!

8. What is your favorite song by no.15?
Iron Maiden. Блин, их вагон! Но навскидку - Fear of the Dark.

9. What is your favorite song by no.5?
St. Petersburg Ska-Jazz Review. 4.70.

10. Is there a song by no.6 that makes you happy?
Русский Размер. Танцы (Как под вечер я пляшу, будто воздухом дышу. А наутро встану я, не выходит ни ...!) Да и вообще суперская же группа!

11. What is the worst song by no.40?
Yakuzi. Не могу сказать, ХЗ короче ))

12. What is your favorite song by no.10?
Алиса. Дождь.

13. What is a good memory you have involving no.30?
Jazzamor. Нету, просто музыка нравится, и всё.

14. What is your favorite song by no.38?
Чугунный Скороход. Afterparty.

15. Is there a song by no.19 that makes you happy?
Schiller. Нету, потому что музыка спокойная, но очень красивая!

16. Is there a song by no.25 that makes you sad?
Miles Davis. Тоже нету.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
Spitfire. Антагонизм ("Есть такая публика, что от общения с ней мне дыра от бублика кажется ценней")

18. What's your favorite lyric by no.11?
Ska-P. Нету, в силу недостаточного знания испанского, да и нравятся они мне из-за музыки и зашибенно-бешеной энергии!

19. Who is a favorite member of no.1?
Brooklyn Bounce. Штефан Дэймон, конечно, он был самый харизматичный! (кто не знает, это тот мужик с таким низким голосом)

20. Is there a song by no.14 that makes you happy?
AC/DC. Ну наверно You Shook Me All Night Long.

21. What is a good memory involving no.27?
Фристайл. Как мы когда-то веселились под них и им подобных :-)

22. What is your favorite song by no.16?
Blank & Jones. Их много, одну не назову, но скажу, что они все с первых четырёх альбомов.

23. What is the first song you ever heard by no.47?
Ночные Снайперы. Ты дарила мне розы

24. What is your favorite album by no.18?
Jamiroquai. Synkronized

25. What is your favorite song by no.21?
Кар-Мэн. Лондон гуд-бай (в версии 1999, с альбома "Назад в будущее")

26. What is the first song you ever heard by no.26?
The Offspring. Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)

27. What is your favorite album by no.3?
Кино. Ну наверно Чёрный альбом.

28. What is your favorite song by no.2?
Ленинград. Их тоже вагон! :-)

29. What was the first song you ever heard by no.32?
Candy Dulfer. Lily Was Here, конечно!

30. What is you favorite song by no.8?
Pet Shop Boys. Тоже их до фига, ну с последнего альбома - Did you see me coming?

31. How many times have you seen no.17 live?
Markscheider Kunst. Представьте себе, был я на них! Правда, только один раз (а почему бы и ещё раз не сходить, если приедут?)

32. Is there a song by no.44 that makes you happy?
Prague Ska Conspiracy. Да вообще это такая, весёлая, солнечная группка, так что одну какую-то песню выделить не могу!

33. How did you get into no.12?
Bangbros. Первый раз услышал их на каком-то миксе, а потом приобрёл альбом Bangerland. Жалко только, что после этого у них практически пошёл спад.

34. What is the worst song by no.45?
Discotronic. Shooting Star (Club Mix)

35. What was the first song you ever heard by no.34?
Bazzpitchers. We Are One (Extended)

36. What was the first song you ever heard by no.48?
Michael Brecker. Midnight Voyage

37. How many times have you seen no.42 live?
Edguy. Ни одного (хотя возможность была)

38. What is you favorite song by no.36?
Queens of the Stone Age. Бесспорно, выигрывает No One Knows.

39. What was the first song you ever heard by no.28?
Massive Attack. Be Thankful for What You Got

40. What is you favorite album by no.7?
Distemper. Ska Moscow Punk и Доброе утро!

41. Is there a song by no.31 that makes you happy?
Нету 31 (на данный момент, есть только два 30х)

42. What is your favorite album by no.41?
Less Than Jake. Есть только один - Hello Rockview.

43. What is your favorite song by no.24?
Esbjörn Svensson Trio. Tuesday Wonderland, по-любому.

44. What is a good memory you have involving no.46?
Junkie XL. Мемори нету, но его радио-альбом - просто класс, как будто в какой-нибудь виртуальный сказочный город попал!

45. What is your favorite song by no.35?
Bob Marley & The Wailers. Определённой нету :-)

46. Is there a song by no.9 that makes you happy?
Сплин. Самая прикольная - это Мы сидели и курили.

47. What is your favorite album by no.4?
Millencolin. For Monkeys

48. Who is your favorite member of no.37?
McCoy Tyner. Нравится сам как пианист, но конечно же с ритм-секцией.

49. What is the first song you ever heard by no.43?
Röyksopp. Eple

50. What is your favorite song by no.20?
Michael Jackson. Их тоже много, но самая любимая песня моего детства (и благодаря которой я так конкретно тогда на него запал) - это Billie Jean.


So well, now the English translation... I just can say that I've seen this survey in one guy's blog here on the site. So...

1.How did you get into no.29?
Sally Shapiro. Heard her song I Know here on last.fm (just don't remember which station) and I liked this elegant music of a night city.

2. What's the first song you ever heard by no.22?
Basement Jaxx. Honestly, can't remember any more, but suppose - Bingo Bango.

3. Whats your favorite lyric by no.33?
Ramsey Lewis. No favorite lyrics, just super music. Listen to the album Between the Keys, you won't be sorry about it!

4. How did you get into no.49?
Igor Butman. I have already been a jazz fan, too for a long, and he comes from the same country I do (it's Russia). To him I listened after he took part in the TV project "Stars on ice".

5. How many albums by no.13 do you own?
Metallica. Now I'm gonna count... Five, not gonna say which ones :-D

6. What is your favorite song by no.50?
Brian Bromberg. I've only got his album Metal. I like it but there isn't one best song for me.

7. Is there a song by no.39 that makes you sad?
Bloodhound Gang. This is such a band which can't make sad!

8. What is your favorite song by no.15?
Iron Maiden. Just remembering - Fear of the Dark. But there's such a lot of them!

9. What is your favorite song by no.5?
St. Petersburg Ska-Jazz Review. 4.70.

10. Is there a song by no.6 that makes you happy?
Русский Размер. Танцы A Russian dance band from St. Petersburg, and this song is especially funny if you understand lyrics (originally, not translated!)

11. What is the worst song by no.40?
Yakuzi. Dunno :-)

12. What is your favorite song by no.10?
Алиса. Дождь (Rain).

13. What is a good memory you have involving no.30?
Jazzamor. No one, I simply like the music :-)

14. What is your favorite song by no.38?
Чугунный Скороход. Afterparty (Chugunny Skorohod - a Russian techno band).

15. Is there a song by no.19 that makes you happy?
Schiller. No, because this music is calm, but very pretty!

16. Is there a song by no.25 that makes you sad?
Miles Davis. No, either.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
Spitfire. Антагонизм (Anthagonism)

18. What's your favorite lyric by no.11?
Ska-P. There's no one because of not enough knowledge of Spanish language (but their music and energy!)

19. Who is a favorite member of no.1?
Brooklyn Bounce. Of course Stefan Daemon (the man with a deep voice), he's the most charismatical one!

20. Is there a song by no.14 that makes you happy?
AC/DC. Well, I think You Shook Me All Night Long.

21. What is a good memory involving no.27?
Фристайл. An old Russian disco / dance band called Freestyle - I just remember how we partied to the music like that :-)

22. What is your favorite song by no.16?
Blank & Jones. There are many of them, and all come from their first four albums.

23. What is the first song you ever heard by no.47?
Ночные Снайперы. Ты дарила мне розы (Night Snipers - You Gave Me Roses)

24. What is your favorite album by no.18?
Jamiroquai. Synkronized

25. What is your favorite song by no.21?
Кар-Мэн. Лондон гуд-бай (version 1999)

26. What is the first song you ever heard by no.26?
The Offspring. Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)

27. What is your favorite album by no.3?
Кино. Чёрный альбом. (Kino - Black Album)

28. What is your favorite song by no.2?
Ленинград. A lot, too! :-)

29. What was the first song you ever heard by no.32?
Candy Dulfer. Lily Was Here, of course!

30. What is you favorite song by no.8?
Pet Shop Boys. A lot, too, but from the latest album - Did you see me coming?

31. How many times have you seen no.17 live?
Markscheider Kunst. Imagine, I really have! But only once (why not once more if they come!)

32. Is there a song by no.44 that makes you happy?
Prague Ska Conspiracy. Every one :-)

33. How did you get into no.12?
Bangbros. First time I heard them on some DJ set, and later I got the album Bangerland. Only a pity that after they started losing.

34. What is the worst song by no.45?
Discotronic. Shooting Star (Club Mix)

35. What was the first song you ever heard by no.34?
Bazzpitchers. We Are One (Extended)

36. What was the first song you ever heard by no.48?
Michael Brecker. Midnight Voyage

37. How many times have you seen no.42 live?
Edguy. Not a single one (although there was a possibility)

38. What is you favorite song by no.36?
Queens of the Stone Age. No One Knows, without denying.

39. What was the first song you ever heard by no.28?
Massive Attack. Be Thankful for What You Got

40. What is you favorite album by no.7?
Distemper. Ska Moscow Punk and Доброе утро! (Good morning)

41. Is there a song by no.31 that makes you happy?
I've got no 31 (only two 30s)

42. What is your favorite album by no.41?
Less Than Jake. Got only one - Hello Rockview.

43. What is your favorite song by no.24?
Esbjörn Svensson Trio. Tuesday Wonderland, definitively.

44. What is a good memory you have involving no.46?
Junkie XL. No memory, but his radio-album is like a holiday in a virtual fairy-tale city!

45. What is your favorite song by no.35?
Bob Marley & The Wailers. They all :-)

46. Is there a song by no.9 that makes you happy?
Сплин. The most funny one is Мы сидели и курили (We were sittin' and smokin').

47. What is your favorite album by no.4?
Millencolin. For Monkeys

48. Who is your favorite member of no.37?
McCoy Tyner. I like him by himself as a pianist, of course with the rhythm section.

49. What is the first song you ever heard by no.43?
Röyksopp. Eple

50. What is your favorite song by no.20?
Michael Jackson. There's also a lot of them but my first one is Billie Jean (and this one made me his fan, that was long ago in the childhood :-) ).

Jazz/Blues_like

Esbjörn Svensson Trio
Erik Truffaz
Vital Information
The Bad Plus
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
The Blues Brothers
Tord Gustavsen Trio
Marcus Miller
Ron Carter
Steps Ahead
Spyro Gyra
Horacio 'El Negro' Hernandez
Mike Stern
Lee Konitz
Spring String Quartet
Chicago Underground Quartet
Wax Poetic


Rock/Metal_like

Faith No More
Dream Theater
Pain of Salvation
Opeth
Fates Warning
Queensrÿche
Metallica
Megadeth
Testament
Kreator
Quo Vadis
Joe Satriani
Blind Guardian
Helloween
Deep Purple
Dio
Hughes Turner Project
Blackmore's Night
Whitesnake
Guns N' Roses
Sebastian Bach (with Steve DiGiorgio)
Circle II Circle
Kevin Moore
God Is an Astronaut
Evergrey
Enchant
Vanden Plas
Cynic
Down
Orphaned Land
Therion
Doro
L.A. Guns
Mezarkabul
Kurban
Nekropsi


Pop/Others_like

Madonna
Röyksopp
Kraftwerk
Sting
Travis
Garbage
Elthon John
Brazzaville
Gevende
Anjelika Akbar
Vassilis Saleas
Burhan Öçal & The Trakya All Stars
Hüsnü Şenlendirici

Alexisonfire - Crisis 2006 Vagrant Records
App'Ground - Human Massacre, Demon Sounds 2008 selfreleased
As I Lay Dying - Frail Words Collapse 2003 Metal Blade Records & A Long March: The First Recordings 2006 Metal Blade Records
Attack Attack - Someday Came Suddenly 2008 Rise Records
August Burns Red - Constellations 2009 Solid State Records
BALZAC - Came Out of the Grave 2004 G-Force Records
Between the Buried and Me - The Anatomy Of 2006 Victory Records
Björk - Debut 1993 One Little Indian Records & Homogenic 1997 One Little Indian Records
The Blackout - The Best in Town 2009 Epitaph Europe
Blind - No Comprimise EP 2003 Blindmusic & Blind 2007 EMI & The Fire Remains 2009 Blind Records
Bring Me the Horizon - Count Your Blessings 2006 Visible Noise Records
Bullet For My Valentine - The Poisen 2005 Sony BMG [CD+DVD] & Scream Aim Fire 2008 Sony BMG [CD+DVD]
Callejón - Willkommen im Beerdigungscafé 2006 My Favourite Toy/Alive & Fauler Zauber Dunkelherz EP 2007 selfreleased & Zombieactionhauptquartier 2008 Nuclear Blast [CD+DVD]
Celldweller - Celldweller 2003 Esion Media
Chiodos - All's Well That Ends Well 2006 Equal Vision Records [CD+DVD] & Bone Palace Ballet 2007 Equal Vision Records
Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head 2002 EMI & X&Y 2005 EMI
Converge - You Fail Me 2004 Epitaph Europe
Dead Swans - Sleepwalkers 2009 Bridge Nine Records
Deftones: White Pony 2000 Maverick (release that starts with 'Feiticeira') & Deftones 2003 Maverick
The Devil Wears Prada - Plagues 2008 Rise Records [CD+DVD]
Dir en grey - Gauze 2001 Free-will & Macabre 2000 MiYa Records & Six Ugly EP 2002 Firewall & Vulgar 2005 Free Will Europe & Withering to Death 2005 Free Will Europe & The Marrow of a Bone 2007 Firewall [2CD edit] & Decade 1998-2002 2007 Firewall & Uroboros 2008 Gan-Shin Records
Discharge - Never Again 2007 Captain Oi! & Decontrol: The Singles 2002 Sanctuary Records
Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings 2009 Roadrunner Records [3CD edit]
dredg - Catch without Arms 2005 Interscope Records
Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde 2003 Sony Music
Einstürzende Neubauten - 1/2 Mensch Indigo & Ende Neu 1996 Mute Records & Tabula Rasa 2000 Mute Records & Silence is Sexy 2000 Zomba Records
Escape the Fate - Dying is Your Latest Fashion 2006 Epitaph Records
Esbjörn Svensson Trio - Viaticum 2005 Act
Faith No More - Angel Dust 1992 Slash Records & King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime 1995 Slash Records & Album of the Year 1997 Slash Records
Fantômas - The Director's Cut 2001 Ipepac Recordings & Fantômas 1998 Ipepac Recordings
Fire in the Attic - Decision & Action EP 2004 Redfield Records & Crush / Rebuild 2005 Redfield Records & I'll Beat You, City! 2006 Redfield Records & Cum Grano Salis 2008 Redfield Records
From First to Last - Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Bodycount 2004 Epitaph Records
girugämesh - 13's reborn 2006/2007 Universal Music GMBH
Good Charlotte - The Chronicles of Life & Death Life Version 2004 Sony & Death Version 2004 Sony
Gorillaz - Demon Days 2005 EMI [CD+DVD]
Hand to Hand - Breaking the Surface EP2008 Lifeforce Records
The Haunted - rEVOLVEr 2004 Century Media
In Fear and Faith - Voyage EP 2007 selfreleased
Jimmy Eat World - Clarity 1999 Capitol Records & Bleed American 2001 SKG Music & Futures 2004 Interscope Records & Chase this Light 2007 Interscope Records
Moi dix Mois - Nocturnal Opera 2004/2005 Midi:Nette [2CD edit]
My Baby wants to eat your pussy - Ignorance & Vision 2008 Ass Hammer Records
The New American Orchestra - Blade Runner Soundtrack 1982 WEA International Inc.
Nuclear Blast Allstars - Out of the Dark 2007 Nuclear Blast compilation
Oh, Sleeper - Son of the Morning 2009 Solid State Records
P.O.D. - Payable On Death 2003 Atlantic Records
Parkway Drive - Horizons 2007 Epitaph Europe
Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother 1994 EMI & Dark Side of the Moon 1994 EMI & The Wall 1994 EMI & Animals 1994 EMI
Portishead: Dummy 1994 Go! Beat & Porishead 1997 Go! Beat
Radiohead - Amnesiac 2001 EMI & I Might Be Wrong Live Recordings 2001 EMI
Saosin - Saosin 2006 Capitol Records
Scary Kids Scaring Kids - Scary Kids Scaring Kids 2007 Immortal Records
See You Next Tuesday - Intervals 2008 Ferret Music LLC
Silverstein - Arrivals & Departures 2007 Victory Records
Sky Eats Airplane - Everything Perfect on the Wrong Day 2006 Thriving Records
Social Distortion - Prison Bound 1988 Kung Fu Records & Mommy's Little Monster 1982 Kung Fu Records & Social Distortion 1990 Sony & Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell 1992 Sony & White Light White Heat White Trash 1996 Sony & Sex, Love and Rock'n'Roll 2004 Time Bomb Records
Sonah - Kurzgeschichten 2007 Redfield Records
A Static Lullaby - Faso Latido 2005 Sony
Underoath - Define the Great Line 2006 Tooth & Nail Records & Lost in the Sound of Seperation 2008 Tooth & Nail Records
VAST - Visual Audio Sensory Theater 1998 Elektra

Since I'm from Sweden, I've heard a lot of swedish music, of course. Probably a lot more than people from other countries have. And while far from everything is brilliant, I've discovered that Sweden has a few bands that are really, really good. Bands that can be compared to any band in the USA or UK in the same kind of music. There are especially four bands that comes to my mind when I think of good swedish music, all in different genres. And with this blog post, I'm going to tell something about theese four bands, and post some youtube clips with them. Enjoy!




Jens Lekman (Pop)
For fans och Belle & Sebastian and The Magnetic Fields, I'd recommend this man. Jens Lekman, who by the way just got the swine flu, is one of very few artists that can make something really unique with just simple pop songs. I don't know if it is his voice, the melodies or the lyrics, but even if you feel like you've heard it a thousand times before, it still feels new and fresh. Combined with a great sense of humour he is really worth listening too. Jens Lekman's latest album, Night Falls Over Kortedala, is full of great pop songs and if you like what you hear now, then go buy it, or download it, or, well, I don't care, really, just listen to it.

You Are the Light (Music video)

A Postcard To Nina (Live)

Slipping on the Sweet Nectar (Music video)

Last.fm: Jens Lekman




Esbjörn Svensson Trio (Jazz)
Esbjörn Svensson Trio was that kind of band that mixed the best between pop and jazz music. The melodies and structure in pop combined with the talent in jazz. Totally wonderful. Personally, I like their latest albums mostly, especially Seven days of Falling and Tuesday Wonderland.There's something about their songs that just makes me want to listen to them over and over again. I like a lot of jazz, but this is the only jazz group I listen to when I want something more than just relaxing music. It's a great group to start with if you haven't listened to much jazz, too. The frontman Esbjörn Svensson died when diving at the age of 44 last year.

Elevation of Love (Live)

Tuesday Wonderland (Live)

Last.fm: Esbjörn Svensson Trio




The Tallest Man On Earth
I believe I'll have too admit one thing. One thing that's quite embarrising. I like The Tallest man On Earth more than Bob Dylan. The Tallest Man On Earth has just released one album and I already like him more than Bob Dylan. So. I've said it now. He have supported Bon Iver but if earth was just a little better place, it would be vice versa. You just have to hear this. And, one day, he will perhaps have Bon Iver as his support band. And perhaps Bob Dylan too. His lyrics are great, his voice is brilliant and his guitar playing even better. The Tallest Man On Earth is wonderful and I just can't wait for his next album.

I Won't Be Found

The Gardener (Live)

Pistol Dreams

Last.fm: The Tallest Man on Earth




The Knife (Electronic)
The Knife is a duo containing Olof Dreijer and Karin Dreijer. They are one of my absolute favourite bands. Known for not showing their faces and being very unpublic in general, they have gained some controversy when they won six swedish grammies and didn't show up. Still, they are so much more than just image. Their haunting melodies and unique sound, combined with their awesome live shows is what makes them so good. Though, I've never seen them live myself, but when looking at the live videos below, I think you'll understand what I mean.

Silent Shout (Live)

Pass This On ("Live" on a Swedish talk show)

Like A Pen (Music Video)

Kino (Live)

Heartbeats (Live)

Last.fm: The Knife




If you'd like to hear more Swedish music, I'd recommend just mentioned Karin Dreijer of The Knife's solo project called Fever Ray, which is just as good as the The Knife, the singer-songwriter José Gonzalez (who have done a great cover of The Knife's song Heartbeats) and Hello Saferide, a great pop artist with good lyrics too. Lykke Li, Peter Bjorn and John and Robyn are three pop bands that are quite popular right now (you should especially take a listen to Peter Bjorn and John, they're so much more than their hit Young Folks...). The Hives is a recommendation for everyone who likes great, simple rock music. And for fans of The Cure around their middle 80's period, Shout Out Louds is something they may like. If you like The Clash's first album, it may be a good idea to listen to The (International) Noise Conspiracy. Koop is a very talanted electronic jazz duo. Oh, and, of course, ABBA. But you already listen to them, right? If you're interested in bands singing in Swedish, I'd recommend Kent, bob hund, Ebba Grön/Imperiet and, of course, Jakob Hellman. And at last, I want to recommend two young bands who are both quite unkown, so far, which is a shame. One is the Radiohead/Sonic Youthish Sonjagon, who released their debut album Arches earlier this year. The other one sounds more like alternative new american bands, perhaps with some folk influences. Think Okkervil River. Or The National. Their name is Bored Man Overboard.

Here's the myspace's for the last mentioned bands:

http://www.myspace.com/sonjagon
http://www.myspace.com/boredmanoverboard

Well, that's all for now, I guess. Comment if you have any questions or anything like that. Bye!

Recommended Songs (sorted by most recommended songs) recommended me:

Wasted Time : Kings of Leon (Score = 129.28)
Wild Side : Mötley Crüe (Score = 89.73)
The Truth : Ulver (Score = 80.68)
Emily Kane : Art Brut (Score = 79.49)
In the Red : Ulver (Score = 73.59)
East Hastings : Godspeed You! Black Emperor (Score = 70.64)
Providence : Godspeed You! Black Emperor (Score = 69.02)
Hang Me Up to Dry : Cold War Kids (Score = 65.36)
Can't Stand Me Now : The Libertines (Score = 63.17)
Dodge The Dodo : Esbjörn Svensson Trio (Score = 59.28)
Empire : Kasabian (Score = 59.25)
Sleeping In : The Postal Service (Score = 58.97)
Flathead : The Fratellis (Score = 57.55)
Expo '86 : Death Cab for Cutie (Score = 57.28)
Fuck Forever : Babyshambles (Score = 54.78)
Moving to New York : The Wombats (Score = 54.1)
Mystery Girl : Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Score = 53.91)
Red Morning Light : Kings of Leon (Score = 53.73)
Lightness : Death Cab for Cutie (Score = 53.71)
Oxford Comma : Vampire Weekend (Score = 53.5)
Men's Needs : The Cribs (Score = 53.48)
Safe From Harm : Massive Attack (Score = 52.88)
Jolly Good : Adam Green (Score = 52.32)
Blackest Eyes : Porcupine Tree (Score = 51.35)
An Honest Mistake : The Bravery (Score = 50.78)
In The Morning : Razorlight (Score = 50.45)
Cheap and Cheerful : The Kills (Score = 49.55)
Our Time : Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Score = 49.52)
Sofa Song : The Kooks (Score = 48.67)
E.S.T. : White Lies (Score = 47.9)
Love Burns : Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Score = 47.81)
Slow Hands : Interpol (Score = 47)
Delivery : Babyshambles (Score = 47)
Decent Days And Nights : The Futureheads (Score = 46.88)
Acid Rain : Liquid Tension Experiment (Score = 46.86)
Dating : Esbjörn Svensson Trio (Score = 46.67)
Wolf Like Me : TV on the Radio (Score = 46.55)
Passenger Seat : Death Cab for Cutie (Score = 45.01)
Drive My Car : The Beatles (Score = 44.69)
Away From Here : The Enemy (Score = 44.61)
First Love : The Maccabees (Score = 44.33)
Cheated Hearts : Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Score = 44.11)
Is There a Ghost : Band of Horses (Score = 44.02)
Bang Bang You're Dead : Dirty Pretty Things (Score = 43.69)
Joutilas : YUP (Score = 43.61)
The Racing Rats : Editors (Score = 43.07)
Believe : The Bravery (Score = 42.69)
Mansard Roof : Vampire Weekend (Score = 42.57)
Taste of Sand : Wolverine (Score = 42.43)
Valerie : The Zutons (Score = 42.27)
The Age of the Understatement : The Last Shadow Puppets (Score = 42.2)
Calm Like You : The Last Shadow Puppets (Score = 42.14)
I Left You : Sophia (Score = 42.03)
Shut Your Eyes : Snow Patrol (Score = 41.79)
Hospital Beds : Cold War Kids (Score = 41.77)
Here It Goes Again : OK Go (Score = 41.66)
Hands : The Raconteurs (Score = 41.64)
Aggro : The Enemy (Score = 41.64)
Tiny Vessels : Death Cab for Cutie (Score = 41.44)
Day Eleven: Love : Ayreon (Score = 41.44)
Unconditional : The Bravery (Score = 41.38)
Deadwood : Dirty Pretty Things (Score = 40.82)
Brainy : The National (Score = 40.6)
You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb : Spoon (Score = 40.27)
You Only Live Once : The Strokes (Score = 40.01)
Stockholm : OSI (Score = 39.99)
Nature Of The Experiment : Tokyo Police Club (Score = 39.97)
Love Gun : KISS (Score = 39.83)
Lost in the Post : The Wombats (Score = 39.58)
Slipstream : Threshold (Score = 38.93)
Weapon of Choice : Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Score = 38.92)
Middle of Nowhere : Hot Hot Heat (Score = 38.4)
Lego : The Maccabees (Score = 38.3)
Monster : The Automatic (Score = 38.24)
Munich : Editors (Score = 38.03)
On Demon Wings : Bohren (Score = 37.69)
Sour Cherry : The Kills (Score = 37.61)
Romantic Type : The Pigeon Detectives (Score = 37.22)
Cash Machine : Hard-Fi (Score = 36.78)
The Night I Lost My Head : Maxïmo Park (Score = 36.73)
In My Room : The Last Shadow Puppets (Score = 36.23)
One Big Holiday : My Morning Jacket (Score = 35.54)
Bohemian Like You : The Dandy Warhols (Score = 35.38)
Grounds For Divorce : Elbow (Score = 35.36)
Separate and Ever Deadly : The Last Shadow Puppets (Score = 35.27)
Half In Love With Elizabeth : Mystery Jets (Score = 35.23)
Heat Dies Down : Kaiser Chiefs (Score = 35.1)
Open Car : Porcupine Tree (Score = 34.57)
Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors : Editors (Score = 34.4)
Deeper Than Life : Shadow Gallery (Score = 34.13)
Jacqueline : Franz Ferdinand (Score = 34.1)
Our Bovine Public : The Cribs (Score = 34.05)
Freder : Indukti (Score = 33.8)
Barely Legal : The Strokes (Score = 33.75)
Suburban Knights : Hard-Fi (Score = 33.62)
Local Boy : The Rifles (Score = 33.55)
Lazy Eye : Silversun Pickups (Score = 33.44)
Take Her Back : The Pigeon Detectives (Score = 33.36)
Blood Thirsty Bastards : Dirty Pretty Things (Score = 33.25)
Heal the Waters : Ark (Score = 33.21)

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