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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. Tokio Hotel
Devilish
Cinema Bizarre
LaFee
Nevada Tan
Killerpilze
Panik
Aloha From Hell


2. Imogen Heap
Frou Frou
Kate Havnevik
A Fine Frenzy
Jem
Regina Spektor
Florence + The Machine
Sia
The Bird and the Bee

3. Lady GaGa
Britney Spears
The Pussycat Dolls
Space Cowboy
Ashley Tisdale
Katy Perry
Ke$ha
Little Boots
Madonna

4. Paramore
Hey Monday
VersaEmerge
Flyleaf
Boys Like Girls
Automatic Loveletter
All Time Low
Fake Number

5. Coldplay
Keane
Snow Patrol
Travis
The Killers
Radiohead
Oasis
The Fray
Thirteen Stones

6. Muse
Franz Ferdinand
Placebo
Kasabian
Arctic Monkeys
Kaiser Chiefs


7. The Beatles
John Lennon
George Harrison
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney & Wings
Wings
The Who
The Rolling Stones
The Kinks

8. MGMT
The Management
Klaxons
Vampire Weekend
Passion Pit
Black Kids
The Kooks
Empire of the Sun
Late of the Pier

9. Johan Palm
Kevin Borg
E.M.D.
John ME
Anna Bergendahl
Erik Hassle
Alice Svensson
Lasse Lindh
Simon Norrsveden

10. Los Campesinos!
Johnny Foreigner
Dananananaykroyd
Sky Larkin
Slow Club
Titus Andronicus
The Cribs
Ra Ra Riot
Matt & Kim


11. Panic at the Disco
Fall Out Boy
The Academy Is...
Cobra Starship
The Cab
Forgiven Durden
The Hush Sound
My Chemical Romance
This Providence

12.Mars Argo
The Golden Revelry
fun.
Mark Gardener and Andy Bell
The Soft Hills
Slowlands
Nelson Bragg
The Homophones
Eureka Brown

13.Hayley Williams
Low Shoulder
Zac Farro
Death in the Park

14.Owl City
Swimming With Dolphins
Lights
A Rocket To The Moon
Breathe Carolina
nevershoutnever!
The Secret Handshake
Breathe Electric
PlayRadioPlay!

15.Bat for Lashes
My Brightest Diamond
Patrick Wolf
St. Vincent
Lykke Li
Fever Ray
Cat Power
PJ Harvey

16.Simon & Garfunkel
Paul Simon
Cat Stevens
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Bob Dylan
Art Garfunkel
Peter, Paul & Mary
Donovan
The Mamas & The Papas

17.Jim Sturgess
Evan Rachel Wood
Dana Fuchs
Joe Anderson
T.V. Carpio
Dana Fuchs & Jim Sturgess
Martin Luther McCoy
Dana Fuchs & Martin Luther McCoy
Carol Woods & Timothy T. Mitchum

18.Fräulein Wunder
Debbie Rockt!
Eisblume
Jennifer Rostock
peilomat
Queensberry

19.Crystal Castles
You Love Her Coz She's Dead
HeartsRevolution
Kap Bambino
Bondage Fairies
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Metronomy

20.School of Seven Bells
A Sunny Day in Glasgow
Lotus Plaza
Telepathe
Asobi Seksu
M83
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Maps
Beach House


147 :D

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. Tokio Hotel
Devilish
Cinema Bizarre
LaFee
Nevada Tan
Killerpilze
Panik
Aloha From Hell


2. Imogen Heap
Frou Frou
Kate Havnevik
A Fine Frenzy
Jem
Regina Spektor
Florence + The Machine
Sia
The Bird and the Bee

3. Lady GaGa
Britney Spears
The Pussycat Dolls
Space Cowboy
Ashley Tisdale
Katy Perry
Ke$ha
Little Boots
Madonna

4. Paramore
Hey Monday
VersaEmerge
Flyleaf
Boys Like Girls
Automatic Loveletter
All Time Low
Fake Number

5. Coldplay
Keane
Snow Patrol
Travis
The Killers
Radiohead
Oasis
The Fray
Thirteen Stones

6. Muse
Franz Ferdinand
Placebo
Kasabian
Arctic Monkeys
Kaiser Chiefs


7. The Beatles
John Lennon
George Harrison
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney & Wings
Wings
The Who
The Rolling Stones
The Kinks

8. MGMT
The Management
Klaxons
Vampire Weekend
Passion Pit
Black Kids
The Kooks
Empire of the Sun
Late of the Pier

9. Johan Palm
Kevin Borg
E.M.D.
John ME
Anna Bergendahl
Erik Hassle
Alice Svensson
Lasse Lindh
Simon Norrsveden

10. Los Campesinos!
Johnny Foreigner
Dananananaykroyd
Sky Larkin
Slow Club
Titus Andronicus
The Cribs
Ra Ra Riot
Matt & Kim


11. Panic at the Disco
Fall Out Boy
The Academy Is...
Cobra Starship
The Cab
Forgiven Durden
The Hush Sound
My Chemical Romance
This Providence

12.Mars Argo
The Golden Revelry
fun.
Mark Gardener and Andy Bell
The Soft Hills
Slowlands
Nelson Bragg
The Homophones
Eureka Brown

13.Hayley Williams
Low Shoulder
Zac Farro
Death in the Park

14.Owl City
Swimming With Dolphins
Lights
A Rocket To The Moon
Breathe Carolina
nevershoutnever!
The Secret Handshake
Breathe Electric
PlayRadioPlay!

15.Bat for Lashes
My Brightest Diamond
Patrick Wolf
St. Vincent
Lykke Li
Fever Ray
Cat Power
PJ Harvey

16.Simon & Garfunkel
Paul Simon
Cat Stevens
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Bob Dylan
Art Garfunkel
Peter, Paul & Mary
Donovan
The Mamas & The Papas

17.Jim Sturgess
Evan Rachel Wood
Dana Fuchs
Joe Anderson
T.V. Carpio
Dana Fuchs & Jim Sturgess
Martin Luther McCoy
Dana Fuchs & Martin Luther McCoy
Carol Woods & Timothy T. Mitchum

18.Fräulein Wunder
Debbie Rockt!
Eisblume
Jennifer Rostock
peilomat
Queensberry

19.Crystal Castles
You Love Her Coz She's Dead
HeartsRevolution
Kap Bambino
Bondage Fairies
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Metronomy

20.School of Seven Bells
A Sunny Day in Glasgow
Lotus Plaza
Telepathe
Asobi Seksu
M83
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Maps
Beach House


147 :D

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In my opinion, these are the fifty best albums of all-time. I will address a few issues before you feel the need to leave posts about them.

1. Yes, this list will dominated by The Beatles (as well as other English rock bands).
2. Also, I am aware of the relatively limited number of genres which will be present.
3. If you are going to criticize my list, I have just one request: Name some albums to which I should listen. I'd love to hear your favorite albums, so I can listen to them, too. I want to listen to as many good albums as possible. Thank you.

With that being said, these are - in descending order - the 50 best albums in music history.

50. Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Red Hot Chili Peppers
49. The Times They Are A-Changin' - Bob Dylan
48. Urban Hymns - The Verve
47. Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols - Sex Pistols
46. LET IT BLEED - The Rolling Stones
45. Surrealistic Pillow - Jefferson Airplane
44. Please Please Me - The Beatles
43. Parklife - Blur
42. Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division
41. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan
40. Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones
39. Face To Face - The Kinks
38. All Things Must Pass - George Harrison
37. The Doors - The Doors
36. Nevermind - Nirvana
35. Electric Ladyland - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
34. Forever Changes - Love
33. Kind of Blue - Miles Davis
32. Different Class - Pulp
31. Disraeli Gears - Cream
30. Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin
29. Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys
28. The Bends - Radiohead
27. Are You Experienced
26. BEGGARS BANQUET - The Rolling Stones
25. The Joshua Tree - U2
24. Beatles for Sale - The Beatles
23. The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths
22. (What's the Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis
21. Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan
20. Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin
19. Hounds of Love - Kate Bush
18. The Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd
17. Definitely Maybe - Oasis
16. Abbey Road - The Beatles
15. Something Else By The Kinks - The Kinks
14. Imagine - John Lennon
13. Exile on Main Street - The Rolling Stones
12. The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground
11. Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan
10. London Calling - The Clash
9. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
8. The Beatles - The Beatles
7. OK Computer - Radiohead
6. A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles
5. Blonde on Blonde - Bob Dylan
4. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
3. Revolver - The Beatles
2. John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon
1. Rubber Soul - The Beatles

If you love The Beatles, then surely you love to SHARE your love for them, right?

GameStop is hosting a contest right now that gives you a chance to mash-up your favorite Beatles song titles into a brand new song. The winner will get a VIP Beatles experience in Vegas, including tickets to The Beatles: LOVE, a room at the Mirage, and $1,000 in spending cash.

Here's where to enter: http://thebeatlesinvasion.com

What's more, each entry has a unique URL so you can share your creation with the world (or at least a few friends, or this journal entry). The website also has a webcam of Abbey Road, so you can see what those wacky tourists are up to any time of the day:
http://thebeatlesinvasion.com/abbey-road-cam.php

I'm working with GameStop on the contest so let me know if I can answer any questions. Thanks!

~Derek

John Lennon
George Harrison
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr
the beatles

rafaelds's top albums (overall)
1. Tom Waits - Closing Time (518) 2. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield (508) 3. R.E.M. - Automatic for the People (508) 4. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chronicle, Volume 1 (417) 5. The Zombies - Odessey & Oracle: 30th Anniversary Edition (408) 6. Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon (401) 7. Emitt Rhodes - Emitt Rhodes (386) 8. Belchior - Millennium (380) 9. Antonio Carlos Jobim & Elis Regina - Elis & Tom (378) 10. Traveling Wilburys - Traveling Wilburys, Volume 1 (350) 11. Badfinger - Magic Christian Music (350) 12. George Harrison - Living in the Material World (345) 13. Ben Folds - Ben Folds Live (343) 14. Jeff Buckley - Grace (318) 15. David Bowie - Hunky Dory (317) 16. Derek and the Dominos - Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs (307) 17. Peter, Paul & Mary - Ten Years Together: The Best of Peter, Paul & Mary (298) 18. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (293) 19. Saracura - Saracura (289) 20. Tom Waits - The Early Years, Volume 1 (283) 21. Badfinger - No Dice (283) 22. Air - The Virgin Suicides (282) 23. Luciano Albo - Dossiê Camaleão (276) 24. Buffalo Springfield - Last Time Around (269) 25. Chico Buarque - Construção (267) 26. Roberto Carlos - Roberto Carlos (262) 27. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (260) 28. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 4 Way Street (disc 1) (256) 29. Booker T. & The MG's - Green Onions (246) 30. Carla Bruni - No Promises (241) 31. Cream - Disraeli Gears (240) 32. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (239) 33. Nando Reis & Os Infernais - MTV Ao Vivo (238) 34. Aimee Mann - Bachelor No. 2 (or, The Last Remains of the Dodo) (238) 35. The Beatles - Acoustic Masterpieces: The Esher Demos (237) 36. Vitor Ramil - Ramilonga - A Estetica do Frio (232) 37. John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band (230) 38. Secos & Molhados - Secos e Molhados (225) 39. Nei Lisboa - Hi-Fi (225) 40. Tom Waits - The Early Years, Volume 2 (218) 41. The Lemonheads - It's a Shame About Ray (212) 42. The Beatles - Revolver (209) 43. Love - Forever Changes (209) 44. Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen (209) 45. Pata de Elefante - Um Olho no Fósforo, Outro na Fagulha (207) 46. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (207) 47. The Beatles - Rubber Soul (197) 48. John Lennon - Imagine (194) 49. Frank Jorge - Vida de Verdade (192) 50. Frank Jorge - Volume 3 (191)

Put your iTunes/Winamp/Windows Media Player/whatever on Shuffle and list the next thirty songs that come up. No cheating to make yourself look cool!


1. The Byrds - one hundred years from now
2. Incubus - under my umbrella
3. Fleetwood Mac - go your own way
4. Beastie Boys - 3 minute rule
5. Rilo Kiley - jenny, you're barely alive
6. Ben Kweller - things I like to do
7. Silversun Pickups - sort of
8. Sam Cooke - summertime
9. The White Stripes - little room
10. The Beatles - sun king
11. The Avett Brothers - denouncing november blue (uneasy writer)
12. David Bowie - starman
13. Neil Young - alabama
14. The Raconteurs - these stones will shout
15. My Morning Jacket - remnants
16. The Dead Weather - so far from your weapon
17. Bright Eyes - light pollution
18. George Harrison - my sweet lord
19. The Rolling Stones - gimme shelter
20. The Felice Brothers - walk a while
21. Bob Dylan - blowin' in the wind
22. Megafaun - lazy suicide
23. The Smiths - heaven knows i'm miserable now
24. Otis Redding - that's how strong my love is
25. The Replacements - answering machine
26. Ryan Adams - starlite diner
27. Mates of State - these days
28. Fleetwood Mac - say you love me
29. Cat Stevens - don't be shy
30. Conor Oberst - lenders in the temple


QUESTIONS:

1. Which song do you prefer, ..1 or ..30?
30 probably. I love them both.

2. Have you ever listened to ..12 continuously on repeat?
no.

3. What album is ..26 from?
29.

4. What do you think about the artist who did ..15?
love them. I don't listen to them as much as I should.

5. Is ..19 one of your favorite songs?
one of my favorite rolling stones song. not one of my favorites in general.

6. Who does ..28 remind you of?
winter of 2007. when I really started listening to fleetwood mac.

7. Does ..20 have better lyrics or music?
lyrics I guess.

8. Do any of your friends like ..3?
Some do. Diana used to sing it all the time at school.

9. Is ..23 from a movie soundtrack?
Not that I know of.

10. Is ..18 overplayed on the radio?
no. I very rarely hear it.

11. What does ..21 remind you of?
Sam Cooke. He wrote a change is gonna come after hearing it.

12. Which do you prefer, ..5 or ..22?
5.

13. What album is ..17 from?
digital ash in a digital urn.

14. When did you first hear ..19?
I grew up hearing it.

15. What genre is ..8?
soul, I guess? r&b? I'm not good with picking genres.

16. What is your favourite lyric from ...3?
nothing really stands out.

17. What colour does ..4 remind you of?
green is the first thing that I thought of. but that's an odd question.

18. Have you ever blasted ..11 on your stereo?
yeah.

19. What genre is ..7?
alternative?

20. Can you play ..13 on any instrument?
no..

21. What is your favorite lyric from ..30?
if I miss you, well that's my fault.

22. What is your favorite lyric from ..23?
two lovers entwined pass me by,
and heaven knows i'm miserable now.

23. Would you recommend ..24 to your friends?
one of my very favorites, but maybe not. I don't think most of them would like it.

24. Is ..2 a good song to dance to?
no..

25. Do you ever hear ..16 on the radio?
no.

26. Is ..22 more of a nighttime or daytime song?
middle of the night song.

27. Does ..16 have any special meaning to you?
no.

28. Do any of your friends like ..1?
I don't think so. but sometimes they surprise me.

29. Is ..25 a fast or slow song?
Fastish.

30. Is ..5 a happy or sad song?
well it's certainly not happy. but I don't know that sad is the right word either.

31. What is one of your favorite lyrics from ..9?
it's not lyrics, but all the nonsense at the end I just love.

32. Is ..14 better to listen to alone or with friends?
Either

33. When did you first hear ..27?
goodness. I was a junior in high school I think, so 2006?

34. Name 3 other songs by the artist who did ..29?
trouble
peace train
if you want to sing out, sing out

35. Do you know all the words to ..6?
probably.

36. Does ..28 have better lyrics or music?
I don't think either would work without the other.

37. What album is ..10 from?
abbey road.

Love Songs - The Beatles
The Days in Between - Blue Rodeo
The Things We Left Behind-Blue Rodeo
Blonde on Blonde - Bob Dylan
Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. - Bruce Springsteen
Greatest Hits-The Byrds
Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs-Derek and the Dominos
The Doors - The Doors
All Things Must Pass - George Harrison
American Woman - The Guess Who
Neil Young-Neil Young
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere-Neil Young & Crazy Horse
After the Gold Rush-Neil Young
Decade-Neil Young
Harvest-Neil Young
Bleach-Nirvana
Live at Reading-Nirvana
Townes Van Zandt-Townes Van Zandt
Warren Zevon-Warren Zevon

Singles 7"

Aurora/The Sultan-The Squires