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Seen Live...
Set 6 2008, 21h10 por Seasonreaper
This is gonna take ages for me to remember everyone so expect random new additions now and then.
* = Glastonbury
65daysofstatic x3 (Supporting The Cure all 3 times)
Annihalator (Supporting Trivium)
Apnia (Supporting Leaves' Eyes)
Art of Dying (Supporting 1st Seether)
Atrocity (Supporting Leaves' Eyes)
The Automatic x2 (Supporting Hard Fi + *)
Avenged Sevenfold (Supporting Iron Maiden - they sucked...)
Avril Lavigne - LOL
BabyHead (*)
Basement Jaxx (*)
Björk (*)
BlackBud (* - Pathetic...)
Bloc Party (* - Boring)
The Chemical Brothers x2 (Concert + *)
Coldplay (*)
Cult of Luna
The Cure x3
The Deal Was For The Diamond (Supporting Cult of Luna)
Devil Sold His Soul (Supporting Cult of Luna)
Dreadzone (*)
Editors (* x2)
Elis (Supporting Leaves' Eyes)
Engerica (Supporting 1st Seether)
The Feeling (UK NFL Giants vs Dolphins halftime show + * - Crap both times...)
Finger Eleven (Supporting 2nd Seether)
The Fratellis (* x2 - Disappointing both times...)
Garbage (*)
the Gemma Ray Ritual (Supporting Seasick Steve)
Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly (* - Boring...)
Gojira (Supporting Trivium)
Goldfrapp (*)
Groove Armada (*)
Lauren Harris (Supporting Iron Maiden)
Hard-Fi - Meh
HIM
Hot Chip (*)
Iron Maiden
Isis
Kill Hannah (Supporting HIM)
KT Tunstall (*)
Lacuna Coil
Leaves' Eyes
Martina Topley-Bird (*)
Massive Attack (*)
Modest Mouse (*)
Neon Neon (*)
Nine Black Alps (*)
Ozric Tentacles (*)
Pendulum (*)
The Pigeon Detectives (* x2)
Poisonblack (Supporting Lacuna Coil)
Primal Scream (*)
Sanctity (Supporting Trivium)
Scouting for Girls (* - BORING)
Seasick Steve x3 (Concert + * x2)
Seether x2
The Subways (*)
Trivium - Meh
The White Stripes (*)
Within Temptation (Supporting Iron Maiden)
The Wombats (*)
The Zutons (* x2) -
Thingy.....ma-jig.
Set 5 2008, 9h28 por CarlaMcCeola
Name your top 10 most played bands on Last.fm:
1. My Bloody Valentine
2. Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
3. Radiohead
4. Sigur Rós
5. Rilo Kiley
6. The Gutter Twins
7. Gemma Hayes
8. The Dresden Dolls
9. Goldfrapp
10. Wilco
Now answer the questions according to the numbers:
what was the first song you ever heard by 6?
The Stations
what is your favourite album of 2?
Eck.....*ponders* Maybe Ballad of the Broken Seas..but I likes Sunday At Devil Dirt too....ah damn....=P
what is your favorite lyric that 5 has sung?
"I keep you close
In my wildest dreams
My rear view mirror
And you're waving to me
Our last goodbye"...methinks.
how many times have you seen 4 live?
Only the once....
what is your favorite song by 7?
Probably
Lucky One (Bird Of Cassadaga) or
Back of My Hand
what is a good memory you have considering the music of 10?
SEEING THEM AT ELECTRIC PICNIC!!!! =D And they played Impossible Germany
is there a song of 3 that makes you sad?
They don't really depress me, to be honest.
what is your favourite lyric that 2 has sung?
"Summer was high
When you caught my eye
But I was pledged to another
The feeling was strong when you came along
Now Lord only knows how I suffer"
what is your favourite song by 9?
Crystalline Green or Ride A White Horse or
Lovely Head...too hard
how did you get in to 3?
Hmmm. Friends, and also my brother bought OK Computer.
what was the first song you heard by 1?
Only Shallow (though, I had seen Lost In Translation a few months before and
Sometimes was on it. But I didn't really pay attention and I didn't know how it sounded).
what is your favourite song by 4?
Glósóli or Untitled 4
how many time have you seen 9 live?
Once
what is a good memory you have concerning 2?
Umm....buying their first CD on holidays =D completely spur of the moment....and seeing the latter at EP =D yay......
is there a song of 8 that makes you sad?
Slide...
what is your favourite album of 5?
Under The Blacklight.....no, More Adventurous.....oh, I don't know O_o
what is your favourite lyric that 3 has sung?
"I hit the bottom and escape...."
what is your favourite song of 1?
Sometimes
what is your favourite song of 10?
War On War or Impossible Germany
how many times have you seen 8 live?
NONE =[
what is your favourite album of 1?
Loveless =D
what is a great memory you have considering 9?
Oooh, seeing them at EP (yes, I've said this too many times, but they ARE GOOD MEMORIES!!!) and everyone going wild when Ooh La La came on. And when I first bought Black Cherry.
what was the first song you heard by 8?
Girl Anachronism.....thanks to Shoobs =]
what is your favorite cover by 2?
Eeem.....alls I knows regarding covers is Ramblin' Man...and I likes it -
10 random songs not played yet - 1
Set 3 2008, 15h27 por lola_martini
So, my old laptop "died" a couple of months ago, and with it all the information on play counts for iTunes (fortunately, not my music files, I have them in an external drive). Now my itunes play counts are pretty much down to zero. Since I have 10164 songs in my library and I haven't played 9991 of those yet, I figure it will be ages before I play them all. I thought I could let iTunes create a "smart" (¿?) playlist with 10 random songs I haven't played yet. Hopefully, there won't be lots of embarrassing stuff in it. Here's the first list:
1.
Mi Novio Es Un Zombi - Alaska y Dinarama - Love it! Reminds me of oh-so-many parties.
2.
Ideal Home - Black Box Recorder - Another one I like. I wonder if they will ever release anything new.
3. In My Place - Coldplay - Perhaps I should like them, but somehow I don't. I don't mind Clocks though.
4.
Snowden - Doves - Brilliant song. They are great live, too. And one of them played guitar in some Saint Etienne records, which makes me love them only more.
5. Hombres (Carlos Jean Remix) - Fangoria - Did I mention Olvido Gara (a.k.a. Alaska) is our national treasure?
6. Special - Garbage - I love their first two albums, so, yes, I would have played this anyway.
7.
Time Out From the World - Goldfrapp - As Agrado would say, "Soy fans, así, en plural" :)
8.
Many Rivers To Cross - Jimmy Cliff - Not my "cup of tea". I don't think I ever played this song in my other computer either.
9.
My Ship - June Christy - One of my favorite singers, so underrated and unknown nowadays too. When they invent the time machine, I'll see her live (and Anita O'Day, and Nina Simone, and....)
10.
Mipney Ma - The Klezmatics - Not bad for an ending, although I prefer their more "upbeat" songs. Great band. Reminds me of the year I spent in NYC.
I think I'll do this every now and then, some surprises might come up... Now, back to work. -
Hydro Connect Festival
Set 3 2008, 11h45 por faintgirl
And so, another year, another mud bath at Hydro Connect 2008. Having looked at the line up I'd decided it actually wasn't worth spending money on, no matter how much I was absolutely dying to see Sigur Rós and had been for about a billion years. However, I was perusing the very fine music blog The Pop Cop one morning and noticed a competition, which along with a couple of others I was lucky enough to win (thanks guys!). This meant I could enjoy the bands I really really wanted to see without feeling I'd paid a huge amount of cash to stand around in the rain watching the majority of the rubbish that was on offer. And it worked perfectly! But I'm really glad I didn't pay this year - the organisers struck real gold with the line up last year, but this year it didn't seem like it knew where it wanted to go. Some classic old school highlights, nowhere near the amount of new talent and far too much XFM Scotland should have stayed at T in the Park nonsense. But nonetheless, here goes...
Friday
Having had to stay in Glasgow at an impressively rubbish neuroscience conference, I was gutted to miss Ladytron who many many people described as excellent. We arrived on site just in time to catch festival staples the Manic Street Preachers, who did what they always do and played a tight and loud set of songs you can sing along to. Having never been the biggest Manics fan in the world (that accolade goes to Nonimage) it was entertaining enough, but I figured after half their set that it was worth indulging my Crystal Castles related intrigue, and wandered over to the Unknown Pleasures Tent.
Crystal Castles are pretty good actually. Despite the hype their set was fun, dancable, although the "vocals" set your teeth on edge after a couple of songs. Huge beats, glowsticks, they're exactly what it says on the tin, but in a more in your face and clearly superior way than most of the aspiring new rave ilk.
A quick trip to the Guitars and Other Machines Stage caught the The Breeders just prior to Cannonball, which was excellent, and then saw them descend into more feedback and a bit of a mess. The thing I never really understood about the Breeders and the Pixies, having come to them pretty late, was why they would waste so much time writing dirge like messes when they're both capable of pristine and wonderful pop songs. I guess it makes the genius shine more, but live I have little patience for it, and headed to see Manics finish on a Design For Life, which was pretty awesome as always. Song for a generation and all that.
Finally it had come to the part in the day I'd been majorly excited about - Mercury Rev. Having fully expected to never get to see them live, it was an absolute joy. Fantastic craftsmenship, both in songwriting and stage presence, joyous and despairing in equal measures, they surpassed my expectations and we set off back to our B & B in a cosy air of wonder. Fabulous.
Saturday
The worst line up advertising in the world ever led to the Guitars and Other Machines stage being virtually devoid of people when Broken Records began their first set of the day. I simply cannot describe how amazing this band are. With every performance they grow in stature, convert cynics into ceilidh dancing mentals, and their tunes sound bigger and bigger. They have more talent in their fingernail cuticles then the whole of Glasvegas, the View and Travis put together. Easily the most exciting thing of the weekend.
Once they'd finished it was raining, so we headed for a bit of tent action. My Copy was a perfectly acceptable dance music type guy, I won't attempt to place a genre as I know nothing about that stuff, but it reminded me a bit of Bookashade, only with less build. He was however, followed by BeardyMan, a bit of a beatboxing boy genius. After twenty mins of the most amazing non assisted noises I have ever heard, covering a huge range of pop classics from drum and bass to motown, he then got in some looping action and the set turned a little more conventional. Still a great find and worth a look.
I then caught the last three tracks from the Friendly Fires, who sounded a lot larger than the last time I saw them, and have some cracking angular pop songs for a Saturday afternoon. The double drummers were used to particularly good effect, adding a dancier fun edge to the tunes, not dissimilar to Radio 4.
Rob then decided to demonstrate to me just how poor his friends' taste in music is, and dragged me along to see the end of Michael Franti & Spearhead. Total joke. It's the kind of music I'll just never get.
After them came Spiritualized, who I've never been the biggest fan of. I thought their soaring anthemic style would make the whole thing interesting enough, but my attention waned after 4 or so songs. Some excellent gospel backing vocals, but not not enough interest - the precise thing that left me switching off their albums after 4 or 5 songs.
It was then that Rob, having never heard of Glasvegas but heard a huge amount of hype about them over the course of the day, decided he wanted to go see Glasvegas. I warned him they merited none of the hype, that their painful dirges were completely without merit, being unoriginal and entirely mediocre. But off we tootled anyway, and I was proved to be exactly right, except with the addition that they have a complete lack of stagecraft and banter too. It makes me so angry that these complete losers get daytime radio 1 play whilst Broken Records languish unnoticed. Useless.
We then tootled back to Grinderman, who were quite entertaining in a hoary Neanderthal old man fashion, before nipping over to the Your Sound bandstand to catch another of Scotland's bright young things - Errors. Fantastically bizarre stage banter and tight Foals like time signatures provided an entertaining half an hour, restoring a lot of the faith I used to hold in Scottish music that had been cruelly destroyed by Glasvegas only hours earlier.
We then wandered over to Gomez, who reminded me exactly why I'd never actually managed to listen to Bring It On in it's entireity, and so we headed back, as true obsessives do, to watch Broken Records for a second time that day. And yet again they were awesome, despite a few sound checky type issues at the very start.
We ended the day with Bloc Party, who were fine, but just not quite big enough to fill such a spot. New song Mercury sounded better live than on the radio, and they played everything you wanted to hear, but something was a little lacking, so we skipped the encore and wandered back to the car singing Broken Records tunes.
Sunday
On Sunday, the heavens opened, there was nothing we were desperate to see until the evening, so we took a trip to Oban and the Cruachan Hydro Power Station, which was excellent fun, and crucially, dry. When we arrived at the site it had turned from a green Oasis into a huge mud bath, and we felt extremely vindacated in our decision! So we stood and watched the excellent Goldfrapp, who have pretty timelessly good tunes, a huge whack of charisma, and served as the perfect warm up for the most wonderful hour of the festival.
Sigur Rós had a lot of expectation, about 7 years worth I guess, hanging on their shoulders. Being a band akin to Death Cab, who have a horrible knack of leaving whichever country I happen to enter a day before I get there, or only touring when I'm away from the UK, it had been a long wait. But boy, was it worth it! Sigur Rós play jaw droppingly beautiful music, so finely crafted, but have developed a huge sense of fun and joy in what they do over the years that they come only second to their fellow country woman Bjork in performance. Their set structure was perfect, seamlessly segueing between the more upbeat tracks of the latest album and the old classics. Older sounds sound fuller and more instant live, commanding every instant of your attention. They are quite simply, incredible.
Which makes it completely unbelievable to me that the four idiots stood next to us, about 6 rows back from the front, talked throughout the entire set. The whole thing. Despite dirty looks and louds protestations from everyone around between songs, the most moronic girl in the world chattered on and on and on throughout. And then when they finished, a song that you could never encore after, she starts yelling "ONE MORE TUNE." Maybe if you'd listened to the first ten or so, you'd be satisfied. People like her have no soul. My faith in humanity was luckily rather high, after overhearing a conversations between two very gnarled and middle aged drunken men, which went something along the lines of:
"Mate, I need to ask you something."
"What is it mate?"
"You know Sigur Rós right?"
"Aye"
"Are they going to make you cry?"
"Well, erm, now you come to mention it...maybe."
"Can I watch it with you then? Don't want to be the only sad old man blubbing."
Brilliant.
All in all, if Connect is to continue, it needs a more coherent music policy. The reason it worked so well last year, and that the rain and the mud didn't matter, was because the line up was head and shoulders above anything else in the UK, and attracted a group of people with the same ideas and expectations about music. This year was too much of a mish mash (Paulo sodding Nutini anyone?!), too random, that it made it very much just another festival, with long walks and huge mud and not very much else. People said ticket sales were low, and another year like this could well spend the end for what seemed like such a bright hope of a festival last year. -
MrWinczakos - we haven't forgot about you!
Set 3 2008, 11h28 por Lord_Krichian
it's 6 months since one of the most irritating trolls has been banned. and it seems now that epic lulz are gone with the new lastfm so let's all have a moment of silence in rememberance of the great persona he was!
I miss you MrWInczakos :(
ps old lastfm sucked.
ps2 new last fm sucks.
ps3 will there be another mighty troll just like him and R.I.P. Octember (also known as Strictly Diesel) and Pagan_Winter (also known as - too many names, cant remember them all)? who knows. maybe someday.
-
mes concerts
Set 2 2008, 20h34 por dysto_
Mes meilleurs souvenirs :
Anathema (x4) / The Gathering (x4) / Tool / Antony and the Johnsons / Thomas Dybdahl / Tom McRae (x4) / Agua de Annique / Antimatter / Machine Head (x2) / Metallica (x2) / Mono / Oceansize (x2) / The Gathering / Evergrey / AC/DC / Airbourne / Queens of the Stone Age (x4) / Queen Adreena (x2) / CocoRosie / Damien Rice / Devendra Banhart (x2) / Thomas Dybdahl /Tom McRae (x4) / Goldfrapp / Mogwai / Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds / Antimatter / Jennifer Terran / Machine Head (x2) / Metallica (x2)
Rock / Post Rock / Hard Rock
30 Seconds to Mars / A Perfect Circle / Danko Jones /
Foo Fighters / Freak Kitchen / Guns n’Roses / Franck Black / Little Bob / Monster Magnet / Motörhead (x2) / No One is Innocent / Robert Plant / Sonic Youth (x2) / Status Quo / The Cure / The Datsuns /
Muse / Pulp / A Silver Mt. Zion /Kinski
Metal
Apocalyptica (x2) / At the Gates / Carcass / Dark Tranquillity / Deftones / DevilDriver / In Flames (x2) / Meshuggah / Satyricon / Soulfly / Soilwork (x2) / Strapping Young Lad / The Old Dead Tree / Trivium / Slayer (x2) / Slipknot / Lacuna Coil / Katatonia / Marilyn Manson / Mastodon / Ministry / My Dying Bride / Paradise Lost / Porcupine Tree / Rammstein / DragonForce / Angra / Gamma Ray / Helloween / Iced Earth / Jon Oliva’s Pain
Pop / folk
Bell X1 / Cocoon / Dawn Landes / Iron & Wine / Joseph Arthur / Leafblade / Peter Von Poehl / Andrew Bird / I Am Kloot / Miossec / Yann Tiersen / Mercury Rev / Beirut / Da Silva / Renaud
and many more... -
50 about your top 50.
Ago 31 2008, 5h14 por thisismenow
1.How did you get into 29? All Time Low
I'm not sure. I think a friend's interest in them got me to try them out.
2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22? Architecture in Helsinki
Probably One Heavy February.
3. What's your favorite lyric by 33? The Shins
oh, really I have no idea... let me get back to you on that.
"And they can float above the grass,
In circles if they tried," I guess.
4. How did you get into 49? Terra Naomi
I'm not really sure..I think it was just a random find.
5. How many albums by 13 do you own? MSI
Two and a couple of songs.
6. What is your favorite song by 50? Hannah Montana
Nobody's Perfect? I'm not sure if that's her or Miley lol.
7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad? Heart
The only song I listen to by them - No Other Love
8. What is your favorite song by 15? I can make a mess like nobodies business
I Finally Decided to Give Myself a Reason
9. What is your favorite song by 5? Missy Higgins
Hmm thats really tough, it depends on the day and the mood I'm in but lately I've been loving Sugarcane.
10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? The Birthday Massacre
Well, Kill the Lights makes me feel free if that counts.
11. What is the worst song by 40? Cursive
I'm not sure...
12. What is your favorite song by 10? Feist
Still True
13. What is a good memory you have involving 30? The Dresden Dolls
Definitely the conert. It was awesome.
14 What is your favorite album by 38? 65daysofstatic
The self titled album? Its the only one I have.
15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy? Dashboard
The Rush, as of late.
16. Is there a song by 25 that makes you sad? Placebo
Most of them?
17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23? Sia
Breathe Me <3
18. What's your favorite lyric by 11? Brand New
All of them. Seriously, Brand New is love.
19. Who is a favorite member of 1? Radiohead
hmm well Thom Yorke is obviously a genious but they've all fantastic.
20. Is there a song by 14 that makes you happy? Joseph Arthur
He's a depressing artist...not really?
21. What is a good memory involving 27? Bright Eyes
Actually listening to them?
22. What is your favorite song by 16? Circa Survive
Act Appalled, possibly
23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47? Gavin DeGraw
Don't wanna be? He isn't even an artist I listen to... my sister accidently scrobbled him :(
24. What is your favorite album by 18? Paramore
All We Know is falling
25. What is your favorite song by 21? Miley Cyrus
See you Again, although I do love Fly on the Wall.
26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26? Metric
Monster Hospital. I was amazed that people made music like this.
27. What is your favorite album by 3? Uh Huh Her
I suppose their only album is probably my favorite lol.
Common Reaction
28. What is you favorite song by 2? Tegan and Sara
Livingroom or The Con
29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32? Kinnie Starr
Alright <33 Ugh one of her only good songs.
30. What is you favorite song by 8? Goldfrapp
That's nearly impossible to choose. All of those songs are equally impressive.
Yeah, I couldn't pick one.
31. How many times have you seen 17 live? Kaki King
Zero.
32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy? Sigur Rós
Ummm... honestly I'm not sure..I haven't listened to one song enough to know that.
33. How did you get into 12? 2 Homos
A random urge to get into podcasts. These ladys are seriously hilarious.
I'm pretty sure I would be as excited to meet them as I would to meet George Clooney.
34. What is the worst song by 45? Action Action
In my opinion, The Game, which is weird because it was a single and other people absolutely love it.
35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34? Marilyn Manson
I think it was Comma White
36. What is the first song you ever heard by 48? Eisley
Marvelous Things me and my friend Katie instantly fell in love with it.
37. How many times have you seen 42 live? Silverstein
None, but it seems like I've had multiple opportunities.
(Somehow I think asking this question for higher played artists would be more appropraite :/ )
38. What is you favorite song by 36? meg and dia
Monsters.
39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28? The Murmurs
Genius.
40. What is your favorite album by 7?Coldplay
Parachutes. Hands down it is my favorite album...maybe even ever.
41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy? The Starting Line
21 and Birds
42. What is your favorite album by 41? Imogen Heap
Speak for Yourself. I don't listen to it nearly enough.
43. What is your favorite song by 24? Straylight Run
All those plays are from one song that isn't Big Shot Screaming..but even though... THAT is my favorite.
44. What is a good memory you have involving 46? Hidden in Plain View
those long car rides listening to the same song over and over.
45. What is your favorite song by 35? Snow Patrol
Run, Spitting Games, and Chocolate. I didn't think I missed Snow Patrol, but I do.
46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy?The Early November
Umm...no, they're mostly fairly sad.
47. What is your favorite album by 4? Broken Social Scene
I'm not sure I have one. I love select songs from various albums
48. Who is a favorite member of 37? The Smiths
? I don't know.
49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43? Alice Smith
Dreams.
50. What is your favorite song by 20? Taking Back Sunday
Those will always be Bike Scene and You're so last summer. -
30 Questions based on my Top 30 Artists.
Ago 30 2008, 23h39 por ikahro
OK, so this is not my idea, I saw it somewhere else, I think it was in a Last.fm group and I liked the idea, the randomness... so let's see.
1. How did you get into 29? Daft Punk
I was in High School and
Around the World was getting a serious amount of airplay on MTV that year (back when MTV was still good). I loved the concept of the video, I've always loved Michel Gondry's work, and the tune blew my mind so I decided to give 'Homework' a shot. It got me hooked.
2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22? Yael Naïm
New Soul
3. How many albums by 13 do you own? Cat Power
Three: The Covers Record, The Greatest and Jukebox.
4. What is your favorite song by 15? Portishead
Hmm... that's a though one. I guess it would have to be either
Roads or
Over. Although I can't keep
Silence (off the latest album) off my head.
5. What is your favorite song by 5? Beirut
That's easy! Cliquot.
6. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? Yann Tiersen
Definitely, yes. Two, actually:
J'y Suis Jamais Allé and
A quai.
7. What is your favorite song by 10? Goldfrapp
If I have to pick just one:
Number 1. But this is just so unfair, so I will pick one more:
A&E.
8. What is a good memory you have involving 30? Camille
Just finding about her music and being amazed by the beauty of Le fil. C'est magnifique!
9. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy? Stephen Fretwell
No! At least, not in the sense of a tune being uplifting, but in that of allowing myself to be amazed by such beauty in his compositions. Because realizing that such beauty exists makes me happy.
10. How many times have you seen 25 live? Death Cab for Cutie
Uhm. None...
11. What is the first song you ever heard by 23? The Knife
Heartbeats
12. What is your favorite album by 11? Rufus Wainwright
Tough one. But I guess Want One.
13. Who is a favorite member of 1? Damien Rice
Uh, it's quite obvious, no? Damo, of course.
14. Have you ever seen 14 live? Sufjan Stevens
No, but I'm dying to.
15. What is a good memory involving 27? Carla Bruni
Her songs are quite sexy, but I haven't had yet the opportunity to attach them to a moment I'd like to keep in my memory.
16. What is your favorite song by 16? Air
You Make It Easy Beautiful.
17. What is your favorite album by 18? Ely Guerra
First, it was Lotofire but then she released Sweet & Sour, Hot Y Spicy and wowed me once again.
18. What is your favorite song by 21? Serge Gainsbourg
LOL... Je t'aime... Moi non plus
I would also have to say elaeudanla téïtéïa.
19. What is the first song you ever heard by 26? Tori Amos
Wow, can't really remember. I guess it was a cover... her version of '
Enjoy the Silence'. I found it excruciating. But then I heard what she did on the 'Great expectations' soundtrack. Bravo.
20. What is your favorite album by 2? Madonna
It's not fair!!! Fuck it, I don't have just one: Confessions On A Dancefloor, Music and Ray of Light. But I also love the underrated American Life.
21. What is you favorite song by 3? Radiohead
Street Spirit (Fade Out) and
Lucky.
22. What is you favorite song by 8? Sigur Rós
Við spilum endalaust. It was a toughie, because I love that whole album.
23. How many times have you seen 17 live? The Cardigans
Ha ha... None. It seems that every time this question comes up, is on artists I've not yet seen.
24. What is the worst song by 12? Björk
Well, I'd like to say none, but she does have some avant-garde shit which I don't totally understand, most of it on Medulla. But I can't name a specific track.
25. What was the first song you ever heard by 28? The White Stripes
Fell in Love With a Girl, and I fell in love with them. My best friend said they 'being just another of those garage bands, won't be around for too long. They're a one hit wonder'... ha ha ha... wrong.
26. What is you favorite album by 7? Depeche Mode
Easy: Violator. (Them, I have seen live, by the way).
27. What is your favorite song by 24? Kleerup
I love the whole album, but right now I'm listening quite a lot to On My Own Again.
28. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy? The Beatles
Yes: Here Comes the Sun.
29. What is your favorite album by 4? Feist
Both Let It Die and The Reminder.
30. How many albums do you own by 20? Pink Floyd
Three: Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall and Wish You Were Here. -
50 Questions about my Top 50
Ago 30 2008, 2h19 por fairyxcake
1.How did you get into 29? Imogen Heap
Hmm...good question. I really don't remember!
2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22? The Decemberists
We Both Go Down Together, I believe
3. What's your favorite lyric by 33? Elliott Smith
"I know you don't think you did me wrong
And that I can't stay this mad for long
Keeping hold of what you just let go
You're just somebody that I used to know."
4. How did you get into 49? Hole
During my 14-year-old grunge phase...
5. How many albums by 13 do you own? Joy Division
Three
6. What is your favorite song by 50? Kelly Clarkson
Never Again of course!
7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad? Kate Nash
The Nicest Thing
8. What is your favorite song by 15? Regina Spektor
Samson, no doubt.
9. What is your favorite song by 5? Feist
The Limit To Your Love or Let It Die
10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? Cat Power
Free
11. What is the worst song by 40? Muse
The unforgivable cover of I Love You Baby...
12. What is your favorite song by 10? Garbage
I don't know! Erm...I Think I'm Paranoid or Only Happy When It Rains
13. What is a good memory you have involving 30? Britney Spears
Many good times in clubs dancing to Toxic...
14 What is your favorite album by 38? Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins
Well, the only one...Rabbit Fur Coat
15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy? Laura Marling
Hmmm....she's quite depressing! Mexico maybe.
16. Is there a song by 25 that makes you sad? Bright Eyes
Make A Plan To Love Me and Lua...and kind of Lover I Don't Have To Love
17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23? Ani DiFranco
Hmm, think it was Untouchable Face.
18. What's your favorite lyric by 11? Sara Bareilles
"One too many drinks tonight and I miss you...like you were mine."
19. Who is a favorite member of 1? Tori Amos
Kinda has to be her...
20. Is there a song by 14 that makes you happy? A Fine Frenzy
You Picked Me
21. What is a good memory involving 27? Beth Orton
Having Stars All Seem To Weep playing made working at Borders a happier time.
22. What is your favorite song by 16? The Smiths
Bigmouth Strikes Again
23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47? Skunk Anansie
Hmm, not sure...Secretly I think
24. What is your favorite album by 18? Goldfrapp
Supernature
25. What is your favorite song by 21? Neutral Milk Hotel
In The Aeroplane Over The Sea or Naomi
26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26? Martha Wainwright
I went to see her live having heard none of her stuff. She opened with Bloody Mother Fucking Arsehole and blew me away completely.
27. What is your favorite album by 3? Madonna
Ray of Light
28. What is you favorite song by 2? Fiona Apple
So many! But if I had to pick one, Shadowboxer
29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32? Bat For Lashes
What's A Girl To Do?
30. What is you favorite song by 8? Sia
Spoilt for choice! Breathe Me I guess...
31. How many times have you seen 17 live? Kate Bush
None, unfortunately! She doesn't play live which is a great shame...
32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy? Lauryn Hill
Doo Wop (That Thing) of course!
33. How did you get into 12? Radiohead
Come on, everyone loves Radiohead...and I'm from Oxford!
34. What is the worst song by 45? Aimee Mann
Not sure.
35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34? Rufus Wainwright
The Art Teacher...stunning.
36. What is the first song you ever heard by 48? The Cure
I don't know! Maybe Boys Don't Cry?
37. How many times have you seen 42 live? Portishead
None.
38. What is you favorite song by 36? Suzanne Vega
Caramel
39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28? The Beatles
They've been in my life since the beginning! First memories of childhood were dancing around to She Loves You, so that I guess!
40. What is your favorite album by 7? PJ Harvey
White Chalk...brave and different.
41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy? Tegan and Sara
Take Me Anywhere
42. What is your favorite album by 41? Muse
Absolution
43. What is your favorite song by 24? Amy Winehouse
Tears Dry On Their Own
44. What is a good memory you have involving 46? Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Seeing them live in Brixton. Yay!
45. What is your favorite song by 35? The Dresden Dolls
Backstabber, or Sing...obviously.
46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy? Rilo Kiley
More Adventurous
47. What is your favorite album by 4? Björk
Homogenic, no question.
48. Who is a favorite member of 37? Kylie Minogue
Well, her!
49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43? Ryan Adams
New York, New York
50. What is your favorite song by 20? Gregory and the Hawk
The Bolder Thing To Do -
30,7090127% mainstream
Ago 29 2008, 20h24 por Palkers
Inspired by DukeOfDoughnuts's and dvlrnr's journals (1,2), here's my mainstream count.
Take your top 25 artists, and find out how many listeners they have.
1. Archive - 150,184
2. Pink Floyd - 1,127,563
3. God Is an Astronaut - 107,330
4. 65daysofstatic - 132,823
5. Goldfrapp - 628,374
6. Aphex Twin - 503,505
7. Morcheeba - 454,018
8. Jimi Hendrix - 776,307
9. Mogwai - 442,448
10. Sneaker Pimps - 296,732
11. Porcupine Tree - 268,687
12. Flunk - 134,701
13. Massive Attack - 836,403
14. Enigma - 346,639
15. Bush - 411,471
16. Pearl Jam - 761,489
17. Alice in Chains - 442,515
18. Muse - 1,190,173
19. Boards of Canada - 463,630
20. Madrugada - 61,892
21. Depeche Mode - 892,810
22. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 206,205
23. The Knife - 206,205
24. Frank Sinatra - 554,785
25. Hooverphonic - 307,713
Total listeners: 11,704,602
Divide by 25: 468,184.08
Divide by the number of Radiohead listeners: 0.307090127
Multiply by 100: 30,7090127% mainstream