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1. What's your favorite song by 14? The Books
It's a three way tie between All Our Base Are Belong To Them, Tokyo and Be Good to Them Always

2. How did you get into 20? Brian Eno
Through my brother.

3. Who is your favorite member in 8? Thomas Newman
Um... Thomas Newman, funnily enough.

4. Whats your favorite lyric bit by 29? Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects
Dunno, but they've got some great song titles.

5. Have you ever seen 22 live? Henry Cow
Nope. They split up 20 years before I was born.

6. What's your favorite album from 10? King Crimson
Without a doubt Red.

7. Do you own any merchandise from 3? Radiohead
Yeah, I own my Hail to the Thief Radiohead jumper, which coincidentially I am wearing right now.

8. What is a good memory you have of 7? Boredoms
The first time I showed their song 'Boredom' to my mate George Heptonstall.

9. Is there a member of the same age as you in 2? The Residents
Nobody knows, but if there was a 13-year-old member, THAT'D be pretty interesting.

10. When did you first get into 1? Frank Zappa
listening to his album hot rats that my brother owns. the obsession came a few weeks later.

11. Who likes 4 along with you? The Mars Volta
My brothers, and my band's percussionist Ben O'Hara.

12. Which song did you first hear from 15? Aphex Twin
Jynweythek Ylow

13. What song made you fall in love with 5? Boards of Canada
Rue the Whirl

14. Which song do you not like by 18? Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Everything they do is scaled to perfection.

15. Why do you like 14's songs? The Books
Because their use of voice samples and harmonies is quite simply, spine chilling, ethereal and beautiful.

16. Where did you first hear 6? At the Drive-In
My brother (he's a source for a lot of my music, as you can tell) who has pretty much their entire discography from 1996-2000.

17. How long was 19 a singer before you liked them? The Beatles
About 45 years.

18. Does 13 have a song that gives you a bad memory? John Martyn
No way.

19. When did you get into 17? Kiran Leonard
When did I get into myself? Um... never really.

20. How long have you been into 11? Bat for Lashes
Ever since I saw the What's a Girl to Do video at about 11pm at night on MTV2 about a year ago. I've been in love ever since.

21. If 9 had a concert 300 miles away, would you drive there to see them? Enablers
You fucking betcha.

22. How many CDs do you own of 12? Hella
Technically, they're my brothers, but 3 - Hold Your Horse Is, There's no 666... and Homeboy.

23. Does 21 have a song that makes you cry? A Silver Mt Zion
13 Angels Standing Guard 'Round the Side of Your Bed. And pretty much everything else they do, whether with joy or with elated sadness.

24. Does 27 have a song that makes you happy? Bob Dylan
Subterranean Homesick Blues (jjjjOOHNNY'S IN THE BASEMENT MIXING UP THE MEDICINE I'M ON THE PAVEMENT THINKING BOUT THE GOVERNMENT)

25. Does 23 have a song that makes you smile? DJ Shadow
What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 1 - Blue Sky Revisit)

26. What's the last song you've listened to from 28? Nine Inch Nails
Dunno, probably either Hurt or something from the Ghosts album.

27. Is there a song by 32 that you've listened to more than 30 times? Rage Against the Machine
Not according to my last.fm plays, but I've probably listened to Sleep Now In the Fire over 30 times in the course of my life, usually from watching the video or something.

28. What is a song from 50 that you've only listened to once?The Velvet Underground
Most of the stuff on Loaded.

29. Is there a song you are sick of hearing by 24? Björk
Where is the line. Sorry, Björk.

30. What song got you into 40? The Locust
The Half Eaten Sausage Would Like to See You In His Office

31. What is your favorite single by 25? Tool
Stinkfist

32. If 49 hated you, what would you do? Sigur Rós
Probably be a bit sad. Dumbass.

33. What would you say if 42 or one of the members from 42 asked you out? Brian Wilson I'm not into older men.

34. Would you care if 41 had a boyfriend/girlfriend? Alps of New South Wales Um. No.

35. Who has the best voice in 46? The Beach Boys
Carl Wilson

36. Do you think 26 is/are good looking? Yo La Tengo
Their choreography for You Can Have it All is just purely the definition of sex.

37. How many times have you listened to your favorite song by 36? Four Tet
According to last.fm, A Joy (7)

38. How many CDs do you own of 30? Pink Floyd
All my pink floyd plays are from CDs owned by my dad or brother, and counting those the total comes to 6 (A Saucerful of Secrets, DSOTM, Animals, Meddle, the Wall, Wish You Were Here).

39. Is there a song from 38 that makes you mad? Manta XII
No way man, Manta XII is the pinnacle of calm.

40. Which member from 31 do you want to see go solo? If 31 is only one artist, what would you do if they joined a group? Air
I see Air the duo as one body, and if they were to join a group, I'd want it to be with a 7 piece jazz band with a Moondog-inspired percussion section playing fucked-up minimalist African funk.

41. What does your favorite song from 48 remind you of? Portishead Picking up taxi driver signals off an amplifier.

42. Did you hate 43 at first? Jaga Jazzist
No, I just didn't fully comprehend their awesomeness till later on.

43. Does your best friend also listen to 33? Coldplay
Yeah, my mate's a big Coldplay fan. I only listen to the stuff from Viva la Vida and (although it doesnt scrobble cause I havent got the album) ROBTTH.

44. Do you think your parents would like 37? Don Caballero
Not a chance.

45. Does 47 have a song that makes you want to dance? Mahavishnu Orchestra
Vital Transformation

46. Have you ever seen 34 in person? Observational Situational
I've met two of them. They're my brother's mates.

47. Do you like 44's name? José González
Yeah definetely.

48. Is there someone in 45 that you want to go out with? Antarctica
No. Except I did hear one of the members is a chick. Maybe she's hot, I dont know.

49. Do you know anyone that hates 39? Steve Reich
Noooo waaayy.

50. Have you ever danced to a song from 35? Nirvana
I've jumped around on stage while playing Smells Like Teen Spirit to an unsuspecting audience. Does that count? Whatever, I don't care, this quiz is over, I'm going away to do something constructive.