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Fri 4 Dec – Regina Spektor, Jenny Owen Youngs

I have been trying to compile adjectives and verbs to describe seeing Regina Spektor live. I am not sure I can do it. It was one of the best gigs I have ever been to, and the only bad things I have to say are about the PA and equipment in the venue, which could be a lot better, and some people in the audience who, very loudly, talked through the entire gig.



None of this was enough to stop me being mesmerised by Regina Spektor’s music. She performed most of my favourites, which is always great. I really want to see her again now, immediately. Ideally at the Royal Festival hall with none of the infuriating streaks of anal leakage who could not just shut up and enjoy the spectacular brilliance of Regina Spektor.



These photos would have less heads and cameras at the bottom if I were not slightly under 5 foot, 4 inches tall. It is a miracle and testament to the sloping floor of the Hammersmith Apollo and diminutive stature of the average Regina Spektor fan that I even saw her, let alone managed to get some reasonable photographs of her. Sometimes I go to gigs and I don’t even see the band at all.



Seeing Regina Spektor live was one of those experiences that makes this pointless existence worth it all. Most of the time may be dull, full of stress, depressing, filled with misery, torment and despair but when things like Regina Spektor gigs exist it is all worth it. I wanted to weave a blanket out of the moment so I could pull it snugly around myself and stay in it forever.



I just hope that next time everyone at the gig decides to listen and not rudely talk amongst themselves, much to the annoyance of the majority, who came to listen and enjoy the beautiful music.

I also quite enjoyed the support act, Jenny Owen Youngs. I shall have to buy some her albums soon, for now I can use Spotify.

Fri 4 Dec – Regina Spektor, Jenny Owen Youngs

I hate it when this happens. What should have been an amazing gig was really spoilt by members of the audience. I'm not sure why people thought it was OK to talk loudly through an acoustic gig to the point that people around them couldn't really hear the music, but even right down at the very front this was the case. Argh! Other factions within the crowd were the lots of "I love you Regina" and song request shouts that weren't so bad but still annoying, particularly when just after a really slow/sombre song completely killing the mood/atmosphere. (I did start to get fed up of the sea of digital cameras too, but that was only a minor annoyance).

Jenny Owen Youngs was quite a good "chick with an acoustic guitar" type girl. Could have done with being in the backroom of a pub rather than a several thousand person venue, but had some really nice songs.

Despite issues with the sound both off and, apparently, on stage, Regina Spektor was great. Well, when I could hear her over the talking she was anyway (people did seem to get it out of their systems and quieten down towards the end). She played a good mix of stuff with a drummer/string quartet and just her on her own (including an A cappella song about eye colour) from throughout her career including all my favourites (she got the words to Samson wrong and insisted on starting again, although this was because someone in the front row had fainted and she'd stopped the gig to get him help which had spooked her). The string quartet played the solo from November Rain as the intro to On the Radio, this made me smile.

Clean Break by Jenny Owen Youngs

TO TAKE THIS SURVEY, SIMPLY PUT YOUR MUSIC PLAYER ON SHUFFLE -
- AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS WITH THE TITLE OF THE SONG THAT COMES ON -

What is your name? Or what should your name be?
Regina Spektor - Ghost of Corporate Future

How is your life going?
Turbo Fruits - On the Road
LOL :D

What is your nickname?
Mr Hudson - White Lies

What is your theme song?
Keane - Again And Again

What is your best friend's theme song?
Architecture in Helsinki - The Cemetery

How is your life going to turn out?
Eisley - Plenty of Paper

Will you get married?
The Pipettes - Because It's Not Love (But It's Still A Feeling)
^does this mean that i'm not?

Will you have kids?
Kate Nash - We Get On

What will your job be?
The Pipettes - It Hurts to See You Dance So Well

Did you/will you finish school?
Wilco - One Wing

Who is your best friend?
Jenny Owen Youngs - P.S.
Play Stations? well yeah! ;)

Who is or will be your significant other?
Lily Allen - Womanizer

Who do you like?
Mika - Touches You

How will you die?
Florence and The Machine - Cosmic Love

How do you feel right now?
Björk - Like Someone In Love
HAHAHA :D not really.

What is your favorite song?
Alessi's Ark - Over The Hill
yes, i love this song!

How could you describe your parents?
La Roux - Quicksand

Your best friend(s)?
Björk - Headphones

Your teachers?
Keane - Perfect Symmetry

Your significant other [or crush...]?
Broken Social Scene - Pitter Patter Goes My Heart

Yourself?
Daft Punk - Digital Love

What is your best feature?
Architecture in Helsinki - Underwater
i can breathe underwater!

What will you be / should you be, profession-wise?
Owl City - Vanilla Twilight

How could you describe this survey?
VV Brown - Shark in the Water
huh?

What makes you angry?
Coldplay - Violet Hill

What makes you sad?
Lightspeed Champion - I Could Have Done This Myself

What makes you happy?
Little Boots - Mathematics
soooo not true!

What makes you dance?
Black Kids - Look At Me (When I Rock Wichoo)

What is your favorite color?
Imogen Heap - First Train Home

How would you describe yourself?
My Morning Jacket - Hopefully
i am pretty hopeful.

Who is your worst enemy?
Imogen Heap - Canvas
it is! i hate drawing!

Who do you hate?
The Bird and the Bee - Ray Gun

Who do you love?
Monsters of Folk - The Sandman, The Brakeman, and Me

Who do you lust after?
Marina & the Diamonds - Jealousy

Finish the Sentece

I wish...
Chris Garneau - Blue Suede Shoes

I want to...
Club 8 - Look Out!

I want to kill...
Keane - Your Eyes Open

I want to eat...
Björk - Who Is It

My head...
Fever Ray - Dry And Dusty

I am...
The Dø - Queen Dot Kong
KING KONG? :O

My best feature is...
Kings of Convenience - Scars On Land

My eyes are...
Cat Power - Fool

My hair is...
Little Boots - New In Town
HAHAHAHA :D

My face is...
Adele - Make You Feel My Love
;)

You should...
Kings of Convenience - Surprise Ice

Random

Words of advice
Metronomy New Toy

How do others see me?
Yim Yames - Love You To

How do I see myself?
Björk - Pluto

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. Blink 182
- Boxcar Racer
- Angles and Airwaves
- Sum 41
- New Found Glory
- MxPx
- Zebrahead

8

2. Fall Out Boy
- Panic At The Disco
- Cobra Starship
- The Acadamy Is...
- The Cab
- Mid Town
- All Time Low
- Hey Monday

16

3. Avril Lavigne
- Pity
- The Veronicas
- Ashlee Simpson
- Lindsay Lohan
- Skye Sweetham
- Hilary Duff
- Katy Perry

24

5. Bowling For Soup
- American Hi-Fi
- SR-71
- Sugarcult
- Army Of Freshman
- Mest
- Allister

31

6. Green Day
- Foxboro Hot Tubs
- Pinhead Gunpowder
- Billy Talent
- Good Charlotte
- The Network

37

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

46

8. Sum 41
- Simple Plan
- The Offspring
- Yellowcard
- Rise Against

51

9. +44

51

10. Taking Back Sunday
- Brand New
- The Used
- Straylight Run
- Mayday Parade
- Senses Fail
- Envy on the Coast
- The Color Fred
- The Starting Line

60

11. The All-American Rejects
- Boys Like Girls
- Cute Is What We Aim For
- Plain White T's
- The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

65

12. Dido
- Natalie Imbruglia
- Sarah McLachlan
- Jem
- Alanis Morissette
- Nelly Furtado
- Natasha Bedingfield
- KT Tunstall
- Sophie Ellis-Bextor

74

13. Motion City Soundtrack
- Cute Is What We Aim For
- Cartel
- Say Anything
- The Matches

79

14. Paramore
- VersaEmerge
- Automatic Loveletter
- Flyleaf
- New Years Day
- Fake Number

85

15. Dashboard Confessional
- Jack's Mannequin
- Jimmy Eat World
- Secondhand Serenade
- The Spill Canvas
- The Early November
- Something Corporate

92

16. My Chemical Romance
- Aiden
- Pencey Prep

95

17. Pink
- Kelly Clarkson
- Christina Aguilera
- Anastacia
- Lady GaGa
- Britney Spears
- Sugababes

102

18. Regina Spektor
- Fiona Apple
- Ingrid Michaelson
- Kate Nash
- St. Vincent
- Jenny Owen Youngs
- Rachael Yamagata
- Imogen Heap
- Rilo Kiley

111

19. 3 Doors Down
-Nickelback
-Breaking Benjamin
-Three Days Grace
-Hinder
-Staind
-Hoobastank
-Creed
-Theory of a Deadman
120

20. Bloodhound Gang
- Guano Apes
- Hot Action Cop
- Rage Against the Machine
- Limp Bizkit
- CKY

Total: 125

Hey! If you want to calculate your own version of these statistics, please visit Heat Haze.

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Monthly Top Artists

Aug-2007
Vanessa Carlton (39 plays)
Sep-2007
Joanna Newsom (150 plays)
Oct-2007
Joanna Newsom (263 plays)
Nov-2007
Mirah (208 plays)
Dec-2007
Fiona Apple (99 plays)
Jan-2008
My Brightest Diamond (5 plays)
Aug-2008
Within Temptation (1 plays)
Sep-2008
Melanie (45 plays)
Oct-2008
Amy Macdonald (199 plays)
Nov-2008
Melanie (114 plays)
Dec-2008
Melanie (90 plays)
Jan-2009
Melanie (192 plays)
Feb-2009
Laura Veirs (125 plays)
Mar-2009
Laura Veirs (64 plays)
Apr-2009
Laura Veirs (169 plays)
May-2009
Feist (215 plays)
Jun-2009
Laura Veirs (315 plays)
Jul-2009
Laura Veirs (278 plays)
Aug-2009
Laura Veirs (188 plays)
Sep-2009
Regina Spektor (403 plays)

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Monthly Top Tracks

Aug-2007
Joanna Newsom : Peach, Plum, Pear (7 plays)
Sep-2007
Joanna Newsom : Peach, Plum, Pear (20 plays)
Oct-2007
April March : Chick Habit (28 plays)
Nov-2007
Mirah : Jerusalem (37 plays)
Dec-2007
Fiona Apple : Tymps (The Sick in the Head Song) (12 plays)
Jan-2008
My Brightest Diamond : Magic Rabbit (1 plays)
Aug-2008
Within Temptation : Enter (1 plays)
Sep-2008
Melanie : Lovin' the Boy Next Door (6 plays)
Oct-2008
Amy Macdonald : A Wish For Something More (25 plays)
Nov-2008
Leonard Cohen : Closing Time (13 plays)
Dec-2008
Melanie : I'm Back In Town (12 plays)
Jan-2009
Leonard Cohen : Take This Waltz (15 plays)
Feb-2009
Loituma : Minuet and polska (12 plays)
Mar-2009
Peter Blanker : 't Is moeilijk bescheiden te blijven (5 plays)
Apr-2009
St. Vincent : Jesus Saves, I Spend (13 plays)
May-2009
Feist : Monarch (35 plays)
Jun-2009
Laura Veirs : Jailhouse Fire (20 plays)
Jul-2009
Super Smash Bros. : Main Theme [Super Smash Bros. Brawl] (20 plays)
Aug-2009
Feist : When I Was A Young Girl (16 plays)
Sep-2009
Regina Spektor : Blue Lips (33 plays)

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Recommended Songs (sorted by most recommended songs)

Flume : Bon Iver (Score = 429.66)
You Are What You Love : Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins (Score = 425.11)
Dream : Priscilla Ahn (Score = 398.28)
Gray or Blue : Jaymay (Score = 388.48)
Heretics : Andrew Bird (Score = 388.13)
The Sequel : St. Vincent (Score = 369.59)
Die Alone : Ingrid Michaelson (Score = 363.2)
Sentimental Heart : She & Him (Score = 358.94)
How Lucky We Are : Meiko (Score = 333.02)
Worn Me Down : Rachael Yamagata (Score = 322.74)
The Way I Am : Ingrid Michaelson (Score = 312.8)
Little Black Sandals : Sia (Score = 304.75)
If You Fall : Azure Ray (Score = 294.78)
Bottle It Up : Sara Bareilles (Score = 294.76)
Born Secular : Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins (Score = 288.66)
The Rifle : Alela Diane (Score = 285.05)
Black Hole : She & Him (Score = 274.88)
Acid Tongue : Jenny Lewis (Score = 272.09)
Dying Breed : Marissa Nadler (Score = 266.52)
The Story : Brandi Carlile (Score = 261.25)
Ironic : Alanis Morissette (Score = 260.98)
Your Rocky Spine : Great Lake Swimmers (Score = 255.33)
I Don't Know : Lisa Hannigan (Score = 252.95)
Goodnight and Go : Imogen Heap (Score = 247.94)
Easy to Be Around : Diane Cluck (Score = 245.01)
Come On, Come Out : A Fine Frenzy (Score = 244.28)
New Soul : Yael Naim (Score = 243.67)
Prescilla : Bat for Lashes (Score = 242.9)
Fuck Was I : Jenny Owen Youngs (Score = 238.99)
Pistachio : Lisa Hannigan (Score = 231.18)
Boys With Girlfriends : Meiko (Score = 229.82)
Casimir Pulaski Day : Sufjan Stevens (Score = 228.52)
White As Diamonds : Alela Diane (Score = 228.28)
Plasticities : Andrew Bird (Score = 225.12)
Wild Deer at Dawn : Diane Cluck (Score = 223.37)
This Is Not a Test : She & Him (Score = 219.03)
Almost Lover : A Fine Frenzy (Score = 216.91)
Breakin' Up : Rilo Kiley (Score = 216.68)
We Almost Had A Baby : Emmy the Great (Score = 215.42)
Again & Again : The Bird and the Bee (Score = 213.13)
White Chalk : PJ Harvey (Score = 209.81)
Cold Shoulder : Adele (Score = 208.23)
The Fairest Of The Seasons : Nico (Score = 207.69)
You Picked Me : A Fine Frenzy (Score = 206.3)
Our Hell : Emily Haines &Amp; The Soft Skeleton (Score = 204.09)
A Case of You : Joni Mitchell (Score = 201)
Tiger Tattoos : Laura Veirs (Score = 196.16)
Wizard Flurry Home : Mariee Sioux (Score = 194.71)
Chimney Sweeping Man : Laura Veirs (Score = 193.51)
Softly : Sibylle Baier (Score = 190.17)
The Lottery : Emily Haines &Amp; The Soft Skeleton (Score = 189.98)
Pretty Bird : Jenny Lewis (Score = 189.69)
The Devil : PJ Harvey (Score = 189.51)
I'll Kill Her : SoKo (Score = 187.21)
Silver Lining : Rilo Kiley (Score = 186.62)
All I Want : Joni Mitchell (Score = 185.81)
Stolen Car : Beth Orton (Score = 184.43)
Not Going Anywhere : Keren Ann (Score = 184.29)
These Days : Nico (Score = 182.66)
Shy : Ani DiFranco (Score = 182.04)
I Wasn't Prepared : Eisley (Score = 179.47)
Pieces Of String : Alela Diane (Score = 176.54)
Swimmers : Broken Social Scene (Score = 175.35)
Lay Your Head Down : Keren Ann (Score = 171.12)
Doctor Blind : Emily Haines &Amp; The Soft Skeleton (Score = 169.9)
Why Do You Let Me Stay Here? : She & Him (Score = 168.79)
The Show : Lenka (Score = 167.79)
At the Hop : Devendra Banhart (Score = 167.48)
Chicago : Sufjan Stevens (Score = 166.87)
Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk : Rufus Wainwright (Score = 164.78)
They : Jem (Score = 164.09)
On a Neck, On a Spit : Grizzly Bear (Score = 161.51)
Sweet About Me : Gabriella Cilmi (Score = 161.15)
Fast Car : Tracy Chapman (Score = 159.14)
Oats We Sow : Gregory and the Hawk (Score = 157.14)
Your Ex-Lover Is Dead : Stars (Score = 155.26)
I Saw A Light : Bat for Lashes (Score = 154.7)
Your Song : Kate Walsh (Score = 154.13)
Parentheses : The Blow (Score = 154.06)
Come on Closer : Jem (Score = 153.11)
Chasing Pavements : Adele (Score = 152.27)
Boy With a Coin : Iron & Wine (Score = 152.07)
Dagger : Emily Jane White (Score = 150.97)
Where I Stood : Missy Higgins (Score = 150.69)
For What It's Worth : The Cardigans (Score = 149.27)
Head Over Feet : Alanis Morissette (Score = 148.06)
Song Beneath The Song : Maria Taylor (Score = 147.26)
Carry Me Ohio : Sun Kil Moon (Score = 146.7)
Hide and Seek : Imogen Heap (Score = 144.48)
Breathe In : Frou Frou (Score = 142.43)
Cornflake Girl : Tori Amos (Score = 141.41)
Thank You : Dido (Score = 138.75)
I Want You : Rachael Yamagata (Score = 138.04)
Pull Me Out Alive : Kaki King (Score = 137.89)
Fools In Love : Inara George (Score = 136.96)
Wallflower : Priscilla Ahn (Score = 136.48)
You're a Wolf : Sea Wolf (Score = 136.4)
Sea Song : Lisa Hannigan (Score = 136.22)
The Last Page : Emily Haines &Amp; The Soft Skeleton (Score = 136.04)
Which Will : Nick Drake (Score = 134.86)

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Recommended Songs (sorted by most recommended artists)

Sentimental Heart : She & Him (Score = 358.94)
Black Hole : She & Him (Score = 274.88)
This Is Not a Test : She & Him (Score = 219.03)
Why Do You Let Me Stay Here? : She & Him (Score = 168.79)
I Thought I Saw Your Face Today : She & Him (Score = 122.78)
Die Alone : Ingrid Michaelson (Score = 363.2)
The Way I Am : Ingrid Michaelson (Score = 312.8)
Glass : Ingrid Michaelson (Score = 125.12)
Breakable : Ingrid Michaelson (Score = 105.2)
Heretics : Andrew Bird (Score = 388.13)
Plasticities : Andrew Bird (Score = 225.12)
Fake Palindromes : Andrew Bird (Score = 131.77)
The Giant of Illinois : Andrew Bird (Score = 90.6)
Flume : Bon Iver (Score = 429.66)
Skinny Love : Bon Iver (Score = 122.79)
Lump Sum : Bon Iver (Score = 122.68)
For Emma : Bon Iver (Score = 119.94)
You Are What You Love : Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins (Score = 425.11)
Born Secular : Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins (Score = 288.66)
Our Hell : Emily Haines &Amp; The Soft Skeleton (Score = 204.09)
The Lottery : Emily Haines &Amp; The Soft Skeleton (Score = 189.98)
Doctor Blind : Emily Haines &Amp; The Soft Skeleton (Score = 169.9)
The Last Page : Emily Haines &Amp; The Soft Skeleton (Score = 136.04)
The Rifle : Alela Diane (Score = 285.05)
White As Diamonds : Alela Diane (Score = 228.28)
Pieces Of String : Alela Diane (Score = 176.54)
Tiger Tattoos : Laura Veirs (Score = 196.16)
Chimney Sweeping Man : Laura Veirs (Score = 193.51)
Tom Skookum Road : Laura Veirs (Score = 100)
The Ballad Of John Vogelin : Laura Veirs (Score = 99.24)
Blue Ink : Laura Veirs (Score = 99.18)
Come On, Come Out : A Fine Frenzy (Score = 244.28)
Almost Lover : A Fine Frenzy (Score = 216.91)
You Picked Me : A Fine Frenzy (Score = 206.3)
Prescilla : Bat for Lashes (Score = 242.9)
I Saw A Light : Bat for Lashes (Score = 154.7)
Sleep Alone : Bat for Lashes (Score = 133.2)
The Wizard : Bat for Lashes (Score = 107.14)
I Don't Know : Lisa Hannigan (Score = 252.95)
Pistachio : Lisa Hannigan (Score = 231.18)
Sea Song : Lisa Hannigan (Score = 136.22)
Gray or Blue : Jaymay (Score = 388.48)
Autumn Fallin' : Jaymay (Score = 119.69)
Blue Skies : Jaymay (Score = 102.85)
Worn Me Down : Rachael Yamagata (Score = 322.74)
I Want You : Rachael Yamagata (Score = 138.04)
Under My Skin : Rachael Yamagata (Score = 127.37)
Acid Tongue : Jenny Lewis (Score = 272.09)
Pretty Bird : Jenny Lewis (Score = 189.69)
See Fernando : Jenny Lewis (Score = 119.93)
The Sequel : St. Vincent (Score = 369.59)
The Strangers : St. Vincent (Score = 109.99)
What Me Worry : St. Vincent (Score = 100)
How Lucky We Are : Meiko (Score = 333.02)
Boys With Girlfriends : Meiko (Score = 229.82)
Dream : Priscilla Ahn (Score = 398.28)
Wallflower : Priscilla Ahn (Score = 136.48)
Breakin' Up : Rilo Kiley (Score = 216.68)
Silver Lining : Rilo Kiley (Score = 186.62)
Portions For Foxes : Rilo Kiley (Score = 129.9)
Casimir Pulaski Day : Sufjan Stevens (Score = 228.52)
Chicago : Sufjan Stevens (Score = 166.87)
To Be Alone With You : Sufjan Stevens (Score = 114.86)
A Case of You : Joni Mitchell (Score = 201)
All I Want : Joni Mitchell (Score = 185.81)
California : Joni Mitchell (Score = 110.44)
Cold Shoulder : Adele (Score = 208.23)
Chasing Pavements : Adele (Score = 152.27)
Daydreamer : Adele (Score = 123.63)
Song Beneath The Song : Maria Taylor (Score = 147.26)
Clean Getaway : Maria Taylor (Score = 124.89)
Lost Time : Maria Taylor (Score = 104.52)
Speak Easy : Maria Taylor (Score = 98.59)
Softly : Sibylle Baier (Score = 190.17)
Remember the Day : Sibylle Baier (Score = 100.48)
I Lost Something in the Hills : Sibylle Baier (Score = 90.77)
Tonight : Sibylle Baier (Score = 90.25)
Easy to Be Around : Diane Cluck (Score = 245.01)
Wild Deer at Dawn : Diane Cluck (Score = 223.37)
Bottle It Up : Sara Bareilles (Score = 294.76)
Love Song : Sara Bareilles (Score = 131.35)
They : Jem (Score = 164.09)
Come on Closer : Jem (Score = 153.11)
Flying High : Jem (Score = 99.33)
Shy : Ani DiFranco (Score = 182.04)
As Is : Ani DiFranco (Score = 133.6)
Little Plastic Castle : Ani DiFranco (Score = 99.75)
Ironic : Alanis Morissette (Score = 260.98)
Head Over Feet : Alanis Morissette (Score = 148.06)
White Chalk : PJ Harvey (Score = 209.81)
The Devil : PJ Harvey (Score = 189.51)
Little Black Sandals : Sia (Score = 304.75)
Academia : Sia (Score = 93.4)
Goodnight and Go : Imogen Heap (Score = 247.94)
Hide and Seek : Imogen Heap (Score = 144.48)
The Fairest Of The Seasons : Nico (Score = 207.69)
These Days : Nico (Score = 182.66)
The Story : Brandi Carlile (Score = 261.25)
Turpentine : Brandi Carlile (Score = 108.52)
Not Going Anywhere : Keren Ann (Score = 184.29)

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Regards!
Vincent

Because I love this sort of thing, let's face it...

'First, make a list of your overall top-20 artists. Then, for each of these artists, add the 8 most similar artists to your list. Delete any duplicates, add 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. Bob Dylan
-1- Bob Dylan and The Band
-2- Neil Young
-3- The Band
-4- Woody Guthrie
-5- Leonard Cohen
-6- Donovan
-7- Joan Baez
-8- Neil Young & Crazy Horse

2. The Beatles
-1- John Lennon
-2- George Harrison
-3- Paul McCartney
-4- Ringo Starr
-5- Paul McCartney & Wings
-6- The Who
-7- Wings
-8- The Rolling Stones

3. Belle and Sebastian
-1- Camera Obscura
-2- God Help The Girl
-3- The Magnetic Fields
-4- The Boy Least Likely To
-5- Jens Lekman
-6- of Montreal
-7-The Gentle Waves
-8- The Shins

4. Joan Baez
-1- Peter, Paul & Mary
-2- Judy Collins
-3- Pete Seeger
-4- Phil Ochs
-5- Bob Dylan
-6- Joni Mitchell
- Woody Guthrie
-7- Arlo Guthrie

5. Vienna Teng
-1- Charlotte Martin
-2- Corrinne May
-3- Rachael Sage
-4- Dar Williams
-5- Sarah Slean
-6- Rachael Yamagata
-7- Thea Gilmore
-8- Sarah Fimm

6. Leonard Cohen
Bob Dylan
-1- Tom Waits
-2- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
-3- Lou Reed
Neil Young
Joan Baez
-4- Nick Drake
-5- Tim Buckley

7. Jim Croce
-1- Harry Chapin
-2- James Taylor
-3- Dan Fogelberg
-4- John Denver
-5- Gordon Lightfoot
-6- Don McLean
-7- Jackson Browne
-8- Bob Seeger

8. John Denver
-1- Jim Croce
-2- Kenny Rogers
Dan Fogelberg
Gordon Lightfoot
Peter, Paul & Mary
-3- Anne Murray
-4- Neil Diamond
James Taylor

9. Over the Rhine
-1- Waterdeep
-2- The Violet Burning
-3- Sandra McCracken
-4- Hem
-5- Derek Webb
-6- The Innocence Mission
-7- The Choir
-8- The Choir

*An aside: I still don't understand why all of OtR's linked bands are Christian, as some of their songs are about sex and none that I have heard have obvious religious messages, they do not mention god during concerts, and they say nothing about Christianity on their website. Still looking for some insight here...

10. Flogging Molly
-1- Dropkick Murphys
-2- The Real McKenzies
-3- The Tossers
-4- The Pogues
-5- The Mahones
-6- The Bloody Irish Boys
-7- Blood or Whiskey
-8- The Dubliners

11. The Shins
-1- Death Cab for Cutie
-2- Band of Horses
-3- The Decemberists
-4- Vampire Weekend
-5- Rogue Wave
-6- The Postal Service
-7- Ra Ra Riot
-8- Fleet Foxes

12. The Traveling Wilburys
George Harrison
-1- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
-2- Tom Petty
Ringo Starr
-3- Jeff Lynne
-4- Electric Light Orchestra
-5- Mudcrutch
-6- Roy Orbison

13. Brandi Carlile
-1- Indigo Girls
-2- Patty Griffin
-3- Ingrid Michaelson
-4- Catie Curtis
-5- Missy Higgins
-6- Melissa Ferrick
-7- Rosie Thomas
Rachael Yamagata

14. Jewel
-1- Sarah McLachlan
-2- Sheryl Crow
-3- Lisa Loeb
-4- Heather Nova
-5- Paula Cole
-6- Alanis Morissette
-7- Natalie Merchant
-8- Anna Nalick

15. Ingrid Michaelson
-1- Meiko
-2- Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson
-3- Sara Bareilles
-4- Priscilla Ahn
-5- Jenny Owen Youngs
-6- Erin McCarley
-7- Greg Laswell
-8- A Fine Frenzy

16. Feist
-1- Broken Social Scene
-2- Kings of Convenience
-3- Cat Power
-4- Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton
-5- Stars
-6- She & Him
-7-Metric
-8-Rilo Kiley

17. Alanis Morissette
-1- Tori Amos
Sheryl Crow
-2- Jewel
-3- Natalis Imbruglia
Sarah McLachlan
-4- The Cranberries
-5- Meredith Brooks
-6- Fiona Apple

18. Ludovico Einaudi
-1- Roberto Cacciapaglia
-2- Giovannia Allevi
-3- Wim Mertens
-4- Max Richter
-5- Michael Nyman
-6- Fabrizio Paterlini
-7- David Nevue
-8- Dustin O'Halloran

19. Modest Mouse
-1- Ugly Casanova
-2- Built to Spill
-3- Wolf Parade
-4- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
-5- Neutral Milk Hotel
Death Cab for Cutie
-6- The Flaming Lips
-7- Bright Eyes

138... not bad. Also, this is meaningless, like your life. :) Luckily, it has enabled me to find a few artists I wish to explore further.

'First, make a list of your overall top-20 artists. Then, for each of these artists, add the 8 most similar artists to your list. Delete any duplicates, add 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. of Montreal
2. Radiohead
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4. Animal Collective
5. Modest Mouse
6. The Dresden Dolls
7. Metric
8. Interpol
9. Pixies
10. Architecture in Helsinki
11. Nine Inch Nails
12. The New Pornographers
13. Foo Fighters
14. Rilo Kiley
15. Sufjan Stevens
16. The Smashing Pumpkins
17. The Strokes
18. Gorillaz
19. MGMT
20. Regina Spektor

1. The Apples in Stereo
2. The Olivia Tremor Control
3. The Unicorns
4. Beulah
5. Islands
6. Elf Power
7. The Fiery Furnaces
8. Thom Yorke
9. Jonny Greenwood
10. Muse
11. Sigur Rós
12. Coldplay
13. Placebo
14. Blur
15. The Kills
16. Be Your Own Pet
17. The Gossip
18. Blood Red Shoes
19. Franz Ferdinand
20. Panda Bear
21. Black Dice
22. Grizzly Bear
23. Avey Tare & Kría Brekkan
24. Avey Tare
25. Deerhunter
26. El Guincho
27. Dan Deacon
28. Ugly Casanova
29. Built to Spill
30. Wolf Parade
31. Neutral Milk Hotel
32. The Flaming Lips
33.The Shins
34. Death Cab for Cutie
35. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
36. Amanda Palmer
37. Vermillion Lies
38. Pretty Balanced
39. HUMANWINE
40. Katzenjammer Kabarett
41. Rasputina
42. Harlequin Jones
43. Jill Tracy
44. Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton
45. Emily Haines
46. Stars
47. Broken Social Scene
48. Tegan and Sara
49. Land of Talk
50. Editors
51. She Wants Revenge
52. Elefant
53. The National
54. I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness
55. stellastarr*
56. White Lies
57. The Breeders
58. Frank Black
59. Sonic Youth
60. Black Francis
61. Frank Black and the Catholics
62. Dinosaur Jr.
63. Pavement
64. Violent Femmes
65. Los Campesinos!
66. I'm From Barcelona
67. The Boy Least Likely To
68. Tilly and the Wall
69. Mates of State
70. Modwheelmood
71. Trent Reznor
72. Halo33
73. Tweaker
74. Marilyn Manson
75. Puscifer
76. Black Light Burns
78. Dirty Scarab
79. A.C. Newman
80. Immaculate Machine
81. Destroyer
82. The Decemberists
83. Spoon
84. Swan Lake
85. Audioslave
86. Incubus
87. Nirvana
88. Soundgarden
89. Puddle of Mud
90. Queens of the Stone Age
91. Stone Temple Pilots
92.Pearl Jam
93. Jenny Lewis
94. Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins
95. The Elected
96. She & Him
97. Whispertown2000
98. Eisley
99. Johnathan Rice
100. Andrew Bird
101. Iron & Wine
102. Beirut
103. Bon Iver
104. Fleet Foxes
105. Anathallo
106. Denison Witmer
107. Zwan
108. Billy Corgan
109. James Iha
110. Auf der Maur
111. Silverchair
112. Albert Hammond, Jr.
113. Arctic Monkeys
114. Little Joy
115. The Libertines
116. Albert Hammond Jr.
117. The Last Shadow Puppets
118. Kings of Leon
119. The Killers
120. The Good, The Bad & The Queen
121. Daft Punk
122. Space Monkeyz vs. Gorillaz
123. Fatboy Slim
124. Beck
125. The White Stripes
126. The Chemical Brothers
127. The Management
128. Vampire Weekend
129. Klaxons
130. Black Kids
131. Empire of the Sun
132. Passion Pit
133. The Kooks
134. Late of the Pier
135. Fiona Apple
136. Jenny Owen Youngs
137. Kate Nash
138. Rachael Yamagata
139. Ingrid Michaelson
140. St. Vincent
141. Tori Amos

Holy shit, that was exhausting... Much higher score than anticipated though.