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Being a pianist myself, I've got a lot of respect for piano music, and the expression that goes into every piece. However, I've got a problem in that I don't know many artists who compose their own piano tracks (no matter what their style).

I do know a few:

Keiko Matsui
Ben Folds
Jools Holland
David M. Valentine
Motoi Sakuraba
Jim Brickman

Could someone help expand on this for me?
D2 x

I've recently acquired quite a bit more music, which is a definite cause for happiness.

The Who -- Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy
Dan Fogelberg -- High Country Snows
Derek and the Dominos -- Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers -- Damn the Torpedoes
Kitaro -- Silk Road I
Jim Brickman -- Disney Songbook
Todd Rundgren -- Something/Anything?
The Raveonettes -- Chain Gang of Love
Old 97's -- Too Far to Care
Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young -- Deja Vu
Led Zeppelin -- Led Zeppelin I
John Mellencamp -- Scarecrow
Guns N' Roses -- Appetite for Destruction
Elton John -- Tumbleweed Connection
Thin Lizzy -- Bad Reputation

iTunes MEME...
How many total songs?

11101 songs = 31:00:10:25 = 75.12GB


sort by song title: first and last?
♪swing talk アンコール! - Swing Girls & A Boy
99％LIBERTY - KinKi Kids

sort by time: shortest and longest?
watch your step! - 安室奈美恵 ; 0:01
自転車 ~Instrumental~ (+ bonus track) - WaT ; 39:48

sort by album: first and last?
×～ダメ～/Crazy Rainbow - タッキー&翼
9 - Damien Rice

sort by artist: first and last?
A*Teens
98degrees

top ten played songs:

545x 瞳をとじて- 平井堅
435x Sweet Memories - Olivia Ong
396x Baby Don't Cry - 安室奈美恵
395x One Night Magic - 宇多田ヒカル
373x CHE.R.RY - YUI
378x CAN'T SLEEP, CAN'T EAT, I'M SICK - 安室奈美恵
350x きみはともだち- 平井堅
346x Endless Story - 伊藤由奈
343x This Is Love - 宇多田ヒカル
313x Four Seasons - 安室奈美恵

find the following words. how many times do they show up?
sex: 46
death: 53
love: 1123
you: 1064
home: 130
boy: 200
girl:178

and now,

1. put your music player of choice on shuffle
2. scene one = first song played, scene two = second, so on.
3. no cheating/skipping

opening credits: Yahweh - U2
waking up: Yuzuyu Dai Pinchi! - Kasamatsu Miki [this is an anime ost, abt a girl in a big trouble,lol]
an ordinary day: Fed Up - Mika Nakashima [lol, fed up w the world? haha]

the first date: I Want It That Way - Dynamite Boy [BSB's but Punk'd]
falling in love: All My True Love - Speed
the rumble: 夜中に書いたラブレター - HOME MADE kazoku
the break-up: kuukiryodan - Do As Infinity
getting back together: As Lovers Go - Dashboard Confessional
life’s okay: Dreaming - FreeTEMPO
the mental breakdown: Kami Hikouki - Uemura Kana
cruising: Sekai No Yakusoku - Yumi Kimura [wow haha]
the flashback: 流光 - Rurutia
the party: I'm Real - The Starting Line
everybody dance now: SCREAM - Exile [nt really a dance-y song]
sex scene: Boy Like You - SClub7 [lol wth..]
regretting: Izzo/In The End - Linkin Park & Jay-Z [lol, in the end?]
the long night alone: Step Up - Samantha Jade [haha, somehow it's good]
a death: Yell! (Off Vocal) - 栗林みな実 [haha an instrumental? rock one at tt]
end credits: Cloud Nine - Evanescence [if you wanna go, let go? haha]


quite okay considering its my randomise itunes shuffle hahaha..

How are you feeling today?
(You're) Timeless To Me - Hairspray Broadway Original Cast
(=.=")

Will you get far in life?
Business - Eminem
ah, so wat does tt mean..?

How do your friends see you?
Love 2000 (System Breakdown's Mix) - Namie Amuro
am a remixed? hahaha

Will you get married?
Cinta Putih - Kerispatih
hmm, the title is yes, but isnt the song about betrayal??????ouchie

What is your life’s theme song?
Girlfriend - *NSYNC
eeeeeh... lolz.. no am not les

What is the story of your life?
Dream a Little Dream of Me - Tony Bennett and kd Lang
..not sure how this fit in

What was high school like?
假如 - 金城武
etto.. this is a song from Perhaps Love .. not sure wat it means

How can you get ahead in life?
Intro - Beyonce
..to her album "B'day"

What is tomorrow going to be like?
"is" - 小池徹平
well.. the song sounds happy at least..

What is the best thing about your friends?
Perfect - Simple Plan
wow.. the title, look at that xD well they are perfect in their own ways, thanks guys..

What is in store for the next weekend?
Journey - MUSICMANS Feat. Miyazawa Manabu
yea yea, everyday is a journey...

What song best describes you?
amai kajitsu - Suga Shikao
no idea..

How is your life going?
Farewell - Van Tomiko
no am not going to commit suicide or anything..

What song will play at your funeral?
Answer - GLAY
lol, demanding answers or giving one at my funeral?hahaha

How does the world see you?
Secret Talk - Kanjani8
this is not even.. a talk? haha

Will you have a happy life?
Serenade - Jim Brickman
yea i hope that is a yes

What do your friends really think of you?
logic - Kenji Kawai
yes i am a pretty logical person

What song describes the person you’re attracted to?
アオゾラペダル - Arashi
AOZORABEDARU?

What message would you like to tell the next generation?
ROSE OF PAIN - XJapan
Do you have a deep dark secret?
HEAVEN - ayumi hamasaki
lol.. heaven.

i tag everybody who reads this..

1. The Who
2. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
3. Queen
4. James Brown
5. Allman Brothers Band
6. Grateful Dead
7. Led Zeppelin
8. Pink Floyd
9. Jimi Hendrix
10. Rolling Stones
11. Cream
12. Jerry Lee Lewis
13. Pearl Jam
14. U2
15. AC/DC
16. Deep Purple
17. Little Richard
18. KISS
19. Billy Joel
20. The Doors
21. Van Halen
22. Tool
23. Elvis Presley
24. Rush
25. The Kinks
26. Iron Maiden
27. Chicago
28. BB King
29. Metallica
30. Chuck Berry
31. Red Hot Chili Peppers
32. Primus
33. Yes
34. Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention
35. Black Sabbath
36. Neil Young & Crazy Horse
37. Ozzy Osbourne
38. MC5
39. The Band
40. Dave Matthews Band
41. Bob Dylan
42. Phish
43. Guns N Roses
44. The Clash
45. Dream Theater
46. Paul McCartney
47. Otis Redding
48. Aerosmith
49. Judas Priest
50. Rage Against the Machine
51. Parliament/Funkadelic
52. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
53. Prince
54. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
55. David Bowie
56. King Crimson
57. Alice Cooper
58. J Geils Band
59. Velvet Underground
60. Queensryche
61. Eric Clapton
62. Ray Charles
63. Bob Marley & The Wailers
64. The Scorpions
65. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
66. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
67. The Eagles
68. Nirvana
69. Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
70. Ministry
71. Alice in Chains
72. Pantera
73. Slayer
74. Dixie Dregs
75. Elvis Costello & The Attractions
76. Jefferson Airplane
77. Elton John
78. Muse
79. Janis Joplin
80. A Perfect Circle
81. Dio
82. Def Leppard
83. Melissa Etheridge
84. George Thorogood & The Destroyers
85. Slipknot
86. Willie Nelson
87. Brian Setzer Orchestra
88. Jethro Tull
89. Santana
90. Bon Jovi
91. Lynyrd Skynyrd
92. Iggy Pop
93. Galactic
94. Fleetwood Mac
95. Marilyn Manson
96. Robert Randolph & The Family Band
97. Nine Inch Nails
98. Soundgarden
99. Radiohead
100. Free
101. Roxette
102. Christopher Cross
103. Al Stewart
104. John Waite
105. Aimee Mann
106. Five for Fighting
107. Eric Carmen
108. Train
109. Berlin
110. Cowboy Junkies
111. Clay Aiken
112. England Dan & John Ford Coley
113. Ben Harper
114. Juice Newton
115. Wilson Phillips
116. The Honeydrippers
117. Dionne Farris
118. Mike and The Mechanics
119. Firefall
120. Ambrosia
121. Natalie Cole
122. Matchbox 20
123. Blues Traveler
124. K.T. Tunstall
125. Fiona Apple
126. The Cranberries
127. Carrie Underwood
128. Dido
129. Paula Cole
130. Nicolette Larson
131. Los Lobos
132. Matthew Good Band
133. Counting Crows
134. The Sundays
135. Coldplay
136. Belinda Carlisle
137. Ben Folds
138. Paul Young
139. Jann Arden
140. Michael Franks
141. Joan Osborne
142. Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
143. Atlanta Rhythm Section
144. Dan Hill
145. The Beautiful South
146. Billy Vera & The Beaters
147. Melissa Manchester
148. Stephen Bishop
149. Climax Blues Band
150. Squeeze
151. The Babys
152. Soul Asylum
153. Bonnie Tyler
154. Dobie Gray
155. Portishead
156. Bobby Caldwell
157. Billy Ocean
158. Jim Brickman
159. Everything but the Girl
160. Rickie Lee Jones
161. Robbie Dupree
162. Kelly Clarkson
163. a-ha
164. Mazzy Star
165. Tracy Bonham
166. Daniel Powter
167. The Fray
168. Freddy Johnston
169. Indigo Girls
170. Beth Orton
171. Corinne Bailey Rae
172. Blue Rodeo
173. The Finn Brothers
174. Benny Mardones
175. Kelly Sweet
176. Goo Goo Dolls
177. David Gray
178. Katrina Carlson
179. The Eels
180. Neil Finn
181. Sam Philips
182. Joe Henry
183. Toby Beau
184. Nina Gordon
185. Walter Egan
186. Michael Penn
187. Michelle Tumes
188. Pure Prarie League
189. Robert John
190. Pablo Cruise
191. Joshua Kadison
192. Bob Welch
193. Kristin Hersh
194. Kimberley Locke
195. Ron Smith
196. Ayla Brown
197. Kirsty Mccoll
198. Matthews' Southern Comfort
199. Chrisette Michele
200. Kimberly Dahme

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear,
The hour I first believed!

Through many dangers, toils and snares,
We have already come;
'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.(Lead me home!)

The Lord has promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.

Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease;
I shall possess, within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who call'd me here below,
Will be forever mine.

Artists who have recorded the song:

Arlo Guthrie
Frank Ticheli
Aaron Neville
Andy Griffith
Ani DiFranco
Aretha Franklin
BeBe Winans
Bill and Gloria Gaither
Billy Ray Cyrus
Blind Boys of Alabama
Bryan Ferry
Charlotte Church
Christina Aguilera
Chris Squire
Chris Tomlin
Daniël Lanois
Destiny's Child
Diana Ross
Dolly Parton
Dropkick Murphys
Eiko Shimamiya
Elvis Presley
Flatfoot 56
Glen Campbell
Hayley Westenra
Hubert Laws
Janis Joplin
Jars of Clay
Jerry Garcia
Jim Brickman
Ginny Owens
Joan Baez
John Fahey
Johnny Cash
Judy Collins
Katherine Jenkins
Kikki Danielsson
Krishna Das
Kylie Minogue
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Paul Simon
Laura Love
LeAnn Rimes
Lee Greenwood
Lincoln Brewster
Mahalia Jackson
Michael Crawford
Mika Nakashima
Minako Honda
Pete Seeger
Petra
Phil Vassar
Phish
Randy Travis
Ray Charles
Rod Stewart
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
Ruben Studdard
Sandi Patty
Selah
Seven Nations
Sissel
Stryper
Steve Green
Sufjan Stevens
Susan Aglukark
Ted Hawkins
Tennessee Ernie Ford
The Charlie Daniels Band
The Groundhogs
Todd Agnew
Twila Paris
Woody Guthrie
Willie Nelson
Vickie Winans
Victor Wooten

So I, for the record am doing the top ten first heard, fell in love with, current favorite thingy cuz I'm bored as hell and I haven't done an entry in nearly two months.

1) Hans Zimmer
First Heard: Barbarian Horde
Fell in Love With: The Journey/Kopano, Pt. 3
Current Favorite: Woad to Ruin

2) Jack Johnson
First Heard: Times Like These
Fell In Love With: Flake
Current Favorite: Sitting, Waiting, Wishing

3) The Beatles
First Heard:Let It Be
Fell in love with:
Golden Slumbers
Current Favorite: Here Comes the Sun

4) 2Pac
First Heard: California Love
Fell In Love With: Changes
Current Favorite: Life Goes On

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
I'm not doing this one...It may be in my top ten but no longer one of my faves

Joss Stone
We'll be skipping Joss as well

5) Sarah McLachlan
First Heard: Adia
Fell in love with: Angel
Current Favorite: World on Fire

6) Dave Matthews Band
First Heard: All Along the Watchtower
Fell in love with: Long Black Veil
Current Favorite: #41

7) Dire Straits
First Heard: Brothers In Arms
Fell In Love with: Brothers In Arms
Current Favorite: Brothers In Arms

8) Lynyrd Skynyrd
First Heard: Sweet Home Alabama
Fell In Love With: Free Bird
Current Favorite: Simple Man

9) Blessid Union of Souls
First Heard: I Believe
Fell in love with: I Believe
Current Favorite: Nora

10) Jim Brickman
First Heard: Angel Eyes
Fell In Love With: Angel Eyes
Current Favorite: Beautiful as You

I did this awhile back. I just wanna see if things have changed any.

1. List your top 10 artists and amount of listeners to each.

1) Jack Johnson - 132,977
2) Hans Zimmer - 42,455
3) The Beatles - 307,56
4) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - 3,984
5) Joss Stone - 38,439
6) 2Pac - 92,755
7) Jim Brickman - 2,301
8) Elton John - 103,972
9) Gustavo Santaolalla - 8,736
10) Chicago - 39,684

2. Add up the listeners: 772,863

3. Divide by 10: 77,286.3

4. The average listener on last.fm listens to: Radiohead, The Beatles, Coldplay, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Death Cab for Cutie, Green Day, System of a Down, Gorillaz, Nirvana, and Metallica. All those bands added up and divided by 10 equal: 233,844

5. Take your score and divide by average: 33.05%