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A Place to Bury Strangers [2009] Exploding Head
Air [2009] Love 2
Au Revoir Simone [2009] Still Night, Still Light
Beep Beep [2009] Enchanted Islands
CéU [2009] Vagarosa
Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse [2009] Dark Night of the Soul
Flaming Lips [2009] Embryonic
Mando Diao [2009] Give Me Fire
Ministry of Sound [2009] Clubbers Guide to Spring 2009
Otto [2009] Certa Manha Acordei de Sonhos Intranquilos
Pearl Jam [2009]Backspacer
Pink Martini [2009] Splendor In The Grass
Sonic Youth [2009] The Eternal

Must finish Queen - Absolute Greatest
New Pink Floyd bootlegs I downloaded
Modest Mouse discography
Michael Jackson - This Is It
Ministry of Sound Annual 2010
The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time soundtrack
And I need to finish watching the damn Mad Max trilogy



Hell yeah.

1. What's your favorite song by 15?
Bruce Springsteen
Definately Born to Run, although Thunder Road a close second.

2. How did you get into 20?
The Velvet Underground
Expressed an interest after listening to Lou Reed.

3. Who is your favorite member in 1?
Arctic Monkeys
Alex Turner, yet to see them live but looks like he has a relaxed yet energetic stage presence.

4. What’s your favorite lyric bit by 29?
Duran Duran
Hard to say, Le Bon isn't exactly known for his lyrical genius. Probably Come Undone's opening verse:
Signed, with a home tattoo,
Happy birthday to you was created for you

5. Have you ever seen 22 live?
The Cure
No, narrowly missed them in Brisbane but will attempt to see them this year.

6. What's your favorite album from 10?
Bob Dylan
Highway 61 Revisited, without question.

7. Do you own any merchandise from 3?
The Libertines
Pete's crack pipe.

8. What is a good memory you have of 7?
Tom Petty
A Full Moon Fever poster on my uncle's wall when I was about 6 or 7. One of my all time favourite albums.

9. Is there a member of the same age as you in 2?
The Strokes
Nope, 4 years off.

10. When did you first get into 8?
The Doors
Began listening to them seriously when I was about 19, 5 years ago. Even more so now that I have read Morrison's post-humous biography.

11. Who likes 4 along with you?
The Smiths
Not a single person my age that I know of!

12. Which song did you first hear from 16?
Fall Out Boy
Thnks fr th Mmrs after it being drilled into my memory by MTV in Surfers Paradise, Australia.

13. What song made you fall in love with 5?
Milburn
Lo + Behold, the very first track I heard of them, funnily enough it was on Last.fm.

14. Which song do you not like by 18?
The Fratellis
Yet to hear a song I don't like, they all seem to be so catchy.

15. Why do you like 14's songs?
Metallica
Where do I begin......

16. Where did you first hear 6?
Babyshambles
My mate Serpent recommended them to me after The Libertines split.

17. How long was 19 a singer before you liked them?
Oasis
I remember buying their 2nd album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? on cassette when I was 12, missed the boat by a few years...

18. Does 13 have a song that gives you a bad memory?
Foo Fighters
Haha yes, Best Of You.

19. When did you get into 17?
The Killers
Since their debut album Hot Fuss, although since this album my love for them has declined.

20. How long have you been into 9?
Albert Hammond, Jr.
Since 2006 when he released Yours To Keep while The Strokes were between albums.

21. If 11 had a concert 300 miles away, would you drive there to see them?
Audioslave
Hell yeah, did not see them live before they split. Does seeing RATM count though?

22. How many CDs do you own of 12?
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Legally about 3. In total? All of em :S

23. Does 21 have a song that makes you cry?
Radiohead
If a song could possibly reduce me to tears I think Radiohead would probably be it, Paranoid Android, No Suprises and Karma Police are pretty emotional songs.

25. Does 23 have a song that makes you smile?
Interpol
I'm not sure that they make me smile, if there had to be one I think it'd be Slow Hands.

26. What's the last song you've listened to from 28?
David Bowie
According to iTunes it's Young Americans

27. Is there a song by 32 that you've listened to more than 30 times?
Kings of Leon
Probably Slow Night, So Long, but unconfirmed.

28. Any song by 50 that you've only listened to once?
George Thorogood
Probably not.

29. Is there a song you are sick of hearing by 24?
Beastie Boys
Not at all, don't thrash them that much.

30. What song got you into 40?
AC/DC
Would have to be Thunderstruck, a major feature in any of my high school mix cds.

31. What is your favorite single by 25?
The Rolling Stones
Definately Gimme Shelter.

32. If 49 hated you, what would you do?
The Smashing Pumpkins
I'd be tempted to kick Billy Corgan's head in for the shithouse performance in Wellington. But how could I do that after enjoying so many of his hits?

33. What would you say if 42 or one of the members from 42 asked you out?
The Pigeon Detectives
That's not how I roll.

34. Would you care if 41 had a boyfriend/girlfriend?
Bloc Party
Couldn't give a toss.

35. Who has the best voice in 46?
45= Snoop Dogg / Dire Straits / Editors
A three-way tie for 45th gives me a few options here. Snoop can go to last place, and Mark Knopfler would definately claim gold here.

36. Do you think 26 is/are good looking?
Steve Miller Band
All dudes, and over the hill. No way.

37. How many times have you listened to your favorite song by 36?
New Order
Fav song is Jetstream but no idea of play count. The remix by Jacque Du Cont / Thin White Duke is fucking sick.

38. How many CDs do you own of 30?
Notorious B.I.G.
None purchased legally.

39. Is there a song from 38 that makes you mad?
Rage Against the Machine
Not mad, but all their songs make you wanna go mental.

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?
Kasabian
Wouldn't bother, these questions are getting lame.

41. What does your favorite song from 48 remind you of?
Jimi Hendrix
Don't really have a favourite, but Voodoo Child being belted out at boarding school in 3rd form, and Foxy Lady from Wayne's World come to mind!

42. Did you hate 43 at first?
Pink Floyd
No way!

43. Does your best friend also listen to 33?
Black Sabbath
Who doesn't listen to Sabbath!

44. Do you think your parents would like 37?
Ministry of Sound
The only shit music in my entire top 50! How did that get in there. Possibly the only item in my list that my Mum WOULDN'T listen to!

45. Does 47 have a song that makes you want to dance?
Snoop Dogg
Maybe a C-walk...

46. Have you ever seen 34 in person?
Nirvana
Seen Dave Grohl in concert twice, does that count?

47. Do you like 44's name?
Feeder
Not bad I guess, could've been a bit more inventive.

48. Is there someone in 45 that you want to go out with?
Snoop Dogg / Dire Straits / Editors
Love to have a beer with Mark Knopfler, and maybe a few guitar lessons!

49. Do you know anyone that hates 39?
Johnny Cash
Don't think I do, how can you hate him though?!

50. Have you ever danced to a song from 35?
Queens of the Stone Age
Fucking people up in a moshpit at their Wellington gig, that counts as dancing.... in a way.

1. What's your favorite song by 15?
Bruce Springsteen
Definately Born to Run, although Thunder Road a close second.

2. How did you get into 20?
The Velvet Underground
Expressed an interest after listening to Lou Reed.

3. Who is your favorite member in 1?
Arctic Monkeys
Alex Turner, yet to see them live but looks like he has a relaxed yet energetic stage presence.

4. What’s your favorite lyric bit by 29?
Duran Duran
Hard to say, Le Bon isn't exactly known for his lyrical genius. Probably Come Undone's opening verse:
Signed, with a home tattoo,
Happy birthday to you was created for you

5. Have you ever seen 22 live?
The Cure
No, narrowly missed them in Brisbane but will attempt to see them this year.

6. What's your favorite album from 10?
Bob Dylan
Highway 61 Revisited, without question.

7. Do you own any merchandise from 3?
The Libertines
Pete's crack pipe.

8. What is a good memory you have of 7?
Tom Petty
A Full Moon Fever poster on my uncle's wall when I was about 6 or 7. One of my all time favourite albums.

9. Is there a member of the same age as you in 2?
The Strokes
Nope, 4 years off.

10. When did you first get into 8?
The Doors
Began listening to them seriously when I was about 19, 5 years ago. Even more so now that I have read Morrison's post-humous biography.

11. Who likes 4 along with you?
The Smiths
Not a single person my age that I know of!

12. Which song did you first hear from 16?
Fall Out Boy
Thnks fr th Mmrs after it being drilled into my memory by MTV in Surfers Paradise, Australia.

13. What song made you fall in love with 5?
Milburn
Lo + Behold, the very first track I heard of them, funnily enough it was on Last.fm.

14. Which song do you not like by 18?
The Fratellis
Yet to hear a song I don't like, they all seem to be so catchy.

15. Why do you like 14's songs?
Metallica
Where do I begin......

16. Where did you first hear 6?
Babyshambles
My mate Serpent recommended them to me after The Libertines split.

17. How long was 19 a singer before you liked them?
Oasis
I remember buying their 2nd album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? on cassette when I was 12, missed the boat by a few years...

18. Does 13 have a song that gives you a bad memory?
Foo Fighters
Haha yes, Best Of You.

19. When did you get into 17?
The Killers
Since their debut album Hot Fuss, although since this album my love for them has declined.

20. How long have you been into 9?
Albert Hammond, Jr.
Since 2006 when he released Yours To Keep while The Strokes were between albums.

21. If 11 had a concert 300 miles away, would you drive there to see them?
Audioslave
Hell yeah, did not see them live before they split. Does seeing RATM count though?

22. How many CDs do you own of 12?
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Legally about 3. In total? All of em :S

23. Does 21 have a song that makes you cry?
Radiohead
If a song could possibly reduce me to tears I think Radiohead would probably be it, Paranoid Android, No Suprises and Karma Police are pretty emotional songs.

25. Does 23 have a song that makes you smile?
Interpol
I'm not sure that they make me smile, if there had to be one I think it'd be Slow Hands.

26. What's the last song you've listened to from 28?
David Bowie
According to iTunes it's Young Americans

27. Is there a song by 32 that you've listened to more than 30 times?
Kings of Leon
Probably Slow Night, So Long, but unconfirmed.

28. Any song by 50 that you've only listened to once?
George Thorogood
Probably not.

29. Is there a song you are sick of hearing by 24?
Beastie Boys
Not at all, don't thrash them that much.

30. What song got you into 40?
AC/DC
Would have to be Thunderstruck, a major feature in any of my high school mix cds.

31. What is your favorite single by 25?
The Rolling Stones
Definately Gimme Shelter.

32. If 49 hated you, what would you do?
The Smashing Pumpkins
I'd be tempted to kick Billy Corgan's head in for the shithouse performance in Wellington. But how could I do that after enjoying so many of his hits?

33. What would you say if 42 or one of the members from 42 asked you out?
The Pigeon Detectives
That's not how I roll.

34. Would you care if 41 had a boyfriend/girlfriend?
Bloc Party
Couldn't give a toss.

35. Who has the best voice in 46?
45= Snoop Dogg / Dire Straits / Editors
A three-way tie for 45th gives me a few options here. Snoop can go to last place, and Mark Knopfler would definately claim gold here.

36. Do you think 26 is/are good looking?
Steve Miller Band
All dudes, and over the hill. No way.

37. How many times have you listened to your favorite song by 36?
New Order
Fav song is Jetstream but no idea of play count. The remix by Jacque Du Cont / Thin White Duke is fucking sick.

38. How many CDs do you own of 30?
Notorious B.I.G.
None purchased legally.

39. Is there a song from 38 that makes you mad?
Rage Against the Machine
Not mad, but all their songs make you wanna go mental.

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?
Kasabian
Wouldn't bother, these questions are getting lame.

41. What does your favorite song from 48 remind you of?
Jimi Hendrix
Don't really have a favourite, but Voodoo Child being belted out at boarding school in 3rd form, and Foxy Lady from Wayne's World come to mind!

42. Did you hate 43 at first?
Pink Floyd
No way!

43. Does your best friend also listen to 33?
Black Sabbath
Who doesn't listen to Sabbath!

44. Do you think your parents would like 37?
Ministry of Sound
The only shit music in my entire top 50! How did that get in there. Possibly the only item in my list that my Mum WOULDN'T listen to!

45. Does 47 have a song that makes you want to dance?
Snoop Dogg
Maybe a C-walk...

46. Have you ever seen 34 in person?
Nirvana
Seen Dave Grohl in concert twice, does that count?

47. Do you like 44's name?
Feeder
Not bad I guess, could've been a bit more inventive.

48. Is there someone in 45 that you want to go out with?
Snoop Dogg / Dire Straits / Editors
Love to have a beer with Mark Knopfler, and maybe a few guitar lessons!

49. Do you know anyone that hates 39?
Johnny Cash
Don't think I do, how can you hate him though?!

50. Have you ever danced to a song from 35?
Queens of the Stone Age
Fucking people up in a moshpit at their Wellington gig, that counts as dancing.... in a way.

stolen from Mat Sherman on fb.

1. How did you get into 29?
TIE
The Faint- This may or may not be a reaccuring theme but...BOBBY...I think?
Armor for Sleep - I honestly have no idea.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?
Daft Punk - Probably 'Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger' since that's the most popular.

3. What’s your favorite lyric by 33?
The Format - Hmmm, that's a tough one.

Probably from 'Wait, Wait, Wait' on Interventions and Lullabies:

"and these chords remain
we'll use them to exploit the
friends we've since forgot
those friends we've lost
you all know just who you are"

4. What is your favorite album by 49?
Matt Pond PA - Umm...I don't really have one because I don't listen to them all that often. That's on my list probably because I listened to them hardcore when they were coming to Tech with Mae and all them.

5. How many albums by 13 do you own?
The Academy Is... - physical? None. On the computer? All of them :).

6. What is your favorite song by 50?
Air - 'Don't Be Light'.

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad?
Regina Spektor - UM YES. 'Samson'. I've literally listened to that song like five times in a row before and about a hundred times in my lifetime.

8. What is your favorite album by 15?
Sherwood - A Different Light - it's so catchy.

9. What is your favorite song by 5?
The Academy Is... - TIE - 'Attention' or 'Phrase That Pays' or 'Neighbors'.

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?
Panic at the Disco - lately? 'Nine in the Afternoon'. Reminds me of summer.

11. What is your favorite album by 40?
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin.

12. What is your favorite song by 10?
The Decemberists - '16 Military Wives', 'O Valencia', or 'Eli the Barrow Boy'.

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30?
TIE
The Faint - the song 'Sex Is Personal' reminds me of hanging out with Bobby freshman year in the dormssss.
Armor for Sleep - introducing someone to this band but I forget who...ughhh.

14. What is your favorite song by 38?
Feist - THIS IS HARD. 'L'Amour Ne Dure Pas Toujours' for the awesomeness of the beat, not for the preteniousness of liking a french song by an English singer.

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?
As Tall as Lions - 'Love, Love, Love' because it's so entirely epic.

16. How many times have you seen 25 live?
Spitalfield - NONE BUT I WISH. Can we say high energy?

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
Panic! At the Disco - Easily their single 'I Write Sins Not Tragedies'. After their second CD, it's any wonder I actually got into them because the first CD sucks A LOT compared to the second.

18. What is your favorite album by 11?
The New Pornographers - I'm gonna go ahead and be pretenious and say their older stuff is better with Mass Romantic. Actually, I'm going to rephrase. They stayed the same. They did not mature because they were kinda perfect from the beginning. Fucking epic backgrounds with awesome lyrics. Not much to fix so it just became more of the same stuff but I'M OK WITH THAT!

19. Who is a favorite member of 1?
Stars - Don't even have to look at the list. AMY AMY AMY AMY. She's so wonderful with her awkward hand movements and being drunk on stage!

20. Have you ever seen 14 live?
Imogen Heap - Nope and I honestly don't think it would be any good. Don't know what she would do on stage really.

21. What is a good memory involving 27?
The Starting Line - high school listening to 'Best of Me' and finding lyrics that would suit my current boyfriend (Hayden) at the time and I's relationship. God I was so emotional at that time in my life. I still love that song though.

22. What is your favorite song by 16?
Fall Out Boy - 'Where is Your Boy Tonight?' - It's so disgustingly simple but I DON'T CARE SHOVE IT.

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47?
Damien Rice - 'Blower's Daughter'. I'm surprised this isn't high to be honest. I'm addicted to that song, it's my current text message alert sound on my phone!

24. What is your favorite album by 18?
Copeland - In Motion because it has 'Pin Your Wings Back' and 'Love Is A Fast Song'.

25. What is your favorite song by 21?
Hellogoodbye - 'Here in Your Arms' or 'touchdown turnaround'.

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26?
Eisley - First song I remember recognizing? 'Laughing City'.

27. What is your favorite album by 3?
Rilo Kiley - More Adventurous because it has A 'Man/Me/Then Jim' but The Execution of All Things is a close second.

28. What is your favorite song by 2?
The Rocket Summer - I really have to make this choice? There's so many - 'Cross My Heart', 'Mean Thoughts and Cheap Shots', 'Brat Pack', 'So Much Love', 'Around The Clock', and 'Goodbye Waves and Driveways'.

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32?
Race The Sun - 'Icarus with All Sincerity' - that song was delicious live.

30. What is your favorite song by 8?
The Spill Canvas - 'The Tide' easily. I wrote a friggin' analysis paper on it for crying out loud. It's pretty whiny and epic.

31. How many times have you seen 17 live?
Girlyman - neverrrr but it'd be pretty neat.

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy?
Acceptance - 'Permanent' because it makes me wanna dance.

33. What is your favorite album by 12?
TIE
Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism because it has 'Passenger Seat'.
Cute Is What We Aim For - kinda unfair since they only came out with one: The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch.

34. What is the worst song by 45?
Cartel - dunno any bad ones really.

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34?
Belle & Sebastian - 'step into my office baby' because it's the first song on the first album I heard by them :).

36. What is your favorite album by 48?
Ted Leo and The Pharmacists- Shake the Sheets because I listened to the shit out of it and love 'Me and Mia' and 'The Angels' Share'.

37. How many times have you seen 42 live?
Ben Folds - once and it was epic. He has amazinggggg stage presence.

38. What is your favorite song by 36?
Bjork - listening to her now! Crazy bitch. I don't have a favorite, I just like listening to her on random.

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28?
TIE
The Starting Line - who knows, listened to them wayyyy back in high school.
Bloc Party - 'Helicopter' freshman year at a Young Dems party at Erik Benoist's house where I danced to it like three times. Fond memories.

40. What is your favorite album by 7?
The Hush Sound - Honestly, I love a bunch of songs from all three of their albums. If I had to pick? Like Vines I think.

41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy?
The Arctic Monkeys - 'Riot Van' because it's a departure from their normal stuff. It's slow and such.

42. What is your favorite album by 41?
Ministry of Sound - Don't really have a unique sound, it's just generic techno. Can't choose any.

43. What is your favorite song by 24?
JamisonParker - ALL OF THEM ARE GOOOOD / I don't know how to distinguish their songs because they are all the same epic punk.

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46?
1997 - sharing them with my friend Amanda and discovering them through JENNNNIFFEERRRRR.

45. What is your favorite song by 35?
Vampire Weekend - easily 'A-Punk'. That song is ridiculously catchy and the video is so fun.

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy?
Margot and the nuclear so and so's. Not really, they are pretty depressing. I do love the line:

"And Sarah screamed your every breath is a gift
If you weren't so selfish than you might want to live"
I dunno, just demonstrating the fact that suicide is extremely selfish strikes a random chord with me.

47. What is your favorite album by 4?
Motion City Soundtrack - Commit This to Memory for oldies, Even If It Kills Me for newies.

48. Who is a favorite member of 37?
Beulah - I always fuck up the spelling of this band FOR NO REASON AT ALL IT'S SIMPLE. Anyways, I don't know members of this band. I do love trumpets though so I pick the trumpet player!

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43?
Rediscover - 'Baby Got Her Gun Out' - super fast catchy heavy-on-the-synth synth-pop.

50. How many albums do you own by 20?
Dashboard Confessional - physical? None. Computer? ALL OF THEM I LOVE HIM.


I can't believe I took the time to format that. Will anyone even read this?

ACABA DE SAIR DO FORNO MAIS UM MEGA CD DO MAIOR SELO DE DANCE MUSIC DO MUNDO: A MINISTRY OF SOUND! LANÇANDO NO INÍCIO DE JUNHO 2008 MAIS UM CD "CLUBBERS GUIDE SUMMER 2008" TRAZENDO OS PRINCIPAIS HITS DAS PISTAS DE TODO PLANETA! PRINCIPALMENTE DO VERÃO EUROPEU 2008!
MUITA VIBE!Ministry of Sound

Number Of Songs: 17,021 (+ 2373)
Number Of Hours: 1132 (+ 163)

Genre:

Rock - 232 Hours (20%)
R&B - 193 Hours (17%)
Pop - 172 Hours (15%) + 1
Electronica - 129 Hours(11%) - 1
Alternative - 124 Hours (11%)

Top 100:

54% Tegan and Sara (- 1%)
7% Ministry of Sound (=)
10% Snow Patrol (+ 3%)
6% Delta Goodrem (+ 1%)
5% Aly & AJ (+ 1%)

Mostly white teenage Australian males share far too many overrated artists... so in order to cure everyone of their collective musical inferiority, I've decided to educate them.

The culprits:

Coldplay (more specifically, Clocks):
Rhythmically the most boring band in the world. That's not an opinion - that's a fact. Basically every single one of their songs is a mid-tempo soft-rocker, with either guitar or piano playing continuous eighth notes. Sometimes fourth notes. Need proof?

Superiors:
Jeff Buckley - Coldplay wish they could make sensitive music
Radiohead - Coldplay wish they could be innovative
Muse - Coldplay wish they could be a post-Britpop band with ENERGY!
Tori Amos - Coldplay wish they could play the piano nearly as well

Powderfinger:
Not really derivative, but fairly generic, faceless, totally unchallenging Australian rock. If you wanted to synthesize stereotypical mainstream Australian rock, this is what you'd get. Bernard Fanning says it himself in Lost and Running, apparently without any sense of irony: "I was tired of listening to the same old chords." THEN QUIT THE BAND!
Superiors:
Neil Young - Powderfinger wish they named themselves after a song by a shitter artist so they'd sound better in comparison
Silverchair - Powderfinger wish they were Australia's best modern rock band
Midnight Oil - Powderfinger wish they could be political
Crowded House - Powderfinger wish they weren't playing the same old chords

Red Hot Chili Peppers:
They've been doing the same alternative funk rock for about 25 years, whilst unfortunately resisting the urge to become an awesome jazz fusion power trio - which they are totally capable of. Apparently Frusciante writes good solo albums too! But no, with RHCP he just does his slightly minimalistic guitar non-riffage, which Flea's forced to make up for... Chad Smith looks like Will Ferrell, and Anthony Kiedis is still an aspiring rapper, or is that aspiring singer? The only thing that's changed is that they're no longer writing songs with titles like "Party On Your Pussy" and my favourite - "The Uplift Mofo Party Plan". How impressive.
Superiors:
Faith No More - Red Hot Chili Peppers wish they were diverse enough to not be solely labelled "funk rock"
Rage Against the Machine - John Frusciante wishes he played riffs/could make weird noises; Anthony Kiedis wishes he could rap

Green Day:
THEY WROTE A POLITICAL CONCEPT ALBUM!!! All their music is plain four-chord rock I could improvise in the same time it takes to play. Except maybe Jesus of Suburbia.
Superiors:
My Chemical Romance - Green Day wish they wrote a better pop-punk-masquerading-as-classic-rock concept album
Rage Against the Machine - Green Day wish they were political
AFI - Green Day wish Holiday had brutal black metal screams in it so Miss Murder didn't sound like a BETTER ripoff
Against Me! - PROTEST SONGS. IN RESPONSE TO MILITARY AGGRESSION.

Linkin Park:
Uhh, in case my thirtteen-year-old self kills me, I'll refrain from commenting. I like them for nostalgic purposes. But they're not metal.
Apparently these superior bands are nu-metal:
Dream Theater - they went heavier, SELLOUTS!
Metallica - they couldn't maintain their awesomeness for more than ten years, SELLOUTS!
Nightwish - they used an orchestra and kicked out their opera singer so they must sound like Evanescence. SELLOUTS!
In Flames - they started writing songs in a minor key! SELLOUTS! Apparently someone realized they'd been playing detuned guitars and using screamed vocals all along, so they're now nu-metal.

Avril Lavigne:
She used to want to establish some "mature" image. Now that she's over the age of 20 and married, she wants to go back to being some bubblegum-chewing, bratty suburbian rich-kid teen with pink streaks in her hair. Also, collaborating with some hotshot professional songwriter (they are all total scum) with a weird name like Lukasz Gottwald does not mean you write your own songs. Neither does ripping off The Rubinoos' "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend".
Superiors:
Paramore - Avril wishes she could sing AND write her own songs. Hayley Williams is setting her plans in motion...
The Veronicas - You know there's actually only one of them? You can do a lot with mirrors.
The Rubinoos - Avril wishes she wrote the chorus of Girlfriend
Me - Avril wishes Girlfriend was originally written from the perspective of an obsessed stalker

Ace of Base:
For some reason everyone by default has only two Ace of Base songs. Even I do. No idea why.

50 Cent:
This is rap? To paraphrase some genuine acclaimed journalist, his appeal lies in the fact that he can seem gangsta to the gullible kids whilst seeming like harmless party music to the adults. If you listen to him, you're the successful target of a marketing strategy based on his image. Your opinion is manufactured. Yay.
Superiors:
Kanye West - 50 Cent wishes he could've sold more copies of his album. This isn't exactly far out of reach, so not listening to him if you like 50 Cent is unforgivable.
Public Enemy - 50 Cent wishes he was the epitome of rap
Eminem - 50 Cent wishes he could act

Timbaland:
Like the bubonic plague, IT'S EVERYWHERE!!!!

James Blunt:
I'm not even going to honor this one with a comment.
Superiors: everyone, but more specifically:
Jeff Buckley - James Blunt wishes he was the best musician with the initials JB (don't forget Jack Black, John Butler, Jason Becker, Jeff Beck...)
Muse - James Blunt wishes he could sing in falsetto
Antony and the Johnsons - James Blunt wishes he was transgendered so he could be more feminine
Crazy Frog - James Blunt wishes he was as annoying

Ministry of Sound:
If you listen to these compilations, this means three things:
1. You listen to really bad repetitive club music. You probably call it "doof-doof" and pump it out of massive subwoofers in a complete bomb of a car.
2. You don't even know WHAT shitty techno to listen to - you need it shoved down your throat.
3. You have no individual characteristics whatsoever. You are totally stereotypical.
Superiors:
Daft Punk - You wish you'd hopped on the superior electronica bandwagon

Wolfmother, Jet and Airbourne:
File under "derivative".
Superiors:
Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple - Wolfmother wish they were the real thing with a less obnoxious voice
Oasis - Jet wish they were a first-rate ripoff of the Beatles
AC/DC - Airbourne wish they'll have a 30-year-long career selling millions of copies of albums that sound the same

If you've read through this entire thing and I haven't offended you, please mention your favourite mainstream artists so you don't feel left out.

To sum up: My apologies, I failed to be extremely egotistical. I'm just not cut out to be as arrogant as a bunch of noise elitists. I'm sorry that I tried to educate a bunch of people who know even less than I do whilst also being entertaining.

However if you feel reading that was a waste of time then it's your fault that you're wasting even more time by replying/trolling.