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Put your music player on shuffle
Post the first 40 songs that come up. You can repeat artists if you want. If you have any repeats, skip to the next track.

1. The Killers - Tranquilize (feat. Lou Reed)
2. Muse - Plug In Baby
3. Queens of the Stone Age - You Got a Killers Scene There, Man
4. Megadeth - These Boots
5. Arctic Monkeys - If You Were There, Beware
6. Pearl Jam - Grievance
7. Rise Against - Heaven Knows
8. Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade
9. Godsmack - Now Or Never
10. Fiction Plane - Fake Light From The Sun
11. Priestess - I am the Night colour me black
12. Breaking Benjamin - Shallow Bay
13. Lamb of God - Purified
14. Rammstein - Mann gegen Mann
15. Voicst - A Tale Of Two Devils
16. Metallica - Dyers Eve
17. Queens of the Stone Age - 3's & 7's
18. Disturbed - Pain Redefined
19. Anthrax - Got The Time
20. Iced Earth - Hallowed Be Thy Name
21. Metallica - OF WOLF AND MAN
22. Bush - Float
23. Iron Maiden - Wildest Dreams
24. Breaking Benjamin - Topless
25. Lamb of God - Terror and Hubris in the House of Frank Pollard
26. Anthrax - Crash
27. Metallica - Until It Sleeps
28. Muse - Megalomania
29. Metallica - The Small Hours
30. Linkin Park - Faint
31. Foo Fighters - Another Round
32. Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent
33. Mastodon - This Mortal Soil
34. Disturbed - Forgiven
35. Mastodon - We Built This Come Death
36. The Killers - Shadowplay
37. Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
38. Anthrax - I Am The Law
39. Metallica - Ride the Lightning
40. Greenday - Jesus of Suburbia


#. QUESTION
ANSWER

1. Which song do you prefer, #1 or #40?
I think #1, it is one of the few songs by The Killers that I still like.
2. Have you ever listened to #12 continuously on repeat?
Nopes.
3. What album is #26 from?
We've Come For You All
4. What do you think about the artist who did #15?
Voicst? Too indie, don't listen to them anymore.
5. Is #19 one of your favorite songs?
Nopes.
6. Who does #38 remind you of?
Air guitaring? :P
7. Does #20 have better lyrics or music?
Eh, it is a coversong. But I think the music is better, though the lyrics are pretty awesome to.
8. Do any of your friends like #3?
Nopes.
9. Is #33 from a movie soundtrack?
Not that I know. :P
10. Is #18 overplayed on the radio?
Like, lol, no.
11. What does #21 remind you of?
When I started listening to Metallica, I listened this song a lot.
12. Which song do you prefer, #5 or #22?
#22
13. What album is #17 from?
Era Vulgaris
14. When did you first hear #39?
Loooong time ago. I remember being really confused because I only hear stuff from after The Black Album that I didn't know that James could sing so high. I wondered if it was computeredited (lol sorry, it was long ago, I didn't know a thing about the history or discography of Metallica)
15. When did you first hear #7?
Just know? xD
16. What genre is #8?
Hard rock I guess.
17. Do any of your friends like #14?
LAWL NO. They all hate Rammstein. :')
18. What color does #4 remind you of?
Red and black, don't know why.
19. Have you ever blasted #11 on your stereo?
Nopes.
20. What genre is #37?
Metal ballad.
21. Can you play #13 on any instrument?
Nopes. :(
22. What is your favorite lyric from #30?
''I am a little bit of loneliness, a little bit of disregard ''
23. What is your favorite lyric from #23?
I don't know. :P
24. Would you recommend #24 to your friends?
Meh, no.
25. Is #2 a good song to dance to?
Well.. spastic attack will do fine. :P
26. Do you ever hear #16 on the radio?
I would die of happiness if the radio will EVER play Dyers Eve, but i think that will never happen. xD
27. Is #32 more of a “nighttime” or “daytime” song?
Daytime definitely
28. Does #36 have any special meaning to you?
Nope.
29. Do any of your friends like #31?
My friends don't like the Foo Fighters much.
30. Is #25 a fast or slow song?
Fast. :D
31. Is #35 a happy or sad song?
Sad. :D
32. What is one of your favorite lyrics from #9?
I've got absolutely NO idea.
33. Is #34 better to listen to alone or with friends?
Erm, both I guess.
34. When did you first hear #27?
A heck of a long time ago, it was actually one of the first Metallica songs I ever heard. :)
35. Name 3 other songs by the artist who did #29:
Metallica! :D Master of Puppets, One and Harvester Sorrow. And Blackened. And Orion. And. and...
36. Do you know all the words to #6?
Like.. I know none of the words. :P
37. Does #28 have better lyrics or music?
Both are awesome. Matt is a great writer. :)
38. What album is #10 from?
Left Side Of The Brain

Shame I didn't come past some other good artists, but I'm gonna link 'em anyways:
Machine Head
Slipknot
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Paramore
The Sword
Pantera
Diamond Head
System of a Down
Alice in Chains
Saxon
Bullet For My Valentine
Them Crooked Vultures
Audioslave
Dire Straits
Apocalyptica

Well, I saw this somewhere, and I'd like to do something similar, but with different questions, to a degree.

So, take the top 10 overall artists, and ask for each of them the following questions:

1: First song heard from them
2: Favourite song
3: Favourite album
4: Seen live?
5: Favourite cover art

Well, let's do it...


01. Faith No More
1: Easy or Epic
2: King for a Day
3: Introduce Yourself or Angel Dust or King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime
4: Yes
5: King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime

02. Queens of the Stone Age
1: You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, but I Feel Like a Millionaire
2: You Can't Quit Me Baby
3: Songs For The Deaf
4: No
5: Era Vulgaris

03. Elliott Smith
1: Christian Brothers
2: Waltz #2 (XO)
3: Either/Or
4: No
5: Figure 8

04. Tom Waits
1: I Don't Wanna Grow Up
2: Jockey Full of Bourbon
3: Rain Dogs
4: No
5: Bone Machine

05. Mark Lanegan
1: Down in the Dark
2: Borracho
3: Whiskey For The Holy Ghost
4: Yes
5: Scraps At Midnight

06. Screaming Trees
1: Nearly Lost You
2: Nearly Lost You
3: Dust
4: No
5: Uncle Anesthesia

07. Alice in Chains
1: No Excuses
2: Bleed the Freak
3: Dirt
4: No
5: Jar of Flies

08. Black Sabbath
1: N.I.B.
2: It's Alright
3: Master Of Reality
4: Yes
5: Technical Ecstasy

09. Nick Drake
1: River Man
2: Things Behind The Sun
3: Pink Moon
4: No
5: Bryter Layter

10. Radiohead
1: Fake Plastic Trees
2: Paranoid Android
3: Kid A
4: Yes
5: Hail To The Thief

tazleser's top albums (overall)
1. Queens of the Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (16) 2. Moby - Last Night (15) 3. Fehlfarben - Monarchie und Alltag (Edition 2000) (15) 4. Die Fantastischen Vier - Fornika (15) 5. Portishead - Third (14) 6. Nirvana - Nevermind (13) 7. Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (13) 8. Placebo - Meds (13) 9. Muse - Absolution (13) 10. Goldfrapp - Supernature (12) 11. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (10) 12. Lily Allen - Alright, Still (6) 13. Daft Punk - Homework (6) 14. Michael Jackson - HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book 1 (disc 2: HIStory Continues) (6) 15. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Peepshow (5) 16. Portishead - Dummy (5) 17. Tool - Ænima (5) 18. Fad Gadget - The Best of Fad Gadget (5) 19. Sugababes - One Touch (5) 20. Yazoo - Only Yazoo: The Best Of (4) 21. Destiny's Child - Survivor (4) 22. Wir sind Helden - Die Reklamation (4) 23. The Chemical Brothers - We Are The Night (4) 24. Palais Schaumburg - Kinder Der Tod (4) 25. U2 - The Best of 1980-1990 (4) 26. Cabaret Voltaire - The Covenant, The Sword And The Arm Of The Lord (4) 27. The Cure - Greatest Hits (4) 28. Dragonette - Galore (4) 29. Der Plan - Perlen ... (4) 30. Fischerspooner - Never Win (Benny Benassi Remix Edit) (4) 31. Kruder & Dorfmeister - Count Basic Remix Hit Collection (3) 32. Air - Live BBC Int Shephard's Bush E (3) 33. To Kool Chris - Absolute Dance (3) 34. paulsrekorder - Anna (3) 35. The Doors - Greatest Hits (3) 36. Juno Reactor - Odyssey 1992-2002 (3) 37. Tom Tom Club - Tom Tom Club (3) 38. Kelis - The Hits (3) 39. Guano Apes - Don't Give Me Names (3) 40. Beat Happening - Jamboree (3) 41. KoЯn - Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (3) 42. Einstürzende Neubauten - Strategies Against Architectur (3) 43. Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft - Alles Ist Gut (3) 44. Gorillaz - Gorillaz (3) 45. Jack Off Jill - Clear Hearts Grey Flowers (3) 46. Sylver - Little Things (3) 47. The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing (3) 48. Various Artists - Some Tunes (3) 49. Camouflage - Voices & Images (3) 50. Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris (3)

The decade is coming to an end, time to look back at the best albums, here are mine from 2000:

1. Kid A - Radiohead

2. Bloodflowers - The Cure

3. Figure 8 - Elliott Smith

4. Relationship Of Command - At the Drive-In

5. White Pony - Deftones

6. Left & Leaving - The Weakerthans

7. The Moon and Antarctica - Modest Mouse

8. Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea - PJ Harvey

9. Xtrmntr - Primal Scream

10. The Sophtware Slump - Grandaddy

Runners up: Rated R - Queens of the Stone Age, United - Phoenix, And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out - Yo La Tengo

1. Opeth - Ghost Reveries - Progressive Metal


2. Nevermore - This Godless Endeavor - Progressive Metal


3. God Is an Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright - Post-Rock


4. Helrunar - Frostnacht - Black Metal


5. Rivendell - Farewell - The Last Dawnl - Folk Metal


6. The Boss Hoss - Internashville Urban Hymns - Country Rock


7. Riverside - Second Life Syndrome - Progressive Rock


8. The Darkness - One Way Ticket to Hell ...and Back - Hard Rock


9. Queens of the Stone Age - Lullabies To Paralyze - Stoner Rock


10.Disturbed - Ten Thousand Fists - Alternative Metal

The List
1. Kid A - Radiohead
2. Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven - Godspeed You! Black Emperor
3. The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place - Explosions in the Sky
4. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco
5. Songs For The Deaf - Queens of the Stone Age
6. Funeral - Arcade Fire
7. Mr. Beast - Mogwai
8. Tallahassee - The Mountain Goats
9. Relationship Of Command - At the Drive-In
10. Separation Sunday - The Hold Steady

Honorable Mentions:
Turn on the Bright Lights - Interpol
Mean Everything To Nothing - Manchester Orchestra
Year Zero - Nine Inch Nails
White Pony - Deftones
Murray Street - Sonic Youth

1. How did you get into 29? Moe.
looking for stuff like Phishbut studio work

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22? Infected Mushroom
"Bust A Move" and it's still awesome

3. What’s your favorite lyric by 33? Broken Social Scene
Fire eye'd boy give'em all the slip If your gonna come , you better make it quick, Fire eye'd boy giv'em all the slip.

4. What is your favorite album by 49?The Jimi Hendrix Experience
A Band of Gypsy's live, the war sounds he conjures with his guitar are worthy of worship

5. How many albums by 13 do you own? My Morning Jacket
none yet, but Evil Urges is near the top of my to buy list

6. What is your favorite song by 50?Trey Anastasio
defiantly Shinefrom the same titled cd, pure acoustic pop goodness

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad?Black Label Society
they tend to make me more angry than sad....

8. What is your favorite album by 15?The Black Keys
Rubber Factory without a doubt, so many classic songs

9. What is your favorite song by 5? Led Zeppelin
probablyGoing to California

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? Arch Enemy
knowing there are amazing female death metal vocalists make me pretty happy but a song? not so much

11. What is your favorite album by 40? Ratatat
Classics, which it most defiantly is, techno on guitars is awesome!

12. What is your favorite song by 10? Lamb of God
Now You've Got Something to Die For, apocalyptic, we count the days!

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30? Mogwai
getting blissed out to Acid Food from Mr. Beast

14. What is your favorite song by 38? Sage Francis
Going Back To Rehab, animal tranquilizers!

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?Killswitch Engage
Rose of Sharyn puts a grin on my face usually

16. How many times have you seen 25 live? Kyuss
none, and I doubt I ever will,Josh Homme doesn't seem open to a reunion

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23? Pantera
Cowboys From Hell, and nothing was ever the same

18. What is your favorite album by 11? The Doors
The Soft Parade, it has my favourite Doorssong, Runnin' Blue19. Who is a favorite member of 1?Rich Robinson
He can play everything from drunken Stonesrock, to Allman Brothers stoner southern boogies to straight up country acoustic rock

20. Have you ever seen 14 live? Slightly Stoopid
not yet but i hope to someday

21. What is a good memory involving 27?Po' Girl
playing them for a friend of mine and rerealising how great they are

22. What is your favorite song by 16?Warren Zevon
Join Me In L.A., the acoustic version with harmonica

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47? North Mississippi Allstars
i don't remember, they've always just been there

24. What is your favorite album by 18? Tegan and Sara
I think it's their newest one but time will tell

25. What is your favorite song by 21?The Velvet Underground
i can get it down to five i think, Heroin, I'm Waiting For The Man, White Light/White Heat, Temptations Inside Your Heart, All Tomorrow's Parties

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26? Air
something from their first album

27. What is your favorite album by 3? The Byrds
one of their first three i can't choose

28. What is you favorite song by 2? The Electric Prunes
Smokestack Lightning from Stockholm 67

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32? Broken Social Scene
i don't remember

30. What is your favorite song by 8? Black Sabbath
again, i can narrow it down to 5, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Killing Yourself To Live, War Pigs, Paranoid, Sweet Leaf

31. How many times have you seen 17 live?Snow Patrol
once, in Winnipeg,Silversun Pickups opened for them, their bus got broken into while they were there

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy? Danko Jones
all of them get me moving but never happy, they are fairly misogynist

33. What is your favorite album by 12? Son Volt
Okemah and the Melody of Riot, it's go the most kick ass rock songs

34. What is the worst song by 45?Immortal Technique
i've never really heard a bad song of his

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34? Down
Bury Me in Smoke

36. What is your favorite album by 48? Yeah Yeah Yeahs
TheIs Is EP

37. How many times have you seen 42 live? Queens of the Stone Age
never, don't really want to either

38. What is your favorite song by 36?Swollen Members
every song from their first album

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28? Incubus
Wish You Where Here, that song is forever stuck in time

40. What is your favorite album by 7?Dan Bern
all of them are equally brilliant

41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy? The Replacements
Taking a Ride always does

42. What is your favorite album by 41?Death Cab for Cutie
Transatlantacism, just before they blew up

43. What is your favorite song by 24? MF DOOM
the beat labeled Red #40

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46? Slayer
rocking out, thats all i do when i listen to slayer

45. What is your favorite song by 35? The Watchmen
the remix toStereo (Remix)

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy? Elliot Smith
even though the song's about suicide,L.A. always makes me happy

47. What is your favorite album by 4?Led Zeppelin
holy shit man that's an impossible choice

48. Who is a favorite member of 37? Fear Factory
Dino Cezares is a guitar monster

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43?Jefferson Airplane
White Rabbit probably

50. How many albums do you own by 20? Shawn Mullins
the library had his latest one, does that count?

Panic! At the Disco 18.10.06
Razorlight 26.01.07
The Sounds
My Chemical Romance 07.04.07
Hurricane 22.06.-24.06.07:
Beastie Boys
Incubus
Marilyn Manson
Placebo
Queens of the Stone Age
Bloc Party
Deichkind
Die Fantastischen Vier
Five O´Clock Heroes
Arctic Monkeys 28.06.07
Die Ärzte 12.12.07
Jimmy Eat World 30.01.08
Hurricane 20.06.-22.06.08:
Billy Talent
Foo Fighters
Kaiser Chiefs
NOFX
The Kooks
Beatsteaks
Donots
Kettcar
Rise Against
The Subways
Die Ärzte 23.08.08
Sportfreunde Stiller
Mando Diao
Panteón Rococó
Farin Urlaub 20.12.08
Hurricane 19.06.-21.06.09:
Clueso
Faith No More
Franz Ferdinand
Keane
The Wombats
Die Ärzte
Editors
Fettes Brot
Kings of Leon
Ska-P
The Sounds
Tomte