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the_red_shoes's top albums (overall)
1. Neko Case - Blacklisted (125) 2. Suzanne Vega - Retrospective: The Best of Suzanne Vega (93) 3. Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton - Knives Don't Have Your Back (79) 4. Azure Ray - Azure Ray (72) 5. Depeche Mode - The Sound Of The Universe (70) 6. Radiohead - In Rainbows (69) 7. David Bowie - Best Of Bowie (69) 8. Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (68) 9. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love (67) 10. Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant EP (65) 11. Amanda Palmer - Who Killed Amanda Palmer (65) 12. Sleater-Kinney - One Beat (63) 13. Joy Division - Permanent (62) 14. Doves - Kingdom Of Rust (62) 15. Joan Osborne - Relish (61) 16. Hole - Live Through This (60) 17. The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love (57) 18. Buddy Holly - Down The Line: Rarities (56) 19. Janet Baker, Raimund Herincx, Etc.; Anthony Lewis: English Chamber Orchestra - Purcell: Dido & Aeneas (56) 20. Neko Case - Middle Cyclone (56) 21. James Hunter - People Gonna Talk (55) 22. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (54) 23. Lou Reed - Ecstasy (53) 24. Morphine - 3-8-94 Peabody's Cleveland, Ohio (53) 25. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods (51) 26. David Bowie - Heathen (50) 27. Elliott Smith - From a Basement on the Hill (49) 28. Metric - Fantasies (48) 29. Elysian Fields - Bleed Your Cedar (48) 30. Poe - Haunted (48) 31. Amanda Palmer - Who Killed Amanda Palmer [Alternate Tracks] (47) 32. Warren Zevon - Stand In the Fire: Live At The Roxy (w/Bonus Tracks) (43) 33. Sinéad O'Connor - Gospel Oak (43) 34. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife (42) 35. Siouxsie - Mantaray (42) 36. Metric - Live It Out (42) 37. The Replacements - Don't You Know Who I Think I Was? (42) 38. Morrissey - Years of Refusal (42) 39. Jeff Buckley - Grace (Legacy Edition) (41) 40. A Fine Frenzy - One Cell In The Sea (41) 41. Buddy Holly - Greatest Hits (41) 42. Jeff Buckley - Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk [Disc 1] (40) 43. Feist - The Reminder (40) 44. Cake - Prolonging the Magic (40) 45. Arcade Fire - Arcade Fire (40) 46. Flogging Molly - Drunken Lullabies (40) 47. Morphine - The Night (39) 48. Magnolia Electric Co. - Josephine (39) 49. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (39) 50. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (Deluxe Edition) (38)

1. indie 1666 plays (The Smiths, The Decemberists, Modest Mouse...)
2. punk 1420 plays (Anti-Flag, The Clash, The Gaslight Anthem...)
3. ska 912 plays (Sublime, Sonic Boom Six, Grown at Home...)
4. rock 567 plays (Harry Nillson, Faith No More, Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros...)
5. post-punk 402 plays (The Fall, Joy Division, The The...)
6. hip-hop 341 plays (Mattafix, The Streets, Kanye West...)
7. electronic 327 plays (Simian Mobile Disco, The Prodigy, Balkan Beat Box...)
8. folk 270 plays (The Pogues, Frank Turner, Billy Bragg...)
9. hard rock 250 plays (Slade, Guns N' Roses, Thin Lizzy...)
10. reggae 186 plays (Bedouin Soundclash, UB40, althea and donna...)
11. dub 176 plays (Suicide Bid, King Tubby, Lee "Scratch" Perry...)
12. heavy metal 160 plays (Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Slipknot...)
13. riot grrrl 150 plays (Sleater-Kinney, bikini kill, team dresch)
14. britpop 141 plays (Oasis, The Stone Roses, Cast...)
15. experimental 136 plays (animal collective, holy fuck, grizzly bear...)
16. new wave 130 plays (The Cure, New Order, The Stranglers...)
17. emo 128 plays (Fall Out Boy, The Academy Is..., Brandston...)
18. punk rock 118 plays (Green Day, The Offspring, blink-182...)
19. drum and bass 103 plays (Chase And Status, Pendulum, Sub Focus...)
20. alternative rock 102 plays (PJ Harvey, The Cranberries, Sinead O'Connor...)

I'm bored...

First, make a list of your top-20 artists overall. Then, for each of these artists, add the 7 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 7 represents an extremely unvaried musical taste while a 140 represents an extremely varied one.

1 - The Birthday Massacre
2 - Tegan and Sara
3 - Paramore
4 - Thrushes
5 - Emilie Autumn
6 - Jack Off Jill
7 - The White Stripes
8 - Silversun Pickups
9 - The Raveonettes
10 - Pavement
11 - The Dead Weather
12 - Alizée
13 - Nine Inch Nails
14 - Tool
15 - Protest the Hero
16 - Sonic Youth
17 - Otep
18 - Le Tigre
19 - Black Moth Super Rainbow
20 - Scarling.

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1) The Birthday Massacre
- Helalyn Flowers
- I:Scintilla
-Ayria
- Angelspit
- Dope Stars Inc.
(5)

2) Tegan and Sara
- Tegan Quin
- An Horse
- Rachael Cantu
- Uh Huh Her
- Northern State
- The Cliks
- Tender Forever
(7)

3) Paramore
- Hey Monday
- VersaEmerge
- Boys Like Girls
- Automatic Loveletter
- Flyleaf
- All Time Low
- Fake Number
(7)

4) Thrushes
- Air Formation
- Airiel
- Highspire
- Rumskib
- Tears Run Rings
- Skywave
- The Daysleepers
(7)

5) Emilie Autumn
- Hannah Fury
- Rasputina
(2)

6) Jack Off Jill
- My Ruin
- QueenAdreena
- Daisy Chainsaw
- Switchblade Symphony
(4)

7) The White Stripes
- The Raconteurs
- Jack White
- The Black Keys
- The Greenhornes
- The Kills
- The Hives
(6)

8) Silversun Pickups
- Autolux
- The Airborne Toxic Event
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Cage the Elephant
- Mew
- Metric
- Band of Horses
(7)

9) The Raveonettes
- The Jesus and Mary Chain
- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
- The Duke Spirit
- Psyched Up Janis
- A Place to Bury Strangers
- The Warlocks
(6)

10) Pavement
- Stephen Malkmus
- Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
- Silver Jews
- Built to Spill
- Sebadoh
- Guided by Voices
- Preston School of Industry
(7)

11) The Dead Weather
- The Horrors
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Dan Auerbach
- Kasabian
(4)

12) Alizée
- Mylène Farmer
- Lorie
- Najoua Belyzel
- Jenifer
- Natasha St-Pier
- In-Grid
- Zazie
(7)

13) Nine Inch Nails
- Modwheelmood
- Trent Reznor
- Marilyn Manson
- Tweaker
- Black Light Burns
- Halo33
- Puscifer
(7)

14) Tool
- A Perfect Circle
- Peach
- Rishloo
- ASHES dIVIDE
- Riverside
- Porcupine Tree
(6)

15) Protest the Hero
- The Human Abstract
- Between the Buried and Me
- SikTh
- The Fall of Troy
- The Dillinger Escape Plan
- The Number Twelve Looks Like You
- August Burns Red
(7)

16) Sonic Youth
- Thurston Moore
- Ciccone Youth
- Lee Ranaldo
- Free Kitten
- My Bloody Valentine
- Dinosaur Jr.
- Yo La Tengo
(7)

17) Otep
- Kittie
- Eths
- Exilia
- The Agonist
- Mudvayne
- Straight Line Stitch
(6)

18) Le Tigre
- Bikini Kill
- Sleater-Kinney
- Bratmobile
- Julie Ruin
- Peaches
- Lesbians on Ecstasy
- The Gossip
(7)

19) Black Moth Super Rainbow
- Tobacco
- The Octopus Project & Black Moth Super Rainbow
- The Octopus Project
- Black Moth Super Rainbow + The Octopus Project
- satanstompingcaterpillars
- Animal Collective
- Panda Bear
(7)

20) Scarling.
- theSTART
- Die So Fluid
(2)

118/140

18th June 06 - 1. The Smiths, 2. Green Day, 3. Eminem
25th June 06 - 1. The Smiths, 2. Eminem, 3. Kai Motta
2nd July 06 - 1. Black Sabbath, 2. Blink-182, 3. Eminem
9th July 06 - 1. Green Day, 2. Fall Out Boy, 3. Eminem
16th July 06 - 1. UK Subs, 2. Fall Out Boy, 3. Ramones
23rd July 06 - 1. Johnny Cash, 2. Eminem, 3. The Specials
30th July 06 - 1. Black Sabbath, 2. Metallica, 3. Stone Sour
6th August 06 - 1. Tsunami Bomb, 2. The Distillers, 3. Eminem
13th August 06 - 1. Slade, 2. Green Day, 3. The Beatles
20th August 06 - 1. Tsunami Bomb, 2. Elvis Presley, 3. Green Day
27th August 06 - 1. Tsunami Bomb, 2. UK Subs, 3. Slade
3rd September 06 - 1. Abandoned Pools, 2. The Sisters of Mercy, 3. 2Pac
10th September 06 - 1. Black Sabbath, 2. Against Me!, 3. Eminem
17th September 06 - 1. Slade, 2. The Smiths, 3. Nirvana
24th September 06 - 1. Green Day, 2. The Clash, 3. Eminem
1st October 06 - 1. Eminem, 2. Sahara Hotnights, 3. Tsunami Bomb
8th October 06 - 1. Slade, 2. Rancid, 3. Metallica
15th October 06 - 1. Blink-182, 2. Sufjan Stevens, 3. Tsunami Bomb
22nd October 06 - 1. Tsunami Bomb, 2. Blink-182, 3. Slade
29th October 06 - 1. Sonic Boom Six, 2. The Sisters of Mercy, 3. The Smiths
5th November 06 - 1. Tsunami Bomb, 2. Green Day, 3. Rancid
12th November 06 - 1. Black Sabbath, 2. Slade, 3. Oasis
19th November 06 - 1. Murderdolls, 2. Against Me!, 3. Black Sabbath
26th November 06 - 1. Elvis Presley, 2. Sonic Boom Six, 3. Tsunami Bomb
3rd December 06 - 1. Green Day, 2. Metallica, 3. Rancid
10th December 06 - 1. Black Sabbath, 2. Fall Out Boy, 3. Tsunami Bomb
17th December 06 - .1. Green Day, 2. Blink-182, Rancid
24th December 06 - 1. Blink-182, 2. Tsunami Bomb, 3. Green Day
31st December 06 - 1. Tsunami Bomb, 2. Slade, 3. The Clash
7th January 07 - 1. Blink-182, 2. Green Day, 3. Nightmare of You
14th January 07 - 1. Tsunami Bomb, 2. Sonic Boom Six, 3 UB40
21st January 07 - 1. Tsunami Bomb, 2. Robbie Williams, 3. Guns n’ Roses
28th January 07 - 1. Guns n’ Roses, 2. The Pogues, 3. Green Day
4th February 07 - 1. UB40, 2. Iron Maiden, 3. Fall Out Boy
11th February 07 - 1. Sublime, 2. Catch 22, 3. Streetlight Manifesto
18th February 07 - 1. UK Subs, 2. Green Day, 3. Iron Maiden
18th February 07 - 1. Catch 22, 2. The Smiths, 3. Sonic Boom Six
25th February 07 - 1. Sonic Boom Six, 2. Sublime, 3. Streetlight Manifesto
4th March 07 - 1. The Smiths, 2. Sonic Boom Six, 3. Tsunami Bomb
11th March 07 - 1. The Clash, 2. Slade, 3. Oasis
18th March 07 - 1. Ramones, 2. Oasis, 3. Mad Caddies
25th March 07 - 1. The Smiths, 2. Metallica, 3. Reel Big Fish
1st April 07 - 1. Sonic Boom Six, 2, The Clash, 3. The Smiths
8th April 07 - 1. Sonic Boom Six, 2. The Clash, 3. The Smiths
15th April 07 - 1. Tsunami Bomb, 2. Rancid, 3. The Distillers
22nd April 07 - 1. The Smiths, 2. UB40, 3. Sonic Boom Six
29th April 07 - 1. Tsunami Bomb, 2. The Smiths, 3. The Distillers
6th May 07 - 1. Green Day, 2. Sonic Boom Six, 3. Kanye West
13th May 07 - 1. Billy Talent, 2. Foo Fighters, 3. Green Day
20th May 07 - 1. 50 Cent, 2. Billy Talent, 3. Green Day
27th May 07 - 1. The Smiths, 2. Metallica, 3. Black Sabbath
3rd June 07 - 1. The Smiths, 2. Tsunami Bomb, 3. Blink-182
10th June 07 - 1. The Smiths, 2. Massive Attack, 3. Sonic Boom Six
17th June 07 - 1. Sonic Boom Six, 2. Green Day, 3. The Smiths
24th June 07 - 1. Slade, 2. Robbie Williams, 3. Pearl Jam
1st July 07 - 1. Mobb Deep, 2. Eminem, 3. The Clash
8th July 07 - 1. Tsunami Bomb, 2. 50 Cent, 3. Fall Out Boy
15th July 07 - 1. The Offspring, 2. Sublime, 3. Sonic Boom Six
22nd July 07 - 1. Sonic Boom Six, 2. The Clash, 3. Green Day
29th July 07 - 1. Green Day, 2. 50 Cent, 3. The Mamas and the Papas
5th August 07 - 1. Black Sabbath, 2. Sublime, 3. Green Day
12th August 07 - 1. Green Day, 2. Sonic Boom Six, 3. 50 Cent
19th August 07 - 1. Sleater-Kinney, 2. Plan B, 3. Green Day
9th December 07 - 1. Green Day, 2. Blink-182, 3. Tsunami Bomb
16th December 07 - 1. Fall Out Boy, 2. Operation Ivy, 3. Streetlight Manifesto
23rd December 07 - 1. The Clash, 2. Green Day, 3. Nirvana
30th December 07 - 1. The Smiths, 2. The Clash, 3. Metallica
6th January 08 - 1. The Smiths, 2. Grown at Home, 3. Tsunami Bomb
13th January 08 - 1. Ramones, 2. The Clash, 3. The Pogues
20th January 08 - 1. Nirvana, 2. Coheed and Cambria, 3. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
27th January 08 - 1. Slade, 2. Sonic Boom Six, 3. Alkaline Trio
3rd February 08 - 1. Eminem, 2. Tsunami Bomb, 3. Foo Fighters
10th February 08 - 1. Sublime, 2. Tsunami Bomb, 3. Sonic Boom Six
17th February 08 - 1. Anti-Flag, 2. Sublime, 3. Slade
24th February 08 - 1. Anti-Flag, 2. Green Day, 3. Ramones
2nd March 08 - 1. Sublime, 2. Green Day, 3. The Clash
9th March 08 - 1. Simian Mobile Disco, 2. Sublime, 3. The Clash
16th March 08 - 1. 50 Cent, 2. The Clash, 3. Anti-Flag
23rd March 08 - 1. Rilo Kiley, 2. Sublime, 3. 50 Cent
30th March 08 - 1. The Smiths, 2. The Clash, Rilo Kiley
6th April 08 - 1. Black Sabbath, 2. Sublime, 3. The Clash
13th April 08 - 1. The Beatles, Tsunami Bomb, 3. Biffy Clyro
20th April 08 - 1. Slade, 2. The Smiths, 3. The Clash
27th April 08 - 1. Ash, 2. Sublime, 3. 50 Cent
4th May 08 - 1. Sublime, 2. The Beatles, 3. Tsunami Bomb
11th May 08 - 1. Tsunami Bomb, 2. Green Day, 3. Anti-Flag
18th May 08 - 1. Green Day, 2. Fall Out Boy, 3. Rilo Kiley
25th May 08 - 1. Elvis Presley, 2. Avenged Sevenfold, 3. Kanye West
12th October 08 - 1. Tsunami Bomb, 2. Anti-Flag, 3. Sonic Boom Six
19th October 08 - 1. The Clash, 2. Sublime, 3. PJ Harvey
26th October 08 - 1. Modest Mouse, 2. Oasis. 3. PJ Harvey
2nd November 08 - 1. Slade, 2. The Clash, 3. UK Subs
9th November 08 - 1. Modest Mouse, 2. Anti-Flag, 3. Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros
16th November 08 - 1. Sonic Boom Six, 2. The The, 3. The Suicide Machines
23rd November 08 - 1. The Clash, 2. The Suicide Machines, 3. Deacon Blue
7th December 08 - 1. Stiff Little Fingers, 2. Elbow, 3. The Flaming Lips
28th December 08 - 1. The Pogues, 2. Frank Turner, 3. Tower Struck Down
4th January 09 - 1. Slade, 2. Cast, 3. The Shins
15th February 09 - 1. Animal Collective, 2. Massive Attack, 3. Cat Power30th
1st March 09 - 1. Mattafix, 2. The Mamas and The Papas, 3. Slade
8th March 09 - 1. The BPA, 2. Howling Bells, 3. The Prodigy
29th March 09 - 1. Flying Lotus, 2. royksopp, 3. Black Lips
26th July - 1. Sublime, 2. Bedouin Soundclash, 3. The Decemberists
2nd August - 1. Sublime, 2. The Decemberists, 3. Mattafix
9th August - 1. Sublime, 2. Mattafix, 3. The Decemberists
16th August - 1. Sublime, 2. The Decemberists, 3, Mattafix
23rd August - 1. The Clash, 2. Sublime, 3. The Fall
30th August - 1.The Smiths, 2. Frank Turner, 3. The Streets
6th September - 1. Sublime, 2. The Smiths, 3. Sonic Boom Six
13th September - 1. The Fall, 2. Sublime, 3. The Decemberists
20th September - 1. The Fall, 2. Sleater-Kinney, 3. Black Sabbath
27th September - 1. Sublime, 2. The Fall, 3. Sleater-Kinney
4th October - 1. Slade, 2. Sleater-Kinney, 3. The Fall
11th October - 1. The Fall, The Decemberists, 3. Fake Problems
18th October - 1. Sleater-Kinney, 2. The Fall, 3. Modest Mouse
25th October - 1. Sonic Boom Six, 2. The Fall, 3. Animal Collective
1st November - 1. Slade, 2. The Fall, 3. Sublime
8th November - 1. Sublime, 2. Sonic Boom Six, 3. The Smiths

Post your top fifteen bands/artists, the first song you heard of theirs, the song that made you fall in love, and your current favorite.

1. The Hives

First heard: Walk Idiot Walk
Fell in love with: Hate To Say I Told You So
Current favorite: A Get Together To Tear It Apart

2. Toxic Holocaust

First heard: War Is Hell
Fell in love with: War Is Hell
Current favorite: Nuke The Cross

3. Nirvana

First heard: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Fell in love with: Very Ape
Current favorite: Aneursym

4. Green Day

First heard: Longview
Fell in love with: American Idiot
Current favorite: See The Light

5. Nine Inch Nails

First heard: Every Day Is Exactly The Same
Fell in love with: 1,000,000
Current favorite: Head Down

6. Pig Destroyer

First heard: Pretty In Casts
Fell in love with: Terrifyer
Current favorite: Thought Crime Spree

7. Darkthrone

First heard: Under A Funeral Moon
Fell in love with: Under A Funeral Moon
Current favorite: Norway In September

8. Archgoat

First heard: Angel of Sodomy
Fell in love with: Lord of the Void
Current favorite: Blessed In Beasts Blood

9. Inquisition

First heard: Ancient Monumental War Hymn
Fell in love with: Dark Mutilation Rites
Current favorite: Of Blood And Darkness We Are Born

10. Destroyer 666

First heard: Australian And Anti-Christ
Fell in love with: Genesis To Genocide
Current favorite: I Am Not Deceived

11. Masafumi Takada

First heard: N.M.H.
Fell in love with: Steel Python
Current favorite: Rave On

12. Dwarves

First heard: Fuck You Up And Get High
Fell in love with: Better Be Women
Current favorite: Better Be Women

13. Sleater-Kinney

First heard: Jumpers
Fell in love with: Dig Me Out
Current favorite: What's Mine Is Yours

14. Nocturnal

First heard: Temples Of Sin
Fell in love with: Burn This Town
Current favorite: Hellhunt

15. Bathory

First heard: Sacrifice
Fell in love with: Woman Of Dark Desires
Current favorite: You Don't Move Me (I Don't Give A Fuck)

Because it's good to take a step back and be impartial sometimes.

1) Sonic Youth - They aren't afraid of dissonance and rambling noise passages. Many people prefer songs that are pleasing to the ear and that get right to the point. SY also aren't afraid of obscure literary references. Many people don't like it when things go over their heads.

2) Sleater-Kinney - Corin's voice is...unique. And Carrie's isn't always the most polished. And I love Lora MacFarlane, but SK weren't quite as badass until Janet Weiss joined.

3) Tegan and Sara - OMG LESBIAN STEREOTYPES. They inspired a generation of girls to get that damned sideways haircut, and I love and hate them for it.

4) Death Cab for Cutie - Lovesick song about drinking; lovesick song about travelling; lovesick song about the past; lovesick song about a lost girl; repeat.

:D This is fun.

5) Radiohead - Don't a lot of people claim to dislike Radiohead because of their supposedly over-enthusiastic fans? That's just silly. As for the band itself, maybe Thom's voice is a negative for some people? Oh, and their stylistic jumps. Some people just HATE how they went from OK Computer to Kid A. (Kid A is my favorite Radiohead album, so...whatever, man.)

6) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Karen O's voice. A lot of people haven't heard her actually sing; they've just heard one of the screechy/orgasmy songs. Oh, and some people have a thing against all those early-2000s trendy NYC bands.

7) Portishead - They're weird and morose.

8) [the band in 8th place doesn't exist in that form anymore. I'll discuss them in their current incarnation] Noiseaux - They're so fucking goofy. It's because they're German. I worry about whether anyone will really *get* them in the US. (I <3 you guys! Please don't kill me)

9) Lamb - Man, I don't know. They came out of the British trip-hop wave. Oh, I know. They're one of those bands that couldn't quite recapture the greatness of their debut album. Lou's voice was never as big; the songs were never as expansive; the lyrics got so dumb as to be painful in some places.

10) Beck - He's been around so long that some are worried that he is starting to repeat himself. Lyrically? Yes. And what uplifting lyrics they are. (Fun game: listen to a Beck album and count how many times he says 'funeral' or refers to death. Don't be fooled by happy-sounding songs.) Musically? Eh, from time to time.

11) Sade - Lol! There is nothing bad about Sade. Are you kidding? They get pigeonholed as a smooth jazz band. But they're actually, you know, talented.

12) Ani DiFranco - She may have made the modern 'all lesbians must play acoustic guitar' movement popular. No, I don't like it one bit. (Well, a little.)

13) The White Stripes - Goddamnit, Meg White. Your sketchy drumming is crucial to the raw & drrrty atmosphere that is a WS song. But do you *actually* know how to drum?

14) Beirut - I will tolerate no negative feelings toward Beirut. If people can't handle European-tinged orchestral carnival music, that's their own problem.

15) Stars - Sometimes it feels like they're being a bit *too* earnest, if such a thing is possible (I mean you, Torquil). Though if it is, is it necessarily a negative thing?

Put your music player, whatever it is, on random or shuffled play.
Answer these questions with the song you get when you hit the skip button!
Note: some songs will make sense, others won't. Don't Cheat!

Which song describes the mood you are in right now?: Muse - Shrinking Universe
Which song describes the mood you are usually in?: The Sweet Inspirations - Emergency
Which song describes one of your favorites things to do?: A Perfect Circle - Magdalena
Which song describes something else you like to do?: Tegan and Sara - Monday Monday Monday
Which song explains the way you think about love?: Goo Goo Dolls - Only One
What would you sing to your soulmate right now?: Damien Rice - Sweet Avenue
Which song best represents you?: Nine Inch Nails - Sin
Which song describes your sexual preference?: Bright Eyes - Road to Joy
Which song describes what would occur between you and a prostitute?: Stan Getz - Soul Eyes
Your lover on the side?: The Killers - Read My Mind
The teenage queen and the loaded gun, the drop-dead dream, the chosen one. A southern drawl and a world unseen, a city wall and a trampoline. I don't mind if you don't mind, 'cause I don't shine if you don't shine. Before you jump, tell me what you find when you read my mind. Slipping in my faith until I fall, you never return that call. Woman, open the door. Don't let it sting. I wanna breathe that fire again.
How about your wife or husband?: Ted Leo and The Pharmacists - Parallel or Together?
Which song would be played at your wedding?: Incubus - Pardon Me
Which song would be played at your wedding reception?: Stars - What I'm Trying to Say
Which song describes yourself in the future?: Tegan and Sara - Want to Be Bad
Which song describes yourself in the past?: Jack Off Jill - Clear Hearts Grey Flowers
Which song would be appropriate for a one night stand?: Wilco - Outta Mind (Outta Sight)
Which song would best describe your first time kissing?: Spoon - They Never Got You
Which song would best describe your first time having sex?: Tegan and Sara - First
Which song would best describe your fashion sense?: Goo Goo Dolls - Big Machine
Which song would describe your taste in the opposite or same sex?: An Horse - Little Lungs
Which song best describes your parents?: My Chemical Romance - Cemetery Drive
Which song best describes your family in general?: Cake - Love You Madly
I don't want to hold back. I don't want to slip down. I don't want to think back to the one thing that I know I should have done. I don't want to doubt you, know everything about you. I don't want to sit across the table from you wishing I could run.
Which song best describes your friends?: Andrew Bird - Imitosis
Which song best describes your school?: Rilo Kiley - Close Call
She was born on a brightened pew to a gypsy mother in a bucket of tears. Her good looks could have sailed a ship, but her will alone could have sunk it. Funny thing about money for sex: you might get rich, but you'll die by it. It's gonna be a close call.
Which song best describes your public personality?: Jack Off Jill - Nazi Halo
Bring your IQ and try to understand. Just 'cause I'm listening don't mean we're still friends. Can't fix my problem: you've crossed a thin line. You can't just work it out. Not with me, this time. You go solo: your faggot rainbow, your junkie ego, your tragic disco, your Nazi halo won't save you this time. You're so predictable. No shadow of doubt. When you are suffering, know who sold you out. Fuck your opinions. Fuck your lack of spine. When you are miserable, know that I'm just fine.
Which song best describes your private personality?: A Perfect Circle - Passive
Leaning over you here, cold and catatonic, I catch a brief reflection: what you could and might have been. It's your right and your ability to become my perfect enemy. Wake up and face me. Don't play dead, 'cause maybe, some day, I will walk away and say, "You disappoint me. Maybe you're better off this way." Why can't you turn and face me?


How am i feeling today?: Bright Eyes - Laura Laurent
Will I get far in life?: Client - Monkey on My Back
How do my friends see me?: Tegan and Sara - Are You Ten Years Ago
Where will I get married?: End Of Green - no coming home
What is the story of my life?: Bright Eyes - The Difference in the Shades
What is/was high school like?: Sahara Hotnights - Quite a Feeling
How can I get ahead in life?: The Mountain Goats - San Bernardino
We got in your car, and we hit the highway. Eastern sun was rising over the mountains, yellow and blood red beams, like a kaleidoscope. And flaming swords may guard the garden of Eden, but we consulted maps from earlier days, dead languages on our tongues, holding on to our last hope. And the day was bright and fine, and the highway sign said, "San Bernardino welcomes you."
What is the best thing about me?: Gregory and the Hawk - Isabelle
And the ground's already hard where it's been dug in. I've gone this way too many times, but the pick keeps going deeper and I'm not turning back, so Isabelle, try to understand. I know just what to say, but it's incorrect to say it. How do I break it to him, the death of one who's staying? And all I think of now is a way to get under and a way to get out. Isabelle, what can I do for the naive pain it's causing you?
How is today going to be?: Jimmy Eat World - Work
What is in store for this weekend?: An Horse - company
What song describes my parents?: Ted Leo and The Pharmacists - Biomusicology
My grandparents?: Imogen Heap - Missing You
How is my life going?: KT Tunstall - Universe and U
What song will they play at my funeral?: Neutral Milk Hotel - The King of Carrot Flowers (Parts 2 and 3)
How does the world see me?: Jack Off Jill - Strawberry Gashes
I lay quiet waiting for her voice to say, "Some things you lose, and some things you just give away." Scold me: failed her. If only I'd held on tighter to her pale white skin that twisted and withered away from me. Watch me lose her. It's almost like losing myself. Give her my soul and let them take somebody else. Get away from me. Watch me fault her: you're living like a disaster. She said, "Kill me faster, with strawberry gashes all over, all over me."
Will I have a happy life?: Wilco - Side With the Seeds
What do my friends really think of me?: Placebo - Slackerbitch
Your memory will fade. I didn't mean it. You've always had it made. I didn't mean it. I know you feel betrayed. I just wanted to get laid. I didn't mean it. Slackerbitch, fag-hag whore, looks real cute for lips so sore. Always knocking on my door. You come across impure. I didn't mean it. Goddamn immature: I didn't mean it. You act so insecure. You hate me now, I'm sure. I didn't mean it.
Do people secretly lust after me?: Jimmy Eat World - Futures
How can I make myself happy?: Maria Mena - Just a Little Bit
What should I do with my life?: Peaches - Felix Partz
Will I ever have children?: Tilly and the Wall - Bessa
What is some good advice for me?: Tilly and the Wall - Love Song
What is my signature dancing song?: Museum - eden
What do I think my current theme song is?: Ani DiFranco - Both Hands
What does everyone else think my current theme song is?: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Dragon Queen
What type of men/women do you like?: Ani DiFranco - Fuck You (Untouchable face)
How does my sex life look?: Cream - SWLABR
Would I make a good catch?: From Autumn to Ashes - Mercury Rising
Will I have a good life in general?: Neko Case - Lion's Jaws
Can (insert YOUR CRUSH's name here) ever really love me?: Rilo Kiley - It's a Hit
Can me and (insert YOUR CRUSH's name here) ever be more than friends?: Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position
What's going to happen to me this week?: Stone Temple Pilots - Still Remains
Where will I be a year from now?: Tegan and Sara - Our Trees
What is my biggest wish?: Wilco - At Least That's What You Said
What is the love of my life doing at this very moment?: Goo Goo Dolls - Long Way Down
How will I die?: Neko Case - Star Witness
What will happen after I die?: Roxy Music - Do The Strand


Movie Soundtrack
Opening Credits: Panic! At the Disco - But It's Better If You Do
Waking Up: Placebo - Because I Want You To
First Day of School: Neva Dinova - Brooklyn
Falling In Love: Neko Case - Duchess
Losing Virginity: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Soft Shock
Fight Song: Tegan and Sara - Call It Off
I won't be out long, but I still think it better end. You take your time coming over here. I think that's for the best. Call, break it off. Call, break my own heart. Maybe I would have been something you'd be good at. Maybe you would have been something I'd be good at. But now we'll never know. I won't be sad, but in case I'll go there every day to make myself feel bad. There's a chance I'll start to wonder if this was the thing to do.
Breaking Up: Wilco - Monday
Prom: Bright Eyes - Neely O'Hara
Life: Metric - The People
Mental Breakdown: The Dresden Dolls - Backstabber
Driving: Panic! At the Disco - The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage
Flashback: Interpol - Public Pervert
Getting Back Together: Joan Armatrading - Love And Affection
Wedding: Otep - God Is A Gun
Birth of Child: Beck - Walls
Final Battle: Tilly and the Wall - Brave Day
Death Scene: Metric - The Police and the Private
Funeral Song: Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today
Ending Credits: Radiohead - 4 Minute Warning


Will it be okay?: The Emotions - When Tomorrow Comes
How are you feeling today?: An Horse - Scared As Fuck
How do your friends see you?: The Kills - Cheap and Cheerful
Will you get married?: Goo Goo Dolls - Here Is Gone
What is your best friend’s theme song?: Neko Case - A Widow's Toast
What is the story of your life?: Neko Case - Marais la Nuit
What was high school like?: The Weakerthans - I Hate Winnipeg
The driver checks the mirror seven minutes late. A crowded writer's restlessness annunciates.
How can you get ahead in life?: Gregory and the Hawk - Season Poem
What is the best thing about your friends?: Wilco - Candyfloss
What is tonight going to be like?: Andrew Bird - The Naming of Things
What is in store for the remainder of this weekend?: Maria Taylor - It's Time
What song describes you?: Azure Ray - Look to Me
To describe your grandparents?: Peaches - You Love It
How is your life going?: The Weakerthans - Watermark
What song will they play at your funeral?: Cake - The Distance
How does the world see you?: She & Him - Change Is Hard
Will you have a happy life?: Jenny Lewis - Rabbit Fur Coat
What do your friends really think of you?: Imogen Heap - Can't Take It In
Do people secretly lust after you?: A Perfect Circle - Gravity
How can I make myself happy?: Nirvana - All Apologies
What should you do with your life?: The Mountain Goats - Magpie
Will you ever have children?: Wilco - Hell Is Chrome


What Song Explains Your...
Life... The Fiery Furnaces - Single Again
Friends... Sandra Cross - Make Up To Break Up
Family... Goo Goo Dolls - Sympathy
Boyfriend/Girlfriend/Crush... Rilo Kiley - Give a Little Love
Favorite Teacher... Adolescence of Utena - Zettai Unmei Mokushiroku
Pet... An Horse - Shoes Watch
Enemy... Metric - Soft Rock Star
Religion... Adolescence of Utena - Bara no Rashin - Shura - Nikutai Seiza Alpha Psi Zeta Seiun
Doctor... The Decemberists - The Crane Wife 3
Favorite TV Character... Metric - Hardwire
Personality... Azure Ray - We Are Mice
Looks... Bright Eyes - Nothing Gets Crossed Out
The weather outside is... Radiohead - Climbing Up The Walls
I feel like... Fiona Apple - Pale September
I would really love to... Spoon - I Turn My Camera On
No one can stop me from... Peaches - Give'er
Today I will... Wilco - Blue Eyed Soul
You're gonna lose control without your blue-eyed soul.
Love is like... The Ting Tings - Shut Up And Let Me Go
I would call myself... Rilo Kiley - Rest of My Life
I've never been to... Taking Back Sunday - You Know How I Do
If I were a... Metric - monster hospital (mstrkrft rmx)
Never forget to... Bright Eyes - When the Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass
No one believes me when... Rilo Kiley - Silver Lining
I would never... Peaches - Mommy Complex
I could see myself... Patrick Wolf - The Libertine
I'm as fun as... The Sessions - What Is This Feeling
I wish... Pedro the Lion - Bands With Managers
S/He will never understand why... The Cure - A Letter To Elise
I'm nearly... Randy Newman - Little Boxes
I want to see... The New Pornographers - Letter From an Occupant
At night time... Wilco - I'm Always in Love
My fashion sense is... Debby Holiday - Piece Of My Love
I cry when... Camera Obscura - Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken
The most annoying thing is... Wilco - Casino Queen
The moon is... Feist - So Sorry
I get tired when... Patrick Wolf - To the Lighthouse
I lack... Radiohead - 15 Step
I'm so absorbing in... Our Lady Peace - 4 AM
I should be... The Cure - The Baby Screams
I can't seem to forget... Maria Taylor - Green Butterfly
Where in the world is... Regina Spektor - Man of a Thousand Faces
I don't want to hear... Neko Case - Pretty Girls
Don't give up on... Sahara Hotnights - Teenage Kicks
I should give up on... Our Lady Peace - Is Anybody Home?
I want to be... Heart - Crazy On You
I like a lot of... Neko Case - The Needle Has Landed
I often think about... Goldfrapp - Strict Machine
I don't understand why... Azure Ray - Rise
Guys are... Metric - London Halflife
Girls go to... Sleater-Kinney - Youth Decay
I'm in trouble for... Muse - Assassin
Candy is for... Goo Goo Dolls - Eyes Wide Open
Take me to... Sleater-Kinney - Burn, Don't Freeze
All I've ever cared about was... Muse - Falling Away With You
Take me away from... Gregory and the Hawk - In Fact
If you've got time, anyway, why not watch me hurt? And nothing is sweeter than needed revenge. Oh, that's right. I did nothing, and you were the mean one.
The worst possible thing is... Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop


Soundtrack for your life - Shuffle MP3s, advance, list, give thoughts:
Opening Credits: Feist - 1234
Waking Up: Andrew Bird - Plasticities
Falling in Love: Regina Spektor - Fidelity
Fight Scene: Adrienne Pauly - Je Veux Un Mec
Breaking Up: Neko Case - High on Cruel
I shine like the sun. I'm on fire right now. Your tears have come too late. You break down the door. There's already nothing: I've only one heart to take. You're crawling on the floor like a fool, and I'm so high on cruel. You'll drown in the light, and I'll burn like a star. Your tears are gonna give me fuel.
Getting Back Together: Sleater-Kinney - All Hands on the Bad One
Secret Love: Wilco - What Light
Life's Okay: Panic! At the Disco - Camisado
Can't take the kid from the fight. Take the fight from the kid.
Mental Breakdown: Ani DiFranco - Gravel
Driving Flashback: Regina Spektor - One More Time With Feeling
Partying: Wilco - A Shot in the Arm
Happy Dance: Azure Ray - Sea of Doubts
Regretting: Rilo Kiley - Rock N Roll Suicide
Long Night Alone: She & Him - Untitled
Final Battle: Radiohead - In Limbo
Death Scene: Elliott Smith - Memory Lane
If it's your decision to be open about yourself, be careful or else. Be careful or else. Uncomfortable apart, it's all written on my chart. And I take what's given me most cooperatively. I do what people say and lie in bed all day, absolutely horrified. I hope you're satisfied. Isolation pushes past self-hatred, guilt, and shame, to a place where suffering is just a game, but everybody's scared of this place. They're staying away. Your little house on Memory Lane.
End Credits: My Chemical Romance - Helena
Deleted Scenes!: Sleater-Kinney - Wilderness