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Step 1: Put your iTunes or equivalent on random.
Step 2: Post the first (couple of) line(s) from the first 15 songs that play, no matter how embarassing.
Step 3: BE AWESOME. (I love that I have no idea what that means)
Step 4: Strike out the songs when someone guesses correctly.
Step 5: Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING!


1.Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song
Ah, ah,
We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands,
To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming!



2.Eppu Normaali - Suomi-ilmiö
Vaikka Harrisburgissa täytyy ikkunat sulkea
Voi Suomessa aina huoletta kulkea
Harrisburg on jossain toisella planeetalla
Ei sellaista voi sattua
Koivun ja tähden alla



3.
Well, you wake up in the mornin, you hear the work bell ring,
And they march you to the table to see the same old thing.
Aint no food upon the table, and no pork up in the pan.
But you better not complain, boy, you get in trouble with the man.


4.Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Tin Pan Alley (Aka Roughest Place in Town)
Went down to Tin Pan Alley
See what was going on
Things was too hot down there
Couldn't stay very long


5.Megadeth - My Last Words
My life's on time,
But again my sense is late.
Feel a mite unsteady,
But still I have to play.
Six to one's the odds,
And, we have the highest stakes.
And, once again I gamble with my very life today.



6.
Some folks are born made to wave the flag,
Ooh, theyre red, white and blue.
And when the band plays hail to the chief,
Ooh, they point the cannon at you, lord


7.
Every night I have the same old dream
bout you and me and whats in between
So many changes, so many lies
Try to run, try to hide
From everything that I feel inside
But I cant escape you or your frozen eyes...


8.
I've been trying
There's no denying
It's sending me
Out of my mind


9.
You know I'm wild about you, baby,
been keepin' me from my sleep at night.
You know I'm hung up on you, little doll,
you just don't treat your daddy right.


10.Metallica - Hit the Lights
No life till leather
We are gonna kick some ass tonight
We got the metal madness
When our fans start screaming
Its right well alright
When we start to rock
We never want to stop again

11.
He stares at her, his teeth are bare
Blood gets hot, he wants it now,
He wants it rare, but something's there
That holds him back from the attack


12.Ramones - I Wanna Be a Good Boy
Now I wanna be a good boy I don't wanna be bad
Now I wanna run away from home now I wanna be on my own


13.Iron Maiden - Another Life
As I lay here lying on my bed
sweet voices come into my head.
Oh what it is, I wanna know
please won't you tell me it's got to go.


14.
Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the lord my soul to keep
If I should die before i wake
I pray the lord my soul to take


15.
Pay to kill, die to lose, hunted, hunter which are you
Diablo come again to make trophies out of men
Lose your skin, lose your skull, one by one the sack is full
In the heat dehydrate, know which breath will be your last

Embarrassing bands included, but still can't remember everything:

38 Special

Laurie Anderson
Anonymous 4

Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Bad Company
The Battlefield Band
Eddie Bond
Paul Butterfield

John Campbell
Cheap Trick
Robert Cray

Bob Dylan

Electric Light Orchestra

Fabulous Thunderbirds
The Flaming Lips
Foghat

Genesis
Ghostland Observatory
The Gourds
Grateful Dead

Michael Hedges
Wayne Henderson (the luthier)

Etta James
Jean Michel Jarre
Eric Johnson
Journey
Judas Priest

Jorma Kaukonen
B.B. King
King Crimson (Discipline tour)
Kitka

Elizabeth LaPrelle

The Marshall Tucker Band
Pat Metheny
Brownie McGhee
Coco Montoya
The Moody Blues

No Speed Limit

David Olney
The Outlaws

Utah Phillips
The Pogues
Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Lou Reed

Mike Seeger
Peggy Seeger
Pete Seeger
Sammy Shelor
Son Volt
South Austin Jug Band
Ralph Stanley
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Styx
The Subdudes
Kirk Sutphin

Steve Tavaglione
Utopia
Van Morrison


Kirk Whalum
White Dwarf
Whitetop Mountain Band
The Who

Yes
Neil Young

ZZ Top

My friend oslofish told me to make a list. :)



With little help of my friends, here are stunning instrumentals, ordered by year of the album release:

• West End Blues (feat. Earl Hines) by Louis Armstrong & HIs Hot Five
  
• In The Mood by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
  
• 'Round Midnight by Thelonious Monk
  
• Take Five by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
  
• Giant Steps by John Coltrane Quartet
  
• Apache by The Shadows
  
• Rhapsody In Blue by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
  
• Soul Bossa Nova by Quincy Jones
  
• Wipe Out by The Surfaris
  
• telstar by tornados
  
• Toad by Cream
  
• Repent Walpurgis by Procol Harum
  
• Air by Ekseption
  
• Albatross by Fleetwood Mac
  
• Bourée by Jethro Tull
  
• In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed by The Allman Brothers Band
  
• Echoes by Pink Floyd
  
• Also sprach Zarathustra by Eumir Deodato
  
• Frankenstein by Edgar Winter Group
  
• Tubular Bells (part one) by Mike Oldfield
  
• The Köln Concert: Part I by Keith Jarrett
  
• Over Birkerot by Terje Rypdal
  
• The Hustle by Van McCoy
  
• Europa by Carlos Santana
  
• Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile) by Gato Barbieri
  
• Rise by Herb Alpert
  
• Oxygene (Part IV) by Jean-Michel Jarre
  
• Trans-Europa Express by Kraftwerk
  
• Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band by Meco
  
• Birdland by Weather Report
  
• Love's Theme by Giorgio Moroder
  
• Zorba by Mikis Theodorakis
  
• Green Onions by Booker T. & The MG's
  
• Anne's Song by William Ackerman
  
• El Becko by Jeff Beck
  
• Walk Don't Run by The Ventures
  
• Mediterranean Sundance/Rio Ancho by Paco De Lucia & Al Di Meola
  
• YYZ by Rush
  
• Das Boot (Single Version) by Klaus Doldinger
  
• Love on a Real Train (Risky Business) by Tangerine Dream
  
• Axel F. by Harold Faltermeyer
  
• Gabriel's Oboe by Ennio Morricone
  
• Miami Vice Theme by Jan Hammer
  
• Minute By Minute by Larry Carlton
  
• Jessica by The Allman Brothers Band
  
• Cliffs of Dover by Eric Johnson
  
• Blame It on My Youth by Keith Jarrett Trio
  
• Our Love Is here To Stay by Dave Grusin
  
• Rockit by Herbie Hancock
  
• Concerto de Aranjuez by Paco de Lucia
  
• Pick Up the Pieces by Average White Band
  
• Hocus Pocus by Focus
  
• Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! by Cannonball Adderley
  
• Theme De Camille by Georges Delerue
  
• The Pink Panther Theme by Henry Mancini
  
• The Creek by Jan Garbarek
  
• Minor Swing by Django Reinhardt
  
• Song From A Secret Garden by Secret Garden
  
• Blitzkrieg Bop (instrumental) by Yo La Tengo
  
• Flaming June by BT
  
• Machine Gun by The Commodores
  
• Days of Wine and Roses by Dave Grusin
  
• Manhattan (Live) by Eric Johnson
  
• La Femme d'argent by Air
  
• Local Hero/Wild Theme (live) by Dire Straits
  
• Paradigm Shift by Liquid Tension Experiment
  
• Lovers Of Light by Afro Celt Sound System
  
• Shenandoah (for Johnny Smith) by Bill Frisell
  
• JFK (Prologue) by John Williams
  
• Acid Rain by Liquid Tension Experiment
  
• Riviera '68 by Steve Stevens
  
• Nothing Else Matters (live) by Apocalyptica
  
• Love's theme by Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra
  
• The Riddle (instrumental) by Gigi D'Agostino
  
• Spirit by Moby
  
• Sure Thing by St. Germain
  
• Veridis Quo by Daft Punk
  
• Take the a Train by Duke Ellington
  
• Quantum Soup by Jordan Rudess
  
• Phunkdified by Justin King
  
• River Flows in You by Yiruma
  
• Gymnopedie Nº1 by Erik Satie
  
• Little Wing by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
  
• Stream of Consciousness by Dream Theater
  
• First Breath After Coma by Explosions in the Sky
  
• Your Hand In Mine by Explosions in the Sky
  
• 'Cause We've Ended As Lovers by Jeff Beck
  
• I Know You Are But What Am I? by Mogwai
  
• Chariots Of Fire by Vangelis
  
• Beach Party Tonight by Yo La Tengo
  
• Pallar Anders Visa by In Flames
  
• Midnight Express by Nuno Bettencourt
  
• Natasha '75 by Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band
  
• Alma by Teddybears STHLM
  
• Angelina by Tommy Emmanuel
  
• Automagic by Worm Is Green
  
• Kiss The Rain by Yiruma
  
• I Heard It Through the Grapevine by Bill Frisell
  
• Dayvan Cowboy by Boards of Canada
  
• Exit Music (for a Film) by Brad Mehldau
  
• The Voyage by Emilie Simon
  
• Superheroes of BMX by Mogwai
  
• Tsunami by Mozdzer Danielsson Fresco
  
• America (Single Version) by The Nice
  
• Nachtflug by Schiller
  
• Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 - "Für Elise" by Vladimir Ashkenazy
  
• See In You by The Album Leaf
  
• Death Is the Road to Awe by Clint Mansell
  
• Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy
  
• Nocturne no.2 by Frederic Chopin
  
• Ritual Dance by Kaki King
  
• Unfinished Sympathy by Maxence Cyrin
  
• Stairway To Heaven by Rodrigo y Gabriela
  
• Dolce droga by Ludovico Einaudi
  
• Piano B (Instrumental as heard on French TV) by Phildel
  
• Altered Beast by Vessels
  
• Comptine d'un autre été : L'après-midi by Yann Tiersen
  
• Ride of the Valkyries by Budapest Symphony Orchestra
  
• To The Kingdom by Phildel
  
• Röyksopp Forever by Röyksopp
  
• Ti Ki by Sigur Rós
  

Thanks to all who sent me contributions to the list. Originally planned as a small compilation, I gathered 121 tunes now. A few exceptions had to be made as with Kraftwerk's Trans-Europa Express or Pink Floyd's Echoes which in fact have some vocals, but are mainly instrumental tracks.

Additions:

• Eruption by Van Halen
  
• Avril 14th by Aphex Twin
  
• Whispering a Prayer by Steve Vai
  
• For the Love of God by Steve Vai
  
• Red River Rock by Johnny and The Hurricanes
  
• The Good, The Bad And The Ugly by Quincy Jones Feat. Herbie Hancock
  
• Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Pt. II by King Crimson
  
• Atom Heart Mother Suite by Pink Floyd
  
• Cobra by Quicksilver Messenger Service
  
• Halleluhwah by Can
  
• Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod (Man With the Harmonica) by Ennio Morricone
  
• Anonymous Two by Focus
  
• Popcorn by Hot Butter
  
• Dan the Banjoman by Dan the Banjoman
  
• Eruption by Focus
  
• Dance With The Devil by Cozy Powell
  
• Hamburger Concerto by Focus
  
• Red by King Crimson
  
• Knock Out by Charly Antolini
  
• Peter Gunn Theme by The Blues Brothers
  
• Amarok (Excerpt) by Mike Oldfield
  
• Tequila by The Champs
  
• Wild Goose Flaps its Wings by Mike Oldfield
  
• Wade in the Water by The Ramsey Lewis Trio
  
• Maggot brain by Eddie Hazel
  
• Conquest Of Paradise by Vangelis
  
• Peaches En Regalia by Frank Zappa
  
• Tamacun by Rodrigo y Gabriela
  
• Nut Rocker by B. Bumble & The Stingers
  
  

Adrian Belew-Desire Of The Rhino King -1991
Adrian Belew-Inner Revolution -1992
Al Di Meola-Splendido Hotel -1980
Billy Sheehan-The Talas Years -1989
Blues Saraceno-The Best of Blues Saraceno -2000
Brad Gillis-Gilrock Ranch -1993
Buckethead-Day of the Robot -1996
Buckethead-Electric Tears -2002
Buckethead-Monsters & Robots -1999
Buckethead-Bucketheadland -1992
Cacophony-Go Off! -1989
Cacophony-Speed Metal Symphony -1987
David T. Chastain-Elegant Seduction -1991
Dweezil Zappa-Automatic -2000
Eric Johnson-Ah Via Musicom -1990
Eric Johnson-Seven Worlds -1998
Eric Johnson-Tones -1986
Gary Hoey-Animal Instinct -1993
George Lynch-George Lynch -1993
Greg Howe-Greg Howe -1988
Greg Howe-Howe 2: High Gear -1989
Impellitteri-Impellitteri -1987
Impellitteri-Stand in Line -1988
Jason Becker-Perpetual Burn -1988
Jeff Beck-Blow By Blow -1975
Jeff Beck-Wired -1976
Joe Satriani-Flying in a Blue Dream -1989
Joe Satriani-Surfing With the Alien -1987
Joe Satriani-The Extremist -1992
Joe Satriani-Crystal Planet -1998
Joe Satriani-Not of This Earth -1986
Joe Satriani-Time Machine -1993
Marty Friedman-Dragon's Kiss -1988
Nuno-Schizophonic -1997
Paul Gilbert-King of Clubs -1998
Racer X-Second Heat -1987
Racer X-Street Lethal -1986
Randy Coven-The Best of Randy Coven -2000
Richie Kotzen-Fever Dream -1990
Steve Morse Band-The Introduction -1984
Steve Vai-Flex-Able -1984
Steve Vai-Passion and Warfare -1990
Steve Vai-Fire Garden -1996
Steve Vai-Flex-Able Leftovers -1998
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble-Live Alive -1986
Stevie Salas-Stevie Salas Colorcode -1988
Stuart Hamm-Kings of Sleep -1989
The Great Kat-Beethoven on Speed -1990
Tony Macalpine-Maximum Security -1987
Uli J Roth-Earthquake/Firewind -1994
Vinnie Moore-Time Odyssey -1988
Vinnie Moore-Mind's Eye -1986
Yngwie J. Malmsteen-Trilogy -1986

1. Collective Soul - Dosage (103) 2. Poison the Well - Tear From the Red (91) 3. Comeback Kid - Turn It Around (86) 4. Veil of Maya - The Common Man's Collapse (81) 5. Collective Soul - Disciplined Breakdown (77) 6. Between the Buried and Me - Alaska (76) 7. The Acacia Strain - 3750 (73) 8. Evergreen Terrace - Losing All Hope Is Freedom (66) 9. Born From Pain - War (65) 10. Collective Soul - Blender (64) 11. Parkway Drive - Horizons (63) 12. Unearth - The Oncoming Storm (59) 13. Born of Osiris - The New Reign (58) 14. Born From Pain - Sands Of Time (57) 15. August Burns Red - Thrill Seeker (57) 16. Boards of Canada - Trans Canada Highway (55) 17. Raised Fist - Dedication (54) 18. Hatebreed - Supremacy (53) 19. Collective Soul - Collective Soul (51) 20. Bury Your Dead - Cover Your Tracks (51) 21. Sincebyman - Pictures from the Hotel Apocalypse (50) 22. Hatebreed - The Rise Of Brutality (50) 23. He Is Legend - I Am Hollywood (49) 24. The Black Dahlia Murder - Miasma (48) 25. Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power (48) 26. Radiohead - Amnesiac (47) 27. Winds of Plague - Decimate The Weak (47) 28. Parkway Drive - Killing With a Smile (47) 29. Despised Icon - The Healing Process (46) 30. OutKast - Stankonia (46) 31. Fear Factory - Demanufacture [Bonus Tracks] Disc 1 (45) 32. Despised Icon - Consumed by Your Poison (45) 33. As I Lay Dying - Shadows Are Security (44) 34. Johnny Truant - In the Library of Horrific Events (43) 35. Misery Signals - Of Malice and the Magnum Heart (43) 36. Born From Pain - In Love With the End (41) 37. Radiohead - In Rainbows (40) 38. Streetlight Manifesto - Everything Goes Numb (39) 39. Pantera - Official Live: 101 Proof (38) 40. Poison the Well - The Opposite of December (37) 41. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Texas Flood (37) 42. Every Time I Die - Gutter Phenomenon (36) 43. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Couldn't Stand the Weather (36) 44. Killwhitneydead - So Pretty So Plastic: Chopped & Screwed [Special Edition] (35) 45. Hatebreed - Perseverance (35) 46. Have Heart - The Things We Carry (35) 47. On Broken Wings - Some of Us May Never See the World (35) 48. Pantera - Cowboys From Hell (34) 49. Suicide Silence - The Cleansing [Bonus Disc] Disc 1 (34) 50. Pantera - Far Beyond Driven (32)

So this is what I do instead of studying for finals???

1.How did you get into no.29?
Kanye West- The first time I saw the "Through the Wire" video on AMN one morning I wanted more and he soon became my favorite hip-hop artist...until he adopted Autotune.

2. What's the first song you ever heard by no.22?
Invisibl Skratch Piklz- ummm probably "Invasion of the Octopus People" from the first "Return Of The Dj" compilation.

3. What’s your favorite song by no.33?
The Black Keys- "Strange Times"

4. How did you get into no.49?
Alarm Will Sound- their album of orchestral versions of Aphex Twin songs came with the Aphex Twin torrent and it’s awesome!

5. How many albums by no.13 do you own?
Against Me!- physically one, "New Wave”

6. What is your favorite song by no.50?
A Tribe Called Quest- "Stressed Out (Björk's Married to the Mob Mix)"

7. Is there a song by no.39 that makes you sad?
Del tha Funkee Homosapien- no, only happiness comes from Del.

8. What is your favorite song by no.15?
Souls of Mischief- "93 ‘Til Infinity"

9. What is your favorite song by no.5?
DJ Shadow- “Organ Donor (Extended Overhaul)"

10. Is there a song by no.6 that makes you happy?
The Beatles- “Rocky Raccoon"

11. What is the worst song by no.40?
Daft Punk- not really, but I hated “Digital Love" until I heard the badass guitar solo!

12. What is your favorite song by no.10?
Galactic- “The Moil”

13. What is a good memory you have involving no.31?
The White Stripes- the poster of them at Lesley’s that has a prop mustache on Meg!

14. What is your favorite song by no.38?
Melvins- “Divorced” just because it features Tool

15. Is there a song by no.19 that makes you happy?
Queens of the Stone Age- “Make It Wit Chu”. It has an awesome feel to it.

16. Is there a song by no.25 that makes you sad?
The Mars Volta- No, all songs by them=confusion??

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 24?
DJ QBert- “Inner Space Dental Commander.” It has Buckethead in it!!!!

18. What's your favorite song by no.11?
Metallica- oh man oh man too many. I guess “One” because it is still so awesome, but all of "…And Justice For All” is ridiculously good.

19. Who is a favorite member of no.1?
Pink Floyd- Dick Parry for his super serious sax skillzzzz. SSSS!

20. Is there a song by no.14 that makes you happy?
Jay Dee- “Lightworks.” I listened to it one morning in the shower and it made my day great.

21. What is a good memory involving no.27?
David Byrne- summertime overall because I was listening to him this summer on my ACL 2008 playlist.

22. What is your favorite song by no.16?
Radiohead- “Airbag”

23. What is your favorite song by no.47?
Bob Marley & The Wailers- “Redemption Song”

24. What is your favorite album by no.18?
Nirvana- "MTV Unplugged In New York.” “Lake Of Fire” is awesome acoustic.

25. What is your favorite song by no.21?
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble- “Little Wing.” This cover of Jimi Hendrix’s song is better than his! And it’s without lyrics.

26. What is the first song you ever heard by no.26?
Okkervil River- “Our Life Is Not a Movie or Maybe” because it came on some sampler CD I had. I found out about them waaay too late.

27. What is your favorite album by no.3?
Tool- "Lateralus.” It barely beats "Ænima.”

28. What is your favorite song by no.2?
Muse- that’s a super hard question, but I guess “Plug In Baby” because I can’t say ALL.

29. What was the first song you ever heard by no.32?
Alice in Chains- I don’t know how I remember so vividly, but it was “Rooster”

30. What is your favorite song by no.8?
Foo Fighters- me and Katy’s song: “Everlong (acoustic)”

31. How many times have you seen no.17 live?
Roky Erickson- once…at ACL this year.

32. Is there a song by no.44 that makes you happy?
Pixies- “Hey.” One day, I listened to this song like 9 times in a row.

33. How did you get into no.12?
Led Zeppelin- Well it’s obvious that they’re BADASS, but had to have been because of my dad and I listening to “Get The Led Out” on Z102 when that station existed. They played Led Zeppelin for a whole hour at 9 PM every night.

34. What is the worst song by no.45?
Roky Erickson & the Aliens- “White Faces.” It’s pretty annoying after having listened to it so many times and I can’t tell what the lyrics are.

35. What was the first song you ever heard by no.34?
Jay-Z- “Hard Knock Life (The Ghetto Anthem)” because it came on one of those stupid Now compilations.

36. What was the first song you ever heard by no.48?
DJ Babu- “Suckas (Sucka DJ Dis).” Again, from the first "Return Of The Dj" compilation.

37. How many times have you seen no.42 live?
Erykah Badu- once…again, this year at ACL.

38. What is your favorite song by no.36?
Dave Matthews Band- “Drive In Drive out”

39. What was the first song you ever heard by no.28?
Red Hot Chili Peppers- hmmmm not sure, but maybe “Under The Bridge.”

40. What is your favorite album by no.7?
Pearl Jam- "Rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991-2003).” That’s probably cheating because it’s their greatest hits, but that’s because I wouldn’t be able to decide anyway.

41. Is there a song by no.30 that makes you happy?
X-Ecutioners- “A TurnTable Experience.” This isn’t true, but I had to put something.

42. What is your favorite album by no.41?
Kid Koala- "Some of My Best Friends Are DJs”

43. What is your favorite song by no.23?
Soundgarden- “Rusty Cage”

44. What is a good memory you have involving no.46?
Tom Waits- I was in English class and my iPod was playing by accident and I had my earbuds around my neck all my Tom Waits music was louder than all my other music for some reason and it came blasting on and the people around me were like WTF!!???

45. What is your favorite song by no.35?
Deltron 3030- “Madness”

46. Is there a song by no.9 that makes you happy?
Sublime- really, anything, but I love “Santeria” even though the radio killed it.

47. What is your favorite song by no.4?
Beck- "Nitemare Hippy Girl”

48. Who is your favorite member of no.37?
D-Styles- ohhh that’s a hard one….lol D-Styles….since he’s just a guy.

49. What is the first song you ever heard by no.43?
Trans-Siberian Orchestra- I’m not sure because my parents have been playing them every Xmas since forever, but I hope it was “Christmas Canon” because that song is sweet!!

50. What is your favorite song by no.20?
Nine Inch Nails- “The Day The World Went Away”

riccardo1985's top albums
1. Blue Öyster Cult - Agents of Fortune (57) 2. Radiohead - Pablo Honey (55) 3. Blue Öyster Cult - Mirrors (48) 4. Stars Underground - Soundtrack to a Suicide (48) 5. The Black Keys - Attack & Release (47) 6. Silverchair - Neon Ballroom (46) 7. Rainbow - The Very Best of Rainbow (44) 8. On Wave - VODKA BEAR MATRESHKA (41) 9. KISS - The Very Best Of Kiss (40) 10. AC/DC - Black Ice (40) 11. The Duel - Lets Finish Wot We Started (21/07/2006 00:27:27) (36) 12. Pearl Jam - Vitalogy (36) 13. Blue Öyster Cult - Spectres (35) 14. Queen - Greatest Hits II (35) 15. Jethro Tull - Stand Up (34) 16. AC/DC - Stiff Upper Lip (34) 17. Zwan - Mary Star of the Sea (34) 18. Big Cock - Year of the Cock (33) 19. R.E.M. - Accelerate (33) 20. Sting - The Very Best Of Sting And The Police (30) 21. Cyndi Lauper - Collections (29) 22. The Clash - London Calling (28) 23. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (28) 24. Cream - Fresh Cream (27) 25. Bob Seger - Greatest Hits (27) 26. Steppenwolf - At Your Birthday Party (27) 27. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Soup (26) 28. Pearl Jam - No Code (26) 29. Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me (26) 30. David Bowie - Best Of Bowie (26) 31. Derek and the Dominos - Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs (25) 32. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Platinum (25) 33. B.B. King & Eric Clapton - Riding with the King (25) 34. Brian May - Another World (25) 35. Pearl Jam - Ten (25) 36. Pearl Jam - Binaural (25) 37. Thin Lizzy - Dedication (25) 38. The Police - Message In A Box (24) 39. Iggy Pop - American Caesar (24) 40. Boston - Greatest Hits (24) 41. Brian May - Back to the Light (24) 42. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (23) 43. Saliva - Back Into Your System (23) 44. Lenny Kravitz - Greatest Hits (23) 45. The Who - Who's Next (23) 46. Tora Tora - Surprise Attack (22) 47. The Who - Tommy (22) 48. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Greatest Hits (22) 49. U2 - Zooropa (22) 50. Eric Clapton - The Cream Of Clapton (22)

So I've hit 20,000 plays and thought I'd do this meme about my top 50 artists! This is working from my overall list.

1.How did you get into no.29?
Low Stars - one of the band members, Dave Gibbs, is behind another of my favourite bands so the name came up when I googled him.

2. What's the first song you ever heard by no.22?
Kid lightning The album was linked from the Counting Crows website for download so it would be the first song, Goodbye December.

3. What's your favorite lyric by no.33?
Townes Van Zandt - I can't think of many of his lyrics, but one that comes to mind is 'The window's accusing the door of abusing the wall', sounds like a Leonard Cohen lyric.

4. How did you get into no.49?
Jack's Mannequin - I love SoCo so it was a natural progression when Andrew started JM to listen to them.

5. How many albums by no.13 do you own?
Adam Green - I've only got one on disc, but have all the albums in mp3.

6. What is your favorite song by no.50?
Stella Blue or Franklin's Tower. Mexicali Blues is pretty sweet too!

7. Is there a song by no.39 that makes you sad?
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Probably the live version of Life Without You. That final solo is killer.

8. What is your favorite song by no.15?
Guillemots - Made Up Love Song #43 or Falling Out of Reach

9. What is your favorite song by no.5?
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - There are so many I love... Dance All Night, Let It Ride, Trains, Silver Bullets, The Hardest Part to name a few...

10. Is there a song by no.6 that makes you happy?
Counting Crows - Up All Night (Frankie Miller Goes To Hollywood or Monkey.

11. What is the worst song by no.40?
KT Tunstall - I don't think there are songs I really don't like. A few of the ones on the most recent album were disappointing, but I can't remember them.

12. What is your favorite song by no.10?
The Who - I love Magic Bus

13. What is a good memory you have involving no.30?
Scott Matthews - I saw him play a gig with a friend, though I had to leave after he'd played a song or two.

14. What is your favorite song by no.38?
Blur - Most definitely Tender

15. Is there a song by no.19 that makes you happy?
Jeff Buckley - I love the version of 'I Shall Be Released' he sang over the phone for a radio show.

16. Is there a song by no.25 that makes you sad?
Tori Amos - Past the Mission

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - I am sure I have heard many of his pieces as incidental music, but since I started paying attention, the first thing that I listened to was from his 'Requiem'.

18. What's your favorite lyric by no.11?
Paul Weller - I don't really like him for his lyrics, not sure.

19. Who is a favorite member of no.1?
Ryan Adams - Well... there's only one!

20. Is there a song by no.14 that makes you happy?
Jason Webley - Has to be Drinking Song

21. What is a good memory involving no.27?
Fleet Foxes - Seeing their music video for 'White Winter Hymnal' since it's in stop-motion!

22. What is your favorite song by no.16?
Bob Dylan - At the moment I Want You or Simple Twist of Fate.

23. What is the first song you ever heard by no.47?
Something Corporate - Most probably Punk Rock Princess.

24. What is your favorite album by no.18?
At the moment I love in the wee small hours of the morning. Good ol' Frankie!

25. What is your favorite song by no.21?
The Coral - Obviously it's Dreaming of You.

26. What is the first song you ever heard by no.26?
Josh Ritter - Probably Hello Starling (Snow Is Gone)

27. What is your favorite album by no.3?
The Divine Comedy - The albums are all so different, but sonically I think my favourite is A Short Album About Love.

28. What is you favorite song by no.2?
Tom Waits - There are loads that I love. Currently my faves are The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) or Step Right Up. Get away from me kid, yer botherin' me!

29. What was the first song you ever heard by no.32?
Badly Drawn Boy - It was Once Around the Block which was on a compilation album I bought way back when.

30. What is you favorite song by no.8?
I adore Your Only Doll (Dora), but I think that almost anything Laura Marling does is gold.

31. How many times have you seen no.17 live?
I have seen Leonard Cohen once at Glastonbury and he was absolutely amazing.

32. Is there a song by no.44 that makes you happy?
I think that She Painted Pictures is my favourite track by Liam Frost & The Slowdown Family

33. How did you get into no.12?
I first heard about Duke Special when he was supporting The Divine Comedy, and then he was on Jools Holland.

34. What is the worst song by no.45?
A few of the tracks on No, Virginia are some of the worst ones by dresden dolls.

35. What was the first song you ever heard by no.34?
Probably Running on Empty during 'Forrest Gump'!

36. What was the first song you ever heard by no.48?
Sigur Ros - must have been the first song on Takk...

37. How many times have you seen no.42 live?
I watched half a Vampire Weekend set at Glastonbury.

38. What is you favorite song by no.36?
Of his solo tracks I think that Let My Love Open the Door is my favourite Townshend song, but I love the demos he does of The Who tracks.

39. What was the first song you ever heard by no.28?
Steady As She Goes was of course the first track I heard by The Raconteurs.

40. What is you favorite album by no.7?
By far Songs for Silverman

41. Is there a song by no.31 that makes you happy?
Bon Iver - I think the a capella version of 'For Emma' on blogotheque is awesome.

42. What is your favorite album by no.41?
I don't really have a favourite Tim Buckley album, though I listen to 'Dream Letter' quite a lot.

43. What is your favorite song by no.24?
I think my fave track by Newton Faulkner is I Need Something, if only because I like playing it on guitar.

44. What is a good memory you have involving no.46?
The Smiths - drawing while I was listening to them.

45. What is your favorite song by no.35?
The one from the Sony Bravia ad, 'Heartbeats'.

46. Is there a song by no.9 that makes you happy?
I love Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds but a lot of 'The Lyre of Orpheus' makes me laugh so a track off there.

47. What is your favorite album by no.4?
Jason Mraz - either 'Live at Eagle Ballroom' or 'Live at Java Joe's'.

48. Who is your favorite member of no.37?
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - I don't think there's much competition really...

49. What is the first song you ever heard by no.43?
One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces. Hilarious!

50. What is your favorite song by no.20?
Nick Drake - Time Has Told Me.