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1.How did you get into 29? (Air)
I guess it was when Sexy Boy & Kelly Watch the Stars got a lot of airplay on MTV in the late 90's.

2. What's the first song you ever heard by 22? (The Radio Dept.)
Not entirely sure, but I vaguely remember seeing them live on a festival in Sweden in 2004, which is probably when I heard their music for the first time. (Mind you, it was at a boozy music festival after all, so it's all a bit of a blur really...)

3. What's your favorite lyric by 33? (José González)
Maybe these ones from Broken Arrow:
"Summerlove left this town
It was too cold to bathe and the leaves turned brown
The sun went down
And with it the love we found
That's the way things are sometimes
Most of the time"

4. How did you get into 49? (Björk)
Well, seeing that I'm Scandinavian she was a pretty big deal there with her debut album (called Debut). The first track I heard was Human Behaviour, but I didn't start listening to her stuff properly until the late 90's.

5. How many albums by 13 do you own? (MF DOOM)
Two (Operation Doomsday & MM Food).

6. What is your favorite song by 50? (M83)
Graveyard Girl.

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad? (RJD2)
Not that I can think of, or maybe One Day.

8. What is your favorite song by 15? (El-P)
Tasmanian Pain Coaster is pure genius.

9. What is your favorite song by 5? (Sage Francis)
Sea Lion.

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? (Alias)
Not really, I wouldn't exactly say Alias is famous for his feelgood-tracks. Maybe Dr.C by Alias & Tarsier.

11. What is the worst song by 40? (Coldplay)
Violet Hill no doubt. Can't stand it. I never understood how it could be released as a first album single.

12. What is your favorite song by 10? (Sia)
Breathe Me, followed by Death By Chocolate.

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30? (Sole)
I remember being on a road trip with my brother and he'd brought 'Selling Live Water' which had recently been released. I had never heard of Sole, but I loved what I heard.

14. What is your favorite song by 38? (CunninLynguists)
It's a tie between Seasons (Remix) and Don't Leave (When Winter Comes). The beat for the remix of seasons is amazing and fits the lyrcs perfectly.

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy? (Murs)
The Night Before is nice. Bad Man! is a good party tune.

16. Is there a song by 25 that makes you sad? (Feist)
Yep. Let It Die, The Park & How My Heart Behaves. To name a few.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23? (Jean Grae)
Love Song.

18. What's your favorite lyric by 11? (Bat for Lashes)
From Good Love:
"In the night time we are found
Misty sorrow swoop unbound
Whisper you mean it, say you'll stay
Hold my heart till brighter days"

19. Who is a favorite member of 1? (Aesop Rock)
Ian Matthias Bavitz (aka Aesop Rock). Tricky one that.

20. Is there a song by 14 that makes you happy? (WHY?)
Gemini (Birthday Song) and A Sky For Shoeing Horses Under both put a smile on my face.

21. What is a good memory involving 27? (Burial)
I listened a lot to Burial when I initially moved to London, so maybe that.

22. What is your favorite song by 16? (Regina Spektor)
Samson was the first song I heard by her, and I absolutely loved it. Still find it amazing. But she's done so many incredible tracks, other favourites are Ode To Divorce and Somedays.

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47? (Radiohead)
Creep, back in the day. Not really feeling their recent stuff.

24. What is your favourite album by 18? (The Clash)
London Calling - one of the greatest albums ever made imo.

25. What is your favorite song by 21? (Madvillain)
Accordion.

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26? (Masta Ace)
Beautiful.

27. What is your favorite album by 3? (Death Cab for Cutie)
Plans. Even quality throughout, not one bad song on the entire album.

28. What is you favorite song by 2? (Sigur Rós)
Probably Með suð í eyrum or Saeglopur. A lot of good songs to choose from though.

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32? (Boards of Canada)
Music Is Math was featured in a Swedish movie, and that's what made me start listening to them.

30. What is you favorite song by 8? (The Album Leaf)
We Need Help.

31. How many times have you seen 17 live? (Bon Iver)
None, but I'd love to. Hopefully within the next year.

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy? (Lykke Li)
Everybody But Me (Christoffer Remix). The lyrics are depressing as anything, but it's still that instant party anthem.

33. How did you get into 12? (Madlib)
Through Jaylib's Champion Sound.

34. What is the worst song by 45? (Buck 65)
Kennedy Killed the Hat (which a lot of people seem to love)

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34? (Groove Armada)
My friend, yet again on MTV back in High School. I still remember the video.

36. What was the first song you ever heard by 48? (Koushik)
Lying in the Sun.

37. How many times have you seen 42 live? (One Be Lo)
None.

38. What is you favorite song by 36? (The Shins)
New Slang & Sea Legs.

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28? (Cat Power)
The Greatest

40. What is you favorite album by 7? (J Dilla)
Donuts! A classic.

41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy? (P.O.S.)
Goodbye. Great beat.

42. What is your favorite album by 41? (Zero 7)
Simple Things.

43. What is your favorite song by 24? (Azure Ray)
Rise. (In fact the song with the most plays in my entire library.)

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46? (Dosh)
I listened a lot to Wolves and Wishes when I went to Tokyo last year, and listening to that album still reminds me of the good times I spent there.

45. What is your favorite song by 35? (DJ Shadow)
Stem/Long Stem, hands down. Amazing track.

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy? (The Streets)
I guess the easy answer here would be to mention any song off Everything Is Borrowed. But I'm not really a big fan of Mike Skinner going all happy-go-lucky, so I'd have to say Fit But You Know It and Don't Mug Yourself.

47. What is your favorite album by 4? (Atmosphere)
Lucy Ford, followed by God Loves Ugly.

48. Who is your favorite member of 37? (Bloc Party)
Don't have one.

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43? (Band of Horses)
The Funeral. Still reckon it's one of their best songs.

50. What is your favorite song by 20? (The Roots)
You Got Me. High school memories right there.

RachyRach's top albums (overall)
1. Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan: The Collection (62) 2. The Clash - Sandinista! (54) 3. Lou Reed - Transformer (49) 4. The Smiths - Louder Than Bombs (45) 5. Chet Baker - The Best Of Chet Baker Sings (44) 6. The Clash - London Calling (44) 7. The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks (42) 8. The Beatles - White Album (42) 9. Joy Division - Substance (42) 10. Feist - Let It Die (41) 11. Jeff Buckley - Grace (41) 12. The Velvet Underground - Loaded (39) 13. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (38) 14. The Sonics - Psycho-Sonic (37) 15. The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle (37) 16. Belle and Sebastian - Tigermilk (37) 17. Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire - Oh! The Grandeur (36) 18. Pixies - Doolittle (35) 19. The Jam - All Mod Cons (34) 20. Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (33)

The Clash - London Calling

This album is legendary. The Clash's '79 album is my personal favourite of theirs. Never has a punk album combined elements of so many different genres so well. The CD opens with the track London Calling and we are blasted away by some raw punk guitar and vocals and a powerful reggae influenced bass line. Other highlights on this album include the more poppy sounding Train in Vain, Lost in the Supermarket and Paul Simonon's Guns of Brixton. Every song on this album is amazing. This album truly is a masterpiece.

Ramones - Ramones

The Ramones, who are often regarded as the first punk band, released this amazing album way back in 1976. It was their debut album and in my opinion, their best. It opens with the punk rock anthem Blitzkrieg Bop, this song is 2mins and 14secs in length but changed the face of music. The album also contains the Jim Lee cover Let's Dance as well as plenty of other amazing punk tunes. Hey! Ho! Let's Go!

Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks

Its hard to believe that a band so popular only released the one official studio album, that just proves how essential this classic is. The Sex Pistols released the album in 1977. It is highly influential and really sparked life into the punk scene in the UK. Plenty of punk anthems on this album including God Save The Queen, Pretty Vacant and Anarchy In The UK

Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Not only was this album a huge influence on the American Punk scene but it paved the way for other hardcore punk bands. This debut album by the Dead Kennedys is full of politically charged punk rock classics. The highlights of this album are California Über Alles and Holiday in Cambodia.

Misfits - Walk Among Us

Rather controversial choice, as Static Age I also see as an Essential punk album, but I have chosen this one, just because it is epic! This was the first full-length album the Misfits released and it really introduced the world to horror punk. This I think is Glenn Danzig's best work. The best tracks on the album are Night of the Living Dead, Skulls and the live recording of Mommy, Can I Go Out & Kill Tonight?.

Well there you have it, 5 essential punk albums that every punk rocker should own. All very influential and all very awesome.

infinite93's top albums (overall)
1. Jack's Mannequin - Everything in Transit (829) 2. Death Cab for Cutie - Plans (808) 3. Nada Surf - Lucky (803) 4. Jon Brion - Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (775) 5. The Clash - Essential Clash (637) 6. The Kills - Midnight Boom (483) 7. Sia - Colour The Small One (460) 8. Panic at the Disco - Pretty. Odd. (452) 9. Alkaline Trio - Agony & Irony (429) 10. Jack's Mannequin - The Glass Passenger (409) 11. Produced by ABC, Inc. - The Official Ugly Betty podcast (408) 12. The Strokes - Is This It (403) 13. Say Anything - Say Anything Is a Real Boy (384) 14. BBC Radio 2 - Russell Brand (377) 15. Muse - Absolution (375)

Why the fuck am I writing this, no one cares..hehe cept me
(for people who are either very bored or have no life, i think the problem is i just listen to too much damn music)

. Alice in Chains- MTV Unplugged. if u can, watch the video. Lane= amazing

. Beatles- Rubber Soul & The White Album. can never pick 1, annoying huh?

. The Breeders- Last Splash. so lovely, no aloha

. Butthole Surfers- Electriclarryland. ...interesting

. The Clash- London Calling. cliche choice but so good

. Dinosaur Jr- Where You Been?. great guitar, & puts me in a weird mood

. The Doors- Soft Parade. YOU CANNOT PETITION THE LORD WITH PRAYER !

. Dr. Dog- We All Belong. good all the way thru, especially for a current band

. Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention- Absolutely Free. an entire musical, condensed. For some stupid reason, Lastfm only has descriptions if you look it up under just Frank Zappa, but I believe in crediting the whole band

. Hole- Live Through This. very cliche choice, but 1 of the best albms of the 90s

. Iggy Pop- Lust for Life. meet me at the coffee shop, we can dance like Iggy Pop

. The Jimi Hendrix Experience- Electric Ladyland. ...& the gods made love

. Led Zeppelin- Led Zeppelin II. and every other Zep album until Physical Graffiti, lol

. Leonard Cohen- The Songs of Leonard Cohen. kindof folk-y, like Dylan cept different

. Lou Reed- Transformer. probly have listened to it 1000 times, good to chill to

. Melvins- HOUDINI. Melvins rule

. Metallica- Kill 'em All. again, have probly listened 2 it 1000 times in my life..so far

. Misfits- Static Age. and everything else from the Danzig era

. every Nirvana song created ever. hehe im not that much of a fan, hahahaha

. Paul Gilbert- Acoustic Samurai. get ready to have your mind raped. (Thank You Alex, who is reading this now and will probably write " i hate u " in the comment box)

. Paul McCartney- Ram. makes me happy, and has its own sound separate from his other stuff

. Pink Floyd- The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. the only amazing Floyd album

. Pixies- Surfer Rosa. yes yes yes i know how amazingly cliche i am

. Replacements- Let It Be. We are the Replacements, Dont ask why.

. She & Him-Volume 1. bring on Volume 2 !

. The Smiths- Meat Is Murder. its death for no reason & death for no reason is murder

. Sonic Youth- Daydream Nation. i am so sorry everyone, for yet another cliche choice...Thurston is epically cool..i just created a new term lol

. Spinnerette- Spinnerette. that was redundant.haha

. Suicidal Tendencies- Suicidal Tendencies. again, more redundancy,hahaha

. Syd Barrett-. The Madcap Laughs. i love Syd

. Tool- Ænima. holy fucking god

. Van Halen- Van Halen I. was there ever a more perfect 1st album, ever...

. The Who- A Quick One. creeepy crawwwly creeepy crawwly


* This Work Was Created In Part Due To Insomnia

* Alex, the hatred is mutual

I've been collecting records for the past eight years - since I was fifteen. I don't have a huge collection or anything but it's still fun to collect and play them. I mainly buy them at record stores in the New England area and online through Amazon and eBay.

I still have a ton of albums I want...I've been trying to buy The Madcap Laughs on eBay for the last couple weeks but no luck so far. :(
I actually just purchased a used copy of The Madcap Laughs on Amazon today! I'll update with that album when I get it! <3


Pink Floyd - The Wall
I won this one on eBay. It's a Columbia Records promotional copy, and has a gold stamp on the back that says: "For Promotion Only. Ownership Reserved By CBS. Sale Is Unlawful."


Pink Floyd - The Final Cut
Another recent eBay purchase! I know this isn't one of their most well-liked albums but I really enjoy it. I'm actually listening to it right now!) To be honest, I really don't understand why more people aren't into this album. Yeah, it's basically a Roger Waters solo album but I guess that doesn't bother me because I really like Roger Waters haha.


Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
This is the 30th anniversary reissue on 180-gram virgin vinyl, complete with posters and stickers! I currently have all three posters hanging in my room. :)


Radiohead - The Bends
This one's also on 180-gram vinyl. And it just so happens to be my favorite Radiohead album!


TV on the Radio - Young Liars
I hate to say it but I don't think I've ever listened to this. I got it ages ago and I just never got around to hearing it. I'm sure I had a reason for buying it but the reason's evading me at the moment.


Mice Parade - Obrigado Saudade
This is another one I haven't listened to a whole lot, but I remember really liking it when I did.


The Clash - Combat Rock
Reissue.


The Clash - The Clash
Another reissue.


The Clash - Give 'Em Enough Rope
This one's an original.


Saves the Day - Stay What You Are
Like I said, I started collecting records when I was fifteen years old. Not that there's anything wrong with Saves The Day, but it's definitely more indicative of my musical taste several years ago.


Preston School of Industry - All This Sounds Gas
I bought this album because I liked the song "Whalebones" but I don't think I ever listened to the entire album. I swear, I do listen to some of these records!


David Bowie - Stage
Like this one, for example! I love the version of "Station To Station" on this album.


David Bowie - Young Americans
This may be the first David Bowie album I ever bought.


David Bowie - Scary Monsters
Apparently this one used to be owned by someone named Sarah. I like how the way she wrote her name kind of matches with the look of the album cover.


David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
This one is a reissue on 180-gram virgin vinyl. It was bit pricey, but worth it!


The Rolling Stones - AFTERMATH
One of the first albums I ever bought. There's some guy's address on the front and another guy's name written on the back. So this album has basically had at least three owners, I guess. That's why I love getting used records. I like owning something that has a little bit of history to it.


The Rolling Stones - Some Girls
My favorite Stones album! I got this one used on Amazon.


The Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue
I actually think this one might have belonged to my mom.


The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground and Nico
On 180-gram yellow vinyl.


The Velvet Underground - Loaded
On 180-gram red vinyl.


The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
On 180-gram blue vinyl.


Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy
I got this one used on Amazon.


Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
I went through absolute hell to get this album. I bought it used on Amazon and I accidentally had it shipped to my college address (where I don't live anymore) instead of my home address. The college post office mistakenly returned it to the sender instead of forwarding it to me, so it went all the way back to Georgia and spent some time in a dead letter office before it finally got to me haha.


Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
I bought this one used. The cover and the sleeve are a bit water-damaged but the record still plays wonderfully.


The Doors - The Doors Greatest Hits
I know, I know..."greatest hits albums are for housewives and little girls" lol. I got this one for my birthday this year.


The Get Up Kids - On A Wire
Great album art! And I still like the songs "Grunge Pig" and "All That I Know".


Hot Hot Heat - Knock Knock Knock
I got this one for my 17th birthday. I played the hell out of "5 Times Out Of 100". What a great song.


The White Stripes - White Blood Cells
The second album I ever owned.


Ramones - Pleasant Dreams
I got this one for my birthday this year also.


Ramones - Leave Home
The first album I ever owned. September 9th, 2001: the day I started collecting records!


Bright Eyes - Vinyl Box Set
The envy of Bright Eyes fans everywhere...the elusive vinyl box set. I got this back in the day when it cost next to nothing and now it sells for hundreds of dollars apparently. Think I'll hang on to this one...


The Hollies - The Hollies
This one belonged to my mom. (I know it's wrong to keep the cellophane on the outside of the cover, but it's already been there for decades so I assume the damage is already done heh.)



Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
I just got this one today! I tried to get this album for a couple of weeks but sadly I kept getting outbid. I guess it all worked out because if I'd won those auctions, I never would have gotten this album! What's so special about it? This is a Japanese pressing and it includes "See Emily Play", which is one of my all-time favorite Pink Floyd songs. :)

"Rip It Up" 70's/80's night every other Friday in birmingham @ the Island Bar

Fortnightly party at the Island Bar celebrating all things musical from the 70s & 80s.

Your DJ in the stylish yet affordable boots will be Dave Boring (this is not his real name). He will be playing everything from:

ABBA, AC/DC, A Certain Ratio, Beastie Boys, B-52s, Bowie, Clash, Cramps, Cure, Dead Kennedys, Depeche Mode, Devo, Echo & the Bunnymen, Erasure, ESG, Fad Gadget, Fall, Fugazi, Gang of Four, Go-Gos, Grandmaster Flash, Gun Club, Happy Mondays, Human League, Husker Du, Iggy Pop, Incredible Bongo Band, Jam, Jesus & Mary Chain, Joy Division, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, KISS, KONK, Led Zeppelin, Lilliput, Liquid Liquid, Magazine, Modern Lovers, Motley Crue, New Order, New York Dolls, Numan, Oingo Boingo, Orange Juice, O.M.D, Pixies, Police, Prince, Pylon, Queen, Ramones, R.E.M., Replacements, Roxy Music, Shocking Blue, Smiths, Sonic Youth, Specials, Talking Heads, Teardrop Explodes, Toots & the Maytals, Ultravox, Undertones, U2, Vaselines, Violent Femmes, Visage, Whitesnake, Who, Wire, X-Ray Spex, XTC, Yazoo, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Zappa, ZZ Top... plus all kinds of annoying pop and disco oddities and guilty pleasures.

**FREE ENTRY ALL NIGHT**

Rip It Up also welcomes anyone with a genuine passion for this era of music. Come and say hello. Do a guest slot for us - we've had the likes of ATTAgirl, Raspberry Bazaar and Kosmik Disco so far, so please feel


Roxy Music
ABBA
New Order
Visage
Teardrop Explodes
Undertones
The Smiths
The Human League
The Jam
Echo and the Bunnymen
Depeche Mode
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
The Ramones
Blancmange
The Clash

1. What's your favorite song by 15? The Damned
so messed up.. 1 of the 2.. love song.. i love their first three records but thats about it
2. How did you get into 20? Tom Waits
jim jarmusch
3. Who is your favorite member in 1? The Beatles
john lennon
4. What’s your favorite lyric bit by 29? Motörhead
"love me like a reptile shock you like an electric eel" hahaha
no seriously how can you pick a favorite lyric?
5. Have you ever seen 22 live? Jimi Hendrix
no.. he died 8 years before i was born
6. What's your favorite album from 10? Black Sabbath
it depends.. right now i think its sabbath bloody sabbath
7. Do you own any merchandise from 3? The Doors
um..i own cds, dvds, and even a book if thats what you mean by merchandise
8. What is a good memory you have of 7? Slayer
sneaking off during work to drink beer in my future husbands car..
plus all the times ive seen them live
9. Is there a member of the same age as you in 2? Syd Barrett
no..hes dead..and he was older than my parents
10. When did you first get into 8? Nine Inch Nails
when i heard head like a hole way back in middle school
11. Who likes 4 along with you?Ramones
most of south america?
12. Which song did you first hear from 16? The Breeders
probably safari
13. What song made you fall in love with 5? The Who
magic bus
14. Which song do you not like by 18? Babes in Toyland
i dont like any of the ones the drummer sings.. shes not very good
15. Why do you like 14's songs? AC/DC
bon said theyre all about either sex drugs or rock and roll.. and thats why they rock
16. Where did you first hear 6? Led Zeppelin
at home.. my dad played their lps a lot
17. How long was 19 a band before you liked them? Faith No More
a few years i guess.. i know the real thing came out when i was in like 7th grade
18. Does 13 have a song that gives you a bad memory? The Rolling Stones
no..but i hate you cant always get what you want
19. When did you get into 17? Death
1999
20. How long have you been into 9? Nirvana
hmm..18 years..christ
21. If 11 had a concert 300 miles away, would you drive there to see them? Misfits
only if danzig was there.. and i wouldnt drive.. id take the metro
22. How many CDs do you own of 12? Pink Floyd
all of them..plus too many bootlegs to count
23. Does 21 have a song that makes you cry? Type O Negative
my girlfriends girlfriend.. i cry because its the worst song ive had to endure live about 15 times
25. Does 23 have a song that makes you smile? Alice in Chains
smile? i dont know.. but they make me sing along
26. What's the last song you've listened to from 28? Bob Marley And The Wailers
um..i give up
27. Is there a song by 32 that you've listened to more than 30 times? Mark Lanegan
in my whole life? maybe
28. Any song by 50 that you've only listened to once? The Clash
maybe
29. Is there a song you are sick of hearing by 24? Beastie Boys
nope
30. What song got you into 40? Cream
i dont remember..my dad played them a lot too.. white room?
31. What is your favorite single by 25? Bob Dylan
i dont know any singles.. i like isis a lot..shelter from the storm.. visions of johanna.. theres too many to name
32. If 49 hated you, what would you do? The Mummies
tell them to join the club
33. What would you say if 42 or one of the members from 42 asked you out? Metallica
i would have to say no..unless it was jason..and it was like 1990..
34. Would you care if 41 had a boyfriend/girlfriend? The Jimi Hendrix Experience
umm..no? but two of them are dead so..
35. Who has the best voice in 46? KISS
space ace!
36. Do you think 26 is/are good looking? Primus
theyre ok i guess.. but herb is bald now so im giving him a thumbs down
37. How many times have you listened to your favorite song by 36? Circle Jerks The Cramps
how the hell would someone know the answer to that?
38. How many CDs do you own of 30? Creedence Clearwater Revival
all of them
39. Is there a song from 33 that makes you mad? Dinosaur Jr
it makes me mad that ive never heard the leper live yet
40. Which member from 31 do you want to see go solo? Black Flag
robo hahah
41. What does your favorite song from 48 remind you of? Venom
schizo..it reminds me to buy more weed
42. Did you hate 43 at first? Bob Marley
no! no one can hate bob
43. Does your best friend also listen to 27? Ghetto Ways
i dont have a best friend
44. Do you think your parents would like 7? Slayer
no..in fact i think they have told me that they do not like slayer.
45. Does 47 have a song that makes you want to dance? Oblivians
sure
46. Have you ever seen 34 in person? Screaming Trees
yes when i was a grungy teen
47. Do you like 44's name? Iron Maiden
yes i do. i like the song too
48. Is there someone in 45 that you want to go out with? Megadeth
no..christ no.
49. Do you know anyone that hates 52? The Kinks
i doubt it
50. Have you ever danced to a song from 55? The Amps
yes i have.