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Hi, I was wondering if anyone has got a dcent playlist for what you'd listen to on an airplane??

I'm in desperate need of some good stuff, as I'm going to be traveling around half the world in just a few weeks..

My list so far:
-After Edmund - Clouds
-Agua de Annique - Beautiful One
-Alkaline Trio - Hell Yes
-Ambeon - Lost Message
-Anekdoten - Karelia
-Audioslave - One and the Same
-Arcade Fire-No Cars Go
-Ayreon - Amazing Flight
-The Beastie Boys - Intergalactic
-Bebel Gilberto - Momento
-Belle & Sebastian - ANOTHER SUNNY DAY
-Björk - Hyperballad
-Blackfield - Once
-Bozzio, Levin & Stevens - Duende
-Broken Social Scene - Pacific Theme
-The Cardigans - Lovefool
-Cocteau Twins - Bluebeard
-Coldplay - Clocks
-Cranes - Shining Road
-The Cure - Just Like Heaven
-Europe - The Final Countdown
-U2 - Elevation
-Everything Sigur Ròs has ever put out :P

As you can see, I need some more!! :) Preferrably tracks with a bit of grandeur, stuff that is suited when you look out your window, and bam, it hits you.. You are no longer home ;)
Also, if you know any tracks about Hawaii, that would be appreciated (that's my destination ;)).

Thank you!! ;)

I just thought of something - wouldn't it be great if last.fm had a wiki-section, like we do on the artist profiles, for each track? I mean, for famous Beatles songs etc., it might be fun, and very interesting to read the stories behind the songs!

The catch to all of this though must be the fact that it would take a lot of work from the staff to make sure all the wikis have got good standards..

So, please comment, and tell me what you think!

OK so I thought I'd write a little about the Festival of the Nations (a conference within a Christian organization called Youth With A Mission (YWAM)), but since this is still last.fm, I'll write a bit about the music.

First of all, since it was all played in large tents, the music had a special outdoors-y sound, which was great for some artists, giving them another dimension.. One artist to mension is the Indian Benny Prasad, a wiz at the guitar. I'm telling you, he's the best guitarist I've ever seen (heard)! His guitars are custom designed, so he's got two drums, guitar and a harp-like instrument I can never remember the name of all in one. It's one CLASSY guitar!

So enough on Benny. The worship-leader-ess there was amazing too, she's a great singer and very tender for hearing God's voice, which is defnitely #1 when it comes to worship.

I also got hooked on some bands like Skillet, Pillar and P.O.D while in Germany.


Tonight I also visited the "Grand Finale", the graduation of the local DTS (Discipleship Training School) which focuses on creative gifts.. Wow. Some of my friends were performing, and then I met some other
peeps I haven't seen for a while.. Fun.
Anyhow, my point was: the music was great. If you have a YWAM centre near you and they're throwing a DTS, please make sure they have a public graduation-thing like that!! :P

OK guys so I was listening to some of My Chemical Romance's stuff the other day, and a this thought came to mind.
Now, don't get me wrong, I am not in any way a fan of them, they're simply a very boring pop/rock band with disturbing makeup in my honest opinion.

But I just wanted to raise this little, but very offending question for some, are they really as bad as we make them seem?
This hatred may have different origins, such as:

• 
  
• Being overplayed at MTV/Mainstreamness.
• Sorry, but this isn't actually a valid reason for not liking a band. This is t's actually a good thing for the band involved, as more people hear their music and enjoy it. Besides, it's not their fault. (I guess I can't really relate to this as they aren't that popular over here, but they're still a bit played.)
  
  
• Fake use of the tag emo.
• This one I can relate to, but come on, this is not the band's fault!!
  EDIT: OK maybe it is partially...
  
  
• Heavy use of makeup.
• What does this have to do with their music?!
  
  
• "gayness".
• This may well be the most stupid argument I've ever heard. The following artists (and one band :-)) Antony Hegarty (Antony from Antony & The Johnsons), Freddie Mercury, Scissor Sisters, Mika (Michael Penniman), Annie Lennox and so on are also gay. And besides, we don't really know whether or not MCR or any of their members are actually gay, do we now?
  
  
• Their fans.
• A huge problem for this band is **~*~*~** ThOsE LiTtLe KiDs DeLiBeRaTeLy TyPiNg LyK Diz 'N MiZsZpElLiN So U WoNdEr HoW oLd DeY aRe``**~*~*~**´´.. You have no idea how much this annoys me. Ramones had a nice quote to go here: Beat on the brat, beat on the brat, beat on the brat with a baseball bat!
  MCR can't really do much about this either though.
  
  
• And finally: their music.
• This is the only argument I can tolerate for not liking MCR. If you, like me, simply can't stand the music, you can genuinly say you don't like My Chemical Romance. But if you recognized yourself in any of the above, forget it.
  

Now, I hope you understand more of what I mean. Even I can listen to most their music without turning off, and I suspect that unless you're a (extreme!! I am at least one of these!) true metalhead, trance/dance maniac or conservative indie-fan, you can tolerate their music being played.

And to end this: please, please, use you hate-energy on people like Hillary Duff and Paris Hilton (can't believe I just typed artist there in the BBCode :P).

OK, so this is actually my first lyrics quiz. What I did here was put my iTunes on random and post the first line of the songs in the genre classic rock. Then I posted the artists in alphatical order. Now it's up to you to guess which song is made by who, and what it's called. I'll strikeout the numbers solved as soon as possible after you solve 'em. Google is definately cheating.

Difficulty: Easy.

1: I hear ya knock on my door (Ozone Baby
2: [Songtitle] riding nowhere (Two of Us)
3: Who will love a little sparrow (Sparrow)
4: There is no time for us, there is no place for us (Who Wants to Live Forever)
5: Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields (Brown Sugar)
6: People talkin' but they just don't know (Come On (Let the Good Times Roll)
7: It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe (don't think tiwce, it's alright
8: Got myself a crying, talking, sleeping, walking, [songtitle] (Living Doll)
9: To everything [songtitle] there is a season [songtitle] (Turn, Turn, Turn (There Is A Season))
10: Thank you for the days, those endless days you gave me (Days)
11: I don't mind other guys dancing with my girl (The Kids Are Alright)
12: I, I love the colorful clothes she wears (Good Vibrations)
13: Hello? Is there anybody in there? (Comfortably Numb)
14:A long time ago came a man on a track (Telegraph Road
15: You know that it would be untrue (Light My Fire)


Artists in alphabetical order:

The Beach Boys
The Beatles
Bob Dylan
The Byrds
Cliff Richard
Dire Straits
The Doors
Jimi Hendrix
The Kinks
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
The Rolling Stones
Simon & Garfunkel
Queen
The Who


More quizzes coming soon:
-christian rock lyrics quiz
-old school punk lyrics quiz
-indie rock lyrics quiz

...and more.

EDIT: Congrats folks, you've finished this one! I'll be making another one as soon as I can find the time ;).