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1. Cheeky Cheeky & The Nosebleeds
2. Idlewild
3. Frightened Rabbit
4. Travis
5. Malcolm Middleton
6. Bloc Party
7. Nick Drake
8. Elbow
9. The Ordinary Boys
10. Oasis

What was the first song you ever heard by 6?
The Pioneers - Tunng version actually... lol

What is your favourite album of 2?
100 Broken Windows / Hope Is Important

What is your favourite lyric that 5 has sung?
And you're the only person that can make me feel alone, just withdraw your eyes you'll hear me start to moan.

How many times have you seen 4 live?
In Liverpool, London, and Dublin.

What is your favourite song by 7?
Hmm at the moment 'Cello Song, though in the long run River Man.

What is a good memory you have involving the music of 10?
Nothing really... it's just Oasis.

Is there a song of 3 that makes you sad?
The Greys, because it's how everyone feels at some time or another, but it's written so well too...

What is your favorite lyric that 2 Wrote?
At the moment:
I'm not that mediaeval sometimes I write my thoughts down
I can never remember who I am
Who I am, where I am,
What on earth I'm doing here, what on earth I know.


What is your favorite song by 9?
Talk Talk Talk - The Ordinary Boys

How did you get into 3?
Gra put me onto them.

What was the first song you heard by 1?
I can't remember... something on Steve Lamacqs show.

What is your favorite song by 4?
Writing To Reach You

How many times have you seen 9 live?
Once in Limerick.

What is a good memory you have involving 2?
Barrowlands gig. I nearly died so maybe it's not such a good memory...those fans are hardcore.

Is there a song of 8 that makes you sad?
Elbow - Mirrorball, the live BBC2 session... happy tears... .goosebumps tears... that's what music sounds like...

What is your favourite album of 5?
A Brighter Beat - Malcolm Middleton

What is your favourite lyric that 3 has sung?
All of them.

What is your favourite song of 1?
Can't remember :S

What is your favourite song of 10?
Ehhhhh Wonderwall?? Oasis are annoying.

How many times have you seen 8 live?
Never, I'm going next month though!

What is your favourite album of 1?
I DON'T KNOW!!

What is a great memory you have considering 9?
Meeting Preston and him telling me about the 'new' album, Brassbound... how it was rock/ska/reggae with trumpets, and I thought he was joking...

What was the first song you heard by 8?
Forget Myself in Edinburgh in 2005 :) I remember the live lounge they did too.

What is your favourite cover by 2?
The Weight Of Years.

1.How did you get into 29? (Franz Ferdinand)
Q music channel, I didn't really like them, but my sister did so I kept the channel on.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22? KT Tunstall
The (at that time) omnipresent Black Horse And The Cherry Tree

3. What's your favorite lyric by 33? Bic Runga
.... ermmm..... 'As rain pours from concrete coloured sky, no sound don't speak' Drive

4. How did you get into 49? Thirteen Senses
I can't really remember... probably off music television... I got their album on a school tour to england, so listening to it always reminds me of that time.

5. How many albums by 13 do you own? Bloc Party
2, which is all of them.... I think.... I'm not a fan of their second, or newer stuff :(

6. What is your favorite song by 50? Feeder
Feeling a Moment... or Buck Rogers

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad? Radiohead
Not particularly... I don't listen to much of their stuff... Just is alright.

8. What is your favorite song by 15? The Rakes
Work Work Work (Pub, Club, Sleep), Retreat or Strasbourg.

9. What is your favorite song by 5? Maximo Park
My Life In Reverse, A Fortnight's Time.

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? The Futureheads
Meantime, Decent Days & Nights

11. What is the worst song by 40? John Mayer
Probably a good proportion of them... Daughters gets my goat more than most though.

12. What is your favourite song by 10? The Ordinary Boys
Talk Talk Talk and Little Bubble.

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30? Kaiser Chiefs
Listening to the album in Manchester just after I bought it. This was the first album... not the bollocks new stuff.

14. What is your favorite song by 38? The Libertines
Horror Show

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy? Editors
Bullets. I don't know why though, since it's not exactly upbeat.

16. Is there a song by 25 that makes you sad? Oasis
Nope, it's just Oasis.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23? Nizlopi
The JCB Song, like everyone else! But their albums and other work is completely different and amazing.

18. What's your favorite lyric by 11? The Smiths
"Punctured bicycle on a hillside, desolate
will nature make a man of me yet?
When in this charming town, this charming man
why pamper life's comlexities
when the leather run smooth on the passenger seat?"

19. Who is a favorite member of 1? Travis
Uhmmm probably Dougie, cos he's so funny.

20. Is there a song by 14 that makes you happy? Keane
Everybody's Changing, just for the memories.

21. What is a good memory involving 27? David Kitt
.... none really....

22. What is your favorite song by 16? Maximo Park
My Life In Reverse, A Fortnight's Time, Apply Some Pressure[track].

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47? Paddy Casey
[track artist=paddy casey]Saints & Sinners.

24. What is your favourite album by 18? Morrissey
Viva Hate, cos it's the only one I have :)

25. What is your favourite song by 21? Snow Patrol
Run, or Chocolate.

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26? Roddy Woomble
I knew of his album because of Idlewild, so it was the entire album really...

27. What is your favorite album by 3? New Order
All of them. There's too many to choose from, it'd be like trying to chose your favourite child :P

28. What is you favorite song by 2? Idlewild
Everyone Says You're So Fragile, In Remote Part/Scottish Fiction, El Capitan, When I Argue I See Shapes.

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32? Frightened Rabbit
I can't remember exactly which one, but I remember 'Good Arms vs Bad Arms' being my first (of many) favourites.

30. What is you favourite song by 8? Elbow
Snooks (Progress Report), Station Approach One Day Like This, Grace Under Pressure, Fallen Angel... too many to choose from...

31. How many times have you seen 17 live? Jeff Buckley
He died when I was 10.... so never.

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy? Bell X1
Alphabet Soup! 'what's that you're saying to me, tomato coated spaghetti'

33. How did you get into 12? Joy Division
I'd seen 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' on telly heaps, but never paid attention, then I read a Q article about Ian Curtis's 25th anniversary, and finally started listening properly.

34. What is the worst song by 45? Guillemots
None, I don't think there's bad songs, just songs I don't like as much.

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34? Athlete
'You Got The Style' in 2002 it must have been... or early 2003....

36. What is the first song you ever heard by 48? Bromheads Jacket
What If's & Maybe's on Radio 1.

37. How many times have you seen 42 live? The Strokes
Never, I don't feel the urge to either.

38. What is you favourite song by 36? Arctic Monkey's
I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor. Their only bearable song. The rest are so samey and boring.

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28? Kings of Leon
King of the Rodeo

40. What is you favourite album by 7? Juno Falls
Starlight Drive

41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy? Nick Drake
River Man... even though it shouldn't... it's just so beautiful I can't help but feel better.

42. What is your favorite album by 41? Razorlight
Up All Night.. not really a fan of their new stuff...

43. What is your favorite song by 24? The Streets
Fit But You Know It [Feat. The Futureheads], When You Wasn't Famous, Don't Mug Yourself, The Escapist.

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46? The Twilight Sad
Nothing in particular... listening to the album while wandering around Edinburgh.

45. What is your favourite song by 35? The Killers
All These Things That I've Done, Mr Brightside.

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy? Malcolm Middleton haha... hmmmm A Brighter Beat?

47. What is your favourite album by 4? Hanson
Oh dear... ummm probably The Walk.

48. Who is a favourite member of 37? The Maccabees
Orlando.

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43? Coldplay
Yellow, way back when... I don't remember the band very well... but I definitely remember that video from when I was little.

50. What is your favorite song by 20? Blur
Country House, Parklife, Song 2, Coffee & TV.

Take your top 20 artists. For each of these artists, collect the top 5 similar artists. The resulting number of unique artists is your eclectic score. If the score is small (extreme = 5) your musical preferences are very limited, and if it is large (larger than 80, extreme = 100), then you have an eclectic musical preference. You can compute your own score at http://anthony.liekens.net/pub/scripts/last.fm/eclectic.php

My eclectic score is currently


(+ I'm not sure what the *NYNC is about?! Perhaps it came from Hanson being in my top 10??)
The 75 related artists for my profile are *NSYNC, Aidan John Moffat, Arab Strap, Art Brut, Ash, Backstreet Boys, Bauhaus, Ben Jelen, Biffy Clyro, Bloc Party, Boy Kill Boy, British Sea Power, Coldplay (2), Damon Albarn, Declan O'Rourke, Delays, Doves, Echo & the Bunnymen (3), Editors, Electronic, Elliott Smith, Feeder, Foals, Frightened Rabbit, Gene, Good Shoes, Graham Coxon, Guillemots, Hope of the States, I Am Kloot, Interpol, Jeff Buckley & Gary Lucas, Joseph Arthur, Joy Division (2), Kaiser Chiefs, Keane, King Creosote, Lightspeed Champion, Maxïmo Park (5), Milburn, Morrissey, My Latest Novel, New Order (2), Nick Drake, Nina Hynes, O-Town, Oasis, Ocean Colour Scene, Paul Tiernan, Paul Weller, Pet Shop Boys, Pete Yorn, Pulp (2), Razorlight, Snow Patrol, Starsailor (2), Stereophonics, Suede (2), Supergrass, The 4 of Us, The Cinematics, The Cribs (4), The Cure (3), The Futureheads (3), The La's, The Moffatts, The Pigeon Detectives, The Rakes (4), The Rifles, The Smiths (2), The Twilight Sad, The Walls, The Young Knives (2), Travis, We Are Scientists (2)

1. Travis
2. Idlewild
3. New Order
4. Maximo Park
5. Hanson
6. Juno Falls
7. The Futurehead
8. The Ordinary Boys
9. Malcolm Middleton
10. The Smiths

What was the first song you ever heard by 6?
White Christmas

What is your favourite album of 2?
The Remote Part, Hope Is Important, 100 Broken Windows, Warnings/Promises... not the new one.

What is your favourite lyric that 5 has sung?
Oh god. Haha.
I find hope and it gives me rest
I find hope in a beating chest
I find hope in what eyes don't see
I find hope in your hate for me
Have no fear when the waters rise
We can conquer this great divide

How many times have you seen 4 live?
Two times, I'm seeing them again on my 21st birthday in Edinburgh :)

What is your favourite song by 7?
The Beginning Of The Twist, Decent Days And Nights.

What is a good memory you have involving the music of 10?
I don't know.. ummm I bought the CD with a voucher Jasmine got me for Xmas?

Is there a song of 3 that makes you sad?
the end of age of consent where it just goes "i've lost you" repeatedly is quite sad. But not really. Maybe all of them now they're no longer in exsistance. Bastards.

What is your favorite lyric that 2
"by the harbour, i harbour the strangest memories"

What is your favorite song by 9?
Devastation. "And you're the only person that can make me feel alone, just withdraw your eyes, you'll hear me start to moan."

How did you get into 3?
I read Q and they had a 25th anniversary piece on Ian Curtis, So I started listening to Joy Division, then realised that they were still a band in the form of New Order.

What was the first song you heard by 1?
Why Does It always Rain On Me? Everyone knows that one but I didn't know the name of the band, the first I knew was by them was Re-Offender

What is your favorite song by 4?
A19/A Fortnight's Time/Apply Some Pressure

How many times have you seen 9 live?
None :( Hopefully sometime this year.

What is a good memory you have involving 2?
Barrowlands gig. I nearly died so maybe it's not such a good memory...those fans are hardcore.

Is there a song of 8 that makes you sad?
No, apart from their entire 3rd (and, not surprisingly, final) album. That made me sad, cos it's so awful.

What is your favourite album of 5?
Hmmmm Middle Of Nowhere for the memories, and The Walk for songs.

What is your favourite lyric that 3 has sung?
"won't you please let me go, these words lie inside they hurt me so"

What is your favourite song of 1?
All of them...'The Sea' written by Andy is particularly lovely.

What is your favourite song of 10?
This Charming Man, What Difference Does It Make? There Is A Light.

How many times have you seen 8 live?
Once, in Limerick. They were ace.

What is your favourite album of 1?
The Man Who and 12 Memories. Hopefully 'Ode To J. Smith' will be better than the last one...

What is a great memory you have considering 9?
Seeing him play with Arab Strap in FOPP Edinburgh, in 05 with Jasmine.

What was the first song you heard by 8?
Talk Talk Talk.

What is your favourite cover by 2?
The Weight Of Years.

Because I was bored.

SCOTLAND:
Travis
Idlewild
Malcolm Middleton
Roddy Woomble
KT Tunstall
Franz Ferdinand

ENGLAND:
New Order
The Ordinary Boys
The Smiths
The Futureheads
Maxïmo Park
Bloc Party
Keane
The Rakes
Joy Division
Blur
Oasis
Editors
Morrissey
Arctic Monkeys
The Streets
Kaiser Chiefs
Athlete
Nizlopi
Razorlight
Elbow
The Libertines
Thirteen Senses
Coldplay
Guillemots
Bromheads Jacket
The Kooks

IRELAND:
Juno Falls
Snow Patrol
David Kitt
Paddy Casey
delorentos

AMERICA:
Hanson
Jeff Buckley
Kings of Leon
The Killers
John Mayer
The Strokes
The Fray
The Shins

NEW ZEALAND:
Bic Runga
Crowded House
The Datsuns

AUSTRALIA:
Youth Group

Take your top 20 artists. For each of these artists, collect the top 5 similar artists. The resulting number of unique artists is your eclectic score. If the score is small (extreme = 5) your musical preferences are very limited, and if it is large (larger than 80, extreme = 100), then you have an eclectic musical preference. You can compute your own score at http://anthony.liekens.net/pub/scripts/last.fm/eclectic.php


My eclectic score is currently





The 61 related artists for my profile are Arab Strap, Arctic Monkeys (3), Art Brut (2), Ash, BlackBud, Bloc Party (4), Blur (2), Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Coldplay (4), Death Cab for Cutie, Depeche Mode, Dirty Pretty Things, Doves, Echo & The Bunnymen (2), Editors (3), Feeder, Frank Turner, Franz Ferdinand (4), Gang of Four, Hard-Fi, Interpol (3), James Yorkston and The Athletes, Joy Division (2), Kaiser Chiefs (3), Karine Polwart, Kate Rusby, Keane (2), Malcolm Middleton, Maximo Park, Maxïmo Park (3), Melissa Larkin, Morrissey, My Latest Novel, New Order, Oasis (3), Pixies, Pulp, Radiohead (2), Razorlight, Smog, Snow Patrol, Spartan Fidelity, Stereophonics, The Arcade Fire, The Automatic, The Clint Boon Experience feat. Fran Healy, The Cribs, The Cure (3), The Frank & Walters, The Futureheads (3), The Killers (2), The Kooks, The Libertines, The Rakes (4), The Smiths (2), The Strokes (2), The Verve (2), The Vessels, The Zutons, Travis, We Are Scientists (2)

1. Travis
2. Idlewild
3. New Order
4. Maximo Park
5. The Smiths
6. The Ordinary Boys
7. The Futureheads
8. Bloc Party
9. Juno Falls
10. Keane

What was the first song you ever heard by 6?
Talk Talk Talk

What is your favourite album of 2?
hmmmm i don't really know...the remote part probably (same answer) their new album is 'meh'

What is your favourite lyric that 5 has sung?
why pamper life's complexities when the leather runs smooth on the passenger seat? (same answer, this is going to be fun...)

How many times have you seen 4 live?
never, might see them in October though.

What is your favourite song by 7?
Area. Or Yes/No

What is a good memory you have involving the music of 10?
Finding out Tom was going to rehab. hahahahah.

Is there a song of 3 that makes you sad?
the end of age of consent where it just goes "i've lost you" repeatedly is quite sad. But not really. Maybe all of them now they're no longer in exsistance. Bastards.

What is your favorite lyric that 2
"by the harbour, i harbour the strangest memories"

What is your favorite song by 9?
Hmmmm The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off. So addictive.

How did you get into 3?
Through Joy Division, through Q.

What was the first song you heard by 1?
why does it always rain on me? But the first i heard that i knew it was by them, was Re-Offender

What is your favorite song by 4?
My Life in Reverse/Parisian Skies/Our Velocity/Russian Literature.

How many times have you seen 9 live?
Once!

What is a good memory you have involving 2?
Barrowlands gig. I nearly died so maybe it's not such a good memory...those fans are hardcore.

Is there a song of 8 that makes you sad?
nope, it's Bloc Party.

What is your favourite album of 5?
Bits of all of them.

What is your favourite lyric that 3 has sung?
"won't you please let me go, these words lie inside they hurt me so"

What is your favourite song of 1?
All of them...'The Sea' written by Andy is particularly lovely.

What is your favourite song of 10?
I got stuck on 'Nothing in my way' but 'Bad Dream' is good, or 'Bend and break'

How many times have you seen 8 live?
None. Seeing them in December though...

What is your favourite album of 1?
The Boy With No Name, and The Man Who.

What is a great memory you have considering 9?
Sparse, very sparse. Maybe meeting Myles a few days ago?

What was the first song you heard by 8?
Don't know, they were familiar when i bought the album, maybe 'So Here We Are'

What is your favourite cover by 2?
The Weight Of Years.

this has hardly changed, but i still wanted to do it.
ch

Name your top 10 most played bands on Last.fm:
1. Travis
2. Idlewild
3. New Order
4. Maximo Park
5. The Smiths
6. The Futureheads
7. The Ordinary Boys
8. Juno Falls
9. Bloc Party
10.Keane

What was the first song you ever heard by 6?
decent days and nights again...

What is your favourite album of 2?
hmmmm i don't really know...the remote part probably

What is your favourite lyric that 5 has sung?
why pamper life's complexities hen the leather runs smooth on the passenger seat?

How many times have you seen 4 live?
never :( they came to limerick 3 days after i left, bastards!

What is your favourite song by 7?
Talk talk talk

What is a good memory you have involving the music of 10?
going to see Keane in Dublin in 2004

Is there a song of 3 that makes you sad?
the end of age of consent where it just goes "i've lost you" repeatedly is quite sad.

What is your favorite lyric that 2
"by the harbour, i harbour the strangest memories"

What is your favorite song by 9?
probably positive tension

How did you get into 3?
i read an article in Q about Ian Curtis. then got into Joy Division, then New order when I found out they used to be New Order, and i remembered Blue Monday from when I was younger

What was the first song you heard by 1?
why does it always rain on me?

What is your favorite song by 4?
My Life in Reverse

How many times have you seen 9 live?
no :(

What is a good memory you have involving 2?
meeting the band outside the barras after their xmas gig.

Is there a song of 8 that makes you sad?
noo, i usually listen to this band when i'm falling asleep, i don't know how they're on my top 10 i think my itunes shuffle loves them or something.

What is your favourite album of 5?
Hatfull of Hollow

What is your favourite lyric that 3 has sung?
"won't you please let me go, these words lie inside they hurt me so"

What is your favourite song of 1?
All of them...'The Sea' written by Andy is particularly lovely.

What is your favourite song of 10?
I got stuck on 'Nothing in my way' but 'Bad Dream' is good, or 'Bend and break'

How many times have you seen 8 live?
never ever, they should get famous and come to australia.

What is your favourite album of 1?
i'd like to say their new album but since they STILL haven't released it i'd have to say The Man Who

What is a great memory you have considering 9?
for some reason it reminds me of Edinburgh which is stupid because i didn't like them in edinburgh or even hear their songs...

What was the first song you heard by 8?
"White Christmas" on the bus listening to 2fm outside Kilmurry Lodge in Limerick (how do i remember that....) I liked the song, but the name of the band was what i remembered.

What is your favourite cover by 2?
cover you say...well i've not heard many but one hundred miles or something is good.