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50 questions on my top 50

Out 23 2007, 2h09

1. How did you get into 29?:
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly

I read about him in the NME and then heard him on the radio in the middle of the night. I like the innocent idealism of his lyrics.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?:
Hot Hot Heat

Bandages, which i really didnt like at first, but i loved the rest of the first album

3. What's your favorite lyric by 33?:
Ella Guru

I love lots of their lyrics, but especially the beautiful imagery in Park Lane Speakers

4. What is your favorite album by 49?:
Bat for Lashes

Fur and Gold, but that would be cos she only has one. Its a beautiful work though.

5. How many albums by 13 do you own?:
We Are Scientists

1, again because there is only one. Was in love with it when i first got last.fm, hence them being high in my chart. havent listened to it properly in a while though

6. What is your favorite song by 50?:
The Strokes

They still havent topped TocarThe Modern Age

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad?:
Franz Ferdinand

They are one of my happy bands :)

8. What is your favorite song by 15?:
Maximo Park

I think Acrobat is a work of genius.

9. What is your favorite song by 5?:
Rilo Kiley

TocarA Man/Me/Then Jim is my favourite out of an excellent bunch.

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?:
Bright Eyes

Road to Joy makes me bounce around the room.

11. What is your favorite album by 40?:
The Clash

London Calling, especially the first half. Its one of the all time classics.

12. What is your favorite song by 10?:
Blur

TocarThis Is a Low. It was the highlight of their awesome set at Leeds 2003

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30?:
The Hours

Seeing them for the first time at KCLSU in march, getting drunk and singing along very loudly. A life affirming live band.

14. What is your favorite song by 38?:
The Rumble Strips

Alarm Clock is one of the best singles of the last year

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?:
Elbow

TocarRibcage is gorgeousness with guitars. i cant help but smile when i hear it.

16. How many times have you seen 25 live?:
The Long Blondes

Once. Not as terrible as they have been made out to be by some, but definitly better on record.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?:
Duke Special

Whatever he opened with at Greenbelt 2005. I'd heard about him before that, but never heard any of his stuff. I've been hooked since though

18. What is your favorite album by 11?:
Radiohead

OK Computer. They've never beaten it and probably never will.

19. Who is a favorite member of 1?:
James

I love larry's guitar playing, but Tim Booth is such a fantastic frontman that it couldnt be anyone else

20. Have you ever seen 14 live?:
The Divine Comedy

yes, co-headlining with Ben Folds, and i was disspointed with them Ben Folds was briliant though.

21. What is a good memory involving 27?
Charlotte Hatherley.

Sitting in a pub with her, edgar wright, simon pegg and graham coxon before one of her gigs in camden. couldn't pluck up the courage to go say hello though...

22. What is your favorite song by 16?:
The Smiths

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out is jaw droppingly beautiful

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47?:
The Libertines

What a Waster. And i thought it was rubbish :)

24. What is your favorite album by 18?:
stellastarr*

The first album (self titled) is easily best. Sorely dissapointed with the follow up.

25. What is your favorite song by 21?:
Beth Orton

TocarCarmella. Another song that i fell in love with after hearing live.

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26?:
Pixies

God knows. They were on in the background lots when i was growing up, so i couldnt say.

27. What is your favorite album by 3?:
Manic Street Preachers

The Holy Bible. The perfect soundtrack to a mental breakdown.

28. What is you favorite song by 2?:
The Dresden Dolls

It changes regularly, but probably TocarDelilah, at a push.

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32?:
Saves the Day

TocarAt Your Funeral, a pop punk classic.

30. What is you favorite song by 8?:
The White Stripes

We're Going to Be Friends, for its beauitful understated simplicity

31. How many times have you seen 17 live?:
The Wannadies

Never, because they never come here anymore. Not even sure if they're still about, but a great band nonetheless

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy?:
The Last Town Chorus

She makes me feel beautiful and at peace. Which is a form of happy.

33. What is you favorite album by 12?:
Muse

Black Holes and Revelations. The others all have great bits, whereas this is great from start to finish.

34. What is the worst song by 45?:
Jamie T

TocarPacemaker is an iffy moment on an excellent album

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34?:
The Futureheads

Whatever it was that they were playing when i walked in halfway through their set at Leeds 2003

36. What is you favorite album by 48?:
Nicky Wire

I Killed The Zeitgeist. Mainly cos it's his only one...

37. How many times have you seen 42 live?:
Graham Coxon

I saw him guesting with Charlotte Hatherley at the gig i mentioned earlier, but never by himself.

38. What is you favorite song by 36?:
The Cure

Odd choice, but i really like Tocar(I Don't Know What's Going) On off The Cure

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28?:
Idlewild

Probably something off Hope Is Important, but the first one i paid any attention to was TocarActually It's Darkness

40. What is you favorite album by 7?:
They Might Be Giants

Flood is brilliant. Nothing more needs to be said!

41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy?:
Gang of Four

TocarAnthrax, in a weird twisted way

42. What is your favorite album by 41?:
Morrissey

He's not done a consistently great album since the smiths, but i guess Viva Hate, at a push.

43. What is your favorite song by 24?:
Alkaline Trio

TocarRadio. Simple but effective.

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46?:
Pretty Girls Make Graves

Bouncing around my room to This Is Our Emergency, wishing i could write a song that good.

45. What is your favorite song by 35?:
Lily Allen

TocarAlfie. Its a guilty pleasure :)

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy?:
The Beatles

Lots and lots of them. In the same way that lots make me sad. While My Guitar Gently Weeps is my fave beatles song though. Not a happy song, but i guess it still makes me happy.

47. What is your favorite album by 4?:
Ryan Adams

He's never matched the consistent brilliance of Heartbreaker

48. Who is a favorite member of 37?:
The Sunshine Underground

Not sure, i see them more as a collective. I was really impressed with the singer when i saw them live though.

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43?:
The Victorian English Gentlemens Club

TocarThe Tales of Hermit Mark. Cos its track one on the album, and i bought it completely blind having read a live review in the independent and thinking they read up brilliantly.

50. How many albums do you own by 20?:
Pulp

7 including the best of. Different Class is probably my favourite album of all time, and the others are 'quite good'

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