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1.How did you get into no.29?
Christina Aguilera: she burst onto tht pop scene as i was growing up.

2. What's the first song you ever heard by no.22?
Alanis Morissette: either Hand In My Pocket or Ironic

3. Whats your favorite lyric by no.33?
Radiohead: unoriginal etc. but it has to be 'I don't care if it hurts, I want to have control, I want a perfect body,I want a perfect soul'

4. How did you get into no.49?
Garbage: listened to the Romeo & Juliet OST exsessively & grew to love them

5. How many albums by no.13 do you own?
Jonathan Larson: just 1

6. What is your favorite song by no.50?
Appleton: has to be Fantasy

7. Is there a song by no.39 that makes you sad?
Justin Timberlake: no

8. What is your favorite song by no.15?
Avril Lavigne: i have 2 Fall To Pieces and Nobody's Home

9. What is your favorite song by no.5?
Harry Gregson-Williams: this is a really difficult choice for me but i'm gonna go for Prince Caspian Flees

10. Is there a song by no.6 that makes you happy?
Evanescence: not really.

11. What is the worst song by no.40?
Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx: simply because i skip it everytime, i'm picking What Do You Do with a BA in English

12. What is your favorite song by no.10?
A1: Summertime of Our Lives

13. What is a good memory you have involving no.30?
Beyonce: can't think of anything in particular

14. What is your favorite song by no.38?
Delta Goodrem: Will You Fall For Me

15. Is there a song by no.19 that makes you happy?
Ilan Eskeri: nearly everything from Stardust - Music From The Motion Picture makes me happy. Especially Shooting Star

16. Is there a song by no.25 that makes you sad?
Kelly Clarkson: Because Of You has had me in tears a few times

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
Hollywood Film Chorale: whichever song came first during the Peter Pan movie (2003)

18. What's your favorite lyric by no.11?
A Very Potter Musical: how does one choose? i'm very fond of 'back to wizards and witches, and magical beasts. to goblins and ghosts and to magical feasts'

19. Who is a favorite member of no.1?
Nicholas Hooper: errm.. Nicholas himself!!

20. Is there a song by no.14 that makes you happy?
Staind: not particually

21. What is a good memory involving no.27?
Hear'Say: singing Pure And Simple stupidly loudly and dancing on tables. Good times!!

22. What is your favorite song by no.16?
Fall Out Boy: again unoriginal but it's Dance Dance

23. What is the first song you ever heard by no.47?
Britney Spears: that would be Baby, One More Time

24. What is your favorite album by no.18?
Savage Garden: because i like more songs on it i'm plumping for Affirmation

25. What is your favorite song by no.21?
Killswitch Engage: When Darkness Falls

26. What is the first song you ever heard by no.26?
Nickleback: How You Remind Me

27. What is your favorite album by no.3?
Within Temptation: The Silent Force

28. What is you favorite song by no.2?
Tom Felton: Father Of Mine is simply beautiful

29. What was the first song you ever heard by no.32?
London Oratory School Scholars: whichever came first during Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King movie

30. What is you favorite song by no.8?
Five: Until The Time Is Through

31. How many times have you seen no.17 live?
Howard Shore: never

32. Is there a song by no.44 that makes you happy?
Aaron Lewis: can't say there is. (i clearly listen to some very depressing music!!)

33. How did you get into no.12?
Michael Giacchino: recent Star Trek movie

34. What is the worst song by no.45?
My Chemical Romance: nearly everything. i'm surprised they're in my top 50

35. What was the first song you ever heard by no.34?
Blazin' Squad: Crossroads and hated it.

36. What was the first song you ever heard by no.48?
Ben Barnes, The Easy Virtue Orchestra: whichever song came first during Easy Virtue. I think it was A Room with a View

37. How many times have you seen no.42 live?
Backstreet Boys: twice. both a gazillion years ago

38. What is you favorite song by no.36?
Hilary Duff: Come Clean

39. What was the first song you ever heard by no.28?
Three Days Grace: I Hate Everything About You thanks to Jenni =D

40. What is you favorite album by no.7?
Mark Read: the only one he's released Peace At Last but i can't wait for him to release some more solo stuff. though that may not happen for a while now that A1 have reformed (FINALLY!!!)

41. Is there a song by no.31 that makes you happy?
Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz: Adalasia makes me smile loads

42. What is your favorite album by no.41?
Nelly Furtado: Loose

43. What is your favorite song by no.24?
Muse: oh look, i'm being unorginal again but it's Supermassive Black Hole

44. What is a good memory you have involving no.46?
The Firm: being very drunk and attempting to sing Star Trekkin' with a bunch of friends. silly voices and all!!

45. What is your favorite song by no.35?
Ben Adams: gotta be Sorry

46. Is there a song by no.9 that makes you happy?
John Williams: there are many songs of his that make me happy. Double Trouble especially

47. What is your favorite album by no.4?
Linkin Park: for incredible musicality it's Reanimation but the lyrics in nearly all songs on Meteora are beautiful. yeah, i can't pick

48. Who is your favorite member of no.37?
Katy Perry: yeah, Katy!!

49. What is the first song you ever heard by no.43?
P Diddy Ft. Keyshia Cole: Last Night

50. What is your favorite song by no.20?
Robert Pattinson: gotta be Let Me Sign

So, some people complain about the comparisons that Last.fm makes. Well check this out. Here are a few ridiculous comparisons Pandora made. I don't know if they changed them yet or not, but here are a few that I've seen. I'll add more. Feel free to contribute, if you've noticed anything like this on Pandora.

Arch Enemy and Pantera
Atreyu and Rise Against
Bullet For My Valentine and Rise Against
Bullet For My Valentine and Breaking Benjamin
Cradle of Filth and Children of Bodom
Cradle of Filth and Arch Enemy
Dido and Enya
Disturbed and Linkin Park
Emilie Autumn and Within Temptation
Emilie Autumn and Nightwish
Eths and As I Lay Dying
Eths and Atreyu
Evanescence and Seether
Evanescence and Linkin Park
Evanescence and 3 Doors Down
Evanescence and Three Days Grace
Lacuna Coil and Flyleaf
Metallica and Guns N' Roses
Kittie and System of a Down
Kittie and Flyleaf
Metallica and AC/DC
Opeth and In Flames
Otep and System of a Down
Pantera and Rob Zombie
Pantera and Alice in Chains
Pantera and Tool
Twisted Sister and Metallica

A few trends I've noticed:
Many metal bands comapred to Tool and A Perfect Circle
Many melodic death metal or metalcore bands compared to In Flames.
Pretty much every metalcore band comapred to Killswitch Engage, All That Remains or As I Lay Dying
Any nu-metal, and a other types are compared to Slipknot, Korn or Mudvayne
Any female fronted gothic/symphonic is compared to Within Temptation and Nightwish
Most hard rock bands compared to Breaking Benjamin
And thrash metal compared to Metallica or Megadeth
And female fronted pop-country compared to Taylor Swift or Carrie Underwood

I could go on and on...

Rules:
Get your overall top 5 artists from Last.fm, and find the top 5 of their tracks that you've scrobbled most. Then note where it comes in that artist's "most-played" lists. The lower the track in the list, the weirder you are... or something to that effect.


1. Autumn
1) Skydancer - #5
2) Paradise Nox - #3
3) Altitude - #20
4) A Minor Dance - #14
5) Satellites - #1


A mix of the predictable and not so predictable, and mostly the recent stuff. :) End result: Sort of weird.

2. Flowing Tears
1) Pain Has Taken Over - #22
2) The War We Left Behind - #35
3) Rain of a Thousand Years - #18
4) Grey - #23
5. Orchidfire - #15

Wow... so most people who listen to Flowing Tears don't like the songs I like...? Result: Very weird.

3. Within Temptation
1) The Howling - #6
2) Stand My Ground - #2
3) Hand of Sorrow - #14
4) Our Solemn Hour - #8
5) Angels - #1

So far it seems like my fifth most played tracked for each band has been the "best charting" of the five songs. Let's see if this continues.... Result: Not very weird.

4. Lacuna Coil
1) Comalies - #26
2) Cold Heritage - #43
3) Senzafine - #22
4) Entwined - #20
5) Humane - #14

Wow, that list surprises me... None of my favorite LC tracks are my five highest scrobbled ones. Result: Weirder than I thought. *lol*

And, finally...

5. Kamelot
1) The Black Halo- #8
2) The Haunting (Somewhere in Time) - #6
3. The Edge of Paradise - #15
4. When the Lights Are Down - #2
5. Rule the World - #10

Result: Not very weird.

Cool. A mix of the singles, the favorites, and some lesser known tracks by these bands. This makes me curious about the rest of my Top 10.... ;)

1. Autumn (893 plays)

1. Skydancer
2. Paradise Nox
3. Altitude
4. A Minor Dance
5. Satellites
6. Twisted and Turned
7. Horizon Line
8. Cascade (For a Day)
9. Angel of Desire
10. Synchro-Minds




2. Flowing Tears (837 plays)

1. Pain Has Taken Over
2. The War We Left Behind
3. Rain of a Thousand Years
4. Grey
5. Orchidfire
6. Colossal Shaped Despair
7. Children of the Sun
8. For Tonight
9. Merlin
10. Thy Kingdom Gone




3. Within Temptation (797 plays)

1. The Howling
2. Stand My Ground
3. Hand of Sorrow
4. Our Solemn Hour
5. Angels
6. Frozen
7. Somewhere
8. The Cross
9. Forgiven
10. Ice Queen




4. Lacuna Coil (775 plays)

1. Comalies
2. Cold Heritage
3. Senzafine
4. Entwined
5. Humane
6. Distant Sun
7. Stars
8. Without Fear
9. Heaven’s a Lie
10. Tight Rope




5. Kamelot (756 plays)

1. The Black Halo
2. The Haunting (Somewhere in Time)
3. The Edge of Paradise
4. When the Lights Are Down
5. Rule the World
6. Serenade
7. Center of the Universe
8. March of Mephisto
9. Descent of the Archangel
10. Abandoned / The Human Stain / Wander




6. U2 (665 plays)

1. City of Blinding Lights
2. All Because of You
3. No Line on the Horizon
4. Pride (In the Name of Love)
5. Original of the Species
6. Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own
7. Discotheque
8. Bad
9. Magnificent
10. I Will Follow




7. Stream of Passion (559 plays)

1. The Art of Loss
2. Games We Play
3. Far and Apart
4. Now or Never
5. When You Hurt Me the Most
6. My Leader
7. This Endless Night
8. Nostalgia
9. Embrace the Storm
10. Street Spirit / Let Me In




8. Epica (536 plays)

1. Dance of Fate
2. Never Enough
3. Quietus
4. Run for a Fall
5. Beyond Belief
6. Chasing the Dragon
7. Sensorium
8. Sancta Terra
9. Resign to Surrender (A New Age Dawns Part IV)
10. Fools of Damnation (The Embrace That Smothers Part IX)




9. After Forever (520 plays)

1. Evoke
2. Discord
3. Digital Deceit
4. Eccentric
5. Equally Destructive
6. Intrinsic
7. Come
8. Dreamflight
9. Boundaries Are Open
10. Energize Me / Being Everyone / Forever / Sweet Enclosure




10. Coldplay (470 plays)

1. The Hardest Part
2. Twisted Logic
3. Politik
4. Cemeteries of London
5. Life in Technicolor
6. God Put a Smile Upon Your Face
7. Low
8. Til Kingdom Come
9. Yes
10. A Message

11/11/2009 - Kings of Convenience (+ Feist): Le Bataclan, Paris
11/10/2009 - Prince : Le Grand Palais, Paris
24/09/2009 - Soirée Custom, Le Nouveau Casino, Paris (The Boxer Rebellion, Telegraphs, Are We Brothers?)
08/09/2009 - Muse : Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris
29/08/2009 - Rock En Seine, St-Cloud (Billy Talent, The Offspring, Faith No More)
14/07/2009 - Christophe Maé, Johnny Hallyday : Champs de Mars, Paris
03/07/2009 - Main Square Festival, Arras (Ace Out, Phoenix, Lily Allen, Kanye West)
02/07/2009 - Main Square Festival, Arras (Amy Macdonald, The Ting Tings, Coldplay)
28/06/2009 - The Mars Volta : L'Olympia, Paris
21/06/2009 - Keinwood & The Brain Machines : Lille
16/03/2009 - Franz Ferdinand : L'Aéronef, Lille
24/02/2009 - Chris Cornell : La Cigale, Paris
21/01/2009 - The Rabeats : Fnac, Lille
12/11/2008 - Tahiti 80 : Le Splendide, Lille
22/10/2008 - Micah P. Hinson : Caf&Diskaire, Lille
14/08/2008 - Rock En France, Arras (Gojira, Within Temptation, Metallica)
06/07/2008 - Main Square Festival, Arras (Vampire Weekend, The Wombats, The Dø, Sigur Rós, Radiohead)
11/06/2008 - Feist : Aula Magna, Lisboa
04/06/2008 - Rage Against the Machine : Bercy, Paris
29/04/2008 - José González : Aula Magna, Lisboa
05/03/2008 - The Mars Volta : L'Olympia, Paris
28/11/2007 - David Fonseca : Fnac do Chiado, Lisboa
06/11/2007 - Rufus Wainwright : Coliseu dos Recreios, Lisboa
30/10/2007 - Imbert Imbert, Cocoon, GOMM, Sharko : Bataclan, Paris
30/09/2007 - The Police : Stade de France, Paris
27/09/2007 - Incubus : Zenith, Paris
14/06/2007 - Michel Polnareff, Bob Sinclar, Nelly Furtado, Laura Pausini, Tokyo Hotel : Champ de Mars, Paris
29/06/2007 - Phoenix, Air, Etienne De Crecy, Alex Gopher : Château de Versailles, Versailles
22/06/2007 - George Michael : Stade de France, Paris
16/06/2007 - The Rolling Stones : Stade de France, Paris
15/05/2007 - Chris Cornell : Showcase, Paris
09/05/2007 - Queens of the Stone Age : L'Elysée Montmatre, Paris
05/05/2007 - Fight Burst : Le Fléau, Douai
24/04/2007 - The John Butler Trio : La Grand Rex, Paris
08/04/2007 - Deftones : Trabendo, Paris
03/04/2007 - Malibu Stacy : Boule Noire, Paris
05/03/2007 - Incubus : Pavilhão Atlantico, Lisbon
04/03/2007 - Michel Polnareff : Bercy, Paris
19/01/2007 - Sean Lennon : Fnac St-Lazare, Paris
28/11/2006 - Noel Gallagher & Gem Archer (Oasis) : Le Cabaret Sauvage, Paris
09/10/2006 - George Michael : Bercy, Paris
03/07/2006 - TMN Summer Sessions, Lisbon (G. Love, Sean Paul, Burning Spears, ...)
08/06/2006 - Red Hot Chili Peppers : Bercy, Paris
23/05/2006 - Broken Social Scene : Café de la Danse, Paris
24/04/2006 - Phoenix : Trabendo, Paris
13/02/2006 - Korn : Canal+, Pleine-St-Denis
14/11/2005 - Bloc Party : Zenith, Paris
16/10/2005 - The John Butler Trio : La Cigale, Paris
10/10/2005 - Jamiroquai : Man Ray, Paris
22/09/2005 - Syd Matters : Divan Du Monde, Paris
12/09/2005 - Dionysos : Canal+, Pleine-St-Denis
07/07/2005 - Charmers : Jardines Del Valle, Sevilla
30/06/2005 - Los Andabluses & The Lucille's Horns : Jardines Del Valle, Sevilla
29/06/2005 - Neorama : Jardines Del Valle, Sevilla
13/06/2005 - Alter Bridge : Trabendo, Paris
01/06/2005 - Jamiroquai : La Cigale, Paris
24/05/2005 - Sinsemilia : Olympia, Paris
15/05/2005 - Donavon Frankenreiter, G. Love, Jack Johnson : La Cigale, Paris
24/04/2005 - The John Butler Trio, Jude, Tété : Bataclan, Paris
07/04/2005 - System of a Down : Trabendo, Paris
18/03/2005 - Alter Bridge : Boule Noire, Paris
15/03/2005 - The Mars Volta : Elysée Montmartre, Paris
24/02/2005 - Mudvayne : Boule Noire, Paris
08/02/2005 - G. Love : Divan Du Monde, Paris
14/12/2004 - Sinsemilia : Elysée Montmartre, Paris
26/11/2004 - Festival Recall I-Mode, Elysée Montmartre, Paris
01/11/2004 - Maroon 5 : La Cigale, Paris
06/10/2004 - Anastacia : Zenith, Paris
23/09/2004 - Nosfell : Guinguette Pirate, Paris
28/08/2004 - Rock En Seine, St-Cloud (Muse, Radio 4, Auf der Maur, Nosfell, Buck 65, ...)
03/07/2004 - Placebo : Grand'Place d'Arras, Arras
04/06/2004 - Sinclair : Zenith, Paris
27/05/2004 - Incubus : Zenith, Paris
06/02/2004 - Keziah Jones : Virgin Megastore des Champs-Elysées, Paris
25/10/2003 - Jane's Addiction : Elysée Montmartre, Paris
10/09/2003 - Muse : Trabendo, Paris
30/07/2003 - Jamiroquai : Presqu'île du Gaou, Six-Fours-Les-Plages
28/07/2003 - Nice Jazz Festival, Nice (Jamiroquai)
07/07/2002 - Seat Beach Rock Festival, Ostende (Jamiroquai, David Bowie, No Doubt, ...)
06/07/2002 - Seat Beach Rock Festival, Ostende (Muse, The Prodigy, Garbage...)
23/10/2001 - Jamiroquai : Bercy, Paris

Seen live:
Hanson
Lars Winnerbäck
Di Leva
Nordman
Peter Jöback
Åsa Jinder
Da Buzz
E-Type

Want to see live:
Loreena McKennitt
Evanescence
Within Temptation
Nightwish
Silverchair
James Blunt
Placebo
Garmarna
Entwine
Lacuna Coil
30 Seconds to Mars
Lifehouse
Thåström
The Cranberries
Säkert!/Hello Saferide
Tinted Windows
Wicked
Helen Sjöholm


Would have wanted to have seen live:
Björn Afzelius
ABBA
Simon & Garfunkel
Kristina från Duvemåla
The Beatles
Nirvana
Savage Garden

Ace of Base - Mercy, Mercy (released on single "Always Have, Always Will")
With its dark mood, it doesn't really fit to the positive sound and feeling of the Cruel Summer/Flowers-era but still one of their best songs.

Amy Macdonald - Somebody New (released on single "Mr. Rock & Roll")
A masterpiece, calm and quiete song about love.

Black Eyed Peas - Shake Your Monkey (released on single "Don't Lie")
Ever wonder where the name of the album "Monkey Business" came from? I think this is the answer... Song to cheer up.

Camouflage - Conversation (released on single "Motif Sky")
Maybe this should have been the A-side? Love the song.

KT Tunstall - Journey (released on single "Hold On")
One of her strongest songs, can't believe that this one isn't included on any of her album. Maybe it should have been a single?

Kylie Minogue - Cruise Control (released on single "Red-Blooded Woman")
This should have been on the album too!

Mesh - Let Them Crush Us (released on single "Leave You Nothing")
As strong as the A-side, it keeps me rocking and dancing.

Nightwish - Escapist (released on single "Bye Bye Beautiful")
Is this a "real" B-side? I don't know, after the album "Dark Passion Play" was re-released a thousand times... But still it is a straight rock song.

Roxette - The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye (released on single "Spending My Time")
Roxette have a knack for writing great ballads. This is one.

Sarah Brightman - Sleep Tight (released on single "Time to Say Goodbye")
Never released on any album, this is one of my favourite songs from her.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Down With Love (released on single "Catch You")
Catchy refrain, sweet voice - love this song.

Sugababes - Someone In My Bed (released on single "Too Lost In You")
A great hook, catchy refrain - the Babes have so many great B-sides but this is one of their best.

Wir sind Helden - Popstar (released on single "Endlich Ein Grund Zur Panik")
I think the A-side is one of their weakest songs. I always skip this track, but "Popstar" is an - indeed simple - intelligent and funny song.

Within Temptation - Say My Name (released on single "Angels")
Breathtaking ballad. What more need to be said?

X-Perience - Strong (released on single "Magic Fields")
Ambient & quiete - what a great tune to relax!

to be continued...