jane_eyre07's Last.fm Journal

Top 50 Survey

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:54:32 +0000

1. How did you get into #31? Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton A few of my last.fm friends that I share music taste with recommended this artist to me. I've always liked Metric, but I fell in love with Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton. She is probably my favorite artist right now. This artist rekindled my love for Metric as well :)

2. What was the first song you ever heard by #22? The Softies - Snow Like This

3. What's your favorite lyric by #29?
You live your life
You go in shadows
You'll come apart and you'll go blind
Some kind of light into your darkness
Colors your eyes with what's not there.
Mazzy Star - Fade Into You

4. What is your favorite album by #49? The Shins - Oh, Inverted World

5. How many albums by #13 do you own? I own 5 Bjork albums
1. Debut
2. Post
3. Homogenic
4. Vespertine
5. Greatest Hits

6. What is your favorite song by #50? The Cranberries - Linger

7. Is there a song by #4 that makes you sad? Many of Fiona Apple's songs are sad, but the one that never fails to bring me to tears is Never Is a Promise

8. What is your favorite song by #15? The Dresden Dolls - Girl Anachronism

9. What is your favorite song by #5? Aimee Mann - You Could Make A Killing

10. Is there a song by #6 that makes you happy? I wouldn't call many of Ani DiFranco's songs happy, but 4th of July always puts me in a good mood. It has a catchy, upbeat melody and the lyrics celebrate the innocence of childhood.

11. What is your favorite album by #40? Portishead - Dummy

12. What is your favorite song by #10? Elliott Smith - Single File

13. What is a good memory you have involving #33? Chilling out in the summer by the pool and listening to Zero 7

14. What is your favorite song by #37? Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Y Control

15. Is there a song by #19 that makes you happy? Not paticularly, but Miles Davis's Deception always puts me in a good mood.

16. How many times have you seen #24 live? I've never seen Pixies live, but I'm sure it would be one hell of a show!

17. What is the first song you ever heard by #23? Rilo Kiley - Wires and Waves

18. What is your favorite album by #11? Mirah - You Think It's Like This But Really It's Like This

19. Who is your favorite member of #1? Ummm Tori Amos is not a band, so I can't really answer that question lol.

20. Have you ever seen #14 live? No, I have never seen Sonic Youth live.

21. What is a good memory involving #45? Having Belle and Sebastian's beautiful music to keep me company on the long drives to and from college

22. What is your favorite song by #16? Cat Power - Cross Bones Style

23. What is the first song you ever heard by #47? I think it was Charlotte Gainsbourg's 5:55.

24. What is your favorite album by #21? Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstacy

25. What is your favorite song by #18? Rasputina - Transylvanian Concubine

26. What is the first song you ever heard by #38? Hole - Celebrity Skin

27. What is your favorite lyric by #3? That's a tough one since most of PJ Harvey's lyrics are brilliant, but my favorite lyrics have always been from Sheela-Na-Gig, specifically the line "I'm gonna wash that man right out of my hair!"

28. What is your favorite song by #2? That's really tough to answer since I love nearly all of Regina Spektor's songs, but if I had to, I would choose A cannon.

29. What is the first song you ever heard by #32? Juliette and the Licks - You're Speaking My Language

30. What is your favorite song by #8? Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains

31. How many times have you seen #17 live? I've never seen Peaches live, but I've heard that her shows are outrageous and awesome!

32. Is there a song by #44 that makes you happy? Indigo Girls' Peace Tonight has such an upbeat melody and positive lyrics that you can't help but feel good when you hear it.

33. What is your favorite album by #12? Patti Smith -
Horses

34. What is the worst song by #46? I'm not sure. I haven't listened to enough Cocteau Twins to give a good answer to this question. Of the songs I have heard by them, the only one I did not care for was Blue Bell Knoll, but I'm not saying this is their worst track.

35. What is the first song you ever heard by #34? I think it was Juliana Hatfield's Everybody Loves Me But You

36. What is your favorite album by #42? Metric - Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?

37. How many times have you seen #39 live? I've never seen Lisa Loeb live.

38. What is your favorite album by #36? Rachael Sage - Painting of a Painting

39. What is the first song you ever heard by #28? Tegan and Sara - Monday Monday Monday

40. What is your favorite album by #7? Kate Bush - Hounds of Love

Another Windows Media Player Survey

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 05:32:54 +0000

I did one of these many months ago. My media player has changed since then, so I thought I would do another one of these surveys.

How many songs: 2980

Sort by song title
First Song: Garbage - #1 Crush
Last Song: Tori Amos - Zero Point

Sort by time
Shortest Song: Tori Amos - Fat Slut (0:41)
Longest Song: Joanna Newsom - Only Skin (16:53)

Sort by album
First Song: Juliette and the Licks - Shelter Your Needs
from ...Like a Bolt of Lightning
Last Song: Joanna Newsom - Cosmia from Ys

Sort by artist
First song: 311 - Down
Last song: Zero 7 - When It Falls

First 5 songs that comes up on Shuffle:
1. Patti Smith - Elegie
2. Garbage - Dog New Tricks
3. Ambulance LTD - Heavy Lifting
4. St. Germain - Montego Bay Spleen
5. Juliana Hatfield - Somebody's Waiting for Me

Search the following and see how many songs come up: (and favorite song)
Sex: 6 (Garbage - Sex is Not the Enemy)
Love: 162 (Fiona Apple - Love Ridden)
Hate: 26 (Tori Amos - All the Girls Hate Her)
Death: 21 (PJ Harvey - The Life And Death Of Mr. Badmouth)
You: 359 (Aimee Mann - You Could Make A Killing)
Heart: 49 (Cat Power - Metal Heart)
Rain: 36 (Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains)
Day: 113 (Poe - That Day)
Night: 55 (Patti Smith - Because the Night)
God: 14 (Tori Amos God)

An In-Depth Look At My Top 10 Artists

Wed, 6 Jun 2007 05:24:03 +0000

For each artist in your top 10 artists, name
- your favorite song
- your favorite album
- your favorite lyrics
- how you got started listening to them
- last played

1. Tori Amos
Favourite song : This is a nearly impossible task since I love nearly every song this woman has ever composed. I guess I will say Spark since this is the first Tori song I fell in love with. I love everything about it, including the dark ambient melody and the brilliant and complex metaphor-laden lyrics.
Favourite album : I have to say Little Earthquakes This album changed my life when I heard it at 17 years old. I think it is her most personal album. It may not be the strongest musically, it has that annoying early 90s adult contempo feel to it at times, but I can relate to each song in some way. Tori really tore open her soul and let the contents bleed onto the tracks of this album. She does that in some way with every album, but I think she does it the best with Little Earthquakes.
Favourite lyrics : I have to go with the lyrics of "Precious Things" I think the entire song contains some of the best and most unique lyrics ever written. I especially love the lines "so you can make me cum that doesn't make you Jesus" and the line about the "demigods" and their "nine inch nails and little fascist panties" This song could serve as a biographical account of my pre-teen years.
How I started listening : It is embarrassing to say as a Toriphile, but I bought Strange Little Girls after hearing the title track on the radio. I always liked her songs, like Spark, but I did not know who did them. I hated SLG as a whole, but I loved the song Rattlesnakes enough to check out Little Earthquakes and Choirgirl, which I loved with all my heart.
Last Played : I played her wonderful cover of R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion" just a few minutes ago.

2. Fiona Apple
Favourite song : Paper Bag for sure. This is my all-time favorite song. I love the melody and the lyrics are pretty much an accurate portrayal of my love life lol.
Favourite album : I love them all, but When the Pawn was an album that I could really relate to in high school. It is so angsty, yet incredibly poetic.
Favourite lyrics : I love all of her lyrics. I can relate to them all in some way, but I would have to say all the lyrics to "The Way Things Are" could be mistaken for my life story <3 I especially love the chorus "Keep on calling me names keep on keep on. I'll keep kicking the crap till it's gone" It is so simple yet incredibly powerful.
How I started listening : I heard "Fast as You Can" on the radio when it came out in 1999 when I was 15. My mom's friend had both Tidal and When the Pawn, so I borrowed them from her. I fell in love with her instantly after hearing them.
Last Played : I played "To Your Love" a couple days ago. I haven't been listening to her as much because I have been burnt out on her music. Unlike Tori who has 80 million songs, Fiona only has 3 albums and a few cover songs. I can only listen to so much of the same stuff. I still love her, I always will, but I need a break.

3. Regina Spektor
Favourite song : This is a tough one. Right now, my favorite song by her is an unreleased track called A cannon The melody is absolutely stunning and the lyrics represent everything I love about Regina. It contains simple language yet brilliant and complex metaphors and that quirkiness that makes Regina unique and wonderful.
Favourite album : 11:11 I really prefer obscure underground Regina to popular mainstream Regina, though I love the major label stuff too. Every single song on this album is brilliant. I think this album contains some of her best lyrics as well.
Favourite lyrics : I think I have to pick the lyrics of "Pavlov's Daughter" I think this song contains some of the most unique and intelligent lyrics ever written. I especially love the lines "If I hear another song about angels If I see another feather on the dumb-box
I'm gonna go to Babylon and get me some whiskey
Gonna go to Babylon and get me some whiskey now..."
How I started listening : I saw the video for "Us" a few years ago when Soviet Kitsch came out. I thought it was so beautiful I went out and bought the album the next day. I did not appreciate Regina's eccentric songs and persona back then, so the album just sat on my shelf. It wasn't until Begin to Hope came out that my interest in her was rekindled. I listened to Soviet Kitsch again and then I loved it more than BTH!
Last Played : I listened to "Bartender" about a half hour ago.

4. Aimee Mann
Favourite song : You Could Make A Killing this is the song that made me fall in love with her. I love the moody electric guitar melody, her melancholy vocals, and the lyrics.
Favourite album : I have to say I'm With Stupid. This was my first Aimee album. Though some songs are better than others, I like each track in its own way.
Favourite lyrics : All her lyrics are great. I really love the lyrics to "It's Not Safe" since I can relate to them so much. "Don't you know that you're a fucking freak in this world?"
How I started listening : I heard "You Could Make a Killing" in the movie Cruel Intentions. I loved it so much I bought the soundtrack and played the song on repeat for months.
Last Played : I played "Amateur" a couple hours ago.

5. PJ Harvey
Favourite song : Down By The Water I love everything about this song. The haunting melody and lyrics are incredible.
Favourite album : I love the first four so much, but I have always had a predilection for To Bring You My Love
Favourite lyrics : The lyrics to "Sheela-Na-Gig" are absolutely brilliant. I especially love the lines "Gonna wash that man right out of my hair" and "Gonna take my hips to a man who cares" It is my favorite song about the pain of unrequited love
How I started listening : I had heard a lot of buzz about Stories from the City... and had seen the video for This is Love. I was intrigued by her and the album, but I did not fall in love with her until I decided to buy Dry, which is one of my favorite albums ever.
Last Played : I played "One Time Too Many" a couple hours ago.

6. Ani DiFranco
Favourite song : 32 Flavors This is the first Ani song I fell in love with. I can really relate to the lyrics and the melody is so beautiful and mellow.
Favourite album : Not a Pretty Girl I love everything about this album, including its title and artwork, done by Ani herself. I think this contains her best songs as well.
Favourite lyrics : All of her lyrics are brilliant, but the ones to "32 Flavors" are very important to me. I especially love these lines: "Squint your eyes and look closer I'm not between you and your ambition I am a poster girl with no poster I am thirty-two flavors and then some And I'm beyond your peripheral vision So you might want to turn your head Cause someday you might find you're starving And eating all of the words you said"
How I started listening : I had heard a lot about her on a local indie radio station. I actually bought Not a Pretty Girl on a whim after hearing so many good things.
Last Played : I heard a few songs by her earlier today.

7. Kate Bush
Favourite song : Running Up That Hill This is the song that made me fall in love with her music. I never get sick of it.
Favourite album : Hounds of Love This was my first Kate album. I think it is incredible. Every song is a gem. I love the Dreaming too, but this one will always be special to me.
Favourite lyrics : I love the lyrics to "Hounds of Love" especially the lines "Now hounds of love are hunting I've always been a coward, And I don't know what's good for me" I can really relate to those lines.
How I started listening : I listened to her the same reason many people did. I was a huge fan of Tori's and everyone was saying that Kate was like the British Tori of the 80s. I don't necessarily agree with this, but I am grateful I checked her out.
Last Played : A couple days ago.

8. Garbage
Favourite Song : Only Happy When It Rains This will always be special to me since it was my theme song when I was an angst-ridden, moody, pseudo-goth teenager.
Favourite album : Garbage Even though Version 2.0 was my first Garbage album, I think that the debut album is much better. I love v 2.0 too, but I like the songs on the self titled more.
Favourite lyrics : The lyrics to "Only Happy When It Rains" "I only smile in the dark My only comfort is the night gone black"
How I started listening : I bought Version 2.0 when I was fourteen after seeing the video for "I Think I'm Paranoid" and loving the song.
Last Played : Two days ago.

9. Liz Phair
Favourite Song : Divorce Song This is my favorite track from Exile In Guyvile and one of the first songs I really loved by her. I love the melody and I like the lyrics. They are written in simple language, yet she crafts many metaphors that effectively illustrate the details of a failed romantic relationship
Favourite album : Exile in Guyville This is Liz's indisputable masterpiece. No other album she has done compares to this one.
Favourite lyrics : "You put in my hands a loaded gun
And then you told me not to fire it When you did the things you said were up to me And then accused me of trying to fuck it up" from Divorce Song
How I started listening : I heard "Polyester Bride" on an Alternative radio station. I loved it so much I bought Whitechocolatespaceegg the next day.
Last Played : A couple days ago?

10. Elliott Smith
Favourite Song : Single File A really beautiful and underrated song from his self-titled album. The lyrics really hit close to home and the melody gives me chills.
Favourite album : Elliott Smith This is his most mellow and minimalistic album musically, which is what I enjoy
Favourite lyrics : I'm a junkyard full of false starts And I don't need yr permission To bury my love under this bare light bulb The moon is a sickle cell It'll kill you in time" from Coming Up Roses, another great song from the self titled album.
How I started listening : I heard the song "Miss Misery" in Good Will Hunting, which was my favorite film for a while.
Last Played : A couple hours ago.

How mainstream am I? Not very lol.

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 04:55:02 +0000

1. Tori Amos = 188009
2. Fiona Apple = 165328
3. Ani DiFranco = 80254
4. PJ Harvey = 161629
5. Aimee Mann = 117365
6. Regina Spektor = 132000
7. Garbage = 250321
8. Kate Bush = 114945
9. Liz Phair = 66819
10. Elliott Smith = 274765
11. Peaches = 101917
12. Patti Smith = 48007
13. Cat Power = 197987
14. Mirah = 74443
15. Bjork= 300415

Makes an average of 151613.6 listeners. The average Last.fm-top10-band has 511217 listeners, so I am 29.66% Mainstream. Take the test at mainstream.freevicente.com

I guess I am not very mainstream lol. That's awesome! Though I swere I am not one of those elitist indie assholes who shun anything that has been broadcast over radio waves. I know I am just too big of a freak to be mainstream lol

A different type of survey: How weird am I?

Mon, 8 Jan 2007 04:44:19 +0000

"Get your top 20 artists, and find which of their tracks you've played the most on iTunes/Windows Media Player. Then see 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. Tori Amos
My top track: Rattlesnakes This is not my favorite Tori song, nor is it her best, since it is a cover, but I adore this song so much. This one song made the horrible Strange Little Girls worth my 13 dollars. It helps me mellow out.
Ranking: 72. That is not surprising. It is the best track off of Strange Little Girls, but it is a cover. Even though it is a great cover, it should not be high in Tori's top tracks.

2. Fiona Apple
My top track: Paper Bag This is my favorite Fiona song and my favorite song of all time. It is my most played track on last.fm. I love this song to death. I can listen to it over and over.
Ranking: 1. That is really interesting. I thought Criminal or one of her radio hits would be number one. Paper Bag was not a hit single for Fiona, but most people name it as their favorite song of hers. I have never talked to anyone who did not like this song, so I guess it makes sense that it is number one.

3. Ani DiFranco
My top track: Out of Habit This is my favorite Ani song. I listen to it all the time and never get sick of it. Both the lyrics and the melody are incredibly well-written.
Ranking: 28. That's a bit shocking. This is definately one of Ani's best songs. Even people who are not big Ani fans love this one. Its position is a bit dissapointing to me.

4. PJ Harvey
My top track: Down By The Water My favorite PJ track of all time! It is also from my favorite PJ album. No surprise that this is my top track of hers.
Ranking: 4. That is a pretty high ranking, but I thought it would be 1 or 2. It is one of her best known tracks and one of the most highly regarded. At least it is in the top 10.

5. Aimee Mann
My top track: Guys Like Me This is not my favorite Aimee track, but it is my favorite track off of Lost in Space; it is the one that made me fall in love with that album. It is one of my favorite tracks of hers, but not my all-time favorite.
Ranking: 21. That seems right. It is not one that is regarded as one her best tracks nor it is one that a lot of people are familiar with, so the ranking seems suitable.

6. Regina Spektor
My top track: Chemo Limo This used to be one of the tracks I liked the least from Soviet Kitsch. But after giving it a chance and really listening to it, it has now become one of my favorite songs and, quite possibly, my favorite Regina song of all time. It is so heartbreakingly beautiful. I don't know how anyone could not like it.
Ranking: 16. Wow. I thought this song would at least be in the top 10. Most Regina fans I've talked to list this as their favorite song of hers. But I guess it makes sense since most of the top tracks were from begin to hope, her most popular album, so I guess the ranking makes sense.

7. Garbage
My top track: I Think I'm Paranoid This is the song that got me into Garbage and made me fall in love with Version 2.0. Though it is not my all-time favorite Garbage song, it is definately one I hold in high regard.
Ranking: 5. This seems appropriate. I figured it would be in the top 10 because it is one of their biggest hits and one of their best songs.

8. Elliott Smith
My top track: Single File This is my favorite Elliott song and it is from my favorite Elliott album.
Ranking: 54. That is not surprising at all. That seems to be an appropriate ranking since it is not a track a lot of people seem to know about. Even hardcore Elliott fans I know hardly ever talk about this one, so this ranking seems right.

9. Kate Bush
My top track: Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) This is the song that made me fall in love with Kate. It is my favorite song of hers from my favorite Kate album.
Ranking: 8. The song is actually ranked at number 2, which is appropriate because it is one of her best loved and most well known songs. Running up that Hill (A Deal with God) is how the song appears on the Hounds of Love album, so that is why it is ranked lower than the one that is simply titled Running up that Hill.

10. Liz Phair
My top track: Girls! Girls! Girls! I love this song. Though it is not my favorite Liz track, it is from one of my favorite albums of all time: the magnificant Exile in Guyville.
Ranking: 20. That seems reasonable, considering most of her top 10 tracks are from those awful new albums. Since it is not one of the most well know Exile tracks, the ranking seems right.

11. Cat Power
My top track: Cross Bones Style This is my favorite Cat Power song. It is so hauntingly beautiful. I fell in love with her music because of this song.
Ranking: 20. WHAT?? That does not seem right. I would have put this song in the top 10. Well... since most of the top tracks are from the new album, I guess it makes sense that this would be lower, but I didn't think it would be this low.

12. Mirah
My top track: Gone Sugaring I love this song! One of my favorite Mirah tracks. I can't get enough of it!!!
Ranking: 30. That makes sense. It is not one of her most popular songs, but I love it.

13. Bjork
My top track: Possibly Maybe
This is one of my favorite Bjork songs ever! It is one of my lullabys. It's mellow beauty always helps me get to sleep.
Ranking: 10. It makes sense for this song to be in the top 10. I am content with this ranking.

14. Sonic Youth
My top track: Sweet Shine I love this song. It is one of the most beautiful indie-lo-fi songs ever in my opinion. Even though the album it comes from is one of Sonic Youth's worst, this is probably one of my all-time favorite songs of theirs.
Ranking: haha this song is not even listed in their top 100 tracks. Considering that no one ever talks about this song and it is from Sonic Youth's dreaded Experimental Jet Set, Trash, and No Star, the lack of top ranking makes sense. It makes even more sense when you consider that Sonic Youth has a shitload of albums and 99% of them are better than the album this song comes from.

15. Peaches
My top track: Do Ya Though this may not be one her best song and it is very tame compared to most other peaches songs, I love it to death. I can't stop listening to it. It always makes me want to dance!
Ranking: 15. I thought this song would be higher since it was used in a recent commericial, but I guess the rankning makes sense, since it is Peaches' incredibly dirty songs that draw people to her.

16. Patti Smith
My top track: Because the Night I love this song very much, but it is not my favorite song of hers. I listened to it a lot before because I had yet to hear her other songs. The songs on Horses far surpass this one. It is also her most overplayed track, but regardless, I still like it a lot.
Ranking: 2. I thought it would be number 1 because it is her most well known song, but it is second to Gloria. I think this ranking is appropriate because Gloria is her best song in my opinion.

17. Miles Davis
My top track: Blue In Green This is my favorite Miles Davis song. It is from one of my favorite albums of all time: the masterpiece Kind of Blue. It is also my favorite jazz composition. This song made me fall in love with jazz!
Ranking: 2. That makes sense considering that all of the Kind of Blue tracks are at the top of the list. The song is second to So What. While I love So What, I think Blue and Green should be no. 1!!!

18. Poe
My top track: Another World Though I do not consider this to be an essential Poe track, I love it to death. Though lyrically and musically it is pale in comparision to the tracks on Haunted, it has a beat that is incredibly irresistable. I can't help but play this track over and over.
Ranking: 25. That makes sense. The Haunted tracks are much more popular and better overall than the Hello tracks. This is also a track that is mostly disregarded by fans and non-fans alike, so the ranking seems right.

19. Sarah McLachlan
My top track: Building A Mystery This is one of my favorite Sarah songs of all time. I love everything about it. The lyrics and the melody are flawless. One of the most beautiful songs ever written in my opinion.
Ranking: 4. An appropriate ranking. I figured it would be in the top 10 since it was one of her biggest hits. Most of the Surfacing songs were towards the top, since that is her most successful album.

20. The Softies
My top track: Pedestal
My favorite song from an incredibly underrated band. It is so beautiful and mellow. I listen to it when I am ready to go to sleep.
Ranking: 51. I guess that makes sense. It is from the self titled album and all of the tracks from it rank incredibly low, since it is not as popular as Holiday in Rhode Island and It's Love. It is also the least popular track on the album, so the ranking seems right.

I am not sure how weird I am. Some of my top tracks rank in the top 10, some even at number one and others are way at the bottom of the charts, one was not even on the charts at all. I guess I rank somewhere in between normal and weird when it comes to music :)

I have nothing else better to do, so I guess I'll do this lame survey.

Sun, 31 Dec 2006 05:35:48 +0000

I know I have done a similar survey for my top 25, but I did that one a few months ago. So I decided I would do a fresh one for my top 10, which has changed somewhat since I did the other survey.

Name your top 10 most played bands on Last.fm:

1. Tori Amos
2. Fiona Apple
3. Ani DiFranco
4. PJ Harvey
5. Aimee Mann
6. Regina Spektor
7. Garbage
8. Elliott Smith
9. Kate Bush
10. Liz Phair

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

What is your favourite album of 2?
When the Pawn

What is your favourite lyric that 5 has sung?
I'm a superball
You can bounce me once and I ricochet
Around the room
I'm a superball
If I pick up speed get out of my way
I'm a sonic boom
And I warn you now
The velocity I'm gathering
Will knock you down
Superball

How many times have you seen 4 live?
Never, though I would kill to see the immensely wonderful Ms. Harvey live.

What is your favourite song by 7?
Only Happy When It Rains

Is there a song of 3 that makes you sad?
No, there isn't an Ani song that makes me sad.

What is your favourite lyric that 2 has sung?
I love all of Fiona's lyrics, so it is incredibly hard to choose a favorite. While I don't think these are her best written lyrics, those are found mostly in the gorgeous gems from Tidal, the lyrics to "The Way Things Are" pretty much define my life.

So keep on calling me names, keep on, keep on
And I'll keep kicking the crap till it's gone
If you keep on killing, you could get me to settle
And as soon as I settle, I bet I'll be
Able to move on
The Way Things Are

What is your favourite song by 9?
Running Up That Hill

How did you get in to 3?
I heard her music being played on a local indie radio station, and I was incredibly captivated.

What was the first song you heard by 1?
Spark

What is your favourite song by 4?
Down By The Water

How many times have you seen 9 live?
Never.

What is a good memory you have concerning 2?
When I would come home after having an unbearably shitty day in high school, I would put on my Fiona records. They were like soothing balms to a weary and heavily damaged soul.

Is there a song of 8 that makes you sad?
Twilight
None of Elliott's songs really make me sad, but I picked this one because it is so achingly beautiful it brings tears to my eyes and it was one of his final songs before his death, so that fact infuses it with an undeniably sombre sentiment.

What is your favourite album of 5?
Bachelor No. 2

What is your favourite lyric that 3 has sung?
Pretty much all of Ani's lyrics are mini literary oeuvres, but I have always loved the lyrics to 32 Flavors, my favorite Ani song, the most.

Squint your eyes and look closer
I'm not between you and your ambition
I am a poster girl with no poster
I am thirty-two flavors and then some
And I'm beyond your peripheral vision
So you might want to turn your head
Cause someday you might find you're starving
and eating all of the words you said
32 Flavors

What is your favourite song of 1?
I love nearly every Tori song, so my favorite song of hers changes pretty much daily but a the moment it is hauntingly gorgeous Suede

What is your favourite song of 10?
Tough one! I love nearly every song on Exile in Guyville, but the song that I loved first, and I still love the most off of the album today is Divorce Song

How many times have you seen 8 live?
I have never seen Elliott live, and unfortunatley I never will :(

What is a great memory you have considering 9?
I don't really have one.

Interesting Countdown Survey

Thu, 28 Dec 2006 08:34:53 +0000

Ten bands/artists you couldn't live without:
[1] Tori Amos
[2] Fiona Apple
[3] Ani DiFranco
[4] PJ Harvey
[5] Aimee Mann
[6] Garbage
[7] Poe
[8] Regina Spektor
[9] Kate Bush
[10] Patti Smith

Nine albums that are important to you:
[1] Tidal
[2] When the Pawn
[3] Little Earthquakes
[4] Under the Pink
[5] Not a Pretty Girl
[6] To Bring You My Love
[7] Garbage
[8] Haunted
[9] Bachelor No. 2

Eight movies you'd watch over and over:
[1] Pulp Fiction
[2] Fight Club
[3] Chasing Amy
[4] Annie Hall
[5] Ghost World
[6] Office Space
[7] Rushmore
[8] Fargo

Seven things that annoy you:
[1] Self-centered assholes
[2] Ignorance
[3] Bigotry
[4] Bad drivers
[5] Romantic comedies
[6] Contemporary country music
[7] Emo kids

Six of your favorite songs (currently):
[1] Paper Bag
[2] Suede
[3] Out of Habit
[4] Down By The Water
[5] Lady
[6] Goodbye Caroline

Five TV shows you watch regularly:
[1] House
[2] Nip/Tuck
[3] Monk
[4] The Simpsons
[5] South Park

Four of your all-time-favorite books:
[1] Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
[2] The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
[3] The Color Purple by Alice Walker
[4] A Room of One's Own by Virgina Woolf

Three albums you've bought recently:
[1] Whatever
[2] Yes Virginia
[3] Begin to Hope

Two Artists you would like to do the NASTY with:
[1] Duncan Sheik
[2] Sufjan Stevens

One band whose music would be described as writing the soundtrack of your life:
[1] Fiona Apple

Shuffle Survey

Sat, 16 Dec 2006 21:41:41 +0000

Put your music player on shuffle
Post the first 40 songs that come up. You can repeat artists if you want. If you have any song repeats, skip to the next track.
Then answer the questions.

1. Aimee Mann - It Takes All Kinds
2. Rilo Kiley - Wires and Waves
3. The Sundays - Summertime
4. Tori Amos - Ring My Bell
5. Portishead - Mysterons
6. Dave Matthews Band - Lie in Our Graves
7. Ani DiFranco - Anyday
8. My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow
9. Belle and Sebastian - Ease Your Feet In The Sea
10. Tori Amos - Muhammad My Friend
11. Mirah - Million Miles
12. Bjork - Big Time Sensuality
13. Beth Orton - Feel to Believe
14. Oasis - Roll With It
15. Fiona Apple - Limp
16. Violent Femmes - Add It Up
17. Beck - Burnt Orange Peel
18. Oasis - Wonderwall
19. Pixies - Something Against You
20. Tori Amos - Juarez
21. Regina Spektor - Field Below
22. No Doubt - Six Feet Under
23. Ben Folds - Late
24. Belle and Sebastian - Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying
25. Elliott Smith - Ballad of Big Nothing
26. Cat Power - Speak for Me
27. Ani DiFranco - In the Way
28. Miles Davis - Sippin' at Bells
29. Yo La Tengo - Pencil Test
30. Garbage - Queer
31. Alanis Morissette - Hands Clean
32. Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
33. PJ Harvey - Me-Jane
34. Death Cab For Cutie - A Lack of Color
35. Joni Mitchell - Help Me
36. Tori Amos - 1,000 Oceans
37. Rachael Sage - It's So Hard
38. The Cranberries - Sunday
39. Mirah - The Dogs of B.A.
40. Duke Ellington - Prelude to a Kiss

1. Which song do you prefer, #1 or #40?
Oh man that's a toughie. I adore the Duke and "Prelude to a Kiss," but I can't choose him over the wonderful Aimee Mann. "It Takes all Kinds" is one of my favorite songs by her.

2. Have you ever listened to #12 continuously on repeat?
No. It's a good song, but I don't love it enough to play it on repeat.

3. What album is #26 from?
You Are Free

4. What do you think about the artist who did #15?
I adore her soooo much. She is my favorite singer/songwriter of all time.

5. Is #19 one of your favorite songs?
One of my favorite Pixies songs, but not one of my favorite songs of all time.

6. Who does #38 remind you of?
no one really

7. Does #20 have better lyrics or music?
Tori is such a wonderful lyric writer and performer. I love both, but I guess I will choose lyrics. She is one of the best songwriters in history in my opinion, though her lyrics can be cryptic at times.

8. Do any of your friends like #3?
I don't think so. I don't think any of my friends listen to the Sundays.

9. Is #33 from a movie soundtrack?
No, I don't believe it is.

10. Is #18 overplayed on the radio?.
"Wonderwall" is probably Oasis' biggest radio hit, but I wouldn't say that it is overplayed.

11. What does #21 remind you of?
Driving home after long days at school, since I usually listen to Regina in my car.

12. Which song do you prefer, #5 or #22?
Definitely Portishead's "Mysterons"

13. What album is #17 from?
One Foot In The Grave

14. When did you first hear #39?
When I bought and first listened to C'mon Miracle this past summer.

16. What genre is #8?
Umm most would classify it as shoegaze.

17. Do any of your friends like #14?
None of my friends are big Oasis fans, but my sister is and I think she likes that song.

18. What color does #4 remind you of?
red? Tori=love

19. Have you ever blasted #11 on your stereo?
no, it's not really one that is "blastable" It's a great song though.

20. What genre is #37?
ummm lesbian indie folk rock?

21. Can you play #13 on any instrument?
No, I can't play anything on an instrument.

22. What is your favorite line from #30?
Choking on your smile
A fake behind the fear
- Garbage "Queer"

23. What is your favorite lyric from #23?
When desperate static beats the silence up
A quiet truth to calm you down
- Ben Folds "Late"

24. Would you recommend #24 to your friends?
Probably not. They are not really into indie music.

25. Is #2 a good song to dance to?
No

26. Do you ever hear #16 on the radio?
Yeah once in a while on the Alternative rock station.

27. Is #32 more of a “nighttime” or “daytime” song?
definitely nighttime

28. Does #36 have any special meaning to you?
Not really. It's not one of my favorite Tori songs.

29. Do any of your friends like #31?
I don't know, maybe a few.

30. Is #25 a fast or slow song?
umm mostly slow. Most of Elliott's songs are slow.

31. Is #35 a happy or sad song?
I'm not really sure.

32. What is one of your favorite lyrics from #9?
You're scouring every body's face
For some small flicker of the truth
- Belle and Sebastian "Ease Your Feet in the Sea"

33. Is #34 better to listen to alone or with friends?
alone

34. When did you first hear #27?
When I bought Evolve nearly three years ago.

35. Name 3 other songs by the artist who did #29?
"Sugarcube" "Season of the Shark" "Stockholm Syndrome"

36. Do you know all the words to #6?
no

37. Does #28 have better lyrics or music?
Music, his songs have no lyrics.

38. What album is #10 from?
Boys For Pele

I'm fucking sick of this shit.

Fri, 1 Dec 2006 17:20:59 +0000

I am so sick of these rude assholes who feel the need to go on an artist's page and write horrible things about them. Haven't any of you pricks heard the saying "if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all"? What the fuck do your hateful comments accomplish? All they do is make you come off as an asshole. I believe everyone is entitled to their own opinion and I know that everyone is not going to like the same artists, but you don't have to vent your opinions in such a disrespectful manner. Keep your scorn-laden feelings to your goddamn self! There are some artists that really piss me off, like overly dramatic and annoying emo bands like My Chemical Romance and scantly-clad untalented pop temptresses like Britney Spears, but I am not going to go on their page and verbally assault them. I appreciate every one's unique music tastes. We don't have to like all music, but we should learn to at least appreciate different types of music and respect other people's music tastes.

Top Artists and Their Songs

Sun, 12 Nov 2006 00:05:06 +0000

1. Tori Amos
First song heard: Spark
Fell In Love With: Silent All These Years
Current Favorite: Little Earthquakes

2. Fiona Apple
First song heard: Criminal
Fell In Love With: Shadowboxer
Current Favorite: Paper Bag

3. Ani DiFranco
First song heard: Shy
Fell In Love With: 32 Flavors
Current Favorite: Out of Habit

4. PJ Harvey
First song heard: This Is Love
Fell In Love With: Sheela-Na-Gig
Current Favorite: Down By The Water

5. Garbage
First song heard: Stupid Girl
Fell In Love With: Only Happy When It Rains
Current Favorite: Bleed Like Me

6. Aimee Mann
First song heard: Save Me
Fell In Love With: You Could Make a Killing
Current Favorite: Going Through The Motions

7. Elliott Smith
First song heard: Miss Misery
Fell In Love With: Baby Britain
Current Favorite: Single File

8. Mazzy Star
First song heard: Rhymes of an Hour
Fell In Love With: Fade Into You
Current Favorite: I've Been Let Down

9. Poe
First song heard: Hey Pretty
Fell In Love With: Haunted
Current Favorite: Another World

10. Sarah McLachlan
First song heard: Building a Mystery
Fell In Love With: Adia
Current Favorite: Drifting

11. Cat Power
First song heard: He War
Fell In Love With: Cross Bones Style
Current Favorite: The Moon

12. Sonic Youth
First song heard: Teenage Riot
Fell In Love With: Kool Thing
Current Favorite: Sweet Shine

13. Rasputina
First song heard: Transylvanian Concubine
Fell In Love With: Stumpside
Current Favorite: Crybabies

14. Kate Bush
First song heard: This Woman's Work
Fell In Love With: Running Up That Hill
Current Favorite: The Morning Fog

15. Mirah
First song heard: Recommendation
Fell In Love With: Make It Hot
Current Favorite: Gone Sugaring

16. Miles Davis
First song heard: Round Midnight
Fell In Love With: Blue In Green
Current Favorite: My Funny Valentine

17. Portishead
First song heard: Glory Box
Fell In Love With: It Could Be Sweet
Current Favorite: Sour Times

18. Zero 7
First song heard: Destiny
Fell In Love With: In The Waiting Line
Current Favorite: Somersault

19. Bjork
First song heard: Army of Me
Fell In Love With: Human Behaviour
Current Favorite: Possibly Maybe

20. Radiohead
First song heard: Karma Police
Fell In Love With: The Bends
Current Favorite: Knives Out