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Best of 2009 - 500 artists list
3 déc. 2009, 14h39m par mr_maxis
IZIA, Wu-Tang Clan, Suprême NTM, Assassin, Nirvana, IAM, Bob Marley & The Wailers, La Spirale, Django Reinhardt, Squarepusher, The Prodigy, Necro, Ill Bill, Cypress Hill, Craig Armstrong, Heather Nova, La Coka Nostra, Scala & Kolacny Brothers, Keny Arkana, Bérurier Noir, Birdy Nam Nam, System of a Down, dead prez, Le Peuple de l'Herbe, Beastie Boys, Busta Rhymes, Alpha & Omega, House of Pain, Seth Gueko, Aphex Twin, Profecy, DJ Krush, Prefuse 73, R.A. the Rugged Man, Rage Against the Machine, Laurent Garnier, Dead Can Dance, Kool Keith, High Tone, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Erik Truffaz, Portishead, Wax Poetic, Johnny Cash, Foreign Beggars, Lady Sovereign, Sinéad O'Connor, Vitalic, Radikal Dub Kolektiv, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Jan Garbarek, Svinkels, Love Spirals Downwards, KRS-One, Dave Clarke, DJ Cam, The Doors, Clint Mansell, Lisa Gerrard, Fat Jon, Les Gourmets, The Beatles, Johannes Heil, KoЯn, Sleater-Kinney, Wax Tailor, B-Real, J Dilla, Filastine, Two Fingers, Asian Dub Foundation, Eminem, Jefferson Airplane, Autumn's Grey Solace, Gym Class Heroes, Shpongle, Herbie Hancock, Radiohead, Rockin' Squat, Mike Patton, Björk, Esbjörn Svensson Trio, Waldeck, Millencolin, Massive Attack, This Ascension, Lordz of Brooklyn, Ensemble Badila, Snoop Dogg, The Problemaddicts, Dub Syndicate, Groundation, Wolf Myer Orchestra, Beth Orton, Oh No, Edward "Kid" Ory, The Offspring, Venetian Snares, Alexander Kowalski, Rageous Gratoons, Noir Désir, Ben Harper, Nas, Ideal J, Verbose, Micropoint, The Black Seeds, Metallica, General Elektriks, Buraka Som Sistema, The Chemical Brothers, Thom Yorke, Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke, Ayọ, EZ3kiel, Amon Tobin, Mano Negra, King of Conspiracy, Bob Marley, Moondog, 25G, Jimi Hendrix, Bauchklang, Moderat, Sigur Rós, DJ Muggs & Planet Asia, Louis Armstrong, Son Doobie, Tryo, Kronos Quartet, Iration Steppas, Looptroop, Mysa, Nine Inch Nails, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Olympic Gramofon, Leftfield, Fairy, Joy Division, 2Pac, Peace Orchestra, Eek-A-Mouse, Snowgoons, Heiko Laux, The Temptations, Le Trio Joubran, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Guru, Flunk, Earl Hines, Erykah Badu, Burning Spear, Mary Lou Williams, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Oi Va Voi, 80kidz, Infected Mushroom, Animal Collective, The Quantic Soul Orchestra, NOMAK, Year of No Light, Horace Andy, The Cinematic Orchestra, Red Snapper, Nneka, Leila, NOFX, Lucky Thompson, Cal Tjader, Le Klub des 7, Jeff Buckley, Manu Chao, Wagon Christ, Drummers of the Societe Absolument Guinin, Barney Wilen, Ol' Dirty Bastard, UNKLE, Erik Truffaz & Sly Johnson, The Blue Stars, Underworld, Shurik'N, Arsonists, Madeleine Peyroux, The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, Nostalgia 77, Terry Callier, Medine, Fingathing, Big Daddy Kane, Macka B, Keith Jarrett Trio, Iration Steppas Meet D. Rootical, De La Soul, Chali 2na, Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters, John Coltrane, DJ Food, Sergent Garcia, Rockamovya, Antonio Vivaldi, Notorious B.I.G., Sidney Bechet et Claude Luter, Tracy Chapman, Angélique Kidjo, EPMD, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, St. Germain, Daft Punk, Fat Freddy's Drop, Fatboy Slim, Johnny Clarke, RJD2, René Thomas, Soul Assassins, Deftones, Kaophonic Tribu, Linkin Park, The Skatalites, Muse, Belleruche, Sunflower Caravan, Les Reines Prochaines, DJ Shadow, Mass Hysteria, múm, Кочани Оркестар, Israel Vibration, Jurassic 5, Gelka, Lionel Hampton, Lost in Hildurness, Hilight Tribe, Shadow Dancer, Elek Bacsik, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Tânia Ârab, Troublemakers, William Orbit, Plastikman, The Specials, CunninLynguists, dead prez & DJ Green Lantern, Mansfield.TYA, Thievery Corporation, Raphael Saadiq, Smooth, Kery James, DJ Muggs vs. GZA/Genius, Love Is Colder Than Death, Miss Kittin & The Hacker, YAS, Chet Baker, Pendulum, Claude Bolling, Hubert Rostaing, Georges Brassens, Refractory, Scarface, Bill Coleman, Funkdoobiest, Telefon Tel Aviv, Lightning Bolt, Morcheeba, DJ Mitsu The Beats, Tricky, Hafdís Huld, Sidsel Endresen & Christian Wallumrød & Helge Sten, Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse, Akhenaton, Alif Tree, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Maurice Meunier, TAT, Carl Craig & Moritz von Oswald, Stéphane Grappelli, Black Uhuru, Kid Loco, Common, Ellen Allien, Roots Manuva, Joris Voorn, Method Man, Jah'licious, Hux Flux, Toots Thielemans, Blockhead, Rokia Traoré, Max Romeo, Cœur de Pirate, Method Man & Redman, RND, Volta & FX909, Venetian Snares & Speedranch, The Rolling Stones, BHASS Project, Orchestre National de Jazz, Pink Floyd, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Michel Legrand, Sayag Jazz Machine, Emilie Simon, Late Night Fruit, Buddy Banks, Pan•American, Booba, DJ Muggs vs. Planet Asia, The Kumba Mela Experiment, Jeff Mills, Ulytau, ZAMAN 8 & Hafez Modir, Ematom, Harmonic 313, Freestylers, The Gladiators, Control Machete, The Bush Chemists, Twista, Orange Street, The Roots, Michael Jackson, Los Hermanos, Dub Incorporation, RZA, The Ananda Shankar Experience and State of Bengal, Da Taz, Thelonious Monk, Limp Bizkit, Mr. Oizo, 雅-miyavi-, Ella Fitzgerald, Sex Pistols, AC/DC, Minty Fresh Beats, Gus Gus, Gideon, Themselves, Parabellum, K2R Riddim, Easy Star All-Stars, Rhythm & Sound, The Toraia Orchestra Of Algiers, Lee "Scratch" Perry & King Tubby, Keziah Jones, Ataraxia, TTC, Immortal Technique, Coldcut, A Tribe Called Quest, Lali Puna, Rhoda Scott & Kenny Clarke, Iron Maiden, Dizzy Gillespie, Pierre Michelot, Umek, Miles Davis, Gang Starr, DJ Muggs, Orbital, OutKast, Anthony Rother, Donald Byrd Quintet, Diego, Igorrr, Raekwon, Pharoahe Monch, Dream Theater, Anoushka Shankar, Sonny Criss, The Smashing Pumpkins, K's Choice, Massive Attack vs. Mad Professor, The Herbaliser, Blakroc, Lenny Kravitz, Cujo, Cosma, Killarmy, Big Punisher, Jamiroquai, Charles Mingus, Missak, Burial, Bernard Peiffer and his Saint-Germain-des-Prés Orchestra, Albert Nicholas, Édith Piaf, Mix Master Mike, Maceo Parker, Rae & Christian, Steel Pulse, Hocus Pocus, Opeth, Dee Nasty, Tom Waits, DJ Fresh, Manu le Malin, Khoiba, Animaltek, Peter Tosh, Steppenwolf, Alter Ego, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Boards of Canada, Red Hot Chili Peppers9, Bernard Zacharias et ses solistes, Ill Bill & Necro, Sublime, Crystal Distortion, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, GZA/Genius, Salmonella Dub, Harold Nicholas et son Orchestre, Grems, Missy Elliott, Sammy Price & Lucky Thompson, The Herbaliser Band, Ghostface Killah, Cranes, Slaine, Necro & Ill Bill, Lars Klein, Outlines, Saïan Supa Crew, John Dahlbäck, Junior Murvin, Delinquent Habits, Dubians, Arom & Gourmets Beatclub, Afu-Ra, Slide Hampton, Agoria, 2Pac & The Outlawz, Archive, The Alchemist, Somogo, Toots and The Maytals, Philip Glass, Ray Charles, Sia, Marcel et son Orchestre, Trust, Aretha Franklin, Sinsemilia, Public Enemy, Buck Clayton, James Brown, Zenzile & High Tone, The Streets, Adam F, Oscar Peterson, The Abyssinians, Improvisators Dub, Yuksek, Alanis Morissette, Alici, Cake, Up, Bustle and Out, Art Blakey, Scan X, DMX, Etikal Lab, Lady B, Keith Jarrett, David Carretta, Cocteau Twins, Lhasa de Sela, Jacques Brel, Charlie Singleton, Dimitri from Paris, Bonobo, Emmanuel Top, CéU, Kosheen, Jungle Brothers, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Nada Surf, Cercle Rouge, Monolake, Marilyn Manson, Rachid Taha, Alain Goraguer, Dub Pistols, Jimmy Archey, Pat Metheny, Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass, Jimmy Riley, Wailing Souls, Taigaz, Air, Triston Palmer, Donald Byrd, Promoe, Ice Cube, Gang Gang Dance, Barbara Morgenstern, Technasia, Dubmood, Josh Wink, Eddy Louiss, Africa Combo & Bugge Wesseltoft. -
Bands I've seen :)
3 déc. 2009, 3h54m par LickleShrew
Band's I've seen :) [In no order]
Velvet Revolver x6
Backyard Babies x5
Megadeth x4
Trivium x6
Iron Maiden x2
Guns N' Roses
Slipknot x2
Slayer x3
System of a Down
AC/DC
Deep Purple x2
Black Sabbath
Anthrax
Machine Head x3
Metallica x2
Seether
The Offspring
Disturbed
Judas Priest x3
Scorpions x2
Bullet For My Valentine x2
Wednesday 13 x4
Whitesnake
Def Leppard
Black Stone Cherry
Duff McKagan's Loaded
H.I.M x2
Hellyeah
Iced Earth
Lamb of God x2
Arch Enemy x2
DevilDriver x2 (biggest pit I have EVER seen!!)
Heaven & Hell
Lost Prophets x2
My Chemical Romance
Korn
Deathstars
3 Doors Down
SOiL
Bullet For My Valentine x3
In Flames
Nightwish
Within Temptation x2
Lacuna Coil
DragonForce x3
Alter Bridge
Evanescence
Motley Crue
Thin Lizzy
Styx
Zico chain
The Crave
Crucified Barbara
Buckcherry x2
Bullets and Octane x2
Stone Sour x3
Papa Roach x3
Hanoi Rocks x2
The Wildhearts x2
Motorhead
Airbourne x2
Children of Bodom x2
Towers of London
Testament
Amen x2
Imperial Vipers x2
The Cult
Lauren Harris
The Answer x2
Garbage
Zebrahead
McQueen x2
Tokyo Dragons
The Glitterati
Pendulum x2
Wolfmother
Bowling for Soup x2
Biffy Clyro x4
ShadowsFall
Turisas
KISS
Alice in Chains
Shinedown
Opeth
3 Inches of Blood
Stone Gods
Evile
Hinder
Killswitch Engage
The Ga*Ga*s
Mastadon
There's probably some I've forgot... -
Why I Stopped Using Pandora
30 nov. 2009, 9h40m par wingkon
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
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New Opinions of Last.fm's Top 50
29 nov. 2009, 10h06m par LexiFSAS
Before I begin, this is for my own fun and because I'm extremely bored with nothing to do. I'm sick. Even if I say I don't like a certain band or say negative things about a certain band, I have mad respect for anyone that listens to them. Everyone's music taste is their own, and no one has the right to tell you that your taste in music is bad. If anyone does, make them go away.
1. Muse - I, for one, don't like Muse. I feel like they have become the new Radiohead. I really enjoy a select few songs, particularly Assassin. This song is just great and full of some really intense energy. Also, Plug-In Baby is really great. I find everything else... rather bland. I really dislike their new album and have heard from other people that it was disappointing. Also, I find Knights of Cydonia really annoying. Don't ask me why. Most of you probably think it's like the best song ever made, so props to you. Just not for me.
2. The Beatles - I don't want to go ranting about them, and I know people will just absolutely hate me because I don't like their music. However, John Lennon is a big influence on me and I did a pretty damn big project on him in 8th grade. I also think they have really shaped music and pretty much paved the road for music. I'm just not into THEIR music. I know, I'm bad.
3. Radiohead - I think this is the one band on here that I really hate. I have respect for you if you listen to them, that's cool, but this is just definitely not my thing. I think it's more backround music, to be honest, as a friend of mine once said. It could be good for long car rides or something, or maybe falling asleep to. I've only discovered one song I really have enjoyed by them,
Weird Fishes/Arpeggi.
4. Coldplay - I like their music, but I personally think they are annoying. Their music is pretty good and catchy, I like their energy as well. I really enjoyed
Shiver when I first heard it, and their newest album isn't bad at all. I just find the band as a whole kind of annoying, I'm not sure why.
5. Lady GaGa - No surprise this lady is that high up on the list. Teens are going crazy over her. A lot of people think she's just downright freaky for her obscure and bizzare fashion sense. Some of her music is very catchy and danceable, however, this is NOT my style of music. As a person, I do have respect for her as an individual. She definitely is not afraid to go out there and be the person she is, even if it's just... weird. I'll admit, whenever one of her songs come on the radio, me and my friends are definitely singing and dancing along. But once again, not my style.
6. The Killers - I don't like them and I especially don't like Brandon Flowers. Their style of music kind of freaks me out. Also, I met them because my friend was in one of their music videos, and they are douche bags. Maybe that's why I feel so negatively about them. I mean,
Mr. Brightside was pretty decent and all, but I think it's the way they represent themselves and what they represent are the things that bug me.
7. Red Hot Chili Peppers - These guys obviously rock. I get all pumped up and excited whenever I hear By the Way or Can't Stop come on the radio. I don't listen to them that much at home at all, but my view of them is pretty positive. I like pretty much all of their work with the exception of their newest album, which was decent at best. I respect them for sticking it through this long and still releasing good quality albums.
8. Metallica - I'm all about metal. I love metal. I just hate thrash metal. These guys are one of the pioneers of thrash metal, or so I'm told, and I really just don't like the genre that much as a whole. I heard their new album was kind of absolute shit, which left me kind of disappointed. They have some seriously epic songs obviously, and I do respect them. It's just not my preferred subgenre of metal. I also find their singer a little weird and annoying.
9. Michael Jackson - I don't listen to him, first off. And I think it's kind of sad that his song count went absolutely sky rocketing since his recent death (R.I.P.), I really wish he was here to see everyone adore him as they do now. It would have made him happy. I believe he was a genuinely good person, and just horribly misunderstood. It's not really my style of music, but he's just such a huge part of music, and I have deep deep respect for what he's done.
10. Kings of Leon - I definitely don't like these guys. I read their interview in the Rolling Stone and they seem kind of off. They most definitely sold out with
Sex On Fire, and then somehow sold out once again with
Use Somebody. I actually did like some of their songs at first listen when they were on the radio 24/7, but they just got so overhyped, it ruined them for me. They are okay though.
11. Nirvana - I love Nirvana. I absolutely love them. I love Kurt Cobain and Dave Grohl a disgusting amount. I really like their music. I'm really sad that Kurt is gone now (R.I.P.). I totally think Courtney Love did it, somehow. I don't really have anything else to say but positive things about these pioneers of grudge, so I'll leave it at that.
12. Linkin Park - I used to love, love, love Linkin Park in middle school. They were my obsession. They went to the same high school as I did, and I had teachers who had Mike Shinoda that talked very highly of him. Hybrid Theory and Meteora were so good. They made up my middle school and 9th grade career. I think I know every word to every song on both of those albums. But when they released Minutes To Midnight, I was SO disappointed. I feel like they took a whole new different direction. That album blows.
13. Green Day - Well, I have mixed opinions about them. Obviously, as most people will agree, their old stuff was the shit. It was amazing. I feel like they didn't really care what people thought of them back then and went all out in a punk-ish sort of way, which I love. But once American Idiot hit, I feel like their popularity or something went straight to their heads. They are definitely not like they used to. I still have some deep respect for them, they are still a good band releasing albums that most people still seem to like, although I didn't enjoy their newest album too much.
14. Pink Floyd - I'm not sure I can really talk about these guys because I don't know much about them. Everyone loves them though, and the songs that I have heard are groundbreaking. They made some good music, at least from what I have heard so far. I'm pretty sure they had a role in shaping rock just as The Beatles did. However, I won't go on because I just don't know anymore.
15. Arctic Monkeys - I'm a little surprised to see these guys so high up on the list. I had no idea they were this popular. I really, really liked I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor, but once again, really not my style of music altogether. I've heard some other stuff, and it was just pretty average to me. I'm not sure I really dig what they represent either. They are okay, though.
16. Foo Fighters - I love Foo Fighters. I have so much respect for Dave Grohl, I really do. He is a great musician, absolutely fantastic. I love their drummer too, but I forgot his name. I wasn't the biggest fan of their latest release, but
The Pretender was awesome. They released probably one of my favorite albums of all time, The shape and the colour. I think that album is flawless, or pretty close to it. I love their energy, especially Dave's at live shows. I love a band who can stick through it and can keep releasing good albums.
17. Black Eyed Peas - Not a big fan of Fergie or Will.I.Am. Definitely not. I think I know every single word to
Fergalicious, though, just because it was on the radio so much back in the day. They obviously have some catchy music, and I also know all the words to
Boom Boom Pow because of how much it was on the radio. Some of their songs are good and catchy, and like I said before, I'm not afraid to admit that me and my friends dance and sing when some of their stuff comes on in the car. I don't have a big general liking for them though, and I most definitely don't keep up with them. Not my style.
18. Death Cab for Cutie - YES! I absolutely love this band. So much. Probably my favorite indie band of all time. I really don't listen to indie, but when I do, it's usually these guys. I like how pretty much every single album they released has been epic and great, not a single bad album. Photobooth is my most played song on iTunes, and probably one of my favorite songs of all time. I only listen to a few other indie bands, like Tegan and Sara, Broken Social Scene, Bloc Party, and maybe some others. But these guys are my favorites.
19. Placebo - Also surprised to see this band so high up on the list. I had no idea they were this popular. However, I literally know diddly squat about them and have heard absolutely any of their music. If you guys want to suggest me some songs to listen to, go for it and I'll check them out.
20. Paramore - Say what you want, I really like them and I respect them. Even the song they did for the dreaded Twilight movie was pretty good (
Decode). I like Hayley Williams, she's definitely a cutie. I think I have a ton of plays of this band. I really like them and their music. Sadly, I still haven't checked out their newest album, so if anyone wants to tell me their review on it, you totally should. While this isn't completely my style of music, I like it quite a bit. I also screamed like a little schoolgirl when I heard Hayley randomly come in on the Set Your Goals song The Few That Remain on their album (which I suggest all you pop-punk/hardcore fans go check out right now!)
21. Queen - I have always thought they were kind of overrated, but people absolutely love them. I know they have released a few groundbreaking epic songs, but I don't really like their music at all. I definitely respect them and what they have done for music. Unfortunately, I don't know anymore about these guys so I can't go on.
22. U2 - This is one of the few bands that I will actually say I hate. I don't hate their fans at all or anything like that, I just selectively hate Bono and his band. I hate what they represent. I also hate how Bono dresses. But this has nothing to do with their music, which I also have never been a fan of. I really just hate all of their songs and I think this band is just kind of icky. They rub me the wrong way, if you get my drift.
23. Led Zeppelin - Absolutely love Led Zeppelin. I only have their greatest hits albums because I'm not that much into classic rock, but every song on their is just so fucking awesome. They pretty much shaped rock-n-roll, or at least most of it. I don't know a lot about them, but the songs I have heard are amazing. I don't listen to them near enough, though.
24. System of a Down - Yes, yes, yes, yes. Used to be one of my favorite bands ever, and they still kind of are. I don't listen to them as much as I used to, but I can say with confidence that I have liked every album they released. I'm pretty upset that I didn't get to see them live before they broke up, and I just oh so desperately want to get them back together. I really don't like Scars on Broadway or Serj Tankian doing it solo. I actually don't find that music at all. They need to get back together, who's with me?!
25. Oasis - I always see this band getting so much hate. I actually like them, not all of their stuff but definitely a few songs are really, really great. I still find myself listening to Champagne Supernove,
Wonderwall, and
Don't Go Away sometimes. I definitely don't like all of their stuff or their newest stuff, but a few songs have some great memories attached to them, and I'm always thankful for songs like that.
26. David Bowie - I hope I don't get flamed, but I really know absolutely nothing about him. I heard he's made some pretty epic and groundbreaking stuff, so if anyone here wants to suggest me some songs, I'll go and listen to them. Unfortunately, I can't review him anymore because I simply don't know anymore.
27. MGMT - Meh, meh, meh. It's the perfect word to describe this band, in my opinion. Not too great, not too bad. I really like
Electric Feel (which I heard at a party and started dancing to) and
Time to Pretend, but not really anything else. Keep in mind, this isn't really my style of music, but I imagine people who like this weird electronic kind of indie stuff like them a lot. I also read an interview about them in the Rolling Stone and they didn't sound like great people. But they are okay, I respect them.
28. The Rolling Stones - Once again, I really don't know much about them to give a review on them. I know that
Gimme Shelter is an amazing song, but I haven't heard really anything else. I know that they're in the Hall of Fame and they shaped rock-n-roll somewhat, so mad props for that.
29. The Cure - I never got into The Cure, I just never could. Some of their music is decent, in my opinion, but it's just really not my thing. I have respect for them though and I know people absolutely love them. As the list keeps going down, I know less and less about bands, so bear with me!
30. Bob Dylan - I think Tangled Up in Blue is such an annoying song. I don't know why, I just do. I know I'd probably get super mega flamed if I insulted Bob Dylan anymore than I just did, so I'll refrain. I guess he's cool though, and he definitely has some good songs. But I don't know anything about him or his music, so I'll stop here.
31. Rammstein - Hm, German metal? Sounds alright to me. I obviously, like most of you guys, enjoyed Du Hast quite a bit. The guitar work in that song is so awesome and catchy. I believe it led me to get their discography, and I was definitely impressed with some of their work, but nothing matches up to Du Hast. I'm not a huge fan because I don't understand German, and I usually like to understand what they're saying.
32. Daft Punk - I got some serious respect for Daft Punk and I was really happy to see them in DJ Hero. I have quite a few songs by them, including
One More Time,
Aerodynamic,
Around the World, and several others, and I have to say, I still listen to the songs I have by them often. I definitely enjoy them, but at the same time, I'm not in on the whole techno or whatever scene. It's not my thing. But these guys are an exception, and they create some great beats and catchy music.
33. blink-182 - Finally. My music taste has long since expanded since these guys were at the peak, and I'm not totally into this genre that much anymore, but they have remained my favorite band of all time ever since I was a child. I have so many songs by them that have memories attached to them, and I am thankful for that. I love Mark, Tom, and Travis with the fire of a thousand suns. I literally cried when they broke up, cried when they got back together, and started screaming insanity when I heard about Travis Barker's plane crash, and cried some more when I heard DJ AM died. Anyways, I love
What's My Age Again? more than most people. I also saw them live twice, the first and last shows of their tour. Greatness!
34. Depeche Mode - I know like diddly squat by these guys. I'm not sure what type of music they play. Someone should enlighten me and throw some songs my way so I can expand my musical horizons!
35. Beyonce - I find her so annoying. I'm sorry, I just do. I know that everything she represents is so good and positive, but I just find her to be a really annoying human being. No disrespect to her fans, but her music is definitely not my thing either. Once again, I'm not afraid to admit that I dance and sing along to Single Ladies and Halo whenever it comes on in the car. Yes, I know the words.
36. Franz Ferdinand - I really don't know much except
Take Me Out friggin' ruled. I've heard some of their other stuff and it doesn't really compare. I have mixed opinions on them, but once again, the respect is definitely there. Unfortunately, I don't know anymore about them, so let's move on.
37. The White Stripes - I really only like the song Icky Thump. I think that song is just so epic, so epic. I love it. I actually ended up getting that whole album (whatever it's called, I forgot), and I've listened through it a couple of times. I really don't like any of their other songs by Icky Thump. But I definitely think they are a talented group of fellows, and lady (if I recall, their drummer is a chick-a-dee).
38. Bloc Party - YES! I love Bloc Party, so much. Silent Alarm is one of my favorite albums of all time. I love this album so much and have so much respect for this band, it's insane. It's probably one of the few indie bands I listened to, as mentioned before. Some of my favorite songs of all time belong to them, such as
Banquet and
Like Eating Glass. I really didn't like their new album, Intimacy, all that much. They kind of took a different direction and I didn't like it, but
One Month Off is great.
39. Eminem - I have respect for him since I know some details about his personal life, as I'm sure some of you do. It seems like he's battled some really hard times and had the courage and strength to write about his difficulties and show them to the world through music. I really didn't like his new album, Relapse, but some people really enjoyed it, and that's good. I am definitely a fan of his older stuff when he was a goof ball and didn't give a fuck.
40. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - I think this is one of the indie bands that kind of annoys me, but I still respect them and Karen O. at the same time. (What is her last name?) Of course, I gotta have respect for them since
Maps was the first song I ever learned on drums, but this kind of indie isn't really my style. I guess they're okay, but definitely not my thing.
41. Britney Spears - No, no, no. I really don't like her. Yeah, I know all of the words to
Toxic, but who doesn't? Her new album(s) have kind of blown, but I do have respect for her. She shaved her and went through a bad downward spiral, but it seems she came out on top. So congratulations on that. Now let's all go kill K-Fed. Who's down?
42. Guns N' Roses - My mom used to dream about having the sexy times with Axl Rose. (I don't know how to spell his name, my apologies). I don't really like all of their music that much, but I know they recently released Chinese Democracy. I've been hearing mixed reviews about it. I remember there was one song on there that I really really liked, but I can't remember. Some of their old stuff like
Paradise City was obviously just great and epic.
43. Weezer - I like them a lot. Not a lot a lot, but just a lot. They recently released a new song that's been gaining mad popularity that I've really enjoyed, but I forgot the name. I bought the album Make Believe sometime ago and I still listen to it from time to time. I'm not a big enough fan to go get some of their more better albums, but they have some absolutely great songs that I love.
44. Kanye West - I'm a huge fan of rap or the hip-hop genre as a whole. However, Kanye had a lot of respect from me and I really enjoyed pretty much all of his older stuff. You could tell on Graduation he started going downhill as he started getting depressed, and then when 808s & Heartbreaks came out, he hit rock bottom. I think he should have just stuck with his not auto-tuned good rapping like All Falls Down and some other stuff. I liked him back then. And then that whole Taylor Swift thing? Yeah, respect lost, Kanye!
45. AC/DC - I think I have a lot of plays by them. I used to listen to them a lot, and I definitely like some of their songs. They fucking rock out. I don't know that much about them and I don't even know what albums I have by them, I know that they're pretty good though. I don't listen to them anymore, though, and I definitely don't plan on it.
46. Jay-Z - I think he's okay (with the exception of looking like a monkey). I think he's a really great rapper, but as I have said earlier, I'm definitely not down with hip-hop or rap, so I can't really judge. I actually have been really recently enjoying Empire State of Mind, though. That song is really great. If all of his other stuff sounds like that, then I'm down.
47. The Strokes - Once again, I don't know diddly squat by this band, but I absolutely love the song
Reptilia. I know every word to that song and I eventually learned the drums to it, it's great stuff. I think somewhere down the line, I liked that song so much I decided to check out some of their other stuff and I think I remember being really disappointed.
48. The Prodigy - I'm not sure I've even heard of these guys, anyone care to enlighten me?
49. Pearl Jam - I find these guys SO annoying! Some of their songs are okay, but I get them confused with other bands a lot, and I don't know, I just really don't like them. I don't remember ever liking them. I know they were huge in the 90's, though. I actually hear The Fixer sometimes on the radio, and I really like it, so maybe I'll go buy that one song. But everything else is just so meh.
50. The Offspring - I love The Offspring, absolutely love them. These old guys keep rocking out and releasing good quality stuff, that's just fine by me.
Hammerhead is such an awesome song, and I think
The Kids Aren't Alright is probably one of my favorite songs ever made. I got some mad respect and I hope they keep releasing some groovy stuff.
Anyways, there it is. I'm not even sure why I just did that, but I had the time, so I did it. I think I started at about 12:43 AM and I ended just now at 2:04, so that was a good hour of my time.
There's no need to flame here, guys. I respect your taste in music, so please respect mine. If you disagree with something, right on, bro. I expect that most of you will disagree, which is 100% good. Opinions are important. Comment, flame, +1 to your post count, pee yourselves, or all of the above.
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Opeth - Melbourne 25/11/2009
29 nov. 2009, 5h45m par synultima
Wed 25 Nov – Opeth, Contrive
Opeth are a band that I had only recently discovered (maybe a year or so) and ever since hearing Watershed I have been dying to see them play live.
When the tour was announced I quickly snatched up some tickets for Jack and I and ever since have listened to them non-stop; at work, in the car and at home.
The amount of skill displayed on all of their albums is astonishing, so both Jack and I agreed that they’d probably be able to “do it live”.
We weren’t let down at all.
They opened with
Windowpane, one of their slower, softer songs from the almost completely acoustic album Damnation. The crowd loved it and sang along all the way through.
After a quick “hello” Mikael Åkerfeldt launched straight into
Ghost of Perdition, a song that bounces between heavy and soft, brutal and delicate. This is one of their “hits” and it was magnificent to see the crowd get so involved.
The whole night was a bit of a blur, with no real loss of momentum despite the slower acoustic parts of songs, so I can’t place where Mikael joked around between songs, but man, he was pretty funny. He managed to have a go at James Hetfield, ABBA, AC/DC, Manowar and others. I didn’t realise he was such a great frontman. Despite being very “out-there” you got the vibe the he – and the rest of the band – were very down to Earth people.
The middle of the set was a bit of a blur for me, but the setlist went something like, The Lotus Eater (a classic prog song from Watershed), The Leper Affinity (heavy as fuck featuring an awesome proggy riff), Hessian Peel (one of my favourite songs, which went down an absolute treat, especially the heavy part),
April Ethereal.
After a bit of banter Mikael introduced
Face of Melinda, which was probably the “moment” for me, where I realised how amazing these guys really are. His voice was just phenomenal in this one!
This was followed up with one of my favourite drum-heavy songs, Reverie/Harlequin Forest – to me if there is the “galloping guitars”, this song features the galloping drums. Love them.
We were informed that the “last song” of the night would be Hex Omega, and while that was one of my least favourite songs off Watershed, this was probably my favourite of the gig. The soft part 2/3 through suited the gig completely. Couldn’t have been more happy with that song choice, especially with those varied drum rolls at the end!
The crowd went absolutely mental for about 3 minutes before Opeth came back out and Mikael introduced all of the band members, and Per Wilberg ripped a really cool keyboard solo, then Fredrik Åkesson pulled off (I hate this cliche but it really was) a face melting solo. I hadn’t realised how good that guy can shred!
The crowd demanded that Mikael do a solo, but for about a minute he kept repeating, “I don’t do solos!” The crowd didn’t give up so he decided to do an A cappella version of a number of Whitesnake songs before joking around some more. The guy had the entire audience in his hand. Not many frontmen can do that.
They finished the gig with
Deliverance, which is a perfect song for that, especially the double kick drums at the end. What a gig.
9/10 -
TOP 5 classic hard rock
27 nov. 2009, 21h04m par krki_kr
TOP 5 classic hard rock
No. 1
Deep Purple

No. 2
Led Zeppelin

No. 3
AC/DC
No. 4
Aerosmith

No. 5
Uriah Heep

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26 nov. 2009, 12h56m par Emil_lkpg
Last.FM Milestones1st track: (17 Nov 2008)
Dropkick Murphys - Walk Away
1000th track: (27 Dec 2008)
Jay-Z - My 1st Song
2000th track: (21 Jan 2009)
The Pogues - Streets of Sorrow / Birmingham Six
3000th track: (02 Feb 2009)
AC/DC - Money Made
4000th track: (09 Feb 2009)
Robert Plant - Killing The Blues
5000th track: (19 Feb 2009)
Jay-Z - Cashmere Thoughts
6000th track: (03 Mar 2009)
Led Zeppelin - Rock and Roll
7000th track: (10 Mar 2009)
Wintersun - Death and the Healing
8000th track: (20 Mar 2009)
Amesoeurs -
Amesoeurs
9000th track: (27 Mar 2009)
Aeon - Bleeding the false
10000th track: (04 Apr 2009)
Queen - Brighton Rock Solo
11000th track: (28 Apr 2009)
Rush -
Tom Sawyer
12000th track: (19 May 2009)
Jay-Z - Excuse Me Miss RMX feat. Chester French(produced by Chester French)
13000th track: (20 Jul 2009)
2Pac -
Hit 'Em Up
14000th track: (23 Aug 2009)
Blind Guardian -
Tommyknockers
15000th track: (05 Sep 2009)
J. Cole - Can I Live
16000th track: (23 Sep 2009)
Rhapsody of Fire - The Last Winged Unicorn
17000th track: (08 Oct 2009)
The Roots -
Criminal
18000th track: (14 Nov 2009)
Jay-Z - Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)
19000th track: (24 Nov 2009)
Thin Lizzy -
Angel From the Coast
Generated on 26 Nov 2009
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25 nov. 2009, 20h21m par hayasu
Last.FM Milestones
st track: (22 Aug 2009)
Lumen -
Гореть


th track: (23 Aug 2009)
Cazuza -
Brasil




th track: (03 Sep 2009)
Lumen -
Хамелеон




th track: (11 Sep 2009)
Lumen - Три Пути




th track: (14 Sep 2009)
Тараканы! -
Мистер музыкальный критик




th track: (23 Sep 2009)
Илья Черт - Море




th track: (03 Oct 2009)
The Used - Find A Way




th track: (14 Oct 2009)
ムック - 梟の揺り篭




th track: (17 Oct 2009)
Илья Черт - Детство




th track: (23 Oct 2009)
AC/DC - Get It Hot




th track: (30 Oct 2009)
The Libertines - What Became of the Likely Lads




th track: (15 Nov 2009)
Didz Hammond - Rocky Raccoon




th track: (23 Nov 2009)
Lumen -
Пора орать

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Black Ice by AC/DC
24 nov. 2009, 23h34m par CSSchumacher
Último álbum lançado pela banda australiana AC/DC, Black Ice é marcado por não propiciar nenhuma inovação radical no estilo musical do lendário grupo de rock 'n' roll liderado pelos irmãos Angus (guitarra solo) e Malcom (guitarra rítmica) Young, que conta também com Brian Johnson no vocal, Cliff Williams no baixo e o membro que entrou mais recentemente (1994) Phill Rudd na bateria. O estilo único, mantido no último trabalho, deixou os fãs (como eu) muitos satisfeitos com o resultado obtido pela banda, principalmente nas músicas Rock 'n' Roll Train, Black Ice e War Machine.
Com a apresentação do quinteto no estádio do Morumbi em São Paulo estando cada vez mais próxima (ocorrerá no dia 27/11), comentar o último lançamento é uma obrigação. Assim como conferir as músicas do mesmo.
Capa do álbum:

Faixas:
1. Rock 'n' Roll Train
2. Skies on Fire
3. Big Jack
4. Anything Goes
5. War Machine
6. Smash 'n' Grab
7. Spoilin' for a Fight
8. Wheels
9. Decibel
10. Stormy May Day
11. She Likes Rock 'n' Roll
12. Money Made
13. Rock 'n' Roll Dreams
14. Rocking All the Way
15. Black Ice
War Machine (ao vivo Vienna, Austria)
Curiosidade:
Brian Johnson ao ser perguntado por um repórter acerca da falta de novidades nas músicas do Black Ice:
"Nós nunca mudamos, continuamos sendo a mesma banda de sempre!"
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My Ausmusic Month 100 greatest Aussie songs by Me + Gareth Liddiard's top 5 tracks
24 nov. 2009, 14h36m par BlackCoffeeDuck
November is almost over so I better do this or I'll never do it. Here in Australia on Triple J radio is Ausmusic month and ABCTV show Rage has joined in this year too. In Jmag The Drones won the top spot in their "Greatest Aussie Song Ever" Top 30 as voted by Aussie muso's. Winning with
Shark Fin Blues, which got the most votes and so should they, check it all out here: http://blogs.abc.net.au/triplej/2009/10/greatest-aussie-songs-ever.html
Plus the other night The Drones won two A.I.R. Awards for "Independent Artist Of The Year" and "Best Independent Album" for Havilah and so should they too, check it out here: http://www.airawards.com.au/ (also they should win every A.R.I.A. award at the end of this week but will miss out more than likely because well, it's the crappy arias). Anyway I'm going to re-post Gareth Liddiard from The Drones top five votes for Jmag's greatest Aussie songs, which are:
AC/DC - Jailbreak
Dirty Three - Hope
Kim Salmon - Obvious Is Obvious
Laughing Clowns - Collapse Board
X - Revolution
Cool, eh? Plus now triple J’s "Like A Version Vol. 5" album is coming out at the end of this month with The Drones doing Suicide is Painless cover on it, yipee!
Now I was going to do a top 30 tracks too but it got bigger and bigger until it has turned into 100 tracks. It is my choices so most likely no one will agree with me (You could make your own too). These tracks are just my all-time favorite tracks from Aussie bands that I love and could listen to them forever. Also I have somehow numbered them too, which was so hard but I'll post it now because it's round about right (maybe tracks could go up or down in time) But to me these are the greatest Aussie songs ever. So starting with number 100 and counting down to number 1, here goes:
100. Midnight Oil -
Antarctica
99. INXS - Suicide Blonde
98. The Veronicas -
4ever
97. Hilltop Hoods - Clown Prince
96. Cold Chisel - Houndog
95. Cosmic Psychos - Dead Roo
94. The Easybeats - I'll Make You Happy
93. Died Pretty - Everybody Moves
92. Hunters & Collectors - Talking to a Stranger
91. Kylie Minogue -
Better the Devil You Know
90. Renee Geyer - I Scare Myself
89. Silverchair -
Cemetery
88. You Am I - Tuesday
87. Slim Dusty -
A Pub With No Beer
86. Warren Fahey - Ballad Of The Kelly Gang
85. Rolf Harris -
Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport
84. The Drones - Words From a Woman To her Man
83. Kasey Chambers - Pony
82. The Vines -
Winning Days
81. The John Butler Trio - Zebra
80. George - Special Ones
79. The Atlantics -
Bombora
78. Spiderbait -
Buy Me A Pony
77. The Saints - The Music Goes Round My Head
76. Warumpi Band -
Stompin Ground
75. Divinyls -
Boys in Town
74. The Loved Ones - The Loved One
73. The Paradise Motel - Bad Light
72. Sarah Blasko - Flame Trees
71. The Church - Almost With You
70. People With Chairs Up Their Noses -
Song of the Sea
69. X - Suck Suck
68. Grinderman - Honey Bee (Let's Fly To Mars)
67. The Meanies - 10% Weird
66. Lubricated Goat - In the Raw
65. Paul Kelly - Dumb Things
64. The Cruel Sea -
This Is Not The Way Home
63. Crowded House -
Everything Is Good For You
62. Jen Cloher & The Endless Sea -
Better off Dancing
61. The Audreys -
Lay Me Down
60. The Seekers -
Five Hundred Miles
59. Bernard Fanning -
Moreton Bay
58. Augie March -
The Moth Ball
57. Dropbears - Fun Loving
56. The Birthday Party - Zoo Music Girl
55. The Painkillers -
Drunk on a Train
54. Darling Downs - Gather 'Round (Stomp it Down)
53. Dave Graney 'N' the Coral Snakes - Rock 'n' Roll Is Where I Hide
52. Hoodoo Gurus - My Girl
51. Josh Pyke - Monkey With A Drum
50. Clare Bowditch and The Feeding Set - Lips Like Oranges
49. The Sleepy Jackson -
Devil Was in My Yard
48. Regurgitator -
Black Bugs
47. Sacred Cowboys - Nothing Grows In Texas
46. The Boys Next Door -
Shivers
45. The Drones -
Oh My
44. Sarah Blasko - No Turning Back
43. God - My Pal
42. David McComb - Still Alive And Well
41. Don Walker - We're All Gunna Die
40. Simon McDonald - Old Man Kangaroo
39. Ken Pellow - The Pyjama Girl Song
38. Tex Perkins - You're Too Beautiful
37. Kylie Minogue -
Slow
36. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Sad Waters
35. Powderfinger -
My Kind Of Scene
34. Kim Salmon - You Know Me Better Than That
33. Jimmy Little - The Way I Made You Feel
32. The Mess Hall - Keep Walking
31. Dirty Three - Dirty Equation
30. Primitive Calculators -
do that dance
29. Hard-Ons -
Something About You
28. Venom P. Stinger - Walking About
27. The Saints -
Messin' With the Kid
26. Beasts of Bourbon -
Drop Out
25. Severed Heads - Dead Eyes Open
24. Taasha Coates & Gareth Liddiard - Wild Horses
23. Warren And John Ellis - Mis'ry Is My Middle Name
22. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds -
The Weeping Song
21. Magic Dirt - Dirty Jeans
20. AC/DC - Highway to Hell
19. Kim Salmon & the Surrealists -
Bellyfull Of Slugs
18. The Drones -
Locust
17. Sarah Blasko -
Perfect Now
16. Augie March -
The Cold Acre
15. Ed Kuepper -
Miracles
14. The Go-Betweens - Finding You
13. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - God Is in the House
12. Dirty Three - Some Summers They Drop Like Flys
11. Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Gurrumul history (I was born blind)
10. Antenna - Come on Spring
9. Bluetile Lounge - Ambered
8. The Reels - Quasimodo's Dream
7. The Triffids - In the Pines
6. Kev Carmody -
From Little Things Big Things Grow
5. The Scientists -
Human Jukebox
4. Laughing Clowns -
LAUGHING CLOWNS 'Holy Joe'
3. The Drones -
I Don't Ever Want to Change
2. Sarah Blasko -
{Explain}
1. Dirty Three and Nick Cave -
Time Jesum Transeuntum Et Non Riverentum [featuring The Dirty Three]
OK, that is it. I think I've picked a bit of everything but maybe more obscure than your normal top 100 Aussie chart. If you don't know something which sounds good to you please let me know and I'll do my best in letting you know where or how you can find it. I was going to write a line or two on each song but it really would take forever to do that so it's just a big long list again. There was reasons why for all of them and where they ended up in the chart but you can tell what I like and what I don't and a lot of bands or artists have been left out but I don't like them as much as the songs above. These I would listen to forever and if I could take over Triple J this is what I would play for you. What do you think???