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First, make a list of your top-20 artists overall. Then, for each of these artists, add the 8 most similar artists to your list. Delete any duplicates, count up the number of entries on your list and this will give you some idea of how eclectic your listening habits are. A score of 9 represents an extremely unvaried musical taste while a 160 represents an extremely varied one.

1. Our Lady Peace
Raine Maida
Matthew Good Band
Matthew Good
Moist
The Trews
Neverending White Lights
I Mother Earth
Treble Charger

2. AFI
Son of Sam
Tiger Army
Anti-Flag
Alkaline Trio
Bad Religion
Pennywise
---Aiden
The Bouncing Souls

3. Green Day
Foxboro Hot Tubs
Pinhead Gunpowder
The Network
Sum 41
The Offspring
blink-182
Good Charlote
Billy Talent

4. Bright Eyes
Conor Oberst
Desaparecidos
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
Commander Venus
Monsters of Folk
Son, Ambulence
The Good Life
Neva Dinova

5. Papa Roach
Three Days Grace
---Linkin Park
Adema
P.O.D.
---Breaking Benjamin
Drowning Pool
Limp Bizkit
---Lostprophets

6. Hoobastank
3 Doors Down
---Breaking Benjamin
---Lostprophets
---Trapt
---Three Days Grace
---Crossfade
Daughtry
---Hinder

7. Fall Out Boy
---Panic at the Disco
---The Academy Is...
---Cobra Starship
---The Cab
Midtown
---All Time Low
---My Chemical Romance
---Cute Is What We Aim For

8. Trapt
---Crossfade
---Breaking Benjamin
12 Stones
TRUSTcompany
Evans Blue
Smile Empty Soul
---Hinder
---Three Days Grace

9. The Used
---My Chemical Romance
From First to Last
Escape the Fate
---Aiden
Taking Back Sunday
Silverstein
Saosin
Senses Fail

10. The Killers
Franz Ferdinand
The Strokes
Kaiser Chiefs
Kings of Leon
Arctic Monkeys
Coldplay
The Bravery
White Lies

11. Augustana
Jack's Mannequin
The Fray
Something Corporate
We Shot The Moon
Thriving Ivory
Waking Ashland
Between the Trees
OneRepublic

12. Tickle Me Pink
Single File
National Product
I Hate Kate
Just Surrender
So They Say
The Sophomore Act
Dropout Year
Asteria

13. Zeromancer
Seigmen
Ljunblut
Deadstar Assembly
Dope Stars Inc.
Orgy
Jesus on Extasy
Celldweller
Razed in Black

14. Foo Fighters
Audioslave
Incubus
Them Crooked Vultures
Pearl Jam
Queens of the Stone Age
Nirvana
Soundgarden
Nickelback

15. Skillet
Thousand Foot Krutch
Red
Pillar
---Three Days Grace
Disciple
Kutless
Decyfer Down
Falling Up

16. Paramore
Hey Monday
Hayley Williams
---Flyleaf
VersaEmerge
---Boys Like Girls
Automatic Loveletter
---All Time Low
You Me At Six

17. 30 Seconds to Mars
---Three Days Grace
Kill Hannah
---Breaking Benjamin
---Lostprophets
---My Chemical Romance
Dead by Sunrise
---Flyleaf
---Linkin Park

18. The All-American Rejects
---Boys Like Girls
Yellowcard
Plain White T's
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
---All Time Low
Simple Plan
---Cute Is What We Aim For
---The Academy Is...

19. Panic at the Disco
---Fall Out Boy
---The Academy Is
---Cobra Starship
---The Cab
Forgive Durden
The Hush Sound
---My Chemical Romance
Black Gold

20. Garbage
Angelfish
The Cardigans
No Doubt
Republica
Auf der Maur
Veruca Salt
Hole
The Cranberries



121...
Meh, that's pretty much what I was expecting. My top 20 is still a little polluted from all the pop punk from last spring when that was pretty much the only thing I listened to. Now I don't really listen to it at all.
Also, I must say, I can't really believe that I don't like Three Days Grace after how many times it popped up on there.

HeavyJ251's top albums (overall) 1. Taylor Swift - Fearless (356) 2. Mike Oldfield - The Songs of Distant Earth (287) 3. OceanLab - Sirens of the Sea (280) 4. Mike Oldfield - The Platinum Collection (240) 5. The Butterfly Effect - Final Conversation of Kings (212) 6. Above & Beyond - Tri-State (203) 7. Mike Oldfield - Music Of The Spheres (191) 8. Schiller - Sehnsucht (182) 9. Coldplay - X&Y (171) 10. Ryan & Rachel O'Donnell - The Very Best of Celtic Chillout (128)

11. Shakira: She Wolf - wacky world pop perfection (take a flight to Hell with "Mon Amour")
12. Paramore: brand new eyes - more mature and intense, masters of the huge chorus (enjoy the morbid Alice video on "Brick By Boring Brick")
13. Arctic Monkeys: Humbug - dark, gloomy and heavy turn in an exciting new direction (my favorite track, also closest you're going to get to their old stuff "Dangerous Animals")
14. Fever Ray: Fever Ray - hauntingly scary electronic throwback to trip-hop (develop a new nightmare with "Seven")
15. The Prodigy: Invaders Must Die - back on track with rave-rock anthems aplenty (lose your shit with "Omen")
16. U2: No Line On The Horizon - still not as good as their old stuff, but "Magnificent" comes very close to EPIC.
17. Natalie Imbruglia: Come To Life - awesome electro-pop turn for my Aussie dream girl, with a little help from Chris Martin (fall in love with "Lukas," a Viva La Vida session track written by Coldplay)
18. Regina Spektor: Far - delicate and quirky piano ditties with lush arrangement and some touching vocals (indulge your inner songstress and sing along with the wacked out "Machine")
19. Empire of the Sun: Walking On A Dream - nutty electro-pop in a dark 80s vein from a pair of tripped out Aussies that make Flight of the Conchords sound legitimate (get out your LSD for this shit... "We Are The People")
20. La Roux: La Roux- simple dance records that won't change your life, but will add some pep to your playlist (envy that hair on "Bulletproof")

2009 injected a much needed spark of vitality into my new music consumption habits.

While 2008 was not a year to scoff at, it wasn't until the waning months of the year that an increased output of goodness saved the day (re: Killers, Kanye, Keane, Kings of Leon). Those releases ended up being so good that they dominated much of 2009: not only did we get one of the biggest hits of '09 from the most unlikely of sources (Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody"), but we also got the Face of 2009, Kanye West, who released the best album of '08 and ruled over '09 (until he went and messed it all up by bullying a little white girl).

I haven't been this excited about a year in music since 2007, when we got nailed with a trio of this decades new classics (M.I.A.'s Kala, Radiohead's In Rainbows, and Amy Winehouse's Back To Black). Let's face it: my 2008 only had one contender -- Coldplay -- and that wasn't even a contest.

So in 2009, the wealth of great music that we've been inundated with should hopefully be indicative of great things to come for the next decade. Much like 1999, which was a turning point that saw the over-saturation of nu-metal and teen pop implode on itself, paving the way for the early '00s rock renaissance, 2009 was also a year when things were shaken up a bit.

Indie music became mainstream. Hello Twilight: New Moon soundtrack...
Teen pop has morphed into light rock, with every Top 40 poplet employing a guitar riff or two.
Lazy auto-tuned rap finally killed itself and Jay-Z saved us all.
Pop-punk/emo will hopefully die with the "hiatus" of Fall Out Boy and the ascendancy of Green Day into the untouchable stadium rock echelon.

The lines are blurred again and there is nothing quite definitive about the current state of popular music, except that anything could define the next decade (if I have my way, "anything" will be Lady Gaga). When the top selling artist of the year was a genius whose premium output first saw the sun over twenty years ago and has not been topped since, you know we are in dire need of a new icon, a new sound.

I myself get older and more removed from the pop mainstream, entering that dangerous realm that we all must face sooner or later: the dreaded time in everyone's life where we just don't understand what the kids are listening to these days. Still shaking my head, I only hope that the "kids these days" catch wind of any of the albums below, some of which are so amazing that I have trouble comprehending the awesomeness. Without further babble, my favorite albums of 2009. Just do me a favor: right click those mofos and give the music a chance. You never know what you might discover.

10. Franz Ferdinand: Tonight
The most underrated album of the year, which is near-perfect (definition: every song is good) and yet got little to no recognition. Why is beyond me, for this is sublime dance-rock, the grooviest stuff Franz have ever recorded, and with such a slick sheen that "Take Me Out" sounds almost amateur. The swagger and confidence on these tracks absolutely drip with lust and danger.
Please try: Ulysses, No You Girls, Live Alone, What She Came For

9. Yeah Yeah Yeahs: It's Blitz!
They went dance-pop and got a lot of shit for it, but this is also their most accessible and delicate record to date. Karen O, the sexiest Korean halfie to ever fellate a microphone, still howls like a banshee in a gangbang, but the jarring guitars and frenzied insanity have taken a backseat to dance beats. It's Blitz! is shockingly pretty.
Please try: Zero, Heads Will Roll, Soft Shock, Dull Life, Hysteric

8. Tori Amos: Abnormally Attracted To Sin
After a disappointing decade with my favorite singer, there is hope. She's toned down the adult-contemporary crap and canned the schlocky guitars (mostly), with a few gems reflective of her early, sparser arrangements hidden in this overly long, overly produced record. Forgive the awful album cover (why'd you get a face lift? WHY?!?) and enjoy the sweeping melodies. [The "That Guy" 007 Bond version on YouTube is awesome.]
Please try: Welcome To England, That Guy, Fast Horse, Ophelia, Lady In Blue

7. Röyksopp: Junior
This one came out of nowhere (Norway, actually). Built on the strength of supreme guest vocals from Robyn, Lykke Li, and Karin from The Knife, this album is a cohesive piece of work, flowing from start to finish without any filler. So catchy you can just leave it on repeat and keep dancing.
Please try: The Girl And The Robot (with Robyn), Vision One, This Must Be It (with Karin from the Knife), It's What I Want

6. Bat for Lashes: Two Suns
Amazing. As Bjork and Tori have fallen off the creativity wagon, the world is lucky to have Natasha Khan and her Bat For Lashes. Lush arrangements, haunting melodies, and a beefed up rhythm section have resulted in a record more confident than her first, but unfortunately not as demanding of attention as her first disc. Nonetheless, with only half an album's worth of songs, she's already blown most of 2009's competition out of the water. Mind can be blown below...
Please try: Sleep Alone, Daniel, Pearl's Dream, Moon and Moon, Glass

5. David Guetta: One Love
The best dance album of the year. Hands down. Every song is perfect. Every guest spot (Akon, Kid Cudi, Mr. Hudson, Will.I.Am, Estelle, Ne-Yo) clicks. After repeat listens, it remains fresh. If it could resurrect the career of Kelly Rowland (a.k.a. the unfortunate JC Chasez to Beyonce's Justin Timberlake), it could do anything, like save the world. One dancefloor anthem at a time.
Please try: When Love Takes Over (with Kelly Rowland), Gettin Over & Sound of Letting Go (with Chris Willis), Memories (Featuring Kid Cudi), If We Ever (with Makeba)

4. Noisettes: Wild Young Hearts
Much like Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Noisettes ditched the din and racket of their previous hard-edged, punk sound and released one of the best records of the year. Front woman Shingai Shoniwa has a set of pipes better than Amy Winehouse (if we're sticking contemporary) and every melody is thoroughly catchy and addicting. The lyrics shine over eleven lovelorn, post-breakup anthems. Underrated and likely unheard by most ears, you have got to give this album a try. You won't regret it.
Please try: Don't Upset the Rhythm, Wild Young Hearts, Never Forget You, Saturday Night, 24 Hours

3. Silversun Pickups: Swoon
I originally dismissed them as Pumpkins rip-offs for the longest time, but eventually I saw the light. It is rare these days for an artist to respect the smart listener with a fully realized album that is meant to be listened to from start to finish. Things really have changed since we were younger and didn't have the option of playlists and single-song downloads. But this album is totally worth it, filled with 50 minutes of intensity, beautiful orchestral accompaniments, and a driving passion that recalls the early 90s. Perfect for headphones
Please try: The Royal We, It's Nice To Know You Work Alone, Panic Switch, Sort Of

2. Lady GaGa: The Fame Monster
Perfection. Period. From the insane genius of "Bad Romance" to the Ace of Base tribute "Alejandro," the cannibal love goodness of "Monster" to the Vogue-redux "Dance In The Dark." Even a track about wanking for good measure ("So Happy I Could Die"). This short player tacked on to her already perfect debut The Fame is so good it boggles my mind. I haven't been this excited about a new artist since... I can't even remember when. Standout gems "Speechless" and "Teeth" take some time getting accustomed to, but the payoff is worth it. And nothing this year is as catchy as her duet with Beyonce on "Telephone." Nothing.
Please try: every.single.track.

1. Muse: The Resistance
The rock superheroes return to bless us with gigantic anthems, crushing riffs and brain-boggling new arrangements. It's the soundtrack for the X-Files movie that was never made, paranoid and genius. Like their previous album, Black Holes and Revelations, each song stands on its own and could be a potential single. They are that strong. However, The Resistance is tight and focused, more complex and layered, and must be listened to a couple times to be fully grasped and appreciated. The reward is phenomenal, especially on the 12 minute, three-part epic symphony, Exogenesis. Truly the best band on the planet (sorry Coldplay).
Please try: Uprising, Undisclosed Desires, United States of Eurasia, MK Ultra, Exogenesis Symphony part 1: Overture

Air return with Do The Joy.
amadou and mariam team up with Blur/Gorillaz Damon Albarn on Sabali.
Backstreet Boys reunited with Max Martin on the delicious dance track, Straight Through My Heart.
Black Eyed Peas rule the US charts in 2009 with Boom Boom Pow.
Beyonce sends Sasha Fierce to the 80s with Sweet Dreams.
Bloc Party get a little intense and need to calm down a bit on Mercury.
Ciara and Justin Timberlake get me hot and bothered with Love Sex Magic.
Coldplay take me back to Japan with The Hardest Part/Postcards From Far Away.
Craig David has transformed into the Incredible Hulk in dance smash Insomnia.
Dave Matthews Band get super intense on Time Bomb.
Death Cab for Cutie deliver for the Twihards on Meet Me On the Equinox.
Depeche Mode make one of the best videos of the year for an otherwise disappointing album with Wrong.
Florence and The Machine make a sacrifice on Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up).
Friendly Fires blip and bleep on the dancefloor with Skeleton Boy.
Fucked Up bring me back to one of my favorite concert moments of the year with Crooked Head.
Green Day channel Marilyn Manson on East Jesus Nowhere.
Hey Monday rip off Paramore (nicely) with Homecoming.
Horrors take getting used to, but pure genius on Sea Within A Sea.
James Morrison and Nelly Furtado sing a heartbreaking duet on Broken Strings.
Julian Casablancas (lead Stroke) transports us to the 80s with 11th Dimension.
Julian Plenti (Interpol lead singer Paul Banks' side project) lulls you to sweet, sweet sleep with On the Esplanade.
Kanye West crafts the only upbeat pop track on an otherwise sombre (yet perfect) 808s and Heartbreak with Paranoid.
Karen O and the Kids show you where the wild things are in All Is Love.
Kelly Clarkson makes a comeback on My Life Would Suck Without You.
Keri Hilson causes a Kanye/Ne-Yo showdown on the makes-me-miss-Aaliyah, Knock You Down.
The Killers concoct a pure dose of joy with peppy Spaceman.
Kings of Leon become the most unlikely band to be found on Top 40 in 2009 with the U2 aping, Use Somebody.
Kylie Minogue reminds us why she is the Queen of the club on Boombox (LA Riots Remix).
Linkin Park phone one in for the lame Transformers movie with New Divide.
The Lonely Island release their debut comedy album, but I can't stop listening to Jizz in My Pants as an actual, viable pop gem.
Marilyn Manson has lost all his credibility and his hanging on by a string, but the bitingly intelligent We're From America gives this fan a bit of hope.
Mew take you to the shrink on Repeaterbeater.
Michael Jackson reminds us in death that he will always be King. Ample evidence found here on the greatest video ever made, Thriller.
My Chemical Romance get me and Dylan all amped up on the Watchmen soundtrack's, Desolation Row.
Norah Jones returns with some funk, in search of Johnny Depp on Chasing Pirates.
Owl City wishes he was as good as Postal Service, but can only produce the gem, Fireflies.
Peaches may be one ugly broad, but she knows how to sex it up on Talk To Me.
Pink scares the bejeezus out of me with the sublime Please Don't Leave Me.
AR Rahman touches the sky with one of my favorite songs ever, Slumdog's Jai Ho.
The Sounds want you to break out the old stereo and dancing shoes with Beatbox.
TI squeezes out another monster hit with Justin Timberlake Dead And Gone, before he went off to jail.
Temper Trap give us the indie anthem of the year with Sweet Disposition.
Vitalic blow my mind with the heaving blast of Chicken Lady.
White Lies channel Joy Division, New Order, Interpol, et.al. on the gloomy groove of To Lose My Life.
The xx ("double cross", get it?!?) make some spooky sounds on last minute entry, Crystalised.

First, make a list of your top-20 artists overall. Then, for each of these artists, add the 8 most similar artists to your list. Delete any duplicates, count up the number of entries on your list and this will give you some idea of how eclectic your listening habits are. A score of 9 represents an extremely unvaried musical taste while a 160 represents an extremely varied one.

01. System of a Down

• Serj Tankian
• Scars on Broadway
• Disturbed
• KoЯn
• Static-X
• Drowning Pool

(6)

02. hide

• hide with Spread Beaver
• Saver Tiger
• YOSHIKI
• Dope HEADz
• Heath

(5)

03. Dir en grey

• D'espairsRay
• lynch.
• Sadie
• ムック
• ギルガメッシュ
• RENTRER EN SOI
• La:Sadie's
• UnsraW

(8)

04. Billy Talent

• Pezz
• Rise Against
• Sum 41
• Zebrahead
• Anti-Flag
• Green Day
• The Offspring
• Three Days Grace

(8)

05. Zi:Kill

• Gilles de Rais
• D'ERLANGER
• die in cries
• Craze
• ROUAGE
• 黒夢
• Dead End

(7)

06. X JAPAN

• Toshi
• Violet UK
• TOSHI with T-EARTH

(3)

07. Rammstein

• Emigrate
• Oomph!
• Eisbrecher
• Megaherz
• Marilyn Manson
• Rob Zombie
• Ruoska

(7)

08. Machine

• PENICILLIN
• HAKUEI
• Nano
• Lucy
• 櫻井敦司

(5)

09. Franz Ferdinand

• Kaiser Chiefs
• Arctic Monkeys
• The Last Shadow Puppets
• The Fratellis
• The Killers
• The Strokes

(6)

10. BUCK-TICK

• Schwein
• Soft Ballet
• der Zibet

(3)

11. Muse

• Placebo
• Radiohead
• Keane

(3)

12. LUNA SEA

• INORAN
• SUGIZO
• Tourbillon
• J
• 河村隆一

(5)

13. Metallica

• Megadeth
• Slayer
• Pantera
• Iron Maiden
• Anthrax
• Machine Head
• Motörhead
• Trivium

(8)

14. Zilch
(0)

15. Coldplay

• Snow Patrol
• Travis
• The Fray
• Oasis

(6)

16. Slipknot

• Stone Sour
• Mudvayne
• Ill Niño
• Bullet For My Valentine
• Drowning Pool

(5)

17. The Mighty Boosh

• Matt Berry
• Russell Brand
• Tim Minchin
• Neil Innes
• Bill Bailey
• Infant Sorrow
• Monty Python
• Flight of the Conchords

(8)

18. The Candy Spooky Theater

• Közi
• Moi dix Mois
• Velvet Eden
• Eve of Destiny
• MALICE MIZER
• HIZAKI grace project
• Kaya
• Phantasmagoria

(8)

18. DJ OZMA

• 氣志團
• Aluto
• 矢島美容室
• Matchy with Question?
• access
• ravex
• T.M.Revolution
• Psycho le Cému

(8)

18. Hans Zimmer

• Harry Gregson-Williams
• James Horner
• James Newton Howard
• Steve Jablonsky
• Klaus Badelt
• Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard
• John Powell
• Trevor Rabin

(8)


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Stolen from Ashura-chan

I tak pewnie to do Ciebie nie dotrze, ale warto spróbować. Domyślam się, że masz dużo pracy, ale ja jestem taka grzeczna... z resztą sam wiesz. Moja lista jest nieskomplikowana, bo dotyczy tylko wykonawców, których chciałabym zobaczyć w przyszłym roku, więc myślę, że da się zrobić. No to uważaj:

Po pierwsze: Muse
Po drugie: Björk
A reszta jako dodatek do nich:
Placebo
Arctic Monkeys
IAMX
Coldplay
La Roux
Green Day
Mindless Self Indulgence
Cool Kids of Death
The Last Shadow Puppets
Kasabian
Franz Ferdinand
The Vines
Radiohead
Kaiser Chiefs
Klaxons
30 Seconds to Mars (ewentualnie)

A, i daj najpierw kasę na:
Billy Talent
AFI
Heineken Opener Festival 2010
Rafała Blechacza w Łodzi

No i na koniec zrzuć mi parę worków z kasą tak dla porządku i jedną z gitar Matta Bellamy'ego. A, i jeszcze jego piękny fortepian Kawai.

Nyah. A potem się obudziłam.

PS: I Wąsa w dosyłce.

Wesołych.

Gabi_I's top albums (overall) 1. Sigur Rós - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust (542) 2. Keane - Under The Iron Sea (413) 3. Keane - Perfect Symmetry (400) 4. Björk - Greatest Hits (297) 5. Yann Tiersen - Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (430) 6. Keane - The Theft of Octo (275) 7. Sondre Lerche - Dan In Real Life OST (274) 8. Hauschka - Ferndorf (260) 9. Keane - Little Broken Words (257) 10. Florence and The Machine - Lungs (256) 11. Regina Spektor - Far (231) 12. Keane - Hopes And Fears (219) 13. Russian Red - I Love Your Glasses (209) 14. Radiohead - OK Computer (205) 15. Au Revoir Simone - The Bird Of Music (184) 16. The Beatles - The Beatles 1 (175) 17. Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (166) 18. Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends (161) 19. Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career (160) 20. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz! (134) 21. Sigur Rós - Takk... (132) 22. Radiohead - The Best Of Radiohead (128) 23. Travis - The Boy With No Name (128) 24. múm - Finally We Are No One (121) 25. Alina Orlova - Laukinis Šuo Dingo (116)