This should cover every single aspect of your musical tastes and habits. I'm very bored and a bit of an insomniac lately so I'm devising a huge survey for you to fill out at your own leisure.
First album you ever bought? Eminem- Marshall Mathers LOL
First single you ever bought? Teletubbies one
Last album you bought? dunno, I don't do albums
Last single you bought? Lily Allen- The Fear
Favourite solo artist? Kanye West
Favourite group? The Killers
Favourite genre? Club
Desert Island Discs:
You are stranded on an island with no other people or possessions than a music player with 8 and only 8 songs on it. What would they be if you could choose them? Also, you are allowed one "luxury" item and one book. The luxury item cannot be another person, living thing, means of contacting the world, or a means of getting off the island.
1. Elbow- One Day Like This
2. Energy 52- Cafe Del Mar
3. Thirteen Senses- Into the Fire
4. Freemasons- Uninvited
5. The Killers- Somebody Told Me
6. Leona Lewis- Run
7. Chris Brown & Jordin Sparks- No Air
8. Uniting Nations- Out of Touch
Your Library:
Who do you have the most songs by? And how many? Arctic Monkeys- 7
Who is the first artist to appear alphabetically on your library? And the last? 50 Cent
Which is your most-played song? The Killers- Mr Brightside
Do you have last.fm? If so, according to it, who are your most-played artists? (top five) No.
Listening:
Do you listen to the Radio? If so, which station(s)? Galaxy 102, Key 103 (Manchester radio stations)
Name all forms of technology you have ever used to play music, whether through CD, radio, cassette tape or mp3. Casette, radio, CD, MP3
How often would you say you listen to music per day? About 4 hours per week
Meanings:
Which song is the closest in personal meaning to you? Thirteen Senses- Into the Fire
Do you have any favourite lyrics? You used to get it in your fishnets now you only get it in your night dress discarded all the naughty nights for niceness landed in a very common crisis
(Fluorescent Adolescent)
Which song would you like to dance to as your first wedding dance? Kelis- I Hate You So Much Right Now because I would hate it if I had to get married
And which song would you like played at your funeral? Thirteen Senses- Into The Fire (although I'm getting buried
)
If you could pick a song to be used in the background of your best bits on Big Brother, what would it be and why? Gym Class Heroes- Cookie Jar- would probably sum up my time in the house
Sum yourself up in a song title. Living for the Weekend (Hard Fi)
Have you ever cried whilst listening to a song? yes
This may not be always possible to answer, but what is your first memory of dancing/listening to music? (for example, was it at a wedding, or a school disco, or on holiday...) singing to my mums Celine Dion cd's
Genres:
Like or dislike (in general)? Also, state your favourite artist who'd fit into each one.
Pop: Girls Aloud
Metal: Ew.
Grunge: Ew.
R&B: Rihanna
Hip Hop: Kanye West
Garage: Ew.
Drum 'n Bass: No
Electronic: Prodigy (FIRESTARTER!!
)
Easy Listening: BORINGGGGGG
Classical: Escala are OK in small doses, doubt they'd have the same effect if they didn't look the way they do though
Country: No
Dance: LOVE, too many to name
Opera: No
Indie: No
Jazz: Amy Winebox
Blues: No
Soul: Not really
Recent Years:
Do you know of any up and coming artists who you could quite happily recommend to the rest of us? No
Which would you say was the best song of 2008? Madonna, JT & Timbaland- 4 Minutes
Best band of the 2000s? The Killers
Of the 2000s, which has been the best year for music and why? 2008, the rest of the noughties were **** and indie died a horrific death
Way Back Then:
Do you wish you'd ever grown up with the music of another era? No
Favourite artists that no longer record/tour? Dunno
Favourite one-hit-wonders? Dunno
Have you heard of:
Bill Withers? No
Otis Redding? Yes, but I thought he was a politician
Iggy and The Stooges? Yes
The Four Tops? Yes
Petula Clark? No
Who would you say has had the most revolutionary impact on music (be it musician, politician or otherwise)? Anthony Wilson (R.I.P
)
Talking Points:
Are you for or against illegal downloading (such as the use of filesharing websites and programs such as Limewire, etc.)? No
Would you agree that too many bands are cashing in on the "reunion" tours seen by the likes of Boyzone and New Kids On The Block of late, and is this a good or bad thing? Yes but if it makes them a lot of money then good luck to them
Would you say that modern, popular artists are good role models for young people? No
What makes a good artist? Someone who can sing, write catchy songs, not be annoying
Miscellaneous:
Do you have a song stuck in your head right now? Yes (Just Dance- Lady Gaga)
If you could put all copies of one artist's materials into a giant box and lock it away from mankind forever, whose would it be? Take That
Have you been to any concerts/festivals? If so, which? Kasabian, Leeds (although came home mega early because of other stuff), few others but I've forgot
Favourite TV programme (past or present) devoted purely to music? CDUK, Cat Deeley in the 90's/early noughties =
