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I decided that I would make a list of who I have seen live. I will list everyone , so a few I might be slightly embarassed about.

1. Mötley Crüe
   
2. Aerosmith
   
3. The Dogs D'Amour
   
4. Cheap and Nasty
   
5. Dubh Chapter
   
6. Faster Pussycat
   
7. Love/Hate
   
8. Skid Row
   
9. The Almighty
   
10. White Lion
    
11. Janes Addiction
    
12. U2
    
13. R.E.M
    
14. Pink Floyd
    
15. Mogwai
    
16. Red Hot Chili Peppers
    
17. Foo Fighters
    
18. The Prodigy
    
19. Sleeper
    
20. Garbage
    
21. James
    
22. Radiohead
    
23. Metallica
    
24. Feeder
    
25. Ash
    
26. The Levellers
    
27. Eels
    
28. Limp Bizkit
    
29. Massive Attack

Up until last weekend I hadn't been to a gig in 8 years so there are plenty of bands I want to see live that I listen to now. Funny how music tastes change as I only listen to a handful of those bands now. Some of them I haven't listened to in a long time, or I was forced to go to the show by my missus.

So my first show in 8 years was:

1. Erik Mongrain
   

I think I have missed out a few so I will add them when I remember. My memory isn't so great anymore.

Air Traffic (2x)
Alanis Morissette
The Answer
Arcade Fire
Arctic Monkeys
Aux Raus
Black Kids
Bloc Party (3x)
Cavalera Conspiracy
Chris Cornell
CSS
De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig
Dizzee Rascal
Duesenjaeger
Dúné
Eagles of Death Metal
Editors (2x)
Enter Shikari (5x)
Flogging Molly
Foals
Foo Fighters
Friendly Fires
Funeral for a Friend
The Hives
Incubus
Interpol
Jack Penate
Kasabian (2x)
Kaiser Chiefs (2x)
The Killers
Klaxons
La Roux
Metallica
Pendulum
The Pigeon Detectives
Prodigy
queens of the stoneage
Rage Against the Machine
The Rakes
The Rifles
Serj Tankian
The Subs
Voicst (2x)
White Lies
The Wombats

Coming up:
23/11 Prodigy + Enter Shikari
17/12 De Staat
30/01 Enter Shikari
?/06 Muse

Alright, as we near the end of this first Y2K decade, it's time to take a look back at all the incredible Albums that have been released up to now.

I'll start off this extensive research with 2000, up until 2009. I'll then go back to 1980, all the way up to 1999, to then wrap things up with the 70s and before.

Seeing the amount of albums I listen(ed) to, I'll be choosing my Top 25 Albums for each year. An ordered Top 10, and ~15 others worth mentioning. I'm also considering the live albums and EPs, but they have their own section since songs on these have usually already been released before.

These are general rankings of how I see them today, and based on my Last.FM songs playcounts (2005-now) put through the formula:

Total Sum of each Album's Song's (running time X playcount)
DIVIDED BY
Album's Total Running Time

Thanks to MediaMonkey and its amazing scripting abilities, that formula gives an Album's REAL playcount, taking into consideration every song's lenght & playcount in relation to the overall album's lenght and # of songs on it.
You'll see the result (# of times I've really listened to an album since 2005) besides each, along with my 5* Rating. (x/x)
The average of all ratings of a Year's Albums is shown in (%).

Note that I haven't necessarily discovered and enjoyed all these albums on their released years, some I discovered years later. So these are also based on how important (to me) some of these albums were at the time.

(**) are the complete albums I was into at that time;
(*) are albums that contained only a few song(s) I was into or listened to at that time;
and those without (*) are albums I discovered years later.

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Favorite albums (1970-1979)
Favorite albums (1980-1989)
Favorite albums (1990-1999)
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2000 (82%)



1) Furnished Souls for Rent (48/5) (**)
2) Universe (6/5) (**)
3) The Screen Behind The Mirror (9/5) (**)
4) Dead Soul Men (6/4)
5) undefined (1/4)
6) A New Day Yesterday (1/4)
7) CAB (4/4)
8) Another Spin Around The Sun (5/4) (*)
9) Origin (9/4)
10) Stiff Upper Lip (1/4)

Live/EP:

-) S&M (-/5)
-) Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live (-/5)
-) Half the World Is Watching Me (-/5)
-) Earth, Sky and Everything in Between (-/5)

worth mentioning:

-) Awake (3/4)
-) SMPTe (3/4) (*)
-) Don't Give Me Names (1/4)
-) if_then_else (2/4)
-) You Go Now (6/4)
-) Rated R (6/4)
-) Outbound (1/4)
-) Brave New World (1/4)
-) Flamenco.A.Go.Go (1/4)
-) The Sickness (4/3)
-) Lightbulb Sun (3/3)
-) Shuttlecock (2/3)
-) Mer De Noms (3/3) (*)
-) My Favorite Headache (2/3)
-) Crush (9/3) (*)
-) Crack a Smile... and More (1994 album w/ Blues Saraceno) (1/3)




2001 (81%)



1) Leitmotif (23/5)
2) Alive in an Ultra World (8/5) (**)
3) The Pleasure and the Greed (10/5) (**)
4) Huron Street (6/4)
5) Amélie (3/4)
6) Toxicity (3/4)
7) Contact (2/4)
8) Emalgamation (1/4)
9) Days of the New III (4/4)
10) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2/4) (**)

Live:

-) Live Scenes From New York (-/5) (**)
-) One Wild Night (-/5) (*)
-) Half Life (-/5)
-) Live at the Baked Potato (-/4)
-) The Deep End (-/4)
-) Live Frogs (-/4)

worth mentioning:

-) Lateralus (7/4)
-) Everyday (2/4)
-) Inertia (6/4) (*)
-) Bridge Across Forever (1/4)
-) Manic Moonlight (1/4)
-) Origin Of Symmetry (3/4)
-) Tantric (1/4)
-) Feeding the Wheel (3/4) (*)
-) Almost Heathen (3/4)
-) Invincible (1/3)
-) Unleashed Memories (1/3)
-) 2 (2/3) (*)
-) 10 000 Hz Legend (1/3)
-) The Interzone Mantras (1/3)
-) The Idiot King (2/3)



Coming up next: 2002



Artists List

3, 7 for 4, A Perfect Circle, AC/DC, Air, Attention Deficit, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, Big Wreck, Blues Saraceno, Bon Jovi, CAB, Chroma Key, Cosmosquad, Dave Matthews Band, Days of the New, Derek Sherinian, Disturbed, Don Ross, Dream Theater, dredg, Edwin, Enigma, Evanescence, Freak Kitchen, Geddy Lee, Godsmack, Gov't Mule, Guano Apes, I Mother Earth, Iron Maiden, Joe Bonamassa, Joel Hoekstra, John Williams, Jordan Rudess, Karma to Burn, King's X, Lacuna Coil, Metallica, Mew, Mourning Widows, MullMuzzler, Muse, Pink Floyd, Planet X, Poison, Porcupine Tree, Queens of the Stone Age, Sam Aliano, Steve Stevens, Steve Vai, Super TransAtlantic, System of a Down, Tantric, The Gathering, The Les Claypool Frog Brigade, The Tea Party, Tool, Transatlantic, Yann Tiersen.

Opening Credits
Queens of the Stone Age - Lightning Song
Well, everybody will be awake.

Waking Up
Metallica - Thorn Within
Oh yes, very nice waking up to. You already know the day's gonna be fucked up. :P

First Day At College
Pearl Jam - Rats
Ohnoes, there'll be rats everywhere. Quite a bad school then.

Falling In Love
Alice in Chains - Sickman
Looolwut?

Losing Virginity
Franz Ferdinand - Van Tango
During the Tango? I can't even dance. :')

Fighting
The Killers - Glamarous indie rock and roll
Oh yeah, this is gonna make you fight! :D [/sarcasm]

Breaking Up
Diamond Head - Play It Loud
.... :D

Prom
Bullet For My Valentine - Forever And Always
Playing BFMV on a Prom would be so awesome and so funny at the same time.

Life
Foo Fighters - The Last Song
So, I only get one song and that's it? Well, very nice. :P

Depression
Interpol - Wrecking Ball
Hmm, very fitting. :)

Driving
Anthrax - Caught In A Mosh
You will speed, and then crash. In about 5 seconds.

Partying
Muse - Resistance
Nice song, but not really to party on. Sorry.

Happy Dance
Iron Maiden - 2 Minutes to Midnight
''to kill the unborn in the womb'' .. very happy dance! :D

You & Friends
Pantera - (Reprise) Sandblasted Skin
Jesus, please no. :p

Betrayal
Jimmy Eat World - The Middle
It's like the feel-good talk after the betrayal?

Regretting
Disturbed - Believe
Don't see the link?

Long Night Alone
Metallica - Dirty Window
''I look out my window and see it's gone wrong'' A long night alone staring at a window, nice.

Flashback
Rage Against the Machine - Know Your Enemy
How very evil.

Getting Back Together
Iron Maiden - The Edge of Earth
LOLLOLLOL.

Wedding
System of a Down - Attack
.... .. :D

Honeymoon
Machine Head - Ten Ton Hammer
... 0_o ?

Birth of Child
Iced Earh - Greenface
Nice alienchild. :D

Losing Someone Dear
Slipknot - Gently
hmm.

Final Battle
Megadeth - Holy Wars...The Punishment Due
Sweeeeet, fits really nice!

Death
Tenacious D - The Metal
So much metal that's it's gonna kill me. Not very likely. :p

Funeral
Slipknot - Tattered & Torn
ö

Final Credits
The Sword - Maiden, Mother & Crone
Just a nice track to end with. :]

Since one of the thing I love the most about music is the chemistry between players in a band, here's my lists of favorite duos.
These reflect not only amazing technical ability but also an amazing mix of styles backed up by great songwriting as well.

Duo Guitar/Bass

1) Alex Lifeson / Geddy Lee (Rush)
2) John Petrucci / John Myung (Dream Theater)
3) Nuno Bettencourt / Pat Badger (Extreme)
4) Jagori Tanna / Bruce Gordon (I Mother Earth)
5) Steve Vai / Billy Sheehan (David Lee Roth & Vai)

Duo Guitar/Drums

1) John Petrucci / Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
2) Nuno Bettencourt / Mike Mangini & Jeff Consi (Extreme / Mourning Widows)
3) Steve Vai / Mike Mangini (Vai)
4) Jagori & Christian Tanna (I Mother Earth)
5) Adam Jones / Danny Carey (Tool)

Duo Guitar/Keyboards

1) John Petrucci / Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater / LTE)
2) John Petrucci / Kevin Moore (Dream Theater)
3) John Petrucci / Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater)
4) Jim Matheos / Kevin Moore (OSI / Fates Warning)
5) Nuno Bettencourt / Steve Ferlazzo (DramaGods)

Duo Bass/Drums

1) Les Claypool / Tim Alexander (Primus)
2) Geddy Lee / Neil Peart (Rush)
3) Doug Pinnicks/Jerry Gaskill (King's X)
4) Rufus Philpot / Virgil Donati (Planet X)
5) Justin Chancellor / Danny Carey (Tool)
6) Bruce Gordon / Christian Tanna (I Mother Earth)

Duo Bass/Keyboards

1) Tony Levin / Jordan Rudess (LTE)
2) John Myung / Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater / Platypus)
3) Billy Sheehan / John Novello (Niacin)

Duo Drums/Keyboards

1) Virgil Donati / Derek Sherinian (Planet X)
2) Mike Portnoy / Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater / LTE)
3) Mike Portnoy / Kevin Moore (Dream Theater / OSI)
4) Carl Palmer / Keith Emerson (ELP)
5) Dennis Chambers / John Novello (Niacin)

Duo Guitars

1) Steve Clark / Phil Collen (Def Leppard)
2) James Hetfield / Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
3) Rodrigo y Gabriela
4) Angus & Malcolm Young (AC/DC)
5) Steve Clark / Pete Willis (Def Leppard)
6) Phil Collen / Vivian Campbell (Def Leppard)

Duo Songwriters

1) Gary Cherone / Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)
2) John Petrucci / Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater / LTE)
3) Virgil Donati / Derek Sherinian (Planet X)

1. What's your favorite song by #15 (Rob Zombie)?
- Thunder Kiss '65

2. How did you get into #20 (Air)?
- Saw video on A-ONE, it was "Surfing on a Rocket" video. And then downloaded all albums and that's all. :D

3. Who is your favorite member in #1 (Bullet For My Valentine)?
- Of course, Matt Tuck. :D

4. Whats your favorite lyric bit by #29 (Methods of Mayhem)?
- You only Love me when you want punanny (Get Naked)

5. Have you ever seen #22 (Dave Gahan) live?
- with Depeche Mode, yes.

6. What's your favorite album from #10 (Murderdolls)?
- Beyond The Valley Of The Murderdolls

7. Do you own any merchandise from #3 (30 Seconds to Mars)?
- No I don't.

8. What is a good memory you have of #7 (Apocalyptica)?
- Meeting guys after concert. So awesome. :D

9. Is there a member of the same age as you in #2 (Marilyn Manson)?
- Hell no. :D

10. When did you first get into #8 (Frankenstein Drag Queens from the Planet 13)?
- In 2008, I think, when I wanted to listen other groups where Wednesday 13 was in.

11. Who likes #4 (Depeche Mode) along with you?
- Parents,teachers, neighbour, best friend. Many :D

12. Which song did you first hear from #16 (Dream Theater)?
- Scene One: Regression

13. What song made you fall in love with #5 (Jeff Killed John)?
- Eye Spy

14. Which song do you not like by #18 (Guns N' Roses)?
- November Rain

15. Why do you like #14's (Alice Cooper) songs?
- So old punk style, I love the energy and words and rhythm, EVERYTHING :D

16. Where did you first hear #6 (Wednesday 13)?
- At home when wanted to see what Wednesday 13 plays.

17. How long was #19 (Polarkreis 18) a band before you liked them?
- Um, I dunno. Maybe few weeks :D

18. Does #13 (John 5) have a song that gives you a bad memory?
- Nope. Just a bad imagination :DD

19. When did you get into #17 (Metallica)?
- I dunno. I liked them when I was little, when didn't like and later started to like again :DD

20. How long have you been into #9 (Texas Drag Queen Massacre)?
- Not long. Maybe just a week. :DD

21. If #11 (Nirvana) had a concert 300 miles away, would you drive there to see them?
- Nope, because there wouldn't be Kurt Cobain with them.

22. How many CDs do you own of #12 (Piggy D)?
- none. But in pc, there is his cd downloaded :D

23. Does #21 (Loser) have a song that makes you cry?
- One song makes sometimes to cry a bit. But Sometimes. :D

24. Does #27 (The Cure) have a song that makes you happy?
- Yeah.

25. Does #23 (KISS) have a song that makes you smile?
- Yup.

26. What's the last song you've listened to from #28 (Avenged Sevenfold)?
- I don't know. I don't like A7X :DD

27. Is there a song by #32 (Gunfire 76) that you've listened to more than 30 times?
- Nah.

28. What is a song from #50 (Anthrax) that you've only listened to once?
- I don't know. :DDDDD

29. Is there a song you are sick of hearing by #24 (Placebo)?
- No.

30. What song got you into #40 (System of a Down)?
- I haven't got into SOAD, :D

31. What is your favorite single by #25 (Recoil)?
- Chrome.

32. If #49 (Bon Jovi) hated you, what would you do?
- I don't know. I don't care if he would hate me. I don't like him either. :D

33. What would you say if one of the members from #42 (Scum of the Earth) asked you out?
- I would say no. They aren't attractive :D

34. Would you care if #41 (Linkin Park) had a boyfriend/girlfriend?
- No.

35. Who has the best voice in #46 (Pantera)?
- Well, vocalist. He is vocalist so he has best voice. :D

36. Do you think #26 (Shinedown) is/are good-looking?
- Well, they're nice. :D

37. How many times have you listened to your favorite song by #36 (Judas Priest)?
- 0. :DD

38. How many CDs do you own of #30 (Megadeth)?
- 3.

39. Is there a song from #38 (Kreator) that makes you mad?
- No there isn't. :D

40. Which member from #31 (Iron Maiden) do you want to see go solo?
- Well, Bruce did, so..

41. What does your favorite song from #3 (30 Seconds to Mars) remind you of?
- About something :D

42. Did you hate #43 (Ramones) at first?
- No

43. Does your best friend also listen to #33 (Nine Inch Nails)?
- No

44. Do you think your parents would like #37 (Jack Off Jill)?
- Maybe dad would.

45. Does #47 (Sepultura) have a song that makes you want to dance?
- No xDDD

46. Have you ever seen #34 (Queens of the Stone Age) in person?
- No

47. Do you like #44's (Sex Pistols) name?
- Yes

48. Is there someone in #45 (Slayer) that you want to go out with?
- No :D

49. Do you know anyone that hates #39 (Korpiklaani)?
- No

50. Have you ever danced to a song from #35 (HIM?)
- Hm. I can't remember :D

Metallica: Studio Albums
Ranking/Album/Year/Rating


01. Ride the Lightning (1984) (5/5)

02. Master of Puppets (1986) (5/5)

03. Kill 'em All (1983) (4.5/5)

04. ...And Justice for All (1988) (4/5)

05. Metallica (1991) (3.5/5)

06. Death Magnetic (2008) (3/5)

07. Load (1996) (2/5)

08. Reload (1997) (2/5)

09. St. Anger (2003) (1/5)

Introduction

These are all the artists from the Beginner and Medium Thrasher series. Overtime the 3.0 series will be added. There are also quick links to the whole series from here.

Beginner Series

1. A.R.G -
2. Assassin -
3. Anthrax -
4. Artillery -
5. Annihilator -
6. Aggression –
7. Avenger Of Blood -
8. Accept –
9. Acid Drinkers -
10. Agent Steel -
11. Abattoir -
12. Betrayer -
13. Battered -
14. Blessed Death -
15. Blood Feast –
16. Blind Illusion -
17. Believer –
18. Bywar -
19. Bewitched -
20. Bonded By Blood –
21. Cerebral Fix -
22. Cranium -
23. Carnivore -
24. Cryptic Slaughter -
25. Coroner -
26. D.A.M –
27. Dead Horse -
28. Dead Head -
29. Dekapitator -
30. D.B.C. -
31. Dark Angel -
32. Death Angel -
33. D.R.I. –
34. Destroyer 666 -
35. Destruction -
36. Evildead -
37. Exciter -
38. Exumer -
39. Excel -
40. Exhorder -
41. Evile -
42. Exorcist –
43. Exodus -
44. Flotsam and Jetsam -
45. Forbidden –
46. Gama Bomb -
47. Hirax -
48. Hexenhaus -
49. Heathen -
50. Holy Moses -
51. Holy Terror –
52. Iron Angel -
53. Invocator -
54. Intruder (US) -
55. Kreator -
56. Living Death –
57. Laaz Rockit -
58. Legion of the Damned -
59. Mortal Sin –
60. Metal Church -
61. Morbid Saint -
62. Merciless Death -
63. Megadeth -
64. Metallica –
65. Municipal Waste -
66. Nuclear Assault -
67. Nasty Savage –
68. Overdose -
69. Overkill -
70. Onslaught-
71. Protector –
72. Re-Animator -
73. Realm -
74. Razor -
75. Rigor Mortis –
76. Sepultura -
77. Sanctuary -
78. Sacred Reich -
79. Sacrifice -
80. S.O.D. -
81. Suicidal Tendencies -
82. SSS (a.k.a Short Sharp Shock) -
83. Sodom -
84. Slayer -
85. Stone (FIN) -
86. Sarcófago –
87. Sabbat –
88. Twelfth Gate -
89. Testament -
90. Tankard -
91. Toxik -
92. Toxic Holocaust –
93. Wargasm -
94. Warbringer -
95. Whiplash -
96. Voivod -
97. Vulcano -
98. Volcano -
99. Vio-Lence -
100. Xentrix -

Medium Series

1. Accuser
2. Acid Reign
3. Annihilated
4. Asmodis
5. Atrophy
6. At War
7. Bitter End
8. Blitzkrieg
9. Ceremony
10. Cyclone
11. Deathrow
12. Demolition Hammer
13. Desaster
14. Dyoxen
15. E-X-E
16. Eliminator
17. Executioner
18. Forced Entry (US)
19. Fuck Off (SPA)
20. Fueled by Fire
21. Gammacide
22. Gothic Slam
23. Grinder
24. Hallows Eve
25. Hatesphere
26. Hellish Crossfire,
27. Hypnosia
28. Imagika
29. Lich King
30. Mace
31. Manipulated Slaves
32. Mega Mosh
33. Meliah Rage
34. Meltdown (US)
35. Negligence
36. Num Skull
37. Obliveon
38. Ripping Corpse
39. Ritual Carnage
40. Sacrament
41. Sadus
42. SDI
43. Serpent Obscene
44. Skullbreaker
45. Space Eater
46. Temple of Blood
47. Vendetta
48. Viking
49. Violator
50. Violent Force
51. Voice of Destruction
52. Watchtower
53. Wehrmacht
54. Wolf Spider

Links

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