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Seen live:
Hanson
Lars Winnerbäck
Di Leva
Nordman
Peter Jöback
Åsa Jinder
Da Buzz
E-Type

Want to see live:
Loreena McKennitt
Evanescence
Within Temptation
Nightwish
Silverchair
James Blunt
Placebo
Garmarna
Entwine
Lacuna Coil
30 Seconds to Mars
Lifehouse
Thåström
The Cranberries
Säkert!/Hello Saferide
Tinted Windows
Wicked
Helen Sjöholm


Would have wanted to have seen live:
Björn Afzelius
ABBA
Simon & Garfunkel
Kristina från Duvemåla
The Beatles
Nirvana
Savage Garden

shadow_me's top albums (overall)
1. The Rasmus - Black Roses (1205) 2. Enter Shikari - Take To The Skies (565) 3. Lostprophets - Liberation Transmission (562) 4. HIM - Venus Doom (460) 5. Nightwish - Dark Passion Play (435) 6. The Rasmus - Dead Letters (396) 7. HIM - Dark Light (322) 8. Lady GaGa - The Fame (301) 9. Britney Spears - Blackout (255) 10. Lostprophets - Start Something (229) 11. HIM - Razorblade Romance (222) 12. The Rasmus - Into (218) 13. Hilary Duff - Dignity (200) 14. Tokio Hotel - Zimmer 483 (192) 15. The Rasmus - Hide From The Sun (191) 16. Tokio Hotel - Scream (175) 17. Daddy Yankee - Talento De Barrio (170) 18. Paramore - RIOT! (169) 19. Placebo - Meds (157) 20. Christina Aguilera - Stripped (149) 21. Britney Spears - Circus (126) 22. Britney Spears - Womanizer - Single (119) 23. Muse - Black Holes and Revelations (119) 24. The Rasmus - Hell of a Collection ( Greatest Hits) (116) 25. Paramore - Twilight Soundtrack (116) 26. Christina Aguilera - Keeps gettin` better - A decade of hits (114) 27. Muse - Absolution (106) 28. My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade (105) 29. Britney Spears - In the Zone (103) 30. Linkin Park - Meteora (99) 31. HIM - And Love Said No (94) 32. The Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up - Single (90) 33. Nightwish - Eva (88) 34. Janet Jackson - Fama a bailar (81) 35. The Rasmus - First Day Of My Life (80) 36. Christina Aguilera - Back to Basics (80) 37. The Killers - Sam's Town (79) 38. Kudai - Nadha (76) 39. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (72) 40. Flo-Rida - Low CDS (72) 41. Apocalyptica - Bittersweet (71) 42. Dido - No Angel (71) 43. Simple Plan - Simple Plan (70) 44. Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence '04 CD Single (70) 45. Placebo - Battle For The Sun (69) 46. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare (69) 47. Ashlee Simpson - Bittersweet World (68) 48. Lady GaGa - The Fame Monster (68) 49. Lost Prophets - Start Something (65) 50. AFI - DECEMBERUNDERGROUND (64)

ALBUMS:
Amorphis - Silent Waters
Amorphis - Skyforger (Digipak)
Arch Enemy - Rise of the Tyrant
Autere - Havoc Monology
Autere - Seizure
Children of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll
Children of Bodom - Follow the Reaper
Children of Bodom - Are You Dead Yet?
Children of Bodom - Blooddrunk
Dauntless - Execute the Fact
Deathstars - Termination Bliss (Extended)
Deathstars - Night Electric Night (Gold Edition)
Dethera - Arts of the Insane
Elenium - Caught in a Wheel
End of You - Unreal
Ensiferum - Victory Songs
Five Finger Death Punch - The Way of the Fist
Gotham O.D - Monochromatic
Killswitch Engage - Alive Or Just Breathing
KoЯn - Greatest Hits vol. 1
KoЯn - Untitled
Mokoma - Kuoleman laulukunnaat
Mokoma - Viides vuodenaika
Mötley Crüe - Red, White & Crüe
Nightwish - Once
Nightwish - Highest Hopes: The Best of Nightwish (Limited Edition CD+DVD)
Norther- Dreams of Endless War
Norther - Death Unlimited
Norther - Mirror of Madness
Norther - Till Death Unites Us
Norther - No Way Back
Norther - N (Limited Edition Digipak)
Poisonblack- Lust Stained Despair
Poisonblack - A Dead Heavy Day (Limited Edition Digipak with autographs)
Scythe of Orion - X-Lives
Seether - Karma & Effect
Sentenced - Shadows of the Past (Special Two Disc Edition Re-Issue)
Sentenced - North From Here (Special Two Disc Edition Re-issue)
Sentenced - Amok
Sentenced - Down (Limited Edition Digipak Re-Issue)
Sentenced - Frozen
Sentenced - The Cold White Light
Sentenced - The Funeral Album
Sentenced - The Coffin Box Set: Complete Discography
Sixx:A.M. - The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack
Slipknot - Slipknot
Slipknot - Iowa (With original art work)
Slipknot - Iowa
Slipknot - Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) (Special Limited Edition)
Slipknot - All Hope Is Gone (Special Edition CD/DVD)
Slipknot - Slipknot: 10th Anniversary Edition
Sonata Arctica - The Collection
Sonata Arctica - Unia
Soulfallen - World Expiration (Digipak)
Soulrelic - Love Is A Lie We Both Believed
Stam1na - Uudet kymmenen käskyä
Stam1na - Raja
Stone - Stoneage 2.0
Stone Sour - Stone Sour
Stone Sour - Come What(ever) May (Special Edition)
Tarot - Shining Black
The 69 Eyes - Devils
Trivium - Shogun (CD/DVD Special Edition with autographs)
Turisas - The Varangian Way (Director's Cut)
Twilightning - Bedlam
Various Artists - Peaceville : 21 years of Doom, Death & Darkness
Various Artists - Stay Heavy Records: Dirty Black Summer EP
Various Artists - Let the Metal Flow 2008
Various Artists - Nordic Tour Sampler (Promo)
Various Artists - Darker Playground vol. 1

SINGLES:
Amorphis - Silent Waters
Amorphis - Silver Bride
Before the Dawn - Faithless
Children of Bodom - Blooddrunk
DevilDriver - Not All Who Wander Are Lost (Promo)
Ensiferum - One More Magic Potion
Eternal Tears of Sorrow - Tears of Autumn Rain
Godsplague - I Will Break You
Kiuas - Of Sacrifice, Loss And Reward
Kotiteollisuus - Tuonelan koivut
Lamb of God - Set to Fail (Promo)
Machine Head - Now I Lay Thee Down (Promo)
Megadeth - A Tout Le Monde / Sleepwalker (Promo)
Nightwish - Nemo
Norther - Unleash Hell
Norther - Spreading Death
Northern Kings - We Don't Need Another Hero
Poisonblack - Bear the Cross
Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet (Promo)
Reflexion - Twilight Child
Sentenced - No One There
Shadows Fall - Redemption
Slipknot - Spit It Out
Slipknot - My Plague
Slipknot - Vermilion
Slipknot - Psychosocial (Promo)
Slipknot - Dead Memories (Promo)
Sonata Arctica - Paid In Full
Soulfly - Blood Fire War Hate (Promo)
Trivium - The Rising (Promo)

DVD'S:
Children of Bodom - Trashed, Lost & Strungout EP
Lordi - Market Square Massacre
Norther - Spreading Death
Roadrunner United - The Concert
Sentenced- Buried Alive
Slipknot - Disasterpieces
Slipknot - Voliminal: Inside the Nine
Tarot - Undead Indeed

Ace of Base - Mercy, Mercy (released on single "Always Have, Always Will")
With its dark mood, it doesn't really fit to the positive sound and feeling of the Cruel Summer/Flowers-era but still one of their best songs.

Amy Macdonald - Somebody New (released on single "Mr. Rock & Roll")
A masterpiece, calm and quiete song about love.

Black Eyed Peas - Shake Your Monkey (released on single "Don't Lie")
Ever wonder where the name of the album "Monkey Business" came from? I think this is the answer... Song to cheer up.

Camouflage - Conversation (released on single "Motif Sky")
Maybe this should have been the A-side? Love the song.

KT Tunstall - Journey (released on single "Hold On")
One of her strongest songs, can't believe that this one isn't included on any of her album. Maybe it should have been a single?

Kylie Minogue - Cruise Control (released on single "Red-Blooded Woman")
This should have been on the album too!

Mesh - Let Them Crush Us (released on single "Leave You Nothing")
As strong as the A-side, it keeps me rocking and dancing.

Nightwish - Escapist (released on single "Bye Bye Beautiful")
Is this a "real" B-side? I don't know, after the album "Dark Passion Play" was re-released a thousand times... But still it is a straight rock song.

Roxette - The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye (released on single "Spending My Time")
Roxette have a knack for writing great ballads. This is one.

Sarah Brightman - Sleep Tight (released on single "Time to Say Goodbye")
Never released on any album, this is on of my favourite songs from her.

Sugababes - Someone In My Bed (released on single "Too Lost In You")
A great hook, catchy refrain - the Babes have so many great B-sides but this is one of their best.

Within Temptation - Say My Name (released on single "Angels")
Breathtaking ballad. What more need to be said?

X-Perience - Strong (released on single "Magic Fields")
Ambient & quiete - what a great tune to relax!

to be continued...

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. David Bisbal

David Bustamante
Chenoa
Luis Fonsi
David Civera
David DeMaria
Chayanne
Andy & Lucas
Cristian Castro

Score = 8

2. Céline Dion

Lara Fabian
Cher
Shania Twain
Whitney Houston
Mariah Carey
Tina Arena
Faith Hill
Delta Goodrem

Score = 8

3. Within Temptation

Epica
Nightwish
Delain
Xandria
After Forever
Leaves' Eyes
Lacuna Coil
Sirenia

Score = 8

4. Laura Pausini

Anna Tatangelo
Tiziano Ferro
Eros Ramazzotti
Giorgia
Paola & Chiara
Dolcenera
Irene Grandi

Score = 7

5. Mylène Farmer

Robert
Zazie
Alizée
Najoua Belyzel
Natasha St-Pier
Christophe Willem
Ysa Ferrer
Hélène Ségara

Score = 8

6. Edurne

Soraya Arnelas
Angy
Merche
Mónica Naranjo
Nika
Lorena
Malú

Score = 7

7. Kudai

Nikki Clan
Belinda
RBD
Lu
Reik
Nicole Natalino
Motel
Allison

Score = 8

8. Backstreet Boys

Nick Carter
Brian Littrell
*NSYNC
Aaron Carter
Westlife
Jesse McCartney
98 Degrees
Blue

Score = 8

9. Anggun

Andra and the Backbone
peterpan
ADA Band
Nidji
Agnes Monica
Sheila on 7

Score = 6

10. Enrique Iglesias

Ricky Martin
Shayne Ward
Thalía
Jennifer Lopez
Paulina Rubio
Chayanne
Jay Sean

Score = 7

11. LaFee

Nevada Tan
Killerpilze
Fräulein Wunder
Debbie Rockt!
Aloha From Hell
Cinema Bizarre
Panik

Score = 7

12. Linkin Park

Fort Minor
Jay-Z and Linkin Park
Chester Bennington
Xero
Dead by Sunrise
Papa Roach
Limp Bizkit
Adema

Score = 8

13. Darren Hayes

Savage Garden
We Are Smug
Delta Goodrem
Daniel Bedingfield
Will Young
JC Chasez
Dannii Minogue
Kylie Minogue

Score = 8

14. Vegastar

Enhancer
AqME
Empyr
Pleymo
Madame Kay
Watcha
Kyo
Mass Hysteria

Score = 8

14. Σάκης Ρουβάς

Δέσποινα Βανδή
Έλενα Παπαρίζου
Άννα Βίσση
Νίκος Βέρτης
Θάνος Πετρέλης
Τάμτα
Νίνο
Κώστας Μαρτάκης

Score = 8

16. Nek

Zero Assoluto
Gianluca Grignani
Paolo Meneguzzi
Raf
Biagio Antonacci

Score = 5

17. Shy'm

Sheryfa Luna
Vitaa
Zaho
Nâdiya
Amel Bent
Kenza Farah
Leslie
Melissa M

Score = 8

18. Grégory Lemarchal

Emmanuel Moire
Jenifer
Nolwenn Leroy
Patrick Fiori
Christophe Maé
Calogero
Pascal Obispo
Julie Zenatti

Score = 8

19. Tokio Hotel

Devilish
Killerpilze
Jimi Blue

Score = 3

20. Kidtonik

Mozart Opera Rock
Lorie
Jessy Matador
Mathieu Edward & Sheryfa Luna
Patrick Sebastien
Olivier Miller
Grégoire
Yannick Noah

Score = 8

Total Score = 146 / 160

So here's how you do it:
- Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
- Put it on shuffle
- Press play
- For every question, type the song that's playing
- When you go to a new question, press the next button
- No cheating!

Opening Credits
Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights

Waking Up
Dido - Honestly OK

First Day At School
Modest Mouse - Alone Down There

Falling In Love
Neil Young - From Hank to Hendrix

Losing Virginity
Oasis - Stop Crying Your Heart Out

Fight Song
Modest Mouse - Florida

Breaking Up
Michael Jackson - Thriller

Prom
Trivium - The Decived

Life
Modest Mouse - Fly Trapped in a Jar

Mental Breakdown
Badly Drawn Boy - Exit Stage Left

Driving
Beth Orton - Stars All Semm to Weep

Depression
Chumbawamba - Be With You

Partying
Nightwish - Over the Hills and Far Away

Happy dance
Beth Orton - Love Like Laughter

Betrayal
Modest Mouse - Dukes Up

Regretting
Catatonia - Beautiful Loser

Long night alone
Enya - How Can I keep from Singing?

Flashback
The Pogues - Fairytale of New York

Getting Back Together
The Corrs - Give it All Up

Wedding
Sigur Ros - [Untitled Track]

Birth of Child
Badly Drawn Boy - File Me Away

Final Battle
Dido - White Flag

Death Scene
Blur- Tracy Jacks

Funeral Song
Beck - Everbody's Gotta Learn Sometimes

End Credits
Neil Young - Don't Cry

Hehe, some really good matches there. Some not so...

Particularly like the End Credits, highly appropriate for me.

Because everyone else is doing it... Here are my top fifteen favorite albums. They aren't really in a specific order because that's hard to decide. ;)

1) No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom


2) Nightwish's Once


3) Within Temptation's The Heart of Everything


4) No Doubt's Return Of Saturn


5) Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera


6) Chicago Soundtrack


7) Voltaire's Almost Human


8) Sixx:A.M.'s The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack


9) Metallica's Metallica


10) Nightwish's Century Child


11) Sarah Brightman's Symphony


12) Sarah Brightman's Harem


13) Shakira's Oral Fixation vol. 2


14) Relient K's Two Lefts Don't Make a Right... But Three Do


15) Nightwish's Dark Passion Play


There are many other CDs that I could have put on this list, too, but I think this gives you a good idea of what I like...