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Posted in by Andrew on Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:57

I did the eclectic music test (which I suggest you take if you have a Last.fm account) and while it's not as high as Rob's score I still think I'm an eclectic genius. Well, that's the impression you should get from the banner, anyway.

My eclectic score is currently
88/100The 88 related artists for my profile are A Perfect Circle (2), A Tribe Called Quest, AZ, Aix Em Klemm (2), Alice in Chains, Arctic Monkeys, Audioslave, Beck (2), Black Sabbath, Black Star, Brian McBride, Bryan Adams, Butthole Surfers, Coldplay, Colleen, Common (2), Curtis Mayfield, DMX, Deaf Center, Deep Purple, Deftones (2), Desert Sessions, Dr. Dre, Eagles of Death Metal, Elton John, Eluvium, Foo Fighters, Foreigner, Franz Ferdinand, Gang of Four, Genesis, Ghostface, Goldmund, Guns N' Roses, Incubus, Interpol, Jay-Z (2), Jimi Hendrix, Joy Division, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Kanye West, Kyuss, Labradford, Led Zeppelin (2), Loscil, Ludacris, Lupe Fiasco, Marilyn Manson, Marsen Jules, Marvin Gaye, Mobb Deep, Modest Mouse, Muse, Nine Inch Nails (2), Notorious B.I.G., Otis Redding, Pan•American, Pixies, Queens of the Stone Age, Scumbo, Sigur Rós, Snoop Dogg, Stars of the Lid, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Talib Kweli (3), Talking Heads, The Arcade Fire, The B-52's, The Beatles, The Dead Texan, The Doors, The Flaming Lips, The Isley Brothers, The Libertines, The Mars Volta, The Raconteurs, The Roots, The Strokes (2), The White Stripes, The Who, Thom Yorke, Tool (2), Trent Reznor, Van Halen, Weezer, Windy & Carl, Wire

Eclectic?

Posted in by rob on Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:25

If the score is small (extreme = 5) your musical preferences are very limited, and if it is large (larger than 80, extreme = 100), then you have an eclectic musical preference.... If the score is small (extreme = 5) your musical preferences are very limited, and if it is large (larger than 80, extreme = 100), then you have an eclectic musical preference.

The resulting number of unique artists is your [b]eclectic score[/b]. If the score is small (extreme = 5) your musical preferences are very limited, and if it is large (larger than 80, extreme = 100), then you have an eclectic musical preference.

Take your top 20 artists. For each of these artists, collect the top 5 similar artists. The resulting number of unique artists is your [b]eclectic score[/b]. If the score is small (extreme = 5) your musical preferences are very limited, and if it is large (larger than 80, extreme = 100), then you have an eclectic musical preference. You can compute your own score at http://anthony.liekens.net/pub/scripts/last.fm/eclectic.php

My eclectic score is currently

91/100

The 91 related artists for my profile are Aerosmith, Alice in Chains, Aphex Twin, Beck, Billy Idol, Boards of Canada, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Bush, Butthole Surfers, Can, Chris Rea, Commercial Song, Counting Crows, DJ Food, DangerDoom, David Bowie, Dire Straits, Donovan, Duran Duran (2), Eagles, Electric Light Orchestra Part II, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Emotion 98.3, Enigma, Era, Flanger, Fleetwood Mac, Foreigner, Funki Porcini, INXS, Jean-Michel Jarre (2), Jethro Tull, John Lennon, Jon & Vangelis (2), King Geedorah, Led Zeppelin, Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed (2), Madvillain, Meret Becker, Mike Oldfield, Modest Mouse, Moonspell, My Dying Bride, Neil Young, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Office Space Soundtrack, Paradise Lost, Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney & Wings, Pearl Jam, Pixies, Procol Harum, Quasimoto, R.E.M., Randy Newman, Red Snapper, Roxy Music, Scumbo, Simple Minds, Soundgarden, Spoonie Gee, Sting, Supertramp (2), Talking Heads, Tangerine Dream (2), Tears for Fears (2), Temple of the Dog, The Alan Parsons Project, The Beach Boys, The Cure, The DEAD BROTHERS, The Flaming Lips, The Irish Rovers, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Orb, The Rolling Stones (2), The Smashing Pumpkins, The Tiger Lillies & Alexander Hacke, The Tiger Lillies with Kronos Quartet, The Velvet Underground, The Who, Theatre of Tragedy, Tiamat, U2 (2), Up, Bustle and Out, Vangelis, Viktor Vaughn, Yes, tiger lillies & kronos quartet

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - Box Set

Posted in by rob on Thu, 12/06/2007 - 04:13

"Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - Box Set" (Various Artists)

I've followed the GTA franchise since the original top down PC only version, and being a huge fan of 80s music, I've recently picked up a copy of the Vice City Box Set and ever since I've pretty much been listening to the dreamy sounds of Emotion 98.3 and Fever 105 non-stop since. I'm not going to bother getting into the sheer awesomeness of the game, rather I'm just going to mention some of the stand-out tracks that seem to be surviving repeated listening like I never thought possible. Right now in fact, Frankie Goes To Hollywood's "Two Tribes" is blearing out of the small Harmon Kardmon speakers attached to my colleagues computer. Amongst the many gems in this set are Kate Bush's "WOW", Flock Of Seagulls' "I Ran" and REO Speedwagon's "Keep On Loving You." I'm tellin you, it's wall to wall goodness. Toto, Air Supply, Mister Mister... The list goes on and on. Add to that the hilarious Disc Jockeys on each station, cracking jokes about CDs, Medallions and Cunnilingus.

5 beans

Ween - La Cucaracha

Posted in by rob on Thu, 11/22/2007 - 11:35

Well, I shelled out around 35 clams to pre-order the new Ween album (paying a little extra for a sweet t-shirt) and I have to admit, the disturbed duo from New Hope have not disappointed. From the kitschy horns of the opening track "Fiesta" all the way through to the seductive sax of "Your Party", La Cucaracha is nothing less than the creative genius that Ween fans have come to expect. Trying to choose a favourite is a task that is beyond me, with there being but two tracks on the album that I don't love. "Blue Balloon" sets me off every time and I have too often found myself singing "Learnin' to Love" which I understand it the first single from the album. Rather than rattle off the rest of the tracks as being "standouts" I'll just wrap this up here.

I rate this one a definite 5 beans