Music Survey.

Ultimate Music Survey
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What is your favorite genre of music?:	I don't have one. I listen to rap, rock, metal, noise, sludge, psychedelica, prog, jazz, funk... all of it 'cept Pop.
Why?:	Music is my drug. I think that it's best to have an eclectic taste in music, just for the fact that it helps deepen your cultural experience.
Name your favorite band(s):	At the moment? Rush, Frank Zappa, Bardo Pond, Pearl Jam, Beastie Boys, The Doors
Name your favorite solo artist(s):	Jim Morrison, Kaki King, John Butler, Sabac Red
What is your favorite album?:	That's a hard one. I'd say it's probably "Joe's Garage Part I" by Frank Zappa. Or maybe Rush's debut album.
What is your favorite album cover?:	"Lateralus" by Tool. Great cover art.
Name your favorite song(s):	"The Ghost Song" - Jim Morrison, "Tantric Porno" - Bardo Pond, "Why Does It Hurt When I Pee" - Frank Zappa, "Reflection" - Tool, "Jeremy" - Pearl Jam
Favorite CD you own:	"Ten" by Pearl Jam.
Favorite song on your computer:	Far too many to count.
Favorite song you DON'T have:	"The Days" by Mike V and the Rats.
Favorite lyrics:	"Awake, shake dreams from your hair my pretty child, my sweet one" - The Ghost Song by the Doors
Favorite vocalist:	Demetrio Stratos
Favorite guitarist:	Either Kaki King or John Butler
Favorite bassist:	Jaco Pastorius or Geddy Lee
Favorite drummer:	Neil Peart
Favorite instrumentalist (any instrument not mentioned above):	Patrizio Fariselli
Favorite classical / jazz composer:	Beethoven
Favorite rapper:	Necro
Favorite theatrical score:	Star Wars ;)
Favorite of anything not mentioned:	I think that the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack deserves special mention.
The bad stuff
What's your least favorite genre of music?:	Pop Music. It's overcommercialized garbage.
Who's your least favorite band?:	Queens of the Stoneage
Who's your least favorite solo artist?:	Name any pop singer.
Who do you think is the most annoying musician?:	Pete fucking Doherty. Or maybe Josh Homme.
If you could shoot any "artist" or "band", who would it be?:	Pete goddamn Doherty. The talentless little shit that he is.
Who do you think is the least talented?:	Need I repeat again?
Least favorite song:	Far too many of them to name.
Most annoying song:	The Crazy Frog theme tune.
Most repetative song:	Ugh.
Last song to be stuck in your head:	"Tantric Porno" by Bardo Pond. Though that's not a bad thing.
Did this survey just get that song stuck in your head again? (sorry):	...no.
Worst band that used to be good?:	Green Day.
A good band that used to suck?:	John Lennon. He's not a band, but I hate the Beatles.
Your musical backgroun
What was the first music you remember listening to?:	Alice Cooper when I was but a mite.
What type of music do your parents listen to?:	Dad listens to rock and cock rock, mum listens to pop and indie.
Do you play any musical instruments, or sing? If so, elaborate.:	Yeah, I play the bass guitar and some electric guitar. I also sing, just not very well.
Do you take lessons for instruments or voice? If so, for how long?:	Nope, in the words of Matt Berry... "I'M SELF TAUUUUGHT!"
Do you plan to / have you gone to college for music?:	Nope.
Who are your musical inspirations?:	The bands that I listen to. Every single one of them.
Who was your first favorite band or artist?:	Korn.
Who is your most recent favorite band or artist?:	Bardo Pond.
What styles of music are you interested in learning about?:	I'd be interested in learning about traditional oriental music, especially that of Japan. I'd love to learn to play the Zither.
What styles of music do you already know a lot about?:	Rock and metal, mostly. Kind of sad.
Do you know much about musical theory? If not, would you like to?:	No. I'd love to learn as much as I can, though.
If you take lessons, do you like your teacher(s)?:	I used to take lessons but that was a school thing.
How many different music teachers do you have, or have you had?:	Three different music teachers.
This or that
Classical or jazz?:	Jazz
Classic rock or modern rock?:	Classic rock.
Rock or Rap?:	Both.
Emo or Punk?:	Punk. Emo is for faggy mungers.
Funk or Blues?:	Funk.
Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin?:	Zep. Floyd bore me.
Bob Marley or Michael Franti?:	Dunno who Franti is.
Coldplay or Radiohead?:	Neither.
Guster or Dispatch?:	Who?
John Mayer or Jack Johnson?:	John Mayer.
Eminem or 50 Cent?:	Both. Dead.
Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera?:	See above answer.
Backstreet Boys or N'SYNC?:	And again.
The Beatles or the Rolling Stones?:	Neither
Beethoven or Mozart?:	Beethoven
Rachmaninoff or Debussy?:	Rachmaninoff.
Duke Ellington or Count Basie?:	Who?
Electric or acoustic?:	Acoustic.
Mandolin or ukulele?:	Mandolin.
Saxophone or trumpet?:	Saxophone.
Miscelaneous
Why do you like music?:	That's kind of a stupid question. Music helps me feel better, influences my life. It's a major part of my spirituality.
When you're angry, what type of music do you listen to?:	Rock. Sometimes funk.
Has music ever made you cry? When?:	No. It's come close though. I seem to remember feeling fucking teary at the end of The Abyss, when the alien appears to Ed Harris. And that was because the world is so shit
Has music ever made you laugh? When?:	Frank Zappa, that's all I can say.
Do you like local music?:	Well, there's pretty much NO local music here in Béziers.
What is the best show you have ever been to?:	Ehn.
Have you ever played in any shows?:	When I was very, very small, I sang something or other at a music festival.
If so, what type of music was it?:	N/A
Do you enjoy being on stage?:	Never been on.
Do you like to sing, even if you don't consider yourself a singer?:	Yeah, singing is a great way to let out all that frustration.
If you could meet any musician and ask them for advice, who would it be?:	Jaco Pastorius. But he's dead.
If you could just chill with any musician, who would it be?:	Dweezil Zappa, he seems like a chilled out guy.
What instrument that you don't play now would you like to learn next?:	The Zither, the sax, the mandolin.
Do you like foreign types of music? If so, what types?:	Italian prog, J-rock and general world music.
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Music is my drug, baby... Maybe a little beer, too.

First let it be known that I am not, nor ever will, be going to my school wank-a-thon, the school 'prom'. A bunch of odious little shits standing in a room together swaying to shit music, and not a bottle of booze in sight. Damn!
Yes, this is the "fête du lycée". They've really been pushing it on us all this year. Amusingly enough, entry is tied in to their latest attempt to stop everybody from smoking outside the school at recess. They gave out these shitty little badges a few days ago, which could only be gotten by staying inside the school grounds at recess. This badge is also needed if you want to get into the school prom on Saturday.

As this school year inevitably draws to a close, my mind cannot help but go back to arguably the best night out I've had this year, if not my adolescence. La Grande Soirée Au Korri. We invited pretty much everybody in our class; me, Liam, Florian, Jean-Marie, Constance, Lauriane and various friends of theirs. Louis and his mates also turned up.
Anyway, I met up with Liam and Jean-Marie in the early afternoon. They decided to buy booze so we didn't get bored. See, the great thing about France is that you can buy alcohol from the age of 16, unlike in the UK or US. We drank and played cards for a while. JM got very, very ill indeed as he'd drunk at least 4 beers and a whole bottle of Muscat. He spent a whole hour being sick outside, much to the amusement of myself and passers-by.
We eventually got to the Korri, and people started coming. We played several card games, drank... and after that it becomes a little hazy.
I know I smacked Louis for no reason whatsoever. I also broke a couple of glasses stumbling about. I also remember getting back home and being violently sick all over the floor.

Ah... These are the best days of our lives.

Why Overcomplicate?

After returning from the restaurant last night, I was lying in bed and musing over the different concepts of Love in modern society, and I fell upon a somewhat interesting conclusion:
Love does not exist anymore. Allow me to explain, if you will.

When somebody has love for their country, we call it patriotism. When somebody loves themselves, we call it egoism. When somebody loves another, it is lust.

The list goes on and on, but it strikes me as strange that nowadays we use the word 'love' to describe a deep liking for something. "I love that TV series" does not mean we are physically or emotionally attracted to it; it just means we enjoy watching it. Strange, no?
In French, the concept is simplified. "Aimer" means to love someone, "Adorer" means to like someone or something. "Je t'aime" and "Je t'adore" have two completely different connotations, depending on your relationship with the person. The former is used to show romantic feelings for the subject, and the latter is used to show amicality.

Truely, English is a strange language...