Misprision of Dreams
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yamamanamaChapter 1
The shoutout is for a bunch of people.
1. What are you listening to right now?
Baka Beyond - Eeya Bé
2. What song makes you sad?
Radiohead - Videotape
Goodbyes are hard for me.
3. What is the most annoying song in the world?
Hmm, possibly that damn overdrive song by Iosys.
4. Your all-time favourite band?
Hmm, top five in no order are: Radiohead, Eyeless in Gaza, Cocteau Twins, Slowdive, Lush
5. Your newly discovered band is?
Yellow6
6. Best female voice?
Liz Fraser, Rachel Goswell, Miki Berenyi, Geike Arnaert.
7. Best male voice?
Martyn Bates, Thom Yorke, Neil Halstead,
8. Music type you find yourself listening to most?
Shoegaze, post-rock, world, Romantic.
9. What do you listen to to hype you up?
Ecstasy of Saint Theresa
10. What do you listen to when you want to calm down?
lovesliescrushing, Amp
11. Last gig/concert you went to?
Some Brazilian music.
12. Band you find yourself listening to the most right now?
Ghost
13. Most hated band?
IOSYS
14. Song that makes you think?
I don't have any specific ones. If I'm going to think about something unrelated to the song, it's probably something ambient.
15. Band that you think the world should love as much as you do?
Cocteau Twins. I don't think it's possible to hate them, but more people need to hear them, damn it..
16. Coolest music video?
That Finnish song that used a Soviet movie about Mars.
17. Music video with the most babe watch?
Lush - Hypocrite. Uh, I think.
18. What do you play/would you play in the bedroom to spice things up?
Slowdive - Souvlaki. What else?
19. Can you play a musical instrument?
I can kinda play the guitar.
20. Ever been in a mosh pit?
No.
21. Are you in a band?
No.
23. Ever dated a musician?
No.
28. Do you wish yourself that you were a musician?
I wish I was a better musician.
29. Best chick band you know of?
Does Lush count?
31. Last song that you heard on the radio/CD/etc...?
Er... no idea.
32. What do you think of classical music?
The biggest problem with Mahler is that after listening to three symphonies in a row, everything seems so underwhelming.
33. What do you think of country music?
I'm not big on it, but I'd have to say the modern stuff is bollocks.
34. What do you think of death metal?
We need more
35. Last BIG band that you saw live?
I haven't seen anyone big. Unless classical performances count.
36. Are you a groupie?
No.
37. Do you listen to music in foreign languages?
All the time.
38. What famous musicians would you like to fuck?
Hmm, wouldn't want to give too much away.
39. Worst concert moment?
I don't remember.
40. Funny concert moment?
Someone said "I come bearing cake" once. And when Al imitated the vocalist of The Glow.
41. Sad concert moment?
42. Best local act you can think of?
Casey Desmond
43. If you were a musical instrument, what would you be?
Bandoneón.
44. Do you listen to the radio?
WGBH occasionally.
45. Do you watch music TV?
No.
46. Do you follow the music charts, like the top 40?
No, most stuff on it is pretty horrible..
47. Have you ever met any famous musicians?
Casey Desmond, but I don't think she counts as famous.
48. Are any of your friends/family/etc. musicians?
Yes.
49. Song that best describes your feelings right now?
Cocteau Twins - Lazy Calm
50. Song that describes your life?
2007 could be summed up with Mahler's sixth symphony.
51. Do you know the names of all the band members that you listen to?
Heh, no, I'm not
52. Does a musician’s physical attractiveness play a role in the music that you listen to?
No. There are a lot of people who look good but are crap musicians.
53. What famous musician do you want to marry?
One of the recent generation of shoegazers.
53. Favourite movie soundtrack?
Kontroll or The American Astronaut
55. Any musician pet peeves?
People who think their work is flawless and they don't need to improve themselves as a result. That goes for everything else.
56. What do your parents listen to?
Classical/Romantic/Baroque/20th Century but I can get my mom to enjoy various things I put on.
57. What are you listening to right NOW?
Baka Beyond - Ohureo
58. Do you wear band T-shirts?
Occasionally.
59. What do you think of people who do?
I don't.
60. What music subculture do you feel like you belong?
Shoegazer.
61. What song is stuck in your head right now?
If I stopped listening to this, probably some horrid Little Markie crap.
62. Do you sing in the shower?
No.
63. If so, what? If not, why not?
I just don't.
64. Would you rather marry a musician or be one yourself?
Both.
66. How important is your partner's taste in music to you?
Whatever, I can open people up to new music.
67. Hanson moves in next door to you, do you go introduce yourself, or do you arrange to beat them up?
I'd be oblivious to it.
68. Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll, you dig?
In moderation.
69. Do you cook to music?
No, the compy is too far from the stove.
70. Do you sing in the toilet?
No.
Will's question:
71. If an evil sorcerer removed music from the world, would you go on a violent rampage until its return?
Yes.
Sarah's question:
72. What song do you wish you had written?
The Chicken Dance. Black Mage couldn't dream of inflicting so much misery. He'd be jealous. And they might make me a duke of Hell.
The guy I stole this from's Question:
73. What is the sexiest instrument?
Vibraphone
Burning Question: If it were possible to brainwash everyone on the planet so that they wouldn't remember any of the music they listened to, what would people enjoy?
The shoutout is for a bunch of people.
1. What are you listening to right now?
Baka Beyond - Eeya Bé
2. What song makes you sad?
Radiohead - Videotape
Goodbyes are hard for me.
3. What is the most annoying song in the world?
Hmm, possibly that damn overdrive song by Iosys.
4. Your all-time favourite band?
Hmm, top five in no order are: Radiohead, Eyeless in Gaza, Cocteau Twins, Slowdive, Lush
5. Your newly discovered band is?
Yellow6
6. Best female voice?
Liz Fraser, Rachel Goswell, Miki Berenyi, Geike Arnaert.
7. Best male voice?
Martyn Bates, Thom Yorke, Neil Halstead,
8. Music type you find yourself listening to most?
Shoegaze, post-rock, world, Romantic.
9. What do you listen to to hype you up?
Ecstasy of Saint Theresa
10. What do you listen to when you want to calm down?
lovesliescrushing, Amp
11. Last gig/concert you went to?
Some Brazilian music.
12. Band you find yourself listening to the most right now?
Ghost
13. Most hated band?
IOSYS
14. Song that makes you think?
I don't have any specific ones. If I'm going to think about something unrelated to the song, it's probably something ambient.
15. Band that you think the world should love as much as you do?
Cocteau Twins. I don't think it's possible to hate them, but more people need to hear them, damn it..
16. Coolest music video?
That Finnish song that used a Soviet movie about Mars.
17. Music video with the most babe watch?
Lush - Hypocrite. Uh, I think.
18. What do you play/would you play in the bedroom to spice things up?
Slowdive - Souvlaki. What else?
19. Can you play a musical instrument?
I can kinda play the guitar.
20. Ever been in a mosh pit?
No.
21. Are you in a band?
No.
23. Ever dated a musician?
No.
28. Do you wish yourself that you were a musician?
I wish I was a better musician.
29. Best chick band you know of?
Does Lush count?
31. Last song that you heard on the radio/CD/etc...?
Er... no idea.
32. What do you think of classical music?
The biggest problem with Mahler is that after listening to three symphonies in a row, everything seems so underwhelming.
33. What do you think of country music?
I'm not big on it, but I'd have to say the modern stuff is bollocks.
34. What do you think of death metal?
We need more
35. Last BIG band that you saw live?
I haven't seen anyone big. Unless classical performances count.
36. Are you a groupie?
No.
37. Do you listen to music in foreign languages?
All the time.
38. What famous musicians would you like to fuck?
Hmm, wouldn't want to give too much away.
39. Worst concert moment?
I don't remember.
40. Funny concert moment?
Someone said "I come bearing cake" once. And when Al imitated the vocalist of The Glow.
41. Sad concert moment?
42. Best local act you can think of?
Casey Desmond
43. If you were a musical instrument, what would you be?
Bandoneón.
44. Do you listen to the radio?
WGBH occasionally.
45. Do you watch music TV?
No.
46. Do you follow the music charts, like the top 40?
No, most stuff on it is pretty horrible..
47. Have you ever met any famous musicians?
Casey Desmond, but I don't think she counts as famous.
48. Are any of your friends/family/etc. musicians?
Yes.
49. Song that best describes your feelings right now?
Cocteau Twins - Lazy Calm
50. Song that describes your life?
2007 could be summed up with Mahler's sixth symphony.
51. Do you know the names of all the band members that you listen to?
Heh, no, I'm not
52. Does a musician’s physical attractiveness play a role in the music that you listen to?
No. There are a lot of people who look good but are crap musicians.
53. What famous musician do you want to marry?
One of the recent generation of shoegazers.
53. Favourite movie soundtrack?
Kontroll or The American Astronaut
55. Any musician pet peeves?
People who think their work is flawless and they don't need to improve themselves as a result. That goes for everything else.
56. What do your parents listen to?
Classical/Romantic/Baroque/20th Century but I can get my mom to enjoy various things I put on.
57. What are you listening to right NOW?
Baka Beyond - Ohureo
58. Do you wear band T-shirts?
Occasionally.
59. What do you think of people who do?
I don't.
60. What music subculture do you feel like you belong?
Shoegazer.
61. What song is stuck in your head right now?
If I stopped listening to this, probably some horrid Little Markie crap.
62. Do you sing in the shower?
No.
63. If so, what? If not, why not?
I just don't.
64. Would you rather marry a musician or be one yourself?
Both.
66. How important is your partner's taste in music to you?
Whatever, I can open people up to new music.
67. Hanson moves in next door to you, do you go introduce yourself, or do you arrange to beat them up?
I'd be oblivious to it.
68. Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll, you dig?
In moderation.
69. Do you cook to music?
No, the compy is too far from the stove.
70. Do you sing in the toilet?
No.
Will's question:
71. If an evil sorcerer removed music from the world, would you go on a violent rampage until its return?
Yes.
Sarah's question:
72. What song do you wish you had written?
The Chicken Dance. Black Mage couldn't dream of inflicting so much misery. He'd be jealous. And they might make me a duke of Hell.
The guy I stole this from's Question:
73. What is the sexiest instrument?
Vibraphone
Burning Question: If it were possible to brainwash everyone on the planet so that they wouldn't remember any of the music they listened to, what would people enjoy?
