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something missing? if you have some ideas on any extra questions i should add, or any extra options to the questions i already have up, just let me know, and there is a good chance that i will put them up. just hit "talk about it" and tell me what you want to see on the poll. thanks! :)
What is your age?
under 9
9-12
13-18
19-25
26-31
32-40
41-50
51-60
61-75
over 75
What is your sex?
male
female
uh.... i'm not quite sure!
depends on my mood
Click all of the types of music you enjoy listening to.
teen pop (BSB, Christina, etc.)
pop rock (MB20, Sugar Ray, etc.)
rock/rap (Limp Bizkit, Korn, etc.)
hip-hop (Outkast, Missy, Jay-Z, Eminem, etc.)
R&B (Tyrese, Brian Mcknight, Destiny's Child, etc.)
country pop (Shania, Garth, etc.)
bluegrass/folk country (Junior Brown, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, etc.)
jazz (Coltrane, Miles Davis, etc.)
heavy metal (Metallica, AC/DC, etc.)
classical (Mozart, Beethoven, etc.)
oldies pop (Beach Boys, Beatles,etc.)
classic rock (Led Zeppelin, Eagles, etc.)
alternative(bjork, radiohead, etc.)
dance/electronica (moby, BT, etc.)
easy listening (yanni, kenny G, etc.)
ska (the specials, save ferris, etc.)
punk (the Clash, green day, etc.)
reggae (bob marley, etc.)
Christian (newsboys, jars of clay, etc.)
Your ship is about to crash, and of the following CDs that are already on it, you can only salvage one to listen to when you're stranded on a deserted island. You grab:
Backstreet Boys "Millennium"
Tori Amos "Under the Pink"
The Beatles "Abbey Road"
Joni Mitchell "Blue"
Dr. Dre "Chronic"
Nirvana "Nevermind"
Destiny's Child "Writing's on the Wall"
AC/DC "Back in Black"
Beach Boys "Pet Sounds"
Radiohead "The Bends"
Dixie Chicks "Fly"
If those were the only CDs on the ship, i've leave them and go without any music
A foreign group of terrorists kidnap you and submit you to their most severe forms of torture in order to make you confess to information they need. The pain is unbearable to you because they've is put their boombox on "repeat", and are blasting,--
Nsync "No Strings Attached"
Saturday Night Fever soundtrack
Kid Rock "Devil Without a Cause"
Sisqo "Enter the Dragon"
Mariah Carey "Rainbow"
I'd just be jammin along to any of those!
In your opinion, the most overrated "legend" in music history is,--
Rolling Stones
Janis Joplin
Madonna
Sex Pistols
Elvis Presley
Aretha Franklin
Are you kidding? They should *all* have churches devoted to them!
Personally, i never understood what the big deal was with *any* of them.
Let's face it, the music industry is fickle, and sometimes, a talented artist gets overlooked, doesn't sell many records, or is unfairly judged. How many of these artists do you think are underrated, deserve more attention or unfairly get a bad rap? Click all that apply.
Backstreet Boys
Cat Power
MC Hammer
Abba
Hanson
Nick Drake
The Carpenters
Michael Jackson
The Monkees
Wyclef Jean
Will Smith
Christina Aguilera
Harry Connick, Jr.
Debbie Gibson
Tim Buckley
It's quite possible that the best song ever written is,--
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
"What a Wonderful World"
"Imagine"
"American Pie"
"Smells Like Teen Spirit"
"Respect"
"Stairway to Heaven"
"Yesterday"
"Like a Rolling Stone"
"Amazing Grace"
"Blowin' In The Wind"
"When You Wish Upon A Star"
Which of the following song lyrics do you think sounds the best?
"You're just an empty cage, girl, if you kill the bird." - Tori Amos
"And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make." - The Beatles
"Freedom is just another word for nothin' left to lose." -Janis Joplin
"We are all just prisoners here, of our own device." -The Eagles
"You don't know what you got til it's gone." -Joni Mitchell
"For everyone who won't accept deception instead of what is true." -Lauryn Hill
"I want my MTV!" -Dire Straits
Of the following sad songs, which is the most likely to choke you up everytime you hear it?
Nirvana "Polly"
Beach Boys "Caroline, No"
Tori Amos "Silent All These Years"
Billie Holiday "Good Morning, Heartache"
Tupac "Keep Ya Head Up"
Fiona Apple "Sullen Girl"
Patsy Cline "Crazy"
Emmylou Harris "To Daddy"
James Taylor "Fire & Rain"
Hole "Doll Parts"
Blink 182 "Adam's Song"
Backstreet Boys "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely"
Sarah Mclachlan "Angel"
R.E.M. "Everybody Hurts"
Janis Ian "At Seventeen"
Eminem "Stan"
Ben Folds Five "Brick"
Bonnie Raitt "I Can't Make You Love Me"
Which of the following songs make you feel the most inspired & good about life?
Destiny's Child "Survivor"
Britney Spears "Stronger"
Katrina & The Waves "Walkin' On Sunshine"
Nelly Furtado "I'm Like A Bird"
Louis Armstrong
Bruce Springsteen "Born to Run"
The Beatles "Here Comes the Sun"
Sir Mix-a-lot "Baby Got Back" (you're warped, hehehe!)
Gloria Gaynor "I Will Survive"
Queen "We Are the Champions"
U2 "Beautiful Day"
LeAnne Womack "I Hope You Dance"
Billy Joel "My Life"
Macy Gray "Do Something"
Michael Jackson "Man In The Mirror"
Joan Baez "Forever Young"
The worst musical plague to ever curse our planet is probably,--
grunge
boy bands
gangsta rap
teen pop princesses
80's metal hair bands
disco
Of the following definitive 90's albums, which is your favorite?
Tori Amos "Little Earthquakes"
Nirvana "Nevermind"
No Doubt "Tragic Kingdom"
Lauryn Hill "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill"
Liz Phair "Exile in Guyville"
Jeff Buckley "Grace"
Moby "Play"
U2 "Achtung Baby"
Madonna "Ray of Light"
TLC "Crazysexycool"
Radiohead "Ok Computer"
Alanis Morissette "Jagged Little Pill"
Missy Elliott "Supa Dupa Fly"
Smashing Pumpkins "Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness"
The Bodyguard soundtrack
Eric Clapton "Unplugged"
Beck "Odelay"
Hanson "Middle of Nowhere"
Dave Matthews Band "Crash"
Red Hot Chili Peppers "Bloodsugarsexmagik"
Dr. Dre "Chronic"
Mariah Carey (self-titled debut album)
Ani Difranco "Little Plastic Castle"
Nine Inch Nails "The Downward Spiral"
Which of the following independent/little-known artists do you listen to?
Ani Difranco
Sonic Youth
Elliott Smith
Belle & Sebastian
At the Drive-in
Jurassic 5
Massive Attack
Nico
Phish
Poe
Big Star
Starlight Mints
The Smiths
Portishead
Common
Mos Def
Black Crowes
Beth Orton
i know who none of these artists are & must get to a record store ASAP!
Of the following, who is the coolest, most kick-ass bad girl in the history of rock 'n' roll?
Wendy O. Williams
Cher
Madonna
Janis Joplin
Joan Jett
Courtney Love
Li'l Kim
Fiona Apple
Chrissie Hynde
Sinead O'Connor
Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes
The best album of all-time is quite possibly,--
The Beatles "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
Stevie Wonder "Songs In the Key of Life"
Jimi Hendrix "Are You Experienced?"
Joni Mitchell "Blue"
Nirvana "Nevermind"
Bob Dylan "Blonde on Blonde"
Fleetwood Mac "Rumours"
The Clash "London Calling"
Prince "1999"
Carole King "Tapestry"
Michael Jackson "Thriller"
Led Zeppelin "IV"
Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon"
Lauryn Hill "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill"
Paul Simon "Graceland"
Miles Davis "Birth of the Cool"
The Beatles "White Album"
Beach Boys "Pet Sounds"
Run DMC "Raising Hell"
U2 "The Joshua Tree"
Radiohead "Ok Computer"
Rock's greatest, ground-breaking revolutionary is:
Bob Marley
John Lennon
Kurt Cobain
Joey Ramone
Bjork
David Bowie
Jimi Hendrix
Michael Jackson
Bob Dylan
Madonna
Tupac Shakur
They have all have "unique" voices.... which one do you like the best?
Bjork
Macy Gray
Bob Dylan
Michael Stipe (of R.E.M.)
Stevie Nicks
Thom Yorke (of Radiohead)
Bono (of U2)
Dave Matthews
Judy Garland
The coolest woman ever in pop music is:
Aretha Franklin
Stevie Nicks
Madonna
Billie Holiday
Janis Joplin
Missy Elliott
Courtney Love
Tori Amos
Bette Midler
Mama Cass
Tina Turner
The most annoying guy in rock history is:
Kid Rock
Axl Rose
Eminem
Johnny Rotten (of Sex Pistols)
Ol' Dirty Bastard
David Lee Roth
Justin Timberlake
Noel and/or Liam Gallagher (Oasis brothers)
The coolest music video you've ever seen is:
Michael Jackson "Thriller"
Jamiroquai "Virtual Insanity"
Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Madonna "Ray of Light"
Fatboy Slim "Praise You"
Janet & Michael Jackson "Scream"
Devo "Whip It"
Bjork "It's Oh So Quiet"
Beastie Boys "Sabotage"
Billy Joel "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Busta Rhymes "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See"
Korn "Freak on a Leash"
Smashing Pumpkins "Tonight Tonight"
Alanis Morissette "Ironic"
Missy Elliot "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)"
Madonna "Justify My Love"
Pearl Jam "Jeremy"
Weezer "Buddy Holly"
Red Hot Chili Peppers "Californication"
Nine Inch Nails "Closer"
Prodigy "Smack My Bitch Up"
Tom Petty "Don't Come Around Here No More"
Which is the best summer song?
Eddie Cochrane "Summertime Blues"
Backstreet Boys "I Want It That Way"
Lovin' Spoonful "Summer In the City"
Don Henley "Boys of Summer"
Lauryn Hill "Doo Wop (That Thing)"
Janis Joplin "Me & Bobby McGee"
TLC "Waterfalls"
Tupac & Dr. Dre "California Love"
The Mamas & The Papas "California Dreamin'"
Van Morrison "Brown Eyed Girl"
The Monkees "Pleasant Valley Sunday"
Alice Cooper "School's Out"
Sugar Ray "Fly"
Will Smith "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It"
Hanson "MMMBop"
The Doors "Light My Fire"
Madonna "Holiday"
Bananarama "Cruel Summer"
Coolest collaboration:
Bjork & Thom Yorke (of Radiohead) "I've Seen It All"
Santana & Rob Thomas (of Matchbox Twenty) "Smooth"
Christina Aguilera, Mya, Pink, & Li'l Kim "Lady Marmalade"
Tupac & Dr. Dre "California Love"
Stevie Wonder & Paul McCartney "Ebony & Ivory"
Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole "Unforgettable"
Eminem & Elton John "Stan"
Sting & Backstreet Boys "I Want It That Way"
Aerosmith & Run DMC "Walk This Way"
Eve & Gwen Stefani "Let Me Blow Your Mind"
Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"
Best song featured in a movie:
Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Wayne's World)
Elton John "Tiny Dancer" (Almost Famous)
The Byrds "Turn Turn Turn" (Forrest Gump)
The Temptations "My Girl" (My Girl)
Aimee Mann "Wise Up" (Magnolia)
Bjork "In The Musicals" (Dancer In The Dark)
The greatest love song is:
"I Only Have Eyes For You"
"God Only Knows"
"Every Breath You Take"
"Your Song"
"I Will Always Love You"
"Stand By Me"
"I'll Be There"
"You Are the Sunshine of My Life"
"Everything I Do, I Do It For You"
"Unchained Melody"
"Can't Help Falling In Love"
"Just The Way You Are"
"Never My Love"
The best rebellious song is:
The Who "My Generation"
Bob Marley "Get Up Stand Up"
Sex Pistols "Anarchy in the U.K."
Billie Holiday "Strange Fruit"
Bob Dylan "The Times They Are A-Changin'"
The Beatles "Revolution"
Twisted Sister "We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore" (LOL! :)
Rage Against the Machine "Killing In The Name"
Steppenwolf "Born to Be Wild"
N.W.A. "Fuck Tha Police"
Cyndi Lauper "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"
Eminem "The Way I Am"
Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know"
Which album title sounds the coolest to you?
"Fumbling Towards Ecstasy"
"Shooting Rubber Bands At The Stars"
"Blue Train"
"Hell Among the Yearlings"
"Musings of a Creekdipper"
"When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks Like a King"
"Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie"
"Euphoria Morning"
"Stankonia"
"Angels & Cigarettes"
"Take Off Your Pants and Jacket"
Which guy in music has had the coolest fashion statement?
Elton John
AJ Mclean
Boy George
Michael Jackson
Dre from OutKast
Prince
Beck
Jimi Hendrix
David Bowie
Sid Vicious
Buddy Holly
Frank Sinatra
Elvis Presley
Marilyn Manson
Jack White
Which woman in music has had the coolest fashion statement?
Madonna
Erykah Badu
Gwen Stefani
Stevie Nicks
Bjork
Janis Joplin
Courtney Love
Beyonce Knowles of Destiny's Child
Patti Smith
Ani Difranco
Cyndi Lauper
Janet Jackson
Annie Lennox
Shania Twain
Meg White
Fill in the blank: "_______" is/are going to be the next great legend known for changing the face of music."
Eminem
Outkast
Rage Against the Machine
Bjork
The White Stripes
Radiohead
Ani Difranco
Best rock 'n' roll couple:
John & Yoko
Sid & Nancy
Kurt & Courtney
Britney & Justin
Best album to blast on a road trip,--
Bruce Springsteen "Born to Run"
Nick Drake "Pink Moon"
TLC "Fanmail"
Santana "Supernatural"
Moby "Play"
Janis Joplin "Pearl"
Shania Twain "Come On Over"
Beach Boys "Pet Sounds"
Rage Against the Machine "The Battle of Los Angeles"
Johnny Cash "I Walk the Line"
The Clash "London Calling"
Best song for strutting down the catwalk:
Jill Sobule "Supermodel"
Right Said Fred "I'm Too Sexy"
Madonna "Vogue"
Shania Twain "Man! I Feel Like A Woman"
Which of the following gorgeous songs is most likely to give you the goosebumps? (they's a dayum lot of options here, so if you don't like any of them, check your pulse!)
Procul Harum "Whiter Shade of Pale"
Moby "Porcelain"
Aerosmith "Dream On"
Annie Lennox "Why"
Radiohead "Karma Police"
Live "Lightening Crashes"
Bernadette Peters "Being Alive"
Chris Isaak "Wicked Game"
Sheryl Crow "Home"
Otis Redding "Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay"
Jimi Hendrix "The Wind Cries Mary"
The Beatles "Because"
Jewel "Foolish Games"
Sinead O'Connor "Nothing Compares To You"
Joni Mitchell "Blue"
The Sundays "Wild Horses"
Nat King Cole "Nature Boy"
The Eagles "Desperado"
Tori Amos "Hey Jupiter"
Boyz II Men "Water Runs Dry"
Jeff Buckley "Hallelujah"
Bette Midler "The Rose"
Elton John "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
Frank Sinatra "It Was A Very Good Year"
The Beatles "The Long & Winding Road"
Janis Joplin "Summertime"
Rolling Stones "Ruby Tuesday"
Guns 'N' Roses "November Rain"
Bon Jovi "Always"
Christina Aguilera "Reflection"
Simon & Garfunkel "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
Ray Charles "Georgia On My Mind"
Eminem "Kim" (ok, so it's not 'gorgeous', but just *try* not getting goosebumps)
Silverchair "Ana's Song"
Counting Crows "Round Here"
R.E.M. "Nightswimming"
Suzanne Vega "Caramel"
Black Crowes "She Talks To Angels"
Most talented "boy band":
Backstreet Boys
NSync
The Temptations
Bee Gees
Boyz II Men
Jackson Five
Most kick-ass rock band:
Aerosmith
Rage Against the Machine
Nirvana
Rolling Stones
Sex Pistols
Van Halen
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Led Zeppelin
Best "girl group" or all-grrrl rock band:
The Supremes
Sleater-Kinney
Kittie
The Donnas
The Go-Gos
TLC
Destiny's Child
Indigo Girls
Bikini Kill
L7
Luscious Jackson
En Vogue
definitive 90's song:
Backstreet Boys "I Want It That Way"
U2 "One"
R.E.M. "Losing My Religion"
Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
TLC "Waterfalls"
Lauryn Hill "Doo Wop (That Thing)"
Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg "Nuthin But a G Thang"
Celine Dion "My Heart Will Go On"
Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You"
Jewel "Who Will Save Your Soul"
Sheryl Crow "All I Wanna Do"
Santana feat. Rob Thomas "Smooth"
Spice Girls "Wannabe"
Britney Spears "Baby One More Time"
Shania Twain "You're Still the One"
Red Hot Chili Peppers "Give It Away"
Beck "Loser"
Madonna "Vogue"
TLC "Waterfalls"
Eric Clapton "Tears In Heaven"
No Doubt "Don't Speak"
Hanson "MMMBop"
Green Day "When I Come Around"
Ricky Martin "Livin' La Vida Loca"
Natalie Imbruglia "Torn"
Smash Mouth "Walkin' On The Sun"
Best singer/songwriter:
Bob Dylan
Joni Mitchell
Sarah McLachlan
Tori Amos
Bob Marley
Billy Joel
Elton John
Ani Difranco
Ben Harper
Fiona Apple
James Taylor
Jeff Buckley
Paul Simon
Cat Stevens
Lucinda Williams
Harry Nilsson
Emmylou Harris
Who is the greatest guitarist?
Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Lindsay Buckingham (of Fleetwood Mac)
Tom Morello (of Rage Against the Machine)
Jimmy Page
Bonnie Raitt
Stevie Ray Vaughan
B.B. King
Nick Drake
Carlos Santana
Chuck Berry
Angus Young (of AC/DC)
Doc Watson
Chet Atkins
Best hip-hop song:
Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg "Nuthin But A G Thang"
Tupac & Dr. Dre "California Love"
Queen Latifah "Ladies First"
Run DMC "My Adidas"
Beastie Boys "Fight For Your Right To Party"
Eminem "The Real Slim Shady"
Missy Elliott "Get Your Freak On"
Aaliyah "Are You That Somebody"
Jay-Z "Hard Knock Life"
Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince "Parents Just Don't Understand"
Coolio "Gangsta's Paradise"
N.W.A. "Fuck Tha Police"
Public Enemy "Don't Believe The Hype"
Salt 'N' Pepa "Push It"
Outkast "B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad"
LL Cool J "Mama Said Knock You Out"
Busta Rhymes "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See"
Vanilla Ice "Ice Ice Baby" ;)
Best hip-hop album:
N.W.A. "Straight Outta Compton"
Run DMC "Raising Hell"
Queen Latifah "All Hail The Queen"
Salt 'N' Pepa "Very Necessary"
Eminem "The Marshall Mathers LP"
Beastie Boys "Paul's Boutique"
Public Enemy "It Takes a Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back"
Jay-Z "Hard Knock Life, vol. II"
Lauryn Hill "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill"
Jurassic 5 "Quality Control"
Fugees "The Score"
2pac "All Eyez on Me"
Outkast "Aquemini"
Dr. Dre "The Chronic"
A Tribe Called Quest "Low End Theory"
Wu-Tang Clan "Enter the 36 Chambers"
Missy Elliott "Supa Dupa Fly"
Aaliyah "One In A Million"
Janet Jackson "Rhythm Nation"
The Roots "Things Fall Apart"
LL Cool J "Mama Said Knock You Out"
Snoop Doggy Dogg "Doggystyle"
Busta Rhymes "E.L.E."
TLC "Fanmail"
Cypress Hill "Black Sunday"
Best country album:
Lucinda Williams "Car Wheels On A Gravel Road"
Dwight Yoakam "If There Was A Way"
Johnny Cash "Highwaymen"
Hank Williams "I Saw The Light"
Garth Brooks "No Fences"
Patsy Cline "Sentimentally Yours"
Willie Nelson "Red-headed Stranger"
Dixie Chicks "Wide Open Spaces"
Dolly Parton "Little Sparrow"
Emmylou Harris "Pieces of the Sky"
Reba McIntyre "Whoevers In New England"
Shania Twain "The Woman In Me"
Tammy Wynette "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad"
Junior Brown "12 Shades Of Brown"
Alison Krauss "Now That I've Found You"
Shelby Lynne "I Am Shelby Lynne"
Best rock song:
Led Zeppelin "Kashmir"
Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Red Hot Chili Peppers "Under the Bridge"
Rage Against the Machine "Killing In The Name"
The Who "My Generation
Rolling Stones "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
Pink Floyd "Learning To Fly"
Guns 'N' Roses "Sweet Child O' Mine"
AC/DC "You Shook Me All Night Long"
Sex Pistols "Anarchy In The U.K."
Bruce Springsteen "Born To Run"
Jimi Hendrix "Purple Haze"
Eric Clapton "Layla"
Aerosmith "Janie's Got A Gun"
Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody"
The Beatles "Get Back"
Korn "Freak On A Leash"
Lenny Kravitz "Are You Gonna Go My Way"
The Kinks "You Really Got Me"
Neil Young "Keep On Rockin' In The Free World"
Metallica "Enter Sandman"
Lynyrd Skynyrd "Freebird"
Creedence Clearwater Revival "Proud Mary"
Van Halen "Jump"
The Eagles "Hotel California"
Chuck Berry "Johnny B. Goode"
U2 "Pride (In The Name Of Love)"
The Doors "Break On Through (To The Other Side)"
Best rock album:
Rage Against the Machine "Evil Empire"
Korn "Follow the Leader"
Rolling Stones "Exile on Main Street"
Pink Floyd "The Wall"
The Beatles "White Album"
Led Zeppelin "IV"
U2 "The Joshua Tree"
The Who "Who's Next"
Pearl Jam "Ten"
Nirvana "Nevermind"
Green Day "Dookie"
Red Hot Chili Peppers "Bloodsugarsexmagik"
Guns 'N' Roses "Appetite For Destruction"
Bruce Springsteen "Born To Run"
Jimi Hendrix "Electric Ladyland"
Patti Smith "Horses"
Sex Pistols "Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols"
Hole "Live Through This"
Everclear "Sparkle And Fade"
The Clash "London Calling"
Nine Inch Nails "The Downward Spiral"
AC/DC "Back in Black"
Metallica "The Black Album"
Eric Clapton "Slowhand"
Alice Cooper "Welcome To My Nightmare"
Bonnie Raitt "Nick Of Time"
The Doors "Morrison Hotel"
The Eagles "Hotel California"
Heart "Dreamboat Annie"
Iggy Pop "Funhouse"
Fleetwood Mac "Rumours"
Best alternative album:
Bjork "Post"
Radiohead "Ok Computer"
The Smiths "The Queen Is Dead"
PJ Harvey "To Bring You My Love"
Tori Amos "Under the Pink"
R.E.M. "Murmur"
Sinead O'Connor "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got"
Smashing Pumpkins "Siamese Dream"
Ani Difranco "Little Plastic Castle"
Beck "Odelay"
Belle & Sebastian "If You're Feeling Sinister"
Beth Orton "Trailer Park"
Cat Power "Moon Pix"
Velvet Underground & Nico (self-titled)
Big Star "#1 Record/Radio City Music Hall"
The Replacements "Let It Be"
Sonic Youth "Daydream Nation"
Nico "Chelsea Girl"
Portishead "Dummy"
Kate Bush "The Dreaming"
Tom Waits "Closing Time"
Pixies "Surfer Rosa"
Television "Marquee Moon"
Birthday Party "Junkyard"
Liz Phair "Exile In Guyville"
Mercury Rev "Deserter's Songs"
Neutral Milk Hotel "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea"
David Bowie "Hunky Dory"
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds "Boatman's Call"
Massive Attack "Mezzanine"
Garbage "Version 2.0"
Mazzy Star "Among My Swan"
Tricky "Maxinquaye"
Poe "Haunted"
Afghan Whigs "Gentlemen"
Best pop album:
The Beatles "Rubber Soul"
Elton John "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
Blondie "Parallel Lines"
Beach Boys "Pet Sounds"
Billy Joel "Innocent Man"
Carole King "Tapestry"
Michael Jackson "Off The Wall"
Stevie Wonder "Innervisions"
Madonna "Like A Prayer"
Jackson 5 "ABC"
Hanson "Middle of Nowhere"
Annie Lennox "Diva"
The Monkees "Headquarters"
Sheryl Crow "Tuesday Night Music Club"
The Mamas & The Papas "If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears"
The Cranberries "Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?"
Boyz II Men "II"
Cyndi Lauper "She's So Unusual"
Mariah Carey "Emotions"
No Doubt "Tragic Kingdom"
Alanis Morissette "Jagged Little Pill"
Backstreet Boys "Millennium"
TLC "CrazySexyCool"
Best cover song:
Tori Amos "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Nirvana cover)
Marilyn Manson "Sweet Dreams" (Eurhytmics cover)
Fiona Apple "Across the Universe" (Beatles cover)
Smashing Pumpkins "Landslide" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
The Cure "Purple Haze" (Jimi Hendrix cover)
Van Halen "You Really Got Me" (Kinks cover)
Jimi Hendrix "All Along The Watchtower" (Bob Dylan cover)
Cat Power "Satisfaction" (Rolling Stones cover)
The Sundays "Wild Horses" (Rolling Stones cover)
Rage Against the Machine "Ghost of Tom Joad" (Bruce Springsteen cover)
P.O.D. "Bullet the Blue Sky" (U2 cover)
2pac "Changes" (Bruce Hornsby cover)
Best road trip song:
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullets "Against the Wind"
Harry Nilsson "Everybody's Talkin'"
Buffalo Springfield "For What It's Worth"
Naughty By Nature "Hip Hop Hooray"
Everything But The Girl "Missing"
Jackson Browne "The Pretender"
Nick Drake "Pink Moon"
Alanis Morissette "Ironic"
Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Dixie Chicks "Wide Open Spaces"
Blur "Song #2"
Blondie "Heart of Glass"
Elton John "Tiny Dancer"
Heart "These Dreams"
Aerosmith "Cryin'"
The B-52's "Love Shack"
Steppenwolf "Born To Be Wild"
Lynyrd Skynyrd "Sweet Home Alabama"
CCR "Fortunate Son"
Simon & Garfunkel "Homeward Bound"
Scott McKenzie "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)"
Three Dog Night "Joy To The World"
Willie Nelson "On The Road Again"
Wyclef Jean "Gone Til November"
Tom Petty "Freefallin'"
Rod Stewart "Maggie May"
Best song to dance (or just jump around, lol) to:
Deelite "Groove Is In The Heart"
C&C Music Factory "Everybody Dance Now"
Freestylers "Here We Go"
Moby "Bodyrock"
Toni Basil "Mickey"
Snap! "Rhythym Is A Dancer"
Fatboy Slim "Gangsta Trippin"
Bill Haley & The Comets "Rock Around The Clock"
Abba "Dancing Queen"
Bee Gees "Stayin Alive"
Wild Cherry "Play That Funky Music"
Limp Bizkit "Faith"
Kriss Kross "Jump"
A Tribe Called Quest "Insane In The Brain"
Brian Setzer Orchestra "Jump Jive and Wail"
Sir Mix-A-Lot "Baby Got Back"
Michael Jackson "Billie Jean"
DMX "Party Up"
Bob Marley "Jammin"
The Ramones "I Wanna Be Sedated"
Stevie Wonder "Superstition"
The Beatles "Twist & Shout"
Elvis Presley "Hound Dog"
Suzanne Vega "Tom's Diner"
Best break-up song:
Michael Jackson "She's Out Of My Life"
Barbra Streisand "The Way We Were"
Janet Jackson "Again"
2gether "The Hardest Part of Breaking Up (Is Getting Back Your Stuff)"
No Doubt "Don't Speak"
Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know"
Boyz II Men "On Bended Knee"
Whitney Houston "Heartbreak Hotel"
Lauryn Hill "Ex-factor"
The Monkees "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone"
Everything But The Girl "Missing"
Fleetwood Mac "Go Your Own Way"
LeAnn Rimes "Blue"
Matchbox Twenty "Push"
Pink "There You Go"
Dixie Chicks "Without You"
Toni Braxton "He Wasn't Man Enough"
Expose "I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me)"
Macy Gray "I Try"
The Cranberries "Linger"
Carole King "It's Too Late"
Mariah Carey "My All"
Sinead O'Connor "Nothing Compares To You"
Brian Mcknight "Anytime"
Laura Nyro "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You"
Tracy Chapman "Give Me One Reason"
98 Degrees "The Hardest Thing"
En Vogue "My Lovin (Never Gonna Get It)"
Bob Dylan "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go"
Frank Sinatra "I Get Along Without You Very Well"
What is your favorite classic music-related moment on TV?
The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show
Courtney Love throwing her lipstick at Madonna during a post-VMA interview
Madonna's "Like A Virgin" performance at the VMAs
Britney's "Oops! I Did It Again" striptease at the VMAs
The Monkees tv series
Eminem & Elton John perform together at the Grammys
The premiere of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video on MTV
Sex Pistols piss off a proper British tv host until he is so provoked he cusses
The controversy over Madonna's racy "Justify My Love"
Lorne Michaels offers The Beatles $3,000 to reunite & perform on SNL
Sinead rips up a picture of the Pope
Bing Crosby & David Bowie performing "Little Drummer Boy" together
Bette Midler gets teary-eyed serenading Johnny Carson on his final episode
Whitney Houston singing the National Anthem
The Beatles Anthology on NBC
Eric Clapton performing "Tears In Heaven" on MTV Unplugged
Eddie Vedder salutes his rival Kurt Cobain on SNL after Kurt's death
Elvis' Ed Sullivan performance is televised only from the waist up
What is the best classical masterpiece?
Mozart "Eine Klein Nacht Musik"
Brahms "Lullaby"
Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker Suite"
Beethoven "5th Symphony"
Blue Danube Waltz
Vivaldi "The 4 Seasons"
Tchaikovksy "Romeo & Juliet"
Beethoven "Pathetique"
"Claire De Lune"
"Moonlight Sonata"
Beethoven "Fur Elise"
Tchaikovsky "Peter & The Wolf"
"Greensleeves"
"Dance of the Blessed Spirits"
Best controversial artist:
Marilyn Manson
Eminem
Rage Against the Machine
Courtney Love
Sinead O'Connor
NWA
Madonna
Prince
Michael Jackson
Grace Jones
Wendy O. Williams
David Bowie
John Lennon
Frank Zappa
Tupac Shakur
Most important person working behind the scenes:
Glenn Ballard (producer; MJ, Alanis, No Doubt, DMB)
Max Martin (writer; nsync, britney, backstreet)
Spike Jonze (director; "sabotage", "praise you", "it's oh so quiet")
Jimmy Jam (producer; Janet, etc.)
Tina Landon (choreographer; janet, ricky, jlo)
Fatima Robinson (choreographer; MJ, BSB, aaliyah)
McG (video director; korn, offspring, sugar ray)
Andrew Slater (producer; fiona, macy, wallflowers)
Carole King (songwriter; aretha, monkees, list goes on forever)
Diane Warren (songwriter of ballads like "my heart will go on" and "i don't want
Missy Elliott (producer; whitney, DC, nsync, janet)
Berry Gordy (motown founder)
Dr. Dre (producer; snoop, eminem)
Hype Williams (video director; dc, busta, aaliyah, jay-z, "lady marmalade")
Quincy Jones (producer/music mogul; michael jackson, and the list goes on foreve
Best music series on television:
Behind the Music (VH1)
Rock 'n' Roll Jeopardy (VH1)
Cover Wars (VH1)
Total Request Live (MTV)
Rock Across America (VH1)
The Ed Sullivan Show
American Bandstand
Making The Video (MTV)
MTV Unplugged
Yo! MTV Raps
VH1 Storytellers
106 & Park (BET)
CMT Most Wanted Live
Grand Ole' Opry (TNN/CMT)
Soul Train
What's My 20? (VH1)
Austin City Limits (PBS)
This poll was created on 2001-05-31 23:08:51 by backstrtbliss18