AC/DC-Back In Black
AC/DC-Black Ice
AC/DC-High Voltage
AC/DC-Highway To Hell
Alice in Chains-Alice In Chains
Alice In Chains-Dirt
Alice In Chains-Face Lift
Anthrax-Extended Versions
A Perfect Circle-Mer de Noms
Aperfectcircle-Thirteenth Step
ASHES dIVIDE-Keep Telling Myself It's Alright
Black Sabbath-Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath-Paranoid
Black Sabbath-Master Of Reality
Black Sabbath-Black Sabbath Vol. 4
Black Sabbath-Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath
Black Sabbath-Sabotage
Black Sabbath-Never Say Die
Black Sabbath-The Dio Years


Not finished will do so soon!

For this week's Tuesday Ten, I'm turning my attention to the side-project, an often-maligned pasttime for many artists. For the avoidance of doubt, here is what Wiki has to say about what a side-project is:

A side project is a project undertaken by one or more persons already known for their involvement in another band. It can also be an artist or a band temporarily switching to a different style.

Usually these projects emphasize a different aspect of that person's or that band's musical interests that they feel they cannot explore within the boundaries established by their main project. Side projects can later become full-time endeavours, but shouldn't be confused with quitting a band for a solo career or another band.

So with that tidied up, I have no doubt that some of the bands/artists I include will be disputed as to whether they were side-projects or not. Feel free to argue your case or add others...

A Perfect Circle
a project involving Billy Howerdel, and Maynard James Keenan of Tool

Probably one of the biggest success stories in recent years in terms of a side-project, APC flickered brightly for a short while, almost filling in time between Tool albums from 2000 to about 2004. They only released two albums (as well as a covers album), the first album Mer de Noms being a near-perfect alt-rock album that had accessibility, power and above all some cracking songs, notable for in the main being an awful lot less cryptic than Keenan's work in Tool.

Keenan has also released work under the name Puscifer, too, which was an even more radical departure from his work in Tool.

The Breeders
initially a side project of Kim Deal of Pixies and Tanya Donelly of Throwing Muses

This band began as a side-project (borne of Kim Deal's frustration of not being able to contribute much in the way of writing to the Pixies' output), and has since the dissolution of the Pixies became the "main band", albeit with very different personnel along the way, and release schedule that could be termed, er, "erratic". And even wierder, side-projects have spawned from this (in the form of The Amps) too, while Tanya Donnelly went on to form her own band in Belly.

Revolting Cocks
a long-term side project involving Al Jourgensen from Ministry, and initially Richard 23 from Front 242

The sleazy, beer-swilling and often downright filthy younger sibling to the raging and highly political Ministry, this was always the outlet that Jourgensen seemed to use for his more light-hearted side, often involving god-only-knows how many members of other bands in the industrial scene to help him out along the way. The sound of a party I'm not sure I'd ever want to attend, probably their best known tracks include the delightfully titled Beers, Steers and Queers and the cover of Do Ya Think I'm Sexy that is just plain wrong.

Grinderman
side-project involving Nick Cave from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

The release of the one Grinderman album so far last year seemed to herald something of a critical comeback for Nick Cave, with a more primal, "old school" sound that reached a long way back into his career, perhaps even as far back as The Birthday Party, and frankly was the best thing he'd done in years. Indeed, it clearly struck a chord, as the latest Nick Cave album (DIG, LAZARUS, DIG!!!) was at least in parts almost as chaotic and (whisper it) fun.

Memmaker
project involving Yann Faussurier from Iszoloscope

Talking of fun, tracks from this act's album How to Enlist in a Robot Uprising have been industrial dancefloor sensations this year, and with good reason - a light-hearted concept album of stomping dancefloor industrial that has a vague robot theme without getting too bogged down in it, and is a world away from the intricately constructed soundscapes that Yann has specialised in with his main project Iszoloscope.

Amanda Palmer
a side project of Amanda Palmer from The Dresden Dolls

Perhaps debatable that this is a side-project, but I see it as one - the album Who Killed Amanda Palmer has been released in the down-time between DD albums, and is also something of a departure from the parent band's work. In the main, this is a collection of songs that thematically wouldn't work as DD songs, but as a collection here work very well indeed, but are still clearly the work of Amanda Palmer. In fact, in some respects this is vastly superior to DD material, and in a just world would make Palmer a star - but for now I think she's going to remain an underground star.

Ziltoid The Omniscient
one of the many side projects of Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad)

Often trying to work out what is Townsend's main project is difficult enough, particularly with the finishing off of SYL recently. SYL were, perhaps, his main outlet, but there have been vast numbers of other releases under various different names, of which this is the latest, and probably the strangest, being a concept album about (if I'm getting this right) an alien searching for the perfect coffee. One thing you can say about Townsend: he never takes things too seriously...

Emigrate
side-project of Richard Kruspe from Rammstein

In the now-long period since the last new Rammstein material, some of the members of the band have been involved in other things - the most high-profile being Richard Kruspe's Emigrate project. To be honest, though, musically it doesn't sound all that different to the "parent" band - the guitars sound the same, the huge, pounding beats are there, it's just not quite as interesting, really. Still, the wait for new Rammstein material may soon be over - the band's wiki page reports that the new album is finally nearing completion.

C-Tec
a project involving Jean-Luc De Meyer from Front 242 and Marc Heal from Cubanate, amongst others

Another industrial project that had a number of different people involved along the course of the band's existence, I only really came to the band with their last release Cut, which appeared to my ears to be a pretty much perfect balance between the influences of 242 and Cubanate - and I always saw it as a shame that there wasn't more material released subsequent to that.

Combichrist
initially a side-project of Andy La Plegua of Icon of Coil

While the roles seem to have reversed now, with Icon of Coil being a live-only proposition from what we can tell right now, and Combichrist as the main vehicle for La Plegua's work, in the beginning Combichrist was a "powernoise" project and came to promience doing remixes. The first Combichrist album appeared while IoC were still current, but IoC appeared to be sidelined once Combichrist gained some serious success in the industrial scene. Combichrist is only one of a number of projects that have sprung up from IoC - in addition there are Panzer AG and Scandy (also La Plegua projects), then also NorthBorne, Zombie Girl and Moonitor!

Other suggestions:
Lard
Noise Unit
Delerium
G/Z/R

... and mostly because i'm bored. and i like quizzes.

1.How did you get into 29?
Opeth
Ex-boyfriend with some knowledge of what good music is ;)

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?
Katatonia
I have absolutely no idea :x

3. What's your favorite lyric by 33?
A Perfect Circle
Hm... I must say Weak and Powerless, it's f*cking awsum. Besides, the video is P-E-R-F-E-E-E-C-T.

4. How did you get into 49?
Amy Winehouse
Because of the hype, and I kinda found the lyrics of Back to Black full of awsumness.

5. How many albums by 13 do you own?
Stone Sour
None :(

6. What is your favorite song by 50?
Foo Fighters
Learn to Fly, for sure :)

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad?
Hatebreed
ur jokin lulz

8. What is your favorite song by 15?
Placebo
Every You, Every Me - awsum!

9. What is your favorite song by 5?
Muse
Stockholm Syndrome and Hysteria and Time Is Running Out, but I love EVERY SONG they play.

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?
Zeromancer
I think Doctor Online is f*cking awsum [2]

11. What is the worst song by 40?
System of a Down
Sugar. It annoys me a lot, dunno why.

12. What is your favorite song by 10?
Flogging Molly
Easy one, Devil's Dance Floor :B

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30?
Everything but the Girl
My first semester as a Journalism student.

14. What is your favorite song by 38?
LCD Soundsystem
Tribulations. Don't remember the reason, though.

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?
Maxïmo Park[artist]
Yes, Our Velocity was the background music for some really nice things that happened :)

16. Is there a song by 25 that makes you sad?
As I Lay Dying
Not really.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
Polkadot Cadaver
Their best one, A Wolf In Jesus Skin

18. What's your favorite lyric by 11?
Pride and Prejudice Soundtrack
It was tagged wrong, so it won't show up. Besides, there are no lyrics :B

19. Who is a favorite member of 1?
Marilyn Manson
MM himself :B

20. Is there a song by 14 that makes you happy?
Rammstein
Links 2 3 4, mostly because it was the first one I translated correctly :B

21. What is a good memory involving 27?
Tori Amos
Going home while almost "climbing" my way up, when I lived in Austria. Bouncing Off Clouds was the fav one.

22. What is your favorite song by 16?
HIM
Their cover of Wicked Game *_*
[b]so. f*cking. sexy.[/b]

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47?
Matanza
Ela roubou meu caminhão - western + trucks + love fights, all made in Brazil (y)

24. What is your favorite album by 18?
Slipknot
Iowa.

25. What is your favorite song by 21?
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
The entire soundtrack ;)

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26?
AFI
Miss Murder, while playing GH.

27. What is your favorite album by 3?
Nine Inch Nails
Normally people just hate it, but i enjoy: Ghosts.

28. What is you favorite song by 2?
She Wants Revenge
Written In Blood VAMPS! FANGS! BLOOD! - not. It's because for the video, they did a sorta re-enactment of The Hunger movie (L)

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32?
Justin Timberlake
JT himself? Señorita or something like that...

30. What is you favorite song by 8?
Oomph!
Tief in dir and Geborn zu sterben and Sex hat keine Macht and Supernova... oh gosh, I don't have a favorite.

31. How many times have you seen 17 live?
Interpol
None :~

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy?
Apparat
Not really, but i do like Komponent a lot.

33. How did you get into 12?
dredg
A very good friend - sounds as if I had tons of them, LOL - sent it to me and I fell in love...

With the band, not the friend.

34. What is the worst song by 45?
The Smiths
Panic - one of the worst choruses in the history of music, like a "Öhrwurm", argh!
[i]Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ
Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ
HANG THE DJ [/i]

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34?
New Order
Blue Monday, when I was a little gal. It's still my fav.

36. What is the first song you ever heard by 48?
Mindless Self Indulgence
Bring the Pain is more likely... The same ex-boyfriend showed it to me. Thanks Victor!

37. How many times have you seen 42 live?
Joy Division
ur jokin lulz [2] - I'm not that old.

38. What is you favorite song by 36?
Cat Power
Great Expectations, because it brings some good ol' memories back. And the song's nice.

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28?
In Flames
Even if God Himself showed up and asked me the name of the song, I would still be unable to recall it.

40. What is you favorite album by 7?
Moonspell
The Antidote.

41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy?
David Bowie
As the World Falls Down, because I wish I was four again and watching this movie while sitting on my mother's lap.

42. What is your favorite album by 41?
The Verve
I don't have a favorite.. I'm not even a big fan.

43. What is your favorite song by 24?
Covenant
Call the Ships to Port.

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46?
Clint Mansell
He's the soundtrack creator of one of my favorites movies, Requiem for a Dream.

45. What is your favorite song by 35?
Ghinzu
Do you read me, mostly because of the guitars :)

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy?
Bloc Party
Yeah, babe - Banquet is a good reason to smile and dance.

47. What is your favorite album by 4?
The Cure
Bloodflowers.

48. Who is a favorite member of 37?
Auf der Maur
Melissa :)

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43?
Blutengel
I guess it was Weg zu mir

50. What is your favorite song by 20?
30 Seconds to Mars
From Yesterday, because I like Jared screaming like a gal, LOL

... and mostly because i'm bored. and i like quizzes.

1.How did you get into 29?
Opeth
Ex-boyfriend with some knowledge of what good music is ;)

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?
Katatonia
I have absolutely no idea :x

3. What's your favorite lyric by 33?
A Perfect Circle
Hm... I must say Weak and Powerless, it's f*cking awesome. Besides, the video is P-E-R-F-E-E-E-C-T.

4. How did you get into 49?
Amy Winehouse
Because of the hype, and I kinda found the lyrics of Back to Black full of awsumness.

5. How many albums by 13 do you own?
Stone Sour
None :(

6. What is your favorite song by 50?
Foo Fighters
Learn to Fly, for sure :)

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad?
Hatebreed
ur jokin lulz

8. What is your favorite song by 15?
Placebo
Every You, Every Me - awsum!

9. What is your favorite song by 5?
Muse
Stockholm Syndrome and Hysteria and Time Is Running Out, but I love EVERY SONG they play.

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?
Zeromancer
I think Doctor Online is f*cking awsum [2]

11. What is the worst song by 40?
System of a Down
Sugar. It annoys me a lot, dunno why.

12. What is your favorite song by 10?
Flogging Molly
Easy one, Devil's Dance Floor :B

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30?
Everything but the Girl
My first semester as a Journalism student.

14. What is your favorite song by 38?
LCD Soundsystem
Tribulations. Don't remember the reason, though.

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?
Maxïmo Park[artist]
Yes, Our Velocity was the background music for some really nice things that happened :)

16. Is there a song by 25 that makes you sad?
As I Lay Dying
Not really.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
Polkadot Cadaver
Their best one, A Wolf In Jesus Skin

18. What's your favorite lyric by 11?
Pride and Prejudice Soundtrack
It was tagged wrong, so it won't show up. Besides, there are no lyrics :B

19. Who is a favorite member of 1?
Marilyn Manson
MM himself :B

20. Is there a song by 14 that makes you happy?
Rammstein
Links 2 3 4, mostly because it was the first one I translated correctly :B

21. What is a good memory involving 27?
Tori Amos
Going home while almost "climbing" my way up, when I lived in Austria. Bouncing Off Clouds was the fav one.

22. What is your favorite song by 16?
HIM
Their cover of Wicked Game *_*
[b]so. f*cking. sexy.[/b]

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47?
Matanza
Ela roubou meu caminhão - western + trucks + love fights, all made in Brazil (y)

24. What is your favorite album by 18?
Slipknot
Iowa.

25. What is your favorite song by 21?
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
The entire soundtrack ;)

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26?
AFI
Miss Murder, while playing GH.

27. What is your favorite album by 3?
Nine Inch Nails
Normally people just hate it, but i enjoy: Ghosts.

28. What is you favorite song by 2?
She Wants Revenge
Written In Blood VAMPS! FANGS! BLOOD! - not. It's because for the video, they did a sorta re-enactment of The Hunger movie (L)

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32?
Justin Timberlake
JT himself? Señorita or something like that...

30. What is you favorite song by 8?
Oomph!
Tief in dir and Geborn zu sterben and Sex hat keine Macht and Supernova... oh gosh, I don't have a favorite.

31. How many times have you seen 17 live?
Interpol
None :~

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy?
Apparat
Not really, but i do like Komponent a lot.

33. How did you get into 12?
dredg
A very good friend - sounds as if I had tons of them, LOL - sent it to me and I fell in love...

With the band, not the friend.

34. What is the worst song by 45?
The Smiths
Panic - one of the worst choruses in the history of music, like a "Öhrwurm", argh!
[i]Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ
Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
HANG THE DJ, HANG THE DJ
Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ
HANG THE DJ [/i]

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34?
New Order
Blue Monday, when I was a little gal. It's still my fav.

36. What is the first song you ever heard by 48?
Mindless Self Indulgence
Bring the Pain is more likely... The same ex-boyfriend showed it to me. Thanks Victor!

37. How many times have you seen 42 live?
Joy Division
ur jokin lulz [2] - I'm not that old.

38. What is you favorite song by 36?
Cat Power
Great Expectations, because it brings some good ol' memories back. And the song's nice.

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28?
In Flames
Even if God Himself showed up and asked me the name of the song, I would still be unable to recall it.

40. What is you favorite album by 7?
Moonspell
The Antidote.

41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy?
David Bowie
As the World Falls Down, because I wish I was four again and watching this movie while sitting on my mother's lap.

42. What is your favorite album by 41?
The Verve
I don't have a favorite.. I'm not even a big fan.

43. What is your favorite song by 24?
Covenant
Call the Ships to Port.

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46?
Clint Mansell
He's the soundtrack creator of one of my favorites movies, Requiem for a Dream.

45. What is your favorite song by 35?
Ghinzu
Do you read me, mostly because of the guitars :)

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy?
Bloc Party
Yeah, babe - Banquet is a good reason to smile and dance.

47. What is your favorite album by 4?
The Cure
Bloodflowers.

48. Who is a favorite member of 37?
Auf der Maur
Melissa :)

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43?
Blutengel
I guess it was Weg zu mir

50. What is your favorite song by 20?
30 Seconds to Mars
From Yesterday, because I like Jared screaming like a gal, LOL

Update 22.11.08


A Perfect Circle - Thirteenth Step (alternative/progressive rock)
Sehr gefühlvolles Werk, aber um einiges einfacher als Tool-Alben.
8 / 10

DevilDriver - Devildriver (thrash/nu metal)
Gelungenes Debüt des Ex-Coal Chamber Frontmanns Dez Fafara, entfernt vergleichbar mit Slipknot´s selbstbetitelten Album.
7 / 10

I am not the type of person who often listens to playlists. I listen to stuff on my iPod as if it were a cd player, so generally I just listen to albums. However, I recently attempted to create the ultimate playlist to get me fired up for competitive activities. The title of the playlist is "Motivation." It has undergone quite a bit of rennovation, and I'm sure it will continue to see more. This is the rundown of the playlist in its current state.

1. A Favor House Atlantic by Coheed and Cambria
Spoiler alert: This is not the only CoCa song on here. In fact, the majority of the list is by Coheed. They are a very motivational artist. This song always seems to make me feel the exact way I want this list to make me feel as soon as I hear the first note. Therefore it was an obvious choice.
2. Give It Away by Red Hot Chili Peppers
I set my bar very high for the Peppers, as I wanted to keep this as short as possible. I also wanted the songs to be at least moderately aggressive, because emotionally moving tunes such as Under the Bridge are soft enough to make me feel relaxed, which is not what I'm looking for. Give It Away is a good choice because of its positive message and dirty grooves. I always rap along, and rapping gets me energized.
3. Know Your Enemy by Rage Against the Machine.
There's nothing better to get a person fired up than Rage, except Rage with a Maynard cameo. Like I said, the power of rappin' does things to a man, and it really helps here that the lyrics have serious and specific meaning, somewhat unlike Give It Away.
4. The Suffering by Coheed and Cambria.
As far as emotional impact goes, this song is tops. I've been listening to this as a way to get anxious for a very long time. The melodies in both halves of the song cannot be topped, and I feel like I have a serious bond with this track.
5. The Chain by Fleetwood Mac.
Hands down, best bass solo I've ever heard. And this is coming from a guy who listens to a lot of Flea. Spilling your guts out in three part harmony is what this song is all about. Oh, and Lindsey Buckingham's glorious finger picking does not hurt either. "The Chain will keep us together."
6. Gallow's Pole by Led Zeppelin.
Jimmy Page guitar + lovely mandolin = beauty. Robert Plant always seems to add the perfect touch to lyrics he does not write. I don't know how this songs gets me fired up more than The Rover or In My Time of Dying, but truth be told, it works.
7. Cuts Marked in the March of Men by Coheed and Cambria.
Yeah its really emotional and the overdubbed vocals plus guitar in the chorus are orgasmic. Then there's this bridge that totally changes the song, only to fall back into that chorus again. Genius.
8. Geek U.S.A. by The Smashing Pumpkins
In case you've never heard this song, to put it simply, it is the song with everything. Unforgettable melody. Extremely heavy and extremely gentle. One of the nastiest guitar solos to ever grace my eardrums, and in my opinion, just about the best drum performance ever. With all that being said I think you can understand why this song makes me feel the way it does.
9. Three Evils (Embodied in Love and Shadow) by Coheed and Cambria.
It's pretty thrilling and violent. Once again the melodies are undeniably insatiable. "Forever after beyond this when will our nightmare ever end?"
10. Make Yourself by Incubus.
The moral of this song, as I have interpreted it is this: you have the freedom to become whoever you want to be, and if you do not take advantage of this freedom you will become what someone else wants you to be. Brandon Boyd is also a pretty sick vocalist.
11. Lateralus by Tool.
I replaced Stinkfist with this because this song builds like none other and has a powerful effect on me. I really wanted to keep this list as short as possible, so I chose not to include the Salival versions of