Minus the BearTop 50 Quiz
1. What's your favorite song by 14?
Bob Dylan -
Masters of War2. How did you get into 20?
Fantômas: it was kind of random if I recall; might've read a review on Pitchfork or something. Well worth the investigation.
3. Who is your favorite member in 8?
The Smashing Pumpkins - Billy Corgan, even if he is an asshole. Though James Iha is pretty good too...
4. What's your favorite lyric bit by 29?
Boards of Canada: according to Last.fm:
Aquarius5. Have you ever seen 22 live?
Mogwai: Yes, at The Metro in Chicago.
6. What's your favorite album from 10?
Music For Airports: such an amazing piece of minimalism.
7. Do you own any merchandise from 3?
Radiohead: No
8. What is a good memory you have of 7?
Low: A quiet evening listening to their first LP on a slow day.
9. Is there a member of the same age as you in 2?
Nirvana: No
10. What did you first get into 1?
The Clash: College, something about their punk attitude, and deeply social commentary appealed to me. That and they're an amazing band in terms of musical impact.
11. Who likes 4 along with you?
Cloud Cult: My friends Colin and Sean (who happen to be brothers as well; and from St. Cloud)
12. Which song did you first hear from 15?
The Cure: Boys Don't Cry: My roommate freshman year loved this song and would always dance when it came on. Pretty fun.
13. What song made you fall in love with 5?
The Beatles: Yellow Submarine; my Mom used to sing it to my sister and me to put us to bed.
14. Which song do you not like by 18?
Deftones: Black Moon: its kind of really bad, remove the rapping and its pretty decent.
15. Why do you like 14's songs?
Bob Dylan: Because he's an amazing lyricist; his early work just can't be touched, its so classic and tied-in to the 1960s/70s.
16. Where did you first hear 6?
Modest Mouse: most likely the radio or on MTV.
17. How long was 19 a singer before you liked them?
Neil Young: quite a long time, considering he's been active since the early 60s and still going.
18. Does 13 have a song that gives you a bad memory?
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: a lot of them actually, I've just heard them so many times in bad situations - taken a while to even listen to them.
19. When did you get into 17?
Sonic Youth: when a friend suggested that I listen to Washing Machine
20. How long have you been into 1?
The Clash: Maybe 2-3 years, but only in the last year or so have I really gotten into them.
21. If 9 have a concert 300 miles away, would you drive there to see them?
The Arcade Fire: quite possibly, even though I can't legally drive due to lack of license.
22. How many CDs do you own of 12?
Minor Threat: 2 (Complete Discography, & First Demo Tape)
23. Does 21 have a song that makes you cry?
Gnarls Barkley: nope
24. Does 27 have a song that makes you happy?
The Chemical Brothers: a lot of their songs make me happy, its kind of hard to pick a single stand-out track.
25. Does 23 have a song that makes you smile?
TV on the Radio: Wolf Like Me; its like a wonderful horror movie love-song or something. I could maybe pick a better song, a lot of them off Dear Science are potential winners.
26. What's the last song you've listened to from 28?
The Black Keys:
Everywhere I Go27. Is there a song by 32 that you've listened to more than 30 times?
Pearl Jam: not on Last.fm or iTunes, but certainly over the course of my life I've had to have heard one of their singles that many times.
28. What is a song from 50 that you've only listened to once?
Beth Orton: [track artist=Beth Orton]Galaxy of Emptiness: its a bit too long and slow at times; although on this iTunes library she's not that highly played yet.
29. Is there a song you are sick of hearing by 24?
Fugazi: haven't found one yet :)
30. What song got you into 40?
Rammstein:
Du hast; I imagine a LOT of people got into them because of this track.31. What is your favorite single by 25?
Why?:
500 Fingernails32. If 49 hated you, what would you do?
The Roots: feel like a horrible person (maybe).
33. Would would you say if 42 or one of the members from 42 asked you out?
Beck: I honestly have no idea, I guess I'd be flattered (haha).
34. Would you care if 41 had a boyfriend/girlfriend?
Carissa's Wierd: maybe, if they could make them a bit happier; then again some of their solo outings have been much happier...
35. Who has the best voice in 46?
Battles: easy answer, lead vocalist Tyondai Braxton.
36. Do you think 26 is/are good looking?
Marilyn Manson: more so the older mid-90s version as opposed to his current looks.
37. How many times have you listened to your favorite song by 36?
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead:
Richter Scale Madness (4 times); although before that I know it was Will You Smile Again.38. How many CDs do you own of 30?
Aphex Twin: at least 7, most of his Aphex Twin releases are in my collection, minus a few.
39. Is there a song from 38 that makes you mad?
Band of Horses: most of the songs on Cease to Begin.
40. Which member from 31 do you want to see go solo? If 31 is only one artist, what would you do if they joined a group?
Sera Cahoone: none, its already a solo off-shoot from Carissa's Wierd; so the artist sort of is my answer (in a way).
41. What does your favorite song from 48 remind you of?
The Prodigy: break dancing; or Keith Flint.
42. Did you hate 43 at first?
Miles Davis: I don't think I've ever hated Miles Davis, maybe I didn't know much of his work for a while, but I never hated him.
43. Does your best friend also listen to 33?
Pixies: A lot of people listen to them, so yes.
44. Do you think your parents would like 37?
Nine Inch Nails: something tells me no...
45. Does 47 have a song that makes you want to dance?
The White Stripes: quite possibly yes, couldn't tell you which though.
46. Have you ever seen 34 in person?
The Weakerthans: no, but I want to.
47. Do you like 44's name?
Califone: yeah, and I can't help but think it means something
48. Is there someone in 45 that you want to go out with?
David Bowie: I think this one speaks for itself...
49. Do you know anyone that hates 39?
Minus the Bear: not personally, but I imagine there's people out there who don't like them.
50. Have you ever danced to a song from 35?
Sigur Rós: not really the type of music you dance too, unless you count some of the stuff on the new album (which I don't own).
