WhyTunes

[digitaldiscipline]

01. Total volume of music files on my computer:

At the office? The handful of MP3's that are available for download from The Azoic/Nilaiha's label, plus 128MB on my pocket MP3 player (generic angsty workout mix, which reminds me that I should put my headphones on and rock the catbox). On the home box? Probably about 2GB. Something just over 8 day's worth, anyway.

02. The last CD I bought was:

Metropolis' 2004 sampler. I don't buy much music anymore, because a) I haven't heard anything new except A23, Informatik, and Evanescence that I'd bother paying for, b) I'm too cheap/broke to blow money on CDs, c) I refuse to support the industry fat cats who are fucking up music by assraping fans. I may actually hold strong opinions on the subject not expressed here.

03. The last song I listened to before writing this was:

Now Playing: Cydonia, "Freakshow" - For those of you on GC2, this was the last song in my set, the one I danced to all by myself. Go buy "Fear of a Red Planet." Now.

05. Five songs I listen to a lot or that mean a lot to me:
(In no particular order)

Mussorgsky - The Great Gate at Kiev (from Pictures at an Exhibition). When people say they don't like classical music, I tend to find that they're not very interesting, and that they also haven't tried listening to good classical music.

Paul Simon - Call Me Al. This is "our song." First person who makes a smart remark gets taught that the "Al" I'm being called is "Bundy."

Front Line Assembly - Mortal. I can (and have) listened to this for days on end. Dark, atmospheric, great for working, driving, or sleeping.

Sisters of Mercy - Under the Gun. Arguably one of the most inflential songs I've ever heard.

Metallica - Fade to Black. Anyone who isn't moved by the guitar solo needs to be checked for a pulse.

Honorable mention: Command and Conquer - Hell March. Best video game music, ever.

06. Five albums I listen to a lot or that mean a lot to me:
(In no particular order)

NIN - Pretty Hate Machine and Sisters of Mercy - Slight Case of Overbombing. See SoM note above.

Metallica - Master of Puppets. This is the only album I own that doesn't have one song that sucks on it.

Front Line Assembly - Tactical Neural Implant.

If there was a "Best of John Williams" CD out there, maybe that.

07. Which 5 people are you passing this baton to, and why?

Whoever wants to bother, really.