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Graduated from Alkio today. 44 courses! I was worrying for nothing, it seems.
Now to relax and read for exams.
Edit: snatched meme from diiba.
Step 1: Open your MP3 player.
Step 2: Put all of your music on random.
Step 3: Write down the first 20 songs it plays, no matter how embarrassing.
Step 4: Add shortly what you think of each song after you type the list of songs.
1. Heavenly - The World Will Be Better
Horribly soupy French power metal with a singer that can imitate all the big names - in this one, Andre Matos (Angra's ex-singer) and an eerie Timo Kotipelto imitation. It's so cheesy, I have it just for when I need to be reminded of why power metal seems to have taken a dive.
2. Evilion - Wreck
Very nice music with cellos, violins, piano and the usual suspects Geetar, Bassh, Drüms and Kee Bored. Only with two women singing, one a classically soft (not operatic!) voice and one harsher. Much likey, as it's exactly what I like to hear out of a string section.
3. James LaBrie - Freaks
Detuned guitars and Dream Theater singer LaBrie. It's good music but I seriously don't like the keyboards or guitar tone all too much. The LaBrie's singing and voice still earn much kudos from me, though.
4. Arch Enemy - End of the Line
I really don't know why I have music with a female death metal singer on my hard drive anymore, considering I don't really like the music even if Gossow still makes me grin.
5. Gamma Ray - Heaven Can Wait
My one and only GR song. I just have it as a token to remind me of exactly how zany Germans are, sometimes.
6. Battlelore - Shadowgate
Argh.
7. Meliesa - Come Cover Me (cover for Nightwish audition)
Admission: I've been lurking on the NW boards ever since I noticed the women there have a very constructive, encouraging thread discussing singing and generally getting everyone to feel good about the idea of getting singing lessons - while retaining a critical nature. Some of these people are really good - especially Meliesa (aka Pixel). It's definitely not in Tarja's style (thankfully), but it lacks certain punchs because of this.
8. Ensiferum - Tale of Revenge
Rawrrr! This song has one of my favourite Ensiferum moments in it - a bit of clean vocals that will seriously get stuck in your head if you're a sucker for catchiness like me. It helps that the rest of the song is typical Ensiferum-quality, too.
9. Dark Tranquillity - Mine is the Grandeur...
I just love these acoustic guitars on this track. It's a short 2:26 instrumental track which I lub very much.
10. James Van Nguyen - Sleeping Sun cover
One of the covers a guy on the NW boards made for aspiring singers/auditioners. Comes with no vocals but sounds pretty much like the real thing!
11. Tarot - Rose on the Grave
Haha. Ironically, my computer fan's being a bitch, and if I'm not mistaken, this Tarot song's about so sentient computer being left to slowly go insane in the darkness after the demise of mankind. One of those concept tracks I really dig, and not just because Marco's got a great voice.
12. Ayreon - Isis and Osiris
OMG, prog. <3 <3 Fish from Marillion, The Gathering singer Marijke Wossherface, Sharon from Within Temptation... and the allmighty Damian Wilson - and more. Just the amount of singers if enough to drive me bonkers (since I'm an easily excitable idoliser of singers), but good drumming, violins, a bit of the sitarr(!), riffing and everything just causes me to shut down and listen.
13. Arch Enemy - Cosmic Retribution
Argh? The earlier catalogue, of which some is good. Not my cup of tea!
14. More Arch Enemy. See above.
15. Ayreon - Forever of the Stars
A bit of monologue with an irritating voice effect. Sigh.
16. Vanishing Point - Hollow
Aussie power prog? Say it ain't so! I checked these guys out because Sonata covered one of their songs (very well), and I wasn't too disappointed. The singer's baritone and slight Aussie accent puzzle me a little though, but otherwise I'm satisfied.
17. Kamelot - Interlude IV (Dawn)
Whyyy?! Why an interlude? But at least it's a good one with Ian Parry doing the voice acting.
18. Moonsorrow - Ukkosenjumalan poika
I can pretty much put any Moonsorrow on and be able to listen to it for hours, since it's all so stable quality. And catchy enough to be interesting if you stop to listen to it as something other than background screeching.
19. Arch Enemy. One second while I delete all my AE.
20. Tarot - Midwinter Nights
This here is one of the best Tarot songs. It's mid-80s stuff, but so energetic and catchy that I'll probably never skip it if it comes up on shuffle. It's surprising how good Marco sounded at the tender age of 20-something already...
Now to relax and read for exams.
Edit: snatched meme from diiba.
Step 1: Open your MP3 player.
Step 2: Put all of your music on random.
Step 3: Write down the first 20 songs it plays, no matter how embarrassing.
Step 4: Add shortly what you think of each song after you type the list of songs.
1. Heavenly - The World Will Be Better
Horribly soupy French power metal with a singer that can imitate all the big names - in this one, Andre Matos (Angra's ex-singer) and an eerie Timo Kotipelto imitation. It's so cheesy, I have it just for when I need to be reminded of why power metal seems to have taken a dive.
2. Evilion - Wreck
Very nice music with cellos, violins, piano and the usual suspects Geetar, Bassh, Drüms and Kee Bored. Only with two women singing, one a classically soft (not operatic!) voice and one harsher. Much likey, as it's exactly what I like to hear out of a string section.
3. James LaBrie - Freaks
Detuned guitars and Dream Theater singer LaBrie. It's good music but I seriously don't like the keyboards or guitar tone all too much. The LaBrie's singing and voice still earn much kudos from me, though.
4. Arch Enemy - End of the Line
I really don't know why I have music with a female death metal singer on my hard drive anymore, considering I don't really like the music even if Gossow still makes me grin.
5. Gamma Ray - Heaven Can Wait
My one and only GR song. I just have it as a token to remind me of exactly how zany Germans are, sometimes.
6. Battlelore - Shadowgate
Argh.
7. Meliesa - Come Cover Me (cover for Nightwish audition)
Admission: I've been lurking on the NW boards ever since I noticed the women there have a very constructive, encouraging thread discussing singing and generally getting everyone to feel good about the idea of getting singing lessons - while retaining a critical nature. Some of these people are really good - especially Meliesa (aka Pixel). It's definitely not in Tarja's style (thankfully), but it lacks certain punchs because of this.
8. Ensiferum - Tale of Revenge
Rawrrr! This song has one of my favourite Ensiferum moments in it - a bit of clean vocals that will seriously get stuck in your head if you're a sucker for catchiness like me. It helps that the rest of the song is typical Ensiferum-quality, too.
9. Dark Tranquillity - Mine is the Grandeur...
I just love these acoustic guitars on this track. It's a short 2:26 instrumental track which I lub very much.
10. James Van Nguyen - Sleeping Sun cover
One of the covers a guy on the NW boards made for aspiring singers/auditioners. Comes with no vocals but sounds pretty much like the real thing!
11. Tarot - Rose on the Grave
Haha. Ironically, my computer fan's being a bitch, and if I'm not mistaken, this Tarot song's about so sentient computer being left to slowly go insane in the darkness after the demise of mankind. One of those concept tracks I really dig, and not just because Marco's got a great voice.
12. Ayreon - Isis and Osiris
OMG, prog. <3 <3 Fish from Marillion, The Gathering singer Marijke Wossherface, Sharon from Within Temptation... and the allmighty Damian Wilson - and more. Just the amount of singers if enough to drive me bonkers (since I'm an easily excitable idoliser of singers), but good drumming, violins, a bit of the sitarr(!), riffing and everything just causes me to shut down and listen.
13. Arch Enemy - Cosmic Retribution
Argh? The earlier catalogue, of which some is good. Not my cup of tea!
14. More Arch Enemy. See above.
15. Ayreon - Forever of the Stars
A bit of monologue with an irritating voice effect. Sigh.
16. Vanishing Point - Hollow
Aussie power prog? Say it ain't so! I checked these guys out because Sonata covered one of their songs (very well), and I wasn't too disappointed. The singer's baritone and slight Aussie accent puzzle me a little though, but otherwise I'm satisfied.
17. Kamelot - Interlude IV (Dawn)
Whyyy?! Why an interlude? But at least it's a good one with Ian Parry doing the voice acting.
18. Moonsorrow - Ukkosenjumalan poika
I can pretty much put any Moonsorrow on and be able to listen to it for hours, since it's all so stable quality. And catchy enough to be interesting if you stop to listen to it as something other than background screeching.
19. Arch Enemy. One second while I delete all my AE.
20. Tarot - Midwinter Nights
This here is one of the best Tarot songs. It's mid-80s stuff, but so energetic and catchy that I'll probably never skip it if it comes up on shuffle. It's surprising how good Marco sounded at the tender age of 20-something already...