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Syntharachnid 
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 Posted: August 13 2005 at 18:19 |
I had so much fun with that first one that I'm going to do another for one of my second favorite bands: Genesis.
Favorite album: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Favorite song: In the Cage (Once again, I prefer a few songs over this, notably Supper's Ready and Firth of Fifth, but this is my favorite from Lamb.)
Favorite member: Peter Gabriel (duh)
Favorite cover art:
Favorite live song: The live version of Musical Box, because it's a brilliant song, and is more listenable than the terribly mixed studio version.
Favorite solo: Tony in Firth of Fifth
Favorite Lyrics: Supper's Ready, but they're too long to post here. I like these, too:
Echoes of the broadway everglades,
With her mythical madonnas still walking in their shades:
Lenny bruce, declares a truce and plays his other hand.
Marshall mcluhan, casual viewin’, head buried in the sand.
Sirens on the rooftops wailing, but there’s no ship sailing.
Groucho, with his movies trailing, stands alone with his punchline
Failing.
Klu klux klan serve hot soul food and the band plays ’in the mood’
The cheerleader waves her cyanide wand, there’s a smell of
Peach blossom and bitter almonde.
Caryl chessman sniffs the air and leads the parade, he knows
In a scent, you can bottle all you made.
There’s howard hughes in blue suede shoes, smiling at the
Majorettes smoking winston cigarettes.
And as the song and dance begins, the children play at home
With needles; needles and pins.
Brilliantly clever!
Favorite reason: They sound like Yes, but with less tasteless, self-indulgent soloing! 
Oh yeah, and they have both the best frontman and best concept album to their name.
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Bj-1
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Posted: August 13 2005 at 21:04 |
Since Supertramp is art rock, I'll choose my favorite symphonic prog band:
- Fav. Band: Genesis
- Fav. Album: Foxtrot
- Fav. Song: All of them
- Fav. Member: Phil Collins (before 1981)
- Fav. Cover: Nursery Cryme
- Fav. Live song: Many!!
- Fav. Solo: can't decide
- Fav. Lyrics: many (again)!!
- Reason: Genesis was one of the first "real" prog bands i heard, and their music is truly mind blowing!
Since im bored at this moment, I'll write a little bit more.
- Snd. Fav. band: Gentle Giant
- Fav. Album: Octopus
- Fav. song: The five first on the album
- Fav. Member: All of them!
- Fav. Cover: Gentle Giant, Octopus
- Fav. Live song: MANY!!
- Fav. solo: AGAIN, Many!!
- Fav. Lyrics: Don't know.
- Reason: GG was one of the few prog. bands I really loved from the first second I heard them, and their music is brilliant and complex!
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RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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Arsillus
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Joined: March 26 2005
Location: United States
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Points: 7374
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Posted: August 14 2005 at 00:29 |
Favourite Band: Rush
Favourite Album From Favourite Band: A Farewell To Kings
Favourite Song From Favourite Album: Xanadu
Favourite Member of Favourite Band: Neil Peart- great lyrics, insane drumming
Favourite Cover Art From Favourite Band: That's hard....Grace Under Pressure
Favourite Live Song From Favourite Band: By-Tor And The Snowdog from Different Stages- Disc 3
Favourite Solo From Favourite Band: The Necromancer Part II: Under The Shadow
Favourite Lyrics From Favourite Band:
A Farewell To Kings
When they turn the pages of history
When these days have passed long ago
Will they read of us with sadness
For the seeds that we let grow
We turned our gaze
From the castles in the distance
Eyes cast down
On the path of least resistance
Cities full of hatred
Fear and lies
Withered hearts
And cruel, tormented eyes
Scheming demons
Dressed in kingly guise
Beating down the multitude
And scoffing at the wise
The hypocrites are slandering
The sacred halls of Truth
Ancient nobles showering
Their bitterness on youth
Can't we find
The minds that made us strong
Can't we learn
To feel what's right and wrong
Cities full of hatred
Fear and lies
Withered hearts
And cruel, tormented eyes
Scheming demons
Dressed in kingly guise
Beating down the multitude
And scoffing at the wise
Can't we raise our eyes
And make a start
Can't we find the minds
To lead us closer to the Heart
Favourite Reason For Loving Favourite Band: Dude....it's Rush!!
Edited by Arsillus
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Laurent
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Joined: May 04 2005
Location: Canada
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Points: 513
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Posted: August 14 2005 at 01:20 |
Favourite Band: Yes
Favourite Album From Favourite Band: Close To The Edge
Favourite Song From Favourite Album: Close To The Edge
Favourite Member of Favourite Band:I can't choose
Favourite Cover Art From Favourite Band:
Favourite Live Song From Favourite Band:Roudabout from Yessongs
Favourite Solo From Favourite Band:Steve Howe -Awaken
Favourite Lyrics From Favourite Band: "A seasoned witch could call you from the depths of your disgrace,
And rearrange your liver to the solid mental grace"
Favourite Reason For Loving Favourite Band: Their music is orgasmic, passionate and majestic.
Edited by Laurent
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Dragon Phoenix
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Points: 1475
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Posted: August 14 2005 at 12:16 |
I'll leave my mainstream preferences (Genesis, Peter Gabriel Pink Floyd) to pitch another fave of mine:
Favourite Band: 
Favourite Album From Favourite Band: Merlin, Bard of the Unseen
Favourite Song From Favourite Album: Niniane
Favourite Member of Favourite Band: Cindy Oudshoorn (guest vocals)
Favourite Cover Art From Favourite Band:
Favourite Live Song From Favourite Band: Chance for a life time
Favourite Solo From Favourite Band: the street barrel organ in Mammoth
Favourite Lyrics From Favourite Band:
The fight is over
The war is lost and I see
A lifeless soldier, staring at me
Fear and despair drawing his face
Left in this godforsaken place
Who cares for the nameless so far from home.
Favourite Reason For Loving Favourite Band: to my taste they made more 10/10 songs than any other band.
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Blog this:
http://artrock2006.blogspot.com
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Vegetable_Man
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Joined: August 12 2005
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Points: 52
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Posted: August 14 2005 at 14:44 |
Favourite Band: Pink Floyd
Favourite Album From Favourite Band: Animals
Favourite Song From Favourite Album: Dogs
Favourite Member of Favourite Band: David Gilmour
Favourite Cover Art From Favourite Band: Atom heart Mother
Favourite Live Song From Favourite Band: One of These Days
Favourite Solo From Favourite Band: Shine On You Crazy Diamond Solos
Favourite Lyrics From Favourite Band: Dogs- "You
have to be trusted, by the people that you lied to, so that when they
turn their backs on you, you'll get the chance to put the knife in!"
(solo)
Favourite Reason For Loving Favourite Band: Amazing lyrics, amazing music, amazing live performance, they're f*cking amazing.
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MustShaveBeard
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Joined: February 20 2005
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 366
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Posted: August 14 2005 at 19:02 |
Damn you TP, you stole my first four! Favourite Band: Gentle Giant
Favourite Album From Favourite Band: In a Glass House
Favourite Song From Favourite Album: Experience
Favourite Member of Favourite Band: Kerry Minnear
Favourite Cover Art From Favourite Band: 
Favourite Live Song From Favourite Band: I'll have to wait until Aug. 23rd to be able to answer that (the release of the remastered Playing the Fool)
Favourite Solo From Favourite Band: organ solo from "Working All Day"
Favourite Lyrics From Favourite Band: There coming over Charaton Bridge
Look do you see the man who is poor
but rich.
What do you wish; and where do you go;
Who are you; where are you from:
will you tell me your name?
Rest awhile; call me your friend.
Please stay with me I'd like to help.
Then he said,
How can I speak when I'm dry and my
throat is burning. So bring me aid
and I'll answer your doubts.
Friend in need I'd like your help
Please take me home I'll stay with you.
Then said he fair Pantagruel
My name is Panurge and I have come
from Hell.
Look at my friend
Look all around you
Look at my friend
Take all round you.
Hey, Friend
(Improvised foreign words in middle
section)
So brotherhood was made as their bond
Carried him home and provide for his
needs
and his shelter; this day was done
as no other the like.
Faithfully their vow was made and from
that day they were as one.
Favourite Reason For Loving Favourite Band: Absolutely no one else sounds like them; brilliant, complex but completely unpretentious
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Your life or your lupins!!!
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little_neutrino
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Joined: June 30 2005
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Points: 114
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Posted: August 16 2005 at 22:56 |
Because it's a little hard to do Mike Oldfield (not having much good material live, and, being only one person, question 4 becomes a bit redundant  ) and everyone else has already done Yes, Genesis, and Gentle Giant, I shall do another band which, although not my all-time desert-island favourite, is pretty dang good nonetheless:
Favourite Band: Jethro Tull
Favourite Album From Favourite Band: Heavy Horses (but there are close seconds, thirds, fourths and fifths)
Favourite Song From Favourite Album: Weathercock. Or Rover.
Favourite Member of Favourite Band: (Obviously) Ian Anderson.
Favourite Cover Art From Favourite Band:
Because there's so much to look at and read on the original LP (which folds out like a newspaper) that it really was worth hunting down.
Favourite Live Song From Favourite Band: I think they did a neat re-do of Beethoven's 9th sometime in the 70's - it was the second movement, and one of my favourite parts therein, and it was Tull redoing a classical thing, so I was like, "holy crap! This is clearly beyond awesome!" Then I discovered ELP and Steve Vai and realised that this 'borrowing-from-classical-music' sort of thing wasn't rare. But all the same.
Favourite Solo From Favourite Band: Flute Solo from Locomotive Breath (from Aqualung). That right there is what took me in.
Favourite Lyrics From Favourite Band: Several! But I think The Story of the Hare who Lost His Spectacles (from A Passion Play) wins out of its sheer pointlessness (and thus its necessity):
This is the story of the hare who lost his spectacles.
Owl loved to rest quietly whilst no one was watching.
Sitting on a fence one day, he was surprised when suddenly a kangaroo ran close by.
Now this may not seem strange, but when Owl overheard Kangaroo whisper to no one in particular,
"The hare has lost his spectacles," well, he began to wonder.
Presently, the moon appeared from behind a cloud and there, lying on the grass was hare.
In the stream that flowed by the grass a newt.
And sitting astride a twig of a bush a bee.
Ostensibly motionless, the hare was trembling with excitement,
for without his spectacles he appeared completely helpless.
Where were his spectacles? Could someone have stolen them? Had he mislaid them? What was he to do?
Bee wanted to help, and thinking he had the answer began:
"You probably ate them thinking they were a carrot."
"No!" interrupted Owl, who was wise.
"I have good eye-sight, insight, and foresight.
How could an intelligent hare make such a silly mistake?"
But all this time, Owl had been sitting on the fence, scowling!
A Kangaroo were hopping mad at this sort of talk.
She thought herself far superior in intelligence to the others.
She was their leader, their guru. She had the answer:
"Hare, you must go in search of the optician."
But then she realized that Hare was completely helpless without his spectacles.
And so, Kangaroo loudly proclaimed, "I can't send Hare in search of anything!"
"You can, guru, you can!" shouted Newt.
"You can send him with Owl."
But Owl had gone to sleep.
Newt knew too much to be stopped by so small a problem
"You can take him in your pouch."
But alas, Hare was much too big to fit into Kangaroo's pouch.
All this time, it had been quite plain to Hare that the others knew nothing about spectacles.
As for all their tempting ideas, well Hare didn't care.
The lost spectacles were his own affair.
And after all, Hare did have a spare a-pair.
A-pair.
Favourite Reason For Loving Favourite Band: I used to listen to these guys when I was just a kid (an even smaller neutrino!). Part of it is that they're *good*, and they had a flute as a main instrument which I thought was kind of cool, but the other part is just sentimentalism. My friends grew up with New Kids on the Block - I grew up with Tull. So that's what happened to me!
Ahhh ... too much fun. Great idea, Mr. Press!! 
Edited by little_neutrino
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Fearless
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Points: 442
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Posted: August 17 2005 at 14:30 |
 Trouserpress wrote:
A tough one....I'll hesitate, but I have to go with Genesis to be honest, even though everyone else is picking them.
Favourite Band: Genesis
Favourite Album From Favourite Band: favorite: A Trick of the Tail best: Selling England by the Pound
Favourite Song From Favourite Album: 1) Mad Man Moon/Cinema Show-Aisle of Plenty 2)Firth of Fith 3)Dancing With the Moonlight Knight, Entangled, Ripples, Los Endos, After the Ordeal, etc, etc,......they're all great.
Favourite Member of Favourite Band: all of them....but if I must pick: Steve Hackett
Favourite Cover Art From Favourite Band:
*Honorable Mention*
*Selling England by the Pound (1973) Foxtrot (1972) Tresspass (1970) A Trick of the Tail (1976)*
Favourite Live Song From Favourite Band: Supper's Ready, Dancing With the Moonlight Knight, Cinema Show
Favourite Solo From Favourite Band: 1)Tony Banks synth/keyboards on Cinema Show 2)Mellotron on Watcher of the Skies 3)just about any of Steve Hackett's guitar solos (Firth of Fifth, Dancing With the Moonlight Knight, Ikhnaton and Itsacon, end of Fountain of Salmacis, Ripples) 4) Gabriels flute at the beginning of Apocalypse in 9/8, etc etc,....there's way too many
Favourite Lyrics From Favourite Band: mostly all of them, but oh well.....
Squonk
Like father like son
Not flesh nor fish nor bone
A red rag hangs from an open mouth.
Alive at both ends but a little dead in the middle,
A-tumbling and a-bumbling he will go.
All the King's horses and all the King's men
Could never put a smile on that face.
He's a sly one, he's a shy one
Wouldn't you be too.
Scared to be left all on his own.
Hasn't a, hasn't a friend to play with, the Ugly Duckling
The pressure on, the bubble will burst before our eyes.
All the while in perfect time
His tears are falling on the ground
BUT IF YOU DON'T STAND UP YOU DON'T STAND A CHANCE.
Go a little faster now, you might get there in time.
Mirror mirror on the wall,
His heart was broken long before he ever came to you.
Stop your tears from falling,
The trail they leave is very clear for all to see at night
all to see at night.
In season, out of season
What's the difference when you don't know the reason.
In one hand bread, the other a stone.
The Hunter enters the forest.
All are not huntsmen who can blow the huntsman's horn
By the look of this one you've not got much to fear.
Here I am, I'm very fierce and frightening
Come to match my skill to yours.
Now listen here, listen to me, don't you run away now
I am a friend, I'd really like to play with you.
Making noises my little furry friend would make
I'll trick him, then I'll kick him into my sack.
You better watch out... You better watch out.
I've got you, I've got you, you'll never get away.
Walking home that night
The sack across my back, the sound of sobbing on my shoulder.
When suddenly it stopped,
I opened up the sack, all that I had
A pool of bubbles and tears - JUST A POOL OF TEARS.
All in all you are a very dying race
Placing trust upon a cruel world.
You never had the things you thought you should have had
And you'll not get them now,
And all the while in perfect time
Your tears are falling on the ground.
The Squonk is of a very retiring disposition and due to its ugliness,
weeps constantly. It is easy prey for hunters who simply
follow a tear-stained trail. When cornered it will dissolve itself into tears.
True or False?
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Favourite Reason For Loving Favourite Band: Genesis has the most identifiable sound, and combines excellent songwriting and musicianship with deep, meaningful lyrics and moving instrumental passages. The music of Genesis takes me to places where no other can.
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If you don't stand up
You don't stand a chance!
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con safo
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Joined: March 17 2005
Status: Offline
Points: 1230
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Posted: August 17 2005 at 15:50 |
Trouserpress wrote:
A fun quick one for you all! Fill out this wee form with your own responses!
Favourite Band: Van Der Graaf Generator
Favourite Album From Favourite Band: Pawn Hearts
Favourite Song From Favourite Album: Plague Of Light House Keepers
Favourite Member of Favourite Band: Peter Hammill
Favourite Cover Art From Favourite Band: Still Life
Favourite Live Song From Favourite Band: Scorched Earth Live in london 2005
Favourite Solo From Favourite Band: Sax Solo in "Killer"
Favourite Lyrics From Favourite Band:
But the nearness and the smell of you,
La Rossa from head to toe....
I don't know what I'm telling you,
but I think you ought to know:
soon the dam wall will break, soon the water will flow.
Favourite Reason For Loving Favourite
Band: Everything about them i love, they have a sound like no other
band. Peter Hammill is one of the greatest lyricists/vocalists to walk
the earth.
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The Miracle
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Joined: May 29 2005
Location: hell
Status: Offline
Points: 28427
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Posted: August 23 2005 at 14:25 |
Since Yes and Genesis have been done many times already...
Favourite Band:Led Zeppelin
Favourite Album From Favourite Band:Physical Graffiti
Favourite Song From Favourite Album:In My Time Of Dying
Favourite Member of Favourite Band:Jimmy Page
Favourite Cover Art From Favourite Band:
Favourite Live Song From Favourite Band: Whole Lotta Love from How The West Was Won
Favourite Solo From Favourite Band: Jimmy's solo on Since I've Been Loving You
Favourite Lyrics From Favourite Band: Achiles Last Stand
Favourite Reason For Loving Favourite Band: Amazing musicianship, originality, greatest non-prog vocals ever
Edited by The Miracle
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Borealis
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Joined: May 06 2005
Location: Neutral Zone
Status: Offline
Points: 599
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Posted: August 23 2005 at 17:12 |
This is really tough because my band got so many good records, but I'll try...
Favourite Band: Tangerine Dream
Favourite Album From Favourite Band: Uhm... That's really hard, but I'll go for Zeit, altough I could says Force Majeure, Alpha Century or Ricochet easily.
Favourite Song From Favourite Album: Birth of Liquid Plejades
Favourite Member of Favourite Band: Edgar Froese...
Favourite Cover Art From Favourite Band: Stratosfear 
Favourite Live Song From Favourite Band: Ricochet part II
Favourite Solo From Favourite Band: I can't tell...
Favourite Lyrics From Favourite Band: They have very few lyrics, so I'll says it's Bend Cold Sidewalk...
Favourite Reasons For Loving Favourite Band: They're the best ever in electronic ambiant music, they created landscape like no one else did, and were very original.
That was really hard to do...
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Vive le Québec libre!...
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sonic wizard
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Joined: June 26 2005
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 180
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Posted: August 23 2005 at 19:33 |
Favourite Band: This can change hourly, but I'll go with Porcupine Tree.
Favourite Album From Favourite Band: Signify
Favourite Song From Favourite Album: Idiot Prayer
Favourite Member of Favourite Band: Duh! Steven Wilson
Favourite Cover Art From Favourite Band: 
Favourite Live Song From Favourite Band: The Sky Moves Sideways on Coma Divine
Favourite Solo From Favourite Band: Banjo solo on Trains
Favourite Lyrics From Favourite Band: The Sound Of Muzak
Favourite Reason For Loving Favourite Band: Steven Wilson is a genius, period. His music can be beautiful and atmosperic, yet also meaningful and hard-edged at the same time.
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Arguing on the internet is a lot like the special olympics - even if you win, you're still retarded.
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Wolf Spider
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Joined: August 04 2005
Location: Poland
Status: Offline
Points: 1617
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Posted: August 24 2005 at 11:38 |
Trouserpress wrote:
Favourite Band: Dream Theater
Favourite Album From Favourite Band: Train Of Thought
Favourite Song From Favourite Album: In The Name Of God
Favourite Member of Favourite Band:
This guy
Favourite Cover Art From Favourite Band:
Favourite Live Song From Favourite Band: In The Name OF God
Favourite Solo From Favourite Band: Goodnight Kiss
Favourite Lyrics From Favourite Band: Erotomania... Joke Space Dye-Vest
Favourite Reason For Loving Favourite Band: Superb tehnique, virtuoso solos, many great ideas... I could go on for hours
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Cygnus X-1
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Joined: July 06 2005
Location: United Kingdom
Status: Offline
Points: 653
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Posted: August 24 2005 at 11:53 |
Favourite Band: (One of my favs) AC/DC
Favourite Album From Favourite Band: Powerage
Favourite Song From Favourite Album: Down Payment Blues
Favourite Member of Favourite Band: Angus Young
Favourite Cover Art From Favourite Band: 
Favourite Live Song From Favourite Band: Bad Boy Boogie
Favourite Solo From Favourite Band: Shot Down in Flames
Favourite Lyrics From Favourite Band:
Two faced woman with the two faced lies
I hope your two faced living made you satisfied
Tell me baby I was your only one
While you've been running around town with every mother's son
Told your story about the women like you
Told your story about the things you do
I used to think that you were sugar and spice
I should've listened to my mother's advice
CHORUS:
Kicked in the teeth again
Sometimes you lose, sometimes you win
Kicked in the teeth again
Ain't this misery ever gonna end?
And I've been kicked in the teeth
Kicked in the teeth again
Two faced woman, such a crying shame
Don't know nothing, you're all the same
You run around, hope you had your fun
You never know who's gonna win till the race been run
Favourite Reason For Loving Favourite Band: Angus young's energy on stage, Bon's/ Brian's vocals and the fact that it's straight up rock n roll. I love prog n all but it's nice to listen to this sort of stuff once in a while.
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