Guild,

I know this is random, but I'm a huge music lover. I thought this would give us a better idea of music interests in the guild and what we have in common. Also, I'm always trying to find new artists. What I've done is made 2 top 5 lists (electronic genre and rock/pop/alternative). I put some examples of songs (not my favorites necessarily, just an idea of what to check out if you've never heard 'em). I encourage you guys to respond with similar lists so we can see the favorites of guildies.

Electronic Music Top 5:
1. The Chemical Brothers: Life is Sweet, Setting Sun
2. Underworld: Crocodile, Moaner, Born Slippy
3. Breakbeat Era: Ultra-Obscene
4. Basement Jaxx: Take Me Home, Kish Kash
5. M.I.A.: Sunshowers, U.R.A.Q.T.

Rock/Alt/Pop/Rap Top 5:
1. White Stripes (The best rock band of all time, IMO): Seven Nation Army, Fell In Love With a Girl
2. Tori Amos: Talula, Caught a Light Breeze
3. Beastie Boys: Sure shot, Get it Together
4. Soul Coughing: True Dreams of Wichita, St. Louise is Listening
5. Skunk Anansie: Tracy's Flaw, Charlie's Big Potato, On My Hotel T.V.

Honorable Mentions: The Knife, Esthero, All 80's New Wave Music (New Order Especially), and "Easy Listening" Electronic like Olive, Hooverphonic, and Portishead.

What I've been listening to lately: Adele, Squarepusher, Coldplay, Daft Punk, Amy Winehouse

Sure why not. My tastes are too eclectic for a definitive list, but ill give it a shot.

1. Billy Joel: Angry Young Man, Running on Ice, Baby Grand (With Ray Charles)
2. The Sounds: Much Too Long, Hope You're Happy Now, Seven Days a Week
3. Emilie Autumn: Misery Loves Company, Liar, God Help Me
4. Barenaked Ladies: Flag, Grade Nine, Brian Wilson
5. The Fray: Over My Head, How to Save a Life, She Is.

Honorable Mentions: Sixpence None the Richer (Kiss me), Basshunter (I Can Walk on Water, I Can Fly), Buckner and Garcia (Do the Donkey Kong), Metric (Succexy), La Tigre (Deceptacon), Drowning Pool (Sinner), Cause and Effect (You Think You Know Her), Wicked ST (Defying Gravity)

My top 5 death metal:

1) Miley Cyrus (Party in the U.S.A., The Climb)
2) The Jonas Brothers (Burnin' Up, S.O.S.)
3) Ashlee Simpson (L.O.V.E., Boyfriend)
4) Celine Dion (My Heart Will Go On, Because You Loved Me)
5) Spice Girls (Wannabe, Say You'll Be There)

Here's a few of my fave albums:

Johnny Cash: Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison (Live)
Daft Punk: Discovery
Peter, Paul and Mary: The Best of Peter, Paul and Mary
Social Distortion: Social Distortion
Regina Spektor: Begin to Hope (and Soviet Kitsch)
Weezer: Red Album
Beastie Boys: Licensed to Ill
Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell
The Allman Brothers Band: A Decade of Hits 1969-1979

I suddenly have an urge to watch High Fidelity.

Twist: I love Regina Spektor. She's become the Tori Amos, and they're both awesome.

Glynnys: Yeah, I blatantly stole it. That movie rocks.

Necronus: I hope you get raped by the backstreet boys.

Phoof: All I know from your list is Billy Joel, Barenaked Ladies, and Sixpence.

If your looking for new artists, isnt that perfect??

A top 5 is impossible, but here's 5 albums that I really dig as albums.

Sublime - Sublime
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
Beastie Boys - In Sound From Way Out
DJ Shadow - Product Placement
Rodrigo y Gabriela - Rodrigo y Gabriela

Like Nas, it's easier to put down albums. Here's five from my "Stranded on a Desert Island" list.

1) Queen - Live at Wembley Stadium
2) Van Halen - Right Here, Right Now
3) Our Lady Peace - Live
4) Nightwish - Dark Passion Play
5) Dream Theatre - Live at Budokan

I actually saw Dream Theater live in Delaware. I remember sneaking out of bed after my bedtime and watching them on Headbanger's Ball at like 1am with my brother. Good times, good times.