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Your Eleven Favourite Bands:

• the horrors
• radiohead
• the cure
• the who
• laboratório sp
• lydia lunch
• The Jam
• libertines
• david bowie
• jeffrey lewis
• the smiths

1. the horrors

How did you hear about this band?:  A friend told me.
How long have you been listening to them?: one year
Name one band member: faris badwan 
How long have they been around?: mid-2005
Write some random lyrics by this band: “Some saaaaay…we walk alone”

2 - radiohead

Can you name each member of this band?: Thom York, Colin and Johnny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien…I forgot the drummers name
What was the first song you heard from them?: Creep or Fake Plastic Trees, the both played a lot.
How many guitar players does this band have?: two.
What kind of music do they play?: radiohead is radiohead.

3- the cure

Do any of your friends like this band?: three or two.
Is this band mainstream or indie?: indie, but they are very know.
What are their lyrics usually about?: Love, forests(???), and losts.
How many cds of theirs do you have?: One box with 4 cds of b-sides
Have you ever seen them live?: nop…T.T
Are they still together?: yep

4 - The Who

Do you have any merchandise from this band?: nope.
How many full-length albums have they put out?: 8 or 9.
Why do you like this band?: coz’ they had the best kitchen in the world… :B
Are they an older or more modern band?: old.
Have they ever written a song you hate?: “I hope I die before I get old” what do you think?

5 - Laboratório SP

How many members do they have?: I guess 4 or 5.
What’s your favorite album of theirs?: They only have one album, but i like the special edition with the b-sides.
What was the first song you heard from them?: A Tempestade.
Do they have a logo?: Yep, with the mod target, on red, white and black(colors of Sao Paulo’s  flag) and a lambretta.
Name two members: dunno.

6 - Lydia Lunch

Write some random lyrics by them: ”Life is kind a crazy with a spooky little boy like you….SPOOkyyy”
How many albums of theirs do you own?: Physic, none…on mp3 I have 5 or 6.
How long have you been listening to them?: two or three years.
Do you like their band name?: Of course, I’ll open a dinner named Lydia Lunches(lanches…it’s sandwich in portuguese)
Do you know anyone else who likes them?: one friend only.

7 - The Jam

Have they kept the same lineup through their whole career? Yeap.
Do they swear a lot?: sometimes
Do they have videos on Mtv?: Not on Bra MTV.
Name a band member: Paul Weller

8 - Libertines

Why do you like this band?: Their lyrics, sound and vocals.
Are they better than, worse than, or equal to band #2?: I can’t compare…both are great(radiohead is better)
How old were you when you first got into them?: 13 or 14.
How many band members are there?: 4
Do you own any of their merchandise?: nope.

9 - david bowie

Are they closer to hard rock, or pop rock?: BOWIE IS GOD!
Write some random lyrics: ”John I’m only daaancing…she turns me on”
How old is the lead singer?: I dunno….must be 50 or something
Are they still together?: Nop…his alter-ego ziggy died a long time ago(???)

10 - Jeffrey Lewis

What record label are they on?: ”Don’t let the record label take you out to lunch”
When did they first form?: Dunno…I think he star to play in mid 90’s
Was their latest album any good?: Yep, there’s a lot of punk in it.
How many members are there?: With a band 4 or 5 I think
What’s something distinctive about them?: His lirics
Which of their cds has the best artwork?: I like “last time I went acid…”

11 - The Smiths

What was their best album?: The Queen is Dead
Is the lead singer a guy or a chick?: Difficult…hahaha…brinks….he’s a guy
Do they have any videos on Mtv?: Sometimes I see “How Soon Is Now”….but it’s difficult
How long have you liked this band?: I grow up listen to smiths…my father(who is protestant) loves it…hauahhuahua

Name your favorite song for each of the bands.

Band 1: Sea Within a Sea
Band 2: Jigsaw Falling into Place or Anyone Can Play Guitar.
Band 3: Lovecats or 10.15 saturday night
Band 4: I’ve had enough or the version of In The Hall of Mountain King
Band 5: Ecos da Transgressão or Encontros marcados
Band 6: Mondo New York, Los Banditos or her version of Gloomy Sunday
Band 7: Shopping
Band 8: France, Don’t look back into the sun and Narcissist
Band 9: Lady Stardust and Rock n’ roll suicide
Band 10: Rool, bus Rool and Alphabet.
Band 11: Pretty girls make graves, Reel Around the Fountain, Nowhere fast and Still Ill