bare with me and excuse line breaks. they have their uses.
prolly going to be a long one so skip as you wish

Lets start with Marillion. Now, laugh all ya want but if you're thinking of 'Kayleigh' you might want to listen to the album 'Script for a jesters tear' instead. All their music seemed to paint what was going on in my head through my early and middle teens. As daft as it seems now, to some, i took great comfort in the fact the spook squad were looking after me.
After Fish left they became arse-rock and should be ashamed.

Fields of the Nephilim. From 'Return to Gehenna' to now. I love the music, the message, the aethetic. Ya boo sucks if you miss the point. You can 'find' the discography online, though the art of the real item is stunning and easily worth the money. I've bought most of the albums at least four times as once folk really listen to them i find it hard to get them back.

Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog, Smashing Pumpkins. You can stick Nevermind in yer outhouse, Nirvana said nothing of interest to anyone over 12. Funeral for a Friend for generation X.

Blink 182. I'm 36 and i shouldnt love them as hard as i do. Reminds me of too many good honest fun times behaving like i dont know different.

MSI. Proper fucked up electro insanity for the ears. Fucking love it.

Pendulum. Just when i was losing love for dance music they reared their stompy heads. HAVE IT!

Battles are a new fave. Bonkers awesomeness. Just started listening this afternoon and hells bells i am liking it yessir! sound of this summer i reckon

and yesterday i bought Fat of the Land and Invaders Must Die. The Prodigy STILL fucking rock and now I NEED TO GO OUT and get hideously messy on the old dancefloor.

On the last note, thank you all for listing bands i havnt heard and should, god knows why but i trust yer taste :p I'm making a list for the next itunes binge. I love this QOTW
(DreddPirateBob has watched every scifi film ever on, Wed 3 Feb 2010, 21:02, 5 replies)

oh and
Great Big Sea when they do their newfie folk. Drinking music for Pirates! RARRR!
(DreddPirateBob has watched every scifi film ever on, Wed 3 Feb 2010, 21:04, closed)

Losing on the swings
and losing on the roundabouts.

Your teenage years must have been a bit depressing. Great band though!
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 3 Feb 2010, 22:03, closed)

they weren't great
but they weren't as bad as some. Just the usual 'creative weirdo in a small town' thing :D

and now i have that refrain going round and round in my head :p That sinister carnival music gets me every time.
(DreddPirateBob has watched every scifi film ever on, Wed 3 Feb 2010, 22:21, closed)

hang on
Nirvana is kids' music but you like blink 182!?

In Utero utterly eclipses anything Pearl Jam have ever done and Smashing Pumpkins just got embarassing after Mellon Collie...

But they're all rubbish in comparison to The Pixies...
(Alphabet Soap boshboshboshbosh, Thu 4 Feb 2010, 9:01, closed)

But Battles really are aces :)
(Alphabet Soap boshboshboshbosh, Thu 4 Feb 2010, 9:03, closed)