why hello thar. wow no one shouts to you!

look at my evil number!

Everyone says that, but I'm often sceptical of such assessments - a lot of albums which are ostensibly a band's "best" have taken me a lot of time to get into so I never really trust those generalisations... As for the Boosh, I do occasionally watch it, though it's far from my favourite show. The humour of it seems to be exaggerated by its hardcore fans whereas I personally chuckle slightly maybe once an episode. Not quite my cup of tea, especially since it got huge. I recommend a programme called Snuff Box which features the guy who plays Bob Fossil and the guy who plays Dixon Bainbridge - personally, I think it's vastly superior (and surreally ridiculous).

Not yet - while I do have all the Mountain Goats discography on my iPod, I've only actually listened to Tallahassee, The Sunset Tree, Get Lonely and Heretic Pride. I basically want to have a whole day of listening to their catalogue soon (as I'd need a whole day to get from start to end) but it's proving hard to organise.

nothing wrong w/that!

hahahahaha. i hear that, the five are #4 on my charts.

You don't know who Guillemots are??! YOU ARE NO SON OF MINE. Basically, they are the first band I ever saw, ever. They were supporting Rufus Wainwright at my first show and I'd never heard of them. I sought out their stuff and made friends with them (they were just starting out) and have ridden the wave ever since - seeing them release pretty much everything they currently have out and seeing them live a total of 10 times (interviewing them twice, meeting them every time). They all "know" me (the lead, Fyfe, especially - he's from my hometown) and I have all of their releases. I think you would like them. In fact, I'm sending you an album via PM now. It's the more conventional one, though. The band are all from different places (Brazil, Canada, Scotland and Birmingham) and are immensely fun and cool. I haven't listened to them for ages, though - they're at top place so I don't "need" to... Hehehe.

that IS a shame, makes me cry.

p.s. say yes is one of my favourite ben covers. i see you haven't listened to the original artist yet. (at least according to last.fm, i don't know this fact for sure). but please do. mr. Elliott Smith.

I DO. Yoko Kanno is amazing. Have you seen her live performance of the Cowboy Bebop medley. it is just her and a piano and it blows me away every time. you tube it!

yes! you can see their lead man is #5 on my charts.

I was going to thank you for making me come so hard today, but I have decided against it. I mean, that's quite a personal statement to make.

o______o i was only joking around!

Ignore Brooke, Zach. She is old. I know at least one person who has Ben MILES ahead of everyone else on their charts, and at least you have some diversity in what you listen to (which that person CERTAINLY doesn't).

and i thought ben outdid MY other artists. yikes!