Are You Troo ? There comes a time in every man's life when he must turn inward and look deep inside himself and ask the most searching of questions to reveal the ultimate truth of what he is as man, you must ask yourself, are you a troo varrior of metuhl ? So here is my current TAO (Top Artists Overall) from Scrobbler, what does it reveal, am I a troo varrior of metuhl, or do I fall somewhat short of true Nordic, facepainted, long haired, leather wearing manliness ? 1 The Beatles 678 2 Muse 642 3 The Wildhearts 638 4 Marillion 634 5 Coheed and Cambria 601 6 New Model Army 588 6 Pink Floyd 588 8 Simon & Garfunkel 545 9 The Clash 530 10 Gogol Bordello 468 11 The Beach Boys 463 12 Metallica 450 13 Siouxsie and the Banshees 422 14 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 421 14 Led Zeppelin 421 16 Madness 402 17 The Damned 389 18 Adam and the Ants 378 19 Sepultura 377 20 Magnum 372 21 Queensrÿche 368 22 Status Quo 359 23 Paradise Lost 357 24 Aerosmith 355 25 Megadeth 352 26 Rush 349 27 The Proclaimers 335 28 Placebo 328 29 Lindisfarne 327 30 The Decemberists 316 30 Georg Friedrich Händel 316 32 Rage Against the Machine 311 33 Iron Maiden 309 34 Little Angels 308 35 Marilyn Manson 306 36 Tiken Jah Fakoly 305 37 Richard Wagner 284 38 Johnny Cash 279 39 Bob Marley & The Wailers 277 39 Devo 277 41 Desmond Dekker 276 42 Lucky Dube 273 43 Toots and The Maytals 268 44 Ramones 265 45 HammerFall 262 46 The Specials 259 47 System of a Down 253 47 The Fighting Cocks 253 47 Ginger 253 50 Biffy Clyro 252 Oh dear, it would appear that my TAO is only about 28% metal, and that's if I shoehorn bands like Rush and Biffy Clyro in to make up the numbers. It does include Hammerfall though, and they're so metuhl that they should count twice. A rocker perhaps, although the lines with metal can be blurry, but with the likes of Aerosmith, Quo, The Beatles and Placebo making up this broad church, 18%. Am I perhaps a solid crusty punk then ? Nope, the list is about 18% punk, including The Fighting Cocks as otherwise they would be stuck in a bizarre little category all of their own. Prog then, I must be a pantalooned, beardy (well, yes) worshipper of eighteen minute harpsichord solos ? 6% only, but in terms of listening time, 38% and a cod on a bicycle. Folk music of all things, I'm 10% real ale drinking, cardigan wearing, beardy (again!) mandolin appreciating head nodding bloke in the far corner of the tap room. Country, 2% and that's Johnny Cash, apart from The Man, country can drop the o. 12% reggae and ska, 4% classical, 2% pop (The Beach Boys). 28% Metuhl!!! 18% Rock 18% Punk 12% Reggae / Ska 10% Folk 6% Prog 4% Classical 2% Country 2% Pop Eclectic then, that'll have to do, and I'm not a fanboy. How wide is your listening spectrum ?