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Down are quality. The first album, 'NOLA', is class. Nothing better than waking up on a hot Saturday morning at Download, and seeing them play. I've only heard of a few of the bands which are listed, soo.. Dream Theater - 8/10 Dragonforce - 5/10 Down - 8/10 In Flames - 7/10 Machine Head - 9/10

Faith No More - The Real Thing and Pantera Reinventing Hell: The Best of Pantera are the only two cd's that I've been listening to lately. I bought Machine Head's The Blackening the other day, but I haven't got around to listening to it properly.

3 songs to chill out to Sevendust - "Trust" Deftones - "Passenger" Tool - "Eulogy" 3 songs to get hyper and happy to Blink 182 - "Feeling This" Sum 41 - "Fat Lip" The Offspring - "Come Out And Play (Keep Em Seperated)" 3 songs to psyche yourself up into an aggressive, angry or intense brooding state Slipknot - "Everything Ends" Soulfly - "Jumpdafuckup" Pantera - "Walk" 3 songs to play while walking the streets to 'feel superior' to those around you Tool - "Aenema" Rage Against The Machine - "Know Your Enemy" Slipknot - "Pulse Of The Maggots"

1. Deftones 2. CKY 3. 3 Doors Down

Opening Credits: The Prodigy - "Voodoo People" Waking Up: Dream Theater - "Sacrificed Sons" First Day At School: Panic! At The Disco - "Build God, Then We'll Talk" Falling In Love: Sevendust - "Going Back To Cali" Fight Song: Devildriver - "Ripped Apart" Breaking Up: CKY - "The Human Drive In Hi-Fi" Prom: Sevendust - "Licking Cream" Life's OK: Slipknot - "Vermillion, Pt. 2" Mental Breakdown: Fear Factory - "Bite The Hand That Bleeds" Driving: Sum 41 - "Summer" Flashback: Machine Head - "Bulldozer" Wedding: Blink 182 - "Asthenia" Getting Back Together: 3 Doors Down - "It's Not Me" Paradise lost: Rage Against The Machine - "Street Fighting Man" Birth of Child: Mastodon - "I Am Ahab" Final Battle: Blink 182 - "Story Of A Lonely Guy" Death Scene: Dream Theater - "Never Enough" Funeral Scene: Green Day - "Welcome To Paradise" End Credits: Bowling For Soup - "Almost"

I'm shocked. I thought he was on the mend. Condolences go out to his family and friends. This is terrible. RIP Paul.

3 Doors Down - 'The Better Life' 7/10 If you say that 3 Doors Down are your generic, no-thrills rock band, then you're right. Harmless, straight-up rock music. 'The Better Life' isn't a classic, nor is it the best of the three efforts the band as put out, as that title goes to 'Away From The Sun'. However, against the bands other efforts, 'The Better Life' has one key factor going for it, the popularity of its singles. The album starts with the instantly-recognisable 'Kryptonite', which gained the band fame in the first place, and rightly so, as it's one of the standout tracks on the album. 'Duck And Run', and perhaps the best track on the album, 'Be Like That', are all worth listening to. However, the rest of the album drifts in-and-out of generic rock obsecurity. It's a shame really, because 3 Doors Down are one of the better bands within its genre, but this album and its other efforts all lack something - as if the band is scared to change its sound, or try something new. 3 Doors Down just generally stick to the same formula, which prevents the album from standing out, and making it nothing more than a solid, but generic, rock album. Standout Tracks: 'Kryptonite', 'Duck And Run', 'Be Like That', and 'So I Need You'.

Nine Inch Nails - "The Downward Spiral" Rating: 10/10 A brilliant, brilliant album. I've listened to it countless times, and it has not once got old. Every track on the album has its place, from the mechanical gun shot beats of 'Mr. Self Destruct' to the classic 'Hurt'. None of the tracks are skippable, even the calm instrumental 'A Warm Place' is perfect. Standout tracks: 'Closer', 'Ruiner', 'Reptile' & 'Hurt'

Mope.

1. Tool 2. Sevendust 3. Blink 182 4. Nine Inch Nails 5. Rage Against The Machine 6. Red Hot Chili Peppers 7. Metallica 8. Opeth 9. 3 Doors Down 10. Marilyn Manson

1. Metallica at Download Festival 2006 - Epic. It was just immense. 2. Tool at Download Festival 2006 - I may be a little biased here, because Tool are one of my favourite bands, but just to chill out watching the visualisations on the big screens was great. 3. Soulfly at Download Festival 2006 - Insane. Loved it.

Pantera - "Cemetery Gates" Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Soul To Squeeze" Tool - "The Grudge" Nine Inch Nails - "We're In This Together" Rage Against The Machine - "Wake Up" Deftones - "Minerva" Trivium - "Ember To Inferno" Alice In Chains - "Would" Machine Head - "Seasons Wither" Opeth - "Bleak" My music tastes have changed quite a bit on the last two or so years, for the better, I think.

Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes is pretty simple. For RHCP, try Californication.