Stone Magnet

Yeah.

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Lock to field screen, row the ocean onto sentient ground.
New rites of a Vedic sun to attend the blue horizon.
Prevails flight resplendent, sails the shrine effulgent windship.
Stillness breathes apex supreme - I walk toward the mountain.

Crowns the sovereic rite to freedom.
Shored the origin forms to a ground accede.
Axiom core of the light shrine flight to shining.
Glows serene to attenuate the space and time.

Fenixpunk

1. Attitude
2. Originality
3. Songwriting
4. Tech Ability
5. Image

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cardboard adolescent

The thing is, most racist bands are generic skinhead punk bands. But say there was this incredibly innovative krautrock band from back in the day who were also incredibly racist... yeah, I'd listen to them.

tdoc210

1 Tech ability, ( I dont want to lsiten to crap)
2 songwriting
3 originality
4 attitude
5 image

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We went back there and they had come and hacked off every inoculated arm. There they were in a pile. A pile of little arms. And I remember... I... I... I cried. I wept like some grandmother. I wanted to tear my teeth out. I didn't know what I wanted to do. And I want to remember it. I never want to forget it. I never want to forget. And then I realized... like I was shot... like I was shot with a diamond... a diamond bullet right through my forehead. And I thought: My God... the genius of that.

boo boo

Again, image is completely insignificant when it comes to being a good musician in my mind... And racist bands tend to make sh*tty music anyway.

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It's only knock n' knowall, but I like it

http://www.last.fm/user/kingboobs

beat yr own KID

Indeed.

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I was dead. This was hell. There were no demons, no hellfire or brimstone, just a deep, complete feeling of darkness and hopelessness. This was the never-ending void. Not at all how I had imagined it, but worse than I thought that it could have been.

TrampInaTux

1. Attitude

Simply because the attitude will draw me into the music even if I haven't heard anything yet. I suppose the image could also be a part of this, but more often than not I am drawn into a band by the way they make themselves appear to everyone else and their spirit.

2. Songwriting

Although not essential to me, as I will more often than not like a song based on its tune, songwriting makes a band that much more memorable, and can define an artists style.

3. Originality

I like plenty of generic bands, but I do love a good original band (although I don't usually like overly original bands, as they confuse my inferior mind) I would like to say originality is a must for me, but judging from my tastes it just isn't the case. As long as they don't sound TOO much like everyone else then I'm okay with it.

4. Image

I can be quite the superficial person, and I still dislike the fact that I love The Smiths basically because of the image they have. An image isn't the difference between me hating and loving a band, it's the difference between me loving a band and admitting I love a band.

5. Technical Ability

I don't know my C's from my B's from my F sharps', so Technical Ability isn't needed. As long as it sounds good to my ears then I don't need any flashy guitar solos or amazing bass wankery. Just a few simple chords will do for me, as I probably won't be able to tell the difference anyway.

Merkaba

Sweet, I thought I was going to be the only one who didn't put Songwriting in the top two.

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She thinks I'm a reclusive genius, she's going to be very disappointed when she finds out i'm a reclusive wanker

The Ten Thousandth Fist

1. Attitude
2. Originality
3. Songwriting
4. Image
5. Technical Ability

I know enough about music to know if someone just screwed up a note or chord, but I'm not put off by the occasional error. Everyone makes mistakes at some point. But originality and attitude are key. The other parts form from that.

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"There was nothing about her that a vasectomy of the vocal cords wouldn't fix."

Health

Songwritting, because the lyrics are what I feel takes the most talent.

Attitude, because you can't make good songs with the wrong thought in your head.

Technical Ability, because I love a good quitar riff or drum solo.

Originality, because as music becomes broader, it can be hard to actually be original.

And Image, because I don't really care what a band or singer looks like or believes in, as long as the music is there.

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Boring cliched self-destruction.
I think I should start doing aerobics
And the rest...