I grew up listening to 's , and , with Ten still being one of my favorite albums some twenty years later. I've also watched & loved their MTV Unplugged performance, placing it as one of the best musical performances I've heard bar none.
Anyone who likes the band Evenescence should do themselves a favor and obtain their Origin album, it's honestly much more interesting than their later work, and shows much more creative wisdom than their later over-produced albums.
Trent Resnor, creative genius and lead behind Nine Inch Nails, has decided that the best way of giving his fans what he wants is by making his music available for free online, with optional purchases available for those who really want them. He also fired his publishers.
Ireland is setting itself up for a great rubbishing in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest with what has to be one of the stupidest songs ever sent to the once lauded competition, right up there with Britain's "Ooh aah just a little bit" in the mid 90's. Don't believe me? Check it out for yourself.