Dal Segno al Fine

I have headbanged to Metallica.
I have sang along to The Spice Girls.
I have crowdsurfed to Anti-Flag.
I have quietly sat and listened to Al Di Meola.
I've played air guitar to Steve Vai.
I've played air drums to Rush.
I've clapped my hands to Janis Joplin and I've stomped my feet to Queen.
I have Radiohead posters and Megadeth backstage passes in my room.
I have mountains of autographs from Alexisonfire.
I have ticket stubs from the Vans Warped Tour as well as Summer Sanitarium.
On my iPod you will find Seal, Trisha Yearwood, and Tchaikovsky.
The first album I bought was by Pantera.
The first album I knew all the words to was by Aqua.
I own a Compton hat as well as a pair of leather pants.
I can read the story behind Coheed and Cambria, and I can read Lady Gaga's poker face.
I can hum Frank Zappa and tap my toes to Captain Beefheart.
I have performed songs by The Rolling Stones, Blink 182, and The Beastie Boys live.
I've seen the reunion of Pixies, and the last North American tour of The Darkness.
I like N.W.A., I.C.P., and The Notorious B.I.G.
I've sat in the sun while listening to The Fray, and I've danced in the rain to The Postal Service.
I have been tripped up by Elvis Costello, and I have tripped out to Tiesto.
I am equally moved by "Concrete Angel" and "Angels Don't Kill".
I can analyze Leonard Cohen and be analyzed by Marilyn Manson.
I've raised a lighter to Skid Row and I've raised my fist to Rise Against.
I wish I was Finnish when I listen to Nightwish.
I'm a proud Canadian when I hear Great Big Sea.
I wish I was black when I listen to James Brown, but when I hear Billie Holiday, I'm glad I'm not.
I have visited the middle ages with Gentle Giant, and seen the future with Captain Beyond.
I've contemplated the meaning of The Marble Index.
I know the meaning of Moneen.
I've commemorated the births of Lou Reed and Dallas Green.
I've honoured the deaths of Johnny Cash and Kurt Cobain.
I can recite "Cowboys From Hell" as well as "Bombs Over Baghdad"

I love music, and music has been very good to me, but lately our relationship has been hurt.
For the first time in my life I've found an artist who I not only dislike, but who actually degrades my opinion of the entire world. I normally pay no mind to end-of-the-world conspiracy theories, but the more albums he produces, the more clearly I see the utter darkness at the end of the tunnel.
Congratulations, Lil' Wayne; you are officially the worst fucking thing to ever happen to humanity.

-Thor's Hammer