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Joe Lindsay (Former ATL Presenter,ÌýFacebook terroristÌýand GBOL*)

Tom Jones - Looking Out My Window

Don't get me wrong, I am by no means a Tom Jones fan. To paraphrase Paul Morley's description of Vernon Kaye, I always felt he looked the way Brut aftershave smells... cheap and way too over-powering. The naffness of What's New Pussycat, through to the aural mauling of both Prince and Talking Heads, the fact he always mentions his meeting with Elvis and the fact that he likes the Stereophonics have ensured I will never want to have a pint with the big man. A relief on both sides I'm sure. But his 1968 single, part of a double-A side, makes me forgive him everything. Looking Out My Window is a song I first heard via Portishead and Andy Smith, it was a staple of both their respective DJ sets. Undeniably big with a skipful of soul, this is Jones at his best. A powerhouse vocal, killer drums and a solid brass section. I still wouldn't throw my, or anybody elses, knickers at him though...

* = Great Bunch of Lads

Steven Rainey (ATL Contributor and Self-Confessed 'rad dude')

John Cale - 'Leaving it up to You' (1975, Helen of Troy)

Former Velvet Underground viola grinder John Cale sums up an apocalyptic "end of days" atmosphere in a song that heralds the creative explosion of punk. Death, war, murder, and pain all mesh together in a nihilistic howl that sounds as relevant today as it was when it was recorded 35 years ago. Real punks don't get old... they just get angrier.

Chris Johnson (ATL Trainee/Jamie Cullum Lookeylikey)

Manic Street Preachers: 'Archives of Pain'

The Holy Bible is an overflowing mass of nihilistic revulsion for society, life, the universe and everything. 'Archives of Pain' stands out for its damnation of some of the most notorious villains in the history of man.Ìý
With a sinister bassline and jarring muted guitar, the song is just a gruesome and ugly as the activities of those name-dropped in the chorus.

Paul McClean (ATL Producer/Karaoke Grandmaster)

McClusky - She Will Only Bring You Happiness

McClusky are one of the most under-rated bands - ever. They brough a caustic wit to their hook-laden doom pop. Lyrically, they could have you reaching for the spare pants drawer or,Ìýalternately, readyÌýto join theirÌýwar. After a run of bad luck that would certainly makeÌýmost bandsÌýbreak up, they... erm...Ìýbroke up. Re-emerging (kind of) as Future of the Left they remain gloriously ignored by the stylish music press, which is exactly where they probably want to be.Ìý

Amy McGarrigle (ATL Content Assistant aka The Velvet Glove)

Lostprophets - Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja

I largely escaped Nu Metal... never being a big fan of Korn, Limp Bizkit or those other ones. But every time I heard Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja, it made me wanna mosh... by myself... probably in my living room. I think the track was on a Rock Sound or Kerrang compilation, but the opening guitar riff, which was the epitome of down tuned Nu Metal, had me skipping straight to the track each time. Unfortunately Lostprophets proceeded to get worse and worse as the years went on, but I have to admit my love for this tune. Hardly THE best Welsh song of all time, but one that was part & parcel with my teenage years.

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Tune in tonight (Monday) to hear the Across the Line St. David's Day Special and listen again for a week on the Ö÷²¥´óÐã iPlayer.